Fine Pair of 19th Century Regency-style Giltwood Upholstered Open Armchairs

This is a fine, strong and sturdy pair of 19th-century Regency-style giltwood open armchairs, beautifully proportioned and retaining a wonderfully aged, time-worn appearance. Each chair features an elegant carved giltwood frame with a shaped and richly ornamented crest rail, scrolling open arms and finely carved foliate detailing. The frames are further embellished with beaded and twisted moulded borders, carved floral corner blocks, and slender, fluted, tapering legs. The chairs are generously upholstered in an attractive champagne-gold damask fabric, with deeply buttoned backs and broad upholstered seats. Traditional decorative upholstery studs follow the contours of the frames and complement the aged gilding particularly well. One of the most appealing aspects of this pair is the wonderfully naturally distressed surface of the giltwood, displaying rubbing, wear, darkened recesses, and areas of exposed underlying decoration accumulated through age and use. Rather than detracting, this gives the chairs tremendous character and an authentic country-house appearance. Substantial, imposing and extremely decorative, these would make superb statement chairs positioned together in a drawing room, library, hallway or either side of a fireplace. Attributes: * English * 19th century * Regency / Neoclassical influence * Carved giltwood frames ^^ Fast & Free UK Delivery Included^^ Delivery Artsonline UK ships worldwide daily, using only fully insured, priority, and fully tracked delivery services. Great care and much time are taken over the safe transportation of the Fine Art and Antique pieces that we sell. We pack extremely carefully, so you can rest assured that your piece will arrive with you in perfect condition. For larger paintings, antique furniture pieces, and fragile items that can not be sent via the normal postal services, we use professional door-to-door delivery providers who always strive to deliver your piece promptly, within approx. 7-14 working days. Returns Policy: Artsonline provides a genuine no-quibble 14-day money-back refund policy (excluding the cost of Postage and Packaging). Pay securely - Telephone orders are welcome Image result for payments accepted logos Secure-Payment-Vpadeb-sa-la-go-th-et-an-gt-0052586-BACS-Order-PayPal-M/Card