Featured Rocking chair with spring seat

I inherited this rocking chair, and the only history I know is that my grandfather was rocked in it when he was a baby (born in 1916). The seat is leather (fragile and dry now) and there are metal springs and what's left of straw padding. I would love to know more about it... style, age guess, anything.
Thank you for any information or hints you can provide! I have more photos of course.

 

Hi Brian!

Welcome to Antiquers............

 

I'll tag some who can help.

@verybrad @Roaring20s @Darkwing Manor

 

And @Ghopper1924 .

 

Thank you AJ!

I tried to search for him, but never can remember the spelling. All I can think of is Grasshopper!

 

1900-1915 sounds about right, transitioning out of the late Victorian style motifs. Possibly mahogany with a mix of secondary woods, but hard to say since it's stained so dark. There were hundreds of machine-made chair factories by this time, so it is really difficult to identify a maker unless you are lucky enough to find a label underneath.

 

This was probably pretty new when your grandfather was being rocked. I’d say about 1910, with Renaissance Revival elements. I’d expect this to be oak but what I can see of the finish points to a lighter wood like ash with a dark stain.

 

Agree with the others but would lean to the earlier date of 1900. Back seems to be carved rather than pressed as might be expected later. Extra detailing on arms and front skirt also make me think earlier.

 

Pretty awesome that the family still has it. I think the concensus would be to go ahead and fix it up to be usable if you want to sit on it. Then another generation of babies can be rocked in it.

 

Sorry-flying quote issues...

 

To me it still seems more pressy/machiney rather than hand carved. 1910 feels more accurate. However, "Early 20th Century" would do nicely for all.

 

"With a router? Looks very machined"

Yes, machine carved/shaped. Realize there is not a lot of work to this but meant as opposed to pressed.

 

This is great, thank you all for the welcome and the insights! I have a couple more photos included here. I could not find a mark or label anywhere.
The seat is definitely too fragile to sit on, and I don't know where to put it in my house as just a showpiece. No one else in my family cares for antiques, even family ones. Very frustrating.

Brian