wood grain pics
thank you for input
here is another attempt at pics of the leg wood...I have a lot of teak and I think this is solid teak but I definitely could be wrong.
There is not a lot of variation in color on the bottom of the leg but hopefully the closeer view of the grain will help.
Despite visible attachment of the legs on the underside this is the only place on the chair there are any clues or openings to its construction... someone spent some time on this chair ...a lesser chair would have failed over the years I believe due to less deliberate thought going into supporting the oversized wind and folded arm.
It all looks original and it is very very sturdy for a chair I think is 50-60ish years old. There is a lot of weight and I would argue some awkward weight on these legs and they work...they are solid (this chair is not tippy although back heavy) and they are tight.
I did not buy this from a collector who treasured it but sadly from someone's brother who tired of storing his siblings belongings and we transacted in a parking lot pulling this out of the back of his filthy work truck...
I tried to photo the secondary wood as well. I do not know it but it has those little flecks I read about in another post...I will try to figure that out...
Pegboard, thanks for comments. Though quirkiness and individuality has always driven my collecting a few years ago I decided I was taking it all a wee bit too seriously and so really looked for pieces that were whimsical enough to make me grin when I saw them in my home to intersperse with the more serious collectables. This is one of those and it still makes me smile at its unique exuberance and over the top graphic statement...it is in my 15 year olds room and she draws and knits and reads in it quite contentedly and I hope it is a nest that feeds her imagination!
I will go back and look at the hardware for metric indicators...
yep: that is teak. And the s...
yep: that is teak. And the secondary wood is beech. Very Scandinavian choice of woods. Of course that doesn't mean that it absolutely is Scandinavian, but it is fairly uncommon to see an American piece done in teak.
Furthermore, I am no Pearsall expert, but I've never seen or heard of a Pearsall executed in teak, so I would demote that possibility, even below most other American makers in terms of likelihood.
G-plan
Interesting...I have limited knowledge of g-plan but seems it was conceived/ manufactured beginning in 1952 or 1953? IF the info Lost City Arts posted is substantiated somehow, they date the chair to 1951 so possibly the g-plan similarity may stem from this chair not vice versa right? Pure speculation of course 🙂
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