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<p>[QUOTE="memobug, post: 246696, member: 4689"][ATTACH=full]75893[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75894[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75895[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75896[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75900[/ATTACH] i found the attached side chair at an estate sale in Monterey for a dollar. It had a broken post finial, which I repaired and also I cleaned off a thick layer of dust before rubbing it down with lemon oil. </p><p><br /></p><p>It has some pretty intricate carving on the back and skirts and cane seat in good condition. I believe these are cabriolet legs? The motif looks like a daisy with 18 petals. Is this English Country? Any idea what period?</p><p><br /></p><p>The chair looked pretty ugly as found and I had been thinking of salvaging the carvings as some interesting design elements, but the post went back on easily and it cleaned up well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Matt[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="memobug, post: 246696, member: 4689"][ATTACH=full]75893[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75894[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75895[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75896[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]75900[/ATTACH] i found the attached side chair at an estate sale in Monterey for a dollar. It had a broken post finial, which I repaired and also I cleaned off a thick layer of dust before rubbing it down with lemon oil. It has some pretty intricate carving on the back and skirts and cane seat in good condition. I believe these are cabriolet legs? The motif looks like a daisy with 18 petals. Is this English Country? Any idea what period? The chair looked pretty ugly as found and I had been thinking of salvaging the carvings as some interesting design elements, but the post went back on easily and it cleaned up well. Regards, Matt[/QUOTE]
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