If you remember this post a while back, I spotted this chair that looked out of place and ran a contest to see who could figure out what was different about it. There were many responses in the comments section and many knew that it looked like a Merklen chair and that the brass elements were conspicuously missing. The authentic antique chair can be seen in the image here.
Paul Tucker contacted me recently and let me know that Tom Webster was dead on right in knowing that this was a reproduction. Not only are these chairs being sold “new in box”, but so are Merklen style tables (sold under the wrong name, Hunzinger) and Hunzinger lollipop chairs.
Thanks, Paul, for the heads up and Tom for the sharp eye.
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Hmmm, well, they are being marketed as reproductions so i dont see anything wrong with this.
I agree. Nothing wrong with reproductions as long as they’re stated as such. I’m a bit lukewarm on how this one got sold as “in the manner of” which to me is an antique industry phrase implying period – not new.
Yeah, “in the manner of” is a description i have not come across. Most of the houses i follow use the term “Style” to identify a non period piece, “chippendale style” as opposed to chippendale.