Mystery Chair

Found in O'fallon Illinois, East of St. Louis. Wood is all solid oak. Joints solid, Stained dark. Bare spot under the rear seat rail indicating missing paper label. Old style upholstery with fine material. Brass tacks all around seat and back. Silk maybe. Hoping someone has seen similar.

 

The furniture gurus will likely want to see photos of the underside and joints/construction.
Do please post them "full size".

 

Prairie/mission style?

 

Nice chair.

Image search is not providing beyond typical Prairie / Mission form. I tried removing the background from the side view, but it did not widen the search results.

I would like to see a new photo in between a front and side view, maybe with sheet or a plywood panel under it to hide the grass. Something that shows off the neat way the arm is supported by the three angled slats. That may open the image search results.

 

nothing saying Stickley to me......

 

Nice chair, right up @verybrad 's alley.

 

Thanks much for the input. Have attached several more pics. Closer look sees quarter sawn oak, dowel connections to almost all joints including the slanted arm braces, and some slotted and round head iron screw at several locations. Thinking Arts and Crafts but was hoping to find msanufacture.

 

I've taken the liberty of reposting your photographs as Full Image rather than Thumbnail so they're easier for everyone to see. You'll want to remember to do that in the future. (And not to worry. All new members do the same thing in their first few posts.)

Debora

 

Thanks for posting the new photos, great job. I'll say it again ... nice chair!

Image search results are different, but still no match. I'll try more later. Hopefully someone will have more ideas be then.

 

There's a quiet, subtle elegance to it...I like it.

 

Definitely arts and crafts period. Maybe just a tad later than when the best work was produced .... so say, circa 1920. Lightweight construction and form is a bit different and takes it out of the realm of being by an important US maker. Reminds me a bit more of English or European chairs but could very well be American. There were hundreds of makers of arts and crafts/mission chairs so pinning this to one would be difficult without some kind of label, advertisement, or catalog.

I am not getting where the round dowel shown in your next to last picture is. I am assuming it is a reinforcing upright behind the back? If so, it is an odd detail not in keeping with most arts and crafts construction. Can we see an overall picture of this?

 

Yes, it is doweled into the inner side back of each armrest to support the back.

 

Back view of dowel from arm rest to arm rest for back support