Antique Chairs - Antique Furniture | Desks of Distinction

Chairs are an incredibly interesting part of antique furniture in as much as there is an enormous variety over a long period of time. After the bench and the trestle table, chairs were one of the first forms of furniture invented. There is a throne chair in Tutankhamen’s tomb made from timber that on first inspection looks like it was made in the eighteenth century rather than two thousand years beforehand. In modern times, chairs really came into vogue amongst the upper classes (nobility and the gentry), around the end of the sixteenth century; although, there is not much commonly available these days before the eighteenth century. It seems to me, that chairs are a great passion of all antique dealers, and for that matter collectors, because a good chair embodies both great design and great craftsmanship. In this respect, we have some four to five hundred individual chairs, ranging from dining chairs to library, occasional and lounge chairs, from upmarket European to Colonial Australian, and from the past three centuries.

Set of Six Henry II original leather upholstered chairs. All in solid walnut. Circa 1890.

Set of Six Edwardian walnut chairs. Blue leather upholstered in excellent condition.

Louis XVI gilt Berger, newly upholstered in quality linen material, scotch guarded.

C037

Bent wood carver chair with leather seat.

C226

Early twentieth century cherry desk chair.

C047

8 Available. Bentwood spindleback chairs. Half retail price.

C006

Upholstered rocking chair. Circa 1920.

C170

Louis XVI style gilt fauteuil.

Pair of oak Victorian carvers; newly upholstered.

Saber legged green leather upholstered chair.

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Set of Six Henry II original leather upholstered chairs. All in solid walnut. Circa 1890. C260	Set of Six Edwardian walnut chairs. Blue leather upholstered in excellent condition. C210	Set of Six Victorian balloon back dining chairs. C255	Set of six balloon back mahogany chairs. Cabriole legs. Circa 1860. Newly reupholstered. C499


Louis XVI gilt Berger, newly upholstered in quality linen material, scotch guarded. C037	Bent wood carver chair with leather seat. C226	Early twentieth century cherry desk chair. C047	8 Available. Bentwood spindleback chairs. Half retail price. C006


Single Rosewood occasional chair. Early Victorian, circa 1850. C375	Set of eight mahogany balloon back chairs. Polished, new upholstered. Carvers available. C389	Set of eight Hepplewhite shield back dining chairs, circa 1980. In excellent condition. C352	Twentieth century oak wheelback carver chair. C482


Fully upholstered contemporary desk chair. Very comfortable. C338	Upholstered rocking chair. Circa 1920. C170	Louis XVI style gilt fauteuil. C249	Pair of oak Victorian carvers; newly upholstered. C177


1930's oak carver, newly reupholstered. Single only. C102	Saber legged green leather upholstered chair. C174	Pair of French beech Louis XV style fauteuils. C441	Pair of French gilt Louis XV style fauteuils. Circa 1920. C453