George III Seating

Raised on shell-carved cabriole legs; reupholstered with Clarence House leopard silk velvet.

Each very sturdy and wonderful generous scale with serpentine carved crestrail over a pierced splat with carving and drop in upholstered seat raised on cabriole legs with ball and cl...

Three chair back with arms and caned seat raised on square tapered legs. the back splats with painted drapery design also musical trophies

Four English style wing back chairs with tufted back, hand distressed leather brass nail head trim. Nice compact scale with great comfort. Sofa out of the same collection. Great Scal...

With mustard yellow tufted back and seat. Shaped arms with tufted leather and square section legs with H form stretchers.

A very good Chippendale-period mahogany Gainsborough armchair, circa 1760. This is a lovely example of an early-George III Gainsborough library armchair in the sophisticated Chinese taste of the period. With well-executed blind-fret carving to the square legs and arm supports.

 Note the unusual treatment of the gently-outswept padded arms. Furthermore there is subtle shaping to the top of the back. The 'H' stretcher with pierced Gothick carving. Professionally upholstered to a high standard and overstuffed in a neutral soft velvet, with float buttons and close nailed. Raised on old brass castors. Lovely, rich, old colour and patina. In excellent condition with a sturdy frame throughout. These Georgian library armchairs are sometimes also known as Martha Washington chairs...

Rectangular upholstered seat with square section legs with blind fret carving.

A fine 19th Century George III period mahogany Hepplewhite tub chair in the French taste.

A large George III wing arm chair, the shaped deep-buttoned back with scrolling arms, reupholstered in distressed blue-black leather, raised on four cab...

A pair of Georgian period, stained elm country chairs, dating from the early 19th century. Solid elm frames with plain plank seats. Pierced back splats. Quality country chairs. Very...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare totally original Herve Liege Belgium hand carved oak Wainscot oak armchair circa 1760 A very well made original piece, the chair ...

Of very generous scale with arched upholstered back joined by leaf carved down swept arms ,upholstered seat and raised on carved cabriole legs ending on scroll feet. Clever and convi...

Pair of English mahogany Regency side chairs with scrolled carved splat backs, decorative reeding, and terminating on turned bulbous ringed legs. Early 19th Century. Chairs are uphol...

Pair of 18th century Chinese Chippendale-style armchairs with newly upholstered seats and backs in green damask fabric. This pair of chairs features blind fretwork on the arms and le...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Gillows of Lancaster Attributed solid Rosewood dining chairs with ornately carved back splats Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide and covers London only for the UK and local Europe for the rest of the world, if you are outside of this area please send me your address and I will provide you with an accurate quote Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is, Gillows of Lancaster & London was simply put, one of the most important furniture designers in the history of England, these chairs are the only Colonial examples I have ever seen and in Rosewood no less, they weigh roughly three times more than a standard dining chair of the same style and size, they are very substantial The chairs early 19th century circa 1810-1820, the carving is exquisitely executed and the chairs look sophisticated and elegant from all angles The suite has been sympathetically restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, the seat covers have been left as they are, they are fine, the timber has a wonderfully aged patina that is honestly sublime Dimensions Height:- 81cm Width:- 45cm Depth:- 50cm Seat height:- 44cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William Crichton-Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries (4th Earl of Stair, 1699-1768) for Dumfries House, Ayrshire. THE RELATED CHAIRS The chairs are of identical decoration to the set of two armchairs and ten single chairs, circa 1765, formerly at Normanton Hall (1). In 1759, Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet, succeeded to the vast inheritance established by his grandfather, also Gilbert, 1st Baronet (1652-1733), who was reputed to be ‘the richest commoner in England’ (2). The 3rd Baronet employed both Chippendale Senior and his son, Chippendale Junior, in the furnishing of his Palladian mansion, Normanton Hall in Rutland, and his London houses, 29 Grosvenor Square, London and Browne's House at North End, Fulham. Surviving Chippendale accounts, although incomplete, show that the firm was working periodically for members of the Heathcote family from 1768 to 1821. Most of the furniture listed in these accounts was intended for Browne’s House, although after 1798 when the family relinquished this residence some of the furniture was moved to Normanton Hall. The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Chippendale’s earliest invoice for Sir Gilbert Heathcote records the acquisition in 1768 of ‘6 India Back and arm chairs Japand to imitate the Bamboe’, signifying how the family embraced the highly fashionable chinoiserie taste. Although the Normanton chairs cannot be conclusively identified in the extant Chippendale accounts, their form and ornamentation led Christopher Gilbert to suggest that they were possibly by Chippendale (3). The set of four mahogany chairs at Dumfries House have nearly-identical pagoda-form cresting rails and identical terminals but differ in the arrangement of the 'Chinese' paling in the backs and side panels. Although no documentary evidence for the Dumfries chairs survives, in their execution and sophisticated carving of the toprails, they are extremely close to Chippendale’s hand. Another near-set of closely related chairs is at Saltram House, Devon, where Chippendale worked between 1771-2; these dates are based on payments in John Parker's cash account book, and probably do not reflect a true picture of the entire commission as Parker often paid tradesmen by banker's draft (4). Comprising two armchairs and seven single chairs, this set, circa 1765, is made of padouk, and has been described by the National Trust as ‘Chinese Export’ (5). The set was returned to Saltram in 1951 having been accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of full payment of Death Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951). Some of the chairs are currently on display in ‘The Chinese Chippendale Bedroom’. A further set of four padouk chairs of the Saltram pattern was almost certainly at Kenwood House, London; some of these are recorded in 18th century inventories drawn up by Lord Mansfield. This set was removed to Scone Palace, Perth, prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922, and subsequently sold from ‘Scone Palace and Blairquhan: The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses’, Christie’s, London, 24 May 2007, lot 298. Another pair of padouk chairs of this model sold ‘The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller’, Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2018, lot 647 ($193,750 inc. premium). THE DESIGN Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752), and Sir William Chambers in his Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils (1757), the pattern for this set of ‘Pagoda’ chairs relates to nine designs for ‘Chinese Chairs’ in the 1st edition of Chippendale’s Director (1754); the cabinet-maker describes these designs thus: Plates XXIII, XXIV and XXV are nine Chairs in the present Chinese manner, which I hope will improve that taste, or manner of work; it having yet never arrived to any perfection; doubtless it might be lost without feeling its beauty: as it admits of the greatest variety, I think it the most useful of any other. The sizes are all specified on the designs. The three last (No. XXV.) I hope will be well received, as there has been none like them yet made. The Georgian period witnessed the proliferation of such railed and pagoda-crested chairs in both the ‘picturesque’ Chinese tea pavilions of landscaped parks as well as in fashionable apartments hung with ‘India’ paper. The geometric ‘Chinese’ feet of these chairs are also found on a set of pedestals...

18th century George III wing chair, the straight back with outscrolled wings raised over outscrolling arms raised above hipped cabriole leg with ...

Rectangular with drop in seat and molded edge. Square section legs with molded edge and H form stretcher.

George III style mahogany dining chair with a serpentine side chair, with an interlacing trellis back, above a bowed upholstered seat, on chamfered legs. The original George III circ...

A wonderful antique ladderback settee, made in England, and dating from around the 1820-1850 period. It is of superb quality and has a lovely country house design. The frame is beau...

18th century George III wing chair, the shaped back without scrolled wings raised over out scrolling arms above ornately carved apron with centra...

A George III Mahogany Camel Back Sofa Photographed here without upholstery, showing the well drawn lines of the camel back, gently curving outscrolled arms, and straight legs united...

A Set of Six Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chairs Each with a painted heraldic shield Height: 95 cm, 37 3/8″ Width: 47 cm, 18 1/2″ Depth: 38 cm, 15″

Magnificent Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs, England, c. 1785, attributed to B. Harmer and based on a design by Thomas Sheraton. Green upholstery with carved gadroon crest rail...

We are delighted to offer for sale this fully restored absolutely sublime George III style vintage hand carved mahogany bench stool A very well presented hand carved stool, each leg starts at the top with a lions main then flows downwards with elegant cabriolet legs and finishes with Lions hairy paw feet The timber has all been stripped back, stained and French polished, its in perfect order This piece is designed as a large dressing table...

18th century Gainsborough armchair in the manner of Chippendale with ribbon carved apron supported by cabriole leg adorned with C-scroll m...

A rare set of twelve George III mahogany tablet-back dining chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and dating to circa 1790. Comprising two carver armchairs and ten side chairs, t...

An 18th century mahogany settee having double Chippendale chair backsplats on rectangular padded seat with scrolled arms over three front ...

Decorative, rare Yew Wood and Elm Windsor chair, probably made in the Thames Valley, at the end of the 18th century, George III style, with exceptional color and very good condition, commensurate with age and use. Eighteenth century chairs...

Pair of unusually long 7.5ft upholstered benches in the George III style, with rolled armrests and eight mahogany legs each.

Very good quality 18th-early 19th century Georgian carved armchair.

A pair of vintage George III style armchairs, newly upholstered in orange velvet. A sunny update to a traditional pair of library chairs with a shaped back, upholstered arm rests en...

A Pair of George III Period Mahogany Armchairs Designed in the neoclassical taste promoted by architects and designers such as Robert Adam, this pair of open armchairs are carved f...

Sheraton form of large scale with carved arched back with three pierced splats, arms joining a brown leather seat, square tapered legs, stretchers.

A good quality pair of 18th century mahogany hall chairs, each with sheild back and an inset panel depicting a painted armorial above a carved wood Prince of Wales ploom. Wooden seat...

A good quality pair of Adam influenced side chairs having carved foliate decoration to the splats. serpentine shaped seat with close nail upholstery, raised on a square section mould...

A George III mahogany hall bench, with slender moulded back rail, on turned arms on rectangular solid seat, with four turned and tapering front legs. A similar early 19th century ex...

English George III style upholstered armchair in green flocked velvet fabric on dark wood chair frame.

George III carved walnut stool with upholstered seat. With a gadrooned seat rail, shell-carved cabriole legs and paw feet.

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime mid-18th century circa 1760 solid Yew wood Windsor stick back armchair If you are loo...

Early 19th century George III wing chair, the shaped back without scrolled wings and arms raised over squared leg joined with H stretcher termina...

A great quality set of 6, George III style leather upholstered dining chairs. Solid and supremely comfortable high back chairs with arched back, fully upholstered in burgundy colour ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1760-1780 English burr oak jointed stool which can be used as a side table ...

Polished Antique Brown Leather George III Gainsborough Armchair With Padded Leather Arms & Brass Stud Detailing

A rare 18th-century mahogany Cockpen open armchair of very good quality. George III-period, ca 1760. This antique armchair is in mahogany with a chinoiserie open-fretwork (or Chines...

A fine and very rare set of four English late-18th century satinwood painted armchairs attributed to Seddon, Sons & Shackleton, ca 1790. Nb. It is not only quite difficult to find a...

These over-scaled chairs were said to have been designed by Chicago architect Sam Marx, but they were probably made by William Quigley, whose workshop ...

A George III Style Mahogany Upholstered Corner Chair Measures: 19" in width, 19" in depth and 32.5" H. Front corner to back corner is 26". Seat height is 19".

Fine Late 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Hall Bench This lovely late 18th-century, George III period mahogany hall bench or window seat perfectly combines practicality and ...

George III mahogany Gainsborough library chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, the rectangular padded back and seat are covere...

A three-seat settee in the early Georgian manner Constructed in walnut, the strap work carved cabriole legs having quadrant scallop shells over, with pad feet, to front and rear; ...

Four English oak ladder back armchairs or two pairs. Lovely deep rich color. Very comfortable. Rush seat in very sturdy good condition. Priced per chair.

George III Mahogany Corner Armchair, it’s carved backrest & carved eagle form arm rests raised on turned supports with pierced urn form back splats. With green silk slip seat raised ...

With an arched back and serpentine seat upholstered in tan leather with brass tacks. Cabriole legs. Makes a nice desk chair. Seat Depth 18.25

Elegant Pair of George III Hepplewhite Painted Open Armchairs. Each chair features a beautifully carved and shaped pierced backs with a radiating fan or anthemion motif, flanked by ...

A fine set of George III style chairs in carved mahogany. Two (2) armchairs and six (6) side chairs Dimensions: Height 41" 25 1/2" wide (acros...

shaped rectangular seat above stiff leaf carved turned fluted legs, on turned feet, upholstered in Hermes Ottoman stripe design fabric.

An assembled pair of George III Lancashire side chairs with ladder backs and rush woven seats. Great color and patination. Priced Per Chair. Would look great in library office or li...

18th century library open armchair in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, circa 1760. The square padded back above upholstered arms on downswept sup...

In the manner of James Wyatt. The underside chalked B1041. Later painted. A pair of side chairs from the same suite illustrated in Mallett, Handbook, 1994; an armchair from the suite...

A fine pair of late 18th century continental satinwood armchairs, the shaped backs having wavy splats. The chairs with well-shaped set-back arms and stuff over seats supported on tap...