Featured frightening chair ID requested

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by jefferies, Feb 24, 2023.

  1. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    What a fabulous chair! I wouldn't want to lean my back on it, either.
     
  2. DeAnne

    DeAnne Well-Known Member

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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It mentions the Frauenadler in the coat of arms of Rysdorfer or Rysdorp (Dutch translation).
    I checked the source, which is the Dutch "Wapenboek Gelre", and Rysdorfer was located in the then county of Holstein, in the far north of Germany, bordering on Denmark:
    https://www.maelwaelvanlymborchstudies.com/wapenboek-gelre-inhoud/

    I don't know if that is relevant to the origin of the chair, but it could be.
     
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  4. jefferies

    jefferies Member

    That's a Harpy alright. Virtually identical. Thanks.

    I wonder whether the dozen chairs were a once-off for a German family.
     
  5. DeAnne

    DeAnne Well-Known Member

    It's possible do you know anything about the estate where you purchased them?
     
  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is virtually identical to the Frauenadler, the picture on the right in the link.
     
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  7. jefferies

    jefferies Member

    Alas, and as I explained earlier on, I don't own them. There were 12 of them lined up in a large empty house in which I had to do some work for a day.
     
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