Summary:
• Item: Revolving office armchair
• Circa: 1910
• Period: Edwardian
• Style: Art Nouveau
• Provenance: Chicago, North America
• Mechanism: J.S. Ford, Johnson & Company
• Wood: Solid birch
• High back design
• Scroll carved, shaped top rail
• Central pierced fan ‘C’ scroll carved splat
• Reclining & height adjustable mechanism
• Scroll arms
• Elegant shaped arm supports
• Newly upholstered in sage green leather
• Splayed birch legs
• Replacement solid brass castors (English made)
• Rotates 360 degrees
• Reclining back action
• Height adjustable
• Very comfortable
• Cleaned & serviced mechanism
• Golden birch colour
• Excellent original condition
• Free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• 14-day free UK returns policy
Description:
Here is a fine quality antique American Victorian solid birch revolving office desk arm chair, by J.S. Ford, Johnson & Company of Chicago, featuring a serviced reclining and height adjustable mechanism, circa 1910, in excellent condition. The armchair features a curved, scroll-carved shaped back, supported between straight back supports, with an elegant pierced vertical splat below, featuring ‘C’ scroll carvings. The back connects to scroll arms on elegant vertical shaped supports. The back and arms connect to the seat, which has been newly upholstered, to a professional standard, in top quality full grain sage green leather. The underside of the seat has been re-webbed in the traditional manner. The chair sits on four splayed birch legs that terminate on replacement brass castors. The chair incorporates a mechanism allowing it to rotate 360 degrees and recline backwards. The seat height can be adjusted by turning a ribbed metal screw on the underside of the chair. The chair mechanism has been restored and serviced and is in excellent working order. The mechanism is embossed with “J. S. Ford Johnson & Co. Chicago”. The chair is extremely comfortable to sit on as it features a lovely upholstered seat with a high back.
The armchair features a rich golden-brown birch colour. As it boasts the original polish, it has a fantastic colour and patination; this can only be achieved through age and years of care and cleaning it has received.
This antique revolving desk chair would look superb in a variety of rooms in the home, especially the office or study as it is so comfortable. This item would certainly grace any home. So, don’t miss out on your chance to own a lovely piece of furniture.
Condition Report:
This revolving desk chair is in excellent condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges of the chair frame and seat but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The seat has been newly upholstered, to a professional standard, in top quality full grain green leather. The reclining and adjustable height mechanism is in good working order, having just been cleaned and serviced. There is some play to the mechanism but this is perfectly acceptable, and in line with the age of the chair. The chair features a rich golden-brown birch colour, having been cleaned and French polished by hand, to a professional standard, in our workshops. The original castors have been replaced with later solid brass English made castors, which are in excellent condition. This item is solid in joint and ready to use.
Dimensions:
The following information provides dimensions on when the chair height is lowered and also raised to its highest setting using by adjusting the central steel rod:
External height (raised) = 109.5cm or 43⅛” or 3ft 7⅛”
External height (lowered) = 103.3cm or 40⅝” or 3ft 4⅝”
External width = 70cm or 27½” or 2ft 3½”
External depth = 70cm or 27½” or 2ft 3½”
Seat height (raised) = 56cm or 22” or 1ft 10”
Seat height (lowered) = 49.5cm or 19½” or 1ft 7½”
Seat width (between arms) = 48cm or 18⅞” or 1ft 6⅞”
Seat width (to edge of seat) = 52.5cm or 20⅝” or 1ft 8⅝”
Seat Depth = 45.6cm or 18” or 1ft 6”
Arm height (raised) = 73.5cm or 29” or 2ft 5”
Arm height (lowered) = 67.5cm or 26⅝” or 2ft 2⅝”
Back height (from seat) = 57cm or 22½” or 1ft 10½”
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