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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Rattan Table and Chairs

« on: September 28, 2009, 06:22:13 pm »

How can one determine the difference between rattan and cane furniture?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Vintage Rattan Table and Chairs

« on: September 27, 2009, 10:40:12 am »

I associate this type of furniture with resort areas as well; however, my father-in-law practiced in the Cincinnati area. Was there a general vogue for rattan in-door furniture following WWII? Were there regional manufacturers? Does anyone know where I could turn (on the Internet or in a library) to learn more about origins and value?

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Antique Questions Forum / Vintage Rattan Table and Chairs

« on: September 26, 2009, 02:22:23 pm »

I would appreciate any help in estimating the age, identifying the maker, and learning the approximate value of these  rattan (wicker?) table and chairs.  There are two matching chairs like the one pictured.  Each chair is about 39" high and the measurement from arm to arm is 22".  The table is 24" long, 15.5" wide, and 22" high. I know that my father-in-law used this furniture in his medical practice waiting room during the mid-twentieth century, but little else about these pieces

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Hickory Martinsville, Indiana Table

« on: September 24, 2009, 11:03:58 am »

Thank you so much for all this information!  People here are so knowledgeable and generous with their time!

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Antique Questions Forum / Old Hickory Martinsville, Indiana Table

« on: September 23, 2009, 01:34:41 pm »

I was trying to sell an unusual old bentwood table on Craigslist when I discovered the Old Hickory brand underneath.  My mother-in-law at some point covered the top of this 30" x 30" X 30" hickory table, which had belonged to her grandmother, with ceramic tile.  Does that mean that this early 20th-century table is now worthless?  Is there still a market for this type of rustic, vintage furniture?