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We bought this chair at an auction, and believe it to be pre 1900. If there are any furniture sellers that can lead us to a site, or book for reference and research, it would be so greatly appreciated! Thank you all.
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It’s probably either Maple or Pine.
Pine will just have the straight grain.Maple will have a wavy pattern:
https://www.google.com/search?q=maple+grain&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS616US617&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQ6pvawvvRAhUD7IMKHeiEBDcQ_AUICCgB&biw=1254&bih=665#imgrc=_If there’s a antique furniture place near you, you could always go by and see if someone there knows. Most people like to share knowledge if you’re nice about it.
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I’m guessing it’s either mahogany or walnut. Doesn’t seem to be enough open grain to be oak. No markings whatsoever on it? Nails? Square or round? Screws? Neither?
Nails generally indicate older than screws, especially if they’re square cut nails.
Style wise, I’d guess it to be around the early 1900’s.
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Thanks everyone! I am going to take this out into the bright sunlight tomorrow and really look for marks-there are no nails showing at all, but up near the shoulder on one area is it loose, and there seems to be a strange peg of some sort holding it together. Thanks also for the comment about an antique furniture store, but not really any in my area. Most are just dealers/scavengers like all of us lol- Perhaps I can find a reference book at our library on styles/periods etc. We love selling furniture, but have been mostly selling the mid century period. This is new for us.
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This is a late 19th century “Savonarola” chair with a North Wind face decorative element. The Savonarola chair is distinctive for it’s X base that sweeps up to form supports for the chair arms. This was a very popular style in the late 1800’s and they made them by the boat load. The North Wind face is either “press carved” into the wood but more likely applied, look for very thin brads or finishing nails that would be used to tack the face to the chair.
Being blunt here about quality so please take it with the spirit intended, but these chairs were massed produced with medium grade base wood and some parts are also likely to be veneer. The pieces are glued together with tenons inserted into the various parts and over time the glue dries up and the wood will shrink so be careful! Sometimes you have to do a little repair to make them sturdy again. Cool chair, I’ve always liked ’em.
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Thank you, Incompetent Picker for the wealth of info, and taking your time to respond. Our research of that type of chair did not produce any results of any chairs without that distinctive X base. This one does not have that type of base, but you are right about possible veneers. There seems to be some sort of veneer on the seat.
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