Thanks David, I'm going to start with some hot water and a heat gun, work slow and careful, and see what happens. I doubt it's a valuable antique, it's handmade so no markings, but I don't want to make matters worse. I don't have the experience to accurately date it, it was definitely all made from the same wood with hide glue in the joints and shellac finish. It's a small chair so most likely made for a woman, the carving is pretty but not elaborate, I'm sure some man found this wood and worked hours turning it into a chair to surprise his wife :)
The yellow wood glue is a modified version of Elmers white glue. Vinegar would probably work, but then your chair leg would be saturated with vinegar and the acid can mess up drying on some glues. Heat will soften the glue. a heat gun might work but might char the wood. A possibility might be an oven on about 200 250 and let it warm over an hour or so. Wood shouldn't start to char until 300 350. Actually in industry they coat joints with glue which dries and are later soften to bond the pieces with microwaves. I'd do a few experiments before risking the leg.
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