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Period: 1880s
FOUR EXQUISITE ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN JAS SHOOLBRED RETAILED HARDWOOD DINING CHAIRS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of four Circa 1880 Jas Shoolbred retailed, Rosewood Italian inlaid dining...
Category
Italian Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Empire Style Childrens Chair
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant and rare childrens 'Bergère chair made in Empire style. Made of finely carved beechwood. At the top swan heads, which is a typical ornate of the Empire style. Upholstered ...
Category
French Empire Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Bentwood daybed no.2 by Thonet
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood daybed no.2 by Thonet in original vintage condition with signs of use.
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Armchair with footstool, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Armchair with footstool, France, circa 1880.
Very good condition.
Wood: oak
dimensions
Armchair height 103 cm, seat height 46 cm width 76 cm depth. 68 cm
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Carved Rosewood Armchair
Located in Accrington, GB
Carved Rosewood armchair dating to the second half of the 19th century. The chair has carved front legs with floral details, a carved centre piece which are all made with solid Rosew...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Easy armchair no.1 with rattan seat by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rare easy armchair no.1 with rattan seat by Thonet in very nice original condition with signs of use.
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
A Set of 4 Victorian Barley Twist Oak Dining Chairs This is a lovely set
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Set of 4 Victorian Barley Twist Oak Dining Chairs
This is a lovely set of High Back Dining Chairs, the barley twist columns on the...
Category
Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair Adrian Pearsall Kidney Shaped Curved Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs curved kidney shaped sofas. Sofas retain their original upholstery in not bad condition but we would recommend they get new upho...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery
VERY RARE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 REPOUSE CHINESE DRAGON GEM ENCRUSTED CAPTAINS CHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, circa 1860-1880 Chinese Dragon swivel chair with repoussé metal work and inlaid gems...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Metal
High Back Wooden Wabi-Sabi Church, Pray Bench II, Modular Back, Rustic, 1880s
Located in Antwerp, BE
High back wooden wabi-wabi church, pray bench, modular back, Rustic, 1880's
Rustic high back wooden church or pray bench from the 1880s. The backre...
Category
French Rustic Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wood
ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HOWARD & SON TWO SEAT SOFA FULLY STAMPED READY FOR UPHOLSTERY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, full stamped, Howard & Son's Berners St London two seat sofa wit...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Swiss alp pair of wood armchairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp pair of armchairs
Category
Swiss Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak And Leather Desk Chair
Located in Accrington, GB
A quality antique desk chair that dates to the late part of the 19th century. The chair has quality in every detail from the cut of oak used, the brass castors, shaped saddled seat a...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
A 19th Century Pair French Rococo Style Carved Open Arm Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with cartouche-shaped back above a shaped tight seat all raised on cabriole legs; the whole adorned with rocaille and foliate carving
Category
French Rococo Revival Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Flame Stitch 6 Leg Bench
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Flame Stitch 6 Leg Bench
Rococo Style 6 Leg Supported Walnut Curvilinear Frame with Carved Flowers, Flame Stitch ...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set 16 Victorian Dining Chairs Mahogany 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here we Have a Good Quality Set of 16 (15 + 1) Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs.
The Chairs Stand Upon Fluted Sabre Legs.
Circa 1880
We have various dining tables to match if you...
Category
Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Carved Giltwood Settee
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French carved gilt wood settee of the highest order. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1880-1900...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
PAIR OF ANTIQUE ITALIAN CAROLEAN HIGH BACK WiNGBACK ARMCHAIRS FOR UPHOLSTERY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique Italian / Carolean throne armchairs with ornately carved bases and floral uphols...
Category
Italian High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mahogany Wood Framed (8) Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your dining space with this captivating set of eight antique Mahogany Dining Chairs, designed in the distinguished English Chippendale style. These chairs are more than just ...
Category
European Chippendale Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair by George Hunzinger
Located in Southampton, NJ
An outstanding Lollipop platform rocker in carved Oak by George Hunzinger late 19th c. production. The iconic patented Huntzinger steel and spring rocking mechanism is perfectly in t...
Category
American Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel
PAIR OF ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON's BRIDGEWATER BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAiRS & FOOTSTOOL
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored original pair of Victorian Walnut framed Howard & Son’s Bridgewater model, Bern...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
ANTiQUE VICTORIAN HOWARD & SON'S STYLE LIBRARY READING ARMCHAIR FOR UPHOLSTERy
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original antique Victorian circa 1880 Howard & Son's style library armchair with period porcelai...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair Of 19th Century French Regence Style Giltwood Ottomans Or Benches
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century French Regence Style Giltwood Ottomans Or Benches.
This lovely pair of antique French gilt wood ottomans, benches, stools or poufs and a good size and have been ...
Category
French Régence Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wool, Giltwood
Stamped Japanese circa 1880 Qing Dynasty Carved Hardwood Dragon Corner Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Japanese Export circa 1880 hand carved Hardwood corner chair with oversized curled Dragon back rest
A very good looking w...
Category
Japanese Qing Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood
COMFORTABLE HOWARD & SON'S VICTORIAN 2-3 SEAT SOFA FOR REUPHOLSTERY RESTORATiON
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super comfortable Howard & Son's Berners Street sofa with the inside back left leg stamped along with t...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
PAIR OF ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN HOWARD & SON'S ARMCHAIRS FOR UPHOLSTERY RESTORATION
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this once in a lifetime opportunity to own, a very rare original pair of Howard & Son's Berners street armch...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1880 HOWARD & SON TWO SEAT SOFA STAMPED READY FOR UPHOLSTERY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, totally original, stamped, Howard & Son's Berners St London two seat sofa with all...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
French Antique Curule Stool
Located in Austin, TX
Curule stool, French, made of hand-carved and hand-painted beech wood in a beautiful Trianon gray color. There are gold leaf accents throughout. Newly upholstered in a linen blend.
Category
French Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak and Embossed Crocodile Leather Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs with crocodile leather embossed seat pads
A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
Category
French Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Crocodile, Oak
19th Century Set of Four Antique Chairs in Cherry Wood with Straw Seat
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
19th Century dining room set of four antique chairs in solid cherry wood. The chairs are very elegant with very slender and solid moving leg...
Category
Italian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Straw, Cherry
Rare circa 1880 Burmese Solid Hardwood Hand Carved Floral Chair High Back Ornate
Located in GB
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning solid Rosewood hand carved high back low seat Burmese chair
A truly stunning piece, this type of furniture is just about as ornate as ...
Category
Burmese Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood
SUBLiME PAIR OF ANTIQUE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID SIDE CHAIRS WITH HARDWOOD FRAMES
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of circa 1880 Mother of Pearl inlaid Rosewood frames occasional side chairs
Please not...
Category
European High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood
ANTIQUE 1880 SWEDiSH BIEDERMEIER WALNUT DRESSING TABLE STOOL EMBROIDERED TOP
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1880 Walnut Swedish Biedermier dressing table stool
Please note the delivery fee ...
Category
Swedish Biedermeier Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Gothic Oak Armchairs
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an exquisite pair of Gothic Oak Armchairs, dating back to approximately 1880. These chairs stand as a testament to superior craftsmansh...
Category
English Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Chairs with Original Black Patina - Set of 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 2 French Chairs with Casters
Category
French Baroque Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Hardwood
La Restauration Garden Chairs, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Six 1880s garden metal and wood chairs, from the restaurant "La Restauration" in the park of the city of Vichy, center of France. In good conditio...
Category
French Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Iron
Italian Neoclassical-Style Painted Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Neoclassical-design bench with six square and tapered fluted legs, each with a carved Corinthian capital motif. Supported by an apron with carved wood, having a vitruvian ...
Category
Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Satinwood Chippendale Arm Chairs circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
A handsome pair of Chinese Chippendale chairs.
Category
English Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Dining Chairs with Vienna Straw, Set of 4
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Very rare series of four dining room chairs production of Italy cabinetmakers in renaissance style, 1880. Beautiful line with turned legs. The backrest of these chairs is high with a...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Swiss alp pine stool
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp pine stool
Category
Swiss Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Sofa After Howard and Sons
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Down Feather Sofa after the Ramsden ball and claw model by Howard and Sons
English circa 1880-1900
Wonderf...
Category
English Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Circa 19th Century English Upholstered Buttoned Back Armchair in French Linen
Located in London, GB
Circa 19th century upholstered English armchair with turned legs and ceramic castors.
This understated buttoned back armchair has been uphols...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Ceramic, Linen, Wood
Antique Armchair Fauteuil Napoleon III Upholstery and Beech French 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of fauteuil armchair French Napoleon III, circa 1880
Antique, late 19th century,
Sound and solid
It can be recovered if you wish but the velvet is clean and in good conditio...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Harnisch and Co chair Wiena 1880s Set of Two
Located in Čelinac, BA
Wiena 1880s chair by Harnisch Co
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Restored Antique Lion Hand Carved Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa Armchair Suite
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, exceptionally rare, fully restored, Victorian circa 1880 Jacobean Revival, Chesterfield tufted, Whisky brown leather suite with hand carved Lion detailing
This suite has been on a journey, it was purchased from an antiques dealer in Belgium...
Category
Belgian High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Howard & Son's Bridgewater Style Black Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Walnut framed Howard & Son’s Bridgewater model style armchair with Chesterfield tufting all over
Please note th...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Vienna Secession J. & J. Kohn 1880/90 Armchair No. 11
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
It was 1885 that the entire set No. 11 was presented: sofa, chair and armchair, characterized by having an oval piece -or three in the case of the sofa- meshed on the back. . The sof...
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Set of Six Antique 19th Century Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of six antique 19th century quality carved mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and four single chairs having quality carved mahogany shaped backs with a carved ...
Category
English Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Shepherds Stool with Handmade Metal Repairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
H: 11 -12 in.
Diam. 11.5-12"
Legs are 15" apart
Category
Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Elm
Gentlemans Antique Library Buttoned Oxblood Settee Faux Leather Scottish 19thC
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful 19th century Gentleman’s library settee sourced from a country house estate in Scotland. In the original buttoned leather cloth with brass h...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Pair of Throne Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive rare pair of throne chairs in perfect Italian Renaissance style, late 19th century. Made of solid walnut wood. The finely carved wooden backrest with very complex decorati...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 IRISH GEORGE III STYLE HEAViLY CARVED GAINSBOROUGH ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique circa 1880 hand carved Georgian Irish style Gainsborough armchair with heavily carved fr...
Category
English George III Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Walnut Twin Chair Back Sofa After a George II Design
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb quality late 19th century walnut double chair back sofa / settee after a George II design of Giles Grendey’s .
English Circa 1880.
A wonderful sofa having scroll back supp...
Category
English George II Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Pair of Louis XV Revival Giltwood Armchairs 19 Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of Louis XV Revival giltwood fauteiuls or open armchairs, circa 1880 in date.
The original giltwood is beautiful in colour, each chair features ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Howard & Sons Aesthetic Movement Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Chinoiserie Fabic
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1880 two seat sofa with duvet feather padded arms and seat cushions, with Aesthetic movement ebonised frame and Claw & Ball feet in the original Chinese Chinoiserie upholstery.
I have a large collection of very fine restored and original unrestored Howard & Son's seating listed under my other items.
This is simply put the most comfortable sofa in the world, the arms back and base are all feather and fibre filled, you sink when seated in a similar manner to a very plump feather filled duvet.
The upholstery is super rare original Victorian, heavily distressed, its Chinese Chinoiserie and has wonderful colours. The frame is period Victorian, it is the only Aesthetic movement ebonised frame I have seen and one of very few Claw & Ball examples as well.
Howard & Sons are simply put are the finest sofa and armchair makers in history, the Queen even had a private collection.
This piece is totally original and unrestored, it will only every be original once, as such I have left it as it is for the new owner to decide what to do with it, I can help with full restoration should the new owner wish.
Dimensions
Height:- 74cm
Width:- 137cm
Depth:- 77cm
Seat height:- 44.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
A History of Howard and Sons
The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company.
The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St.
In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons.
The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St.
By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair of Biedermeier Scroll Form Arm Chairs in Hand Finished Burled Elm
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sculptural pair of Biedermeier arm chairs were realized in Austria circa 1880. Realized in a stunning burled elm- showcasing the sumptuous natural grain of the wood-...
Category
Austrian Biedermeier Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Heavily Carved English Antique Victorian Armchair + Coat of Arms Armorial Crest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian heavily carved English Oak armchair with Royal coat of arms / armorial crest
This is a very decorative piece, it looks like a throne armchair but is of normal proportions as appose to throne chairs which are huge and wholly unusable in a modern context
The chair has ornate carving all over, just look at the very detailed pictured and you will see some...
Category
English High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Oak
SIX FRENCH 1880 HARDWOOD HAND CARVED SPHINX ANTiQUE SALON DINING THRONE CHAIRS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional suite of six French Mahogany, hand carved Salon / Dining chairs to include a pair of Sphinx...
Category
French High Victorian Antique 1880s Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
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