I'll bet they were un finished furniture of maybe 20 25 years ago.... There was a lot of that sort of stuff....with the rush seats. If they had been old they would have has split hickory....which is why I said the seats were not old. Also if they were old the construction would have the back slpats tenoned into the rails....and there would be wear on the top back splat....and likely the rear legs would be shorter than the front from shoving back from a table....and the seat would be about an inch lower. Worth....depending on where you are....$35 a chair?...Maybe not that much. Linda C

Thanks, Linda C and sweeby! I may not sell them after all. I'm not sure where to put them, though... They are not really very good dining chairs because they're uncomfortable to sit in. I think we may be bigger than the people who originally owned these. LOL! They are also too wide across the front (by about 1/2 inch...ugh) to fit underneath my antique vanity and desks, or I'd use them there. I'm just not sure what to do with them, but I'd be sad to see them go just because they're beautiful and they have history to them. sweeby, I'm in Arizona. I used to live in Texas, but I don't suppose that helps you :D. Planning any trips? I'd love to give them to someone who could use them in their home in some way. My house just isn't big enough to have extra chairs scattered lightly about. Sigh.

nyboy-it was such a shock to be so 'blessed' by a total stranger & his wife. Bought chairs on the 10th & PRESTO, on the 17th a chair appears immediately not recognizable until I read the card. YEP, my first reaction was exactly as barnmom for about 10 minutes.. lindac 100% agree up to the gingham & cat. Yellow is my least favorite color & Fido is too old to tolorate ANOTHER CAT!!!LOL. This sweet old man is coming over tomorrow accepting the chairs return. he wants to show me the coffee table he purchased, "Fully Restored" his words. I'm scared! I dont have a complete before pic of it but I see the legs in clamps in the background in the first photo.

Thank you for the link linley! I saw the chair in person while traveling, and it was very wide, came up high behind the head, and was very comfortable. I also thought it was interesting looking in person, and I normally do not like wing back chairs. I did see the Calico Corner version but it is a bit short behind the head for being "the" chair for reading a great book and wanting to be really comforable. I also thought it was a chair that would be easy to move about as my reading nook cannot see the TV, and if we had guests over watching a movie, I could slide it over and it would be a really comfortable chair for watching a movie as well. I am slowly putting the house together, piece by piece. It still has a ways to go, but like so many others, I want it to be somewhat put together for the holidays. But I am not as stressed/nor overwhelmed as I was. I am beginning to see the effect of layering. That when each piece goes in, I hyperfocus on "that" piece...is it right, if I looked more, could I find something "better". I am now seeing as lighting, art, fabric etc. goes in, you do not focus on that one piece, but on the room as a whole. I still wish I could find the perfect antique piece when I want it, and not have to settle to fill/finish a room with a reproduction piece, simply because I am not willing to invest years in trying to locate "the"piece. Thank you again for the link. P.S. Do you think the chair is unattractive? You can be honest. It is outrageously priced, and I could easily move on and choose something reasonable.