Could these chairs be Harry Ostergaard?  

Teak veneer backrest. Solid Afrormosia frame. No idea on the designer.

Thank you very much for your response Leif, I very much appreciate you taking the time.
The backrests are actually solid, not veneer. Here is a photo looking down on the top of the backrest...the wood grain is visible throughout.
I doubt this sheds any additional light on the designer, but I thought I would note it just in case it is helpful. Again, THANK YOU!

Hey Sandy,
The unusual wide backrest give the chairs character. No idea on who designed these though.
Did these come out of a period interior? Maybe a table or other furniture could give clues?

I believe the backrest is a layer of teak veneer over top of an Afrormosia core.
I suppose it is possible I am wrong about the presence of teak veneer on top of the Afrormosia, but the photo where you can best see the grain on the backrest looks very teak like. It is also noticeably lighter than the core, which would be consistent contrast for a sun darkened Afrormosia next to teak (which bleaches in the sun).
Or it is just a trick of the light in your photos, which have strong shadows, and it is just Afrormosia, no teak at all.

Thanks BJ- they were purchased at a garage sale and were the only items of this particular vintage at the sale.
We also bought the matching Dinjng table. I will take photos of the table and add them to this thread. Thank you for the suggestion, perhaps that will provide a clue.

Hello Leif- thank you for your additional input.
After your latest post we examined all 6 chairs very carefully. It appears to us that the backrests are solid. There seems to be no visible transition from veneer to core...it just looks like one solid piece of wood.
However we could be wrong. I am confident that your trained eye is significantly more keen than ours, and I greatly value your opinion. Thank you once again!

I suspect that the back rest is made of laminated strips of wood bent to the curve of the back, and then covered with a thin layer of face grade veneer. This would be somewhat standard.
You are saying it is "solid wood" and to the degree that it is wood from front to back you are definitely right.
But let's back up, there are a number of common as that a backrest might be made by the Danes:
1. Laminated bent plywood substrate covered in veneer
2. Laminated bending veneer (each about 1/8 inch thick) with the grain aligned and optionally covered with a face veneer.
3. Carved out of solid wood
4. Steam bent out of a solid piece of wood.
Your backrest is not absolutely not carved out of a solid piece of wood. It is doubtful that it was steam bent from a solid piece of wood. It is does not appear to be a plywood substrate covered in veneer. It does appear to be laminated bending veneer.
I believe the laminated bending veneer has a layer of normal teak veneer over top of it. The Danes did this a lot.
If you want to continue to insist that it is "solid wood" that is fine, but it is essentially meaningless given that it basically describes all the options above.
More photos would be the simple way to figure out the answer.

Your chair has a lot of construction similarities to ones made by Schionning & Elgaard

Hey tchp,
I don't know how to direct message on here. I was hoping to see if your interested in selling that Aubock nut cracker. I'd be willing to offer $1200...after paying $2 that should net you a pretty, pretty, good profit! I'd like to get it for a friend for Xmas who's crazy for C.A. Surely $1200 is enough for pete's sake? 🙂
Dan

Did you ever figure out the origin of these chairs. We purchased 6 that are similar with no markings on the bottom. only a stamped number 17690. I don't think that they're Ostergaard as his have a cross frame underneath.
Hope to hear from you.
Alan

Hi ABQ- No, we were never able to discern the manufacturer or designer of the dining set. We just finished restoring it, and it turned out beautifully. Here are a few photos.