A Traditional Ethan Allen Dining Set

I picked this dining set up a couple weeks ago at a tagsale across the street from the flea market. The lady who sold it to me was skeptical at my excitement. To be sure, the set was a bit grimy, and dusty, and most of the finish had worn off- but it was structurally sound, and so handsome. I was pleased when I got the set home to see that the table and chairs were marked Ethan Allen. The set is quintessential New England design. In fact, the chairs are not that different from those constructed in the shop of Ebenezer Tracy of Lisbon, CT in the late 18th century. We have a set of six of those in the shop where I work. I included a pic for comparison sake.
      This Ethan Allen set is solid cherry- both the table and chairs. When I refinished it, I made the most of the gorgeous wood, sanding and staining the chair seats as well as the table top. I'd say the set probably dates to the 1960s. Before and After shots below!

Before- but freshly sanded

Chairs before

After!

So here's one of the c. 1960 Ethan Allen Chairs

And here's a c. 1795 Tracy chair. Isn't the resemblance uncanny!

yummy solid cherry top. Not veneer. SOLID.