Hello AT,
I hope you can help me identify this chair. I bought it at a
second-hand shop in Brooklyn, but the salesperson didn't know anything about it. You can see in the picture where the label has been removed. I think the wood is rosewood. The seat was covered in orange velour when I bought it. It's not that I think it's worth very much (I paid $45), but I like it and would like to find a matching one to go with it.
Thank you, Margaret
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Margaret, you might have something great on your hands. The back profile looks like it must have been cut, welded and then chromed (otherwise it would have a radius curve and not be clean like your chair is). Good sign. Patterned veneer. Good sign. Rosewood...good sign.
I saw some chairs very much like yours in Dessau, Germany and the dealer identified them as bauhaus. My other guess is French 40's to 70's.
S
I think you'd have a better shot at getting a matching pair by going to someone who specialzes in duplicating furniture and getting a matching one made than expecting to find a twin...
Thanks for the tips!