Pair of French Regency Style Fauteuils Armchairs

These antiqe chairs are in good condition as far as the franes are concerned, but will be needing new upholsetry. That means its a great chance to put your touch on them! They each m...

This is a gorgeous pair of robust, heavy and solid French-made 1890s era bergere chairs. The chairs are in good original condition and have been reupholstered and the upholstery is i...

Pair of Directoire style slipper chairs with needle point upholstery, gilt highlights, and nailhead trim.

This is a fantastic pair of gilded and mahogany chairs done in the regency style. The chairs are in good original condition and may show minor signs of age and use on upholstery, but...

Pair Antique 18th century French "Fauteuils" armchairs.

This is an elegant antique pair of French Empire Revival upholstered back mahogany armchair fauteuils, circa 1880 in date. The mahogany is beautiful in colour with superb patina. Th...

Beautiful pair of 19th century French armchairs.

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...