I'm selling this chair for $20. Question....
I've been trying to sit in this Pierced Victorian Parlour chair and sew. It's just too low to the floor. So I decided to sell it for what "I" paid for it....before I restored it and upholstered it. I've always thought it was a reproduction. I've gotton about 15 emails while I was working yesterday. Everyone scrambling to get it...
Soooooooooooooooooooo.........tell me......This isn't some rare, worth $20 million Antiques Roadshow faux pas.......is it?
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Comments (3)It's a very VERY nice chair....most likely a 1970's or so repro...but good quality and nicely re-done. $20 seems like a steal to me....See MoreHouse selling/staging question
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Moni.....I can withdraw it...and take it to a Denver Antique store and sell it on consignment.....IF it's got any value. It's not sold yet.
I cross posted to the Antiques board & added more detailed photos:
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- 6 years agoA woman wants to buy MY chair to put next to this one she already owns. :0) Not quite the same.....as long as she's happy,.....she's coming by this afternoon.
HERS....IS an antique!
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I haven't ever sold furniture. So this was a learning experience. I like the idea of "best offer" that nyboy suggested.
sleeperblues....the wood was brittle, but not hard. Really old wood should be rock hard....? So I really don't know. It could have been an 1800's piece, kept in a more humid climate?.....you could be right! I've never seen carving "like that" on a reproduction.
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When I was leaning to upholster, I got a free ball 'n claw chair off CL. The frame is solid mahogany....and says "Made in China" ....when I got it apart. It has great detail too. :0) The ottoman is also a reproduction.
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