I received this chair as a gift some time ago and I always though it's very special. It's very heavy, solid wood, and metal or iron.
I would like to get some opinions on its value.
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Please take your pictures to a antique seller/appraiser for the right answers. This would be so worth it for this rare piece. They can give you the place, time, and origin . Also they can give you the value and piece of mind of knowing about this special GEM! You will know from there if you want to sell , insure, etc.
It is lovely! I am not sure it is a true antique from the 19th century as it appears. It may be a reproduction piece from the 1960s-1980s. Bombay furniture store and some of the other import stores (Pier One, Indonesian imports etc.) sold many of these type of pieces in the late 20th century.
My feeling that it may be a repro is based only on the surface details...there is so much I cannot see to make a final determination.
What I can is is (to me) the piece appears to be too symmetrical to be an antique. The rivets are very evenly placed, the carving on the back is very symmetrical. The wear on the arms looks machine made and not the smooth wear caused by hundreds of years of use. Typically in the true antique pieces there was variance in the pieces and construction and this just looks to even.
That does not mean it won't still have value if it is a repro. It still could have value in the right market/setting. I hope I am wrong...there is so much I can't see like how it is constructed and I can't touch the wear, feel the weight, touch the trim etc.
This is the type of piece that really should be looked at in person by someone who is familiar with old furniture construction and can look at what can't be seen in photos.
They can also help you value it for your market. Even before the virus, furniture sales and values were regional. I can sell something in my little town for a lot that in the next town over would have little to no value and vice versa.
Then if I sell things in the big city near me, it is different than both of the outer towns.
Please post back what you learn about this really cool piece! I hope I am all washed up and you have a very valuable and rare 19th century piece! I am so curious to hear!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for you advice !! im going reach out to some appraisal web site ..i will keep you all posted
Yoni
Here is some more photos , i will try to get an appraisal this week ..
thx
If Pghgirl cannot help you identify your chair then I believe you need an official appraisal.
I'm not at all familiar with this type of furniture so I would probably pass it by even if it was being sold at a very low price. I believe this would hold true for most people.
I use free online appraisals whenever possible. Most of these are pretty good with pictures - if you send pictures of every angle - especially the back and underneath as well as good full view pictures and your location and any provenance you have available (age, who owned it, etc.).
An appraisal is almost required if you wish to sell an item for big money.
Some sites do charge a fee - usually less than $20 but all of my appraisals have given me a lot of information as well as 'insurance' value but not always retail value as this has a lot to do with location as well as condition, etc.
If you wish to try this out I would suggest you submit your pictures to several sites just in case one does not answer (never happened to me).
antiques.lovetoknow.com/
www.whatsellsbest.com/
www.valuemystuff.com/
There is also the chance you could take it to a session of Antiques Road Show. Check out where they will be airing in the future.
You can also check their archives.......
help.pbs.org/
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