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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 10398377, member: 6444"]Made it into a local thrift that I hadn’t been to for a few weeks to find a $5 chair sale going on. Uh-oh. The last thing I need is another chair. Actually left to get lunch, half hoping they would be gone, but when I went back I allowed myself to buy two. One looks authentic mid 18th century to me, so of absolutely no interest to anyone but me. But the other may be more interesting, and I’m hoping [USER=37]@verybrad[/USER] may have a relevant reference book since he knows a ton about this era.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately I can’t find a mark, either decal or burned in, so it won’t be easy. Finish is pretty much gone. Besides the square tenons through the arms and the graduated trim below the arms, there are 16 pinned tenons on this chair. Any ideas?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]523366[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523371[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523372[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523373[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 10398377, member: 6444"]Made it into a local thrift that I hadn’t been to for a few weeks to find a $5 chair sale going on. Uh-oh. The last thing I need is another chair. Actually left to get lunch, half hoping they would be gone, but when I went back I allowed myself to buy two. One looks authentic mid 18th century to me, so of absolutely no interest to anyone but me. But the other may be more interesting, and I’m hoping [USER=37]@verybrad[/USER] may have a relevant reference book since he knows a ton about this era. Unfortunately I can’t find a mark, either decal or burned in, so it won’t be easy. Finish is pretty much gone. Besides the square tenons through the arms and the graduated trim below the arms, there are 16 pinned tenons on this chair. Any ideas? [ATTACH=full]523366[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523371[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523372[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]523373[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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