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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 111220, member: 37"]I think that pair has been cut down. Why would anyone need a pair of nursing chairs? I suppose if you had twins and wet nurses .... LOL!</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we need to look at seat height vs. leg length in evaluating this chair. A dining chair usually has a seat height of 17"-18". If even a few inches lower, I would think this is a sewing chair. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would have said this was 1890-1900 if American. I do see some of what they are calling Edwardian that are very similar to this so I don't know. The wood is walnut. Those straps on the bottom just don't look right the way they are done. I am not sure that they would even hold up that way over time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Value, even in great condition, is very low here in the US. For example, an older walnut chair needing some re-gluing but with good upholstery sold for $5.00 at the auction I attended last night. You might see similar priced in the $25.00-50.00 range in a nice retail setting. I don't know what the value would be over there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 111220, member: 37"]I think that pair has been cut down. Why would anyone need a pair of nursing chairs? I suppose if you had twins and wet nurses .... LOL! I think we need to look at seat height vs. leg length in evaluating this chair. A dining chair usually has a seat height of 17"-18". If even a few inches lower, I would think this is a sewing chair. I would have said this was 1890-1900 if American. I do see some of what they are calling Edwardian that are very similar to this so I don't know. The wood is walnut. Those straps on the bottom just don't look right the way they are done. I am not sure that they would even hold up that way over time. Value, even in great condition, is very low here in the US. For example, an older walnut chair needing some re-gluing but with good upholstery sold for $5.00 at the auction I attended last night. You might see similar priced in the $25.00-50.00 range in a nice retail setting. I don't know what the value would be over there.[/QUOTE]
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