Late Victorian Armchairs

Victorian traditionally upholstered armchair with turned ebonised legs and brass castors, stylised bolster head rest. Recovered in William Morris Pink and Rose linen fabric designed...

We delight to offer fir sake this lovely pair of late 19th century Victorian carved oak in the Jacobean taste, Each having elaborate carved back rests with grapes and leaf worked det...

A good quality low deep seated mid 19th century open armchair by Robertson & Coleman of Norwich. Raised on turned Oak front legs and arm supports. 1 back leg bearing the makers plaqu...

A good quality late 19th century country house arm chair in the manner of Howard & Sons. Raised on walnut legs and the original casters. c1880 Structurally in good solid order and f...

A late 19th century deep-seated country house armchair in the manner of an early Howard and Sons Bridgewater armchair. Raised on turned and ebonized legs and casters. The traditional...

A large deep seated country house club armchair in the manner of Howard & Sons. Newly upholstered by us in striped linen. C1890 Having a sprung seat, back and arms combined with the...

A high-quality, untouched 19th-century burgundy red leather full-button wing armchair in the George III style. The substantial, well-shaped frame features a deep-buttoned upholstered...

With thirty or so year old upholstery in good condition. Turned toupie feet with casters.

A superb antique Victorian leather armchair, made in England and dating from around the 1890-1900 period. It is of outstanding quality, it...

A charming C19th Mahogany Library or Desk Chair by Heals of London from the 1880's. Having a conker brown padded leather back on a solid mahogany frame. The deep cut saddle seat and ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, very collectable John Harrop, top to bottom restored, hand dyed Cigar brown leather reclining armchair with built in drinks cabinet to one side and bookcase to the other Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. This chair is a wonder to behold, I have never in all my time seen another, it screams Art Deco however it was made in the latter part of the Victorian era, the chair on the face of it looks like an Odeon armchair which in itself is rare, however, this is so much more, this would have been a gentleman's paradise, it reclines as mentioned, the left outside arm is a bookcase cabinet, under the of top of this side there is a sliding ashtray, this most likely wouldn't be used today but it is appealing that it hasn't been lost over time, the right side has a cupboard which when opened reveals a drinks cabinet, is that not just the most sophisticated feature you have ever seen on an armchair The inside of the cupboard door displays the original retailers plaque which reads HARROPS BETTER FURNITURE 89 91 & 93 PICCADILLY MANCHESTER, this is for John Harrop, a full bio of the great man can be read below This chair originally in a blue fabric, it has been stripped back to the frame which has been French polished, its then been upholstered with Italian Premium cattle hide russet leather that was applied plain, plain leather is signifacntly more expensive than pre-treated hide, it has then been hand dyed six times, antiqued, sealed waxed down and polished, this is now basically in better than new condition Dimensions for the armchair Height:- 85cm Width:- 68cm Depth:- 65cm fully reclined depth 100cm Seat height:- 44cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. John Harrop was the next person to live at Heaton Lodge. In many ways he was the archetypal Victorian, living the English dream. He was born in a workhouse but ended his days a rich businessman rising to Lord Mayor of Manchester, and having several homes. He was born on the 1st February 1847 to John Harrop and Caroline Wharton in Ancoats. John and Caroline appear to have moved to Manchester from Hull, as his older sisters, Ellen and Ann, born 1842 and 1843 were born there. He had one more sister, Sarah who was born around 1849 The family moved to Dukinfield , then Reddish and as a boy he worked in the Stockport cotton mills. In order to earn extra money he took up an agency selling an illustrated Bible in parts. He was so successful in selling to his fellow millworkers, that he was soon earning much more than he earned in the mills, and so set himself up as a bookseller on Deansgate in Manchester. Even here he innovated, and commissioned portraits of political celebreties such as Gladstone and Chamberlain, and having them framed and selling them in their thousands at a handsome profit. His rapid accumulation of wealth can be seen by his frequent upward moves. In late 1870 he married Elizabeth Farrar, and was living at Old Road in Heaton Norris, moving by 1881 to 69 Reddish Road in Stockport, in 1891 they were living at Richmond Hill on Gatley Road in Cheadle, but they also had a property at Struan, in Storrs Park Windermere and 91 Piccadilly Manchester. 91 Piccadilly is still there and is now a Spar We can see how he rises in wealth through his declared occupations on the census. In 1871 he is a cotton mill warper, by 1881 he is a print dealer by 1891 he is a bassinette manufacturer and finally in 1901 he is a house furniture dealer. By 1906 he had become Lord Mayor of Manchester. However, he never forgot his humble roots, we can see that by his speeches and the causes he promoted. An autodidact, he was proud to have been able to send his seven sons to Manchester Grammar , and in a speech there, in contrast to the proud boasts of the preceding speakers he said: “The principal schooling I got, was at night-time in a barn. We paid a penny a week and took our own candles.” Harrops basinette and furniture became a nationwide chain of furniture stores, he had a factory on Bury street in Stockport and Harrops branched out from there. He was not only successful in business but also in politics and made powerful connections. On 24 July 1904, Winston Churchill attended a Liberal Garden party in Heaton Mersey in the grounds of Highfield, and stayed overnight with the Harrops at Heaton Lodge, Louis Botha, the first Prime Minister of South Africa also stayed there. Hans Geiger and Ernest Rutherford were also visitors. John Harrop also promoted worthy causes, and the grounds of Heaton Lodge were also host to many fundraising events, he was active in the Temperance movement , but my favourite of his causes is the Ada Leigh Homes for British and American Girls in Paris, the Manchester Guardian reports on 4 May 1911 that he held a fundraising garden party for the cause. This charity provided free accomodation for British Colonial and American Ladies in Paris. In 1908 Mrs Harrop is reported as to be organising food parcels for the unemployed of Manchester. Finally, we have Mr Harrop to thank for securing Platt Fields Park for the people of Manchester. For leisure, he was a keen salmon fisherman, holidaying often in Scotland, and all to ready whilst at his club, to relate his adventures to anyone willing to listen John and Elizabeth purchased Heaton Lodge in July 1902. They had eight children, Arthur, John Walter, William Gladstone, Maud Elizabeth, Frederick Hardy...

A fantastic antique Victorian Howard style leather armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1880-90’s period. It is large with generous proportions, it is extrem...