OK....after long searching: I have 2 cane back Ib Kofod-Larsen chairs. I left them with friends when I got divorced. One has been badly abused. I have been looking for someone to restore them but want to be sure they are restored. One guy wants to lacquer them, the other guy wants to oil them. They are stained Beech. What is the original finish for the chairs? Also, did these chairs use the dowels to hold the strapping? Mine are stapled but it is the rubber strapping. Thanks so much.
Here's a link to the chairs I have. I can't seem to post a pic of mine, they both have the medallions https://chairish-prod.freetls.fastly.net/image/product/sized/f0dec320-2fbf-41e8-ac07-74fdaa99a0df/1960s-vintage-ib-kofod-larsen-for-selig-cane-back-armchair-9224?aspect=fit&width=1600&height=1600
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