Wylie & Lochhead Seating

Wylie And Lochhead of Glasgow Scotland. A good quality solid set of five English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs consisting of one armchair and fou...

Wylie & Lochhead. A pair of Glasgow School oak Arts & Crafts bedroom chairs, with inlaid pewter florets to the top, retaining their original rush seats which although faded are in go...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable fully stamped Oxblood leather captains chair made by Wylie & Lochhead LTD by special appointment to H.M The King, circa 1900 A very comfortable and highly coveted office chair. The upholstery is thick Scottish leather, the frame solid mahogany, the base has the original twin steel tension adjuster, this is a substantial piece of craftsmanship This chair has the original stamp to the bottom back of the frame, it also has a plaque to the base which reads as follows, Whlie & Lochhead LTD 45 Buchanan Street Glasgow by Special Appointment to H.M The King We have cleaned waxed and polished the suite from top to bottom, one seat base has some marks, otherwise they are in good used condition throughout Wylie & Lochhead Antique Furniture Antique Furniture by the Scottish cabinet makers Wylie & Lochhead means the piece is going to be of superb quality and a very high level of craftsmanship. Wylie & Lochhead made antique furniture in traditional style like in the Chippendale designs but also in the Arts & Crafts design. They were famous for their stunning selection of antique wardrobes, antique dining chairs and antique dining tables. In 1829 Wylie & Lochhead was started by cabinetmakers Robert Wylie and William Lochhead mainly as coffin builders but they quickly became very successful with many workshops and furniture showrooms in Glasgow, Scotland. Wylie & Lochhead became renowned for their artistic designs and high levels of craftsmanship especially in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. Wylie & Lochhead most well known designers were E.A Taylor, John Ednie...