Summary:
• Item: Revolving Office Armchair
• Circa: 1900
• Period: Victorian
• Provenance: England, UK
• Wood: Solid mahogany
• Newly upholstered
• Sage green leather
• Curved upholstered backrest
• Foliate carved section to backrest
• Comfortable seat
• Hand tacked brass studwork
• Splayed, shaped legs
• Replacement solid brass & mug castors (English made)
• Rotates 360 degrees
• Extremely comfortable
• Serviced mechanism
• Excellent quality
• Good condition
• Free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• 14-day free UK returns policy
Description:
Here is a fine quality antique English late Victorian Aesthetic mahogany and leather revolving captain’s office desk arm chair, circa 1900, which has been newly upholstered, and is in excellent condition. The chair incorporates a curved padded back, which also features a curved foliate carved lower portion. The back is secured to padded arms, on shaped vertical supports. The chair has been newly upholstered in top quality full grain sage green leather, which has been finished with hand-tacked brass studs to the perimeter. The underside of the seat has been re-webbed in the traditional manner. This beautiful piece sits on four splayed mahogany cabriole legs, which terminate on English made replacement solid brass & mug castors. The chair rotates 360 degrees, the seat height is fixed and the chair is not designed to recline or be height adjustable. The chair mechanism is in good working order, having been cleaned and serviced. The chair is extremely comfortable to sit on.
The chair exhibits a rich brown mahogany 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 Victorian Aesthetic 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:
The chair and mechanism are in excellent working condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges of the mahogany frame, but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The chair features a rich mahogany colour, having been cleaned and French polished by hand, to a professional standard, in our workshops. The seat has been newly upholstered, to a professional standard, in top quality full grain green leather. Therefore, the leather is in excellent condition, with no signs of wear and tear, damage or holes etc. The chair frame incorporates the traditional brass studwork tacks to the seat perimeter and traditional hessian material to the underside. The mechanism has been cleaned and serviced. There is some play to the revolving mechanism but this is perfectly acceptable, and in line with the age of this piece of furniture. The chair incorporates replacement English made solid brass & mug castors, which are in excellent condition. This item is solid in joint and ready to use.
Dimensions:
External Height = 85.3cm or 33⅝” or 2ft 9⅝”
External Width = 65.7cm or 25⅞” or 2ft 1⅞”
External Depth = 64cm or 25¼” or 2ft 1¼”
Seat height = 51.5cm or 20¼” or 1ft 8¼”
Seat width (inside arms) = 47.6cm or 18¾” or 1ft 6¾”
Seat width (front of seat) = 52.5cm or 20⅝” or 1ft 8⅝”
Seat Depth = 47.5cm or 18¾” or 1ft 6¾”
Arm Height = 73.2cm or 28⅞” or 2ft 4⅞”
Back Height = 36.8cm or 14½” or 1ft 2½”
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