English Dining Room Chairs

A pair of Regency scroll back chairs in simulated rosewood and black leather inset seats. Circa 1820. The chairs have a rope twist turned top rail, with a carved central rail, and...

A very fine set of ten early 1900's mahogany dining chairs, comprising of two carvers and eight single chairs. The serpentine back rail raised over pierc...

We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and important suite of twelve original John Gee 1779-1824 Regency bergère Rosewood with brass inlay dining chairs Where to start, these are as rare as they come, an original suite of John Gee chairs and twelve no less! They have rosewood frames, brass inlaid and period bergère seats with later mate removable cushions. I have included a brief history on John Gee below along with some of is later sales and so on Most likely if you are a collector and follower of fine furniture, you would have seen this design many times before, these are the originals, where it all began, the first edition period pieces by one of the great cabinet makers of the late 18th to early 19th century. The craftsmanship is as fine as they come In terms of the condition, they are all structurally sound, the finish is original and they haven’t been professionally restored so far as I can see. There are some small losses which is quite normal to the brass work and some punches to the bergère again consistent with age and use, they are after all, over 200 years old. We have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished them from top to bottom, I can have them fully, professionally restored for the cost price should the new owner wish, they can be made as gallery perfect as possible X2 Carver dimensions Height:- 84.5cm Width:- 52cm Depth:- 59cm Seat height:- 45cm X10 standard chair dimensions Height:- 84.5cm Width:- 46.5cm Depth:- 53cm Seat height:- 46cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point Gee, John 49, Wardour Street, Soho, London; chair maker and turner (fl.1779–c.1824) Also listed as Gee & Sons (1809) and Gee, Thomas Ayliffe (1804– 09) In about 1779 John Gee replaced Thomas Ayliffe as partner to Benjamin Crompton, who had been Turner in Ordinary to George III since 1762. On 14 October 1787 Gee was sworn in as turner ‘jointly with Thos. Ayliffe his partner’, but his name, unlike Ayliffe's, does not appear in the Court and City Register until 1799. Ayliffe was the fourth member of his family to be a turner to the King, so Gee was probably the junior partner. In 1790 Lord Wilton bought chairs for the Music Room at Heaton Hall, Lancs. ‘2 June 1790 Aycliffe & Gees Bill for chairs etc. £49 8s.’. From 1799, when he is described as ‘Chair-maker, 49 Wardour Street, Soho’, Gee is listed in London directories. In 1803 he is called ‘Chairmaker & Turner to His Majesty’ and this title occurs regularly in entries up to 1823; in most directories, however, this appointment is omitted. Gee is also included in the list of master cabinet makers attached to Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary, 1803. The last directory listing for Gee is 1823–24. On 8 November 1804 Thomas Ayliffe Gee was appointed Turner in Ordinary to the King jointly with his father and briefly, in one directory of 1809 the firm is listed as ‘Gee & Sons, Turners & chair makers’. John Gee's name is shown in the Court and City Register until 1831, well after his apparent retirement. Charles Holme Bridges, who succeeded Gee at 49 Wardour St in 1824 received a royal warrant in 1822 but is first entered as a turner in the 1832 Register. Gee's productions have been identified through stamped marks: ‘J GEE’, ‘GEE’, l GEE’, ‘Jn. G’ and a crown, J within G, and ‘GEE WARDOUR ST’ have been noted. Certain chairs are stamped with initials: ‘RR’, ‘GL’, ‘GH’, ‘IT’ and ‘WG’ have been noted. These are probably the marks of individual chairmakers in Gee's employ. His seems to have been a substantial undertaking. The following summary list records chairs by Gee in the order of their emergence: Pride's of London, 1962, 6 chairs, painted trophies on green and brown background, stamped ‘J GEE’. Bearne's Sale Rooms, 1964, settee, 2 armchairs, 7 chairs, stamped ‘J GEE’; 8 chairs, brass inlay, stamped ‘J GEE’. Sotheby's, London, 19 June 1970, lot 80, 4 chairs, simulated rosewood, gilt, stamped ‘GEE’ and ‘RR’; Sotheby's, London, 23 October 1970, lot 170, 6 chairs, simulated rosewood and brass inlay, stamped ‘GEE’ and ‘GL’ (some only); Sotheby's, London, 11 June 1971, lot 192, 2 armchairs, ebonised and gilt, stamped ‘GEE’; Christie's, London, 20 January 1972, lot 64, 8 chairs, ebonised, stamped ‘I GEE’ and ‘GH’; Bearnes & Waycotts, 1974(?), armchair, painted. Christie's, London, 31 October 1974, lot 98, 3 chairs, gilt, one branded ‘Jn. G’ twice with crown, the other two branded with crown, and with trade label of Copworth Bros. & Harrison, 22 Old Bond Street, Carpet & Cabinet Manufacturer to Her Majesty; Pride's of London, 1975, 6 chairs, simulated rosewood and brass inlay. Temple Newsam House, Leeds, 1976, 2 armchairs, ebonised and painted, stamped J within G and ‘IT’. Mrs G. M. Douglas, Bath, 1978, 3 chairs, painted green, stamped ‘GEE WARDOUR ST’ and ‘WG’. Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1979, lot 277, 2 chairs, painted with flowers, one stamped ‘GEE’. Private House, Monmouthshire, 1985, 8 chairs, ebonised, all stamped ‘GEE’ and ‘IT’, and 2 settees, en suite, both stamped ‘GEE’ and (?) ‘WP’. SOANE MUSEUM, 4 plain splat back chairs...

Set of 6 19th century English mahogany chairs with satinwood inlay and mohair fabric. Set consists of 2 arm chairs and 4 side chairs and are in...

Set of four William 4th rosewood side chairs with exquisitely carved crest rail and splat, the upholstered seats are removable to reveal a cane seat( howe...

We are delighted to this suite of six bicast leather dining chairs with custom made fabric covers These a good functional set of chairs, they are comfortable and very contemporary...

Set of Five Elm Chairs from the Early 20th Century in White Upholstery We present you these chairs made of solid elm wood with beautiful graining. The upper rail is bent, covered wi...

Rare set of 12 Regency carved mahogany elbow dining armchairs, circa 1820 All 12 chairs are armchairs. A curved bar crest rails with S-scroll carving with reeded arm supports and saber legs with slip-in seats that makes it easy to maintain and store away. Usually you can find two armchairs and the rest regular chairs but this set is very unusual and elegant. Simple in design will complement your dining table. They could be used in hallway as side chair or by a fireplace, a library. Very nice upholstery workmanship. Antique Dealer Los Angeles West Hollywood CA Melrose Ave La Cienega. For a touch of high end to your interior design a great addition to your fine furniture European...

We are delighted to offer for sale this suite of six absolutely exquisite quality hand made in England Mahogany framed dining chairs after Gillows These chairs are honestly the fi...

Really lovely set of four early 19th century carved oak British dining chairs with original patina and rush seats. #4178.

Extraordinary set of six English regency dining chairs crafted from mahogany. The chairs feature a rectangular tablet klismos style back rest conjoined to a generous curved seat. Upholstered with a thick seat having a golden geometric pattern fabric. The seat is supported by elegant turned legs in front and saber legs in back. The mahogany has a rich, dark finish. From an estate in San Francisco that has a similar set of 10 mahogany dining chairs...

Liberty & Co. Attributed. In the style of E G Punnet. A good set of four English Arts & Crafts Walnut dining or side chairs with stylized floral Mother-Of-Pearl and fruitwood inlays to the headrests, three shaped backrests with upholstered seat and subtle tapering front legs from square to round...

Shapland and Petter. A quality suite of ten Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with a rare three seat model with carved roundel to the head rests. These have all been gently knocked ap...

An English set of six dining chairs, with soft colors and chinoiserie style painted influences. This vintage set of chairs, comprised of a pair o...

The Carol chair is a new design just completed in autumn 2021. The chair is handmade in bent walnut with a seat of English walnut. "I wanted to create a chair with a lightweight fr...

And objects, product design studio founded by Martin Brudnizki and Nick Jeanes based in London. The Easton dining chair is uniquely crafted from...

The Isabella dining chair is one of our signature chairs, as highly sought after today as when it was first introduced. This design has been re-i...

A stunning set of eight early 20th century English Art Deco dining chairs constructed from solid burled beech wood, gracefully curved solid bac...

Liberty & Co Attributed. A good set of four English Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with heart cut-outs to the headrest. They ha...

Set of 12 George III (Hepplewhite) mahogany shield back dining chairs with carved interlaced splats, molded arms, spade feet and needlepoint upholstered seats. The set is comprised ...

Set of 6 George III style mahogany side chairs.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of eight original, early Victorian circa 1840, hand carved Jacobean revival dining chairs...

A good quality sound and sturdy set of six English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with carved floral roundels to the headrests. Armchair measures Height 46 Inches. Depth 23 Inches....

Set of ten rare and fine period Regency chairs in carved mahogany. Neoclassical draped form with applied ormolu mounts of Athemion and wheat shea...

Faye Toogood Roly-Poly dining chair raw Manufactured by Faye Toogood London, 2018 Fiberglass Measurements 68cm wide x 50cm deep x 75cm hight 26.77in wide x 19.68in deep x 29...

Set of four vintage 1970s English bamboo chairs with cream fabric upholstered seats.

Morris & Co. A set of fourteen Arts & Crafts Queen Anne style mahogany dining chairs. There are no armchairs with this set but I do have a rush seat armchair available in the same style if required, and I could possibly locate another armchair given time. These were designed in the offices of Richard Norman...

For sale is a set of 6 Victorian oak dining chairs, upholstered in leather, raised on turned legs terminating on castors. All of the chairs...

We are delighted to offer this very rare and important suite of five fully restored C Hindley & Son’s dining chairs circa 1844-1845 These are a very important and substantial set of chairs, they have been fully restored to include being stripped back to the bare frames, all the timber has been washed back and French polished , they have then been resprung using the original period coil sprung bases, new webbing fitted, then upholstered with premium Italian cattle grade fully aniline plain natural leather which has been individually hand nail tacked in place using antiqued studs, lastly hand dyed six times and antiqued to give it this one off cigar brown colour. These chairs have been on a journey as mentioned and they are true investment pieces, ready to serve the new owner for decades to come. Usually, I wouldn’t take dining chairs through such an expensive process however the carving to the legs is so sublime they warranted the treatment, I have never seen such beautiful Lion’s mains and terminating with hairy paws with recessed castors, these are simply put the finest dining chairs on the market anywhere in the world today you can buy. Dimensions Height:- 94.5cm Width:- 57cm Depth:- 74cm Seat height:- 50cm ABOUT THE CABINET MAKERS Hindley, Charles & Sons Berners Street & Oxford Street, London; cabinet makers, upholsterers and retailers (fl.c.1820-1892) Charles Hugh Hindley (b.1792- d.1871) was the son of Christopher, a merchant in Mere, Wiltshire. He moved to London with an elder brother to live with his uncle, who was possibly running the London branch of the Wiltshire business. In 1817 Charles joined the upholstery firm of Benjamin Merriman Nias at 32 Berners Street. Within a few years he bought the Nias business with a £1,000 investment from his family. Despite his business being described as a 'carpet warehouse' in London directories from 1820-1841, by the mid-1830s upholstery and cabinet work had joined his repertoire and he had taken on more showroom space next door at 31 Berners Street. Family records of the 1840s showed that individual custom-order business expanded to also ‘supplying established furnishing houses with goods on wholesale terms’. Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furniture. Hindley was the father of eleven children with three involved in the business: Charles Hugh (b. 1818), Frederick (b. 1820), and Albert Daniel (b.1822). Charles Hugh and Frederick joined the family firm about 1832, thus establishing the family partnership, Charles Hindley & Sons. Albert Daniel learned the carpet manufactory and trade in Kidderminster and eventually established a carpet manufactory in Liversedge, Yorkshire, supplying the family’s London store and others. In 1845 he patented an early tufted carpeting technique. Charles Hindley & Sons acquired the firm, Miles & Edwards in September 1844, including their premises at 134 Oxford Street. Both companies operated from this address until 1845 when Miles & Edwards was closed. The purchase of Miles & Edwards enabled Hindley & Co. to compete with other West End firms by offering everything from cabinet making and upholstery to painted decoration and interior design for the middle and upper class market. In a sample of 737 orders from October 1842-June 1845, six per cent of the clientele were upper and lower aristocracy with approximately seventy per cent gentry or middle class. The aristocratic clientele included the surnames of Hoare, Kirland, Drummond, Montefiore, Ashburton and Rothschild, and the Oriental Club at 18 Hanover Square (1824). Commissions were also executed for: Lady Fetherstonaugh at Uppark: bills dating 1852 and 1862 for furniture and curtains C B E Wright of Bolton Hall, Yorkshire: decorative wood panels The Earl of Dudley at Himley Hall, Staffordshire: a carved gilt wood centre table with mosaic top, dated 1845 and a bedroom suite (sold by Hampton & Sons, July 1924) Sir Clifford Constable at Burton Constable (1849) George Hammond Lucy at Charlecote Park: carpeting (19 December 1844) The Duke of Cleveland at Raby Castle The Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle Lord and Lady Burton of Burton-on-Trent Sir William Eden of Windlestone Hall, Durham. Buckingham Palace: a small supply of Chintz wall covering for some rooms (1855) Surviving marked furniture by Hindley & Co. includes a stamped Regency kidney-shaped desk, veneered in yew and panelled with boxwood and ebony inlay, ornamented with finely-chased mounts and beadings, c.1830 [Connoiseur, November 1978], which is possibly the one illustrated in Gilbert (1996), fig. 498, and a walnut writing table with a raised set of drawers, 1840s, stamped C. Hindley & Sons, illus. (Gilbert (1996), fig. 497 and sold by Sotheby’s, 5 August 1981, lot 209. The staff at 134 Oxford Street comprised management, sales staff, designers, foreman, clerks, cabinet makers, chair makers, upholsterers, carvers, carpenters and French polishers. They also contracted tradesmen specialising in particular decorative and finishing techniques; such as Joseph Spong, a japanner, and William Stannard, a carver and gilder, who supplied significant orders, 1845-46. Stannard was also recorded in the stock book for ‘Repairing, Cleaning and Varnishing 18 Paintings [frames] £9.0.0’. Family records describe several employees: ‘a large and very ancient carpenter named Tomlinson… a cabinetmaker named Westbrook... [and] a foreman named Sorrel’. Charles Hindley & Sons showed a large Gothic sideboard at the Great Exhibition in 1851, inspired by Pugin (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 86) and they exhibited a Gothic bookcase and large sideboard at the 1862 International Exhibition, London (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 88). Both were elaborately carved pieces, described in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue as ‘evidence of sound judgment and advanced taste in the designer, and of able and skilful workmanship’. They also participated in the Building Trades Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 7 April 1883]. They exhibited Japanese leather papers at the Manchester Fine Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1882, and were awarded a silver medal for embossed leather wall hangings at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 18 November 1882 & 10 May 10 May 1884]. They also participated in the Workman’s Exhibition at Central Hall in Holborn, 1890 [The Furniture Gazette, 15 April 1890]. The designers did not sign their work but about fifteen different people were probably involved during the fifty-year period. One designer who worked in the late 1880s was J. Armstrong Stenhouse. He and the cabinet makers, G. R. Mackenzie, D. MacLennan and D. F. Lavach, as well as the carver, F. Lucas, worked on two Hindley exhibition pieces for the 2nd exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Society, London An archive of 114 drawings (now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) was collated by Charles Albert Hindley (1863-1947), a grandson of the founder. These designs c.1844-1883 (some illustrated in ?Microulis, Furniture History?(2001), figs 1-16.), reflected the current trends of reinterpreted styles such as Gothic and Louis, and several seated furniture designs were labelled with specific commercial names such as the ‘Victoria Chair...

Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster and London. A good quality set of six oak dining chairs with an upper and lower row of turnings and carved details above. As you can see...

Rupert Griffiths. English Furniture Maker. Four Arts and Crafts style English oak cottage chairs with a sturdy tripod design, with through tenon and peg...

Handcrafted English oak staked legged single seater bench. Produced in London, England. Much of this work is characterised by the predominant use of...

We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of eight original, early Victorian, hand carved Jacobean revival dining chairs with hand car...

Set of Eight Chippendale Style Chairs A set of Georgian style Chippendale mahogany dining room chairs. The set comprises six single chairs and a pair of elbow chairs...

Shapland and Petter. A set of six Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with subtle shaped back slats and incised details to the square t...

In the style of Liberty and Co. A set of five English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs consisting of two armchairs and three singles all with stylized floral cut-out details to the b...

Thomas Jeckyll, made by Gillows of Lancaster. Aesthetic Movement. A rare set of ten oak dining chairs. This set are identical to the chairs Jeckyll designed for the industrialist Edward Green...

Charles Bevan attributed, for Gillows.  A good quality set of six English Aesthetic Movement oak dining chairs, with central upright to the back united by lower angular uprights wit...

Pair of George IV Library arm chairs A pair of early 19th century George IV mahogany library arm chairs. The chairs have a high curved back wit...

Liberty and Co Attributed. A set of six English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with fabulous elongated tops and stylized floral and heart cut-outs to the upper backs on square tape...

We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of six original Victoria Walnut framed cabriolet legged dining chairs with Claw & Ball feet and Shepherds crook curved arms Please note...

Quality antique Victorian mahogany set of four dining chairs having a quality shaped top and a shaped splat to the centre with serpentine shaped seats covered in a quality fabric. Th...

19th century antique Victorian set of four walnut dining chairs having a quality pretty carved shaped top rail, carved shaped splat to the ce...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of ten Vintage fully restored Chesterfield aged red leather dining chairs A very good looking and well made suite, the frames are...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six heritage brown leather oak framed Cromwellian dining chairs Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it cov...

This Set of six English Jacobean style armless chairs feature: Barley twist back posts and stretchers, turned legs and rosette carved corner blocks. The back is arched and suspended,...

A collection of 8 country spindleback chairs, with nice color and patina. They are very much handmade and are possibly a marriage of two different sets from the same maker. The back heights, seat heights, widths and depths are similar but not identical, as shown in several of the images. However, when put together as a set, the overall look is charming and elegant. The turnings are slightly lighter from use, as is appropriate. Nicely articulated and varied ball feet. Rush seats are in good condition. The measurements below are average for the collection. Measurements vary chair...

English George III Chippendale pair of mahogany sidechairs with elaborately pierced splats, shaped top rail ending in "ears", square legs connected by...

Shapland and Petter. A set of four Arts & Crafts dining chairs with stylised floral carved head rail and back splats, the front legs with gentle 'in and out' curving to all four fac...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of fully restored Victorian Chesterfield brown leather dining chairs These are a very important and substantial set of chai...

Shapland and Petter attributed. A good set of eight Arts and Crafts oak and leather dining chairs with stylized floral cut-outs to the...

Set of ten well carved mahogany Chippendale dining chairs. Two arm and eight sides. Upholstered seats. Nicely carved backs, English in manufacture.

A set of 6 19th Century Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs having acanthus carved top-rails above pierced scrolled splats with vase & gadrooned detail, supported on square tape...

Two complementary antique English Windsor dining armchairs with wonderful aged wood patina. Chairs are hand carved with crinoline stretcher, body of the chair is beautifully figured ...

Bruce Talbert in the style of. Probably made by Gillows of Lancaster. A good quality Aesthetic Movement dining or side chair with elongated turnings to the back.

A good set of four antique Chippendale Revival carved mahogany chairs, circa 1890. The chairs are finely carved from high quality solid mahogany, each chair having back rails & arms ...

A gorgeous vintage dining suite, consisting of a walnut dining table with steel hairpin legs and six steel legged dining chairs. The table and cha...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare set of six burr oak 1930s Robert Mouseman Thompson dining chairs in fully restored condition These chairs have been fully restored, all the original woven seats had dried and perished over the last 90-100 years of use, there weren’t safe to use, as such I have had all the woven leather replaced on every chair, it took 3-4 hides of thick veg tan plain leather which was hand dyed back to the original chestnut brown colour, I have a complete suite of pictures of the entire process. The frames have been glued and clamped where required, treated for insects as a matter of process not need, then deep cleaned waxed and polished The timber on these chairs is a bit of a lottery jackpot, they have the original scalloped backs which is basically the honeycombed look and feel, but these panels are all burr oak. To put this in context a small milking stool by Mouseman may sell for £200-£300 in normal oak, in burr oak it sells for £1600-£2000. The timber is super rare, highly collectable and the finest of all the Mouseman...