Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Side Chairs, England, 18th Century, Pair

An imposing pair of 19th century Chippendale style mahogany armchairs having acanthus carved top rails above ribbon, tassel and acanthus splat with unusual bird carved arms fitted wi...

A set of 6 18th Century Chippendale period mahogany Side chairs having well-carved acanthus, roundel & unusual rope carved pierced splats above drop-in seats supported on chamfered l...

A pair of early 19th century Regency period mahogany library armchairs with unusual sliding action to the seat and back. The chairs having acanthus and roundel carving with reeded sc...

An important pair of mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Library Armchairs, having unusual carved and scrolled cartouche-shaped backs, with scroll moulded set-back arms. The Chairs having stuffover seats with gadrooned borders, supported on blind fret carved cabriole legs with scrolled toes. For similar examples see Chippendale's Director, 'French Chairs' Plate XXI Further information: Similar examples of our Library Armchairs can be found in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale book Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (1762). The pair resembles the right chair design in Plate XXI, catalogued by Chippendale as “French Chairs”. He described in his book that this model “may be executed to advantage, some of them are intended to be open below at the back: which makes them very light without having a bad effect.’ His design illustrates his familiarity with the fashionable French Rococo style represented by the curvilinear form of the chair and scrolled feet. The carved surface decoration on our Chairs is much less elaborate than that on the published design and is more reminiscent of the work of Robert Manwaring...

Pair of English Hepplewhite style (19th Cent) carved mahogany shield back side chairs with triple plume design and yellow seat

An antique pair of Queen Anne side chairs made in New England offer carved mahogany construction with slat backs, upholstered seats, rai...

Pair of 18th Century mahogany Chippendale style chairs with interlaced back splats, fluted top rails, and simply shaped supports leadi...

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...