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<p>[QUOTE="vintagedownsouth, post: 116267, member: 1594"]Hey antiquers...this board was so helpful when I posted last month, I thought I would seek out your professional advice again!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 4 walnut (I believe) ladderback chairs, with rush seating. They are pristine and have been stripped. The look and feel great - very solid. A few things...</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>Can you verify for me that this is in fact walnut? It looks and feels like it to me, but I want to make sure.</li> <li>Should I leave them stripped and let the new owners (whoever buys them) stain/french polish themselves? <br /> </li> <li>Can anybody give me an approximate age based on the photos? I believe them to be pretty old, but I am not great at dating furniture quite yet.</li> </ol><p><br /></p><p>thanks and here is the link!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1rmt2m4stx40ow3/AACApzhHhn599JmfRMiUua3qa?dl=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1rmt2m4stx40ow3/AACApzhHhn599JmfRMiUua3qa?dl=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1rmt2m4stx40ow3/AACApzhHhn599JmfRMiUua3qa?dl=0</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vintagedownsouth, post: 116267, member: 1594"]Hey antiquers...this board was so helpful when I posted last month, I thought I would seek out your professional advice again! I have 4 walnut (I believe) ladderback chairs, with rush seating. They are pristine and have been stripped. The look and feel great - very solid. A few things... [LIST=1] [*]Can you verify for me that this is in fact walnut? It looks and feels like it to me, but I want to make sure. [*]Should I leave them stripped and let the new owners (whoever buys them) stain/french polish themselves? [*]Can anybody give me an approximate age based on the photos? I believe them to be pretty old, but I am not great at dating furniture quite yet. [/LIST] thanks and here is the link! [URL]https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1rmt2m4stx40ow3/AACApzhHhn599JmfRMiUua3qa?dl=0[/URL][/QUOTE]
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