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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster with Burr Walnut panels A very good looking and well made pair, I have never seen a Regency style piece with Burr Walnut panels before, the leather seat pads have been restored by my leather polishers, they have been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
Category

English Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Walnut Four Steps Staircase Measurements H 84 x W 66 x D 64 (step depth 24) cm The staircase was built in the eighteenth century in carved solid walnut. The p...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Walnut

18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase
18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase

18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase

Peat Bucket
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very large English George III or Regency brass bound mahogany peat bucket. The bucket is in overall very good condition. The bucket features side...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Brass, Tin

Peat Bucket
Peat Bucket

Peat Bucket

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H 71 in W 20 in D 21 in
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Materials

Brass

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H 33.5 in W 9 in D 3.75 in
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Materials

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H 66.54 in W 15.75 in D 24.02 in
18th Century l Painted and Tooled Leather Four-Panel Screen
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

18th Century l Painted and Tooled Leather Four-Panel Screen
18th Century l Painted and Tooled Leather Four-Panel Screen

18th Century l Painted and Tooled Leather Four-Panel Screen

H 65.5 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

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Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
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H 24 in W 55 in D 30 in
18th Century Walnut Dome Top Peasants Trunk
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Dome Top Peasants Trunk
18th Century Walnut Dome Top Peasants Trunk

18th Century Walnut Dome Top Peasants Trunk

H 18 in W 29 in D 16.5 in
Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique Bergere library armchair with barley twist form & brown leather upholstered seat, 1800s One popular furniture technique is a type of wood turning that first appeared in England and France in the 1600s. Furniture with spiral-turned legs or trim was known as "barley twist" or "barley sugar...
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British Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Leather, Cane, Beech

Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat
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H 33.86 in W 23.23 in D 17.33 in
Edwardian Oak and Leather Library Armchair, Ca. 1905
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English Edwardian 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

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H 28 in W 28.5 in D 22.5 in
Pair of Regency Klismos Chairs
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Located in London, GB
A very chic Regency period pair of 'Klismos' chairs with Greek key decoration to the backs, attributable to Gillows of Lancaster and London, England, circa 1805. Why we like them T...
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Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of Regency Klismos Chairs
Pair of Regency Klismos Chairs

Pair of Regency Klismos Chairs

H 33.75 in W 19 in D 21.3 in
Regency Style Walnut Library Steps
Located in Clermont, FL
Regency style solid wood library steps. Beautifully carved, three steps are supported by tapered legs and a reeded column back. Finish is a medium brown walnut stain, with patina sho...
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British Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

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H 31 in W 21.5 in D 18.5 in
18th Century Iron Bound Domed Oak Trunk
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Iron

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18th Century Iron Bound Domed Oak Trunk

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H 30.375 in W 51 in D 21.25 in
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18th Century Italian Walnut Library Ladder Rocchetto Baroque Style Staircase

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H 39.38 in W 23.63 in D 29.53 in
Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Rare sculptural Swedish 17th century vernacular ladder carved from one single piece of wood, ca 1650 Sweden.
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder
Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder

Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder

H 95.28 in W 9.06 in D 7.49 in
18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps
Located in Conwy, GB
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

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18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps

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H 46.5 in W 29 in D 18.9 in
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17th Century Italian Walnut Library Steps Baroque Ladder Rocchetto Style

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

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H 42 in W 31 in D 18 in
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century
European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century

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H 76 in W 32 in D 48 in
An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder
Located in Atlanta, GA
the folding ladder constructed of pine with iron hardware, decorative carving at base
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Pine

An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder
An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder

An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder

H 59 in W 20 in D 41 in
Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare George III mahogany pole or collapsing latter, the two half round sides joined by pivoting cylindrical oak steps, the whole forming a pole when collapsed, retaining original bra...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Brass

Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder
Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder

Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder

H 108 in Dm 2.5 in
Library ladder
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century mahogany library ladder with through tenon construction and slightly tapering form. From a University library in north Wales
Category

Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Library ladder
Library ladder

Library ladder

H 118 in W 14 in D 4 in

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