Posts Tagged ‘ARMCHAIR’
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
GEORGE III PAINTED ARMCHAIRS - LIBRARY ARMCHAIR - GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR - DINING CHAIRS - HALL CHAIRS - GEORGE II UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR, the moulded
frame with oval back with padded arms and downswept
supports, the moulded serpentine seatrail centred by an
anthemion clasp, raised on circular tapering fluted legs
with fluted oval feet, circa 1770.
A GEORGE [...]
Tags: ARMCHAIR, armchairs, cabriole, cabriole legs, Chair, CHAIRS, corner, dining, dining chairs, FRENCH, french style, GEORGE II, George III, GILTWOOD, HALL, LIBRARY, mahogany, mahogany chair, oval, Regency, side chairs, Upholstered, WHITE-PAINTED
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Sheraton Single Chair in Mahogany with Straight Legs - A Regency Arm and Single Chair - Regency Mahogany Sabre-Leg Chair
A simpler Sheraton design with tapering legs normally made in mahogany, c. 1800. The arm uprights are of straightforward turning without the spiral reeding which adds greatly to price. An elegant and simple style
which remained popular [...]
Tags: ARMCHAIR, back chairs, bamboo, birch, Chair, construction, country, eighteenth century, furniture, Gothic, Lancashire, mahogany, nineteenth century, oak, quality chair, Regency, regency period, rosewood, Sabre, William IV
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
George III Wing Armchair Upholstered - Mahogany Wing Armchair - Eighteenth Century French Armchair
A George III wing armchair upholstered in leather c.1770. Note the square stretcher and leg construction of ‘Chippendale’ design. The curve of the wings is pleasant but the arms are a little stiff.
Price Range: $200 $300
N.B. As these chairs command high prices [...]
Tags: ARMCHAIR, bamboo, cabriole legs, century, CHINESE, chippendale, Crafts, design, eighteenth, George III, mahogany, mahogany chair, original, Regency, regency period
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Country Chippendale chair in mahogany - Hepplewhite chairs - Hepplewhite arm and single chair
Country Chippendale chair in mahogany c.1760. Fully upholstered seat covered in tapestry pattern fabric. A good example of a better quality country chair.
Mahogany Chippendale chair of pleasing simplicity and proportion, c.1780. The splat is elegantly curved and the back, though square in [...]
Tags: ARMCHAIR, Chair, chippendale, country, hepplewhite, Hepplewhite Chairs, mahogany, mahogany chair, oak, Queen Anne, robert adam, walnut
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
George II period mahogany chair - Antique Chair in Oak - Chippendale mahogany chair in the Gothic style - A Chippendale mahogany ladder-back chair
A George II period mahogany chair, c.1735. quality Cuban mahogany has been used, the normally be associated with walnut; but there se Shaped splat has small scrolls and a shell
are topped [...]
Tags: Antique, ARMCHAIR, cabriole, cabriole legs, century, ChairChippendale, chippendale chair, cuban mahogany, leaf patterns, mahogany, mahogany chair, right angles, scrolled feet, Seventeenth, side, Upholstered
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Antique Set of Mahogany Chairs, Dining Chairs and Settee
A SET OF SEVEN GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
Each with a shield-shaped back and pierced vase splat, with a padded seat, on square tapered legs with spade feet, and a matching single chair of a later date.
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
With a floral-carved top-rail and [...]
Tags: 20th century, Antique, ARMCHAIR, cabriole legs, dining chairs, George III, mahogany, mahogany chair, Regency, SUITE, walnut
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
CHAIRS upholstered, Victorian spoon backs
The spoon back chair, usually with buttoned upholstery to the back, has become an accepted ’standard’ in the antique trade following its revival in the 1960s. Many such chairs are elegant, cheerful and, as with much rococo-derived furniture, slightly frivolous in appearance. The cabriole-legged variety is the most highly valued, followed [...]
Tags: 1880s, 1960s, Antique, ARMCHAIR, button back, cabriole, CHAIRS, example, mahogany, Missing, rococo style, walnut
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
CHAIRS upholstered, Victorian uprights
As the wavy curves of the rococo died out, so a new, severer, heavier and altogether more stolid form appeared. Built rather too enduringly and associated with the graver, more portentous side of Victorian life, these chairs have not yet found great popularity and many more would have been broken up if [...]
Tags: 18th century, ARMCHAIR, Arts, CHAIRS, classical design, Crafts, curves, EARLY, hepplewhite, mahogany chair, oak, Rococo, style, upholstery, victorian comfort, victorian life
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
CHAIRS upholstered, occasional
The turn of the century saw an onslaught of a type of chair, neither for dining nor for long-term comfortable seating, which is aptly named ‘occasional’. They were made in a variety of styles and we show a selection on these pages which cover most of the normal types. Rather than dwell individually [...]
Tags: 17th century, 18th century, ARMCHAIR, CHAIRS, chippendale style, high quality, mahogany, original, upholstered chairs, wainscot
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
CHAIRS — country, Northern England
These chairs fall into distinct categories and can normally be allocated to various parts of the country. Basically, they are either ladderbacks, with or without a top rail, or backs made up of vertical spindles. A great deal of research has been and is being carried out on this subject. For [...]
Tags: Antique, ARMCHAIR, carver, Chair, CHAIRS, chippendale, Country Chairs, design, English, north cheshire
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