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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 2238376, member: 5170&quot;]Ebonized late 19th century (1880s) chair. Nicely executed carving, especially the swags and tassels. Hovers somewhere between Renaissance and Classical Revivals and aestheticism. Maybe an arm chair from a multi-piece parlor set. I have seen John Jelliff (Newark, New Jersey) chairs with tassel carving at this level, but don&#039;t believe this is from that workshop. The square-ish overall lines are also reminiscent of Herter Brothers in New York City. A beautifully finished chair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t know where you are, but this looks like its from the northeastern U.S. Chairs are easy to over-value, but this one is a cut above; I&#039;d expect to see it sell for $300-$600 at a Midwest auction. It needs to have the casters restored; look under the feet, there are likely little pieces of metal blocking the holes from which the original casters were extracted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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