Collectibles-General (Antiques)/antique?

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Expert: - 11/13/2006


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i have recently receved a chair from my grandmother no one can tell me anything about this chair my mom says it was around when she was little but thats only going back 50 years i was hopeing someone could tell me more about it i have a link here that has some pics of it if u can help me at all that would be great
http://www.antiqueforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=102
thanks
chris

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Hi Christopher
Nice to hear from you.
Your chair is called a saddle chair.
There are 2 examples of saddle chairs at this link.
http://search.goantiques.com/cgi-bin/texis/scripts/mainsearch/new_searchresults....
There are possible more which a search could find.
Hope this helps
Regards
Eileen
PS..your chair is lovely

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I can answer most questions about the repairing and refinishing of all your old furniture items (the things we call antiques). I can also give you advice on what wood items to choose and what wood items to avoid at auctions, flea markets etc. I DO NOT give appraisals on antiques as this is not my field of expertise.

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I have been repairing, refinishing and of course buying old furniture for the past 30 years. On any given weekend I can be found at auction sales or flea markets searching out a good buy. I have taken several courses in this area over the years, but I find "Hands On" learning to be the best teacher. I can help you avoid the pitfalls and problems of this wonderful rewarding craft.

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