Yves Marthelot

Each large scale with green tufted backs and seats with brass tacks. Down swept padded arms with spindle supports. Turned legs with casters. Estate of Bartlett Burnap. Palm Beach. ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this once in a lifetime opportunity to own, a very rare original pair of Howard & Son's Berners street armch...

We delight to offer for sale this amazing pair of Victorian Carolean design open armchairs, the cresting rail pierced and carved with foliage over trailing grape vine and spiral turn...

This is a handsome pair of antique Victorian mahogany and leather club armchairs, circa 1880 in date. This lovely pair was made from masterly crafted hand-carved solid mahogany with an interesting hand-carved crest of a bird on top of each. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous chocolate brown leather with button backs and stand on their original brass and porcelain castors. There is no mistaking their beautiful and stylish design, which is certain to make it a treasured addition to one of the rooms in your home. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THESE CHAIRS ARE MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 106 x width 68 x depth 80. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 6 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 2 feet, 7 inches. Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewelry box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘flame’ mahogany and ‘fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. Scottish leather These chairs are upholstered in top quality Scottish cow...

Pair of vintage armchairs newly upholstered with fantasy cotton fabric. The base of the fabric is mélange grey with pink, purple, sage green tones irregular shade brush strokes. Perf...

Unusual pair of antique Victorian quality mahogany armchairs having a quality shaped mahogany back, scroll shaped arms, serpentine shaped moulded front rail standing on turned taperi...

Pair of armchairs in the French modernist style. The vintage armchairs feature an ivory polyurethane shell with an original black vinyl upholstery inside. The armchairs swivel on a c...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Victorian fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with oak...

A wonderful pair of generously proportioned navy blue armchairs, with inviting deep seats. Featuring high backs and scrolling arms to the wide mahogany frames. With turned front le...

Pair of French-style Armchairs 23" x 25" x 37"H Seat Height: 19"

Large pair of antique Victorian quality walnut French armchairs upholstered in a quality fabric, shaped carved and reeded walnut open arms standing on shaped carved and reeded walnut...

Early 19th century Restauration (Consulat) period armchairs. Amazing hand-carved, solid mahogany, ebonized frames with patined gold leaf details and a lustrous French polish finish. ...