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Horseshoe-back chair-second attempt ( China & Japan ) - alex macklin - Nov 24, 2015 (08:34 PM)
- Re: Horseshoe-back chair-second attempt - snap - Nov 25, 2015 (05:55 AM)

Subject:Horseshoe-back chair-second attempt
Posted By: alex macklin Tue, Nov 24, 2015 IP: 203.40.98.253

Hi,
I posted earlier but the pics didnt attach. I was hoping that someone could help me with information about this chair that I have. I know nothing about it. Or what its value might be. Hopefully the

Thank you in advance

Alex

Subject:Re: Horseshoe-back chair-second attempt
Posted By: snap Wed, Nov 25, 2015

Nothing can be discerned from your tiny photos. Classic-styled furniture is being made now from parts of other pieces.

Something could be learned from in-focus closeups of the joints, particularly underneath. If there are holes and cuts, perhaps filled in, they are signs of reworking from pieces. Some makers drill holes supposed to resemble worm-holes as if from age. These can be detected by inserting straight thin nails: worms do not make straight holes. But these are just a couple of ways to detect recent fakery.

An in-focus closeup of the carving on the splat may also be instructive.

In-person examination by an expert on Chinese furniture is really required for effective evaluation.

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