Slipper Chair
07 January 2018
Description

I bought this chair from a thrift store. The woman selling it said it was probably from the 50s or 60s. It's a light pink striped fainting chair with 4 wooden legs. Similar items on google sold for about 1500.

Provenance

We bought it at a thrift store.

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 13 minutes
By Nora Curl
Jan 07, 22:28 UTC
Fair Market Value
$800 - $1,500 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

There are a few terms for this style of reclining chair back couch. They are referred to as divans, a recamier, a chaise longue (or lounge). Stylistically it is modeled after French Napoleon III chaise longue which originated around 1860. Slipper Chairs denote more of a wide, low-set chair, however they do not usually have the length for reclining. Yours is a Mid-20th Century piece and is referred to as an upholstered 'Hollywood Regency' Napoleon III Chaise Longue, divan or recamier. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables.

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