Late 19th Century Regency Style Metamorphic Armchair or Library Ladder

The entire chair was gently restored, the upholstery fabric is the finest Alpaca bouclé, in a soft cream and blue check. The Alpaca is from the Sandra Jorday Pima Alpaca collection....

Pair of Chinese yoke back or scholar chairs made in Chinese elmwood.

This monumental pair of three-light sconces is hand-carved in mahogany and gilded with yellow and white gold. The delicate ribbon winds upward from the candle cups and ties the bun...

Very fine pen work decorated set of nesting tables, each with a different but conforming scene, curved stretcher and fine carved upright details.

A pair of Italian Renaissance walnut chairs. Pozzetto, Ref & quot;Volpi Collection- Art Treasures of the Davanzati & quot; These chai...

The Louis XIII style originated during Henry IV, who was a avid patron of Craftsmen, and craftsmanship of all kinds flourished in France during this period. Furniture was architectur...

The side chair with turned back rails and legs converting to library steps.

A rare George III English mahogany metamorphic library step ladder from the 19th century that converts into a bench (also ideal for use as a side table, cocktail table). Having red i...

With horizontal tablet crestrail with scrolled ends over down scrolled arms raised on saber legs, chair folds forward to form a ladder.

A beautifully hand crafted Olive leather tufted Bench with a Mahogany frame. The Top tilts up revealing a set of 5 Library Stairs. The stairs lock into place and a lower pull out s...

This is a very handsome antique Regency library armchair, circa 1830 in date. This beautiful armchair is made of solid mahogany and has been reupholstered in a sumptuous Italian t...

We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster with Burr Walnut panels A very good looking and well made pair, I have never seen a Regency style piece with Burr Walnut panels before, the leather seat pads have been restored by my leather polishers, they have been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...