British Seating

George ll style chippendale talkback wing chair with elaborate carvings to base with ball and claw feet

An enduring icon of British furniture design, this vintage English Chesterfield sofa captures the timeless appeal that has made the style a favorite for generations. Dating to the 19...

With a serpentine crest rail over a pierced splat. The arms with a gentle outward sweep. Needlepoint drop in seat. Square section legs with stretchers.

This British Victorian double spoon back sofa has been fully restored in our upholstery atelier matching the old upholstery skills and artisan handwork...

England, circa 1900 A matched pair of Edwardian oak high stools, with S shaped handles in the seats, and the legs joined with stretchers. Height 70.00cm Width 40.00cm Depth 34.00cm

We are excited to present this pair of large comfortable brown leather armchairs. A good honest comfortable pair of armchairs. They are upholstered with cowhide semi-aniline leathe...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1880 two seat sofa with duvet feather padded arms and seat cushions, with Aesthetic movement ebonised frame and Claw & Ball feet in the original Chinese Chinoiserie upholstery. I have a large collection of very fine restored and original unrestored Howard & Son's seating listed under my other items. This is simply put the most comfortable sofa in the world, the arms back and base are all feather and fibre filled, you sink when seated in a similar manner to a very plump feather filled duvet. The upholstery is super rare original Victorian, heavily distressed, its Chinese Chinoiserie and has wonderful colours. The frame is period Victorian, it is the only Aesthetic movement ebonised frame I have seen and one of very few Claw & Ball examples as well. Howard & Sons are simply put are the finest sofa and armchair makers in history, the Queen even had a private collection. This piece is totally original and unrestored, it will only every be original once, as such I have left it as it is for the new owner to decide what to do with it, I can help with full restoration should the new owner wish. To confirm though, as you can see the upholstery is very distressed, the frame is structurally solid and does not require any repairs Dimensions Height:- 74cm Width:- 137cm Depth:- 77cm Seat height:- 44.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. A History of Howard and Sons The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company. The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St. In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons. The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St. By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...

Beautiful and elegant Regency armchair in original and untouched condition. Made in England during the first quarter of the 19th century. Featuring splat back with vertical spindle...

17th century English joint stool with turned legs and decorated apron. Works as a stool or low side table next to a chair. In very good antique condition with expected signs of use a...

A superb pair of modern round-arm lounge chairs and ottomans. Handmade beech frames and sprung seats. Newly upholstered in a premium, soft, pure alpaca wool fabric with solid oak f...

Antiques of London A fine set of six original mid-19th-century Victorian balloon back dining chairs, circa 1860. Crafted from rich hardwood, these chairs feature elegant balloon...

Henry William Batley (attributed) Jas. Shoolbred., an oak armchair, re-upholstered in red leather, with stylised floral carved details to the back supports the curved arms with elbow...

A Regency mahogany dining chair with carved paterae and reeded legs, carved in the style of Tatham. To be upholstered in the clients own material. Please note we are currently worki...

Such a beautiful and striking piece. Our hooded Victorian Porters chair certainly holds court and can be crafted in any combination of fabrics and leathers. Please get in touch to ...

William Birch. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair in the style of George Walton. This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the seat.

Fabulous over-scale Gothic Revial throne style arm chair-in carved oak, with (re upholstered) seat and backrest. This example is in very good original condition showing only light ...

Georgian Mahogany Chippendale Armchair c.1780–1800, Painted Distressed Desk Chair A Georgian period mahogany armchair dating from the late eighteenth century, circa 1780–1800, of el...

Elegant early 19th century English mahogany armchair from the Regency period Very beautiful base decorated with fluting as well as beautiful carved armrests The backrest has a beaut...

Quality Untouched Brown Leather Victorian Wing Armchair This high quality late 19th-century brown leather button back wing armchair is an excellent example of the George III style...

Dagmar design Ryo armchair 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 encaps...

A mid 20th century country house deep seated Howard style club armchair. Traditionally upholstered with sprung arms, seat and back with a down filled back pad and seat cushion. Raise...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, hand dyed whisky brown leather, mid century modern sofa which chrome legs. A very well made, decorative and extremely ...

Our crocodile skin humidor chair is a very special piece indeed. We can craft these pieces using various species of crocodile leathers which can be finished either as pre-dyed or hand dyed giving a truly luxurious patina. This particular piece is horse tail...

Tom Dixon 'Groove' Aluminum Outdoor Armchair in Putty New in 2025, the Groove series is Tom Dixon's first outdoor furniture line. Executed in high-performance durable aluminum, the ...

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...

This rare and finely crafted set of six Adams style dining chairs showcases timeless elegance with a striking ebonized finish and delicate hand-painted decoration. Featuring four arm...

England, 1920 Painted and gilt armchair with an oval openwork back, central painted floral panel, curved arms, leather seat cushion, and tapered legs with gilded detailing. 24”w x 20...

Fine pair of George III mahogany armchairs, the oval backs with fluted surrounds, the arms with scroll carved florish over shaped ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, exceptionally rare suite of four Victorian Circa 1860-1880 hand carved Library Din...

Each with rectangular drop in green damask upholstered seat and molded edge of seat frame. Cabriole legs with carved scrolls and ending on hoof feet. By repute purchased from Mallett...

Large 19th Century English Country House giltwood sofa.  This unusual sofa is executed in giltwood and was made in the middle of the 19th Century. Aspects of the design are in the a...

A naive, most probably 19th-century rustic, primitive, Wabi-Sabi vintage antique stool in oak. Befitting of interiors that blend pieces of different styles and ages and harness the...

In George III style; with serpentine upholstered seats in modern oyster horsehair. England, late 18th / 19th century

Good quality pair of leather armchairs circa 1950. Over stuffed arms and button back design make these a very comfortable pair of chairs.  Deep red leather arranged with piping and ...

Meticulously handcrafted in the United Kingdom, this upholstered stool boasts classic studding and hand-polished solid beech legs, showcasing a beautiful tapestry design perfect as a...

A Queen Anne style carved bench, likely dating to the late 18th to early 19th century, featuring gracefully proportioned cabriole legs terminating in pad feet and a delicately shaped...

Set of four walnut balloon back dining chairs, each chair with an openwork ring back interlaced with carved scrolling foliate detail, above the overstuffed serpentine seat, raised up...

Mid-century era oak child's chapel school chair by Elm and Beech. Perfect for adding a touch of vintage character to a child's room or as a collectible display item. Dimensions: Hei...

Pair of English Arts & Crafts Chairs, most likely Liberty & Co. and designed by William Birch. Probably of Beech with 'Quaint' Rush seats. Circa 1900, but with unusually midc...

A fine Regency designed library tub chair of pleasing proportions. An unusual feature of the Jennings Regency Library Chair is the laminated wood cross over bar decoration to the bac...

Pair of Regency Library Chairs Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster These exceptional Regency mahogany bergere library arm chairs, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and crafted in En...

A beautiful and incredibly well made Art Deco burr walnut and leather armchair / desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s. It is of outstanding quality and has...

A fine and elegant English Robert Adam design dining chair with fully upholstered shaped back, serpentine rails and fine turned, tapered and fluted mahogany legs. To be upholstered i...

English Chinese Chippendale style gold painted faux bamboo stool with red silk upholstered top is from the mid 20th century. Created in England during the midcentury period, the upho...

This rare seven-piece English Adams style parlor set is a remarkable example of neoclassical design, distinguished by exquisite paint decoration, fine craftsmanship, and refined symm...

Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840 A 19th Century Lancashire Spindle back Hall Chair . England, C.1840 Turned oak, 17 spindle back splat with rush seat. Exce...

A George IV design sofa with square padded back and out scrolled arms and squat seat. The channelled arm supports and front seat rails with applied carved and gilded rosettes on spir...

An ebonized upholstered armchair made by Oetzmann, after a design by E.W. Godwin.

A fine and well-drawn George II design country house library/drawing room wing chair. This chair is unusual in that it has extremely generous proportions. Classically upholstered and...

Exceptional carving with intricate open pierced carving on the back of This chair. Gracefull curved arms that curl at the ends. New cream upholstery make this Piece especially desi...

Armchair designed by Ron Arad, One-Off Ltd. production. United Kingdom, circa 1981. The frame is made of enameled tubular steel, on which a leather-covered seat is attached, equipped...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning suite of, Mid Century Modern, Gordon Russell, Circa 1970 Rosewood framed dining chairs designed by Martin Hal...

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Lounge Chair, Widdicomb United Kingdom / USA, c. 1955 Model 1720, bleached walnut, woven canvas webbing with replaced cushions in Great Plains wool boucle fabr...

George Walton attributed, a pair of Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak chairs with bold ebony and boxwood chequer inlays, rush seat and head rest with turned legs and H-shape floor st...

Goalkeeper's chair with turned wood frame and black leather upholstery with brass studs - England - c. 1930 Dimensions: 143 x 70 x 70 cm

Quality Untouched Brown Leather Victorian Armchair A high quality, untouched 19th-century brown leather button back club armchair of substantial and well balanced proportions. The...

The Shark Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from blackened ash with a cream bouclé upholstered mattress and b...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Rosewood Chippendale style 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 Chinese Chippendale design lattice back, column carved, and square leg dining chair. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and that this item is made to o...

A gorgeous pair of spoon back chair in the antique Victorian style. This was made in England and it dates from around the 1940s period. It is of lovely quality, the dark wood frame i...