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Pair of Antique Upholstered & Giltwood Armchairs by Mellier & Co London
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Pair of antique upholstered and giltwood armchairs by Charles Mellier & Co. England. Circa 1880.
*Free delivery for all areas in mainland England & Wales only. Delivery to room of choice by a two person team. Items are left packed. Please contact me if you require more delivery information. Return delivery costs are met by the customer.
The chairs have lovely and quite unusual proportions, and they are very comfortable.
Structurally the chairs are very sound and have no damage. The original gilding is worn.
They have been reupholstered in the recent past in a pale pink fabric using traditional inners. The condition is very good. There is a very minor mark to the fabric seat of one chair (last photograph) and some colour wear to the arms. The fabric is more even in colour than the photographs suggest.
The chairs stand on their original brass castors. The maker's print on the original pieces of hessian has been added back on to the underside during the reupholstering process.
The Anglo-French firm of Mellier & Co was recognized as one of the finest furniture-making firms in England in the late 19th Century. Charles Mellier is recorded as beginning his career in the award winning Anglo French firm of Georges-Alphonse Monbro, eventually taking over the company himself in 1868.
- Creator:Mellier & Co. (Cabinetmaker)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 28.35 in (72 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Victorian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1880
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. The original gilding is worn.
- Seller Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6433228030882
Mellier & Co.
Mellier & Co. was founded by Charles Mellier after working for the Anglo-French firm of Georges-Alphonse Monbro from his arrival in London through 1868 when he purchased the firm from Monbro. Despite an award-winning reputation as Monbro, Charles Mellier renamed the firm C. Mellier & Co. and would go on to become one of the most distinguished cabinet-making firms in London. Mellier was renowned for his work with the most well-regarded interior designers and leading architects of his day, producing collections of furnishings and decorations for such residences as the Farmleigh House and Estate in Dublin, the Manderston, Berwickshire property of Sir James Miller and the Grosvenor Square residence of Henry Duveen in London. One of his most famous commissions was for the trans-Atlantic ocean liner, Mauritania, built-in 1907. Operating at 60 Margaret Street and Cavendish Square, Charles Mellier purchased the prestigious 26A Albemarle Street, which he used as both his showroom and residence. By the end of the 19th century, Mellier & Co was recognized as one of the finest cabinet-making firms in England. He was perhaps the most well-regarded manufacturer to exhibit in the World Fair exposition of 1904 in St. Louis, where they won multiple medals.
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