Georgian Seating

An exceptional pair of English George II-period carved walnut library armchairs. Raised on very well-carved cabriole legs with stylised ball-and-claw feet, each chair with rectangul...

A set of six Georgian mahogany dining chairs, dating to circa 1800 and made in the Sheraton style, comprising four dining chairs and a pair of open armchairs (carvers). The chairs re...

A gorgeous set of eight Georgian or Chippendale style dining chairs By Maitland Smith Late 20th Century Carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: 23"W x 22.5"D x ...

A pair of George II period mahogany hall chairs. The shaped, concave backs are painted with a monogram, possibly a "J" or "T." Inspired by the Italian sgabello form. The balloon-shap...

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

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

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage circa 1960's, Chesterfield Cigar brown leather, fully restored wingback armchair...

This is an antique Georgian period stool/ bench that has it's original finish. The stool is upholstered in needlepoint fabric and filled with horse hair.

An Extremely Attractive Early 19th Century Matching Pair Of Yew Wood, Low Back, Kitchen Windsor Armchairs, Having Elegant Pierced Splats And Turned Supports To Curved Backs, Over Sha...

Grand scale set of four with wonderful carved crest rail and pierced splat. All with fine needlepoint seats. Carved cabriole legs with ball and claw feet. Hyde Park Antiques provenance.

Pair of Carved Bases & Arms Striped Upholstery Fire Side Arm Lounge Chairs MINT! TOMLINSON

A gorgeous set of four Georgian or Chippendale style side chairs or dining chairs By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats. ...

A William Kent estate sofa with tapering square legs, acanthus and shell carvings and elegantly drawn scrolled roll arms. Finished with a burnished gold leaf. To be upholstered in th...

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...

A gorgeous set of six Georgian or Chippendale style dining chairs By Maitland Smith Late 20th Century Carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: 23"W x 22.5"D x 38...

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

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...

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...

Early 20th Century Walnut and Upholstered Scrolled Legs Footstool. Recently reupholstered. Measures: 21.5" W x 16" D x 10" H.

A rare and strikingly impressive, excellent quality Georgian style oxblood-red leather wingback Chesterfield armchair on casters in lovely vintage condition. Retailed through Harrods...

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime circa 1780 George II and later walnut stool with ornately carved legs and Claw & Ball feet This piece is a very good looking well m...

Gorgeous Georgian style side chair in Cuban mahogany with original tapestry upholstery, expertly carved ball-and-claw feet, and an Eastern-influenced flowing back-splat. The design f...

A stunning 19th Century armchair, exquisitely made. Provenance: Boughrood Castle, Wales Designed by one of the most important 18th Century architects. Upholstered in the finest e...

Elegant set of 10 antique Georgian style mahogany dining chairs from a fantastic house in Newport, RI

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

Elegant pair of Late George III mahogany hall chairs in the manner of Gillow circa 1800

Georgian Elm and Ash Wheel Back Windsor Carver Chair This is an early 19th Century chair made from Elm with an Ash hooped back in the traditional Windsor style, it has a saddle sea...

Pair of oversized tufted leather wingback chairs. Simply the finest custom quality leather bow back chairs sitting on walnut solid carved frames with barley twisted undercarriages. T...

With slightly arched crestrail with central vasiform splat with a drop in upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs with shell knees with bellflower joined by a shaped H form stretch...

English George I Style Silvered Armchair, after a Design by William Kent in wonderfully worn down condition. For reference, a period pair of almost identical chairs is exhibited at t...

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...

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 George III style barrel back wingchair with top-grain vintage cigar colored leather, a tufted upholstery barrel backrest with winged sides, rolled arms and a padded seat ...

We are delighted to offer this stunning pair of original circa 1825 ebonised and gold gilt hand painted baltimore side chairs A highly collectable and well made pair of side chairs, if you are looking at this listing then chances are you know how rare and important these pieces are. They were classed as Baltimore “Fancy...

This English armchair is crafted in solid oak and dates to the 18th century, exemplifying the robust construction and expressive carving associated with provincial English furniture ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of Deconstructed Antique Georgian circa 1820 Wingback armchairs with ornately carved cabriole legs and William Morris style fla...

Deeply Buttoned Chesterfield Tan Leather Library Stool This is a good Sturdy Library Stool it has sturdy reeded legs with cross stretchers The stool is upholstered in a Tan Leat...

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...

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...

Georgian style mahogany Gainsborough chair This imposing chair stands upon well carved cabriole legs with boldly carved ball and claw feet Circa 1900 The shaped arm supports also bei...

A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back splats and caned seats, Over cabriolet leg...

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

We are delighted to offer for sale this Gorgeous Vintage Georgian Style Hand Dyed Leather Tufted Footstool. A very good-looking and well-ma...

A pair of George II side chairs, each with plain overstuffed and upholstered backs and seats, the light graceful mahogany cabriole legs w...

An outstanding set of ten Georgian or Chippendale style dining chairs From the prestigious "Stately Homes Collection" by Baker Furniture USA, 1980s Gorgeous carved burled walnut, ...

An outstanding set of six Georgian or Chippendale style side chairs or dining chairs From the prestigious "Stately Homes Collection" by Baker Furniture USA, 1980s Gorgeous carved ...

A truly fine Wood & Hogan English George I style Walnut open armchair which can be produced only by a master chairmaker. Note the beautifully shaped deep scoop shepherd crook arms and the hand carved cabriole legs. The finish is equal to that of a prized antique.

A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Regency style shield back side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved mahogany, with brass studded upholst...

Circa 1780-1800 Georgian corner chair, English. Fruitwood & elm. Raised on square legs with X cross-stretcher. Ring turned column supports & Chippendale Gothic design influence backp...

A pair of mid 18th Century elm side chairs from the Georgian period, having a shaped rail above a decorative shaped splat with turned side supports, wonderfully figured plank seat wi...

Early 18th century oak box stool, the moulded edge hinged top opening to reveal a large compartment space, moulded panels below on the front and sides, suppo...

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...

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

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...

A smart and very well made antique Georgian leather Gainsborough armchair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1790’s period. The quality is superb, this is a nice ea...

A pair of George V leather upholstered fireside stools with nail head trim. Distressed leather is original. Lovely old patina, great color. Priced per stool. Would look great in lib...

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

We are delighted to offer for this lovely hand carved Georgian style eagle head and claw & ball feet armchair A very good looking and well made piece. Based on a Georgian Irish d...

A classic set of six Yew and Elm wood English Windsor chairs. Dating at mid 18th - early 19th century, 1760 -1810. In remarkable antique condition with very minor variations in detai...

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