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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4480152, member: 5170"]A mix of late Victorian elements; I see a bit of Renaissance Revival here and some Aesthetic Movement there, none of it particularly notable. Looks like walnut with stitched cane seats. I'd date the chairs as ca. 1880-90. Without tags or labels it will be virtually impossible to say who made them It could have been any one of dozens of manufacturers; in fact, at this price point it doesn't really matter who made the chairs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without seats the value would be minimal, which is not to say that these chairs aren't far better quality than just about anything new.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4480152, member: 5170"]A mix of late Victorian elements; I see a bit of Renaissance Revival here and some Aesthetic Movement there, none of it particularly notable. Looks like walnut with stitched cane seats. I'd date the chairs as ca. 1880-90. Without tags or labels it will be virtually impossible to say who made them It could have been any one of dozens of manufacturers; in fact, at this price point it doesn't really matter who made the chairs. Without seats the value would be minimal, which is not to say that these chairs aren't far better quality than just about anything new.[/QUOTE]
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