I may have to go to the Antique Road Show just to find out!

Hi Jen. I looked this chair up and it seems to be a Edwardian Winged Arm chair. I found adult antique chairs like it on antique sites for about $1200. So I think this one is worth about $400. If it is a real Edwardian and not a remake. If the picture does it justice it looked like their was some fading on the front of the seat and arms so that would bring down the price. It looks like it is in good shape rather than that.

With your bundle of joy seated there the chair hardly looks antique Even otherwise I doubt if this chair is hundred years old as that is one of the qualifications for an item to be categorised as antique. It could be a copy of something Victorian as you have pointed out and copying as you know is in fashion. May be you could ask your friend about this in due course of time.

Have you looked for any names on the bottom or any where? Now, you know, that's one cute baby!

I do know a few things about antiques....but just certain things. I love the chair and if I am right it has great value. I have been given gifts that I really don't know too much about. One of my clients gave me a spoon holder and milk pitcher his mother brought over from Denmark....unfortunately I broke the handle on the spoon holder. It is crystal and beautiful.

HI JEN, It's a beautiful little chair & that sure is a beautiful little baby girl in it.Did u question the lady that gave it to u about it's age, where she got it etc. I couldn't tell much from the picture but pick her brains about it, lol.

Hi JenInTN The chair looks good and cozy and Ms. Keely is the Princess About antiques... I have only one Timepiece which belonged to my late grandfather. He had been handed over this from his father sometime in 1920s. Now, if that can be called as antique... It is non-functional since years as neither the repair guys know how to get it working not the only one we could find in 1998 could get any spares to fix it. But I treasure it and have it on the cupboard just because I used its alarm to wake me up all my school days (it was functional till 1992 when it fell down and something wrong happened inside - courtesy: Rats). Now that you ask, Has anyone ever sent you a beautiful gift you knew nothing about? - I never thought in depth about any of the few gifts that I have received. maybe because there was never a need as normally my friends and even me gifted things which were common and more of daily use.

Hi Jen, My (late) Dad knew a lot about antiques and used to deal in them as a hobby. I could never really get to learn about them even though he took me to auctions as a kid and explained how to tell a reproduction from the genuine thing, and so on. In later years I even bought books on them and would study them, and really loved auctions, but I would go along and still could not recognize an antique and I couldn't really take my book with me as it was rather large! I find this reaction strange and feel that I must have a mental block on it, or perhaps I am just not meant to be in the antiques business. _Derek

Hi Jen, That chair looks like a mini version of some chairs that my grandmother had in her home. I love it and Keely is just adorable by the way. I'd ask around about that. I don't know much about antiques either. I have a few and I keep meaning to do a little research on them but you know how that goes....it's on "the list".

wow what a beautiful chair for an equally beautiful baby! i have got so many things like that from gifts and also from other places/sources, because everyone knows if it looks antique, i want it and ive read about them, watched antique road show, etc. and still couldnt tell you the worth of any of it

It definitely looks like an antique to me. Its not my style but I guess it can grow on you. It looks very comfortable is it?? I have an old copy of a book called "Little Women" with one piece of tissue paper inside the beginning of the book. It is copyright 1880 by Louisa M. Alcott and again copyright 1896 by J.S.P. Alcott. I have no idea if its worth anything or not but would love to find out.

That's a sweet picture. She's adorable. You should dress her in a Victorian style dress and hat and take her picture in that chair. The chair looks to me like it could be an antique. You should ask the person who gave it to you about it's history. There might be an interesting story that goes with it. You could also take some detailed pictures of it and show them to antique dealers and see if they know anything. That would save you carting around the actual chair for information. Even if it's not an antique, it's still a very nice piece and it was nice of your neighbor to give it to you.

Very cute baby, and I love the chair. She looks like a princess sitting there. It must have cost your neighbor a fortune.

That was a very nice gift. Before reading your entire post I looked at the photo you had provided. I thought to myself wow that is a beautiful baby doll. Lol, then after awhile I decided it looked way too realistic especially to be an antique. The baby is beautiful by the way. :) Anyways hopefully the chair is authentic. Could you possibly ask a local antique dealer? It might be faster then waiting for the road show. Let us know what you find out.