A fine pair of generous late Victorian mahogany eagle armchairs

A large and fine pair of rosewood Regency armchairs, each with square backs and shell and scroll carved cresting rail, scrolling lion’s head arm supports and turned, gadrooned legs, ...

A pair of mahogany open armchairs in the style of Chippendale, each with a shaped padded back and scrolling arms carved with acanthus leaves and rosettes, the generous seats above a ...

A fine pair of large late Victorian mahogany eagle sofas, each with a rectangular back and scrolling armrests, the face of each arm boldly carved with an op...

A pair of generous George I style walnut wing arm chairs, each with pepperbox arms and a wide seat, with cabriole front legs and shaped back legs, reupholstered in blue leather. Eng...

A Pair of Early 19th Century French Mahogany Armchairs with Faux Leather Upholstery. These good sized chairs have scroll backs with carved paterae leading to arm supports terminatin...

Pair of 19th century English very finely carved mahogany oversized open armchairs with original needlepoint seats.

Unusual pair of antique Victorian quality mahogany armchairs having a quality shaped mahogany back, scroll shaped arms, serpentine shaped moulded front rail standing on turned taperi...

This is a handsome pair of antique Victorian mahogany and leather club armchairs, circa 1880 in date. This lovely pair was made from masterly crafted hand-carved solid mahogany with an interesting hand-carved crest of a bird on top of each. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous chocolate brown leather with button backs and stand on their original brass and porcelain castors. There is no mistaking their beautiful and stylish design, which is certain to make it a treasured addition to one of the rooms in your home. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THESE CHAIRS ARE MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 106 x width 68 x depth 80. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 6 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 2 feet, 7 inches. Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewelry box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘flame’ mahogany and ‘fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. Scottish leather These chairs are upholstered in top quality Scottish cow...