European Seating

A Set of four Italian Neoclassical period painted wooden music chairs from the late 18th century with new upholstery. Each chair features a curved back, delicately accented by volute...

a fine 19th century carved oak hall bench with very imposing hand carved panels . The bench exemplifies the craftsmanship and design aesthetics of the Tudor era . with grand and int...

Danish Modern Lounge Chair with Nail Heads and Teak Legs and Paws.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, lightly restored aged Oxblood leather Chesterfield tufted footstool Please note the delivery...

A set of twelve "Gobbetta" model chairs, made of black-stained beechwood with woven straw seats, crafted by Chiavari artisans, and produced by Enrico Delmonte in the 1950s. The Chia...

De Sede style tobacco leather lounge chair. In original condition with visible wear including scratches to leather, a small tear on the front and sun fading. Wear is consistent with ...

Beautiful hand carved Gothic style hall chairs with Fleur-de-lis, Trefoils and other gothic accents. Chairs have a good weight to them with the leopard print fabric for fun.

Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the ti...

Stunning Mushroom set, designed by Pierre Paulin and fabricated by Artifort in the 60’s. The chair and the poof are completely restored with new fabric and new foam by a French Pie...

This exclusive five-piece set of the iconic Togo sofa, designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1973 for Ligne Roset, France, represents the pinnacle of design and comfort. The set includes a t...

An unusual chair by Fredrik Kayser, Model No 860 for Vatne Lenestolfabrikk, Norway, ca' 1960's. Upholstered in natural Australian sheepskin. Legs are teak.

This iconic reclining armchair with a matching footstool, designed by Gio Ponti 1950s. Crafted with a wooden frame and fabric upholstery, it offers timeless elegance and comfort. Pe...

Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. Armchair in teak with seat and back upholstered with vegetable-tanned leather. Manufactured by Johannes Hansen.

FK 87 - 'Grasshopper' easy chair/chaise longue in cognac leather and chrome-plated steel. Designed in 1965. Designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm, made by Lange Production.

Stunning and elegant set of four Mid-Century Modern Model 16 dining chairs. Design by Johannes Andersen for Uldum Møbelfabrik. Striking Danish design from the 1960s. Original solid t...

Iconic Clam chair designed by Arnold Madsen for Madsen & Schubell in Denmark in 1944. This example is a vintage original armchair produced in the 40's in danemark. The chair has been...

Mid-Century De Sede style brown round leather patchwork pouf. In original condition with visible wear and patina that is consistent with its age and use. Several other leather ottoma...

Pair of E. 19thc English Hand Carved Barley Twist And Suede Arm Chairs. The arms are carved with a figure of a woman in front. The Arms and legs have the twist carving to them. The l...

Scandinavian design teak sofa from the 1960s.

Swiss Black Forest carved hunter's chair with back center having a hunter with horn and chamois on each side. Highly detailed. Bottom seat mountain top scene with three chamois. Part...

A original art deco Bentwood Stool or Table with Rattan Cane Top designed by Michael Thonet, with 4 spherical feet. Wax polished The seat is still with its original rattan cane st...

Giancarlo Piretti created his "Sistema 61" in in the 1970s for famed Italian manufacturer Anonima Castelli. It is a unique modular system that consists of cubic blocks that are easil...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather Victorian Chesterfield footstool with ...

Midcentury Danish modern sofa in faux black leather attributed to Georg Thams for Vejen Mobelfabrik A/S, circa 1970s. Amazing quality of...

Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chairs for Cassina, Hazelnut light brown leather, Italy, 1977, set of four. The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informe...

Pair of Pine "Carimate" Chairs by Vico Magistretti voor Cassina, Italy 1960's

High back Napoleon armchair with original ebony finish over solid maple frame with handsome ball joints. New custom upholstery in thick Schumacher cotton velvet, olive in color, tri...

A sculptural classic set of 8 dining chairs in solid patinated oak with seats reupholstered in an organic hessian, adding a touch of rustic charm while ensuring comfort and durabilit...

Vintage tagged 1973 Zermatt Sling chairs designed by Duncan Burke and Gunter Eberle for Vecta Group and manufactured in Italy. Chairs are extremely...

Wonderful set of six dining chairs made of pine wood. They are in good vintage condition. No issues. They’re very sturdy and strong. Absolutely well made. This amazing chair goes rea...

BO 77 - 3-seater sofa in new grey textile (Ecriture from Kvadrat, colours 270/210) with oxidised steel frame and teak shoes. Designed in 1953. Designed by Finn Juhl for Bovirke.

These exceptional chairs were designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi in the 1980s. The burgundy-colored leather is wrapped over an internal steel frame. Beautifully shaped, these ...

Rare Artifort double seater designed by Geoffrey Harcourt, in purple grey wool on a aluminum frame especially made and directly bought from the Fuji headquarters in the Netherlands. ...

CH35 model armchair by Hans Wegner, manufactured by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark, in its oak and black leather version. A modern design classic by Hans Wegner with recognizable cultu...

Extraordinarily beautiful Danish chairs from the 1960s. Erik Buch is known for his very stable and comfortable chairs. This set consisting of 4 chairs is a highlight for every apartm...

Michel Cadestin for Airborne, Orchide Lounge Chairs Newly Upholstered in High quality faux black leather. These are extremely comfortable and chic and match any decor. Excellent cond...

This pair of Swedish stools or tabourets have graceful saber legs while the upturned hand rests provide stability as well as balanced beauty to the pair. Restored, later professional...

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1930's Pair of hand-woven rope and wood armchairs by Swedish designer Axel Larsson for Svenska Möbelfabrikerna Bodafors. Bodafors made furniture for the affluent through the 1930s. H...

An exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Stool with period silk damask seat, raised on leaf-carved scrolled legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher, likely English, possibly French.

Stunning set of six Mid-Century Modern dining room chairs. Marked with original label IMHA. Striking Danish design from the 1960s. Solid teak high back frames. Seats are re-upholster...

4 Piece 'Camaleonda' sofa in gray velvet fabric Designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970. The modular sofa comes with three 36” wide seats and one 25” smaller seat, all seats c...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Gillows of Lancaster Attributed solid Rosewood dining chairs with ornately carved back splats 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, Gillows of Lancaster & London was simply put, one of the most important furniture designers in the history of England, 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 early 19th century circa 1810-1820, 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 fine, the timber has a wonderfully aged patina that is honestly sublime Dimensions Height:- 81cm Width:- 45cm Depth:- 50cm Seat height:- 44cm 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...

Lina Bo Bardi Slatted Peroba And Brauna Wood Bench. A rare Brazilian solid wood bench by Lina Bo Bardi from Brazil with a Peroba de Campos slatted top and Baruna solid wood feet. T...

Italian two seater sofa in lime green cotton-linen fabric stands on curved cast brass legs. The sofa has great comfort and is in excellent vintage condition.

Swedish Pine Stool from the 1900s Beautiful patina and has numerous names and marks, making it a truly intriguing piece. Heigth: 36 cm/14.1 inch Depth: 22 cm/8.6 inch Width: 50 cm/...

This is a superb example of the neoclassical daybed or recamier that dates to the Swedish Biedermeier Period. The recamier is in overall very good condition. It is upholstered in a n...

Pieces from the mid-century era - like this daybed - are characterised by clarity in design, impeccable craftsmanship, and high-quality materials. The perfectly balanced proportions ...

Introducing the Exquisite Brutalist Spanish Sculptural midcentury Tripod Chair from 1950 Looking to add a touch of unique sophistication to your interior? Look no further than the Br...

Tito Agnoli chaise lounge in wicker and bamboo, 1960s. This fabric on this chair is customized. We have our own in-house upholstery studio that can expertly reupholster this piece. ...

Spectacular set of eight country French dining chairs, two arm chairs and six armless chairs. This chairs are made of solid wood. Their frame has a great rustic finish, and an amazin...

Set of 6 Danish Modern teak & oak dining chairs, circa 1950's. Beautifully curved backrests and generous seat design provide support and comfort. Solid wood legs feature cross braces...

Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau armchair. Design attributed to Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Solid oak base with original hand-carved elements. Original solid macassar ebo...

A set of the iconic model 60 stools designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek. Inspired by the clean lines and organic forms of nature, the Alvar Aalto Model 60 Stool is a timeless piece of ...

This is a gorgeous pair of French-made chairs in good condition with minor stains. The chairs are beautifully condition. They are classic. Measures 37 tall x 26 wide x 28 deep and se...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine twin drawer Luggage rack, Hall bench with crocodile leather patina oxblood seat Please note...

Set of 3 DS-1025 'Terrazza' sofas designed by Ubald Klug for quintessential Swiss manufacturer De Sede. This iconic design with layered cushions makes the DS-1025 both visually stunn...

This exceptional pair of hall chairs showcases the simplistic yet refined elegance of early 18th century English furniture design. Crafted from beautiful dark English oak, these chairs feature a splat back silhouette and an unusual inverted stepped arch top. A sturdy pair with turned legs and stretchers, topped with two straight plank seats, the vertical, single, splat back runs down the centre of the chair providing bold straight lines. As with all well crafted pieces of the period, the proportions and thickness of the wood provides a perfectly balanced design. Likely commissioned for a grand country manor or estate, these hall chairs would have been placed prominently in an entryway or foyer to welcome guests. Remarkably well-preserved examples of early 18th century English oak furniture...