I purchased 3 of these chairs a few days ago; all for $120. They were orginally purchased at a flea market in Hamburg, Germany. I thought they were antique German chairs, but have since researched them and found out that they are Chinese Royal Folding Chairs; Royal because of the horseshoe shaped back.
There are no markings on the chair to show where they may have actually come from. I really need some help and/or advice on these. Could they actually be authentic or possible an antique replication of such chairs. All the ironwork on the chairs are definitely hand forged. The only “modern” identification I can find are 2 old, old flathead screws where the ironwork is attached to the footrests.
The seats are old canvas and may be an indication that the original seat was replaced at some time.
Thanks for anything you can throw at me 🙂
Just bought a 1900’s Home Clarion, light blue enamel color. Just looking for all around info, best repair and restoration methods (for the cast iron, enamel, and chrome parts), some good online resources, and any other helpful tips and hints. This is my first restoration of an antique stove, but I’m no rookie handyman. I would also like to know what the value is (I have NO intentions of selling), and as close as I can get to an actuall manufacturing date. It does have the cast letter/numbers combo B 8 20 in the upper left corner of the cook top. I was guessing this is August 1920? Thanks in advance for any help:)
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Sorry I can’t be of too much help; I was here last year, I found 4 chairs and researched that they were from Kohn Mundus in NYC – maybe 20s. Couldn’t find a value either, took to auction sold FOR $20 each (had 4). I am sure they way undersold value wise. Researching Kohn and Kohn Mundus is easy, getting value is not so seasy – hope someone here can help, I’ll keep watching.