I just picked up a great looking chair at a price I couldn't beat. Unfortunately, it's not in my possession yet since it was a fair distance away, but a family member picked it up for me. From what I can see in the photos that were in the ad, the legs and tufting suggest this is Pearsall's work. I don't know what fabric it is upholstered in or what it ought to be, but the chair is in good shape.
Any thoughts or insights?
Furry
The legs appear to be different than the chaise lounges shown on the Pearsall catalog site, but I think Craft Associates did produce some pieces with some horrible, furry fabric similar to what is on this chair. Did you ask your family member to look for a tag on the bottom?
This came with a nice
walnut base, a rocker walnut base, and I think skinny metal legs--and maybe these legs, too. The pattern of the buttons is exactly what CA did, so I would guess that it's CA.
Craft Associates did a lot of their pieces from this era in that very rough-feeling boucle fabric called "frieze" or "frisee". It was an early synthetic. It looks nice but doesn't feel good unless maybe you have an itch to scratch with it.
I did one of these in Knoll "Rivington" which was a great look---kind of a vintage slubby, grasscloth-type fabric. Knoll's "Classic Boucle" would be great and comes in some vintagey colors.
It's an easy reupholstery
job---remove old foam, glue new foam on, add batting layer, cut top and sides pieces and sew together, fit cover over foam and staple to frame, add button tufting, and add back fabric. Done!
I got fancy and did different densities of foam so that the seat area was firmer than the back. This made it quite a bit more comfortable than just having one density overall.
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