hi

hi there, ive joined because id like some advice about some chairs i have... im hoping you can help me decided what to do, do i try to recover them? sell them as is? how old are they? is it worth getting someone to reupholster them?

 

i also dont know how to tell what wood they are made from... any help would be appreciated

there was some green leather on one of the backs that was original if that helps determine the age?

 

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aha! thank you!

 

i really like them but it is such a huge job just trying to get the upholstery off. looks like they have been reupholstered twice already. there was what seems like horses hair in the cushion which i thought maybe i could save and wash but all this is new to me and i dont know if i am wasting my time... but they are the most comfortabe chairs i have ever sat on and sooooo sturdy and look so well made.

any help so i could know a bit more about them wiuld be really appreciated.

 

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excellent, thanks again, here are some more pictures to help includong what i think is horse hair that was underneath the additional fillings

 

No labels, stamps or marks?

 

im not sure whether that last one is a repair because the wood looks different.

 

nope, there are 6 chairs and so far i've found nothing

 

It was probably covered and so was protected from the air and dirt.

 

i think the joining could be a clue, because thet have little wooden dowels in the joins

 

It is a clue.
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Ive also read that saw marks can give a clue for age, here is a piece with saw marks of that helps

 

yeah true, not all saddos like me pulling staples out of chairs lol

 

Excellent detail to add.
Those look very even and so are probably machine done.

 

ive gone over them with pencil so they're easier to see

 

I'm surprised there's not a burned in stamp there somewhere.

 

where should i look? i still havent got all the material off yet because theres about a zillion staples

 

Wait for Brad's opinion.

 

Woo hooooo, found one... upholsterers are now my worst enemy!