This little chair is 33.5 high at the back, has a 16" diameter seat, and the seat is 16" high. I have owned it for about 70 years, but I don't know the full age. It is a dark wood, but I don't know which kind. It is in very good condition; the lower rung was damaged early on, but the chair is sound.
I can only guess that it came from a used furniture shop. My mother bought it for me when I was a child. It has been in my possession about 70 years.
Hi Jeannie,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
An antique Thonet-style bentwood beech or ash rocking side chair
Possibly Austrian, early 20th Century
The rounded bent back continuing to a circular seat raised on curved cylindrical legs joined by a circular box stretcher, on rockers.
33 1/2 inches high overall; seat 16 inches
CONDITION: wear commensurate to age; stress break to stretcher
PROVENANCE: inherited
$100-150*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
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