George III Seating

A superb pair of George III polychrome decorated open armchairs, attributed to Gillows, Circa 1785 in date. Each is superbly decorated with hand painted garlands, ribbon tied foliate trails, patera, bellflower pendants and demi-lune fan medallion. The chairs have shield shaped back with vertical medallion splats raised on square tapering front legs and splayed rear legs. They are beautifully upholstered in a cream floral patterned and buttoned fabric. Footnotes: A virtually identical mahogany open armchair, albeit one with carved rather than polychrome detailing to its frames, is illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Vol. I, 2008, Woodbridge, pl. 124, p. 165. A closely comparable design appears alongside, with the description: 'The five-splat chair...

Grand set of twelve late 19th/early 20th century fine English dining chairs crafted from mahogany. The chairs have been refurbished and reupholstered with a new modern fabric. Constr...

Antique George III set of 8 quality mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and six single chairs having a quality mahogany shield shaped back with pierce shaped splat ...

Early 20th Century Stretcher Mahogany and Needlepoint Upholstered Vanity / window Bench Measures 30.5" in width, 16" in depth and 25" in height. Seat height is 18".

A Set Of Six George III Style Mahogany Leather Upholstered seat Dining Chairs. Fine carvings on back. Nail gead trims. Very good vintag...

21st Century George III style giltwood armchair C.O.M. Two available, sold individually.

Pair of sumptuous George Smith classic club chairs newly upholstered in Kravet chocolate brown silk mohair having with rolled English arm , brass nailhead trim, and mahogany tapered ...

This beautiful set of six reproduction Georges 3 style solid satinwood single dining room chairs features shield backs with central cut wheat...

George III Mahogany Lattice back armchair. Seat with new top fabric. The rectangular lattice back above an upholstered tight seat with mahogany arms on sq...

George III Mahogany Corner Armchair, it’s carved backrest & carved eagle form arm rests raised on turned supports with pierced urn form back splats. With green silk slip seat raised ...

Handsome pair of cigar leather wing-back library chairs made in the English George III taste. The chairs feature a large mahogany frame with fully developed wings conjoined to Englis...

Covered in horse hair.

Early Camel Back Sofa having rolled arms with brass tack decoration over a rectangular shaped seat raised on stop-reeded mahogany block legs with triple H stretcher supports. Dimen...

English George III mahogany corner chair, mid 20th century. Clean upholstery. This is a shining example that is an excellent desk chair or pull up chair. Measures: H. 33.25?, W. 2...

Antique George III carved mahogany elbow/desk chair having a wonderful shaped carved top and rail and open lattice work splat with shaped open arms, newly reupholstered drop in seat....

An extremely elegant, superb quality set of six George III period mahogany dining chairs. A pair of matching armchairs is available separately. English, circa 1780–1800 Why we lik...

An exceptionally rare, elegant, and superb quality set of eight George III period dining chairs. English, circa 1780. Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very deli...

Vintage olive green leather George III style wingback arm chair with classic nail head trim, rolled arms and dramatic high back. Sold in vintage used condition. Frame is solid/stable...

With mustard yellow tufted back and seat. Shaped arms with tufted leather and square section legs with H form stretchers.

A bespoke sofa based on a George III original from our antique collection. Hand made and traditionally upholstered in England. The high-back and swept arms above a rectangular seat ...

Late 18th century George III period oak joint stool from England. The top is made from a single board and has a beveled edge. This follows down to carved decorated aprons on the fr...

Beautiful pair of George III hand-carved mahogany dining chairs in the manner of George Hepplewhite. Both chairs have a shield-shaped lyre back with wheat ear decoration, square tapering legs, and cross stretchers. The solid hand-carved mahogany chairs are stained and lacquered. The set has two chairs with armrests and two without. The chairs were made in England around 1970 and they are stamped reprodux. Being a replica chair...

A George III mahogany armchair in chinoiserie blue damask fabric. This George III armchair exemplifies classical elegance. The craftsmanship is evident in the mahogany frame and uph...

An extremely elegant and rare, superb quality set of six George III period dining chairs, English, circa 1780. A matching pair of armchairs is al...

A rare George III English mahogany metamorphic library step ladder from the 19th century that converts into a bench (also ideal for use as a side table, cocktail table). Having red i...

Superb Set of 8 George III style shield back side chairs with green faux leather seats, serpentine front, in a faux paint finish with hand painted foliate motifs, brass tack decorati...

Each with carved serpentine crest rail and pierced vasi-form splat and serpentine seat raised on square section legs with H form stretcher.

Matched Pair of Superb Mahogany Chippendale Side chairs. English, but possibly Irish. Almost identical to one photographed in F. Lewis Hinkley's Metropo...

Narrow 18th C West Country tavern settle with old paint and a lovely worn surface. 1780. Seat height is 19". Reference: 8451 Dimensions 63 inches (160 cms) Wide 18.5 inches (47 cm...

Luxurious George III Style Sofa, designed with a mahogany frame and upholstered in sumptuous blue velvet. The sofa is characterized by its deep-s...

Rectangular with scrolled ends. Newly upholstered in muslin. Fluted seat rail and circular tapered fluted legs.

English Mahogany leather tufted and brass tacked arched high chair with upper removable tray, lower adjustable and removable leg rest, and resting on the original flanking four splay...

This finely carved chair made from costly imported mahogany exhibits many special details including a molded arch back with a pierced baluster shaped splat, shaped arms and graceful cabriole legs headed by atheneum and leaf-shaped carving. All the carving is very fine and the color is its original faded color which is so lovely and special. The chairs generous proportions make it comfortable and easy to use. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...

***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Six Antique English George III Style Oyster Burl Dining Room Chairs C1920 Measures- 37.25"H x ...

A pair of mid-18th century George III period mahogany Library Gainsborough armchairs, having serpentine top rails above set back arms, with serpentine seats, supported on chamfered l...

A fine circa 1790 English George III period mahogany hall bench having 'saddle' or 'navette' form seat with center 'S' pierced hand 'grab' over conforming seat rails on square tapere...

English mahogany camel back settee with flanking scrolled brass tacked arms, removable cushion, carved floral knees, and terminating on trifod splayed feet. Settee is upholstered in ...

Fine set of 8 antique George III mahogany dining chairs consisting of a pair of elbow chairs and 6 single chairs having superb quality mahogany carved backs with a turned mahogany su...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this stunning suite of museum quality, George III style Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda to...

George III style ladderback armchair. Chippendale form mahogany armchair with four shaped and pierced splats and moulded front legs below newly up...

Stunning 18th C West Country oak bacon settle on an angled corner. Wonderful colour. 1760. Seat height is 18.5". Reference: 8212 Dimensions 77 inches (196 cm...

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...

A fine English wingback armchair or lounge chair upholstered in black leather and patinated mahogany in the George III style - featuring a high back, winged sides and shaped arms, w...

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...

With oval upholstered backs and bowed upholstered seats raised on circular tapered legs. In the manner of John Linnell.

Pair of antique George III quality mahogany hall chairs having a quality carved mahogany scroll shaped back, solid mahogany seats standing on turned tapering legs to the front out sw...

English Regency King wood recamier with carved scrolled acanthus back and arm, reeded molded edges, inlaid brass vine and shell motif, cane back & seat, and terminating on reeded scr...

A George III Carved Mahogany Sofa With beautifully shaped back, and gently scrolling arms, on carved cabriole legs on brass casters, the mahogany surface perfectly untouched and wit...

We delight to offer for sake this beautiful set of eight George III dining chairs . Lovely condition . Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Please have a closer lo...

When it comes to antique stools, this one stands out above them all. Boasting unique and colorful gros-point needlework in rich reds, navy's and yellows, hand-carvings of shell motif...

Set of Six Late 18th Century George III period dining chairs with caned seats, attributable to Gillows. England, circa 1795. Why we like them The unexpected freshness and modernity...

A well drawn early 20th century back armchair. Raised on 4 cabriole legs. Structurally in good solid order. Currently upholstered to a good standard in a soft pink velvet with a ...

Upholstered in rich, top-grain British Green leather, its elegantly curved barrel back is adorned with deep button tufting, exuding timeless sophistication. Set on turned, tapered, ...

English George III wooden child's rocking chair with wing arms and shaped top rail above a cut-out heart shaped handle slot, the seat composed of 3 segments, the center of which open...

A very nice pair of Queen Anne walnut side chairs with shaped back splat above a drop in seat supported on cabriole leg and pad foot. Very good original condition with the original s...

George III English Ladderback Dining Chairs Set of 6, Fine Velvet Upholstery Offered for sale is a set of six fine English George II...

Handsome pair of English library chairs with distressed leather. Great color and patina, very good condition and very comfortable. We have 6 available. Priced per chair.

A Set of Twelve George II Style Mahogany Dining Chairs 19th Century, great scale for comfort. Height 37 1/2 x width 21 1/2 x depth 20 inches.

A George III Mahogany square back bergere armchair, with the best red Moroccan leather upholstery, in untouched country house condition. Plenty o...

Antique George III carved mahogany elbow/desk chair having a wonderful shaped carved top and rail with open lattice work splat and shaped open arms, newly reupholstered drop in seat....