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Portuguese Baroque Style Walnut High-Back Caned Side Chairs (Pair)

By: Unknown

Style: Baroque Revival / Iberian (Portuguese or Spanish) Style seating

Origin: Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)

Materials: Walnut (likely, evidenced by wormholes and grain), woven rattan cane; wooden pegged construction (not fully confirmed from photos)

Age: circa 1880–1910

Condition: Fair (cane losses/sagging, scattered worming typical of walnut, old repairs and loosened joints; unrestored, not professionally conserved)

Value: US$200–500 (pair, auction estimate)

Maker's Marks / Writing: No maker’s marks visible in the photos.

Date: 2025-10-31 15:38:39.630787

Description:

A matched pair of high-back side chairs with arched, tripartite cresting over narrow caned back panels, turned stiles and block-and-baluster legs joined by an H-stretcher with a bulbous front stretcher; cane seats. Dark, old surface with scattered worming and repairs consistent with age and use.

Curator Questions

Curated by Jade

Assessment:

These present as Iberian Baroque-inspired side chairs, strongest match to Portuguese high-back caned chairs. The repeated, near-identical turnings and overall uniformity suggest late-19th/early-20th-century revival production rather than 17th–18th century period work. Wear, worming, and surface buildup appear genuine from long use; the cane likely replaced or at least partially failed, typical for age. A word about fakes.. Iberian Baroque seating is widely reproduced; be wary of newly distressed examples. These appear authentically old as revival pieces, not period Baroque.

Individual Images:

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Provenance:

None provided.

Condition:

Fair (cane losses/sagging, scattered worming typical of walnut, old repairs and loosened joints; unrestored, not professionally conserved)

Identification Score: 80%

Form, cresting profile, caned back and seat, and block-and-baluster legs with bulbous front stretcher are characteristic of Portuguese/Iberian Baroque-type chairs; consistent details across the pair support the identification.

Authenticity Score: 30%

Authentic to the style but likely not period: uniform machine-like turnings, matched pair consistency, and overall execution indicate a later revival manufacture (c. 1880–1910) rather than 17th–18th century handwork.

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Keywords

Portuguese Baroque Style, Iberian, walnut chairs, caned high-back chairs, side chairs, 19th century revival, Portugal

Report ID:  : asr5k5

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