Vintage chair

[templetonhouse]

I have recently purchased an old , curved back wooden chair. The craftsmanship is exceptional considering it's age. It has (Made in Poland - Bondyrz) stamped on the underneath. I am curios as to it's age. Te seat is 3/4 " thin strips of what appears to be Pine. However, I could be wrong as to the actual wood variety. The chair also has a small plate that say's "Withy Grove 125 The Headrow Leeds.... My calculations are estimating the period to be the early 1900's. I appreciate your assistance.

Respectfully, Joseph

[Olga]

Here are a few facts:

1. Bondyrz – this is a small city in Eastern Poland.

2. In 1920 was established “Polski Przemysł Drzewny – Czerski i Jakimowicz”

http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/displayimage.php?album=137&pid=1469#top_display_media
http://zamosc.ap.gov.pl/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/047-060Kuci%C4%99b.pdf


They produced furniture – tables, chairs – mostly exported to England, Africa, Canada, Iraq, India – 45 countries.

You can see their products here:
http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/displayimage.php?pid=1469&fullsize=1
(http://www.archiwum.zam.pl/displayimage.php?pid=1469&fullsize=1)
3. This company doesn’t exist - nationalized in 1945.
4. Withy Grove 125 The Headrow Leeds

125 Withy Grove Stores Ltd office furniture dealers (importer as well):

http://www.withygrove.co.uk/about_us.php
http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/display/7431706

(http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk/display/7431706)I think the chair was made between 1920 – 1939 (around 1930)