To the Georgians a chair was not just a place to sit but was the pinnacle of fashion and style also. There were simple hall chairs for the servants, beautifully carved dining chairs for the table and wide baffled armchairs for the lounge. It was also the era when specialist chairs such as Library Chairs became popular. While the practical hall chairs would remain austere and limited to simple classical carving or painted details, chairs for the family or guests were wide seated, elegantly proportioned and in the case of dining chairs had sweeping fretwork and carved backs and arms which sported interlocking ribbons or stylised wheatsheafs. Cabriole legs were common and lions paw on ball carved feet added a touch of the Orient. When it came to comfy lounge armchairs these too were often well padded and elegantly shaped. When looking at Georgian chairs then it is good to remember that the best were constructed in Mahogany and many firms copied (or modified) the designs found in the popular book by Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite and others. There is always a sense of quality in Georgian chairs, so much so that the designs have been reproduced even through to today.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of antique Georgian chairs for sale as well as later vintage chairs which pay homage to this ever populat style.
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 8 Antique Mahogany Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs
£ 5,250
Fine Quality Set of 8 Antique Mahogany Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs
£ 5,250
London City Antiques
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
George II Mahogany Corner Chair
£ 1,560
Michael Armson Antiques Ltd
Set of Four Early 19th Century Country Dining Chairs
£ 420
Georgian Antiques
Regency Rosewood Library Chair
£ 3,500
Georgian Antiques
George IV Ebonized Library Chair
£ 1,600
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 4 Mahogany Chairs & Two Armchairs - 18th Century
€ 1,500
Millers Antiques
Early 19th Century Yew Windsor Armchair
£ 395
Marylebone Antiques
Set of 4 Antique Regency Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,375
London City Antiques
Fine Set of 10 Antique Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 6,485
Antique Furniture Direct
Antique Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 175
London City Antiques
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 945
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Set of 10 Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,500
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of 6 Mahogany William IV Dining Chairs
£ 1,175
Salisbury Antiques Centre
George II Walnut Wing Chair
£ 3,650
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 980
Salisbury Antiques Centre
George III Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 380
Salisbury Antiques Centre
William IV Mahogany Reclining Library Chair
£ 1,150
Millers Antiques
English Regency Reading Armchair
£ 950
London City Antiques
Fine Set of 8 Antique George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 8 Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,650
Walton House Antiques Ltd
George III Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Armchair
£ 275
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Late 18th Century Hepplewhite Carved Mahogany Armchair
£ 1,100
£ 1,295
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Pair of Early 19th Century Mahogany Library Armchairs
£ 1,150
London City Antiques
Quality Set of 6 Antique William IV Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,650
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Regency Period Mahogany Scroll Arm Armchair
£ 375
£ 1,200
Wickersley Antiques
Hepplewhite Period Carver Chair
£ 340
Georgian Antiques
Exhibition Quality Rosewood Library Chair
£ 4,800
Wick Antiques Ltd
Large George III Wing Armchair
£ 5,450
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Three Antique Oak Farmhouse Chairs
£ 495
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
£ 495
London City Antiques
Unusual Antique Quality William IV Leather & Mahogany Library Chair
£ 1,885
Unusual Antique Quality William IV Leather & Mahogany Library Chair
£ 1,885
London City Antiques
Wickersley Antiques
Rare Genuine Matching Set of 6 Georgian Ladder Back Dining Chairs in Elm
£ 690
Rare Genuine Matching Set of 6 Georgian Ladder Back Dining Chairs in Elm
£ 690
Wickersley Antiques
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Superb Georgian Gilt Chair
£ 895
Campbell Vintage
Pair of Regency Armchairs with Brass Inlay & Cane Seats
£ 1,480
Rawlings Antiques
Set of 6 Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 975
Wickersley Antiques
Rare Patent Gentleman's Reclining Armchair c.1830
£ 1,250
Rawlings Antiques
Georgian Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 395
Stalham Antique Gallery
Pair of Mahogany Sabre Legged Carver Chairs
£ 780
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