I recently inherited this chair andwWould like to know more about the history/ manufacturer since the sticker is halfway removed. Also, I would like to know what it's worth. Thanks! (:
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The maker is most likely Hartwig & Kemper. Here is a PDF with some examples of chairs--for some reason, I had trouble scrolling through it, so hopefully you won't www.google.com/
Here is some info about the company: antiquesqa.blogspot.com/
If so, most chairs from this brand as a group would sell for more than a single chair.
Where I am, they sell at about $10-$20 each; however, if you found a person who was trying to replace a broken chair from their set, they may pay much more.
I always start selling prices high and take best offer--so start at $250 and see if there is interest and drop the price if asked or daily until it sells, knowing you may fetch as little as $10.
Post back how your sale goes!
Looks like PGHgirl has the right brand name - Hartwig & Kemper - and they made chairs in the early 1900's.
I could not find a chair like yours but I was able to download the link that PGHgirl posted (you have to have Chrome) and the PDF has a Hartwig & Kemper catalog from 1904-1905 featuring their chairs and other items.
You can try to download the link here:
This is a 'copy and paste link:
file:///C:/Users/CHRIST~1/AppData/Local/Temp/HartwigandKemperChairsTablesSettees_10506675.pdf
or here:
www.google.com/
Your chair originally had a cane bottom but apparently was broken and has been replaced with a fabric cover. This may lower the value.
Single straight/dining chairs of almost any brand are usually difficult to sell and generally lower value.
Chairs are difficult to ship so usually these are advertised as 'local pick up only' which means the area you live in will be the biggest determining factor as to the value of your chair.
I would say the value (in my area) would be around $15-$20 but your area could be better or even lower.
You can always list it on a local site like Craigslist, USA4Sale, Facebook Marketplace with a higher price and see if you have any offers. No offers? lower the price.
You are welcome.
It bothers me that a nice piece of history can be valued so low but the modern trend is towards 'new not old' and that's where the money is being spent.
This is Antique Oak Dining Chair by Hartwig & Kemper, Baltimore, MD. Pghgirl40 is absolutely right. You can see another part of maker's mark here: www.ebay.com/
Hartwig & Kemper was a well-known furniture manufacturing company in Baltimore and had numerous warehouses in the city and stocked a wide variety of furniture, especially chairs and tables, usually made of golden oak.
By the way, your chair is updated, because it originally had Cane Seat.
On the Internet, you can find a lot of chairs by company, but due to the fact that the label has come off, the owners do not identify them, but write that these are chairs from 1900-1950: www.antiques.com/
It is hard to read the sticker. Im wondering if it was manufactured in Baltimore. If you could contact an antiques dealer in Baltimore, perhaps he or she could identify it.
Is it a Thonet chair?
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