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Origin of furniture
« on: November 23, 2018, 10:27:50 AM »
Ok, guys. Mystery-solving time for you. I found the chair in the photo at the Salvation Army. (One of a pair.) I'm not normally into mid-century, but I liked these so I now own them. The color doesn't show up well in the photo (it's a bit washed out). I have looked everywhere on the chairs for a maker's tag, but am not finding one. The cushions are held on by strips of velcro, and the cover is apparently removable (with much effort). Anyone have a clue where I can find out what company made the chairs or sold them? They seem to be of a very good quality.


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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2018, 10:36:55 AM »
Looks like a club chair. Is there a stamp or anything on the bottom of the chair? Do you have an antiques collector near you? Sometimes furniture appraisers can id pieces from certain scrolls or other carvings.
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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2018, 11:20:01 AM »
Ok, guys. Mystery-solving time for you. I found the chair in the photo at the Salvation Army. (One of a pair.) I'm not normally into mid-century, but I liked these so I now own them. The color doesn't show up well in the photo (it's a bit washed out). I have looked everywhere on the chairs for a maker's tag, but am not finding one. The cushions are held on by strips of velcro, and the cover is apparently removable (with much effort). Anyone have a clue where I can find out what company made the chairs or sold them? They seem to be of a very good quality.

We have these exact chairs in our office.  I'll see if I can find out where they are from.  The ones we have are much more vibrant, I'd call it an apple green.


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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2018, 11:59:46 AM »
Poor Tolkien. Consigned to the bottom of the shelving.
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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2018, 08:41:16 AM »
Looks like a club chair. Is there a stamp or anything on the bottom of the chair? Do you have an antiques collector near you? Sometimes furniture appraisers can id pieces from certain scrolls or other carvings.

Hi. No, we've turned it over and looked everywhere. We know it can't be earlier than the late 1960s, as there is velcro holding the seat cushion down (and Velcro was not available prior to that time).


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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2018, 08:42:38 AM »
Poor Tolkien. Consigned to the bottom of the shelving.

Hah.

Yes, he was found in several different moving boxes, after the rest of the bookshelves were already filled. More shelving is required, but we're out of wall space.  8)

You should see what happened to Hemmingway!  ;D


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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2018, 08:44:26 AM »
We have these exact chairs in our office.  I'll see if I can find out where they are from.  The ones we have are much more vibrant, I'd call it an apple green.

Thanks!  The Daughter says they are "Celedon Green".  I'm just curious if I paid too much for them. They are very solid - I have trouble lifting them, actually. And I did get them at the Salvation Army so it went to charity, but I'm curious just the same how much I would have paid for them in a shop. They are in excellent condition, for used furniture.


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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2018, 09:57:46 AM »
Hi. No, we've turned it over and looked everywhere. We know it can't be earlier than the late 1960s, as there is velcro holding the seat cushion down (and Velcro was not available prior to that time).

Yea that makes sense. I did have a bit of a google and found some on Houzz that look identical but the color didn’t match. I’m sure KFD can find them.  :)
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Re: Origin of furniture
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2018, 11:12:55 AM »
I am surprised at how sturdy they are, actually. I'm used to shopping at Ikea, and these are definitely a cut above Ikea. I have to get the Daughter to help me lift them to move them so I can vacuum. Aside from a little bit of wear, they are "like new". I really didn't think I'd ever buy anything "mid-century" since that's what I grew up with. I much prefer the 1930s-40s furniture. But these said "buy us, buy us!".  The Daughter had spotted them on an earlier trip to the S.A. and said they'd be great in the living room. I was kinda leery about the color, but it actually does work.  :)

I probably should sort out some sort of rug protectors to go under the chair legs, so they don't completely crush the carpet. Not that the carpet is worth a ton of money - they were going to throw it out at my work one day, when clearing an office, and so I took it and had it professionally cleaned (which it needs again). The cleaners told me it is an imported wool on cotton and would have been worth maybe $1K back when new in the 1970s. With all the wear and tear on it since then, it's probably not worth much now. But the colors really came out nicely when it was cleaned, and we rather like it. It's kind of amazing what you can get from places like Salvation Army and when people are renovating, if you keep an eye out!
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