Revived.

New upholstery and some furniture wax does amazing things.  All of the chairs from the Victoria Hall auction will eventually be reupholstered.  Their condition was good enough to live with for a while but none of the fabrics were ones I would have chosen.  After polishing the wood frames (they all have wonderful patina and I have no intention of interfering with this at all), off this one went to get a new outfit. 

And here she is now:

 

The power of upholstery!

 

( and as a side note, if you ever are looking to reupholster anything, do check out Recovered Treasures in Windsor, Nova Scotia.  They are amazing. )