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Period: 1880s
Orkney Island Pine Wingback Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With woven straw back and wood seat and lower drawer. Square legs.
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Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Straw, Pine

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for the Century Guild. An Important Art Nouveau Chair
Located in London, GB
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851-1942), a highly important oak chair, with an Art Nouveau floral back. Mackmurdo's influence in Europe is recognized as having produced the earliest examples of Art Nouveau, particularly in the styling of a chair-back designed in 1882 and the title page for Wren's City Churches a year later. The present chair was designed for the head of Rainhill hospital St Helen's south Lancashire/Merseyside (now demolished), an institute for the mentally ill, as part of an interior scheme for his study. It was almost certainly designed and made only for this interior, unlike the earlier chair which was designed in 1882 and made and sold until 1888. It was originally thought this interior was designed by the Liverpool architect Edmund Rathbone whose brother, Harold Rathbone, founded the Della Robbia Pottery factory in 1894. A picture is shown in Jeremy Cooper's Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, p. 199, illus. 516, from the Bedford Lemere archive at the National Monuments Record, apparently credited as 'Rainhill, Edmund Rathbone'. But Edmund Rathbone was actually the Century Guild...
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English Art Nouveau Antique 1880s Chairs

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Oak

Napoleon III Chair with Turned Beech and Velvet for Child French, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French chair for child late 19th century Turned beech, with patina, The fabric in a good quality. Two marks in the velvet, nothing dist...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Chairs

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Beech, Velvet

Morris & Co. Phillip Webb Attri. Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with newly laid rush seat. This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professional...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Chairs

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Beech

19th Century Swedish Folk Art “Allmoge” Chair in Pine, 1880’s
Located in Valby, 84
An authentic and beautifully aged Swedish “Allmoge” (Folk Art) chair, dating from circa 1880. Crafted in solid pine, this chair exemplifies the rustic simplicity and practical elegan...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Pine

Traditional British Victorian Balloon Back Chair. Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Typical English Balloon Back Chair used for the parlor, a lady's desk, or in the boudoire at a dressing table in mid-Victorian England. It has the r...
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Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Pair Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Fauteuil Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique pair of French gilt bronze mounted Empire Revival fauteuil chairs, circa 1880 in date. They have been crafted from fabulous solid m...
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Empire Revival Antique 1880s Chairs

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Bronze

Antique Morning Room Elbow Chair, Scottish, Oak, Gothic Revival Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique morning room elbow chair. A Scottish, carved oak throne seat in Gothic revival taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Broad and generous form to this ...
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British Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Textile, Oak

Belgo Chrom Chairs Steel Design Memphis Style, 1980s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Memphis Milano style chairs by Belgo Chrom from the 1980s. Also a beautiful deskchair The green fabric is Alcantra, the backside is decorat...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Armchair Fauteuil Napoleon III Upholstery and Beech French 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of fauteuil armchair French Napoleon III, circa 1880 Antique, late 19th century, Sound and solid It can be recovered if you wish but the velvet is clean and in good conditio...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Attributed to Philip Webb Aesthetic Movement original rush seat Sussex chair
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with original rush seat and retaining the rush seat side panels. This chair has been totally ...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Chairs

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Rush

Antique Henry II Carved Walnut Leather Nailhead Accent Chair w Heraldic Crest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Henry II style dining side chair, circa 1880s. Made from walnut with an embossed leather back featuring a heraldic winged griffon / lion crest. The lower back of the chair sh...
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Renaissance Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique 19th Century Victorian Jockey Scale By WT Avery c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian jockey scale, crafted by WT Avery of Birmingham, stands as a remarkable artefact of horse racing history. This finely made instrument, fashioned from s...
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British Other Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after th...
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Italian Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Baroque Style Walnut And Leather Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful scale with pristine stamped leather and well carved frame. Brass tacks with bronze patina.
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Spanish Baroque Revival Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Fine 19th Century Mahogany Leather Upholstered Wingback Armchair in the George I
Located in Benington, Herts
A well proportioned and substantial late 19th century carved mahogany wing-back armchair in the George II manner upholstered in a tan leather. English circa 1880. A fine quality and well drawn carved mahogany wing chair inspired by William Kent of the early 18th Century. Upholstered in a hand dyed natural leather with a feather cushioned seat, having grand proportions making this a very comfortable reading chair. The shaped sides with scrolled arms being finished with brass stud work, upon a finely carved mahogany base having a central satyr mask surrounded by foliage and ribbons raised on hipped cabriole legs with shell to the knee terminating on ball and claw feet. This impressive antique leather chair...
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English George II Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak and Embossed Crocodile Leather Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs with crocodile leather embossed seat pads A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
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French Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Crocodile, Oak

Original of the Time, Rare J.&J. Thonet Stool, Late 19th Century, 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful and rare Thonet stool, published already in the 1888 Thonet Catalogue on page 23 as Salon-Stockerl Nr 5 zum Polstern Material Beechwood black stained with gold colored not...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Pair of Tall Bergere French Chairs with Gilt and Carved Wood, Louis XV Style
Located in Houston, TX
19th century giltwood chairs with elegant tall back New upholstery in designer fabric in a gold hue Frames have original gilding and the...
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French Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 19th Century English Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Armchair, circa 1880
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Baroque carved walnut throne chair, circa 1880. The chair having a carved crest with a shell motif to the center flanked by a pair of fi...
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English Baroque Revival Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Pair of Throne Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive rare pair of throne chairs in perfect Italian Renaissance style, late 19th century. Made of solid walnut wood. The finely carved wooden backrest with very complex decorati...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

Antique 19th c French Carved Walnut Side Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique French carved walnut side chair, having a beautiful pierced and hand carved top rail, hand carved fluted columns and arches and resting on four carved, fluted legs with io...
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French Belle Époque Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Tapestry

Pair of Napoleon III Chairs Fabric and Painted Wood, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Pair of Napoleon III, circa 1880. Black painting with gilded vegetal motifs Antique, late 19th century. It can be recovered with the fabric of your choice to suit your inte...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

High Back Wooden Wabi-Sabi Church, Pray Bench II, Modular Back, Rustic, 1880s
Located in Antwerp, BE
High back wooden wabi-wabi church, pray bench, modular back, Rustic, 1880's Rustic high back wooden church or pray bench from the 1880s. The backre...
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French Rustic Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bruce Talbert, for Gillows Set of 6 English Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster and London. A good quality set of six oak dining chairs with an upper and lower row of turnings and carved details above. As you can see...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair Victorian Parlour Chairs Antique Balloon Back 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Victorian arm chairs with distinctive balloon backs Circa 1880 on this classic pair of Victorian saloon chairs Would be a his and...
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Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Napoleon III Red Chairs Upholstered French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French red chairs late 19th century The chair have been re-upholstered. The chairs are similar but one is bigger than the other. Chair 1: D 18.1 in ; (46 cm) W 16.5 i...
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French Neo Renaissance Chairs
Located in palm beach, FL
Beautiful pair of richly carved Renaissance-style chairs from the 19th French period.
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Swiss Alp , folk art , Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art , escabelle.
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Swiss Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Carved English Oak Hall Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
Carved English oak hall chair has a plank seat carved with stylized floral arabesques on the edge. A center panel is carved with framed stylized leaves. The center cartouche has a carved lion which is framed by winged gargoyles...
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English Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Two Napoleon III Caned Beech Chairs, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Two french chairs Napoleon III, made circa 1880. Beech and cane in faux-bambou style. Antique, late 19th century. Sound and solid. Shipping: L42 / H 89 / P 55 cm 13 kg.
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French Napoleon III Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech

19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Armchair with Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Armchair with Needlepoint Tapestry is a remarkable example of sculpture that also happens to be a comfortable chair! Hand-carved from select French blonde...
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French Louis XIV Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Pair of Biedermeier Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These graceful chairs were hand-made of golden nordic birch. In need of new fabric, this pair has otherwise aged beautifully. Over a hundred years old, these chairs will last a hundr...
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Swedish Biedermeier Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Swiss alp , folk art Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of Swiss alp , folk art escabelle.
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Swiss Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swiss Alp , folk art , Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art , escabelle.
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Swiss Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Ebonized 19th Century Art & Craft Sussex Armchair
Located in Weesp, NL
An original Arts & Crafts piece attributed to Morris & Co established in 1875. The turned wood frame is solid Ebonized beech. The chair will be shipped overseas in a custom made ...
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British Other Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set of Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak & Embossed Leather Lion Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholster Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs with bronze dolphin handles A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
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French Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Chair, Swiss circa 1880.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Chair, Swiss circa 1880. Re-upholstered in beautiful hand block printed fabric decorated with pheasan...
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Swiss Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CiRCA 1880 HOWARD STYLE TURKEY WORK CARPET KILIM RUG ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable original Victorian mahogany framed country house club armchair with bordered Turkey Kilim Rug upholstery and porcelain castors in the manner of Howard & Son's 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 This armchair has a very rare upholstery which is called Turkey work...
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English Kilim Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

19th Century, Barrel Back, French Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved, painted, and pickled wood, barrel back, French bergère atop fluted, tapered legs. Beautiful proportions. Newly upholstered.
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French Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

English Aesthetic Movement, Mahogany Armchair with Suede seat
Located in New York, NY
A refined, hand carved mahogany armchair of the Aesthetic Movement with a seat upholstered in green suede. Elements of the chair’s design anticipate the near future Jugendstil and Ar...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Fine Set of Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak & Embossed Leather Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
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French High Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Ornate Burmese Anglo Indian Hand Carved circa 1880 Peacock Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of extremely ornate hand carved Anglo Indian Burmese Peacock armchairs What can I say, these have to be the most decorative cha...
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Burmese Anglo-Indian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed / Upholstered Armchair Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Edwardian style mahogany wood framed upholstered armchair set of four pieces. Each chair is in great antique condition. Signed an...
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French Edwardian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Charles Bevan, Gillows Attr. a Set of Six Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan attributed, for Gillows.  A good quality set of six English Aesthetic Movement oak dining chairs, with central upright to the back united by lower angular uprights wit...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

ANTIQUE HAND CARVED ENGLISH 1880 VICTORiAN COCK FIGHTING METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, handmade made in England, circa 1860-1880 Victorian ornately hand carved English Oak Cockfig...
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English High Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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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English Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century Walnut Twin Chair Back Sofa After a George II Design
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb quality late 19th century walnut double chair back sofa / settee after a George II design of Giles Grendey’s . English Circa 1880. A wonderful sofa having scroll back supp...
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English George II Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rare circa 1880 Burmese Solid Hardwood Hand Carved Floral Chair High Back Ornate
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning solid Rosewood hand carved high back low seat Burmese chair A truly stunning piece, this type of furniture is just about as ornate as ...
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Burmese Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Rod Stewart Essex Home Howard & Son's Victorian Blood Red Leather Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this once in a lifetime opportunity to own the great Sir Rod Stewart's pair of original Howard & Sons fully stamped with original castors Victorian...
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Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Stunning Pair of Victorian Military Campaign Folding Chairs Steamer Liner Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of Victorian circa 1880 military campaign style folding chairs A very good looking and highly collectable pair of desk steame...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Silla Arts & Crafts inglesa
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Silla Arts & Crafts inglesa Realizada en madera de roble y con rejilla de Rattan Circa, 1880
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British Arts and Crafts Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Oak

Pair Italian Hall Chairs Hand Carved Lime Wood, circa 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Lime Wood Carved Italian Hall Chairs. circa 1880 The top featuring a rather grotesque carved mask, the front and back splat with stylised...
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Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Renaissance Style Inlaid Dining Chair
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Chairs (Scranni) made of finely carved walnut to recreate volutes and decorations typical of the Renaissance style in vogue in the eclectic period of the late '800. Price for each one.
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Italian Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of Four English Aesthetic Movement Dining Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A set of four English mahogany Aesthetic Movement dining chairs, with rush seats.
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English Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

1880s Texas Horn Chair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This horn chair came from Texas and was made for the Glantz Ranch between 1880 and 1900. The piece was inherited by Ruth Glantz around 1920 and purchased from her daughter by Fred an...
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American Antique 1880s Chairs

Materials

Antler, Leather, Horn

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