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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 334468, member: 5066"]Well, windsor chairs, whether english or american were made with several species of wood so were always painted from the get go. Painted furniture forms suffer value wise when their original paint decoration is removed.</p><p>Why do people do that?</p><p>Because styles change, owners of the furniture change and, this windsor chair decoration changed to! Still, a nice chair even though not 18th century, i like the crinoline stretcher. I agree with others above, wax it and enjoy![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 334468, member: 5066"]Well, windsor chairs, whether english or american were made with several species of wood so were always painted from the get go. Painted furniture forms suffer value wise when their original paint decoration is removed. Why do people do that? Because styles change, owners of the furniture change and, this windsor chair decoration changed to! Still, a nice chair even though not 18th century, i like the crinoline stretcher. I agree with others above, wax it and enjoy![/QUOTE]
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