A year and a half ago, you folks helped me identify this chair, which came out of an old hospital in Wisconsin. I've since had it restored, but I still have a few questions about it.
I'm wondering if I'm correct that this is a pre-1971 chair made of rosewood.
I'd also like to ask for a little bit of feedback on the restoration. The chair was in terrible shape when I got it (see before and after photos below), with bolts holding the arms on and the leather ruined. I had the shock mounts replaced and the holes where the bolts were filled with putty. You can still see where they were, but only if you look closely. I also had the leather cushions completely redone. They're filled with foam now instead of down, and unfortunately the person who restored it for me glued them to the wood instead of replacing the clips that usually hold the cushions down. So I know it's not the perfect resto job, but the chair was in pretty rough shape and he/we did the best we could. Anything you can tell me would be helpful.
Of course the most important thing I'd like to know is how this affects the chair's value. I'm not trying to sell it on this forum, but if anyone could give me a ballpark value for this, I'd be very grateful. There's one before and two after photos below, and there are others on my Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87813449@N04/
Thanks for your time. 
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Almost hate to say it, but
I prefer the look of the old cushions.
It's worth whatever you can get for it. It's been drilled, that's still obvious, and the cushions are new. Yes, it's rosewood and possibly pre-1970, but that doesn't really matter.
With some luck, you might recoup the cost of your restoration.
Bon Chance!
Thanks--I wish he had been...
Thanks--I wish he had been able to salvage the original cushions. I really should have specified what he could and couldn't do w/the chair, so that's all on me. We didn't touch the wood, at least. I have about $3000 invested in the chair. It looks great, but I hate the foam and would rather sell this one and find another that hasn't been restored.
You're not the only one
I wish I'd just repaired the shock mounts and left the cushions alone, too, but I didn't. I trusted someone else to make too many decisions for me. But what's done is done. I just want to figure out what a fair value is, sell, and do the next one the right way!
somethings are better left...
somethings are better left untouched...i honestly prefer the old leathers...i have a 1960's eames lounge with original leathers, it has a bit more cracks but no rips, i still love the feel of it..i do not see anything wrong with your old ones...why replace them? and yes it will affect the value of your chair, it now looks a lot like the reproduction i bought 2 years ago, sold it after a month.
Thanks
I appreciate all of the comments, and I agree with you all: I shouldn't have let the resto guy touch the cushions. I'm on a mission to find another one, but first I need to sell this one. Anyone have any practical advice about what to list it for? I'd like to be realistic, but I'd also like to avoid losing money on it. I have about $2500-2700 in the chair and "restoration" combined.
I'm afraid you'll lose money
To hostorian222, I'm no expert on the sale values of chairs, but as a customer, I probably won't pay anything more than $2,000 for that chair although it's got brand new leather. The bolt marks on the sides kind of make me sad....... Good luck on the pursuit of your next chair!
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