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Message:: [QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 9833412, member: 5170"]I’m not an expert on Central and South American furniture by any means. However I see motifs that may also be found in Victorian furniture ca. 1870-1900 in North America and Europe, adapted to a Latin American locale.The horseshoe arch highlighted by Debora above can be found in architect-designed houses a mere one mile away from me where I sit here in the US Midwest, dated 1899. The animal heads at the end of the arms-whether pumas, jaguars, or anything else-are the type of figures that can be found in many variations from the 1870s to 1900 in many locations across several hemispheres, used in architecture and furniture. The “throne” chair is commonly found in this time period, and the hardware and joinery details listed above are perfectly consistent with the late Victorian decades. As far as the “P” goes, it probably is the first initial of the last name of the client for whom the chair was made. Pizarro? Unlikely. Perez? Maybe; it appears that nobody really knows right now. I think [USER=37]@verybrad[/USER] was on to something when he mentioned the possibility that this piece could be Victorian. Of course it would be great if the chair was several centuries older, but there is certainly nothing wrong with it being 130 years or so old. In any case, chairs tend to be worth less than their owners suppose. You have a unique chair with plenty to be proud of!![/QUOTE]