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Armchairs For Sale
Creator: Gillows of Lancaster
London
Creator: Morris
Co.
Attributed to Philip Webb Rare pair of large Sussex Armchairs, fully restored
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb A rare pair of unusually large Sussex Armchairs. This original pair have been fully restored, gently dismantled, joints cleaned, glued and clam...
Category
1880s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Bruce Talbert, Gillows, Two Rare Gothic Revival Oak Armchair in Blue Upholstery.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Gillows of Lancaster.
Two rare Gothic Revival armchairs.
*The two with dark and light blue upholstery shown here are available, the one with brown upholstery is now s...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
A W N Pugin Gothic Revival oak armchair by Gillows of Lancaster or Holland
Son
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster or Holland and son, for the House of Lords in Parliament Square London. A Gothic Revival oak armchair. Professionally re-upholstered.
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
An English Walnut and Tufted Leather Library Armchair by Gillows, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A distinguished English library armchair by Gillows, branded as shown. Crafted in walnut, the chair features a deep, generously proportioned seat and supportive back, both with tufte...
Category
19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster A Gothic Revival oak armchair
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster for the House of Lords London. A Gothic Revival oak armchair with carved rosettes to the headrest, and each side of the arms, and u...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Morris and Co. An Aesthetic Movement cane seated armchair
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement cane seated armchair by Morris and Co with circular cane seat. A variant is illustrated in the Liberty Yuletide Gifts catalogue.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane
Dante Rossetti for Morris and Co. A pair of rush seated armchairs
By Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
A pair of Morris and Co rush seated armchairs, designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti with newly laid rush seats.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush
Bruce Talbert, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement upholstered oak armchair.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement oak armchair. It was professionally re-upholstered in a light blue Damask.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Morris
Co attributed to Philip Webb. A scarce pair of Beech Sussex Armchairs
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co attributed to Philip Webb. A scarce pair of Beech Sussex Armchairs. With unusual rushed backs and rushed seats.
Additional Measurements:
Arm height: 66.5cm / 26.18Inches
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Category
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Bruce Talbert attributed probably made by Gillows. A Gothic Revival oak armchair
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed, probably made by Gillows. A Gothic Revival oak armchair with a shaped head rail centered with a carved floret, flanked by carved floral finials...
Category
1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Mid 19th century Gillows open armchair in Colefax and fowler printed linen
Located in Batley, GB
A superb quality mid 19th century armchair by Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on finely worked walnut turned front legs and arm supports with out splayed chamfered legs to the rear, all...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Gillows of Lancaster Walnut
Leather Upholstered Library Arm Chair
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A 19th century Gillows of Lancaster walnut and leather upholstered library arm chair, with exceptional overall condition and colour. The button down ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Philip Webb for Morris
Co. Two Aesthetic Movement reclining armchairs.
Located in London, GB
Two classic adjustable reclining armchairs, one ebonized and one in golden oak the latter with good quality tan leather button back upholstery. The ebonized one with later upholstery...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Phillip Webb for Morris
Co. English Aesthetic Movement oak reclining armchair
Located in London, GB
Phillip Webb for Morris and Co. Designed in C1866.
A rare Aesthetic movement oak adjustable reclining armchair with good quality tan leather button back u...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Phillip Webb for Morris
Co. an English Aesthetic Movement Reclining Armchair
Located in London, GB
Phillip Webb for Morris and Co. Designed in C1866.
A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized adjustable reclining armchair. The arched arms with padded armrests ...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Morris
Co. Arts
Crafts Oak Dining Armchairs, Designed in Shaw’s Offices
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co.
Possibly designed by W. Lethaby and designed in the offices of Richard Norman Shaw. Pair of Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs. The armchairs are extremely rare to com...
Category
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Bruce Talbert Gillows, Aesthetic Movement rosewood armchair with pink upholstery
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert for Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement Rosewood armchair with a pink button back upholstered back and seat.
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Gillows of Lancaster George 3rd Painted and Parcel Gilt Arm Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
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...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
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19th Century Pair of English Victorian Leather Armchairs
Located in London, GB
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.
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Early Victorian Mahogany Armchair with Tufted Leather Upholstery, England
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
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H 33.25 in W 21.75 in D 22 in
Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Library Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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H 30.32 in W 32.09 in D 30.71 in
Pair of Mid Century Dining Armchairs Attributed to Probber
Located in New York, NY
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Mid 19th century Gillows open armchair in Colefax and fowler printed linen
Located in Batley, GB
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$7,520
H 33.47 in W 27.96 in D 36.23 in
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Four English Pine Gothic Revival Altar Chairs
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Mid 19th Century Open Armchair attr
Gillows
Located in Batley, GB
A mid 19th century country house open armchair. Raised on ebonized turned and carved walnut front legs and arm supports. The rear legs splayed and chamfered and all legs with the ori...
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Arts
Crafts
Sussex
Armchair By Morris
Co
By Morris
Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts 'Sussex' ebonised beech armchair
With original rush seat
Circa 1890
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
William Morris, A Classic Arts
Crafts Ebonised Armchair from the Sussex Range.
Located in London, GB
William Morris, A classic Sussex Arts & Crafts ebonised armchair from the Sussex range.
Fully restored with a new rush seat.
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
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Beech
H 34 in W 21 in D 16 in
Bruce Talbert, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement upholstered oak armchair.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement oak armchair was professionally re-upholstered in a light blue Damask.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
H 37.01 in W 23.82 in D 25.2 in
19th Century Gillows Armchair, circa 1880
Located in Batley, GB
A shapely 19th century armchair by Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on walnut legs and the original Cope & Collinson brass and ceramic casters.
Structurally in good solid order and j...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
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Walnut
Gillows 19th Century Iron Back Nursing Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A good quality Gillows iron back nursing chair. Raised on oak turned front legs and all raised on the original Cope & Collinson Strong patent casters. Englis...
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Materials
Oak
Gillows 19th Century Iron Back Nursing Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A good quality Gillows iron back nursing chair. Raised on walnut turned and carved walnut front legs with the rear legs both stamped Gillows and all raised o...
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Crafts ‘Sussex’ Morris
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Located in Petworth, GB
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Made using ebonised ash and beech woods.
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Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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