EARLY AMERICAN CONNECTICUT CHAIR

Would appreciate any information anyone has. Thank you.

 

WOW...that looks to be the epitome of functional simplicity!

 

"The epitome of functional simplicity." And who amongst us girls hasn't had a boyfriend who could be described thus?

Debora

 

Insert boys for girls...an' girlfriend for boyfriend.
That blade has two edges, obviously.
Funny how that works, eh?

 

gawd are those uncomfortable..

 

I have looked at a million chairs. Don’t know what you consider early, but without something indicating otherwise, I would judge that a 19th century chair.

 

Better searching photos here ... eBay item number: 236165759362

Similar here ... eBay item number:146509118113



https://www.nhhistory.org/object/229284/chair

https://bettinakraininantiques.com/shop/furniture/chairs/17th-c-childs-mushroom-arm-chair/

 

Love the chair, Chris.

I have always heard boys say that girls were complicated. It can't be both.

 

This is an odd post. I like the cleaned up pic you showed, but the only other pic you showed was of the similar looking eBay chair from “U BEAUTY CURIO SHOP” (I like their Mickey Mouse hat). You know that eBay sellers can say anything they want. Do you think their description is accurate?

Maybe @komokwa would be willing to check that sellers item 146687102230 to see whether he thinks that is an authentic Native American kachina doll?

Your other links, which you didn’t include the pictures from, especially the first, is an authentic old chair and what someone looking for old chairs should be looking for. If the differences between these chairs and the pics you did show is not obvious, then you haven’t looked at enough old chairs.

They are your links, so if you would be so kind, perhaps you could post those pics so Chris knows what to look for?

 

I think a more recent Navajo take on a popular size and design.......

but I don't like the shells , so maybe more research is needed to see if this is an offshore repro....??

 

Heh, reminds of a wild Dubliner I dated for a short time who, after I objected to his excessive drinking, womanizing and lying (which he proclaimed the "Irish national pastimes"), shouted, "Gawd, women are so f***ing complex!"...

~Cheryl

 

Another similar ...
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/s...&utm_id=399625&cto_pld=81XSPnqSAABM-J7hKnNi8w

 

no match in the weave or back slats.........???

 

Komokwa: I think a more recent Navajo take on a popular size and design.......
but I don't like the shells , so maybe more research is needed to see if this is an offshore repro....??

Sorry, I thought you were an authority on kachinas but I see that is taupou who is always reminding that “The only authentic kachina dolls are carved by Hopi or Zuni carvers.” (Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-with-kachinas.8114/). And I’ll add that unsigned dolls like this are not going to be even Navajo. But my point was that this seller is clueless about some of the things she claims to know and I hoped you could back me up on that, but you don’t want to so I’m sorry I brought it up.

 

Another confusing post. With a link to another clueless seller. The first one claimed her chair was from the 1600’s. At least this one is taking theirs into the 19th century with their estimated date of 1780-1800. (Which really makes me wonder how this dealer can pin such a generic chair down to a 20 year range, and why that 20 year range?) The best part? This Los Angeles dealer states this style of chair is “Adirondack”. Hilarious if you know Adirondack furniture.

I hope scholarship has not been reduced to google lens searches. Why not post pics of actual early American chairs from reliable sources like the one in your link I asked you to add before? There are a ton of early American chairs at the Met, MFA, historical societies, etc. I really have lost interest in the claims of hack dealers trying to make an ill-informed buck.

Or talk to me instead of simply posting links. Do you think I am wrong (everyone is sometimes)? Then say so, and say why?

 

I agree, there are often too many google lens results, and very little knowledge or insight into the subject at hand.

I don't have the specific knowledge needed for this chair, but here is some historical background of 17th-19th century chairs:

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/slat-back-chairs-in-europe-and-america/

And a few 18th century examples, scroll down for more types:

https://emuseumkiosk.history.org/objects/12747/armchair-ladderback

And tagging @verybrad and @Ghopper1924 .

 

Thanks AJ:

I'm off to an auction and don't have time to peruse all of the above. I will say that I agree with Jeff in an earlier post: 19th Century. The style is vernacular in any case, and could be from a wide span of time in the past.

Not much help, I know, but its kind of outside my wheelhouse anyway.

 

Good luck!

 

As I said in a different post, I am no expert in early American furniture. Do think this antique but, beyond that, hard to pin down a production date.

 

Promoting conversation via comparative items is the point.