AboutFred Taylor Expertise I will attempt to answer questions about American antique furniture, including construction details, style, period, manufacturers, care, repair and storage. I do not have any background in appliances, musical instruments, sewing machines, lighting and clocks and will not respond to quesions about those items.
Experience I ran an antique furniture restoration business for twenty years. I am a nationally syndicated columnist on the subject of antique furniture for such publications as Antique Week and New England Antiques Journal. I have produced one video on the subject of furniture identification and my book "HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE" is now available.I have also published articles in Antique Trader, Chicago Art Deco Society, Northeast Magazine, Victorian Decorating and Lifestyles, Professional Refinishing, Antiques and Art Around Florida and Antique Shoppe. You can visit my website at www.furnituredetective.com
Education/Credentials BSBA Finance, University of Florida, MBA Finance, University of Florida
Question I was told this rocker is old. I find no labels. Any help would be appreciated. The caneing is missing on the sides and back. The bottom is just a cushion. I know how to email you a picture from my kodak software if I have an email address. I appreciate your help. I have not been successful trying to attach a picture on this site.
Answer Jackie - If you can send me some photos of the rocker I will be happy to tell you what I can. You can send clear photos to me as .jpg files at fmtaylor@aol.com. Please send the photos directly to me as .jpg files. DO NOT put them in an online photo album or I will not open them. Be sure to include a copy of your original inquiry so I can match them up.
Thanks
Fred Taylor
“HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE”
www.furnituredetective.com
Jackie - The chair is old but it is not antique. It is a 20th century chair based on the shape of the corner blocks that hold the seat and on the cane. The cane is sheet cane held in with a spline glued into a channel. The style is European revival of some sort. The chair is made of a hardwood, probably birch with an old shellac finish. Chairs like this were factory made in the 1910s and 1920s, probably in the Mid west. In its current conditon it has no value, simply potential. After total restoration, recaning and upholstery the chair would probably sell at auction in the $200 range.
Thanks for writing and thanks for the photos.
Fred Taylor
"HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE"
www.furnituredetective.com
