1780s Armchairs

Group of six ivory lacquered, painted and gilded walnut armchairs. Shaped back; the wavy armrests are carved with an acanthus leaf, both on the socket and in the underarm, the latter...

With rounded back and out scrolled arms and central pierced splat over a shaped saddle seat, cabriole legs and turned stretcher ending on pad feet.

Large gold-patinated Louis Seize armchair on turned-channeled legs and scalloped band on the frame as well as carved leaf decorations on the armrests and backrest. The armchair has a...

Pair of beautifully hand carved, walnut armchairs. Upholstered in the past in cut velvet fabric.

This unique chair has a square caned and upholstered back with carved moldings, straight arms with upholstered elbow pads, the tight seat above a square frame resting on square taper...

An English 18th century carved mahogany library armchair, or bergère. Of good rich color and patination. George III, circa 1780. This antique Sheraton period armchair, sometimes described as a bergère (bergere) chair, is raised on reeded square tapering legs which merge, headed by a carved rosette panel...

Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. An imposing large armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Very linear characterized b...

Beautiful 18th century of the period Louis XVI Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. An imposing large armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Very linear characterized b...

A pair of French XVIII Century painted armchairs. In their original condition, newly upholstered in XIX Century hand died French linen.

Elegant , Antique Pair of LOUIS XVI Chairs , d Epoque, the chairs are in a nice Blond colored Oak and have a great old patina and shine of the wood, the chairs are newly upholstered ...

This is an exceptional pair of Adam Style George III, c. 1780 painted and gilt open arm chairs. The chairs are newly upholstered in a vintage (c.1970-1980's) Fortuny. The vintage Fo...

A pair of Gustavian armchairs made in Sweden, Stockholm around 1780. The chairs have a rectangular back with two open, padded arms. They ar...

We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made circa 1780 English Giltwood, hand carved armchair after Thomas Hope A very decorative and well made armchair, this pie...

This pair of original Louis XVI Armchairs dates back to 1780-1790 and comes from France. The elegant chairs have a hand carved beech wood frame. They stand on fluted legs and have be...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Important pair of George III circa 1780-1800 hand carved library armchairs with ornate Lions Hairy Paw feet covered in grapevines Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. These are the finest pair of library reading armchairs I have ever seen, they are circa 1780-1800, the legs are long and elegant, they start with grapevine carvings to the top and follow down with an extremely elegant curve to the Lions hairy paw feet, they are an absolute work of art The upholstery is early embroidery, this was very much the fashion of the day and still is, the idea was for the lady of the house to prove she could keep herself quiet and occupied and not disturb her husband, the way she achieved this was by doing embroidery in her parlour, the more ornate and exquisite the higher the skill of the lady Condition wise, there will be some age and use related patina marks here and there to the fabric, you can see the worst of it in the pictures, as ever with this type of furniture it really doesn't matter, the fact that it still exists is the important thing. the timber all has its original finish so it will be drenched in character, we have cleaned waxed and polished the wood Dimensions Height:- 103.5cm Width:- 86cm Depth:- 74.5cm Seat height:- 62cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid. This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20 1DF. We can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales and Ireland. Please contact me via email or my contact information is under the business seller section of the listing with your postcode for a delivery quotation. Please be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item, for international shipping please view the below information. ABOUT US Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on. CONDITION Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed. Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on any point, please feel free to ask for clarity. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade. COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances. Whomever delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two-person team. Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original fully restored hand dyed brown leather Chesterfield library armchair from the George III era circa 1780 A fantastic look...

English Chippendale Mahogany upholstered arm chair with serpentine crest, fluted scrolled ears, intricately carved splat back, curvature scrolled arms, remo...

Sublime pair of armchairs and a chair stamped Henri Jacob, round tapered legs, finely fluted, sculpted backs inside. The wood has been entirely restored and the seats are covered ...

Fine pair of George III giltwood armchairs, the molded oval backs over shaped arms ending in acanthus leaf and scrolled ends, ove...

We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of antique Georgian circa 1760 carver armchairs A very good looking and well made pair, these are a his and hers pair so ever so slightl...

Pair of Chinese Chippendale Qing Dynasty red lacquered king wood serpentine crest curvature arm chairs with decorative carved straight legs and original connecting stretchers. Mid 19...

With oval back and bowed seat upholstered in hand woven tapestry, in very good condition with vivid rich colors, raised on circular tapered stop fluted legs.

Italian antique armchair Louis XVI period. The shape of the chair is very linear with straight legs in perfect Louis XVI taste. Wide and com...

English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany upholstered arm chair with removable cushion, frontal carved fret work legs, and rear carved splaye...

A magnificent set of four gilt Louis XVI chairs, comprising of two armchairs and two side chairs, circa 1780. Of exceptional quality these chairs are hand-carved and finished in gil...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Postbox red leather Georgian Porters wingback armchair, circa 1780. A very good looking and highly decorative piece. This is an or...

Italian walnut arm chair transitioning from Rococo to neoclassical styles on tapered legs, circa 1780.

English Chippendale mahogany upholstered wing back chair with serpentine back, flared wings, flanking scrolled arms, removable seat cushion, shell and floral carved knees, and termin...

Pair of Louis XVI painted white fauteuils en cabriolet attributed to Georges Jacob (1739-1814) circa 1780. With round channel-moulded backrest issuing straight scrolled arms with ma...

Pair of Louis XVI style hand-carved mahogany fauteuils by George Jacob, a distinguished designer under the reign of Napoleon I. Newly reupholstered in a creamy gold-toned fabric, the...

Louis XV style midcentury lacquered chairs. Covered in Michelle Nussbaumer Chevron Ikat in shocking pink.

These faithful copies of the delightful En Cabriolet armchairs from the Parisian master Nicolas-Denis Delaisement show very fine decorations and elegant proportions. The carving cons...

Pair of Italian Walnut Bergere armchairs with carved molded reeded edges, floral corner decorative finials, flanking scrolled arms, floral corner rosettes, and terminating on the ori...

An 18th century chaise percée, from the bathroom of Baron Max Fould-Springer, Palais Abbatial de Royaumont and by descent his sister Baroness Elie (Lilia...

With rounded back and out scrolled arms and central pierced splat over a shaped saddle seat, cabriole legs and turned stretcher ending on pad feet.