Danish Chair Identification... Finn Juhl?  

A mystery so far...
Lots of views but no ideas. Nakashima? McCobb? McNothing special?

garbage
what makes you think they are fin juh other than wishful thinking ??!?
they have no pedigree and aren't worth anything.......

She thinks
She thinks they are Finn Juhl because the Craigslist posting says so...
Materialism - I was going to wait until you emailed me to offer some advice, but since you haven't I'm going to offer it anyway. My advice is this:
Don't bother trying to be a dealer. It's a lot of work. It requires a broad knowledge base about various styles and materials and construction, something that you seem to lack based on your inquiries here. The category of MidCentury is extremely broad, and fiercly competetive - but that competition is based on highly specialized knowledge. Take the Eames for instance: they are very popular, very well documented, and yet there are hundreds of variants on their furniture - the slightest of which can cause the price to skyrocket or plummet.
Not to mention you live in Boston area which presents it's own set of challenges: Shop space is at a premium, a well educated audience, and high demand are going to decrease your chances of buy-low/sell-high - which means your margins are going to be slim as it is...
... and then there is the competition. Dale and Pamela and Normand have nationally respected businesses. And they also check Craigslist on a regular basis so they will see the same things you do. More than that - they are willing to put in the work it takes to make money: repainting, finishing, upholstering. Then you have all of the second tier businesses: Eddie and Robert in Cambridge; Mike in JP; Jeremiah to the north; Matthew and Peter to the south, etc. And thats not even counting the Craigslist sellers.
To get top dollar people are going to want good stuff. And for that they are going to go to someone who really knows their stuff.
I'm not saying all of this stuff to discourage you, or to be a dick. I just think you should understand the nature of the business and what you're up against. If you really want to do it you've got a lot of catching up to do...you should check out every book on MCM that you can find and start reading!

Thanks Lucifer
I appreciate the advice and I don't think you came off as a dick so don't sweat it. I have always been good at buying and selling and recently my new found passion for mid-century pieces has me interested in the possibility of making some money off buying and selling these items (maybe just enough to finance my own mid-century purchases). I just got into this within the past month so my knowledge is unquestionably limited, I do however have a thirst for knowledge and a willingness to make mistakes, get flamed by people who know more than me but learn in the process. Not looking to give the big Boston dealers a run for their money. I have been making enough money off buying and selling these items to encourage further exploration and the purchases that turned out to be less than stellar are just learning experiences. Can you recommend some specific reads? Thanks!

Sure...
Design Dictionary: if you hear someone's name you can have a quick reference handy
MidCentury Modern by Quinn: Takes you through the various influences of MCM with some great illustrations.
Charles & Ray Eames by Kirkham
1000 Chairs put out by Taschen (altho errors have been found!)
And of course there are some great online resources:
The Danish Furniture Directory
Architonic
Wright20/Rago/Treadway Toomey Auction Listings (again a few errors)
Nothing, of course, can substitute hands on experience. You can often learn more about a chair in five minutes of looking at it than you can from an entire book.

a suggestion
@ Materialism - One site that I love to spend time looking at is www.1stdibs.com. They have tons of great stuff, and you should get your eyes accustomed to seeing exceptional furniture and art work. It also has a lot of tid bits of information about creators and photos of their work. Check it out...

Oops..
Forgot about 1st Dibs. I would be cautious about using their prices as a guide...most would agree they are wildly inflated.

@ LuciferSum
Your so right, their prices are highly inflated...bordering on ridiculous. But the concept of the site is great.

Web site
Does anyone have the address for the web site of classic Danish designs? It is a nice clean site with the content placed in a horizontal bar in the middle. Can't seem to find it at the moment. I would like to bookmark it.

Not Sure
this fits your description, but it's probably the most useful one.
http://kunstindustrimuseet.dk/furnitureindex

Thanks robert
I did see that one and bookmarked it.
I think I found the one I was trying to recall:
www.dmk.dk
Although I seem to remember the background being brown before?
If anyone knows other good Danish sites, please share!

Try these links, woddywood,...
Try these links, woddywood, they're great if you want to expand you knowledge about Danish Modern, although DMK's site is a hard one to beat:
www.klassik.dkwww.roxyklassik.dkwww.design-denmark.comwww.houseofdesign.dkwww.jdalgaard.dkwww.jensen-classick.dk

Thanks M_
Very much... Yes, I am trying to expand my horizons! 🙂

Another website
Unfortunately in Dutch: www.destijdsdesign.nl