Antoher Chair. East Lake Period? Older?

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  1. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

    I could not find a chair exactly like this one. The chairs that I found that were similar were all East Lake. This doesn't look quite like East Lake to me. The chair that was the most similar, said it was circa 1860/1875. The leather seat is a replacement, you can see the old holes from the rush or cane seat it once had. Any thoughts?
    Thank you.

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  2. Ladybranch

    Ladybranch Well-Known Member

    >The chairs that I found that were similar were all East Lake.<

    Looks like Eastlake to me also with those spindles, front braces, reed/fluting or whatever design on the frame: top and other rails, stiles, etc... Here is one that looks similar to this one that has a round seat with same short scallop apron under the seat, reed/fluting on the frame, short spindles, and similar turned legs. It appears to have the original cane.
    http://www.oocities.org/sdf_artist/wood.html

    Do wait for the furniture gurus to chime to see how wrong I am.

    --- Susan
     
  3. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

  4. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    This chair is a bit of a mixed bag. I think it dates to about 1880 and is transitional in style. There are elements of renaissance revival, Eastlake and aesthetic period design. It is a dining chair but I could see how some might term this a tavern chair.
     
  5. Mill Cove Treasures

    Mill Cove Treasures Well-Known Member

  6. Dax

    Dax Indigo Guy.

    Possibly Yew wood spindle back chair ... the seat isn't original and was mostly a rush seated chair. Circa 1890-1910.
     
  7. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Seat would have been cane rather than rush.
     
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