ID vintage barrel/tub chair with caning

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thehistorian222

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21/03/2011 7:40 pm

Could anyone please help me identify this chair? It has really cool caning that's in great shape, and the design is interesting. I bought it about three years ago at an antique store in Georgia, and I reupholstered it last year. (The original upholstery was a pink colored velvety fabric that was quite worn.) I'm not interested in proving it's super valuable or anything, but I would like to know more about it. I've flipped it over and searched for marks or tags, but I can't see anything. I'm guessing the wood is walnut and that the chair's from the 1940s-1960s, but I really have no idea as I haven't seen one like it before. Thanks for any and all suggestions!

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shipwright (UK)

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21/03/2011 8:10 pm

tub
earlier than 1940 more likely 1900-1920 arts and crafts period tub chair in the mode of Josef Hoffman

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thehistorian222

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22/03/2011 12:29 am

wow
Thanks! I was sure it was later, but then I don't know much about early 20th century furniture. I looked up a few but still can't find one exactly like this.

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Aunt Tique

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02/04/2011 4:39 pm

Looks later to me, 60's ish,...
Looks later to me, 60's ish, Drexel, Henredon type

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Arthur Sixpence

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02/04/2011 11:06 pm

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Yes I agree 60s 70s and Edwardian in style. Hoffman in style....only with the lights out!

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thehistorian222

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03/04/2011 8:25 pm

Thanks
Thanks for the help. I wish I could find a stamp or brand of some sort. I've looked underneath, but I haven't gone so far as to remove the staples that attach the batting underneath. I'm having the same problem with some two-tiered end tables that I also posted on here. No manufacturer marks anywhere that I can see.

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shipwright (UK)

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03/04/2011 9:30 pm

i'll put sixpence on this cha...
i'll put sixpence on this chair being several decades before the 1960's. Hoffman is often credited with the popularisation of the "tub chair" which I thought may be a helpful as a search term rather than as an attempted attribution.

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