rocking chair

I inherited this chair recently. It came from my grandmother who was 94 . was wondering if anyone knew what brand and possible year the chair maybe. thank you for any information.

 

Hi George, and WELCOME to ANTIQUERS!!! Looks like a highly urethaned or varnished rocker, but am unsure of terminology on it.....other than the bentwood arms....and the design being pressed into the wood backing.....

And sniped by INH!!!...she's faster than me!!! All good!!!

 

ok. sorry . first time posting on here didnt really know what I was doing. lol. thank u .

 

George, can you flip it over and show the underside, please....that would be helpful.....I'm thinking the well worn leather seat is a replacement for a caned seat...

 

Yes, refinished. Ca. 1910, pressed wood as mentioned above. Leather could be original. Unfortunately, I believe it was Komo that mentioned in another thread (or maybe it was James) that you can hardly give rockers away these days...just no demand.

Unless there's a tag or label of some sort, it's virtually impossible to give a manufacturer's name to a chair like this.

 

Hi George!

Welcome to Antiquers..........

 

Ghopper is right on the money again. Shiny finish does not help this.

 

I'm not trying to sell it .I was just trying to get some information on it. it was given to me by my grandmother.

 

And it IS a nice piece to keep, especially knowing it came from a grandparent!!

 

Actually, George, I have one of similar vintage from my great grandmother. I've refinished it and repaired the seat. At a garage sale or, really, any other kind of sale, I'd expect to get about $20-$25.00 for it here in the U.S. midwest. Sadly, without any refinishing or repair I might just as well have tossed it in "the tip," as our English friends say.

But like you, I'm not interested in whatever paltry $ it would bring.

 

I'm curious to see the underside. If it has drilled holes, it was hand-caned, but I would not expect that from this factory mass-manufactured chair. More likely, if you carefully lift a corner of the leather seat, you may find a routed channel underneath to accommodate a piece of machine-caning, long blown-out by use.
I would recommend some experimental re-amalgamation to clear up that muddy finish and allow the beauty of the wood grain to glow again. There may be some oak under that, I think I am seeing ash grain in spots.