The Historic District

I feel slightly guilty about how little I paid for it.
I was hoping for Renaissance Revival but sometimes a deal is too good to pass up and you can be flexible on the the style...

Nice score! Your flexibility has served you well; the arrangement of harmonious pieces will work out. Do you think the wood is walnut?

Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats! Anytime you start feeling 'guilty', think back to the dry spells

Manalto wrote:Nice score! Your flexibility has served you well; the arrangement of harmonious pieces will work out. Do you think the wood is walnut?

Thanks! I assumed Mahogany?! But I am not sure, it doesn't really look like rosewood....
It is heavier than it looks!

Old house lady wrote:Absolutely gorgeous! Congrats! Anytime you start feeling 'guilty', think back to the dry spells

True! It does seem to come in waves!

That's some fancypants seating, all right !

The upholstery looks like it is in perfect condition, and expertly done. So...how much was it ? I mean your $ 15.00 chair seemed like the limit of reasonable possibility but...???

Willa wrote:That's some fancypants seating, all right !

The upholstery looks like it is in perfect condition, and expertly done. So...how much was it ? I mean your $ 15.00 chair seemed like the limit of reasonable possibility but...???

lol! $100! Can you believe it! The couple was retiring and moving so they just need it gone. I'll probably eventually redo it in mohair, but you're right, it was well upholstered. I may only need to do button tufting and leave the seating structure alone.

That's a great deal, definitely too good to pass up.

Is the current upholstery silk ?

I've been searching for an antique settee/small sofa for months now. I have ideas about the style, and my criteria is that the structure and upholstery must be in good shape. It continues to evade me, though. I have seen a few that are "perfect", for under $ 400.00 CAN but 5 - 7 hours away = dealbreaker.

Great score. Love the carving.

that's a real work of art. Imagine the skill it took to do those carvings. There aren't many who could do that now. that might actually be a pretty valuable piece, maybe Al could sound in with his expertise? I know it's what the market will bear and chairs aren't necessarily of much value just because they are old but this is a nice piece.
It might be worth an appraisal or a post on an antique furniture website?

my guess is walnut because the grain has some character and usually mahogany has a pretty consistent grain but I can't be sure, rosewood ? maybe ?