Can anyone help me identify these antique chairs? They are said to be 18th century?
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I believe you are going to have to find some site that has more members who are into this type of furniture.
There are a lot of forums with members who have varied knowledge of vintage and antiques so try posting your question on several of these and any others you can find as you may gain little bits of information from each one that you can put together.
iantiqueonline.ning.com/
www.treasurenet.com/
www.myfurnitureforum.com/
You can also try for a free appraisal as these sometimes give good information.
Neat pieces! My best suggestion is to have a reputable antique dealer look at them in person.
It is very challenging from pictures.
Everything I can see leads me to believe they are from the 1920s-1940s (or they could be old chairs that were redone in that era).
Everything about the chair that is visible looks machine made or machine assembled--nails, wood frieze, brass tacks and from the 1900s on.
Also, while velvet/velveteen was around for hundreds of years, it did not become common in every day, mass produced furniture until around the 1920s. Again--the chairs could be old and redone in this or a later era.
Someone needs to really look at the chair construction and things under the meshy stuff on the bottom and see how they are assembled.
If they are 18th century, they do look redone. I am not sure how that would impact the value. Values are regional also so without knowing more about your market and the supply and demand of furniture in your town, setting a value will be challenging.
Whomever looks at them for you can give you the values for your location.
They are really lovely!! Post back what you learn!
Here is a link(s) to how you can tell antique/18th century furniture, - homeguides.sfgate.com/
I feel this chair needs an expert to look at it and give you more information about the chair. I am not sure if you have any antique shops in your area that you can take one of the chairs to or not. If not there are several places online that do help people out like this.
Thanks to all for your input. I will research more locally.
They don't look like 18th century to me. More like late 19th century or early 20th century. You should look for clues like the makers mark for instance (usually impressed with a hot-iron, carved, or painted on an inconspicuous part of that piece of furniture) that might helps identify its provenance and manufacturing era.
I would recommend reaching out to an antique dealer you may know, or to an online antique appraisal service that may provide useful feedback on the origin, quality, and resale potential of your chairs. Different online antique appraisal services can help you with that: www.fleamarketinsiders.com/
Unfortunately, the current market value of antique furniture is rather weak except for exceptional pieces (source: www.fleamarketinsiders.com/
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