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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9617899, member: 5170"]Ca. 1870 armchair, probably rosewood but possibly walnut. It would have been part of a parlor set consisting of a sofa, a couple of armchairs, and maybe 4 side chairs. The upholstery is later.</p><p>I do not know your location, so can’t predict value. In my part of the US Midwest I’d think less than $100 on a good day. Too bad, because the wood and craftsmanship would seem to suggest more.</p><p>Oh, and BTW the German word for furniture, moebel, tells us why there were casters on furniture in this time period, ie mobility. Beds, desks, chairs, tables, all had casters so that they could be moved around as needed. Most people did not have enough furniture to keep it in one place all the time. A table, for example, might be moved to the center of the room for breakfast, then moved to a corner during the day as the family used the space for different purposes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9617899, member: 5170"]Ca. 1870 armchair, probably rosewood but possibly walnut. It would have been part of a parlor set consisting of a sofa, a couple of armchairs, and maybe 4 side chairs. The upholstery is later. I do not know your location, so can’t predict value. In my part of the US Midwest I’d think less than $100 on a good day. Too bad, because the wood and craftsmanship would seem to suggest more. Oh, and BTW the German word for furniture, moebel, tells us why there were casters on furniture in this time period, ie mobility. Beds, desks, chairs, tables, all had casters so that they could be moved around as needed. Most people did not have enough furniture to keep it in one place all the time. A table, for example, might be moved to the center of the room for breakfast, then moved to a corner during the day as the family used the space for different purposes.[/QUOTE]
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