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Place of Origin: British
Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair with Red Leather Upholstery
Located in London, GB
A Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair Constructed from solid carved mahogany, the chair standing on confidently lobed baluster front legs, with splayed legs to the rear, all with porcelain castors; the horseshoe-shaped back with pierced scrolls and a buttoned red leather upholstery matching the seat. English, circa 1850 This chair is nearly identical to the so-called "Charles Dickens Chair" (A9979) at the Museum of London, sharing many carved features. The famous author...
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19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Stunning Mid 19th Century Burr Elm Nursing Chair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 19th century, early Victorian period burr maple nursing chair. The burr maple foliate carved frame, with leaves head carved cresting rail, with upholstered back and set in a qu...
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19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Georgian Period Carved Mahogany Chairs
Located in London, GB
A Pair of George IV Hall Chairs By William Latham Huxley Constructed in mahogany, having beautifully turned and reeded front legs and elegant sabre legs to the rear, the back rest of a most unusual waisted shape and adorned with carved garlands, ribbons, laurel wreaths and English roses. Each stamped "W. Huxley" to the underside. English, circa 1825 Dimensions: H: 42 in / 107 cm | W: 18 in / 46 cm | D: 18 in / 46 cm William Latham Huxley (fl. 1822-1845) is a recorded cabinetmaker from Liverpool, having been apprenticed there to Thomas Croft Huxley of 52 Park...
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19th Century George IV Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Period Chippendale Armchair
Located in London, GB
An excellent Georgian period armchair in the Chippendale style. This very fine example was made in England, it dates from around 1760-80’s period. It is of absolutely fabulous quali...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Celeste Chair in Boucle Fabric and Brass and Mint Metal by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Celeste chair plays with contrasting shapes, materials and textures. The circles and squares join to make a chair that has both substance and lightness. ...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Metal

Steel and Leather Rocking Chair in the Manner of R. W Winfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A strip metal steel frame rocking chair in the manner of R. W Winfield, reupholstered in new black distressed leather.
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1850s Antique British Chairs

Materials

Steel

Reclining Library Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1830 Antique frame, reupholstered in de Le Cuona wool / linen blend. 27"w x 30.5”d x 41”h x 16”seat Ref. CHAIR1221
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1830s Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wool, Linen

William IV Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century, William IV Period, Mahogany Library Armchair Of Good Bold Proportions, Having Upholstered Scrolling Back And Arms With Moulded Decoration, Over Gene...
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Mid-19th Century William IV Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

1x Tom Dixon After Postmodern 1980s Dining Side Rope Chair Vintage Desk Boho
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
An amazing hourglass rope chair designed after the famous 'S' chair of Tom Dixon. The chair is weaved with rushed rope weaved around a metal frame. It holds a playful and beautiful...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Steel

Turn of the Century English Leather and Walnut Armchair
Located in London, GB
This very handsome and well made English turn of the century armchair is made up of Walnut and a rich cognac brown leather upholstery. It features a shaped, curved back with scrolled...
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Early 1900s Antique British Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Victorian Walnut Bedroom/Side Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of 19th century Victorian antique walnut bedroom/side chairs having a pretty balloon back with carved lower rail and serpentine seat. They ...
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19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Unique English Oak Side Chair, Circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

K2 Koi Leather Hand Made Swivel Chair
Located in London, GB
Hand made in Italy. Vegetable tanned leather. Hand stitched leather seat on a nickel plated steel base. 360 degree swivel.
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2010s British Chairs

Materials

Leather

Decorative English Victorian Chair, Velvet & Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Imagine a cozy yet elegant chair from the late 1800s, reminiscent of the Victorian era. This chair features a graceful wooden frame, intricately carved with ornate details, reflectin...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

18th Century Primitive Oak Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A beautifully simple and rarely available 18th century hand crafted primitive chair, this has a lovely colour and patina to the wood and will make a wonderful statement piece for any...
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18th Century Primitive Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A real antique, this 18th century rustic wainscot chair has a carved shaped top rail above a panelled back, with turned front legs, square section back legs and carved arm supports. ...
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18th Century Rustic Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Lloyd Loom Lusty chair
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Lloyd Loom Lusty chair The Lloyd loom or weave is made from craft paper woven onto wire. With sprung seat newly upholstered in undyed cotton, original gold/turquoise paint in very g...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Wire

Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair. Direct from England, a beautiful antique English “spinning wheel” chair with elaborate hand carvings on ...
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1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of cane mahogany with faux grain rosewood early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of cane chairs on brass casters. Faux rosewood grain with gold gilt accents. Low size allows window or flanking fireplace placement.
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

19th Century English Captain's Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century captain's chair from England. The chair is made from oak and has a seat made from ash. This type of chair was made for sitting for long periods of time and is very com...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Ash

A Vintage Set of 4 White Fiddleback Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of vintage ash fiddle back side chairs. Very solidly built in the traditional way. Handsome profiles and good and heavy. Perfect around a farmhouse table! Solid in joint...
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Late 20th Century Victorian British Chairs

Materials

Ash

A Vintage Set of 4 Slat Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of vintage ash slat back side chairs. Very solidly built in the traditional way. Handsome profiles and good and heavy. Perfect around a farmhouse table! Solid in joint. ...
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Late 20th Century Victorian British Chairs

Materials

Ash

A Set of Four Ash Crinoline Stretcher Windsor Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of 4 ash crinoline stretcher Windsor chairs. Lovely honey blonde color. Beautiful pierced back splats. Very solid and sturdy. These are not antiques. Built the old fashio...
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Late 20th Century Victorian British Chairs

Materials

Ash

English Porter's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional comfort is the hallmark of this vintage English porter's chair. Such an elegant piece for your entry way or library.
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1960s Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Leather

Rupert Bevan Harp Stacking Chair
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
An elegant stacking chair inspired by classic Danish design, each chair is handcrafted in our Shropshire workshop, made in solid oak with solid brass rods and available in four diffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Brass

A Set of 4 Ladderback Rush Seat Chairs Painted White
Located in Oak Park, MI
A charming set of 4 English side chairs with solid rush seats. Lovely fresh Muslin paint. A graceful silhouette sets these chairs apart. Stretchers add support. These are solid chai...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
By Phillip Clissett
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Chairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

An English Country Slat Back Arm Chair
Located in Oak Park, MI
A very useful English arm chair. Light pine finish. Sturdy enough for a desk chair, but should not be rocked-back on! Condition: scratches, dents, marks, some spots of the finish a...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Wood

George III Letter Box/Stand, Hand Painted, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
The box has a lidded top, and serpentine front, set on a four-legged base with a medial shelf. Note: This item is one single piece, the top and the stand are fixed together. Dimens...
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18th Century Georgian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Basic Stool by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Stool by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 35 x W 34 x H 48 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder and responsibly sourced sand, copper pipe. 5 kg Different colors upon request. A...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Copper

Lee Broom - Hanging Hoop Chair Black
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, US
Suspended from above, two brass plated steel circular hoops join to create the Hanging Hoop Chair, with a seat and backrest upholstered in Kvadrat wool. Finishing: Satin black stee...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany desk chair having a quality figured mahogany top rail and centre splat, elegant carved mahogany shaped open arm, newly reupholstered drop in seat in ...
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19th Century Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Other

Counter High Stool by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Counter High Stool by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 38 x W 39 x H 75 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder and responsibly sourced sand, copper pipe. 9 kg Different colors upon requ...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Copper

Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair This is a superb mahogany, Chippendale ribbon-back side chair with embroidered sea...
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19th Century Chippendale Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th C Style Regency Mahogany & Cane Giltwood Bergere Armchair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19th C Style Regency Mahogany Cane Back Giltwood Bergere Armchair. It is an exquisite example with Ebony lion hear arms and Giltwood paw details.
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1940s Regency Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Giltwood

Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Corner Chair Style of Ford Maddox Brown
By Liberty & Co., Ford Madox Brown 1
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Regent St. London. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized corner armchair from the Argyll suite designed in 1884, after a Sussex chair design by Ford Maddox Brown...
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1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Chairs

Materials

Beech

Gothic Revival Pair of Chairs by Holland & Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Petworth, GB
Gothic Revival pair of mahogany chairs Original leather seats Brass Castors Egyptianesque design and ebony detailing Circa 1870 Holland & Sons
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1870s Gothic Revival Antique British Chairs

Materials

Brass

Limited Series Original Tom Dixon, Flame Cut Chair - 2000s
By Tom Dixon
Located in Renens, CH
"The idea with Flame-Cut furniture was to recreate ephemeral typologies of normally flat or fold-able items, such as poolside sun loungers, in the most heavyweight and indestructible...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair Antique Georgian Carved Oak Country Medieval Side Chairs King's Head 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and unusual pair of antique country Georgian carved oak side chairs, circa 1760. The chairs are from the reign of king George III and they are carved in the Medieval Revival s...
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1760s Medieval Antique British Chairs

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Oak

A Lovely Pair of Early 19th Century French Salon Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A truly delightful and charming pair of early 19th century French salon chairs. With original caned back splats. Newly upholstered in fresh Kravet 100% linen. The silhouettes are st...
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique British Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

FINE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1860 JACOBEAN GOTHIC REVIVAL HAND CARVED PORTERS HALL CHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale highly decorative and exquisitely made Antique Victorian circa 1860 Porters hall chair with Jacobean Gothic ...
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1860s High Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

An early George I Caquetoire chair Circa 1718
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional example of an early and rare caquetoire chair with carved cresting over an unusually narrow back, inscribed ‘I.M.I., I.H.S., ANNO 1718, G.B.’, with large outward scrol...
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1710s Georgian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rare Tom Dixon Grab Chair Design EPS Chair Polystyrene Chair O-BASF Brutalist
By Tom Dixon
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful rare chair by Tom Dixon and manufactured by EPS 2006 "Grab Chair" Made from polystyrene, making the chair lightweight, however surprisingly robust and comfortable.  Stam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist British Chairs

Materials

Polystyrene

Circa 1900s English Oak Balloon Back Dining or Side Chair Newly Reupholstered
Located in London, GB
Circa 1900s oak balloon back side or dining chair which is characterised by its distinctive balloon-shaped back and simply carved around its border. The chair has turned legs and a n...
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Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Pair of Ebonized English Regency Armchairs with Pony Seats and Monogram
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century English Regency ebonized armchairs with hand painted monogram. Natural pony hide seats in black and white. Measures: Arm height 25".
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19th Century Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Hide, Wood

70s Hall Chair
By Geraldine Larkin
Located in London, GB
Hall chair hand embroidered with circles motif employing bullion, beads, silk, and metallic threadwork. 70s style design. This chair is part of a trio. The other two chairs still hav...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Metallic Thread

Set 4 mid century 1960’s chairs by Maurice Burke for Arkana after Eero Saarinen
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture
Located in London, GB
A set of very rare, stamped Arkana chairs. Very unusual as the upper shell is the same as the Arkana ’Tulip’ chair, but there are 4 legs rather than a single stem. Not being able to...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Chairs

Materials

Steel

19th Century Steamed Wood Folding Campaign Chair With Metal Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid, beautifully conceived folding Campaign chair with excellent attention to detail. Metal rivets and pivot hardware intact and functioning smoothly. this chair will take use as i...
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1890s Campaign Antique British Chairs

Materials

Maple

Set Of 8 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive And Charming Matched Harlequin Set Of 8 Early 19th Century, Georgian, Ash And Elm Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs, Consisting Of 6 Single Chairs And 2 Armchai...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Pair of Gillows Regency hall chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
Pair of antique English Regency mahogany hall chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London circa 1815 with a classic carved dragooned canopy, moulded seat resting on fine ree...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

An Art Deco Olive Green Leather Cloud Chair
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco Cloud chair. Original walnut castors, re-upholstered in olive green leather with ruched arm rests. Dimensions: H 82cm W 68cm D 50cm Origin: English Date: 1935 Item N...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Lee Broom - Hanging Hoop Chair Brass
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, US
Suspended from above, two brass plated steel circular hoops join to create the Hanging Hoop Chair, with a seat and backrest upholstered in Kvadrat wool. Finishing: Brushed brass pl...
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2010s Modern British Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early-Mid 18th Century Queen Anne Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English country house Queen Anne arm chair, early-mid 18th century, oak. Gracious, well shaped shepherd's crook arms. Vasi-form backplat with whor...
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Mid-18th Century Queen Anne Antique British Chairs

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Oak

Mid 19th Century Pair of Early English Mahogany Chippendale Open Arm Chairs
Located in Louisville, KY
These early English Chippendale-style dining chairs were crafted in a rich mahogany wood that boasts an unmatched elegance. The openwork back showcases a hand-carved oak tree, leaves...
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Mid-19th Century Chippendale Antique British Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Chinoiserie Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century English Chinoiserie Armchair is in the Queen Ann style. It is hand painted, hand carved, and caned. It is decorated in beautiful scenes of foliage, birds, and shell...
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19th Century Queen Anne Antique British Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Scottish George III Laburnum Carver Armchair Of Generous Proportions.
Located in Skipton, GB
A fine and rare George III Laburnum Armchair of large proportions and of a good colour and patina. Having a well shaped top rail, a shaped and fretted splat and well shaped arms that...
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Late 18th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Regency Mahogany Bench, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Regency mahogany bench, 19th century, 21" H x 28" W x 15" D
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19th Century Antique British Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Pair Of Brown Leather Tufted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Very comfortable. Large scale with tufted Chesterfield style back. Brass tacks. Loose cushion seat. Mahogany square section legs with casters.
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1960s Vintage British Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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