This is a gorgeous Victorian carved mahogany "tub chair". I would date it to around 1870-1880, but it's hard to say for sure.
The chair arrived to us in a grubby old floral pattern, and the piping/edging was missing. The chair had breaks to both front arms, and it needed a lot of work.
This post will just be a super quick preview with a few photos, but if you want to see the full restoration with nearly 60 photos, go here:
http://lefebvreupholstery.blogspot.ca/2013/10/project-of-month-fantastic-carved.html
Here's the before:
A few "during":
And after:
Beautiful work! Love the solid colour on the back.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I love the red. I wish she would have just used the red all over, but it's nice as-is, too.
DeleteWow, so cool. Old and Modern at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI liked the 'garb' this graceful little chair came in (the more traditional) but the transformation with the non-traditional fabric knocked my socks off. Love this chair : )
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