Fine Pair of Neoclassical Armchairs

A fine pair of Neoclassical armchairs. Karelian Birch with carved details and central carved giltwood detail on the backrest.

An elegant pair of Italian Neoclassical mahogany chairs adorned with patinated brass mounts from Italy. These chairs feature bold saber shaped legs and vertical lyre shaped back supp...

A fine pair of Louis XV first revival armchairs. Polychromed in Ivory with fine gilt carved details. Full professional restoration by us.

A handsome Baltic pair of Biedermeier side chairs of Karelian birch wood and ebonized fruit wood. They feature fine figurative Boulle brass work circa 1850. Each of the scrolled ba...

Pair of antique 17th century neoclassical style armchairs with original walnut finish (restored condition). Inside back, seat and arms uphol...

A superb quality pair of open armchairs, after late 18th century designs by Gillows of Lancaster and London, the manufacture attributable to Gillow & Co. English, circa 1880. Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually strong – the sign of a skilled craftsman. Interestingly, chairs of this exact model can be seen in a painting by Walter Dendy Sadler (British, 1854-1923), The After Lunch Conversation, 1889, sold at Doyle, New York, 21 May 2024, lot 83. Design These chairs correspond to Gillows’ 'Garforth pattern' - a rare and highly desirable design - which first appeared in 1795 and was probably an adaptation of Georges Jacob's design of circa 1792 for Marie-Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet. Gillows made the chairs not only in mahogany but also japanned, and they appear to have been particularly popular among the genteel, professional, and merchant classes in the north of England. In 1796, the Earl of Strafford purchased six white and green japanned chairs for Wentworth Woodhouse...

In the 18th Century and early 19th Century, Chairs in continental Europe were constructed of beechwood, on account of it's lightness and acceptance of stain and finishes. The chairs ...

Gorgeous, antique pair of French arm chairs in the neoclassical style. Each chair consists of an elegantly carved wood frame with a distressed paint finish and new linen upholstery....