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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 3758459, member: 6444"]OP's chair looks to be a New England US 19th century ladder back chair. With rope seating, rather than rush or cane. Rope seating was fairly common in mid 20th century (used on scandinavian furniture), which is probably when the older original rush was replaced. Although fairly old, these are so common in new england and demand so small that individual side chairs like this have very little value. Not worth paying someone else to replace the seat for you, but you can buy a roll of original rush and repair it yourself to make it more authentic looking if you have the time and interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Branka's chairs are quite different (windsor style) and a century younger, made in mid 20th century or later. Yugoslavia was a major producer and exporter of wood furniture in that time period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 3758459, member: 6444"]OP's chair looks to be a New England US 19th century ladder back chair. With rope seating, rather than rush or cane. Rope seating was fairly common in mid 20th century (used on scandinavian furniture), which is probably when the older original rush was replaced. Although fairly old, these are so common in new england and demand so small that individual side chairs like this have very little value. Not worth paying someone else to replace the seat for you, but you can buy a roll of original rush and repair it yourself to make it more authentic looking if you have the time and interest. Branka's chairs are quite different (windsor style) and a century younger, made in mid 20th century or later. Yugoslavia was a major producer and exporter of wood furniture in that time period.[/QUOTE]
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