$550
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 bea...
Wood
$73,279
H 159.85 in W 59.45 in D 74.02 in
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 Trafa...
Mahogany
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, GB
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
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.
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
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
$16,600Sale Price|24% Off
H 35.5 in W 54 in D 32 in
Important Maison Jansen Loveseat Reupholstered in Pink Bouclé, c. 1930s, Signed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eat your hearts out Jansen collectors, this Maison Jansen loveseat is signed underneath with 'Jansen/ Industria Argentina' stenciled fabric signifying this important upholstered sett...
Bouclé, Wood
Irish Georgian Mahogany Hunt Table
Located in Essex, MA
Opens to an oval with fine quality mahogany. Two demilune shaped hinged leaves. Fixed and swing out square section legs. Great to have open as a dining table or behind a large sofa w...
Mahogany
Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Metamorphic Bench
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors. 18in. h...
Brass
19th Century Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished with elaborate carvings on the headboard and sides. The stunning wood grain enha...
Silk, Wood
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
$75,000
H 105 in W 87.5 in D 15.75 in
English Regency Yew & Satinwood Broken Arched Pediment Breakfront, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency yew and satinwood breakfront with carved floral medallions, broken arched fretwork pediment, carved centered urn, adjustable upper and lower interior shelving, orig...
Glass, Satinwood, Yew
Regency Mahogany Three Pillar Dining Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A good Regency triple pillar dining table in figured mahogany, only 48” wide, handsome four splay pedestals with their original tops, the stems with 2 ebonised turnings matching the ...
Mahogany
Rare Near Pair of Regency Bookcases
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare near pair of English Regency period secretary or bookcases with rosewood, ebony, mahogany and satinwood inlay. The fitted drawers in the fall front are slightly different in c...
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
$223,844 / set
H 36.42 in W 49.02 in D 16.34 in
Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panel...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Side Chairs with Lyre Back
Located in New York, NY
“I know of no other chair like the single [sic] ‘lyre back’ one. . . . I certainly recognize it as a Boston chair considering all the individual elements, but the combination is part...
Mahogany
$125,000
H 214 in W 124.5 in D 22 in
An Extraordinary George III Triple Breakfront Mahogany Glazed Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
An extraordinary 18th century cabinet with triple breakfront glazed windows above a lower range of stepped doors, surmounted by an ogee molded architrave with three triangle pediment...
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Axminster Rug
Located in New York, NY
England, circa 1830 Handwoven Wilton carpet, Regency period Measures: 24'6" x 16'9" (747 x 511 cm).
Wool
Rare Set of 10 English Regency Style Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a rare set of English Regency style 20th century dining chairs. All arms these chairs are partial ebonized and partail gilt. Provenance England.
Mahogany
19th Century Grain Painted Side Chair with Cane Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century side chair with bold grain paint throughout, turned stretcher, and all with intermittent gold painted highlights, cane seat.
Cane, Wood
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