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<p>[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4447595, member: 16131"]The restorer was right, they represent a miss-match of styles typical of a time when they thought arts and crafts was démodé but didn't know where to go from there. Quarter sawn oak was probably not so dark initially, as to show off the grain--it is a more expensive cut. The leather rather suit them, I think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4447595, member: 16131"]The restorer was right, they represent a miss-match of styles typical of a time when they thought arts and crafts was démodé but didn't know where to go from there. Quarter sawn oak was probably not so dark initially, as to show off the grain--it is a more expensive cut. The leather rather suit them, I think.[/QUOTE]
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