19th Century Victorian Edwards Roberts Mahogany Painted Pair Armchairs, 1860s

A stunning, high-quality early Victorian period mid-19th-century carved and moulded mahogany frame upholstered armchair. It features a reclining, open, spoon-shaped back and scroll-e...

This is a fantastic antique Victorian Mahogany desk armchair, circa 1860 in date. Expertly made out of superbly carved mahogany, with stuff over seat and an oval padded back that fe...

Unusual pair of antique Victorian quality mahogany armchairs having a quality shaped mahogany back, scroll shaped arms, serpentine shaped moulded front rail standing on turned taperi...

Magnificent and rare Victorian high back armchair or Voltaire chair. Striking Dutch design from the 1860s. This wonderful piece of furniture is rare b...

Outstanding antique 19th century Victorian antique mahogany inlaid armchair having an unusual beautifully shaped top rail with a quality satinwood inlaid panel. It boasts a pretty he...

Fine quality antique 19th century Victorian mahogany carved armchair having a beautiful carved pierced shaped back. Shaped carved open arms, standing on carved cabriole feet and outs...

A very good quality mid 19th century English mahogany library armchair, in the French hepplewhite style, having central set carved cartouche to top rail over upholstered back and sea...

Pair of French 19th century Armchairs, 1820-30 This pair of French 19th century Armchairs dates back to 1820-30 and was made during the Restoration period. The elegant chairs have a ...

This is a handsome pair of antique Victorian mahogany and leather club armchairs, circa 1880 in date. This lovely pair was made from masterly crafted hand-carved solid mahogany with an interesting hand-carved crest of a bird on top of each. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous chocolate brown leather with button backs and stand on their original brass and porcelain castors. There is no mistaking their beautiful and stylish design, which is certain to make it a treasured addition to one of the rooms in your home. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RESTRICTED MATERIALS. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 106 x width 68 x depth 80. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 6 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 2 feet, 7 inches. Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewelry box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘flame’ mahogany and ‘fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. Scottish leather These chairs are upholstered in top quality Scottish cow...

For sale is a good quality Victorian oak armchair, remaining in very good condition for its age. Measures: width: 72cm, depth: 57cm, height...