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Color:  Brown
Place of Origin: British
Childs Orkney Chair
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Childs Orkney chair manufactured at D.M Kirkness, 14 Palace Road, Kirkwall.
Category

Early 1900s Antique British Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Bruce Talbert, a Gothic Revival Tall Back Oak Chair with the Original Upholstery
By Bruce James Talbert, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Gillows. A rare and important Gothic Revival tall back oak chair with the original distressed leather seat and back rest. The last image is published in Bruce Talbert...
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1870s Gothic Revival Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Eight Antique Howard & Son's Brown Leather Carver Gainsborough Dining Armchairs
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare set of eight original Howard & Son’s Berners street London Gainsborough carver armchairs, fully stamped and restored, circa 1900 It is exceptionally rare to find a carver armchair from Howard & Son’s, even rarer to find a set of eight, these are ideally suited as very fine boardroom chairs...
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of English Gorget Back Mahogany Hall Chairs from the 1860s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of English slanted hall chairs features molded gorget backs adorned with delicate rosettes, scrolls and foliage motif, atop pierced splats. The rounded seats are ...
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19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

English Arts and Crafts Oak Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good English Arts and Crafts period armchair, the shaped crest over slatted back, the arms similarly slatted, standing on square legs on original brass and ceramic castors, the uphol...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Arts & Crafts Armchairs by Shapland & Petter
By Shapland & Petter
Located in Glasgow, GB
A super pair of Arts & Crafts oak open armchairs by Shapland & Petter of Barnstaple and dating to circa 1910. With three roundels to the toprail and tulip shaped splats beneath, they...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set of Ten English Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs With Leather Seats, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Ten English Regency mahogany dining room chairs with carved molded edge rails, tapered circular splat backs, removable leath...
Category

Early 1800s Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With horizontal tablet crestrail with scrolled ends over down scrolled arms raised on saber legs, chair folds forward to form a ladder.
Category

1810s Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Other

19th Century Walnut Throne Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
A substantial walnut throne chair, the curved back with arms terminating in eagle heads, the whole raised on zoomorphic legs terminating in lions p...
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Heals Limed Oak Tilden Dining Table with Eight matching Chairs & matching Mirror
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. An Arts and Crafts limed oak dining set consisting of a Tilden dining table, six dining chairs and two armchairs (making eight in total) and a rare matching mirror. Dining ta...
Category

1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Regency Bedsteps
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A rare and elegant pair of Regency simulated rosewood bedsteps; could be used as interesting occasional tables in a drawing room. The green striped cus...
Category

1810s Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Arts & Crafts Chairs with Stylized Floral Inlays Using Pewter Ebony
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
A rare set of six Arts and Crafts chairs attributed to Liberty and Co with stylized floral inlays using Pewter Ebony and fruit woods.
Category

1890s Arts and Crafts Antique British Chairs

Materials

Pewter

English Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
English side chair with brass nailheads upholstered in Holland & Sherry fabric Measures: 18" W x 18" D x 30.5" H x 15.5" SH.
Category

1940s Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Wood

Primitive 18th Century Folk Art Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century hedge row chair in elm from England. Has the crest detail on top. Beautiful patina, circa 1760.
Category

Mid-18th Century Antique British Chairs

19th Century Set of Eight English Gilt and Painted Decoration Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century set of eight English chairs having gilt and paint decoration with cane carved backs and seats. Set includes two arms and six sides.
Category

19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Cane

M H Baillie Scott attri An Arts & Crafts Oak Chair With Stylised Floral Cut-Outs
By Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott attri, An Arts & Crafts Oak Chair With Stylised Floral Cut-Outs to the back and Pierced Tulips to the aprons below the front and the sides of the seat. A very progr...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Shapland and Petter Arts & Crafts Oak Chair in the Style of M H Baillie Scott
By Shapland & Petter, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A rare Arts & Crafts oak chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with slatted angled back and upside down heart cut-outs around the apron below the seat on shape...
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts British Chairs

Materials

Oak

George Walton Attributed, Pair of Arts & Crafts Chairs with Bold Chequer Inlays
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton attributed, a pair of Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak chairs with bold ebony and boxwood chequer inlays, rush seat and head rest with turned legs and H-shape floor st...
Category

1890s Arts and Crafts Antique British Chairs

Materials

Rush, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak

Early 19th Century Golden Oak Hall Chairs, from Cawston Hall Livery Room
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century golden oak hall chairs, from Cawston Hall Livery Room. These are a delightful hall chairs, the superbly carved backs are...
Category

Early 1800s William IV Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of 8 English Dining Chairs in the Georgian Gothick Manner
Located in London, GB
A Good Set of Eight Side Chairs in the Georgian Gothick Manner Constructed in mahogany, which has been precisely carved; rising from square form blind fret carved chamfered legs and...
Category

19th Century Chippendale Antique British Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Elegant Pair of High Back Georgian Walnut English Side Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
19th century pair of English walnut side chairs, solid walnut carved in a very artistic craftsmanship. Tight frame, recently reupholstered ...
Category

Late 19th Century Georgian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of 8 Wood and Metal Dining Chairs from 1930s England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 metal and bentwood dining chairs from 1930s England. The metal legs have a wonderfully minimal design and mild patina. The bentwood s...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial British Chairs

Materials

Metal

Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Scottish Victorian high-backed chair with beautifully carved and detailed mahogany back splat, legs and stretcher. Fringed antique tapestry fabric...
Category

19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

English George I style Silvered Armchair, after a design by William Kent
Located in Troy, NY
A chair in the style of William Kent in wonderfully worn and decorative condition. For reference, a period pair of almost identical chairs is exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of...
Category

Early 18th Century George I Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 8 Leather Jacobean Revival Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A set of 8 (2 arm chairs and 6 side chairs) English Jacobean Revival chairs with leather sling seats on oak and sycamore frames with hand carved decoration. These chairs are true to ...
Category

19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak, Leather

Set of 6 English Arts & Crafts Swirl Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 English Arts & Crafts side chairs with upholstered seat and high back with carved swirl design legs connecting by a stretcher.
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four George I Walnut and Marquetry Side Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Set of four George I walnut and marquetry side chairs: the splats inlaid with scallop shell, maskheads and strapwork on carved cabriole legs. After the ascent of the Hanovarian Ge...
Category

Early 18th Century Antique British Chairs

19th Century English Chestnut Comb Back Chair with Curved Arms and Long Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unusual late 19th English chestnut chair features a curved comb back with spindles and a scrolling top rail, resting on four block feet with pegged construction. The arms, curve...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood, Chestnut

Custom Made to Order George Smith Chelsea Signature Standard Arm Kilim Armchair
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand made in England, George Smith Signature Standard arm, feather cushion back and base, Kilim upholstered armchair...
Category

20th Century Kilim British Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

STUNNING ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 GOTHIC REViVAL OAK PUGIN STYLE CARVER ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique circa 1880 hand carved English oak carver armchair with period castors and upholstery ...
Category

1880s Gothic Revival Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Victorian Mahogany Framed Button Back Armchair
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Victorian Mahogany Framed Button Back Armchair recovered in a green linen with contrast buttons and a Colefax and Fowler Fushica patterned fabric on the arms and back legs leading ...
Category

1890s Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Leather Deep Buttoned Easy “Howard” Style Armchair
Located in Sherborne, GB
An attractive and extremely comfortable Victorian leather, deep buttoned, “Howard” style, country house easy armchair. This lovely shaped armchair has very elegant square tapered leg...
Category

19th Century Country Antique British Chairs

Materials

Brass

1970's Vintage Rattan & Chrome Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A fabulous vintage rocking chair with a chromed steel frame and woven rattan seat. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1970’s. It is of superb quality and is extremel...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Chrome

19th Century English Wing Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well proportioned 19th century English wing chair in ivory and pale blue damask fabric. Legs and stretchers are mahogany. All joints are solid. Clas...
Category

19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Mahogany

Six Antique Victorian Jacobean English Oak circa 1860 Carved Dining Chairs 6
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six Antique Victorian circa 1860-1880 hand carved English oak dining chairs with uphol...
Category

1860s High Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

1 of 6 Burr Yew Wood and Elm Windsor Armchairs circa 1860 English Country House
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 6 lovely solid Burr Yew with Elm seat hand sawn circa 1860 Windsor stick back armchair The antique Winds...
Category

1860s High Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Elm, Yew

Set of Six 19th Century Birdseye Maple Caned Side Chairs in the Empire Taste
Located in Milford, NH
A fine set of six birdseye maple side chairs with caned seats in the Empire taste, with nicely shaped crests and splats dating to the 19th century. Very good overall condition, two c...
Category

19th Century Empire Antique British Chairs

Materials

Cane, Birdseye Maple

P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair, United Kingdom 1930s
By PEL
Located in Hellouw, NL
Charming P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair from the United Kingdom, the 1930s. This set is probably designed by Serge Chermayeff (1900–1996)...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Early 20th Century English Tall Back Nailhead Trim Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of English wooden nailhead trim upholstered tall back armchairs with spindle legs and armrest supports.
Category

Early 20th Century British Chairs

Materials

Wood

Walnut Framed Nursing Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut nursing chair the foliate carved frame with needlepoint upholstered back and seat. All raised up on foliate carved squat cabriole legs and ceramic...
Category

19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Amazing Quality Antique Victorian Carved Oak Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Amazing quality antique Victorian carved oak side chair having a quality carved shaped top above an amazing carved back with scrolls and leaves ...
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rare Early 19th Century Regency Burr Yew Bergere Armchair
Located in London, GB
An unusual early nineteenth century Regency Period burr yew wood leather upholstered bergère armchair of generous proportions, the back flanked with carved acroteria, the scrolling a...
Category

Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Pair of English Chippendale Style Chairs with Faux Marbling
Located in Marbella, ES
Late 19th century pair of English Chippendale style chairs with hand painted faux marbling.   
Category

Late 19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood

'S Chair', Contemporary Abstract Wooden Chair by Tom Vaughan
Located in London, GB
'S Chair', Contemporary Abstract Wooden Chair by Tom Vaughan English, 21st Century Contemporary Design Height 76.5cm, width 59cm, depth 54.5cm This beauti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chairs

Materials

Ash, Oak, Walnut

William IV Shaped Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William IV shaped mahogany library chair of generous proportions. Reupholstered in our own workshops in distressed burgundy leather. Raised on turned legs and brass casters.
Category

1830s William IV Antique British Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Set of Four 19th Century Wood Dining Chairs in Yellow Velvet Round Open Back
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four (4) Victorian style balloon back mahogany dining chairs from the 20th century. Chairs feature rounded open balloon backs out of rich mahogany. Legs are mahogany as well,...
Category

20th Century Victorian British Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

English 19th Century Oak Captain's Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A splendid captain’s chair, made in England, circa 1870 of solid oak. The antique has fantastic turned spindle components that join to form a handsome and classically styled chair. T...
Category

19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Simon Hasan Chair
By Simon Hasan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simon Hasan chair, boiled leather and stainless steel.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

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