Accurate Description of Item
One Empire Revival Style Rocking Chair
Appraiser Remarks
It's in the Empire Revival Style, which was popular during the turn of the 19th century through to About World War One (1914-18). Such furniture was designed to resemble American Empire furniture made Circa 1815-40.
The Paine Furniture company began operations as a small shop in Boston in 1835, eventually expanding into a ten-story building was constructed in 1914 in a Classical Revival style, to a design by Densmore and LeClear. It was designed to house the showrooms, offices, and manufacturing facilities of the Paine Furniture Company, at one time the largest furniture company in New England. The company sold the building in 1989, but the company name is still controlled by the founding family. What you paid is about what these pieces now go for at auction, under $100.00 , fully restored examples could sell for about $250.00.
The Paine Furniture company began operations as a small shop in Boston in 1835, eventually expanding into a ten-story building was constructed in 1914 in a Classical Revival style, to a design by Densmore and LeClear. It was designed to house the showrooms, offices, and manufacturing facilities of the Paine Furniture Company, at one time the largest furniture company in New England. The company sold the building in 1989, but the company name is still controlled by the founding family. What you paid is about what these pieces now go for at auction, under $100.00 , fully restored examples could sell for about $250.00.
Estimated Value
$75.00- $100.00
Re: PAINE rocking chair
One Empire Revival Style Rocking Chair
It's in the Empire Revival Style, which was popular during the turn of the 19th century through to About World War One (1914-18). Such furniture was designed to resemble American Empire furniture made Circa 1815-40.
The Paine Furniture company began operations as a small shop in Boston in 1835, eventually expanding into a ten-story building was constructed in 1914 in a Classical Revival style, to a design by Densmore and LeClear. It was designed to house the showrooms, offices, and manufacturing facilities of the Paine Furniture Company, at one time the largest furniture company in New England. The company sold the building in 1989, but the company name is still controlled by the founding family. What you paid is about what these pieces now go for at auction, under $100.00 , fully restored examples could sell for about $250.00.