Need HELP!! Is this a real medieval chair? Marking J*L*ii

Picked up this chair at an estate sale and wondering what it is ? I was told by someone it was an actual medieval chair. Marking on the chair are J L ii with stars in between the letters. There is absolutely no metal in the construction of the chair and has large pegs in the back, markings are stamped

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

It looks like a church chair,early 1900s. Im no expert though.

 

No clue but welcome!

 

With that 2 board seat, this would be a late 19th or early 20th century piece. A church or other institutional origin is possible but it is also possible is that it is a dining chair. The styling is mostly Renaissance Revival which would typically place this to about 1870-80. However, something like this could be made later. This would be particularly true if for a church, library, or similar setting.

 

Looks like it might have had a velvet seat cushion at one time.

 

thanks guys. I appreciate the help .. if anyone has anymore insight I would greatly appreciate it.

 

yah I dont see anywhere that a cushion has been attached at any point..no nail holes or anything where a velvet seat cushion would attach

 

Thanks for the insightful response

 

I'd call it Gothic Revival.

 

While this does have some Gothic elements, I think the chair is primarily Renaissance Revival. This is more what I think of when visualizing Gothic Revival.



or this .........



The legs on the OP's chair are pure RR, as is that arched pediment top with upward finials. The quatrefoil cut-out is a common gothic design element. That center arch is more Moorish in design. The chair is really a bit of a Victorian mish-mash.

This modern reproduction, is the closest I could find to the OP's chair. It is being marketed as Gothic revival and does have more Gothic elements to it than the OP's. I would not call it pure by any means.

 

I've always thought of those chairs as refugees from Victorian church buildings.(LOL)