Pair of 19th Century Leather Armchairs

A fine set of six mid-Victorian carved oak and leather upholstered club armchairs, circa 1870-1880 in the French taste, with deep-buttoned back and scrolled arm rests with acanthus s...

Early 19th century Windsor armchair, Thames Valley, Yew, with Elm seat. A pleasing, simple and unfussy example of English Country furniture in a variety of indigenous timbers, with r...

French nineteenth century bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte, the bust mounted on socle and pedestal base.

19th century bronze of the Heroic Putti, with traces of old gilding, modelled holding shield and sword aloft on circular Aswan marble plinth base, possibly German, after the original...

A 19th century gilt bronze model of the poet Sappho, French, set atop Verde Antico marble base, with ball feet.

19th century French Breche fire surround, in the Louis XVI style, the paneled frieze centred by foliate boss, the paterae corner-blocks above stop-fluted console...

This is an absolutely magnificent pair of antique English solid walnut library armchairs, circa 1880 in date. Each with a beautiful hand carved cresting rail, the backs, seats and arms upholstered in sumptuous leather, the arms on spindle supports and on turned front legs terminating in the original brass castors. The brown leather is truly striking and in excellent condition, these armchairs are of a quality that would be very difficult to find today and the solid walnut has wonderful hand carved decoration. Provenance: Barcote Manor, Buckland, Oxfordshire. Barcote Manor was built in 1876 as a hunting lodge for Lady Theodora Guest, a daughter of the Duke of Westminster. In 1881 it was sold to William West...

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...

Pair of late 19th century teak armchairs, leather upholstery India, circa 1890.

A superb pair of 19th century walnut armchairs in the early Georgian style, the shaped splat back with lovely sweeping shepherds crook arms, a recently upholstered green leather drop...

Pair of 19th century Asian teak armchairs with pierced back supports with marble inserts. Measures: Seats 18.5” H.

Pair of 19th century hardwood oriental armchairs, with great original patina