So I have this chair. The only thing that I have found similar to this saddle stool is Egyptian Revival, but it is the wrong shape. It has a chipped veneer top and a string of studs. I am not sure of the age or style. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
You may be missing a leather top for your piece or a glass top.
The turned legs look 1950s-1960s. The studs the same genre. The challenge is they still make repro pieces like this (if it is a stool...which I am not 100% sure it is):
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This is a newer piece Walmart sells. Yours has a 1950s vibe to it but repro and new are hard to deleniate sometimes.
There is also an off chance that those notches on the top held stops that a glass top rested on making this a coffee / end table. I have seen those but of course, I can't find a catalog photo when I want it to confirm.
What does the underside look like? How tall is it? It looks too short for a bar stool. Although with a top that may be what it is.
Such a curious piece? Looking forward to hearing more. Where are you located? That may offer a hint to what this is!
Not Egyptian at all by my guesstimate. More Amish than anything.
This is a real curiosity but your later pictures and information make this item a lot clearer than the first pictures.
The problem with doing research on an item like this is that the majority of people who might have something similar may not have any idea as to what to call it.
I traveled with my father when I was young (late 30's) and I remember seeing similar stools being used by shoeshine people in higher end hotel lobbies so who knows for sure what this was originally made for?
I do not believe it is Amish as I have never seen Amish use the fancy studs that are around the edge but I know very little about their style other than it is usually very plain.
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You may want to ask your question at one of the inline forums:
www.antique-shop.com/
If you want to know more about your stool you can always try using the free appraisal sites but many will not give an appraisal if the item would be valued at less than $500 and without knowing more about your stool I would have no way to guess at its value.
Here is a site that lists people who give free appraisals.
www.whatsellsbest.com/
This site charges $20 but usually well worth the money:
Yes, thank you so much for the additional photos! I have been puzzling over this since the original post, and with these new photos and more info, I am thinking differently.
I thought the things on the top were holes and that there were metal or wood pieces that went in there to set the glass on or that held down an upholstered top. They did not look like pegs, but since I see from the other picture, yes, they are, I totally agree that pegs are meant to be seen.
I totally missed that the legs had detail to them and the studs. The legs just looked turned to me, but I see now they have detail to them so that (and the studs) rules out the Amish.
I had thought shoe shine, but they usually have a drawer;, cow milking, but they are usually very simple; and farrier, but most stand (stood) plus you would not want a fancy stool to get damaged by an angry horse.
I went through birthing stools, but they usually have something to hold on to so the woman could push (ouchies).
It would not be comfortable to rest legs on, so that may rule out an ottoman--unless there was some special reason to have one like this for an injury or recovery, but that probably would not have fancy stud work.
My final wonder and the one that seems to be logical to me, is it is a custom piece made for a lady's vanity. Although again, those usually have a plushy top, but perhaps this was custom made for the lady of the house.
Men's valets usually had a place in the back to hang things, so I sort of ruled that out.
I do agree, that looking at the underside, it may be older than I thought, it looks like dowel construction (and more hand hewn/assembled) at least that is what I can kind of get from being on a bigger screen.
If it was mine, I would take it around to some of the bigger antique stores in my area and get their bead on it.
It is a lovely find!! Please post back what you learn!!
Thanks for posting more photos!!
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I have searched everywhere trying to find out the style and who made this chair wit a rush seat? I have had it for over 20 years and it has no markings at all. I have never had it repaired or done anything to it.
Can anyone give me some ideas on where to look or if they have seen one like it?
The style is commonly called farmhouse style or country. The seats are rush woven. They are also sometimes referred to as ladder back (although yours only has 2 rungs and most true ladder back have 3 or more rungs).
There are thousands and thousands and thousands of these chairs out there. Are you tying to ID it to replace one? That may be a challenge searching through all of these to find an exact match.
If you are searching to try to value it, I can tell you generally chairs are hard to sell and you would need to talk to a vintage dealer to find out what they fetch in your area.
Looking to learn more!! If you could narrow down a year, I may be able to help more!! Thanks.
This is a knock off of a ladder back chair that they made in the very late 1990s. These chairs are not the true ladder back chairs and they were mass-produced to sell with dinning room sets during this time.
I would like to know the history behind this chair or maybe the metal plaque on the back of this chair?
This is a marvelous English Captain's chair, looking to be 'the real deal', looking to date from the early 1900's, judging by the condition and the plaque. The manufacture looks to be Christopher Pratt:
"After about 1900 Pratts sometimes fixed a small metal plaque on their furniture and paper labels incorporating the monogram 'C.P.S.' start to appear. When they became a limited company in 1913 the abbreviation 'Ltd.' follows their name. One instance of the impressed initials 'C.P' have been noted on the seat rail of a chair known to have been made by the firm c.1905. During the 1920s a label inscribed simply 'Pratts of Bradford' may be encountered." www.achome.co.uk/
The fun part is these people are still apparently in business: cpratts.co.uk/
I would call the company to have them authenticate what you have. The plaque sounds right in theory to be a Christopher Pratt chair, but I am not positive the screws look authentic (almost impossible to tell that from a photo) and I am also not sure the look of the piece fits his most well known style (see below).
He is known for pieces which were done in the Arts and Crafts style...which have a specific look to them...they are very simple lines with very simple decorations on them...maybe a turned leg or a decorative frieze. This chair is very simple (like pre-arts and crafts), so it is possible it is one of his very early pieces. The arts and crafts movement is typically thought of as between the 1880s to 1920s...depending on where it was made. This company was around then so that would be extra cool if it was an original or first generation pieces!
I am guessing you are in Europe somewhere because these pieces rarely are seen the US.
There are Pratt pieces in museums so that would be neat if you had one of his pieces.
Please post back what you learn!! It is a neat piece, none the less. It looks like a banker or lawyer's chair from the early 20th century.
Thanks for sharing! Always love seeing neat and different items on this site!!
I have acquired this very old looking chair and I have spent some time researching trying to find out when it was made, if it's a desk, dining side, or school chair, and not looking for an appraisal but maybe some educated opinions on the value. Any information would be greatly appreciated or direction on how to find the information. Thank you and have a great day.
Does anybody have any information about this chair? There are no markings on it. It swivels. I am curious about its age and maker.
Also, any ideas on value would be appreciated.
Cool! I found what looks like the same chair for sale in a store in Baltimore. attic-dc.com/
I peg it at a 1950s or a nice repro. I love the splay legs and barrel back. I call it a club chair, but there I another name I can't pull from my brain to describe it.
There were so many companies that made similar pieces it is hard to say who made it. Kroehler was one big brand, but the lines are not quite right. Not a Baughman either, I don't think. It could be a store brand, or it could be a modern piece by Kohl's or from Wayfair. I would need to see it in person to better figure it out.
Why I go back and forth is the upholstery almost looks too new, but the feet do have the old patina, so it may have been redone or it may be a repro that someone aged the feet to give the impression it is mid century modern.
It is a very yummy look!! Love this style!!
I would have a reputable vintage furniture seller look at it in person to figure out what you have. It is hard just from photos. Once you know real or repro then you can ask about value. Mcm is hot at the moment, just starting to wane. Value is very regional, so it is important to know your market!
Post back what you learn! Thanks for sharing!!
Looking for any information on this chair I just purchased. It's very comfortable and the style is beautiful. Brandt of Grand Rapids Inc, Grand Rapids Michigan.
I would like to refurbish this old chair and would like to know more about it. It is stamped on the inside with the word Italy and there is horse hair in the back and feathers in the seat. It has been reupholstered numerous times from what I can tell and I kind of think it may have be reconstructed from more than one chair, just a guess. I am leaning toward a highbred something like a French, Louis, Regency, Bergére, club something or other.
What should I do and not do when refinishing it? Any type of fabric more suited for its kind and is it of any value once I am done? I thank anyone that can offer help on this. Kind wishes.
Would someone be able to assist me in the identification of this chair? There is one marking present, on the underside of the seat stamped into a brass plate.
The marking reads BT. 51766
Thank you for your help.
That mark does not sound familiar. What do they want for it?
If it is under 20 I say scoop it up if the answers to the questions below follow suit:
1. Does the brass plate seem like an original? How and where is it affixed--underneath on the leather or on the wood? Is it possible that the rest of the name is worn off?
2. Is the damage to the front an easy repair? I can see the damage, but the angle of it makes repair potential hard to determine.
3. Is all of the wood in good shape?
4. Does it pass the sit test (no wobbles or creaks)?
5. No bad smells?
MCM like chairs are hot right now, so if it was cheap enough, and you could fix the damage, this may be a lovely flip piece!
Post back what you decide!!
What kind of chair is this and what era was this made in? I've looked and came up with either barrel chair or spider leg club chair. Help please y'all.
It can also be called a bucket chair. I would date it in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
