This is a claimed to be Stickley. I can find 2 similar chairs but.. this one has no corbels, spacing on vertical slats is too even, it has stickley cut corner seat blocks, pegs and through tenons on arms. Hmmm...
I checked all the Stickley catalogues I have (2 Gus, 2 LJG, 3 S. Bros) and nothing seems to look like an exact match.
Can't find a Limbert 808 1/2 in any catalogues (where do you see this?) and the 824 is two different chairs in 2 different catalogues - looks similar to the 1903 catalogue but the arms are fairly different. However, if it is a Limbert then maybe it's the 810 in catalogue 112 (ca1908 I think - doesn't say exactly what year in the reprint). After 1906 the shop mark was at least a paper tag but the branded mark is also post 1906 but I haven't figured out if this started exactly in 1906 or not. So if it's an 810 from 1908 it might not have a brand, but as said above it should have had at least a paper mark. The picture of the 810 in the catalogue is fairly dark but the proportions look identical and the arms (slight paddle shape) in your pic are confirmed in my mind to be Limbert or Limbert copy (very Gus like as well, coincidentally).
SC, I found two rockers, both Limberts and thjey have identical arms and backs. Seat glue blocks look the same too. eat frames and stretchers are different but that is the style change. See pics. Thanks for your help!
Its a reasonable bet that its an 810 (pic attached). If you're looking to buy this chair can you check for any evidence of the tag or glue mark where it used to be? On Limbert it will likely be under one of the arms.
Neat! I hope others can see the close differences between 2 makers and how easy it is to assume one particular maker can be mistaken for another! I'll clean her up and see what prize I get. SC=#1
I got a chair today. It is a marked Limbert. SC you weer correct, the #810. I am very excited.
It's cool, a true marked Limbert that was thought to be a Stickley chair but it has issues. It's very solid but has 2 loose tenons on the arm and a loose rocker rail, I can live with those. The finish is "grey weathered" on the exposed parts like the tops of the arms and a stretcher or 2. the slats and stretchers are dark stained. And someone used duct tape some time ago to wrap the chair in plastic and it left a nice residue under the arms. Not a problem as it scrapes off with a bit of elbow grease, mineral spirits and a popsicle stick scraper. Leaves no marks, phew! It needs a seat, it was a pad leather seat which needs replacement. I can't tell if it was fumed. It has a darker brown finish on the areas that would have not seen the light that often, but I can not tell with the overall look.I am searching and want to make it look it's best. Got a great Limbert book, that tells the steps and processes they used. Pics will follow.
I know the feeling. Maybe its just buying in to the hype or maybe its true reverance for the top dogs of the movement, but to get a good well marked piece is part of the fun of hunting around and/or just buying what you really like. Your description of 'grey weathered' is a little cryptic - lets see those pictures!
