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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 10364029, member: 6444&quot;]I agree with Brad, this does not look period, having neither the construction details nor wear patterns that would be expected in a 250 year old chair.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will disagree about one minor point, which is that this style of straight leg chippendale can indeed be found in period construction. I suspect Brad is bothered by the legs, and although the best chippendale style chairs coming out of the American urban centers had carved cabriole legs, there were also a lot being produced with chamfered square legs similar to these. (For example see section Chippendale Straight-Leg Chair in Ormsbee).</p><p><br /></p><p>The trick is to find an authentic period example, because a whole lot of reproductions like the OP piece were done in later years (obviously much easier to factory make than carved legs).</p><p><br /></p><p>And by the way, it is easy to find reproductions of the Chippendale book for very cheap money, I have one and well worth the money for someone interested in recognizing and collecting antique furniture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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