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Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 22:18
| I bought this chair at an antique shop in New York. The caning is new but I think the rest of the chair is original -- nice gold painting -- and I think it's original and not a stencil.
Can anyone tell me it's age and possibly what it was originally used for (I was thinking perhaps a desk chair with a desk that matched somewhat -- but over the years they've gotten separated) Thanks |
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| It's a "fancy chair"...likely 1850 or before... It was a chair...for dining or sitting in a room.... at a desk if needed....but in that era desks and chairs didn't necessarily match. Very VERY nice chair. Linda C |
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- Posted by Linderhof1208 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 23:44
| Wow! Linda -- I am surprised -- would you believe I paid less than $50 for it? I am very very pleased! Thanks! You are such a font of knowledge about antiques! |
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| Now...if you had a set of 6.... Can you imagine how many of those chairs were stripped to get rid of all that ugly gaudy gold!... |
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- Posted by Linderhof1208 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 10:48
| Yes, I can imagine. Had a "how to" book from the 50's and it told how to take the top off a roll top to make a smooth desk! What we do to furniture in the name of fashion. I think of all the painting that's been done to really good quality furniture and I shudder! I'd like a set of six but . . . the label said Victorian and that is what I thought which is why I thought perhaps a desk or dressing table matched. I truly had no idea it was such a special little chair! Again -- thank you! |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 21:22
| Did they really have premade woven cane in 1850 or before? It's held in with spline, not hand-woven. My guess was a 1920's revival piece. Casey |
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| It's a hand woven seat......have you ever caned a seat? You finish with a flat piece of cane and the completed piece looks very much like a seat set with spline.....or rather as eat set with spline looks like a hand woven seat. Nope....that chair is the real thing!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: The finishing of a caned seat.
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- Posted by antiquesilver (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 1:43
| It looks hand woven to me - notice the slight indentations on the spline where it (the spline) is attached by weaving a strand of cane through each hole (& over the spline) as the finishing step. At least I think that's the last step - it's been a very long time since I've caned a chair but mostly I remember the backache, LOL! The spline that's put on prewoven fits in a groove & I believe is held in with only pressure & perhaps glue so nothing shows but a clean line. |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 7:22
| I do see the indentations and stand corrected. Casey |
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