Metamorphic Library Steps And End Table With Gilt Incised Leather

Early French 19th century Empire mahogany and gilt bronze firescreen Screen has a period embroidered flower decorated insert.

A fantastic pair of ceramic obelisks wrapped in leather from France. This delicate ceramic pair are beautifully embossed in classic brown leather with brass balls as detail. This cl...

French 1920s Art Deco Book Ends or Letter Box Desk Accessory.

Pair of Mid Century Modern Dog Book Ends on Onyx Bases. We see this set added to a current collection or resting on a bookshelf in a home library. Wonderful set to give a gift or kee...

We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...

We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable lightly restored William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany, metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. This is a wonderful piece of English history, I have never seen another with such elegant turned front legs, usually they are plainer and straight timber. The seat pad has been upholstered with a grey linen, the steps and raw flamed mahogany and look amazing. This chair is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. 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...

A Good Set of Mid 18th Century Mahogany Metamorphic Library Steps Opening to reveal four treads, with brass handle and casters. English, circa 1750. Provenance; Private Collection, ...

A very rare early 19th Century mahogany metamorphic library steps that converts to a footstool. The stunning piece is of exceptional quality, finely hand carved with rich patination...