Category
American Furniture
Medium
Wood
Distinguishing marks
Carved ship SS Maine
Condition
Poor
Date Period
1895-1916
Size and dimensions of this item
36" tall
Long Description
History
Handed down through my father's family
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
Value- refinished or not
Generally refinishing
Generally refinishing pressback chairs actually increases their value, but this one , because it commemorates the sinking of the Maine on February 15, 1898 I would leave in its present state. Pressbacks that celebrate an event generally sell for two to three times the amount of a regular "run of the mill" pressback.
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