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hand carved back rest

back rest

back of arm chair

chair back

hand carved details

underneath the bottom of the chair under the lining. maybe its been reupholstered at some point ???

I don't think these are antique, although they could be nice vintage pieces. The proportions and lack of other detail argue against their being extremely old.

Could you give us a shot of the construction where the leg meets the seat?

The bottom mainly has slot head screws and appear old but the screws holding the seats on from the bottom are new and shiny looking and don't match the patina of the screws in the braces. Glue is also used. Some have Philips head screws that dont match any other screws, maybe have been repaired at some point.

Shiny screw don't match patina of other screws

Some chairs on the braces have more holes than the same matching chair does and look out of place and some screws are shiny and others have an old patina to them. Maybe its been repaired or re seated ? Why do they appear hand made and hand carved if they are not old ?

I'm sure they're old, maybe not "antique" old but old. The nice details are probably because they are good quality--the Henredon table was probably pretty expensive new, and the chairs were probably in the same upscale price range.

The have a sort of mid-century feel somehow? I dunno. It's a great set I think.

Thanks for all your feedback I really appreciate it. Any and all feedback is great. Thanks for taking your time to help me date these :)

I think that since they are bleached mahogany with an unconventional fruitwood stain, this narrows it down; they could have only gotten finished like that in the 50's - 60's.
I really like them, if that makes a difference.
Casey

Sorry for my novice lack of attention to details... lol

This post was edited by new2this on Fri, Sep 19, 14 at 13:08

Henredon makes very nice furniture. I bought another brand dining room table that looks a lot like that about 1970. The fruit woods and pecan wood look were very popular as was the antiqued painted look for dining room sets, especially china cupboards.

Thanks for the info SheilaJoyce so since you bought it around 1970 its safe to say it was probably made in the late 1960s and purchased around 1970 ? Is there a way to date my Henredon dining set ? The table has the numbers"3220" on the bottom but when I research anything on Henredon with those numbers its comes up as a small end table and I can't find any dining tables with the numbers"3220" on it. Any help would be appreciated. A couple of the chairs have been repaired very poorly as in they just put screws in it and its visible from the outside of the chairs. 4 chairs look great but 2 look repaired poorly :( either way I got the set from people uneducated about Henredon since I paid next to nothing and they delivered it too . :)

Lucky you. That is a lovely set. Have nothing of value to add to the discussion, just wanted to compliment you on making a wonderful purchase and at a yard sale no less! Woohoo!

:)

Thank you very much for the compliment :) I almost want to tell you all what Ipaid but I don't want it to seem like I'm bragging or tooting my own horn but will gladly tell if anyone wants to know :)

You do see a lot of that style table from the 60s and 70s. The chairs make it special though--they are really unusual and much more appealing than the chairs you'd usually see with similar table.

Thanks Fori. I personally like the chairs more than the table. But the table is nice too though. Where would I get a date and value on the set ?

The chairs are Henredon. I have found a match on your chairs, in some auction results. However, the set has a different table, represented as Henredon as well. Here's the link. I do see that current Henredon furniture is sold as seperates, and one can buy the tables and chairs separately, so perhaps the owners of your pieces did just that. My guess, if in good condition would have been around a thousand, so I hit it pretty spot on with the price this set got at auction. Here's a link for you

Here is a link that might be useful: auction of Henredon dining furniture.

Thanks Calliope that was very awesome information. Too bad the site didn't have a date for the table and chairs, I'd really like to know the date of them. So now that I seen that similar set sell for $1,400 I'll tell you guys how much I paid for the table and chairs and to have it all delivered. I paid $30 for the table and chairs and $10 for them to deliver it so $40 total

new2this what a great deal! That is the cost of a take out Chipotle dinner for a family of four.

I basically paid a tank of gas for the set. I got lucky :)

I have this same dining set. The chairs are identical to yours and my table says Henredon 3221. It is square on the ends instead of round. Your chairs definitely go with your table. It was my grandparents dining table.

A friend of mine has this set and she purchased it in 1956.

Henderson uses master carvers to hand carve their furniture giving it the appearance of being even older than it is. It is fine quality and very expensive when purchased new. You did a great job finding a wonderful bargain!

I just picked up this same exact table today and didn't know about the legs underneath, how did you get the legs unfolded? I'm glad I came across this post because I may not had never discovered the support legs. Thank you!