Fine Pair 18th Century Robert Manwaring Carved Mahogany Library Armchairs
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Lymington, GB
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Materials
Mahogany
Robert Manwaring
George III Mahogany Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
In good original condition. Attributed to Robert Manwaring, see Robert Manwaring’s The Cabinet and Chairmaker’s Real Friend and Companion, or The Whole System of Chair Making Made Pl...
Category
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Armchair
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
H: 99 cm (39") W: 72 cm (28 3/8") D: 65 cm (25 9/16") Attributed to Robert Manwaring, see Robert Manwaring’s The Cabinet and Chairmaker’s Real Friend and Companion, or The Whole Syst...
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Antique 1780s Hepplewhite Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
A Fine Set of 10 George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Stamped Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Set of 10 George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Stamped Gillows, After Designs by Robert Manwaring c.1890 The chairs with finely crafted splats incorporating foliage, acant...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of 18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Library Armchairs
Located in London, GB
The carved surface decoration on our Chairs is much less elaborate than that on the published design and is more reminiscent of the work of Robert Manwaring, whose Cabinet and Chair-...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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H 38.5 in W 22 in D 21 in
Thomas Chippendale 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs with Blue Cushions
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Tring, GB
The finely moulded upright sections are equally divine, and that restrained and elegant profile is pure 18th century minimalism! Robert Manwaring was an English 18th century Furnitur...
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Thomas Chippendale 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs with Blue Cushions
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H 38.5 in W 22 in D 21 in
Thomas Chippendale 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs with Blue Cushions
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Tring, GB
The finely moulded upright sections are equally divine, and that restrained and elegant profile is pure 18th century minimalism! Robert Manwaring was an English 18th century furnitu...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Side Chairs
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Mahogany
A Mahogany Loop Back Side Chair
By Robert Manwaring
Located in New York, NY
A fine mahogany loop back side chair, the crest rail centered with a carved rosette having an unusual interlaced veneered back splat, an over upholstered seat with 18th century needl...
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18th Century George III Open Antique Armchair in the Manner of Robert Manwaring
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H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 22.45 in
18th Century George III Open Antique Armchair in the Manner of Robert Manwaring
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
With all the hallmarks of Manwaring's designs this is a fine example from the period.
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Four George III Hall Chairs
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exceptional set of four Irish Georgian grain painted hall chairs in the manner of Robert Manwaring having shaped crests, the backs of pierced design depicting the Maynard coat of ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish George II Chairs
Materials
Wood
Large Set of Eighteen 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Georgian Style
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H 38 in W 23 in D 17 in
Large Set of Eighteen 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Georgian Style
Located in London, GB
A Long Set of Eighteen Dining Chairs in the Early Georgian Manner Constructed in mahogany, after a design by Robert Manwaring; rising from ball and claw cabriole legs, with foliate ...
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 12 Georgian Lattice Back Chairs
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine set of six 18th century and six later square lattice back side chairs having finely pierced backs in a "Chinese Trellis" pattern in rich mahogany, the over upholstered seat...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of George III Period Mahogany Elbow Chairs by Robert Manwaring
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A fine pair of George III period mahogany elbow chairs by Robert Manwaring. The termini on the supports and arms of typical ball construction.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Hall Armchair in the Manner of Robert Manwaring
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H 40.16 in W 25.6 in D 23.23 in
George III Mahogany Hall Armchair in the Manner of Robert Manwaring
Located in London, GB
The serpentine cresting centred by a pagoda, above a pierced trellis back.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
AN UNUSUAL SET OF FOUR MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
An unusual set of four mahogany side chairs in the manner of Robert Manwaring, with loop back and plain cabriole legs on pad feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare set of 8 Georgian dining chairs circa 1760-1780
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
They are also depicted in Robert Manwaring's "Cabinet and Chairmaker's real friend companion",1765,plate nine,and finally a chair and armchair of this pattern are present in the Nati...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dining Room Chairs
Pair Early George III Armorial Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A good pair of hall chairs in the Chippendale style and after a design by Robert Manwaring, each with a twin 'C' scroll back centered a cartouche and painted with the Brownlow Crest,...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
19th century mahogany metamorphic library chair
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A fine quality 19th century mahogany metamorphic library armchair in the manner of Robert Manwaring who was an English 18th century furniture designer and cabinet maker.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Huntington, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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H 37.41 in W 31.11 in D 29.93 in
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Located in Lymington, GB
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