British Seating

Giltwood Bergere Armchair made by La Maison London. A model inspired by Jacob, A master cabinet maker of the Louis XVI Period. 5m of fabric re...

The Kudu Dining Chair draws its elegant poise and geometry from the majestic king of antelopes. Crafted from solid oak with a black stain, the legs are shaped with precision and fini...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored original oak framed vintage hand dyed cigar brown leather directors chair. ...

Set of 4 Blue Glazed Ceramic Stools by Habitat, UK 1996 A striking set of four heavy ceramic stools, designed and produced by Habitat in 1996. Each stool is crafted in richly glazed...

Circa 1960's Brighton Pavilion barrel chair from England. The intricately patterned back and sides of the barrel chair are extraordinary and detailed, for an updated elegance. The ...

Charming pair of English 19th century William IV side or boudoir chairs crafted in mahogany in petite form having carved floral handles on the tops over velvet upholstery with button...

We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, George III circa 1760-1765, Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda top dining chairs with the original embroidered seat pads Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is. Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history. A similar suite of twelve chairs with one reproduction that were attributed to Chippendale...

George II style armchair the shaped wing back having outswept arms supported on carved cabriolet legs terminating in claw and ball feet united by turned stretchers. Dimensions Height...

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...

A pair of Chippendale carved Walnut side chairs, with pierced and shell carved and scroll eared crest rail, rare tassel and rope motif carved splat, shell carved knees, and ball and ...

Vintage Black Leather Chesterfield Sofa or Settee, English, circa 1960s. It is perfectly broken in and has that warm original patina that only comes with age.

A cute little mid 19th century country house chaise longue. English c1840 with a beautifully curvaceous walnut frame raised on the original gilt brass casters and short turned legs. ...

Liberty “Thebes” stool in original conditions.

Handsome British Colonial style chaise lounge with tufted leather upholstery featuring an adjustable reclining back, brass tacks and turned legs with brass casters. H: 35 W: 70 D: 2...

A grand scale monumental Jacobean design Mahogany scroll Wing armchair. Specialist aged polished. To be upholstered in client’s own material.

An outstanding Regency sofa in neoclassical taste. The couch is supported by Curule form legs with gilt edges. The arms of the piece exhibit eagle armrests and lion masks. The headra...

Stylish, comfortable and chic Mr. and Mrs lounge, club chairs attributed to noted English furniture maker Gimson and Slater. Both are in very clean ready to use condition, from a smo...

A handcrafted oak and bouclé chair from Fosfeen’s Sunday Collection. Made to order with full customisation available, including COM, finishes, and dimensions. The Sunday Chair is a ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...

Antiques of London A striking pair of vintage Oriental Chinese hardwood hall chairs, showcasing beautiful craftsmanship and elegant simplicity. Each chair features a high backre...

A sofa after a drawing by Thomas Chippendale for the drawing room at Foremarke Hall in Derbyshire. Hand carved and water gilded the boldly shaped serpentine back, carved with a centr...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Rosewood Thomas Chippendale, fret work carved dining chairs Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide and covers London only for the UK and local Europe for the rest of the world, if you are outside of this area please send me your address and I will provide you with an accurate quote Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is, Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history, these chairs are the only Colonial examples I have ever seen and in Rosewood no less, they weigh roughly three times more than a standard dining chair of the same style and size, they are very substantial The chairs are late 19th century circa 1880-1900, they are of course based on the original 18th century examples, the carving is exquisitely executed and the chairs look sophisticated and elegant from all angles The suite has been sympathetically restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, the seat covers have been left as they are, they are ok, I can have them reupholstered for the cost price to anything the new owners wish Literature Two chairs illustrated in Tabellenbuch Holztechnik, Hamburg, 2013, p. 271. Exhibited Ten chairs on loan to Birmingham Museums circa 1985-2010 and exhibited at Aston Hall, Birmingham, where photographed in situ.. Dimensions Height:- 93cm Width:- 56cm Depth:- 53cm Seat height:- 47cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. THE RELATED CHAIRS The chairs are of identical decoration to the set of two armchairs and ten single chairs, circa 1765, formerly at Normanton Hall (1). In 1759, Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet, succeeded to the vast inheritance established by his grandfather, also Gilbert, 1st Baronet (1652-1733), who was reputed to be ‘the richest commoner in England’ (2). The 3rd Baronet employed both Chippendale Senior and his son, Chippendale Junior, in the furnishing of his Palladian mansion, Normanton Hall in Rutland, and his London houses, 29 Grosvenor Square, London and Browne's House at North End, Fulham. Surviving Chippendale accounts, although incomplete, show that the firm was working periodically for members of the Heathcote family from 1768 to 1821. Most of the furniture listed in these accounts was intended for Browne’s House, although after 1798 when the family relinquished this residence some of the furniture was moved to Normanton Hall. The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Chippendale’s earliest invoice for Sir Gilbert Heathcote records the acquisition in 1768 of ‘6 India Back and arm chairs Japand to imitate the Bamboe’, signifying how the family embraced the highly fashionable chinoiserie taste. Although the Normanton chairs cannot be conclusively identified in the extant Chippendale accounts, their form and ornamentation led Christopher Gilbert to suggest that they were possibly by Chippendale (3). The set of four mahogany chairs at Dumfries House have nearly-identical pagoda-form cresting rails and identical terminals but differ in the arrangement of the 'Chinese' paling in the backs and side panels. Although no documentary evidence for the Dumfries chairs survives, in their execution and sophisticated carving of the toprails, they are extremely close to Chippendale’s hand. Another near-set of closely related chairs is at Saltram House, Devon, where Chippendale worked between 1771-2; these dates are based on payments in John Parker's cash account book, and probably do not reflect a true picture of the entire commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single chairs, this set, circa 1765, is made of padouk, and has been described by the National Trust as ‘Chinese Export’ (5). The set was returned to Saltram in 1951 having been accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of full payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951). Some of the chairs are currently on display in ‘The Chinese Chippendale Bedroom’. A further set of four padouk chairs of the Saltram pattern was almost certainly at Kenwood House, London; some of these are recorded in 18th century inventories drawn up by Lord Mansfield. This set was removed to Scone Palace, Perth, prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922, and subsequently sold from ‘Scone Palace and Blairquhan: The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses’, Christie’s, London, 24 May 2007, lot 298. Another pair of padouk chairs of this model sold ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’, Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2018, lot 647 ($193,750 inc. premium). THE DESIGN Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752), and Sir William Chambers in his Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils (1757), the pattern for this set of ‘Pagoda’ chairs relates to nine designs for ‘Chinese Chairs’ in the 1st edition of Chippendale’s Director (1754); the cabinet-maker describes these designs thus: Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV are nine Chairs in the present Chinese manner, which I hope will improve that taste, or manner of work; it having yet never arrived to any perfection; doubtless it might be lost without feeling its beauty: as it admits of the greatest variety, I think it the most useful of any other. The sizes are all specified on the designs. The three last (No. XXV.) I hope will be well received, as there has been none like them yet made. The Georgian period witnessed the proliferation of such railed and pagoda-crested chairs in both the ‘picturesque’ Chinese tea pavilions of landscaped parks as well as in fashionable apartments hung with ‘India’ paper. The geometric ‘Chinese’ feet of these chairs are also found on a set of pedestals...

A large and deep seated Howard & Sons club armchair, with strong frame and raised on square tapering legs and original brass castors, stamped Howard & Sons to all four castors and re...

Quality set of four Regency antique mahogany dining chairs having a beautiful shaped flame mahogany top rail with a reeded edge and reeded centre rails. Newly reupholstered drop in s...

A good set of five antique English Arts & Crafts elm bar stools, circa 1900. A very handsome set of five antique bar stools, the stools are made from so...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original, large, Chesterfield green leather footstool A very good looking collectable and rare stool, depending on your seating arra...

Very nice quality Victorian mahogany armchair,with original white castors, blue deep buttoned upholstery, in overall very good condition. 40" high 27" wide 30" overall depth 18" s...

18th century oak joint stool from England. The top is pegged and has a beveled edge, following down to a lovely hand-carved decorated apron featuring encircled fylfots, which are ...

Wilhelm Schmidt and made by Prag-Rudniker, in Vienna A Vienna Secessionist Arts and Crafts oak piano stool. Tulip-style cut-outs to the topsides and curved seats, three vertical slat...

A commanding matching pair of Art Deco lounge chairs in a rich navy blue upholstery. The armchairs have high backs and large shapely column arms with pleated fronts that surround the generous seats. Both chairs are raised on oak feet and finished with brass castors. The castors can be removed easily if the chairs need to sit flat on the floor. The armchairs have been fully restored and stripped back to the solid oak frame for upholstery with a new coil spring base, with hessian lining and calico coverings added before being finished in velvet upholstery. The lounge chairs came from a fine country house on the English and Scottish borders that was regularly frequented by the Welsh poet and writer, Dylan Thomas. The chairs are presented in their original condition and match the original design of the Art Deco suite before being restored to their full glory by Pointers Antiques...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Laura Ashley, Mortimer II heritage brown leather three seat sofa with castors. The sofa is very com...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of vintage, William Morris flat top arm Chesterfield Whisky brown leather fully restored ...

A superb pair of antique Edwardian carver armchairs. They were made in England, they date from around the 1900-1910 period. The quality is outstanding, they are an impressive size a...

Extremely rare and discontinued leather rhinoceros by Omersa for Liberty's of London. Heavy, functional stool, strong enough for an adult or two, or three. Made in England, Circa 196...

A superb Glasgow School Arts And Crafts oak armchair. After a design by George Walton for Liberty & Co. Circa 1895. The chair is almost identical to the George Walton design, but has a variant shaped top to the back. Literature: Daryl Bennett, 'Liberty Furniture 1875-1915'.4 Art Furniture, Page 131, plate 4.91. Sketch illustration of George Walton design. Please see photographs. The seating retains the original webbing and filling and has been padded and re-covered with brown leather and copperised studs. The studs are set how they were originally on the chair. Please refer to the last photograph showing the frame before re-upholstery. They have been slightly aged. The oak has the original patina, which has been waxed. There are some marks around the frame with an indentation to note to the top of one arm. The edges to the legs are knocked with use. The chair has a flattened curved arm with an elongated tapering back. The Abingwood design was considered some of the most distinctive of Walton's designs, strongly influenced by C R Mackintosh...

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...

An antique English barley twist turned Bog oak bench or stool upholstered in hand crafted needle and petti-point tapestry with base stretchers for added support. Seat: 16.5" H.

This exquisite pair of Regency period library chairs, circa 1820, showcases a refined blend of elegance and comfort. Upholstered in rich, deep button leather, the chairs feature a c...

A large handsome English wingback lounge or fireside library chair from the Edwardian era, featuring recently upholstered back and arms, with a comfortable fixed pillow seat, on turn...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Fishpools Brown Heritage Leather Sofa. This beautiful Fishpools Heritage sofa is a must-have for any h...

The Tux Chair is our contemporary interpretation of the Classic Chesterfield. The deep buttoning and tailored detailing make this piece a personal favourite. Shown here upholstered in Moon Melton Earth Fire...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very comfortable Oxblood leather large Chesterfield Wingback office chair with original leather and patina. This is a very comfortable captai...

An Exceptionally Fine and Important George II Period Giltwood Settee / Sofa, Possibly by Giles Grendey or William Bradshaw English Circa 1740. This exceptionally well drawn and im...

A little piece of jewellery for any space, inspired by a South African sunrise. It's flush positioning and brass body create a subtle burst of light that make the Sunburst a uniquely...

McIntosh teak Stunning set of Chairs, McIntosh made and designed chairs, one of the best period furniture makers from the 1960s!! the chairs are upholstered in a lovely White Leath...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage suite of circa 1970’s Bottle Green leather Chesterfield club sofa and armchair Pl...

Hand woven rattan and cane armchair. White cotton cushion included. Handcrafted product with natural fibres. Finish and colour will vary in each piece. Dimensions:- H 95 x W 80 x...

Outdoor English Victorian painted iron settee with floral filigree back in morning glory pattern and perforated seat.

Dagmar Design Ryo Armchairs The Ryo is a new edition of a design first produced by cabinetmakers Hans Hansen & Son in the early 1940s at their workshop in Odense, Denmark. Ryo encap...

A beautiful pair of Edwardian armchairs, reupholstered in hemp. Previously bought from renowned antique dealer Hilary Batstone, London. In good condition, smaller signs of age and ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale lovely Victorian Aesthetic Movement “Tete a Tete” Conversation couch Please note the delivery fee listed is...

A fine library armchair or lounge chair of mahogany in the George III style from England, featuring a high upholstered leather back with wide comfortable upholstered leather seat and...

A large sized mid 19th century walnut slipper chair with a serpentine front rail. Raised on quality walnut turned front legs with splayed walnut legs to the rear and all with the ori...

An elegant pair of square armed modern club chairs. High quality hand-made beech frames and newly upholstered in a premium 100% alpaca wool fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.

This 19th century English Windsor armchair exemplifies the enduring appeal of vernacular craftsmanship and honest materials. Constructed in solid wood, the chair features a classic s...

Outstanding quality set of 12 antique Victorian burr walnut dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and ten single chairs having an outstanding quality carved walnut shell and ...

A Louis XV Duchesse Brissée that keeps on giving as it can also be used as a chaise longue or pair of chairs. Hand carved and hand finished to order....

The Isabella Occasional Chair is a new take on one of our signature pieces. The exquisite tailored fluting and distinctive lines give a shapely feminine edge, without the wings of it...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage circa 1960's, Chesterfield Whisky brown leather fully restored wingback armchair...

La Plume is generous and inviting, with a focus on comfort unlike anything we’ve ever made before. All of our sofas are made with solid FSC European hardwood frames, which we guaran...