Maybe for children to use it as a table?
I would really like to look at this, could you please go back and edit your post and under the "more option" box, go to the top of your photos and...
Better picture of the underside. And details of arms. The repair to one arm is obvious. The first three photos are the original crack, the side...
Aha. This is what they should look like. Thanks for these photos of your chair.
@Tim Naylor If you look at some of James' posts, you will see that he is the penultimate thief. He is able to snag the most amazing pieces for...
Could well be that they were replacements, as I can see assorted nail holes and the wood is lighter colored than the original that has layers of...
You are right. It provides a context. That's my chair all right!! Gasp - the prices that were paid for similar chairs. Thanks for tracking...
Perhaps, the family papers were the most valuable historically.
In your new photos there looks to be something under the old paper label. Like the bottom of a j or f
Second set of photos. The full size of the underside of the chair is totally inadequate. Sorry. Will take another when I get back. [ATTACH]...
Sorry busy day today. Here are some photos in two posts. Since I don't know what to take a photo of, please guide me if these aren't adequate....
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James' post Does @Tim Naylor own the chair attributed to Belt, perhaps start a new thread? with new photos as this thread has wandered all over...
James' post Well, I have never seen the Kiko chair personally or the Tim Naylor chair either so as much as I'd like to discuss construction...
From @Tim Naylor I think there is a very real chance your armchair was actually made by Charles Belt of Anne Arundel County, Maryland around...
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