Just like the history of the Cherner chair, my acquisition of these chairs did not come without drama. I could write an enormous blog entry explaining the whole story, but who likes long blog posts? The short story is, it took over 6 months from the time the shipper picked them up in New York, to the time I received them. Oh, yeah, and one really good attorney. These ended up costing me much more than originally expected, but I did receive them, and the restoration turned out beautifully. The restoration process was long and arduous, but I enjoyed every minute of it! These guys really knew how to make chairs back then, and now their condition is almost as good as they were in 1958.
To help recoup some of my increased costs, I ended up listing one of them on eBay. Due to the enormous amount of inquiries, I actually sold all of them except one (which I kept for my collection). Guess where they all went? To separate buyers in France. Odd. I guess the French really love their Mid-Century American Modern furniture. Go ahead and add that to their list of strengths with baked goods.
Check out the photos of the chairs post-resoration, plus a before and after set.
PS: If you have any of these chairs, and want to sell them, shoot me an email, I’ll probably end up buying them from you 
Before Restoration
After Restoration
