Signed and Marked Chairs and Settles
These are the signed Chairs that we currently have. If you see something that you are interested in, please don't hesitate to call us. On the Unmarked Chairs page, there are a few chairs for which we know the maker, but there are no markings or labels. For generic antique mission chairs, or chairs by a know maker but unsigned, click on the following link:
Unmarked Chairs
| Limbert Rocking Chair
This chair is in excellent condition with minimal portions being refinished, mainly the arms. The right arm is made from two pieces of wood as can be seen by the joint towards the back of the arm, one piece being darker than the other. Inventory No. CJM15 $795.00 The rocker is (measurements taken with the rocker in the resting position shown below) 37-1/2" tall (back legs) and 22-1/2" deep at the arm. The seat is 19" square and 14" high. The back is 20' wide and the front is 23-1/2" wide. The arm is 23-1/2" high. The from legs are mortised through the arms and they are pegged. As shown to the right it is marked under the left arm.
As in typical with Limbert chairs and rockers it is not pegged on the sides.
The front seat rail is double pegged through the front leg. |
The 'joint' shown above is part of the original construction. The finish on all of the chair is original except for the arms.
The left arm has a drying (age) crack along the outside of the leg tenon. It is stable and is not open.
The top back crest rail is double pegged in the top of the back leg. |
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