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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 199380, member: 37&quot;]I am afraid that I dropped the ball on this one.&nbsp; Some further research leads me to concur with RobMassier&#039;s assessment.&nbsp; I was not aware of a historical precedence for this type of leg attachment continuous with the sides as seen here.&nbsp; It is commonly seen in 1940s chairs and I assumed it a modern adaptation.&nbsp; The devil is in the details and, had I bothered to look closer, the signs that this is an old chair are there.&nbsp; Mea culpa <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie79" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a somewhat similar period chair I found with the same type of leg construction..</p><p><img src="http://www.chicoraantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/federal-dining-chairs-8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Source:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.chicoraantiques.com/rare-set-of-eight-federal-mahogany-dining-chairs-from-new-york-circa-1815/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.chicoraantiques.com/rare-set-of-eight-federal-mahogany-dining-chairs-from-new-york-circa-1815/" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicoraantiques.com/rare-set-of-eight-federal-mahogany-dining-chairs-from-new-york-circa-1815/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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