Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Revival Armchairs

A pair of Sheraton revival satinwood and bergere armchairs, the shaped back with painted floral detail and ebonised stringing. To the panelled back, seat and arms having a removable ...

Chippendale revival mahogany wardrobe of serpentine form having shaped carved moulded cornice above two large flame mahogany doors opening to reveal large hanging area. Above large d...

Pair of early 20th century chippendale revival armchairs circa 1923. Good quality pair of mahogany armchairs by well known swedish maker nordiska kompaniet.  Hand carved using a chi...

An important pair of mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Library Armchairs, having unusual carved and scrolled cartouche-shaped backs, with scroll moulded set-back arms. The Chairs having stuffover seats with gadrooned borders, supported on blind fret carved cabriole legs with scrolled toes. For similar examples see Chippendale's Director, 'French Chairs' Plate XXI Further information: Similar examples of our Library Armchairs can be found in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale book Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (1762). The pair resembles the right chair design in Plate XXI, catalogued by Chippendale as “French Chairs”. He described in his book that this model “may be executed to advantage, some of them are intended to be open below at the back: which makes them very light without having a bad effect.’ His design illustrates his familiarity with the fashionable French Rococo style represented by the curvilinear form of the chair and scrolled feet. The carved surface decoration on our Chairs is much less elaborate than that on the published design and is more reminiscent of the work of Robert Manwaring...