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  • Antique Victorian Mahogany Painted Hunzinger Barley Twist Arm Chair Ball & Claw
    By George Hunzinger
    Located in Dayton, OH
    "Late Victorian Hunzinger Arm Chair. Made from Mahogany with a barley twisted frame featuring spindled accents, tapestry seat and back as well as ball and claw feet. George Jacob Hunzinger (1835 – 1898) George Hunzinger (1835-1898) was one of only a few furniture makers in the Victorian era whose designs were not derived from historical styles or fashion, but rather from an emerging vision of the modern era, with forms reflecting functional, mechanical influences which would characterize American design in the century to come. George Hunzinger was born in Germany in 1835 to a family which had been cabinetmakers since the 17th century. He emigrated to New York at the age of 20, already trained as a furniture maker; one of many German cabinetmakers, including the Herter Brothers, who came to the United States to flee the political and economic turmoil in Germany after 1848. Hunzinger came to a country preoccupied with the latest technology and inventions, where new machines and labor saving devices were patented daily. He was a prolific inventor himself, and became a leader in the ""patent furniture"" industry. From 1860 to his death in 1898, he was awarded 21 patents for furniture inventions, including extension tables, swivel top and nesting tables, reclining and folding chairs, convertible beds...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs

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    Fabric, Mahogany, Paint

  • Hunzinger Wood Framed Arm Chair
    Located in East Hampton, NY
    Victorian Hunzinger arm chair with new upholstery and nail heads..... front feet detail is exquisite.
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    Antique Late 19th Century Armchairs

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  • George Hunzinger Aesthetic Movement Spindle Rocking Chair
    By George Hunzinger
    Located in East Hampton, NY
    This is one of the most beautiful chairs we have ever offered. Spindle design and in century old polished wood frame, new bouclé fabric seat. Ready to adorn your home! What a stateme...
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    Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Rocking Chairs

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  • Lollipop Rocking Chair by George Hunzinger, 19th Century
    By George Hunzinger
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    A wonderful "Lollipop" Victorian Platform Rocker by George Hunzinger, circa 1885. Wood is lacquered and hand-carved and in excellent, origina...
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  • Hunzinger Victorian Rocking Chair
    By George Hunzinger
    Located in Hudson, NY
    The Victorian arm chair, shown here, was made by German designer George Hunzinger in the late 19th century. While it is reflective of the ornate fu...
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    Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs

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  • 19th Century Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair by George Hunzinger
    By George Hunzinger
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    An outstanding Lollipop platform rocker in carved Oak by George Hunzinger late 19th c. production. The iconic patented Huntzinger steel and spring rocking mechanism is perfectly in t...
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