Hand-Crafted Dining Room Chairs

Antique Set of (6) Old Painted Swedish Dining Chairs in their original unrestored condition. Like most old cane dining chairs, the canework has seen better days and is way beyond rep...

A fine set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite style carved mahogany shield back dining chairs of good colour and condition. With serpentine fronts, drop in upholstered seats, affording comfor...

A hand-crafted teak framed & woven leather strap chair. These chairs are crafted by local artisans using a wood joinery technique without the use of nails. They feature a subtle wood...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Gillows of Lancaster Attributed solid Rosewood dining chairs with ornately carved back splats Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide and covers London only for the UK and local Europe for the rest of the world, if you are outside of this area please send me your address and I will provide you with an accurate quote Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is, Gillows of Lancaster & London was simply put, one of the most important furniture designers in the history of England, these chairs are the only Colonial examples I have ever seen and in Rosewood no less, they weigh roughly three times more than a standard dining chair of the same style and size, they are very substantial The chairs early 19th century circa 1810-1820, the carving is exquisitely executed and the chairs look sophisticated and elegant from all angles The suite has been sympathetically restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, the seat covers have been left as they are, they are fine, the timber has a wonderfully aged patina that is honestly sublime Dimensions Height:- 81cm Width:- 45cm Depth:- 50cm Seat height:- 44cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. THE RELATED CHAIRS The chairs are of identical decoration to the set of two armchairs and ten single chairs, circa 1765, formerly at Normanton Hall (1). In 1759, Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet, succeeded to the vast inheritance established by his grandfather, also Gilbert, 1st Baronet (1652-1733), who was reputed to be ‘the richest commoner in England’ (2). The 3rd Baronet employed both Chippendale Senior and his son, Chippendale Junior, in the furnishing of his Palladian mansion, Normanton Hall in Rutland, and his London houses, 29 Grosvenor Square, London and Browne's House at North End, Fulham. Surviving Chippendale accounts, although incomplete, show that the firm was working periodically for members of the Heathcote family from 1768 to 1821. Most of the furniture listed in these accounts was intended for Browne’s House, although after 1798 when the family relinquished this residence some of the furniture was moved to Normanton Hall. The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Chippendale’s earliest invoice for Sir Gilbert Heathcote records the acquisition in 1768 of ‘6 India Back and arm chairs Japand to imitate the Bamboe’, signifying how the family embraced the highly fashionable chinoiserie taste. Although the Normanton chairs cannot be conclusively identified in the extant Chippendale accounts, their form and ornamentation led Christopher Gilbert to suggest that they were possibly by Chippendale (3). The set of four mahogany chairs at Dumfries House have nearly-identical pagoda-form cresting rails and identical terminals but differ in the arrangement of the 'Chinese' paling in the backs and side panels. Although no documentary evidence for the Dumfries chairs survives, in their execution and sophisticated carving of the toprails, they are extremely close to Chippendale’s hand. Another near-set of closely related chairs is at Saltram House, Devon, where Chippendale worked between 1771-2; these dates are based on payments in John Parker's cash account book, and probably do not reflect a true picture of the entire commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single chairs, this set, circa 1765, is made of padouk, and has been described by the National Trust as ‘Chinese Export’ (5). The set was returned to Saltram in 1951 having been accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of full payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951). Some of the chairs are currently on display in ‘The Chinese Chippendale Bedroom’. A further set of four padouk chairs of the Saltram pattern was almost certainly at Kenwood House, London; some of these are recorded in 18th century inventories drawn up by Lord Mansfield. This set was removed to Scone Palace, Perth, prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922, and subsequently sold from ‘Scone Palace and Blairquhan: The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses’, Christie’s, London, 24 May 2007, lot 298. Another pair of padouk chairs of this model sold ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’, Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2018, lot 647 ($193,750 inc. premium). THE DESIGN Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752), and Sir William Chambers in his Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils (1757), the pattern for this set of ‘Pagoda’ chairs relates to nine designs for ‘Chinese Chairs’ in the 1st edition of Chippendale’s Director (1754); the cabinet-maker describes these designs thus: Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV are nine Chairs in the present Chinese manner, which I hope will improve that taste, or manner of work; it having yet never arrived to any perfection; doubtless it might be lost without feeling its beauty: as it admits of the greatest variety, I think it the most useful of any other. The sizes are all specified on the designs. The three last (No. XXV.) I hope will be well received, as there has been none like them yet made. The Georgian period witnessed the proliferation of such railed and pagoda-crested chairs in both the ‘picturesque’ Chinese tea pavilions of landscaped parks as well as in fashionable apartments hung with ‘India’ paper. The geometric ‘Chinese’ feet of these chairs are also found on a set of pedestals...

Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...

Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen). This...

A set of 4 chairs type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoro...

Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpe...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Very beautiful original shape in butterfly type. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been r...

Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...

Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...

The Strelitzia bespoke, dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This luxury dining chair has a backrest of so...

Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...

Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair was created with the artistic intent of reimagining the image of women within the contemporary furniture design. With an elegant and daring silhouette, this DEDAR velvet...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in camel, dura...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. It is jar type model. Made of beechwood. Chairs are after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is ...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...

Set of 10 Minton Minton Spidell of Los Angeles French Louis XIV Dining Chairs, Two Arm & Eight Side....Brass Nail Heads Trim Hand-Crafted, Carved Walnut with Custom Upholstery…Each C...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...

Rare organic modern set of four labeled Ralph Lauren Joshua Tree dining chairs made from abaca hemp woven rope or lampakannay. The iconic chairs feat...

Italian classic by Chiavari dining chair from the 1955-1965 production. Here in a dark red velvet and solid ottone.

Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation; the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durable...

Chairs designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat and back is dressed in crème, durabl...

Miss Chair in Black Ash Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C. Husband and wife powerhouse designers...

Four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry...

Lloyd Chair by Crump and Kwash Solid wood construction / hand rubbed oil finished / solid waxed brass rungs / shearling wrapped back support / shearling wrapped seat cushion. D...

Chairs designed by prof. Rajmund Halas. They have been made of beechwood. They have undergone a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seats were dressed in...

Exceptional and rare set of eighteen English mahogany dining chairs featuring x form neoclassical style splats. The late 19th century chairs have a curved tablet style back inspired by Greco-Roman klismos chairs. The set consists of 16 side chairs and 2 host armchairs measuring 22.5 inches wide and deep. The chairs have delicate satinwood inlay and are supported by elegant tapered, reeded legs in the front ending with a spade foot. Beautifully crafted in the Regency taste with a lovely aged patina and solid joinery. Sold as a set of 18 chairs.

Set of four beautiful chairs called "stick insect" produced in the 1960s after a complete upholstery and refreshing of the woodwork, comfortable and stabl...

Genuine Tolix steel stacking chairs painted in their original Romarin green finish. This set of (5) Tolix stacking chairs have been in an warehouse for a number of years and will sho...

Graceful set of four hardwood dining chairs designed by Jacques Garcia for Baker. The Malmaison dining chairs (model #BA3743) feature a sinuou...

Chic set of 6 Mid-Century Modern dining chairs in light European cherry wood by renowned Italian architect and designer Melchiorre Bega. The set consists of 2 arm and 4 side chairs. Currently being recovered in a patterned tone on tone fabric similar to that pictured. Arm Chair...

Gorgeous set of six modern barrel back dining chairs designed by Ralph Lauren. Reminiscent of Lauren's new Clivedon chairs with a curved ergo...

Discover the unique charm and style of our set of ten modern dining chairs, beautifully crafted from wood and meticulously restored by our professional in-house team of craftsmen. Th...

By Byinteriors Designed by: Kensaku Oshiro Sweepy lives up to its name with a backrest made from a single curve of solid ash and set in a squared-off frame. Available with or witho...

Our take on the classic Penguin Chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen. This Dining Chair is Custom Made in Los Angeles. Metal frame is welded. Maple back is bent and formed to shape by hand. Upho...

The Shaker modern dining chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame. Available in a large variety of premium vinyls colors or leather in op...

An antique set of six Italian dining room, side chairs made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, patinated in light grey in the late Neoclassical style with scrolled back rest and beaut...

The Shaker modern dining chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame. Available in a large variety of premium vinyls colors or leather in op...

Our take on the classic Penguin Chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen. This dining chair is custom made in Los Angeles. Metal frame is welded. Oak back is bent and formed to shape by hand. Uphols...

I designed the Aero Dining Table after completing a Mid-20th Century furniture set. Continuing to work in the curves of that period I modernized my ...

A breathtaking fusion of art and functionality, meticulously handcrafted by Boca do Lobo's skilled artisans. With its bold design and captivating aesthetics, the Imperfectio chair re...

Very chic Italian chairs with exceptional design that gives a very sleek and attractive profile, the chromed tubular structure upholstered with hand-stitched Italian tan leather. The design of the leather simply strapped over the back adds to the elegance...

Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful italian fabric. This chair can be customized to your specifications or COM. Wood, stain, finish, fabric and custom dimensions options are available. Check the last pictures with color samples. This is vintage chair after professional renovation. Designed in 1960s in Poland. About the fabric used in this option: A linen fabric, whose pictorial personality is defined by the printed reproduction of a 17th century design, which transforms into a contemporary tapestry to revive one of the noblest forms of the textile tradition, thanks to a modern-day sensitivity. An ideal solution for curtains or seating of medium-intensive use. Dedar Schwarzwald...

This dining chair is custom made in Los Angeles. Metal frame is welded. Oak back is bent and formed to shape by hand. Upholstered leather seat. INDUSTRIAL STEEL + BIRCH + LEATHER + O...

Timeless design in combination with handmade couture techniques. The dining chairs features curved wooden upholstered back for greater comfort. Offered in fumed Oak frame and brick v...

A 19th Century, antique French set of eight dining room chairs made of hand crafted painted Beechwood, in good condition. The set consists two armchairs and six side chairs. The original seat covers are made of hand braided, crafted straw. The slightly curved backrest of the Provence chairs...

Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful italian fabric. This chair can be customized to your specifications or COM. Wood, stain, finish, fabric and custom dimensions options are available. Check the last pictures with color samples. This is vintage chair after professional renovation. Designed in 1960s in Poland. About the fabric used in this option: A linen fabric, whose pictorial personality is defined by the printed reproduction of a 17th century design, which transforms into a contemporary tapestry to revive one of the noblest forms of the textile tradition, thanks to a modern-day sensitivity. An ideal solution for curtains or seating of medium-intensive use. Dedar Schwarzwald...

Beautiful Set of Six Rattan Dining Chairs designed by breakthrough innovator Elinor McGuire. The design is famous for its rattan cathedral back and McGuire's signature rawhide lacing. These beautifully handcrafted dining chairs with original cerused washed finish are in very good vintage condition. The set of organic modern chairs includes four side chairs and two armchairs. Chairs feature generous rattan stick deck seats, vintage cushions with a Greek key pattern, and elegant legs with corner detail. Chairs retain McGuire maker's plaque and a pearlescent inlaid M signature. Arms are 26" high. Side chairs are 22" w x 23 d x 37 h. Enjoy uncompromising quality and relaxed, timeless style from McGuire San Francisco (now Baker McGuire...

Rainer Daumiller, pinewood, paper cord, Denmark, 1970s Beautiful, organic and natural set of 4 armchairs or dining chairs in solid darkened pine. Gorgeous natural expression and gra...

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Milo Baughman Cane Dining Chair, Walnut The Milo Baughman Oval Cane Back Walnut Side Chair for Craft Associates® Fur...

CraftAssociates Dining Chairs, Lawrence Peabody Walnut Dining Chair These Lawrence Peabody Dining Arm Chairs in walnut for Craft Associates Furniture are expertly hand crafted and u...

Distinctive set of ten mahogany dining chairs consisting of eight side chairs and two host armchairs measuring 24 inches wide and 21.5 inches deep. Crafted in the English Regency tas...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Ralph Lauren Metropolis side chairs with Alligator or...

A pair of Italian early 19th Century Empire dining chairs in solid walnut. This Tuscan pair of chairs, with swan decoration on the back, was likely crafted in the city of Lucca. This...

This chair is designed for true aesthetes. The backrest pays homage to the silhouette of classic feminine dresses from the mid-20th century. The seat and legs are carefully proportio...

A beautiful set of 19th Century English Dining Armchairs made in solid Padauk with acanthus carved details throughout and raised on reeded front legs. Strong sturdy chairs with wond...

Vintage French Dining Chairs in the style of Os De Mouton, which translate to sheeps horn. Our Old Plank upholstery department disassembled the chairs and re-tied the coil springs 8-...