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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Information on Karpen Wicker Furniture
« on: August 20, 2012, 01:57:26 pm »
Re: Karpen wicker furniture
Hello, I'm new on this site. I have my grandmother's wicker settee or small sofa and one wicker rocker (there were originally two rockers). The rocker has the original Karpen tag - "Karpen Construction, Chicago, Michigan, New York.)
I believe the original color was a forest green, but it has since been painted white. I appears to be a paper or rope woven type wicker. Very sturdy and in excellent shape. The rocker is large and comfy, has original springs, and has a diamond woven into the back. The back is solid wicker -- no openings. The settee has open wicker weaving but a close weave along the top and down into the arms. Rolled over along the top and arms. There are no cushions or springs on the settee -- just metal slats running across the seat to hold cushions. I can tell there used to be a cloth type fabric covering those slats. The cloth fabric is still on the wicker rocker.
Can anyone give me an idea as to age, value, etc? Thanks so much.
Melanie
Hello, I'm new on this site. I have my grandmother's wicker settee or small sofa and one wicker rocker (there were originally two rockers). The rocker has the original Karpen tag - "Karpen Construction, Chicago, Michigan, New York.)
I believe the original color was a forest green, but it has since been painted white. I appears to be a paper or rope woven type wicker. Very sturdy and in excellent shape. The rocker is large and comfy, has original springs, and has a diamond woven into the back. The back is solid wicker -- no openings. The settee has open wicker weaving but a close weave along the top and down into the arms. Rolled over along the top and arms. There are no cushions or springs on the settee -- just metal slats running across the seat to hold cushions. I can tell there used to be a cloth type fabric covering those slats. The cloth fabric is still on the wicker rocker.
Can anyone give me an idea as to age, value, etc? Thanks so much.
Melanie