George III Period Mahogany Library Armchair

A mid-18th century George III period mahogany armchair having “saddled” top rail and shaped, pierced splats with set-back arms with scrolled decoration above leather stuff-over seat ...

A late 18th century George III period mahogany camelback Armchair, top rail carved with husks & central paterae & ribbon carved splat. The Chair with moulded setback arms & serpentin...

An important pair of mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Library Armchairs, having unusual carved and scrolled cartouche-shaped backs, with scroll moulded set-back arms. The Chairs having stuffover seats with gadrooned borders, supported on blind fret carved cabriole legs with scrolled toes. For similar examples see Chippendale's Director, 'French Chairs' Plate XXI Further information: Similar examples of our Library Armchairs can be found in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale book Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (1762). The pair resembles the right chair design in Plate XXI, catalogued by Chippendale as “French Chairs”. He described in his book that this model “may be executed to advantage, some of them are intended to be open below at the back: which makes them very light without having a bad effect.’ His design illustrates his familiarity with the fashionable French Rococo style represented by the curvilinear form of the chair and scrolled feet. The carved surface decoration on our Chairs is much less elaborate than that on the published design and is more reminiscent of the work of Robert Manwaring...

A pair of early 19th century Regency period mahogany library armchairs with unusual sliding action to the seat and back. The chairs having acanthus and roundel carving with reeded sc...

A fine and rare mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Tripod Table, having 8 differing rococo carved edge sections, supported on fluted spiral twist stem ending on acanthus ca...

A mid-18th Century Chippendale period mahogany serpentine Chest, having moulded edged crossbanded canted cornered top above 2 short & 3 long cockbeaded drawers retaining original bra...

Each with square backs and seats upholstered in needlepoint with down swept arms, raised on square tapered legs joined by H form pierced stretchers.

This is a rare English period George III or Chippendale chair in mahogany. The chair is a library chair or could also be used as a desk chair. The chair is extremely rare and other v...

With an arched back and square seat. The down curved arms carved in foliate scrolls, the front legs with carved blind fretwork with interlaced and trefoil motifs, circa 1765. Splayed...

A05 Fine quality Georgian mahogany library chair, having caned back with marron leather cushion, generous seat and leather padded scroll arms, all standing on turned legs terminating...

George III mahogany Gainsborough library chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, the rectangular padded back and seat are covere...

Fine early 19th Century Geo III mahogany upholstered library chair. The arched back sweeps down to form armrests, with fluted baluster armrest supports to the front supported on squ...