This chair has no identifying marks. There are no fasteners seen except brass nails holding the little brass wheels to the two front legs. I suppose those are for moving the chair regularly, so it probably was a dining chair (my guess). I've never seen a chair with such large flanges on the front legs.
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It is really pretty. Most people call them Carved Renaissance Revival Side chairs or RR Parlor chairs.
It would take someone looking at it in person to determine the age (like if it is an 1800s piece or an early 1900s piece or a repro piece from the 1970s-80s)--I got burned once buying what I was told was a RR piece from the 1800s and it was a 1970s repro piece so I am very sensitive to this and have learned a lot since that mistake back in the 1980s when I first started my furniture forays. I am far from an expert--but I know it takes seeing it in person to know what you have.
The little brass wheels were popular in the 1940s so that may help date the piece--or not if they were added later--again--someone needs to look at the actual construction to help you figure out what you have.
I suggest taking it to a reputable furniture dealer to verify what you have--they can look at things I can't--like the construction, screw/nail holes and heads of the joiners, if there is any dovetailing, if there are ghost marks which would mean it i has been repaired, cracks, etc. They can also see and smell the piece as bad smells can turn a valuable piece into junk (sad to say).
True antique chair like yours (with no smells or damage) can fetch between $200-1000 depending on condition (so if they are older than 1920).
Repro pieces or even authentic 1921-older pieces) fetch less, in the $25-199 range in most areas--but there are exceptions to every rule--so the person looking at it can help you value it for YOUR market!
All furniture values are subject to regional supply and demand and are highly dependent on condition.
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