George III Seating

A Fine Set of Twelve George III Period Mahogany Dining Chairs In the manner of Thomas Sheraton Made to the highest standards and of beautifully drawn proportions, the set including ...

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...

Fine set of eight George III mahogany oval back armchairs with upholstered backs, armrests and seat, the arms with scroll ends and long leaf details, the apron finally molded and sta...

Fine early George III walnut settee of very graphic form, the square back over deep seat having gentle scrolled arms, the square legs with original brass castors and having dramatic ...

Rich chocolate leather George III style arm chairs having dark mahogany frames with a aged patina and handpainted floral decoration. The upholstery is new and finished with handsome...

English mahogany corner chair with wavy ladder back, overupholstered seat and unique brass and wood armature for music or book reading. Also nicely sized for marrying the 18th and 2...

***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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

Nice old patina with serpentine crestrail and pierced vasiform splat , drop in seat. Raised on square legs with H form stretcher.

An extremely elegant, rare quality pair of George III period armchairs. English, circa 1780. Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually...

Regilded in burnished gold leaf. Each with oval backs with a carved beaded frame, carved arms with scroll hand hold, leaf carved seat rail with paterae, raised on circular tapered fl...

Pair of English mahogany Regency side chairs with scrolled carved splat backs, decorative reeding, and terminating on turned bulbous ringed legs. Early 19th Century. Chairs are uphol...

A fine pair of carved and water gilded library armchairs designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale for the great room at Arlington Street London. The serpentine scrolled...

A fine set of four George III neo-classical giltwood armchairs. The shield shaped backs surmounted by a ribbon motif and finials to the uprights, the armrests terminating in acanthus...

An English 18th-century carved mahogany library armchair - or bergère - of good rich colour. George III, circa 1780. This antique Sheraton-period armchair, sometimes described as a bergère (bergere) chair, is raised on reeded square tapering legs which merge, headed by a carved rosette panel...

A rare set of twelve George III mahogany tablet-back dining chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and dating to circa 1790. Comprising two carver armchairs and ten side chairs, t...

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 late 18th to Early 19th Century George III Mahogany upholstered Armchair with X stretcher leg joints. Very sturdy antique condition with newer upholstery. Measures 21.75" in width,...

A fine pair of George III Hepplewhite period mahogany tub chairs, each of typical form with the scroll arms continuous with the front legs, the curved seat rail, arms and legs with r...

Early 19th Century George III Gainsborough camelback sofa with scrolled arms, raised over six moulded marlborough legs supported by distinctive pierced stretchers which incorporate s...

Elegant pair of Late George III mahogany hall chairs in the manner of Gillow circa 1800

A Set of Eighteen George III Style Dining Chairs After the design by George Hepplewhite Carved from mahogany, the set comprised of sixteen side chairs and two carvers, having taperi...

A rare and unusual George III period painted hall chair of large proportions, England, circa 1780. Why we like it A very decorative and well-drawn chair, undoubtedly from an import...

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 ...

Elegant Pair of Antique George III Mahogany Rail Back Open Elbow Chairs Having Gold and Burgundy Damask Seats Decorated With Winged Cherubs On Ring Turned Tapering Supports Height ...

Traditional George III period oak foot stool with new velvet upholstery. Having some old repairs but solid and sturdy. In very good antique condition...

A charming and patinated George III style mahogany upholstered footstool.

Four shaped panels comprise the back of this antique settle dating to the era of George III. The upholstered cushion is now foam filled, but would have ...

A mid 18th to Early 19th Century George III Mahogany upholstered Armchair. Very sturdy antique condition with newer upholstery. Measures 23.5" in width, 24" in depth and 39" in heigh...

Pair of English mahogany serpentine crest foliate arm chairs with saddle seats, early 19th century chairs are upholstered in white muslin with...

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 rare late George III – early Regency period painted elbow chair, carved in the Chinoiserie fashion to simulate bamboo, after designs by Gillows. English, circa 1790–1800. Supplied...

A fine set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite style carved mahogany shield back dining chairs of good colour and condition. With serpentine fronts, drop in upholstered seats, affording comfor...

Comprising a pair of armchairs and 10 side chairs, each with a shield back and caned seats {all newly hand caned] raised on square tapered legs. Paint decoration in a variety of cond...

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.

18th Century George III carved mahogany Gainsborough armchair with a gently curved upholstered back and carved, shaped arms, complete with scrolled handles and leaf-carved moldings t...

A pair of English George III period plank seat chairs from circa 1800 with pierced backs, slightly scrolling arms, straight legs and cross stretchers. This pair of George III period ...

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...

An elegant George III design mahogany library chair, with brass castors. Price quoted is for a chair upholstered in clients own material. Shown upholstered in hand-dyed and aged ...

Solid mahogany construction with upholstered seat. Made in UK in the 1930s.

Rectangular with drop in seat and molded edge. Square section legs with molded edge and H form stretcher.

George III mahogany Gainsborough library chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, the rectangular padded back and seat are covere...

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...

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

A Pair of George III Period Mahogany Armchairs Designed in the neoclassical taste promoted by architects and designers such as Robert Adam, this pair of open armchairs are carved f...

Featuring an intricate openwork lattice back, they honor the classic Chippendale style with graceful lines and exquisite detail. A solid wood frame with a rich stain and subtly curve...

Untouched stunning Gillows of Lancaster and London George 3rd cream painted and parcel gilt arm chair, in its original warn through condition. This chair ha...

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A rare 18th-century mahogany Cockpen armchair. George III-period, ca 1762. A sophisticated antique Cockpen armchair in mahogany. With chinoiserie ope...

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 set of 12 fine George II design banquet chair with classical rake to the back on acanthus and shell carved legs terminating in a carved hairy claw foo...

A Restored American mahogany and figured mahogany veneered gondola chair. The chair feature a boxed slip seat & single vertical baluster form silhouette back splat below a crest rail...

Each with straight back and pierced splat with classical painted decoration over a caned seat with loose cushion. Square tapered legs. Seat Depth 18.75

Late 18th century oak and burl yew wood library corner chair with rich burl and tone. English, turned legs and posts. Minor repair done on stretcher - done previously and very well. ...

Serpentine crestrail and pierced splat. Wood seat. Square legs with box stretcher. From the estate of Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge.