British Seating

English Queen Anne Style Walnut Stool with Slip Seat, Early 20th Century

1950s Pel – Cox Tubular Metal Outdoor Dining Chairs With Blue Seats – Quantity Available 1950’s Pel – Cox Tubular Metal Outdoor Dining Chairs With Blue Seats –...

Isokon Furniture Company (design team, UK) Isokon Stool Designed c.1933, produced by Luterma, Tallinn (Reval) Estonia, for Venesta, UK. Retailed by Isokon...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Vintage distressed brown leather chesterfield club tub armchairs. A gorgeous pair with buttoned buttons, typical chesterfiel...

Tom Dixon Black Stained Oak and Black Leather 'Slab' Lounge Chair Part of his expanding line of furniture, Tom Dixon's Slab Lounge Chair is constructed in simple geometric shapes th...

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...

A very fine and impressive European walnut monopodia library armchair, upholstered in a Rosie Uniacke cotton velvet moss, an almost identical armchair having been published in ‘Engli...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Floral Silk blend upholstered three seat Howard & Son's style sofas Please note the de...

Wonderful Pair of 19th Century Lion Paw Chairs upholstered in a textured chestnut wool by Rose Uniake. Originally found in Egypt, lion paws on furnitur...

intricate victorian / arts and crafts moorish style stool, possibly Liberty. Please note that our handling time is often much shorter than advertised.

19th C, William and Mary style settee English Upholstered in Aubusson Tapestry fabric with nailhead trim.

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...

Antiques of London We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Cotswold Luxe Ex Showroom Navy Slipper Chair With Silver Stud Detail. Cotswold Luxe originally sells this chai...

A Beautiful Leather Library Chair This chair has been Restored and Reupholstered Dates C1780s Just Been Upholstered in lovely Brown Leather and Plaid Fabric

Set of six English mahogany Victorian period dining chairs upholstered in woven straw seats for an organic yet sophisticated look. There is an Art Nouveau quality to the carved frame...

This English mahogany stool, crafted in the 19th century, is a testament to the refined craftsmanship of the period. The solid mahogany frame is defined by its turned legs, featuring...

Spectacular pair of English cast iron garden benches having a "serpent and grape" pattern by Coalbrookdale Foundry. The benches have a rare iron slatted seat and backrest. The end supports feature a snake curled around the legs eating a grape cluster. The gracefully curved arms end with dogs head terminals. The patinated iron has a painted finish. Excellent joinery and craftsmanship from a historic foundry. Also known as "dog and serpent...

The 'Cirrus' Footstool is the smallest piece in our furniture collection, but it makes up for that in character. An upholstered organic, cloud-like shape sits atop 3 Nerikomi hand-bu...

Inspired by the intricate texture of a cherished 1970s lamp, these sculptural tables are made from coloured eco-resin. Resin has many desirable qualities, it is easily mouldable, mor...

Dagmar Ryo Lounge Chair A custom made lounge chair developed and produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in luxurious...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored Victorian wingback armchair with ornately carved frame and claw and ball feet A ver...

Antique English Arts And Crafts Mahogany Settee C.1890 Attributed to Morris & Co. London, England. In very good condition commensurate of age. Easy to re-cover drop in seat.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Vintage Art Deco circa 1920's hand dyed deep cigar brown leather chesterfield c...

delight to offer for sale this stunning pair of black lacquered and gilt antique style upholstered open armchair with carved swans and raised upon sabre front legs with carved scroll...

An Arts and Crafts Mahogany tub chair with stylized floral cut outs. Professionally re upholstered in a quality blue leather.

Parker Knoll. A very good quality Arts and Crafts style reclining armchair with sculptured lazy looking arms slight curve-shaped back and on square legs. The cushions are for displa...

A set of eight Glasgow style high back oak dining chairs consisting of two armchairs and six singles with professionally re upholstered leather padded se...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, George Smith Chelsea, Signature full scroll arm armchair with feather filled cushi...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare handmade in England fully restored Bordeaux leather Gentleman's club suite with hand turned legs ...

A Victorian slipper chair reupholstered for a 21st century nightmare. The frame has been reupholstered in a striped brown woven cotton, then Icelandic sheepskins. The fringe is orig...

A.W.N. Pugin. A unusually large pair of Gothic Revival oak dining chairs with carved florets to the lower front legs and chamfered details to the show wood, probably designed for the Palace of Westminster.

A charming and exquisite Edwardian chair, with inlaid back and legs, and padded seat and backrest upholstered in patterned fabric, original from the period. The chair rests on curved...

Wonderful antique corner chair with spindle back and stretchers. Add your own cushion to the cane seat.

Upholstered in tufted light brown leather. The chair has the ability to recline. The brass knobs on side tighten to hold the seat at a set position. Most likely made by Gillows of La...

An elegant pair of modern lounge chairs. Handmade in England. Beech frames, sprung seat and newly upholstered in a premium, soft, pure yellow gold mohair fabric. Fast shipping wo...

Shapland and Petter attributed. A good set of eight Arts and Crafts oak and leather dining chairs with stylized floral cut-outs to the...

A good quality set of twelve (10 + 2 arms) late 19th century mahogany Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs, each having wo...

Antiques of London We are delighted to offer for sale this Vintage Chesterfield Dark Aged Grey Leather Directors Swivel Captain's Chair A striking embodiment of timeless eleganc...

A beautifully hand crafted Olive leather tufted Bench with a Mahogany frame. The Top tilts up revealing a set of 5 Library Stairs. The stairs lock into place and a lower pull out s...

This is a late 19th Century Oak English Bench. It is a long substantial hall bench perfect for an entryway or living room. The back has three millwork panels with geometric diamond s...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Victorian fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with oak...

A large, vintage, country house, knole armchair upholstered in a kelim textile A Classic country house piece with the high back and wings creating a ...

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

About the size of a dining chair, this little bench tucks neatly under a sideboard or table until such time that it is needed. On four well-executed cabriole legs with deeply carved ...

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...

An elegant, luxurious and comfortable pair of bespoke Salon club chairs / armchairs. Beech frames, feather cushions and sprung seats. Newly upholstered in a premium ivory, soft, p...

An early 19th century, Regency period carved walnut and needlework foot stool, retaining excellent colour and patina. Featuring a rectangular petit-point floral needlework upholstere...

An exceptional pair of English George II-period carved walnut library armchairs. Raised on very well-carved cabriole legs with stylised ball-and-claw feet, each chair with rectangul...

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...

An exceptionally, rare 18th century, upholstered wing armchair with a scalloped back from Notley Priory & the collection of Vivien Leigh & Laurence Oliver...

A very good medium oak hall settle, carved green man decoration, opposing lions, lift up lid for storage, in excellent overall condition. 43" high 42" wide 19" depth You are welcom...

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 unusual English circa 1830 George IV, William IV period regency form armchair or bergere, the solid mahogany frame having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with caned back, sides,...

18th century Welsh oak settle with nailhead trimmed upholstered seat, four fielded panels to the back, a molded rail at the top and shaped arms all sitting on turned baluster legs wi...

An outstanding and rare design, giltwood 19th century Napoleon III period Rococo revival settee, the padded back framed by scrolled supports, joined to the padded seat by freestandin...

Vintage Armchair in Tubular steel and leather designed by Rodney Kinsman in the UK, 1960s for his company OMK . Clean sturdy and sound, brown leather has no rips or tears, only some ...

A fine quality pair of Queen Anne style walnut side chairs made by the firm of W. Charles Tozer, London. Tozer worked in the late 19th century making superb quality reproductions of ...

English style brown leather rounded and shaped back swivel chair with flair design arms and nail head trim.

A very attractive George II Period, 18th century Elm carver armchair, Retaining Exceptional Colour & Patina Throughout, Having Elegant Ribbon Carved Pierced Splat Back And Scrolling ...

A very handsome set of four mahogany footstools from England circa 1900, on Queen Anne style cabriole legs supporting the removable upholstered seats of chocolate brown leather (with...