Antique Set of 10 English Hepplewhite Shield Back Dining Chairs 19th Century

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This is a fantastic antique English set of ten mahogany shield back dining chairs of "Hepplewhite" design, circa 1880 in date. The set comprising eight side chairs and two armchairs, the shield shaped backs with shaped and pierced splats that have beautiful hand carved leaf swag and anthemion decoration. The overstuffed seats are upholstered in a sumptuous tan coloured leather with double conehandspringing and brass studs. They are raised on square tapered legs with spade feet. These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid mahogany throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking. Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this set of elegant dining chairs. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully repolished and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 100 x width 49 x depth 45 - Side chairs Height 101 x width 56 x depth 49 - Carvers Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 3 inches x width 1 foot, 7 inches x depth 1 foot, 6 inches - Side chairs Height 3 feet, 4 inches x width 1 foot, 10 inches x depth 1 foot, 7 inches - Carvers Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress Mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as Rosewood, Kingwood, Burr Walnut and Coromandel, so that the actual Mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although Mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘Flame’ Mahogany and ‘Fiddleback’ Mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban Mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. George Hepplewhite (1727 - 1786) was a cabinetmaker. He is regarded as having been one of the "big three" English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Chippendale. There are no pieces of furniture made by Hepplewhite or his firm known to exist but he gave his name to a distinctive style of light, elegant furniture that was fashionable between about 1775 and 1800 and reproductions of his designs continued through the following centuries. After he died in 1786, the business was continued by his widow, Alice. In 1788 she published a book with about 300 of his designs, The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Guide, with two further editions published in 1789 and 1790. Hepplewhite produced designs that were slender, more curvilinear in shape and well balanced. There are some characteristics that hint at a Hepplewhite design, such as shorter more curved chair arms, straight legs, shield-shape chair backs, all without carving. The design would receive ornamentation from paint and inlays used on the piece.

Dimensions:
Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 10
Style:
Hepplewhite (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Mahogany
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 092121stDibs: LU950613969902

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