Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Hampton & Son’s Pall Mall Victorian circa 1870 restored hand dyed leather captains office chair
A very good looking well made solid oak framed armchair with original fully restored hand dyed brown leather upholstery and Hampton & Son’s stamped base
Hampton furniture is highly collectable and very expensive, online gallery’s has pedestal desks in the tens of thousands along with other eye watering prices for similar pieces
The chair has been restored as mentioned to include having the timber French polished, the leather has been stripped back and hand dyed this lovely cigar brown colour, the leather hide is original, its very coarse, it has tonnes of patina marks, old repairs, one large leather repair to the back, you couldn't fake or reproduce this type of look and feel
Dimensions:
Height 92cm
Width 63cm
Depth 68cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point
In 1830 William Hampton opened a shop for the sale of general household furniture in Cranbourn Street. He was subsequently joined by his two sons George and William Powell (the sons of George Hampton; Harold, Fred and Clarence also later entered the business). In 1869 the business expanded with new premises on the corner site comprising 8 Pall Mall East and 1-3 Dorset Place (now Whitcomb Street). Throughout its history the firm suffered a number of serious fires, the first of which occurred in 1890. As the firm continued to expand it took over control of a number of other firms, beginning with James Coulson and Co of Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1898, and in the early 1950's Goodall, Lamb and Highway of King Street, Manchester and Robson and Sons...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Hampton & Sons Seating