Offering an outstanding set (5) antique Pennsylvania plank seat, half spindle back chairs from the mid 19th. century.  These chairs have all their original paint decoration, and are in fantastic condition, with no obvious breaks or repairs.  It looks like the paint is untouched, and hasn't been changed since these chairs were made.

They are 33"H, with a seat that is18" High, and is 14" Deep x 15" Wide.  The chairs are painted a medium brown, with mustard, green, black and Sienna brown decoration and accents. The paint looks undisturbed.  The only paint wear is on some of the bottom rungs, which would be expected of chairs over 170 years old.  But they all feel solid without any loose joints, also rare in antique chairs.  They are in great condition, and I would give them an 8.5 to 9 on a scale of 10.  There are plenty of pictures, so please judge for yourself.

The seat is made of poplar, and the rest hardwood, likely maple.

Priced to sell at only $100 a chair.  A bargain for antique hand-painted chairs in this condition.

Pick-up only in Doylestown, PA 18901.  Thanks for looking!

 A little history:

This is mule-ear design with half-spindle backs and plank seats. They were made circa 1845-1865, probably in central Pennsylvania based on the combination of form and decoration. The origin of this chair type with this shape of seat is uniquely Pennsylvania, made primarily in rural communities as a less costly and more durable outgrowth of the urban Windsor. Production began in the 1840's and had virtually ceased by 1880. Chairs were typically made by one person and painted by another, although in the same shop. Most historians feel that they were made to order with regard to decoration style, color, and to some degree, construction. It is almost unheard of, however, to see any more than 6 matching Pennsylvania plank seat chairs. This is a bit hard to explain given the large size of rural families, but the chairs must have been costly enough to make the purchase of more than 6 an extravagant undertaking for most rural households.