A Regency extending dining table by Morgan & Sanders, suppliers to Lord Nelson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Two of their best sellers were the ‘Nelson Sideboard’ and the ‘Trafalgar Chair’ a metamorphic library chair. After the autumn of 1805, Morgan & Sanders renamed their premises T...
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Pair of Swedish Biedermeier Birch Wood Armchairs
Located in Bochum, NRW
The beautifully book-matched satin birch veneers display a warm honey-golden patina developed over more than a century, accentuating the dramatic flame grain and natural luminosity f...
Upholstery, Birch
Regency Period Ebonised Trafalgar Chair with a Triple Rope-Back
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine quality Regency period ebonised “Trafalgar” chair with a triple rope-back with brass collars and raised on sabred legs.
Beech
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 18.12 in D 17.33 in
1805 Nelson Trafalgar Chair a Triple Rope-Back Cane Brass Collars on Sabred Legs
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A fine quality early 1800s period ebonized beech “Trafalgar” chair with a triple rope-back, cane seat with brass collars and raised on sabred legs.
Brass
4 Regency Ebonised Dining Chairs Trafalgar, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive set of four Regency period ebonized Trafalgar chairs. Each chair with scroll-over beaded top rails and central gilt metal boss to the mid-rail, above slips seats (re...
Paint
Regency Simulated Rosewood and Brass Side Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
It was described there as the ‘Trafalgar’. The essential feature of a ‘Trafalgar’ chair is the continuous, curving line formed by the sides of the back, the seat rail and the chair l...
Brass
A Pair of Fine Irish 'Trafalgar' Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
Trafalgar chairs (with nautical themes) were in vogue after the Battle Of Trafalgar.
English Regency 'Trafalgar Chairs' with Sabre Legs
Located in Astoria, NY
English Regency 'Trafalgar chairs' with sabre shaped legs and brass embellishments.
Brass
Sold
H 32.68 in W 18.71 in D 20.48 in
Pair Regency Simulated Rosewood & Leather Trafalgar Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Norwich, England
This was popular in the Regency period and in the decades after Trafalgar. The chairs are in very good condition for their age, showing some light signs of use to the finish, and ...
Leather, Beech
Sold
H 33 in W 19.25 in D 21 in
19th Century Trafalgar Upright Chair with Cane Seat & Floral Motif c.1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Trafalgar upright chair with cane seat & floral motif c.1830 Gorgeous hand carved custom made English Trafalgar upright chair The chair is all hand carved with...
Wood
English Regency "Trafalgar" Dining Chairs / Set of Eight (8)
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of eight (8) English Regency armchairs / dining chairs, Trafalgar design with turned rope twist crest rail and central carved anthemion / palmette back splat with dolphins each...
Cotton, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
These chairs have Trafalgar backs & the typical William IV carvings on the back rails, plus the typical William IV mouldings on the legs & seat rail.
Mahogany
19th Century William IV Period Set of 8 Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine set of 8 (6+2) stunning quality early 19th century original William IV period mahogany dining chairs. Two armchairs and six bar back dining chairs with Trafalgar backs and lov...
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of 6 Georgian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique fine quality set of 6 Georgian mahogany dining chairs circa 1820. Lovely elegant chairs with Trafalgar twist decoration.
Mahogany
Nelson Chair
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
In 1947 the collection contained this chair which, according to an account published by that same earl in 1904, just before the Trafalgar centenary, “was the last chair on which the ...
Brass
Six chairs by Pierre Lotier
By Pierre Lottier
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A set of six “Trafalgar” chairs in ebonised and gilded wood by french designer Pierre Lotier, Barcelona.
Pair of Sculptural English Regency Period Chairs, circa 1810
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of wonderfully sculptural English Regency period Trafalgar chairs, painted black with grain painted panels and traces of gilded and white pinstripe decoration, the exaggerated...
Cane, Wood
Regency Set Of 8 Dining Chairs
Located in Santander, ES
Fine set of 8 mahogany dining chairs including two armchairs dating to the Regency period of England, characteristically called "Trafalgar Chairs" for bearing the twisted rope design...
Set of Eight, 19th Century Dining Chairs
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
Set of eight mahogany Trafalgar back dining chairs comprising of two scroll arm carvers and six single chairs.
Regency Two-Pillar Dining Table in Solid Mahogany, England
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency two-pillar dining table with one additional centre leaf. Crafted in solid mahogany with beautifully figured grain. The table is constructed in two sections, each raised on a...
Brass
Large Regency revival English made mahogany jupe dining table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
This is an example of a fine quality flame mahogany veneered jupe table made in england. These tables take approximately 10 weeks from commission and make and can also be made with ...
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Three Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
This early 19th century English Regency dining table, of a rich and lovely grained mahogany, has a reeded edge and two center leaves, and is supported by three turned pedestal bases,...
Brass
$8,115Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.02 in W 96.07 in D 51.58 in
Regency period Mahogany Twin pedestal dining table.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late regency period Mahogany twin pedestal dining table, having two extra leaves, making it very versatile in its length. The pair of pedestals each with four sp...
Mahogany
$2,992Sale Price|33% Off
H 29 in W 68 in D 47 in
Baker Satinwood & Mahogany English Regency Duncan Phyfe Style Dining Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Baker Furniture Collectors Edition English Regency Duncan Phyfe dining table. Features an impressive satinwood cross banded and inlaid top. The table is supported by a double pedest...
Brass
Antique Regency Style Extending Dining Table
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive antique Regency style extending dining table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is of very fine quality, and is solid wo...
Wood
$8,115 / set
H 32.29 in W 29.53 in D 24.02 in
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs, Golden Birch, Circa 1850-1880
Located in Lewes, England
Pair of rare antique Swedish Biedermeier armchairs tub chairs with golden birch bentwood arms in a rich honey color French polish finish and with delicately curved legs, C. mid late ...
Birch
$8,950 / set
H 34.75 in W 23 in D 17 in
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier 1840s, Armchairs with Pierced Backs and Cane Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier armchairs from the mid-19th century with pierced back, cane seats and seat cushion. Each chair features a pierced design on the back, reminiscent of Go...
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Pair of Antique Swedish Satin Birch Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of antique Swedish satin birch armchairs. They were recently imported from Sweden, they date from around the 1900-1910 period. They are of sup...
Cotton, Satin Birch
$6,800
H 28.38 in W 106 in D 45 in
Antique English Victorian Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Mahogany, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
A substantial antique English Victorian drop-leaf dining table dating to the late 19th century, crafted in richly toned mahogany and sourced in Provence. Structurally revised in our ...
Mahogany
$16,500 / set
H 26.25 in W 22 in D 23 in
Restored Antique Baltic Biedermeier Armchairs, Mahogany, Circa 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique pair of Baltic Biedermeier armchairs made of hand crafted polished Mahogany, in good condition. The particularized veneered carved side chairs have a w...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Regency Period Mahogany Twin Pedestal Dining Table, 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century Regency period Mahogany twin pedestal dining table. Having a lovely faded patina, raised on two three splay reeded pedestals, terminating in brass castors...
Mahogany
$2,975Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Biedermeier Carver Chairs, Antique Golden Birch, Swedish, Circa 1870
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in a darker oak color French polish finish with rounded arms. They ha...
Birch
$2,975Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Carver Chairs, Golden Birch, Circa 1870
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of carver chairs in highly quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey color French polish finish with ormolu roundel on the arms and f...
Birch
$3,895 / set
H 29 in W 60 in D 38 in
Baker Furniture French Regency Expanding Dining Table with 2 Leaves
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Furniture French Regency Expanding Dining Table with 2 Leaves This table measures: 60 wide x 38 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 25.25 inches, each leaf measur...
Wood
$4,733 / set
H 35.44 in W 24.02 in D 27.96 in
Pair of Antique Swedish Satin Birch Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique Swedish satin birch Biedermeier armchairs. They were recently imported from Sweden, and they date from around the 1860-1880 period. The quality is outstan...
Cotton, Birch
Meissen Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12 People
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful German Meissen dinnerware service for twelve people with serving pieces. The dinnerware service is in great condition. Just exquisite & very rare to find a complete service...
Gold
Superb Set of Eight George II Dining Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in Greenwich, CT
A superb set of eight George II carved mahogany dining chairs having a carved crest rail with a pierced and carved splat, carved styles, having a drop in seat on substantial carved c...
Mahogany
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
$114,964
H 61.82 in W 38.59 in D 22.05 in
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
$79,000
H 60 in W 20 in D 38 in
Pas Seul 3/9 - figurative, female, bronze, outdoor sculpture
By Frances Semple 1
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using simplified shapes, artist Frances Semple reveals the emotive essence of movement in this bronze sculpture of a walking woman. At 60 inches high, the figure is life-size. The ...
Bronze
$189,352Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 40.56 in W 21.26 in D 21.07 in
Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, George III circa 1760-1765, Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda top dining chairs with the original embroidered seat p...
Hardwood
Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel in Breche d'Alep Marble
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI period late 18th century fireplace in Breche d'Alep marble with Ormolu enrichments and cast iron interior panel. The frieze with beaded decoration, acanthus leaf and moul...
Marble, Ormolu
King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for the British Ambassador to Russia. From its craftsmanship and materials to its exce...
Brass
Sold|$85,000 / set
H 73 in W 40 in D 2 in
Pair of George II/Neoclassical Style English 19th Century Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of George II/neoclassical style English 19th century carved giltwood mirrors. The mirrors are structured as if each where a classical temple with linear architectural ele...
Mirror, Wood
$30,000
H 36 in W 26 in D 1 in
Circus Acrobats - ( Friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo )
Located in Miami, FL
As they take center stage, four acrobats are depicted, forming an architectural structure composed of contorted human bodies. The small gallery of onlookers displays a variety of ex...
Canvas, Oil
$19,690 / item
H 24.4 in W 110.2 in D 55.1 in
"Nebula Nine" Cotton Linen Leather and Velvet Covered Sofa by Moroso & Diesel
By Diesel Creative Team 1, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nebula Nine" is a sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in varied densities and polyester fiber...
Leather, Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Foam, Wood, Ash
$29,850 / set
H 46.5 in W 58.5 in D 32 in
A French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved 5-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Impressive French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style five-piece giltwood carved salon or parlor suite, comprising of a canapé (settee) and four fauteuils à la reine (Armchairs) uph...
Damask, Giltwood
Glamorous American Bronze and Glass Banking Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An American bronze and glass banking table Early 20th century Each Greco-Roman-style, the table with a rectangular notched-corner top with a medallion designed apron, four legs, cros...
Bronze
$14,850Sale Price|24% Off
H 31 in W 47.75 in D 28 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood floral marquetry single-drawer center table, desk or writing table. The orna...
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Paris, 1740-1750
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century French Louis XV commode, Paris 1740-1750. Body on four carved feet with gilt bronze fittings. Bombe front and sides with five drawers decorated with prestigious, rocail...
Rosewood
Period George III Chippendale Mahogany Architect's Table or Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian architect's table or desk --Metamorphic --Cuban mahogany --Writing surfaces and racheted book supports --A very well construction version.
Mahogany
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
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