An Awesome Find

 

Michigan Chair Company-Grand Rapids Michigan

A few weeks back we were scouring one of the local flea markets we frequent and came across this awesome solid oak mission style window bench.The guy who was selling it seen us checking it out and made the comment that he had no idea what it was.We knew a little better,well enough that 1.) we could probablly talk him down in price and 2.) that it was worth waaay more than what he was asking for in price.So we left it alone and finished our rounds of the flea market,only to come back and ask him if he would accept $30 dollars for the chair.He agreed.After careful inspection of the chair i found the makers mark on the bottom and did a little research.It turns up that the chair dates to somewhere around 1911 and is valued at somewhere between $400-$600 dollars,and at a recent auction the same exact chair sold for around $300 dollars..One that was in far worse condition than ours.These are the moments that keep Sarah and I collecting.Finding awesome things that are meaningless to some,but absolutely beautiful to us.I can't stress to you enough the importance of researching things.If you own something that seems old and worthless to you,put a little tlc in and do some research on the item.You could be sitting on an absolute treasure.At any rate,we love this chair so much,it would be pointless to ever sell it.