1880s Chairs

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...

Harnisch & Co. Benrwood Chair Wiena 1880

Chauffeuse little armchair French of the Napoleon III period circa 1880. The feets are in wood, the fauteuil has been recently reupholstered and recovered. Antique, 19th century. Sol...

An English walnut side chair circa 1880, inspired by the famous Chippendale design known as the "Ribband-Back". The design of this chair is taken directly from Chippendale's 18th C...

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 ...

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...

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...

Memphis Milano style chairs by Belgo Chrom from the 1980s. Also a beautiful deskchair The green fabric is Alcantra, the backside is decorat...

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 ...

STUNNING Antique French SET OF 8 Renaissance Revival Walnut Upholstered Exquisitely Carved Dining Chairs~~c. 1880s SUPERB French style~~STATELY set with highly carved angels and che...

Antique English Aesthetic Movement Caned Side Chair C.1880 In very good condition commensurate of age. Please message for a shipping quote

Pair of Swiss alp , folk art escabelle.

Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Chair, Swiss circa 1880. Re-upholstered in beautiful hand block printed fabric decorated with pheasan...

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...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after th...

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...

Wiena 1880s chair by Harnisch Co

A set of four side chairs in mahogany and stained mahogany, each with a rectangular crest rail veneered in contrasting mahogany above a back of arched spindles flanked by reeded upri...

Thonet No. 37 armchair, designed by Michael Thonet in Austria circa 1880s, is a masterful example of early industrial furniture. Crafted from steam bent beechwood with a cane seat an...

Victorian mahogany childs chair Circa 1880 This chair has turned and faceted front legs. The back of the chair being on an unusual shape with a carved centre rail. The seat is co...

Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...

Just in, Pair Chinese Elmwood Lady's Chairs Late Qing Dynasty , C. 1880–1900 This Pair of Elmwood armless yoke-back and lamp-hanger chairs like These are frequently referred to as "l...

Pair of Swiss alp escabelle B 81

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian hand carved Library reading armchair with Lion’s Hairy paw feet A very comfortable and well made piece, this chair...

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...

A pair of tall back throne style Aesthetic Movement chairs with fine carved decoration throughout. The seats are drop in and the backs have an unusual design where they are held firm...

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...

Beautiful pair of richly carved Renaissance-style chairs from the 19th French period.

A pair of Gothic Revival oak hall chairs with two sets of period tiles inset in each chair depicting medieval farm workers. The tiles designed by John Moyr Smith.

19th century giltwood chairs with elegant tall back New upholstery in designer fabric in a gold hue Frames have original gilding and the...

A pair of William Smee (1829-1886) library chairs, London, circa 1880. 19 inches wide by 21 ½ inches deep by 34 ½ inches tall; seat height 18 inches

We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of original Anglo Indian circa 1880 oak and iron bound hall seating with internal storage A good looking and well made suite, the set ...

Gillows of Lancaster attributed. A rare set of 16 + 6 aesthetic movement oak upholstered dining or boardroom chairs with turned front legs. (The price...

Antique 19th Century Pair of mahogany Gothic Hall Chairs – Fine Quality Side Chairs An antique 19th Century pair of mahogany Gothic hall chairs, full of age, character, and patina. ...

Velvet X-Frame Chair England, 1880 Late 19th century English velvet library chair, curved arms with nailhead trim and a mahogany base on casters. 23.75”w x 19.5”d x 34.75”h x 17”seat...

The "Filo" chair, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in 1987, is a single piece of curved ash plywood with a steel rod frame stiffened by tie rods, intended for community or workplace...

19th century Edwardian style mahogany wood framed upholstered armchair set of four pieces. Each chair is in great antique condition. Signed an...

Antique height adjustable piano chair Germany Walnut Wilhelminian period around 1890 Dimensions: H x W x D: 105 x 46 x 45 cm, seat height variable from H 46 - 58 cm Description: Q...

With woven straw back and wood seat and lower drawer. Square legs.

This elegant salon chair has been painted with black laquer and decorated with gold painted ornaments. The height of the seat is 40cm.

This set of 6 Art Deco style chairs were produced in the north of Italy in the 1980s. They are completely covered in an high quality cream velvet on a black lacquered structure. Me...

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...

Egyptian Revival Walnut chair with drop in rush seat and through tenon detailing curved angled back Attributed to Liberty & Co, in the style of Christopher Dresser. Circa 1885 Hei...

Wonderful scale with pristine stamped leather and well carved frame. Brass tacks with bronze patina.

This late 19th-century French double-seated oak folding chair embodies a unique blend of utility and comfort. Its design features small metal structural supports that ensure durabili...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...

Spanish Antique rush chairs , 1880s each price.

We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...

This pair of figural carved walnut Renaissance Revival chairs, circa 1880, in the style of R.J. Horner, showcases the dramatic artistry and craftsmanship associated with 19th-century...

This 19th-century wooden chair from the Alsace region of France exemplifies rustic craftsmanship. Constructed from hardwood, the chair features a single slab seat and a unique twiste...

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...

Execptional pair of chairs ,mohagany and bronze of rare quality,the bronzes are finely executed .The elegance and the charm of these chairs are crasy , problably executed by F.LINKE ...

Set of four 19thc ladder back Chairs with original cane seating in very good condition.These most unusual ladder back chairs are quite unusual with the top bar across the top of eac...

These sculptural study chairs feature a minimalist oak frame with softly worn auburn leather, drop-in seats. Their refined and scholastic feel adds a touch...

Armchair by Martin Nyrop, Denmark, 1888 Of open armchair form in stained Douglas pine, the tall rectangular back fitted with a tooled and painted leather panel decorated in low re...

This is a matched set of eight walnut chairs consisting of 2 arms and 6 sides. The chairs were made in England, circa 1880. They are in the William and Mary style. They have a beauti...

Captain's chair in our custom black finish with distressed patina, c.1880. Classic Victorian era barrel form with welled seat, turned spindles, bowed arms, and H-stretcher. 23 ...