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Period: 1880s
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Armchairs Attributed to G.Viardot, France, Circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
These armchairs made of tinted wood are to be linked to another pair of armchairs executed by Gabriel Viardot, and now exhibited at the Decorative Arts Museum in Paris (Inv. 2006.105.1.2). They present a similar asymmetric design and an equal carving quality including the winding dragon on the back. (see picture attached) Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were well received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German articles, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed rue Rambuteau in Paris, circa 1870 he turned to the idea of producing “Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais”. The taste in Europe for exotic furniture...
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French Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 important Asian armchairs with Bats and Cranes, Indochina, Circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb set of 4 important Asian armchairs in carved Chinese mahogany wood (toona sinensis). Carved with plant and animal motifs: 3 sculpted bats (symbols of good fortune, happiness ...
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Vietnamese Japonisme Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Lovely Antique Ornately Hand Carved Lion s Hairy Paw Leg Club Library Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian hand carved Library reading armchair with Lion’s Hairy paw feet A very comfortable and well made piece, this chair...
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English High Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Stunning Antique Victorian Military Campaign Kilim Upholstered Folding Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original Victorian circa 1880 hand made Military Campaign folding chair with Kilim upholstery A very good looking and highly colle...
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English Kilim Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Antique Pair of circa 1880 William Morris Carved Legged Wingback Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of original circa 1860-1880 English William Morris style wingback armchairs with grey linen summer cushions A good looking and well-m...
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English High Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Dutch 19th Century Oak Baroque open Arm Chair
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beathiful Dutch Baroque open armchair . solid Oak . 19th Century . Hand carved Oak leaves on the armrests . Barley twist frame . Stunning patine on the Leather . Good sturdy conditi...
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Dutch Baroque Revival Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Antique circa 1880 Hand Carved Claw Ball Feet Brown Leather Club Tub Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original leather circa 1880 brown leather club armchair with hand carved Claw & Ball feet A good looking, well made and decorative chair, i...
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English High Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Antique, Tapestry Covered French Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of hand-carved, 19th c., French chairs with turned legs and arms terminating in lion heads. Each covered in 18th c., Flemish tapestry fabric and lined with bronze na...
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French Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Cotton, Walnut

Pair of Late 19th Carved Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Mahogany Open Armchairs, carved with scrolls and palmettes with upholstered seats and back rests - 23"w x 26"d x 36"h (18" to the seat)
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Rustic French Chair with Straw Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic Hand Made Thatched Seat Chair, France, Rhone Alps Region Beautiful grain Patina Seat h: 13-13.5 in.
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French Rustic Antique 1880s Armchairs

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Oak

Unusual 19th Century Windsor Arm Chair With Rush Seat..
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 19th Century Windsor Arm Chair With Rush Seat.. Retains original patina, Great quality,, tight, Wonderful original patina.
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English Folk Art Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Jacob Josef Kohn Wien #18, 1/2 design
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Very nice J&J Kohn 18, 1/2 model armchair. J&J was the main contender to Thonet and the two companies always competed and there involved in legal proceedings b...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Cherry Gothic Gargoyle Chair - Vicorian Era
Located in Asheville, NC
Hand-carved cherry chair with grotesque face from a Palm Beach family estate.
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North American Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Cherry

Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved oak armchair having an upholstered back and seat in a quality fabric, carved oak shaped open arms standing on shaped carved cabriole legs with scroll...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Oak Leather Desk Chair Tub Chair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Victorian carved oak button back desk chair, upholstered in maroon leather and raised on turned legs, Circa 1880 in date. Add this elegant and comfortable chair to your...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

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Leather, Oak

Pair of French Large Oak Armchairs, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning pair of French large and solid armchairs in oak, circa 1880, high quality, white linen new upholstery.
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French French Provincial Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

English Antique William Morris Primitive Sussex Armchair Painted Frame Rush Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
English Antique Arts And Crafts William Morris Country Style Painted Sussex Armchair With Rush Seat Patinated and Charming
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English Country Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Rush

Pair of Biedermeier Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These graceful chairs were hand-made of golden nordic birch. In need of new fabric, this pair has otherwise aged beautifully. Over a hundred years old, these chairs will last a hundr...
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Swedish Biedermeier Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Birch

An Anglo-Japanese cane work armchair
Located in London, GB
An Anglo-Japanese cane work armchair which has a curving back and simulated bamboo turned legs on splayed feet.
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English Anglo-Japanese Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Cane

Antique Louis XV Revival Giltwood Shaped Bergere Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV revival carved giltwood tub shaped Bergère, dating from circa 1880. The wingback armchair with hand-sculpted giltwood frame that envelo...
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French Louis XV Antique 1880s Armchairs

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Giltwood

Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Pair of Throne Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Impressive rare pair of throne chairs in perfect Italian Renaissance style, late 19th century. Made of solid walnut wood. The finely carved wooden backrest with very complex decorati...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

E W Godwin. An Aesthetic Movement Shakespeare armchair with marquetry decoration
Located in London, GB
E.W. Godwin attributed, probably made by William Watt. An Aesthetic Movement Shakespeare armchair with marquetry and carved decoration. The overall form of this Shakespeare armchair...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Dr C Dresser, attributed. A Moorish style walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser attributed for the Art Furniture Alliance. A Moorish style walnut armchair with elongated turned finials and Mashrabiya panels to the back, shaped arms that unite to the...
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British Moorish Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian Hepplewhite style mahogany armchair having an attractively designed carved shield back with a shaped pierced splat. Elegant swept open arms standing on square taper...
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Other

Jas Shoolbred, in the Style of Morris Co. a Reclining Upholstered Armchair
Located in London, GB
Jas Shoolbred. In the style of Morris and Co, after a design by Phillip Webb. A reclining armchair professionally upholstered in a Morris and Co. Vine p...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Good Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Scholars Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A good pair of XIX Century Chinese yoke back elm scholars chairs of great colour and patina. Qing Dynasty.
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Chinese Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Elm

19th Black Painted Century French Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century French writing desk armchair painted in black, in solid oak wood. This richly sculptured armchair from Gothic revival period, is decorated with rams head on the arm...
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French Gothic Revival Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Victorian Mahogany Chairs, England circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
England, 1880 Victorian button back armchairs with mahogany legs, newly upholstery in Knoll fabric. 26.5"w x 27”d x 39”h x 17”seat Ref. CHAIR1366 $ 6,200 pair
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English Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Large 19thC English Olive Leather Mahogany Wingback Armchair
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880 Large 19thC English olive leather mahogany wingback armchair Measures: W 83 x D 96 x H 118cm Seat height 49 cm.   
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Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of High-Backed Walnut Armchairs in the Style of Louis XIII
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of high-backed armchairs is made of walnut. This is a French work in the style of Louis XIII. Circa 1880.
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French Louis XIII Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XVI style carved and gilded beech armchairs, with their original tapestry. France, Circa 1880 Provenance: Hotel particulier d' Espondeilhan, Beziers.
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French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Beech

Henry W Batley attr. An Aesthetic Movement walnut armchair with sinuous touches.
Located in London, GB
Henry Batley Attributed. An Aesthetic Movement walnut armchair with sinuous touches, curled finials, and a spray of elongated turned details to the back. The shaped arms have curvace...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Jugendstil Vintage Walnut Armchair by Josef Maria Olbrich, 1898-1899, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil walnut Jugendstil armchair designed by Josef Maria Olbrich 1898-1899 and executed by Michael Niedermoser, Vienna. The beautiful armchair...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Original Leather with Unusual Fleur de Lis
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Great pair of very old French Louis XVI Armchairs, in their Original Leather upholstery. Although we do have an in house upholstery department, I have been resisting the temptation t...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

19th Century Italy Cockpit Chair in Turned Walnut, Restore and Finish Shellac
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century, Italy cockpit chair in turned walnut, restore and finish shellac new upholstery Measures cm: H 70\45 W 67 D 67.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique French Hand-Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Chair, Down Cushion circa 1880s
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Louis XV style Upholstered Bergere Chair Hand-Made in France during the late 1800's from Solid Walnut. The seat cushion is down filled and the seat back is padded with...
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French Louis XV Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Late 19thC Hepplewhite Style Arm Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Hepplewhite Style Arm Chair with Wheatsheaf Carving on the Slat Back and Outswept Tapering Legs - 25"w x 23"d x 38"h (19" to the seat)
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English Late Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

A Carved Mixed Wood Wagon Seat Now as a Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
of generous proportion with flared back and arched crest above a seat with a small hinged compartment; the seat back with carved paneled reserves; raised on a wooden base with later ...
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American Prairie School Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed / Upholstered Armchair Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Edwardian style mahogany wood framed upholstered armchair set of four pieces. Each chair is in great antique condition. Signed an...
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French Edwardian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Late 19th Century Armchair Desk Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood frame with upholstered seat made in Germany in the 1880s.      
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German Late Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Cherry

French Painted Armchair
Located in London, England
French armchair in original painted finish. Circa 1880. H 99cm (SH 50cm) x W 68cm x D 74cm Please be in touch for an accurate delivery quote.
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French French Provincial Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair Carved Walnut French Louis XVI Needlepoint Armchairs, Circa 1880
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of carved walnut French Louis XVI needlepoint armchairs, circa 1880, embodies the elegance and refinement of 19th-century French craftsmanship. Exquisitely detailed, each c...
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French Louis XVI Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

1880s French, Painted Off White Directoire Armchair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s French Directoire painted armchair. Needs reupholstering.
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Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Chippendale Wing Chair Antique 1880 Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Chippendale style upholstered wing chair. Circa 1880 This chair is raised upon cabriole front legs with carved knees and well carved ball and claw feet and shaped back legs. The chai...
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Chippendale Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Side Armchair, France cca 1880
Located in Lucija, SI
Antique side armchair made in France about 1880 Very good condition for such old chair Rare item
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French Neoclassical Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Pair of Italian Armchairs Hand Carved Walnut Require Restoration C1880s
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Italian pair of Armchairs Hand-Carved from Walnut is desperate need of a full restoration. Currently, we have (2) pairs of Matching Italian Armchairs that all must have come ...
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Italian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

George Faulkner Armitage (attributed). An Aesthetic Movement mahogany armchair
Located in London, GB
George Faulkner Armitage (attributed). An Aesthetic Movement mahogany armchair with rib detailing to the head rest flanked by scroll carved finials. With tramline decoration througho...
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set Of Six Consulate Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each painted in a cream white with a matt finish. Square back and bowed seat. Turned arms reminiscent of barrels. Circular tapered legs. Upholstered in orange velvet. Ex Luther Antiq...
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French Neoclassical Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Armchair Leather Oak 19th Century Baroque Jacobean Revival Antiquarian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Attractive armchair injecting period character into any interior - Sturdy and suitable for regular use - This model of chair was made in plentiful numbers in the mid-17th century...
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English Baroque Revival Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Ebonized 19th Century Art Craft Sussex Armchair
Located in Weesp, NL
An original Arts Crafts piece attributed to Morris Co established in 1875. The turned wood frame is solid Ebonized beech. The chair will be shipped overseas in a custom ...
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British Other Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Louis XIV Style Armchair in Emerald Silk
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Louis XIV style armchair in nicely carved pickled oak. Newly upholstered in textured emerald silk.
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French Louis XIV Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Grand, 19th Century Hall Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large, Italian, walnut hall chairs featuring dramatic scrolling arms above a relief carved apron with foliate details. Each chair atop delicate scrolled feet. Upholstered in ...
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Italian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

PAIR OF ANTiQUE RESTORED CHESTERFIELD LEATHER FRENCH CIR 1880 BERGERE ARMCHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique circa 1880-1900 French Louis XVIII style Fauteuils Bergère armchairs with hand d...
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French High Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather

19th Century Carved Mahogany Library Armchair in the Chippendale Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century carved mahogany library armchair in the Chippendale style, upholstered in a cream fabric with a decorative floral pattern, high shaped back with a large cushioned seat, ...
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British Chippendale Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Salon Chairs
Located in London, England
Pair of French salon chairs on cabriole legs in original paint finish. Circa 1880. H 86cm (SH 43cm) x W 64cm x D 66cm Please be in touch for an accurate shipping quote.
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French Victorian Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Walnut Office Armchair with Lion Heads, Renaissance Revival, France, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Large armchair / antique throne in carved walnut with lion heads. Beautiful beige, yellow and green multicolored fabric of good quality. Neo / Reviv...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Set Of 2 Black Painted Windsor Armchair Made In Wood From 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Black painted Windsor armchair in wood from the 1880s. The chairs are in great vintage condition.
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British Other Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

High Back Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of late 19th-century ebonized carved wood armchairs exudes a timeless elegance, seamlessly blending classical design with modern touches. The dark, polished wood frames are...
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English Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Wood

High Back Chairs
High Back Chairs
$4,500 / set
Regency Style Childs Arm Chair This is a 19th Century chair with an upholste
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Regency Style Childs Arm Chair This is a 19th Century chair with an upholstered seat, it has been upholstered with a Silk regency stripe in green and gold, the chair has a curved...
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Regency Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Reclining Leather Armchair
Located in Southampton, GB
Beautiful, wide scale French 19th century reclining chair. Upholstered traditionally in Italian Leather. Original brass side rails allow the chair to recline into 4 positions. Mahoga...
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French Antique 1880s Armchairs

Materials

Leather

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