Little Old Chair

[KC]

However, they make lots of "new" things out of repurposed "old" items!

Still think yours wasn't made recently.

[talesofthesevenseas]

I have to agree. As mentioned earlier, I agree that too much effort went into repairs for it to be faked. It's a funny jumble of periods, but I think it's old enough that it has picked up pieces of each period it lived through and I don't think it was something that anyone would have thought would have survived as long as it has. Kind of a neat little survivor. 

[hosman321]

I'll get her looked at by somebody. Thanks for all the replies guys. Here's the seller's response to my construction inquiry on those multi-colored ones.

 
These have age but certainly not antiques. Mostly 1960-70's. All are pegged together with no nails. All have new distressed paint.

[cogar]

Oh my God, almost the EXACT same dimensions. Give or take half an inch. I am going to write and see how theirs are constructed. I really hope they say theirs are made with modern hardware because they have 5 of them. Then I'll know theirs are copies. If theirs are made with the same construction as mine then I'll know mine is a reproduction (since they have 5) and I'll be heartbroken! Their paint job does appear to be "distressed" rather than genuine wear. But still...

Hosman, me thinks you are getting all cited and frumpy for no reason at all with your thinking that your chair might be a recently distressed, ....... renovated, ........ copied, ...... fake, ...... or whatever, ..... and thus is not even a smidgen as old as you were hoping it was.

So, I would like to ask you a couple questions, to wit:

1. Really now, how much is your chair actually worth at auction or as a saleable item? $10, $16.50, $22.75, $36 or more? Surely not in the $100s.

2. Given the above market value, who in their right mind would labor diligently for a week or two or three to make that chair look extremely older than it really is?  NOBODY in their right mind would.

Hosman, via the following picture from your Post #4, it is my honest and learned opinion that your chair is quite old and shows the “tale-tale signs” of many, many years of usage, neglect, misusage, fixes, re-fixes, etc.

And I say that because it would take an extremely good expert-expert to fake what I am seeing in that picture. And I really don’t think such a person would even waste their time thinking about do said.

Enjoy your chair as it is, it has a great story to tell. I am pretty sure if you start “fixing on it” you will end up throwing it in the trash.

Cheers, Sam C

[talesofthesevenseas]

There are lots of great old rustic Chinese pieces that came from farms in the countryside. It is interesting that although the chairs on Worthpoint are very similar, they are not exact copies, which makes me think that although once upon a time somebody was probably churning these out by the dozens or the hundreds, but that they were made individually, like by a guy in his shop.

If this were my chair, I would contact John and Eugene at [urlhttp://www.chineseantiquefurnitureshop.com/[/url] and show them your photos. They are very nice and very helpful. They have helped me with several items that I have. They also have a whole series of online free videos on their site about determining age spotting fakes etc. John also posts here now and then.