1880s Seating

Unique bergère, frame made of carved and gilded wood, with exquisite flower and rocaille decorations. The bergère is newly upholstered and covered with a prestigious fabric. The gild...

A set of four ‘Latonda’ chairs, 1987 Tubular metal structure with seat in orange stretched leather. Made by Alias, Italy. Sticky label ‘Alias Italy’ on the metal structure underne...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Victorian Arts & Crafts hall chairs with ornately carved frames and rotating ...

Beautiful pair of richly carved Renaissance-style chairs from the 19th French period.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this museum quality, fully restored, hand dyed Cigar Brown leather Cornelius V Smith, Walnut & Satinwood captain's or directors armchair 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 good looking and well made original Victorian example, circa 1885, the frame is Walnut with Satinwood and Boxwood inlay, the leather is period, the seat platform is webbed and coil sprung, the chair rotates, this is one of the first swivel armchair models ever made so its quite privative by todays standards but in the Victorian era this was quite a novelty Condition wise, as mentioned this chair has been restored from the ground up, the leather upholstery has been washed back, hand dyed six times, antiqued, sealed waxed down and polish, tall the wood work has been deep cleaned and lightly French polished The base is stamped four times on each leg CVS for CORNELIUS V SMITH, below is a brief history of the great man and some of his work Dimensions: Height:- 92cm Width:- 55cm Depth:- 60cm Seat height:- 47cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Smith, Cornelius V. London; wholesale cabinet maker, upholsterer and frame maker (fl.1885-1891) Cornelius Smith was born in 1847 in Mile End, his father, George, a wine merchant. By 1885 is was recorded with showrooms and an upholstery workshop in Marshall’s Yard, Henry Street (sometimes Seaton Street), Hampstead Road and a frame making workshop in Charles Place, Drummond Street. He had the telegraphic address of ‘Cornelius, London’ [The Furniture Gazette, 1 December 1885]. When the lease on the Marshall Yard workshop expired in 1886 he moved to larger and more convenient premises at 64 Osnaburgh Street, with the entrance in Wybert Street, Munster Square, close to Portland Road Metropolitan Railway Station [The Furniture Gazette, 1 October 1886]. From 1887-9 his address was recorded as Vincent Works, 64 Osnaburgh Street and Wybert Street, Munster Square, London. Smith advertised in The Furniture Gazette from1 March 1886-1 March 1889, with some advertisements illustrated. One such article, published on 15 April 1891, described Smith as ‘the well known upholsterering manufacturer and art furniture maker, [who] in person is of middle height. He is a thorough man of business, and has a very pleasant manner. He has built up a reputation of which any man might be proud, and his business is one of the largest in the trade. His manager, Mr. T. E. Green, is equally well-known for his business tact and geniality of manner’. Smith’s specialised in stuffed-over chairs & couches, made with the use of every contemporary devise and of comfort, convenience and elegance. For example the 'Iddesleigh' settee, named after the Earl of Iddesleigh (late Sir Stafford Northcote), which was spring-stuffed, in saddle bags and covered in Utrecht or Genoa velvet. Another novelty was the 'Newlands' suite, the frames of mahogany or rosewood inlaid with suitable ornament, covered in fashionable silk velvet. Among the range of fancy chairs was the 'Minnie Palmer' with an elegant light frame inlaid with marquetry; the 'Irving' chair made in inlaid mahogany; the 'Mexican' lounge (settee) and the 'Randolph' corner chair. Smith’s workmanship and finish was highly praised [The Furniture Gazette, 1 August 1885; editorial and advertisement]. The Furniture Gazette, 1 February 1887, described the Osnaburgh premises, which had a depth of 250 ft. The front showroom displayed every type of cabinet made of walnut, rosewood or other choice woods, and inlaid with marquetry. Behind the showroom were the general counting office and the offices of Mr Smith and the manager. Then the individual workshops for cabinet makers, fitters, upholsterers, women sewers and French polishers. There were storerooms on the ground floor and upstairs more workshops. The main showroom displayed drawing and dining room suites, fancy chairs, stuffed-over goods, lounging and patent spring easy chairs, and fancy card and five o’clock tea tables. In adjoining buildings were the packing premises and time-keeper’s office. The 'Oscar' suite of armchairs and settee was illustrated in The Furniture Gazette, 1 February 1889, as was Smith’s patent ottoman box...

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...

Victorian Art Nouveau Upholstered Foot Stool A Lovely piece, this Victorian stool is made inWalnut, it stands on chunky cabriole legs and has been upholstered in an extra thick He...

Superb and rare Napoleon iiistyle living room in Aubusson tapestry including six armcahairs and a sofa the sofa depicts a picnic scene from this period where the children play and d...

Very rare series of four dining room chairs production of Italy cabinetmakers in renaissance style, 1880. Beautiful line with turned legs. The backrest of these chairs is high with a...

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851-1942), a highly important oak chair, with an Art Nouveau floral back. Mackmurdo's influence in Europe is recognized as having produced the earliest examples of Art Nouveau, particularly in the styling of a chair-back designed in 1882 and the title page for Wren's City Churches a year later. The present chair was designed for the head of Rainhill hospital St Helen's south Lancashire/Merseyside (now demolished), an institute for the mentally ill, as part of an interior scheme for his study. It was almost certainly designed and made only for this interior, unlike the earlier chair which was designed in 1882 and made and sold until 1888. It was originally thought this interior was designed by the Liverpool architect Edmund Rathbone whose brother, Harold Rathbone, founded the Della Robbia Pottery factory in 1894. A picture is shown in Jeremy Cooper's Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, p. 199, illus. 516, from the Bedford Lemere archive at the National Monuments Record, apparently credited as 'Rainhill, Edmund Rathbone'. But Edmund Rathbone was actually the Century Guild...

English Victorian mahogany bergere with arms ending in carved hound heads, circa 1880. With button and tuck upholstered back and seat, arms ending in carved hound heads, turned and t...

We are delighted to this absolutely stunning solid Rosewood hand carved high back low seat Burmese chair A truly stunning piece, this type of furniture is just about as ornate as ...

Hand-carved, walnut Tuscan style benches with stretchers. New Scalamandre upholstery. 4 available. Priced individually.

A superb pair of 19th century walnut armchairs in the early Georgian style, the shaped splat back with lovely sweeping shepherds crook arms, a recently upholstered green leather drop...

A impressive good quality pair of 19th Century French carved gilt wood Salon arm chairs, each with scrolling foliate decoration, tapestry to the back r...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored Antique Victorian circa 1880 custom made Piano bench stool that can be used fo...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Antique Victorian circa 1880 hand made in England armchairs with hand carved walnut claw & ba...

19th century satinwood box sofa. On six tapering legs.

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...

We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of six original Victoria Walnut framed cabriolet legged dining chairs with Claw & Ball feet and Shepherds crook curved arms Please note...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of lightly restored Victorian Chesterfield green Heritage leather dining chairs with ma...

This is a lovely French Classic Os De Mouton Arm Chair that was created early 1900's or before. Antique French Louis XIII armchairs were handcrafted of walnut wood from Carcassonne F...

The "Smoker's Bow" is the chair that all later Windsor chairs were made after. This iconic chair, crafted from the long established skill of English woodworkers, features remarkable ...

Le Bon Marche. A unique Boudoir chair with the original upholstery restored by the Royal School of Needlework in Hampton Court Palace retaining the origi...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Victorian circa 1880 hand made in England sofa with hand carved Walnut Claw & Ball feet feather filled cushions A good loo...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original hand made in England circa 1860-1880 Throne armchair with ornately hand carved Lion G...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Victorian circa 1880 Piano stool in walnut with ornately carved sculpted seat A v...

High back wooden wabi-wabi church, pray bench, modular back, Rustic, 1880's Rustic high back wooden church or pray bench from the 1880s. The backre...

An incredibly beautiful antique Swedish Empire gilt wood settee. This was recently imported from Sweden, we would date it to around the 1880-1900 period. The quality is outstanding,...

Regency style x framed stool Circa 1880 Very comfortable with cushioned seat Offered in great shape ready for home use right away We ship to every corner of the planet - please get i...

Here we Have a Good Quality Set of 16 (15 + 1) Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs. The Chairs Stand Upon Fluted Sabre Legs. Circa 1880 We have various dining tables to match if you...

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 ...

This 19th-century English slipper chair combines simple, classic lines with a carved mahogany framework and contemporary cream-colored natural Belgian linen upholstery, offering both...

This is a pair of 19th century French farm table benches. The wood is a beautifully aged oak, very sturdy, the craftsmanship in the 18th and 19th century was so superior to anything ...

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...

What a top combination on this Antique easy chair .A Paul Smith fabric upholstery . professional done . with singles and springs . Hand carved Nut wood .Very good condition . ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare pair of Antique, original paint side chairs with period Victorian Liberty's London upholstery. This suite i...

A French vine form cast iron bench ends now fitted and painted faux bois. Iron is, circa 1880.

This is an antique carved veranda chair. A Ceylonese, solid teak ornate seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Exceptional craftsmanship to this superb showpiece chair Di...

A pair of tall back throne style Aesthetic Movement chairs with fine carved decoration throughout. The seats are drop in and the backs have an unusual design where they are held firm...

Stunning pair of French large and solid armchairs in oak, circa 1880, high quality, white linen new upholstery.

A superb antique Victorian swivel desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1880-1900 period. The frame is beautifully made from solid ash, with an upholstered ...

Pair of Lime Wood Carved Italian Hall Chairs. circa 1880 The top featuring a rather grotesque carved mask, the front and back splat with stylised...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian French walnut circa 1880 Piano stool with internal music sheet storage A good looking well made and function piece of Victorian ...

These sculptural study chairs feature a minimalist oak frame with softly worn auburn leather, drop-in seats. Their refined and scholastic feel adds a touch...

Set of four antique 19th century quality carved mahogany dining chairs having quality carved mahogany shaped backs with a carved pierced centre splat standing on square tapering moul...

Ford Maddox Brown for Morris and Co. An Aesthetic Movement pair of rush seat Sussex side chairs with newly laid rush seat.These chairs have bee...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880 Anglo Indian Burmese hand carved footstool ottoman An expertly crafted piece, this is pure art furniture and looks amazi...

A French Louis XVI-style mahogany bench with round fluted tapered legs supporting an apron with geouche pattern. The newly upholstered seat covered with black horsehair with subtle b...

This is a trio of antique station chairs. An English, elm and beech reception hall side seat set, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Attractive in form and colour, these cha...

English Antique Arts And Crafts William Morris Country Style Painted Sussex Armchair With Rush Seat Patinated and Charming

Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster and London. A good quality set of six oak dining chairs with an upper and lower row of turnings and carved details above. As you can see...

Swiss alp, folk art , escabelle.

Piano stool height-adjustable to be recovered. Circa 1880, French, of the period Napoleon III Good condition. Shipping: L35 P35 H49 7,2 kg.

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

EW Godwin Style of. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized folding chair with bobbin details to the backrest and a new cane seat. This listing is for one chair. We ...

Antique Henry II style dining side chair, circa 1880s. Made from walnut with an embossed leather back featuring a heraldic winged griffon / lion crest. The lower back of the chair sh...

An extremly rare bergere upholster with aubusson tapisterie louis XIV style in giltwood, very confortable, the carving of this bergere is whismical.,its very rare that the tapistery ...

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...

Part of a large collection of ornate Victorian wicker that was collected over the years by a Senator's wife. This rolled woven arm loveseat has wicker curlicues in the open areas under the side arm rests. Across the back are alternating lattice weaving and woven portions. The woven skirt comes from the top of the back leg to a mid-point on the front leg and returns to a shorter curved skirt in the center front. It is a delightful example of a late Victorian love seat.