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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4297563, member: 6444"]No, the style of this chair is a bow-back with arms, and that is a proper 18th century chair style which is collected just like the others. So the style of OP chair is OK, but the details of construction are not.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, that is one of many things where details are wrong, pointing to a later reproduction. That said, I always pick a Windsor style chair up to see how it is made, which is why I've discovered more than a dozen authentic period Windsor chairs in all different styles at minimal cost, often free. It doesn't hurt to look - so when you post pics here, PLEASE don't settle for a single out of focus shot because it doesn't tell the full story.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4297563, member: 6444"]No, the style of this chair is a bow-back with arms, and that is a proper 18th century chair style which is collected just like the others. So the style of OP chair is OK, but the details of construction are not. Yes, that is one of many things where details are wrong, pointing to a later reproduction. That said, I always pick a Windsor style chair up to see how it is made, which is why I've discovered more than a dozen authentic period Windsor chairs in all different styles at minimal cost, often free. It doesn't hurt to look - so when you post pics here, PLEASE don't settle for a single out of focus shot because it doesn't tell the full story.[/QUOTE]
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