Would like information on a vintage chair

Hello, First, thanks so much for the very nice welcome from several persons! The picture upload instructions are very appreciated!
While I do not know the age of my chair, I can say that it sat in someone's attic for a very long time.
I know - or at least doubt it is an American Windsor - but I welcome being wrong about that!
My chairs dimensions: Slightly sculpted seat, solid/one piece, 21 1/4 in. by 15 1/2 deep, 16 in. high from floor.
7 continuous upper/lower spindles, and 4 additional lower spindles. chair back height is 21 1/2 in. from the seat.
Carved knuckle (?) ends of arms, arms are a single piece of bent wood, painted green in the past, turned legs, set at an angle, and reinforced by two stretchers. Wood - unknown.
Thank you for your help to identify this chair!
I am down-sizing and selling, and would like to know if it is ok to ask more questions about other items or is there a limit to posting questions and pictures? Thanks.
and...I don't know about the polling option so I didn't do anything with that.
kdj

 

Don't worry about the POLL....no one uses it & if they do...they use it wrong !

It looks kinda like a Captains chair.....only thrice painted....

 

Thanks for your reply! I think the captains chairs are low back.....

 

This may be called a Sack Back Windsor armchair, but hang in until more informed furniture people than I am stop by.

 

Post away.
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As for your chair. I think it is a later Windsor style. (As in mid to late 1900s) I'm judging this on the way the seat is shaped.
And the legs.

 

orrr sometimes called Windsor bow back arm chair and Windsor hoop back arm chair style. The detail isn't there like turned legs and turned stretchers. Also lacks the flared front legs that is usually on quality reproductions.

Authentic original Windsor"s
http://www.kellscraft.com/EarlyAmericanCraftsmen/EarlyAmericanCraftsmenCh04.html

--- Susan

Edit: Agree with Clutter on age.

 

Just taking another look.
Are these attached castors? If so - maybe 1940s -60s

 

No castors, just worn off paint

 

Agree that this is a Windsor chair without too much age to it. Definitely last half of 20th century. Maybe even last quarter. A lot of import Windsor chairs came in to the US in the 80s and 90s when the style was popular. Can't tell if this is one of those through all the paint but could be.

 

I have a little age information...I have had the chair for 12 years, a friend owned it back to '83, then before that it sat in another friend's parents house back to the 30's - 40's.

 

Chair bottom is painted in Eau-de-Nil, pure 1930s.

Debora

 

Thanks - I didn't realize approximate age/date until I made some phone calls right after you on the forum began suggesting when it might have been made. Surprised a few people who can't imagine the poor old thing is still around...

 

It is not that we are surprised it might still be around. We see many pieces of furniture much older than this. It is just that the characteristics of this chair don't scream old and any signs of age are obliterated by paint. My personal rule is to err on the side of caution based on what I can see when dating furniture. Undoubtedly, I make a few mistakes in the process but prefer this over telling someone they have something wonderful and old when it might not be.

 

i think she meant her calls surprised a few.....

 

Thank you all for very helpful information on this chair. To "err on the side of caution" is very good advice when selling - I don't want it back once sold! The odd thing is not finding others just like it. In the past, if I thought I had something worth looking into, there were hundreds like it. So I think I will move on because as verybrad points out, paint has covered what may have been a maker name or year etc. I can sell with suggestions as to what it is and leave it to the buyer to learn more. My next and maybe more interesting mystery coming up! Thank you all for a very warm welcome to your forum, your time and effort! kdj

 

Speaking strictly from a dim and fading memory, back in the late 30s, early 40s my folks were redoing the house on the Island and they were looking for "veranda" chairs" in the STYLE of the late 1700s (thin Mt Vernon). They were very similar to these, but what really brought them to mind here was the width of the seat, an important detail to them. Designed for "lolling" as opposed to normal seating, wherein you did NOT loll or slouch or cross your legs, etc.

 

Thank you! I always wondered about the broad seat. I read that some of these were painted just for that very use - veranda chairs!