Regency Metamorphic Chair Set Library Steps Armchair Mahogany

Pair of mahogany regency elbow chairs. Regency period these chairs are raised upon sabre front legs with shaped back legs. Having lift out seats. The chairs feature typical shape...

Gorgeous antique library chair in the Chippendale manner Hand crafted from mahogany with ball and claw feet Lovely floral print upholstery and t...

Wonderful Set of 8 (6 + 2) Regency Rosewood / Simulated Dining Chairs. Here we Have a Quality Set of Dining Chairs, the Front and Back legs Being of a Sabre Form. The Carver Chairs F...

Stunning set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Chairs. Standing on Cabriole legs with carved toes. Circa 1860 Various dining tables to match if you are...

Impressive Regency Mahogany Library Table. Period Regency This Table is Raised upon Impressive Ring Turned, Fluted and Carved Legs with Brass Castors. Featuring 6 x Mahogany Lined Wo...

Set of 16 (14 + 2) Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs. These Chairs Stand upon Square Legs with an "H" Frame for extra strength. Circa 1920 The Backs of the Chairs Being of a P...

A set of Regency mahogany metamorphic library steps, this sturdy armchair unfolds to reveal four leather-inset steps which rest on the cresti...

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...

With horizontal tablet crestrail with scrolled ends over down scrolled arms raised on saber legs, chair folds forward to form a ladder.

We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchairs which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by ...

We are is delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable vintage metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps with Berger seat and leather upholstered steps A good looking well made and decorative library armchair which metamorphosises into a library steps. The chair has the original patinated bergere seat and the steps have leather upholstery which has been upholstered very flat so you have a good even tread. The steps are quite special on this one because they have a small hand rail...

This chair converts to a stepladder for accessing your library books or to use a display area.