Posted 8 years ago
Boxer78
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I recently inherited this platform rocker and I would like to restore it but I have been unable to find out any information on it. There is no identifying information anywhere on the rocker. Can anyone tell me anything at all about it? I know the piece between the lion heads is not original and I would love to know what the original piece looked like.
WOW. IT IS A GREAT PIECE. AT FIRST I WAS THINKING EAST LAKE. THE BOTTOM CUSHION IS SUPPOST TO BE IN VELVET WITH HAY STRAW OE SOMETIMES SLAVE HAIR OR MULE. IT WAS ATTACHED WITH SHORT SHARP HANDMADE NAILS WITH A SQUAR DESIGN SPRINGS. THE THREE PAWS LOOK FRENCH. SEND ME SOME MORE PICS AND I MIGHT CAN HELP.
Not Eastlake.
Construction looks to be early 20th century. A photo of the back and bottom may be helpful. The curved piece in the center may just be missing veneer or a complete add- on. Photos of the back should reveal.
scott
The cut off of the legs kind of ruined the piece. The original bar between the lions heads appears to make the piece American Empire, which it looks to be. Most furniture companies left no records at all, so finding another would be incredible luck but hardly likely. Most companies put their own designs to their furniture.
Is this a rocking chair? Looks like the legs have been cut off as PhilD says?
Thanks for the comments! PhilDMorris after looking at other examples of American Empire furniture I would have to agree with your assessment. On another note, the legs weren't cut off. This is a platform rocker and the rocker section has just been separated. I am in the process of repairing the rocker section so it can be reattached. As you can see by the pictures I posted the chair was in somewhat of a sad shape when I obtained it but fortunately other than the piece between the lions heads everything else looks to be original and, most importantly, repairable. My goal is to keep it as true to the original as possible. The chair section is in storage but I will take pictures of the back and bottom and post them this weekend and maybe there will be some details that will help provide some more clues. Again, I really appreciate the info you all have already provided as I really didn't have anything before.
I added a photo of the back and of the bottom of the chair in case this may help in the identification. Thanks!
The additional photos show that the top portion is a complete add on-- NOT part of the original piece.
The screws on the back looks like modern reinforcement as well.
scott