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<p>[QUOTE="Francisco G Kempton, post: 4395301, member: 22714"]For me the Flora upholstery is not complimenting the chairs. I think the chairs have some merit, in the right environment they would be solid, but with the right upholstery or even plain wood seat. Maybe try sell them, it is the same as giving them away these days <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As mid to late 20th century chairs ( base on antidiems appraisal) and the modern construction, they have merit and if you could give them that mid century teak sleek look. I am not a furniture aficionado ( whish i was ) and maybe i will be, but right now I am about as useful to you for appraising as a spanner on a bent nail, but what can tell you is that there is a market for mid century, but as your friend said these chairs ( and i am thinking the upholstery) are tacky which is true. </p><p><br /></p><p>While brown furniture is down, Mid century teak is very fashionable at the moment and is having a very sustained trend that i think is here to stay.Last teak side cabinet i saw sold for $600 dollars, while an edwardian side cabinet was lucky to get $50. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those chairs while not teak are with some imagination in the same neighbourhood of the mid century trend. Somone could fix these up and put them in the right environment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Francisco G Kempton, post: 4395301, member: 22714"]For me the Flora upholstery is not complimenting the chairs. I think the chairs have some merit, in the right environment they would be solid, but with the right upholstery or even plain wood seat. Maybe try sell them, it is the same as giving them away these days :) As mid to late 20th century chairs ( base on antidiems appraisal) and the modern construction, they have merit and if you could give them that mid century teak sleek look. I am not a furniture aficionado ( whish i was ) and maybe i will be, but right now I am about as useful to you for appraising as a spanner on a bent nail, but what can tell you is that there is a market for mid century, but as your friend said these chairs ( and i am thinking the upholstery) are tacky which is true. While brown furniture is down, Mid century teak is very fashionable at the moment and is having a very sustained trend that i think is here to stay.Last teak side cabinet i saw sold for $600 dollars, while an edwardian side cabinet was lucky to get $50. Those chairs while not teak are with some imagination in the same neighbourhood of the mid century trend. Somone could fix these up and put them in the right environment.[/QUOTE]
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