Furniture

Platner Chair & Ottoman, c 1975

Appraisal: Platner High-back Lounge Chair & Ottoman, ca.1975

Transcript

GUEST: My cousin called me and said, "I'm at this garage sale. Our pastor has this chair, his wife hates it, and they just want to get rid of it." And so, I asked her how much, and she said, "$50." And I said, "Well, I'll buy it." So...

APPRAISER: Well, God giveth and God taketh away.

GUEST: Exactly, right.

APPRAISER: Okay. Do you know anything about the chair?

GUEST: I don't.

APPRAISER: It's designed by Warren Platner.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: And it's produced by Knoll International.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: And that sticker is under this ottoman seat, if we lift it up here.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Right here. So Knoll International helps us date it.

GUEST: Right.

APPRAISER: Puts it into the 1970s, as opposed to the 1960s.

GUEST: Oh, okay.

APPRAISER: It's called a high-back lounge chair and ottoman.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: So this is a larger size and a larger ottoman. Original fabric. I think somebody could work with that to tighten it up, and I think it'd be important to keep the original cover with the piece. It's a bronze base. If we look at this metal wire base down here...

GUEST: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: ...that comes in two different finishes, a nickel finish and a bronze finish. Bronze finish is the more desirable finish. Nickel finish has a tendency to rust.

GUEST: Okay; is this one a bronze or a nickel?

APPRAISER: This one's bronze.

GUEST: Oh, okay.

APPRAISER: So very popular style. Postmodern furniture is very collectible today.

GUEST: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: It serves a lifestyle. This is a nice, big, comfortable chair.

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: The way people want to live in an informal way today.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: Now, how long have you had it?

GUEST: I've had it since September.

APPRAISER: So $50.