English Side Chairs

George III side chair, circa 1790 neoclassical design, English. Mahogany. Reeded back & stiles with central urn. Small flaw & repair to crest rail. Raised on square tapered legs. Sli...

This listing is for a pair. There are three pairs available (set of six). A charming pair of English green painted and intricately decorated 'ribbon-back' chairs. Why we like them Their delicate and unusual shape, with boldly splayed back legs and intricate backs, alluding to 'The Sun King' Louis XIV, together with the rare, sumptuous green 'japanning', emblematic of the early neoclassical era in English interior design, make these superbly decorative chairs very attractive and desirable. This model with its distinct wheel-backs is very similar to a set of cartouche wheel-back chairs photographed by Edwin Smith in ‘The Balcony Room’ at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, in 1971. In 1774, Thomas Chippendale supplied 'green and white japanned' ‘Star back’ chairs for Paxton House, Scotland (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. II, p. 271 and fig. 164). Henry Hill of Marlborough also used a similar pattern for chairs supplied to Thomas Mansel at Penrice Castle, Glamorgan, in 1778 (illustrated Lucy Wood, The Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Volume II, Singapore, 2008, p. 628, fig. 394). Although displaying similarities with a number of other fine examples, a firm attribution for this pattern remains elusive and requires further research. A set of twelve...

A pair of 18th century George III mahogany chairs in the manner of James Wyatt, the cartouche-shaped backs each with three pierced interlaced splats, the c...

A very fine pair of late 18th century, George III period mahogany hall chairs of the rare neoclassical oval fan-back design, emblematic of the work of the London firm of William Ince and John Mayhew. English, circa 1780. Each having an oval reeded medallion back centred by a recessed vacant oval armorial cartouche, above a solid compass seat with moulded seatrail, raised on turned tapering fore legs, terminating in bulb feet, and sabre rear supports. With their distinctive medallion-shaped reeded backs, the present hall chairs are designed in the George III ‘Roman’ fashion, introduced in the late 1770s. This design is found on a set of armorial chairs...

The detail and finish of these two chairs make them exceptional. Painted black with gold leaf accents, the chairs are replete with lovely neoclassical details, including the connecti...

Pair of classic barrel back or tub chairs upholstered in soft brown leather and trimmed in brass tacks. Featuring a handsome and elegant form with turned legs and arm supports. Class...

These English mahogany side chairs feature square backs and three thin spindles. The tops of the spindles have palm-leaf capitals. The recently-replaced green cushions are fastened with visible antique brass tacks...