To uphoster or not to upholster
Walter R.
Since then, the upholstery fabric has become worn in some areas. I don't
really know how old the chair is (no markings on frame).
I am reluctant to have it upholstered because I wonder if part of its value
is in the worn (antique?) upholstery. Besides, I cannot find any of these
woven panels anywhere. My wife says the chair looks just worn and crummy.
Thanks for any input
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I think it's terrific.
And no, reupholstering will not hurt it a bit.
T.
Nancy2
> I bought this Louis XV chair at a Butterfield auction about 40 years ago.
> Since then, the upholstery fabric has become worn in some areas. I don't
> really know how old the chair is (no markings on frame).
>
> I am reluctant to have it upholstered because I wonder if part of its value
> is in the worn (antique?) upholstery. Besides, I cannot find any of these
> woven panels anywhere. My wife says the chair looks just worn and crummy.
>
> Thanks for any input
>
>
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> Walterwww.rationality.net
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I think it's really pretty - very graceful.
Those woven panels ARE available from any decent upholstery shop that
has a big selection of fabrics - it's cheaper to get your fabric from
the upholsterer anyway, since they charge about double to use fabric
you get somewhere else.
I doubt redoing it would hurt the value BUT why not have the
upholsterer keep the original underneath the new, just in case. Those
furniture brothers (Keno?) on Antiques Roadshow have remarked on that
solution now and then.
N.
David Nebenzahl
> Somebody help me out here. Isn't that a late 19th rosewood chair?
I am not an antiques expert. However, I do know rosewood from a hole in
the ground. So if you're saying rosewood as in "made from rosewood",
then no, it ain't rosewood.
I'd guess mahogany, pecan or another fruitwood.
> I think it's terrific.
It looks very nice to me too.
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"David Nebenzahl" <nob...@but.us.chickens> wrote in message
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pecan.....circa 1950's......earlier pieces used "gimping" to hide the
upholstery tacks....edge to edge round head tacks were a later manufactured
addition for purely cosmetic reasons.
Nancy2
> Since then, the upholstery fabric has become worn in some areas. I don't
> really know how old the chair is (no markings on frame).
>
> I am reluctant to have it upholstered because I wonder if part of its value
> is in the worn (antique?) upholstery. Besides, I cannot find any of these
> woven panels anywhere. My wife says the chair looks just worn and crummy.
>
> Thanks for any input
>
>
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> Walterwww.rationality.net
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Walter, with the present opinion here that it was probably made in the
'50s, then I wouldn't bother with saving the old upholstery. Just go
ahead and redo it without any worries. I saw panels like this in a
reupholstered piece just last fall, at a local, small "country"
reupholstery shop. He had a whole book (or more) of woven panels.
N.
Walter R.
Thanks for your post.
I am not convinced that the chair dates back only to the 50's. The condition
of the upholstery seems to warrant a longer timespan.
Also, somebody dated it to the 50's, saying they used gimping instead of
brass tacks prior to the 50's. There are a great many chairs with brass
tacks that date back hundreds of years. Maybe I misunderstood what was being
said.
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"Nancy2" <nancy-...@uiowa.edu> wrote in message
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On May 15, 1:32 pm, "Walter R." <we...@example.com> wrote:
> I bought this Louis XV chair at a Butterfield auction about 40 years ago.
> Since then, the upholstery fabric has become worn in some areas. I don't
> really know how old the chair is (no markings on frame).
>
> I am reluctant to have it upholstered because I wonder if part of its
> value
> is in the worn (antique?) upholstery. Besides, I cannot find any of these
> woven panels anywhere. My wife says the chair looks just worn and crummy.
>
> Thanks for any input
>
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