On 17 Aug 2000, 8:53, judy mccabe wrote:
> I just bought a chair at a garage sale and the owner said they bought it
> at an antique sale. It's an odd looking chair because, although it is
> definately an adult size chair, the legs are the size of a childs chair.
> The legs were not cut off but rather the chair was made this way. I was
> told that this chair was made to hang on a wall. The seat is woven and I
> love it but my curiosity grows the more I look at it. If anyone has any
> knowledge about why this chair was made this way or what area or era it
> was made in I'd appreciate it. I only paid $15.00 for it so any
> information about value would be helpful too. Thanks in advance.
By George, I think you've found the Tessmacher Chair!
http://members.aol.com/mboyd00000/seinfeldspecscript.index.html
But seriously, folks, he said, do you have a manufacturer's name or the
craftsman's name for this chair? If not, I believe the term for
furniture made with short legs are called "lowboy," albeit lowboys are
generally found in cabinets and tables. Short legs on chairs are not
that uncommon.
~~
Okay, this might be a helpful site for you. It explains how you can
evaluate the period of furniture piece by the legs:
"Dating Furniture by style of feet"
http://www.antiqueresources.com/articles/periodfeet.html
I found the above site from a link at the following About.com page
which you may wish to explorer further:
http://antiques.about.com/hobbies/antiques/cs/furniture/index.htm
Alan
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