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Victorian Horseshoe Chair

Pair of English Victorian Horseshoe Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Victorian (19/20th Cent) military style brass high back side chairs with rifle
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Antique 19th Century English Campaign Side Chairs

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Brass

Antique Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Smoker's Bow, Captain Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair. An English, beech and fruitwood smoker's bow or captain's chair
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Bow Chair, Smokers Captains English Victorian Elm Windsor, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique, bow-back chair, sometimes referred to as a 'Smoker's' or 'Captain's' chair. An
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

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Elm

Antique Porter's Hall Chair, English, Leather, Rotary Desk Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Superb colour and graceful appearance to this versatile chair
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Antique Late 19th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

A 19th Century Carved Walnut Corner Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An ornately hand carved walnut corner chair, circa 1880's The horseshoe back with carving with
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Antique 1880s North American Victorian Corner Chairs

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Walnut

Restored Two-Tier Rattan "Center Horseshoe" Coffee Table W/ Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s two-tier "Center Horseshoe" rattan coffee table with a wonderful center "Center
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Vintage 1950s American Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Rattan

Antique Smoker's Bow, English, Ash, Elm, Elbow, Captain's Chair, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique smoker's bow. An English, ash and elm elbow or captain's chair, dating to the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs

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Ash, Elm

19th Century English William IV Leather Chair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian leather chair, in the manner of Gillows, having a horseshoe
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Armchairs

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Leather

19th Century English William IV Leather Chair
19th Century English William IV Leather Chair
H 33.47 in W 29.14 in D 25.2 in

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Pair of 19th Century English Armchairs Tufted with Light Brown Wool Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome set of armchairs with light brown tufted wool upholstery. Fluted wood legs with brass wheels. Tufted cushions on slightly rolled backs. No obvious markings on the bottom ...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Armchairs

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Wool

19th Century French Carved Beech Wood Chair Folding Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or study with this artisan-made folding step ladder chair. Crafted in Southern France circa 1880, the metamorphic chair features two carved ladders in the back wit...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Ladders

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Beech

CONSERVATIVE RESTORED CiGAR BROWN LEATHER OAK CHESTERFIELD CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous fully restored oak frame chesterfield cigar brown leather captain armchair. This piece combines style and attractiveness, which woul...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Antique Reception Bell, English, Brass, Country House, Counter Top, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reception bell. An English, brass country house hotel push button bell, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charming counter-top bell, ideal for a wo...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Metalwork

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Brass

Six Antique Oak Larkin Reverse Heart Shape Spindle & Pressed Back Dining Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Antique Set of Six Oak Larkin Reverse Heart Shape Spindle & Pressed Back Dining Chairs Circa 1900 Measures - 43"h x 18.25"w x 20"d
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Early 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Medium Oak Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Medium Oak Hotel Restaurant Reception Hostess Greeting Station, Greeter A very neat Front of House Reception Greeter, the front of the desk has a shelved cupboard, at the other side...
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Antique Early 1900s Art Deco Desks

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Oak

1 of 2 Hand Dyed Brown Leather Aviator Hammered Metal Swivel Captains Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 2 hand dyed vintage heritage brown leather aviator office chairs with aluminium riveted frames This sale is for one chair with the option to ...
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20th Century English Industrial Swivel Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Carved Moroccan Corner Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
Carved Moroccan corner chair, the carved crest rail with inlaid mother of pearl stylized stars above the back with a multitude of interconnected turned small spindles. All four sides...
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Antique 1890s Moroccan Corner Chairs

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Carved Moroccan Corner Chair
Carved Moroccan Corner Chair
H 28.13 in W 16.75 in D 17.5 in
19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs with Cane Backs, circa 1870
Located in Sofia, BG
Six 19th century dining chairs in Louis XVI style made of hand-painted wood with cane backs and upholstered very comfortable seat resting on elegantly shaped legs. Very good condit...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

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Cane, Wood

Antique Side Chair With Cane Seat and Spindle Back
Located in Trenton, NJ
Are you in search of a unique piece of furniture that effortlessly combines history, craftsmanship, and aesthetic charm? Look no further than this Vintage Spindle Back Cane Seat Chai...
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20th Century Unknown Colonial Revival Chairs

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Cane, Wood

18th Century American Saddle Seat Bow Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Carmel, CA
18th century pine saddle seat and bow back windsor side chair in excellent condition. The saddle seat shape is very apparent from the view. The back spindles are gently tapered and i...
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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Armchair, English, Victorian, Elm Bow Back, Smokers Captains Chair
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique armchair, an English, Victorian, elm, bow-back 'smokers', or 'captains', chair dating to circa 1900. An appealing country kitchen, bow back armchair Grain inte...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Beech, Elm

A Victorian blue leather oak library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair, the arched back continuous with the scroll arms, and carved with beribboned foliate sprays in the centre, the shaped seat rail set above t...
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Antique Walnut Chair, Single Victorian High Back Chair, Scotland 1890, H1069
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Chair, Single Victorian Walnut High Back Chair, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1890, H1069 Scotland 1890 Solid Walnut Original Finish Tall rounded back with three v...
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Antique 1890s Scottish Victorian Chairs

Materials

Walnut

American Walnut Rocking Chair with Rush Seat. Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Walnut rocking chair with rush seat. 19th Century
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Antique 1870s American American Classical Rocking Chairs

Materials

Rush, Walnut

19th Century Elm and Ash Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century elm and ash smokers bow office or desk chair This solid chair has an attractive thick saddle shaped seat in Elm, it has a very wide curved top rail in Ash and chunky ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Country Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Ash

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English Victorian Leather Button Back Cockfighting Chair, circa 1875
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian cockfighting chair This Victorian cockfighting chair was made circa 1875. Having the
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Antique 1870s Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Circular Oak Desk Chair Stamped 'Gillow'
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The circular seat is firmly upholstered in a blue leather as is the 'horseshoe' shaped back rail
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Chairs

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Oak

Early Victorian Mahogany and Tufted Leather Desk Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With tufted leather horseshoe back over a pierced splat, seat raise on turned tapered legs, casters.
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Chairs

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Mahogany

Antique Bow-Back Chair, English Victorian Elm Windsor, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique, bow-back chair, sometimes referred to as a 'Smokers' or 'Captain's' chair. An
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Chairs

Victorian Antique Bow-Back Chair, English Elm Windsor, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Victorian, antique, low bow-back chair, sometimes referred to as a 'Smokers' or
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

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Elm

Antique Salon Chair, English, Victorian, Bedroom Armchair, Classical, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique salon chair, English, Victorian bedroom armchair displaying classical overtones
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Victorian Antique Windsor Rocking Chair, English Armchair, Yorkshire, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Victorian, antique, Windsor rocking chair. An English armchair from Yorkshire and dating
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Rocking Chairs

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Elm, Yew

Pair of Antique Salon Armchairs, English, Victorian, Scroll Back, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique salon chairs, English, Victorian scroll back bedroom armchairs displaying
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Antique Beech & Elm Chair, Smokers Bow Office Chair, Scotland 1870, H1147
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Beech & Elm Chair, Victorian Smokers Bow Office Chair, Desk Chair, Antique Furniture
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Chairs

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Beech, Elm

Victorian Horseshoe Back Chesterfield Green Leather Captains Reading Chair
Located in GB
Chesterfield buttoning and aged green leather upholstery Horseshoe library reading captain’s chair A very
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Late 19th Century Carved and Upholstered Walnut Ladies Dressing Stool
Located in Cheshire, GB
late 19th Century carved and upholstered walnut ladys dressing stool, having low horseshoe back
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Swivel Chairs

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Walnut

Stunning Theodore Alexander Oxblood Leather Hardwood Captains Directors Armchair
By Theodore Alexander
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely Theodore Alexander Oxblood leather horseshoe shaped directors
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20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Victorian Antique Bow-Back Corner Chair, English Oak, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a handsome, Victorian, antique, bow-back corner chair in English oak and dating to the 19th
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Oak

Pair of Antique Salon Chairs, English, Victorian, Bedroom, Armchair, Classical
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique salon chairs, English, Victorian bedroom armchairs displaying classical
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Antique Salon Chairs, English, Late Victorian, His and Hers, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique salon chairs. English, late Victorian, 'his and hers' scroll back bedroom
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Walnut

Antique Early Victorian Extending Dining Table by Gillows 19th C & 8 Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Victorian extending dining table by Gillows, of Lancaster, Circa 1840 in date and a set of eight Swag Back
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Dining Room Sets

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Damask, Mahogany

Antique Metamorphic Victorian Mahogany Dining Table & 12 Chairs 19th C
Located in London, GB
manner of Gillows, Circa 1830 in date, and a set of twelve barback dining chairs.. This amazing flame
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Antique 1830s English Regency Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Pair of Victorian Linen Upholstered Club Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
armchairs have a rounded back with serpentine horseshoe shaped sides and scrolled arms finished with cream
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Armchairs

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Linen

Antique Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Elm, Smoker's Bow, Captain, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair. An English, beech and elm smoker's bow or captain's chair, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century European Chairs

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Elm

Four-Piece Victorian Style Garden/ Patio Set, Provenance Celine Dion
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
stylized horseshoe motif. Consisting of a settee, pair of garden chairs and a long bench or table, painted
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Late 20th Century High Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Victorian Mahogany Horseshoe Back Desk Chair
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Victorian mahogany desk chair having a horseshoe shaped, padded, leather button back with turned
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chairs

Victorian Mahogany Horseshoe Back Desk Chair
Victorian Mahogany Horseshoe Back Desk Chair
H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 22.84 in
Victorian Mahogany Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian mahogany revolving desk chair We are pleased to offer you this revolving desk chair
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Large Mahogany Victorian Period Antique Desk Chair
Located in Darwen, GB
A large mahogany Victorian Period antique desk chair. The horseshoe shaped back having a wonderful
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian mahogany horse shoe shaped desk chair We are pleased to offer you this Victorian
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
H 31.11 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
English Victorian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair by James Shoolbred, circa 1885
By James Shoolbred
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian mahogany desk chair by James Shoolbred This Victorian mahogany desk chair was made
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Victorian Green Leather Button-Back Upholstered Club Armchairs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
supple inky green button-back leather, each being horseshoe shaped with rollover backs and gilled
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Club Chairs

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Leather

Mid-Victorian Horseshoe-Back Library Armchair, circa 1860
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
itself. One of the most graceful chair designs is the horseshoe armchair, which originated more than
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Armchairs

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Mahogany

Walnut and Leather Revolving Desk Chair, 19th Century
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good 19th century walnut and leather revolving desk chair of generous proportions; the horseshoe
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Striking Victorian Walnut Horseshoe-Back Upholstered Armchair, circa 1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
from House of Hackney, London. One of the most graceful chair designs is the horseshoe armchair
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Armchairs

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Walnut

Edwardian Inlaid Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
This Edwardian inlaid revolving desk chair was made circa 1900. Revolving desk chairs are very
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

Edwardian Inlaid Revolving Desk Chair
Edwardian Inlaid Revolving Desk Chair
H 32 in W 27.5 in D 26 in
Victorian Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian mahogany library chair We are delighted to offer you, this Victorian period leather
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Antique 1870s Victorian Armchairs

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Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair
Victorian Mahogany Library Chair
H 29 in W 25 in D 28 in
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Finding the Right seating for You

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.

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Questions About Victorian Horseshoe Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Victorian slipper chair is a chair that was made to be shorter than the average chair. The height of its seat was 15 inches from the floor, compared to the standard 17 to 18 inches. Shop a collection of Victorian slipper chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 12, 2023
    What a Victorian lounge chair is called depends on its style. A piece that is long and narrow and has a raised headrest on one end and a lower backrest on the other is a fainting couch. Upholstered chairs that have long, extended seats meant for reclining are chaise longues. Find a collection of lounge chairs on 1stDibs.