Whats it worth? Jacobean revival chair appraisal

Ron and Marilyn ask:

Dear Sirs:
We have recently purchased an old chair from an individual who had it
in their family. We took the chair to have it refinished, and our
refinisher felt this was a chair that was perhaps made in the 16th
century.

The information he gave us is as follows:

"This chair, in my eyes, has the Jacobean style. It is of walnut. It
has hand-tooled tongue and grooved joints; very good fit all the way.
Top to bottom the (S - C) scrolls, there are no two alike. The cane
holes in the seat seem to be random drilled.
I have restored some rare pieces in the forty-five years in this
business. I believe this is one. The tools used are mallet, knife,
saw, chisels, rasp, hook and scraper."

I have enclosed some photos. We would appreciate your views on this
chair, and thank you for your time and courtesy.

Sincerely, Ron and Marylin

AW says: Thanks for your appraisal request. As you know I emailed you and asked you for additional pictures of the underside of the seat frame, since the chair is actually in a different state, that is impossible for you, so I'm going on the information gave me, and have to assume that your statement by your restorer is true.

The reason I wanted to see the underside of the chair frame is that it would show me the construction methods used and there would be little doubt. All of that said, I'd have to agree from the pictures that what the restorer said appears to be true, however, I believe the chair to be middle to late 1600s, which would make it a 17th century Jacobean style chair.

The reason I'm confident that the chair is authentic is that the top of the chair frame is carved, a detail that would most assuredly have been left out in a reproduction. All of the carving, details and supports appear to be in line with a chair of this period as is the overall quality. It is of Walnut, which is likely what would have been used. It would also seem from the terminology that your restorer used, that he knows what to look for and has authenticated the details I'm not able to view in the pictures you've provided. I'm 99% sure your chair is an authentic piece, and will base my appraisal on the assumption that it is.

To be 100%, I'd really need those pics of the underside, but this appears to be a great chair.

Date range: 1650-1700s

Retail value: $1800-$3000
(top price)

Wholesale value: One doesn't really wholesale something like this so the wholesale and quick sale prices won't apply here.
(The midrange price you could expect to achieve at a well advertised live auction. The price that is most often realized)

Quick sale value:N/A
The price your likely to get if you have to sell your item immediately and your prospective customer is aware of this.

Common trade terminology: Jacobean Chair, 17th Century Walnut Carved Chair

Nicknames or slang terms: N/A

Selling tips: A fine antiques auction would be the best place to sell something like this, in lieu of that, I'd try marketing it to a private collector.

In most cases, I believe it would be beneficial for your to give the prospective buyer a link to this page, and to bookmark it via your favorite bookmarking service.

Care and storage tips: I would not touch it really, except maybe to get the seat re-caned.