British Dining Room Chairs

Exceptional and rare set of eighteen English mahogany dining chairs featuring x form neoclassical style splats. The late 19th century chairs have a curved tablet style back inspired by Greco-Roman klismos chairs. The set consists of 16 side chairs and 2 host armchairs measuring 22.5 inches wide and deep. The chairs have delicate satinwood inlay and are supported by elegant tapered, reeded legs in the front ending with a spade foot. Beautifully crafted in the Regency taste with a lovely aged patina and solid joinery. Sold as a set of 18 chairs.

A Very Good Quality Set Of Eight Early 19th Century, Georgian, Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs, Consisting Of Six Singles And Two Armchairs, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Rails ...

Bruce Talbert (attributed). Set of four fine quality Aesthetic Movement walnut dining chairs.

Heals. A set of four Arts and Crafts oak lattice back dining chairs with professionally reupholstered seats in blue Damask. Price for the set

Victor Bramwell Wilkins for G Plan, set of six dining chairs, model 'Fresco', faux leather, teak, United Kingdom, 1967 Set of eight dining chairs, des...

Robert Heritage for Archie Shine, armchairs, mahogany, red corduroy, United Kingdom, 1960s. This design is sensuous, sculptural and elegant. The design features a high, sculpted bac...

A Set of 4 Mid Century Black Dining Chairs, Designed by Godfrey Syrett, Circa 1960s. The chairs, which have original black vi...

A superb British set of six brass inlaid Regency Revival dining chairs, of well-shaped Klismos outline, dating from the early 20th century. These chairs have been masterfully hand cr...

Good set of eight Queen Anne style dining chairs by Epstein , The chairs have fine carved walnut Queen Anne style front legs with out swept back legs , The set consists of six singl...

A beautiful set of four 1950s Gordon Russell Dining Chairs. Upholstered in their original wool covering. Designed by WH ‘Curly’ Russell in 1954, these model 6409 were made for Heal...

Set of 4 vintage English chairs with teak frame, slatted back and brown skai fabric seat. Label: Nathan They date from the 1960-70s. Wood: Teak 480€/set of 4 chairs Product dimen...

Fine quality set of six Regency mahogany dining chairs . The chairs have very fine flame mahogany backs and standing fine reeded front legs and square tapered back legs . The seats h...

A superb quality set of eight dining chairs, after late 18th century designs by Gillows of Lancaster and London, the manufacture attributable to Gillow & Co. A pair of armchairs en-suite is available separately. English, circa 1880 Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually strong - the sign of a skilled craftsman. Interestingly, identical chairs can be seen on a painting by Walter Dendy Sadler (British, 1854-1923), The After Lunch Conversation, 1889, sold at Doyle, New York, 21 May 2024, lot 83. Design These chairs correspond to Gillows’ 'Garforth pattern', which first appeared in 1795 and was probably an adaptation of Georges Jacob's design of circa 1792 for Marie-Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet. Gillows made the chairs not only in mahogany but also japanned and they appear to have been particularly popular among the genteel, professional and merchant classes in the north of England. In 1796 the Earl of Strafford purchased six white and green japanned chairs for Wentworth Woodhouse, and Sir William Gerard ordered thirty-six mahogany chairs for Garswood New Hall, Lancashire. While the design featured a round or 'compass-fronted' seat (see the set of twelve sold anonymously, Christie’s, London, 29 April 2010, lot 86, £46,850 including premium) they were also made with a more conventional square seat. A set of fourteen chairs of this pattern with square seats are illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Woodbridge, 2008, p. 195, pl. 166. The design was adopted by the influential architect/designer Sir John Soane (d. 1837). He commissioned the set of twenty 'mahogany trellis chairs' for the Governor’s Room at The Bank, supplied in 1809 by the cabinet-maker David Bruce (d. 1823) of Aldersgate Street, London (see M. Jourdain, 'Early 19th-Century Furniture at the Bank of England’, Country Life, 3 October 1947, p. 676, fig. 2). Soane owned a pair of armchairs of the Bank design at his own home at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, now the Soane Museum, and adapted the design for a set of dining-chairs supplied by John Robins in 1821. Robins' invoice described these as 'trellis back chairs...

A fine set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite style carved mahogany shield back dining chairs of good colour and condition. With serpentine fronts, drop in upholstered seats, affording comfor...

We are delight to ofer for sell this beautiful set of Six “Theodore Alexander” leather dining chairs , timber is some kind of flamed mahogan...

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...

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Set of 8 Vintage Lloyd Loom All Wicker Dining room chairs. All chairs are in great vintage condition. Great set of Matching chairs ready for use. Located In Brooklyn NYC. Labeled Ll...

Beautiful set of 6 chairs and two armchairs. Made of eight different style of chairs. This group was made with the Chippendale and Hepplewhite style chairs...

A set of four Meredew Dining Chairs, Deep Mahogany with Cream Paris Boucle Upholstery. Reupholstered, these elegant set of chairs with white upholstered seats, perfect for adding a t...

Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, antique Colonial Rosewood Thomas Chippendale, fret work carved dining chairs 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, Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history, 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 are late 19th century circa 1880-1900, they are of course based on the original 18th century examples, 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 ok, I can have them reupholstered for the cost price to anything the new owners wish Literature Two chairs illustrated in Tabellenbuch Holztechnik, Hamburg, 2013, p. 271. Exhibited Ten chairs on loan to Birmingham Museums circa 1985-2010 and exhibited at Aston Hall, Birmingham, where photographed in situ.. Dimensions Height:- 93cm Width:- 56cm Depth:- 53cm Seat height:- 47cm 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 Set of Eight Regency Polychrome-Painted And Parcel-Gilt Dining Chairs. In the manner of John Gee. Comprising a pair of open armchairs and six side chairs. Each with cream painted ...

We are delighted to offer for sale these Bevan Funnell Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs. The Hepplewhite style Bevan Funnell set of 5 dining chairs is a stunning addition to any dini...

1950's Pel Tubular Grey Metal Dining Chairs - Large Quantity Available 1950's Pel Tubular Grey Metal Dining Chairs - Large Quantity Available. One of the all time classic British ch...

1950's Lamstak Beech Stacking Dining Chairs - Large Volume Available 1950's Lamstak Beech Stacking Dining Chairs - Large Volume Available. This is one of our favourite models of chai...

These chairs were designed by Tom Robertson for McIntosh in the 1960's. The chairs have a minimalist Japanese style frame with organic rounded edges. Made of solid teak wood. The sur...

So rich in history and culture, the fondly recognized region of Provence inspires this classic collection. With sophisticated European undertones, Provence features a basket weave topped with well-dressed finials, on a slender frame hand finished in elegant Century Pewter. Constructed in expertly crafted wrought iron, the Provence Club dining chairs displays a woven back to emulate basket weave, and subtly brushed Century Pewter antique finish. With removable weather resistant, high resiliency foam cushions upholstered in contrasting blue and cream. This set of 6 outdoor dining chairs...

We delight to offer for sale this amazing set of six Victorian Jacobean style panel backed with upholstered seats in good condition , from Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire , ...

Distinctive set of ten mahogany dining chairs consisting of eight side chairs and two host armchairs measuring 24 inches wide and 21.5 inches deep. Crafted in the English Regency tas...

A set of four mid century Danish inspired Kofod Larsen for G Plan dining chairs. The dining chair legs & frame are in beautiful teak. The back rest & seats are professionally reuphol...

19th Century set of eighteen Regency mahogany sabre leg dining chairs with buttoned black leather seats. The reeded panel backs above a central rope twist back rail, and all chairs c...

The M Series chair is a progression of James Stickley's 'B Series' chairs. Now the tubular stainless steel has been beautifully polished and a soft seat added for extra comfort. Gr...

Set of 8 spindle back ercol dining chairs. The chairs are beautifully crafted with an eye for details and are made of beech and elm wood. Timeless pieces that gives an antique/vint...

Set of 6 antique regency quality mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs with shaped reeded open arms, figured mahogany top rail with a moulded edge, reeded centre spla...

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

A set of four iconic 1950s "Jason" dining chairs in pale blue by Carl Jacobs for Kandya. A design classic, the Jason chair is held in MoMA, the V&A and other prestigious collections...

Set of 4 mid century modern teak dining chairs by G Plan. Slat back. Very good condition. Some marks here and there but very nice overall. Could easily be recovered if desired to ma...

Gorgeous set of ten English walnut dining chairs made in the Hepplewhite revival style of the late 19th/early 20th century. The chairs fea...

E A Taylor for Wylie and Lochhead Glasgow. A Set of four Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with carved floral decoration to the head rests and a shaped comfortable back, drop in seat...

This is a set of four early Mid Century Windsor chairs from High Wycombe. Hoop back dining chairs with bobbin tail circa 1942. maker's sta...

Here is a beautiful set of six British Mid Century Modern dining chairs in mahogany Model 9433 manufactured by A.H. McIntosh in Scotland in the 1960s. This comfortable set, recently ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage black leather chrome stud Gainsborough carver armchair with Thomas Chippendale style fret work carving A very good looking...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of eight Regency style Theodore Alexander brown leather dining chairs with embossed seats which are part of a suite 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. I have listed under my other items the matching dining table with is a Jupe extending round dining table...

Set of 12 Antique English Burled Walnut Queen Anne Dining Chairs, Circa 1890. 10 Sidechairs: 39 1/2" High x 21 1/2" Wide x 22" Deep 2 Armchairs: 41" High x 27" Wide x 22" Deep

Set 6 Vintage English Dining Side Chairs Carved Oak Rush Seat Yorkshire Style. Direct from England, a beautiful set of SIX vintage English dining chairs, with classic British style…...

Very good quality dining chair in the style of Imari Tapiovaara. Designed in the 1950s. Ebonized beech legs and back spindles and walnut veneered seats. In good vintage condition, v...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Set of Six Vintage Fully Restored Chesterfield Aged Cigar Brown Leather Dining Chairs. A very good looking and well made suite, th...

19th c. and later, England, an assembled set of dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, (6) side chairs with pierced splat backs, and (6) side chairs of similar design, all of mahoga...

This is a suite of 8 Antique Dining Chairs. An English, walnut and leather covered seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Superb quality dining suite, with delightful buttoned cushions Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select walnut presents fine grain interest and sumptuous caramel hues Quality leather upholstery, over traditionally stuffed cushions Bowed crest rails accentuated with carved foliate medallions Repeated upon the lower rail with engraved decorations Deeply buttoned green leather accentuated with gilt coloured press stud trim Comfortably seat height set at 46.5cm (18.25'') Bold, faceted knees sit proudly at the front corners, enclosing the apron Turned front legs with darling tulip carved covers, tapering gently to circular toes Splayed rear, square section legs fall away gently from the back rest This is a delightful set of 8 antique dining chairs...

An iconic and extremely stylish set of four vintage Robin Day 675 dining chairs. Originally designed in 1952, this set were manufactured under license by Case furniture, they date fr...

This is a superb hardwood, Mid Georgian, Thomas Chippendale period Armchair of excellent wide proportions and superb colour, which we date to the mid 18th century, George 111rd period, circa 1760. The Armchair has many fine features: Excellent wide proportions. Fine Scroll Arms. Similar carved Scroll Ears to ends of cresting rails. Intersecting ribbon pierced splat with carved detail. Fluted side rails to back. The pegged and jointed legs are square with an inside chamfer on both back and front legs. It has a drop-in seat with a very light green plain fabric. This drop in seat allows for an easy change of fabric covering to one of choice, by reupholstering the seat. The proportion of this chair is excellent with very good width and a good rake to the back and rear legs. The hardwood, possibly Walnut, has developed a beautiful mellow colour and patina with age and polishing over the years. Overall a fine quality, English Georgian Arm Chair...

A rare true set of original 17th-century dining chairs/back stools, circa 1670 . These chairs showcase a fabulous colour and patina and unique design adding to their character and ch...

We delight to offer for sale this amazing set of twelve George III style mahogany dining chairs including a pair of open armchairs Crossbanded in tulipwood and inlaid with ebonised l...

This is a sunning set of 6 teak ladder back dining chairs. Made in England by G Plan. Some marks and scratches on frames, very good condition overall. Pink velvet seat covers. Dim...

An Extremely Charming Set Of Six Mid 18th Century, Georgian, Chippendale Period, Solid Walnut Country House Type Dining Chairs, Having Very Attractive Pierced Splat Backs With Scroll...

Matching dining table listed separately. From Slatoff Estate. Ball and claw feet. Shell carved knees. Mahogany. 8 side chairs measure 39 1/4" h x 21 1/4" w x 21 1/2" d. Seat height ...

Set of 12 antique 18th century George III quality carved mahogany Chippendale chairs consisting of 2 elbow chairs with shaped open arms and 10 single chairs having a quality carved m...