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<p>[QUOTE="eminart, post: 9492083, member: 81978"]My wife and I bought an older home a couple of years ago and have been slowly adding furnishings that we like. We came across a victorian "style" sofa at an antique store a couple days ago and bought it to put in a nook area of our master bedroom. </p><p><br /></p><p>We just like it for what it is, but I'm curious about its age. The value isn't really a concern. Like I said, we just like the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I know this style was reproduced at least into the 1970's and probably later. But, I'm guessing this one is at least older than that because the seat filling is horsehair. Underneath, someone has stapled a new covering over the old one, although I can still see the edges of the original. I would imagine any tags or marking would be underneath there. But, I was just curious if there's a way to get a rough estimate of age based on the horsehair/springs, or anything else?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="eminart, post: 9492083, member: 81978"]My wife and I bought an older home a couple of years ago and have been slowly adding furnishings that we like. We came across a victorian "style" sofa at an antique store a couple days ago and bought it to put in a nook area of our master bedroom. We just like it for what it is, but I'm curious about its age. The value isn't really a concern. Like I said, we just like the piece. Anyway, I know this style was reproduced at least into the 1970's and probably later. But, I'm guessing this one is at least older than that because the seat filling is horsehair. Underneath, someone has stapled a new covering over the old one, although I can still see the edges of the original. I would imagine any tags or marking would be underneath there. But, I was just curious if there's a way to get a rough estimate of age based on the horsehair/springs, or anything else?[/QUOTE]
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