Antique Caribbean Plantation Chair
This is a one of a kind original Caribbean Plantation Cane Chair.
This cane chair with wide paddle arms is in very good sturdy condition with only a few scratches and knicks. One of the arms is just a bit woobly. Do not know what wood it is made of, quite possibly mahogany. And the caning is original and in very good condition, too.
Total height is 35", length is 48" and width is 35-1/4". The top is 22-1/2" wide and the seat is 24-3/4" wide. The bottom is 8-1/2" from the floor and the edge of the seat is 13" from the floor. The paddle arms are 36" long and 9-1/2" at the widest part. The extended wide-paddled arms were so the plantation owners in the Caribbean could rest their legs on. And it sits low to the ground, with a lolling back very comfortable!
We have had it for over 40 years now. It was originally given to us after being stored for many years in a boathouse in Boston, Mass. The hand-sewn natural fiber pad when handmade buttons is well worn and came with the chair originally when we aquired it. Although I don't believe the pad was made at the same time as the chair due to the fact that these types of chairs were made by the slaves at the plantation for their owners. The woven furniture from hardy native rattans, not only stood up to the tropical climate better than upholstered pieces, but also the openings that allow air to circulate more freely, so no pad would have been used back then. But the pad may have been added after coming to the north. I have made a cream-colored protective cover for the padding that will be included.
A couple of years ago, we took it to the Antique Roadshow in Orlando, Florida. The famous Keno brothers looked it over and told us that the Island Chair was made somewhere around 1860 to 1880. They said that it could be worth up to $5000 or more. Starting bid is way less than that!! We would like to sell it because we just have no room for it anymore.
Also, if you would like to look at it (prior to the end of the auction), drop me an email so we can set up a time. We're located on the east coast of Florida in Central Brevard County, north Cocoa and south of Titusville.
You can click on these pictures for a larger view, a separate window will open.
Front of chair
Two side views, one with pad 
Back of Chair
Bottom of Chair
Close up of the caning, it's still pretty tight
Close up of the pad, with a hand-made button showing.
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