Antique Victorian chairs, singles, pairs and threes

19th Century Elm and Ash Windsor Chair with Pierced Back

A 19th century elm and ash country Windsor chair, with pierced and shaped splat back.

19th Century British Colonial Caned Armchair with Calamander Wood Frame

A British Colonial calamander caned armchair, 19th century, slender framed with a rectangular backrest and three splats, a slightly bowfronted seat and square, tapered legs united by an H form stretcher

19th Century French Provincial Walnut and Cane Side Chair

French provincial walnut and cane side chair, 19th century, top rail and apron carved with guilloche and 'C' scroll decoration, caned back and seat, on spiral fluted legs, height 98 cm, width 51 cm, depth 53 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney

Victorian Ash Armchairs with Green Upholstery, c. 1960

Pair of Victorian ash armchairs, c. 1960, rectangular wooden frame with open arms, green upholstered back and seat (2), height 68 cm, width 63 cm, depth 68 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney

19th Century Indian Teak Savonarola Chair with Lion Head Arms

Indian teak Savonarola chair, 19th century, X shape frame, carved with geometric design, arms ending in lion heads, base with metal brackets, height 90 cm, width 67.5 cm, depth 56 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney

French Provincial Elm and Ash Chairs, 19th Century Pair

Pair of French provincial elm and ash chairs, 19th century, backs with arched crest and lumbar rails, square swept legs joined by stretchers, with later seats made of woven stockings, one engraved with monogram 'D.J' (2), height 81 cm, width 41 cm,…

Victorian Oak Stock Exchange Chair, Gothic Revival Style (1890)

A Victorian oak Melbourne stock exchange chair, circa 1890, in Gothic revival style, the padded square back with a shaped and carved crest centred on the the stock exchange monogram flanked by the fleur-de-lis finials of the upright supports above the…

Late 19th Century American Arts & Crafts/Renaissance Revival Oak Table

A late 19th century American Arts & Crafts/Renaissance revival oak and ash table, from Ucla Berkely University, California, USA. Height 77.5 cm, width 305 cm, depth 104 cm

Antique Australian Folk Art Rocking Chair

A rustic antique Australian folk art rocking chair, eucalypt, cypress pine and oak with iron fittings, South Australian origin, 19th century, Note: Ex Lord McAlpine Collection, 104 cm high, 59 cm across the arms

Yellow-Painted Australian Folk Art Chair, 19th Century

An antique Australian folk art timber chair with remains of yellow painted finish, 19th century, 75 cm high, 49 cm across the back

Antique Oak Triform Chair, 19th Century

An antique oak turners triform chair, English or Welsh 19th century 83 cm high, 63 cm wide. Provenance: Sothebys Melbourne, 08/11/88 Lot 73

Irish Regency Library Armchair with Griffin Supports

Exceptional Irish Regency library armchair, mid 19th century, in the manner of Mack, Williams & Gibton, buttoned back brown leather upholstery, with two finely carved griffin supports, height 112 cm width 82 cm depth 55.5 cm. Provenance: Private…

Louis XVI Giltwood Armchairs with Silk Damask Upholstery

Pair of Louis XVI style giltwood armchairs, 19th century, carved frames, with padded back and seat upholstered in red and white silk damask, on fluted tapering legs (2), height 98 cm. Provenance: Martyn Cook. Private Collection, Sydney

Mid 19th Century Elm Windsor Chair

An elm Windsor chair, mid 19th century, the hooped comb back with shaped and pierced splat above curved arms and the moulded seat, on turned supports with a crinoline stretcher, 111 cm high, 52 cm wide, 69 cm deep

Victorian Wingback Chairs with Satinwood Inlay

Two Victorian mahogany and satinwood framed wingback chairs, circa 1890, with square back cresting rails and downswept arms with satinwood stringing and inlaid details, raised on tapering square section legs with casters, upholstered in green damask

Metamorphic Library Chair with Parquetry Motif

An antique metamorphic fold-over library steps chair, Queensland maple and eucalypt with parquetry motif, late 19th century maker's label to underside 86 cm high

19th Century French Walnut and Cane Armchair

French walnut and cane boudoir armchair, 19th century, carved crest and seat rail, raised on tapering fluted legs, cane side (A/F), height 95 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Irena Nebenzahl, Sydney

Georgian Mahogany Ladderback Armchair with Needlework Seat

Georgian mahogany ladderback armchair, 19th century, the serpentine top rail carved acanthus leaves above curved and pierced arms, the seat with needlework in the manner of Gillows, raised on reeded square section legs joined by stretchers, height 102 cm…

Elm Windsor Armchair with Hoop Back and Turned Details

An early 19th century elm hoop back Windsor armchair, turned arm supports, legs and stretchers. Of good colour, height 95 cm.

19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Armchair

An Anglo-Indian carved ebony armchair, mid 19th century, the relief carved top rail centred with a scallop shell and scrolling acanthus between leaf carved uprights descending to scroll carved arms and seat rail, having caned seat and back on winged lion…

Georgian Leather Wingback Armchairs (Pair)

Two Georgian wingback armchairs, 19th century, upholstered in brown leather, with brass bullnose tacks, extensive damage to the leather (A/F) (2), height 100 cm width 74 cm depth 67 cm. Provenance: The collection of Dr. Henry Mackellar Michelmore, Sydney

Victorian Cast Iron Garden Chairs, Coalbrookdale Foundry

Pair of Victorian cast iron garden chairs, Coalbrookdale foundry, second half 19th century, 'Oak and Ivy' pattern, painted white with later wooden slate seats, stamped 'C.B.Dale' and numbered, with diamond patent marks (2), height 98 cm. Provenance:…

Mid-19th Century Huon Pine Easy Chair with Green Velvet Upholstery

A superb Australian easy chair, carved solid huon pine with green velvet upholstery, mid 19th century, 105 cm high, 52 cm across the arms

Mahogany Lancashire Open Elbow Chair with Triple Spindle Back

19th century mahogany Lancashire open elbow chair traditional form with triple row spindle back, rush seat on turned legs and stretchers

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chair with Douglas Crest

A Victorian mahogany hall chair, bearing the Douglas of Tilquhillie family crest, the reeded back panel bearing a beautifully carved family crest, above a seat with a rounded front, standing on turned front legs, 83 cm high, 44 cm wide, 39 cm deep.…

Victorian ash and elm Windsor chair

A Victorian ash and elm broad arm Windsor chair, traditional central pierced slat back and spindles, turned uprights to the curving arms, raised on turned legs and stretcher base. 57 x 46 x 113 cm.

19th Century Danish Empire Mahogany Armchairs

Pair of Danish Empire mahogany armchairs 19th century backs finely inlaid with floral urns, above floral upholstered seats, scrolled arms with urn supports, raised on tapering legs joined by stretchers (2), height 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection,…

Carved Ebony Armchair with Foliate Motifs

An Anglo Indian carved ebony armchair, second quarter 19th century, the broad top rail centred by carved shells with foliate scrolls between leaf carved and reeded uprights terminating in scrolling armrest supports, above a foliate carved front rail, on…

Dutch Chinoiserie Side Chairs with Oriental Landscapes

A pair of Dutch Chinoiserie side chairs, early 19th century, the high arched backs with central splats above shaped seat rails, the black ground with raised painted and gilded figures and birds in oriental landscapes, on cabriole legs, upholstered in…

Victorian Easychair with Buttoned Calico Upholstery

A Victorian Easychair, upholstered in deeply buttoned calico on turned mahogany front legs with porcelain castors. Height 91 cm, width 87 cm, depth 104 cm. Provenance: Martyn Cook Antiques, Woollahra. Thomas Hamel collection, Sydney

Victorian Elm Chairs with Rush Seat (2)

A Victorian elm country elbow chair and an elm Ladder-Back chair with rush seat, (2). Provenance: From the contents of Swanton (built 1827), Sutton Forest, NSW

19th Century Australian Folk Art Chair

An Australian folk art chair, eucalypt and Baltic pine with painted finish, South Australian origin, 19th century, 82 cm high, 38 cm wide

Primitive Australian Eucalyptus Chair with Butterfly Restoration

A rare and primitive Australian chair hewn from a single slab of eucalypt with stick legs, mid 19th century. Most likely central Victorian goldfields origin. Few examples of this type of chair or stool construction survive today. This piece with its…

Bouquet Cast Iron Chair

Cast iron chair, late 19th century, Melbourne foundry with bouquet moulded back latticed seat and tapered legs, height 96 cm

Barossa Valley Stained Pine Spinner's Chair

Barossa spinners chair, mid 19th century, stained pine peg construction from the Barossa valley, height 82 cm

Victorian Heart Chair from Australian Goldfields

Heart chair, mid 19th century, or Germanic Moravian chair stained pine from the Victorian goldfields collected at Natimuk, height 88 cm, Illustrated 'Australian Country Furniture' by Juliana and Toby Hooper

19th Century Louis XV Giltwood Salon Suite

A Louis XV style carved giltwood salon suite, 19th century, comprising a canape, a pair of fauteuil and a pair of salon chairs, each with a floriate carved crest rail centred by a shell anthemion, upholstered in cream floral satin, length of back of the…

Empire Style Sphinx Armchairs with Griffins and Ormolu Mounts

Pair of Empire style ormolu mounted and mahogany armchairs, 19th century, the armrests supported by gilded bronze sphinxes, above cabriole legs headed by winged griffins and terminating in paw-cast feet, painted back and seat cushion (2), height 97 cm.…

George II Mahogany Butterfly-back Armchair

George II style mahogany Butterfly-back armchair, 19th century, with shaped butterfly back and out-swept arms above a padded seat with floral silk upholstery under a striped dust cover raised on carved cabriole legs, height 89 cm. Provenance: Private…

19th Century Ash and Elm Windsor Chair

An ash and elm Windsor chair, the typical arched stick back with pierced splat, the bowed back rail with spindle turned supports above a shaped solid seat on turned legs with turned stretchers, 19th century, height 114 cm, width 67 cm, depth 60 cm

Colonial Hardwood Armchair and Occasional Table Set

A Colonial rustic hardwood armchair and occasional table, Northern NSW, the chair with openwork stick back, seat and sides, the hexagonal table with 'trunk' pedestal and tripod base, late 19th century. (2), height of chair 93 cm, height of table 73 cm and…

Melbourne Stock Exchange Gothic Revival Chair

An Australian oak Melbourne stock exchange chair, late 19th century, modelled in the Gothic revival style, the black leather upholstered back surmounted by a carved monogram and three fleur de lys finials, the roll over arms and contoured seat raised on…

Melbourne Stock Exchange Gothic Revival Chair

Rare Gothic Revival Melbourne Stock Exchange Chairman's Chair

A rare Australian oak Melbourne stock exchange Chairman's chair, late 19th century, modelled in the Gothic revival style, the black leather upholstered back surmounted by a carved pediment bearing a monogram and flanked by turned stiles terminating with…

Marquetry Armchair with Tulip Inlay

Dutch marquetry armchair, 19th century, inlaid throughout with tulips and scrolling leaves, needlepoint seat, on saber legs, height 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Victorian Mahogany Tub Armchair with Floral Fabric

Victorian mahogany tub armchair, c. 1860, the curved padded back and seat covered in a green two tone floral fabric, on turned legs with castors, one leg restored, height 88 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney

Victorian Library Chair with Floral Upholstery

Unusual Victorian mahogany library chair, late 19th century, with scroll arms and floral needlework upholstery, on turned and carved legs with castors, height 130 cm, width 72 cm, depth 75 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney

Baroque Walnut Armchairs with Griffin Back Panels

Pair of 19th century Baroque style walnut framed armchairs, the downswept arms with acanthus leaf tops and terminals on baluster turned supports and stretchers, upholstered in gros-point floral tapestry, each back panel decorated with a mythical griffin

Regency Library Armchair with Leather Cushions

Regency mahogany and cane library armchair, 19th century, with brown leather cushions, raised on turned legs with brass castors, height 102 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Victorian Lancashire Armchair with Spindle Back

Victorian stained beech Lancashire open armchair, traditional triple spindle back on turned legs and stretchers

Louis XVI Walnut Swivel Chair with Caned Back and Seat

Louis XVI style walnut fauteuil Tournant (swivel chair) 19th century, with caned back and seat, padded armrests, raised on cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves, height 90 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney

Victorian Kauri Hall Chairs with Ornate Carvings

A pair of Victorian kauri hall chairs, with ornately carved backs and fluted front legs. Provenance: From the Speights brewers homestead.

Elm and Ash Windsor Armchairs with Carved Seats

19th century 2 Windsor style armchairs elm carved seats one with yew wood hoop and the other of ash-wood.

Australian Hardwood Armchair with Canvas Seat

An Australian hardwood armchair with canvas seat, 19th century note for a similar example see Peter Cuffley a survey of Australiana, 1790 - 1940, the Carney McKenna Collections, illustrated pg 96, no. 229

19th Century Australian Hardwood Armchair with Crate Seat

An Australian hardwood armchair with packing crate seat, 19th century

High Back Oak and Elm Windsor Chair

Windsor chair mid 19th century, high back in oak and elm, hoop back with enclosing Spindles and shaped pierced splat back, and slight Saddled seat, double stretcher base

Victorian Blue Velvet Armchair with Ceramic Castors

Victorian mahogany hoop back armchair, upholstered in button back blue velvet on turned legs with original white ceramic castors

Louis XVI Style Music Room Chairs (Pair)

Pair of Louis XVI style music room chairs, 19th century, each with a lyre back, padded top-rail and circular seat upholstered in a cream fabric, seat-rail with twisted-ribbon motif and a patera above each leg, on four fluted legs (2), height 88 cm.…

Louis XV Fauteuil with Floral Upholstery

Louis XV style Parcel-gilt fauteuil a la Reine, late 19th century, cartouche shaped back carved and moulded with flowers, acanthus leaves and scrolls, on cabriole legs, yellow and gold floral upholstery, height 104 cm. Provenance: Christopher Davis…

Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuils with Cream Damask Upholstery

Pair of Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils, late 19th century, each with a carved ribbon and foliate frame, padded backs, seats and arm-rests re-upholstered in cream damask fabric, on fluted tapering legs (2), height 94 cm. Provenance: Private Collection,…

Oak Lancashire Chair with Double Spindles and Rush Seat

Early 19th century oak Lancashire chair traditional design with double row of spindles, rush seat on turned legs and stretchers

19th Century Windsor Armchairs from Lady Sybil Joel Collection

Two elm and yew wood Windsor armchairs, early 19th century, with spindles, on turned feet (2), height 120 cm, 93 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Lady Sybil Joel, Sydney

19th Century Mulga Wood Children's Chairs (Australia)

Two rare Australian Mulga wood children's chairs 19th century

Lancashire Seagrass Armchair

A 19th century Lancashire armchair, with three rows of turned spindles to the back, woven seagrass seat. Height 100 cm

Cotswold Ash and Elm Rocking Chair

A 19th century Cotswold ash and elm rocking chair, with bobbin turned back sticks, woven willow seat. Height 100 cm

19th Century Windsor Armchair with Wheel Back Splat

A 19th century ash and elm Windsor stick-back armchair, with wheel pierced back splat. Height 100 cm

Late 19th Century Kauri Pine Windsor Armchair

A Windsor armchair, kauri pine, late 19th century, 60 cm across the arms

Bobbin Back Nursing Chair - 19th Century English Oak

A Lancashire oak and beech nursing chair, English 19th century, with bobbin reel spindle back

19th Century English Ash Spindle Wingback Chair

An ash rush seated spindle and wing back chair, English, 19th century

19th Century English Rush Seated Oak & Ash Chair

An oak and ash rush seated country chair, English, 19th century

19th Century English Ash Rocking Chair

An ash spindle back rocking chair, English, 19th century

19th Century English Windsor Armchairs from European Collection

A pair of Windsor armchairs, English 19th century. Provenance: Mossgreen, An Important European Collection, Melbourne, 2016, lot 245

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair

A Victorian mahogany upholstered library chair, 19th century, the chair having a rectangular padded back with a rollover crest, padded arm rests to serpentine supports, a stuffover seat and raised on squashed bun and turned legs with porcelain casters,…

Louis XV Giltwood Fauteuils by Desmalter (Attributed)

A pair of Louis XV style giltwood fauteuils, early 19th century, attributed to George Jacob Desmalter. Provenance: Purchased McPhee Antiques, Melbourne

Italian Empire Giltwood Leopard Throne Chair

An impressive Italian Empire giltwood throne chair, 19th century, finely carved with leopard mask arm rests, fluted and beaded mouldings, on castors, later upholstered with contemporary upholstery, 132.5 x 69 x 75 cm. Provenance: A private collection,…

18th/19th Century English Windsor Armchair

An elm and ash Windsor armchair, English, late 18th/early 19th century, 111 cm high, 48 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Victorian Heart Chair

Heart chair or Germanic Moravian chair, stained pine, mid 19th century, from the Victorian goldfields collected at Natimuk., Note: Illustrated 'Australian Country Furniture' by Juliana and Toby Hooper, fig. 38

Melbourne Stock Exchange Gothic Revival Chair

An oak Melbourne Stock Exchange chair, 19th century, In the gothic revival style. Provenance: This chair is one of 120 used for 70 years by the Melbourne stock exchange until the close of call trading at that exchange in December 1961.

Melbourne Stock Exchange Gothic Revival Chair

A Melbourne Stock Exchange chair, 19th century, carved oak in the gothic revival style. Provenance: This chair is one of 120 used for 70 years by the Melbourne stock exchange until the close of call trading at that exchange in December 1961.

Ash and Elm Stick Back Rocking Chair

A 19th century ash and elm stick back rocking chair, the back with two levels of turned sticks, the woven rush seat raised on turned legs and stretchers

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Armchair

A George III style mahogany armchair, English, late 19th century. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

Primitive Tree Branch Chair from Late 19th Century Australia

A painted primitive tree branch chair, Australian, late 19th century. Provenance: Manifold collection, Purumbeet, Camperdown

Kauri-framed gentleman's chair with gold brocade upholstery

19th century kauri framed gentleman parlour chair, raised on cabriole legs with white porcelain casters, gold brocade upholstery.

Anglo-Indian Colonial Chairs (Pair)

Pair of British Colonial chairs Anglo-Indian, mid 19th century each with woven cane seat, scrolled arms, raised on tapered legs (2). Height 83 cm. Width 58 cm. Depth 44.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Neumann Antiques, 4 March 1963

19th Century English Ash Rocking Chair with Rush Seat

A provincial ash rocking chair with rush seat, English, 19th century

17th Century Spanish Walnut Armchairs

Pair of Spanish walnut armchairs late 17th century, the rectangular back and seat re-upholstered in 19th century, red velvet, flanked by downswept arms, raised on scrolled legs joined by conforming stretchers, (A/F). Height 120 cm, width 62 cm, depth 50 cm

Elm Windsor Chairs with Tiered Hoop and Spindle Back

Two early 19th century elm Windsor chairs, having a tiered hoop and spindle back with a pierced central splat, above a contoured seat, raised on turned legs, united by cross stretcher

Louis XV Armchair, 19th Century French

A Louis XV style carved high back armchair, French 19th century, covered in red fabric, 112 cm high, 73 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

French Gilt Wood Throne Chair, 19th Century

A gilt wood throne chair, French, 19th century. 125 cm high, 74 cm wide and 60 cm deep. Provenance. Private Collection Toorak, Melbourne

18th/19th C. English Windsor Armchair

An elm and ash Windsor armchair, English, late 18th / early 19th century. 111 cm high, 48 cm wide and 46 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Victorian Dutch High Back Armchairs

Pair of Victorian Dutch high back armchairs, c. 1850, serpentine shape with carved spoon backs, shell crests and cabriole legs on castors, upholstered in cream velvet, height 202 cm. Provenance: Aronson Antiques, Sydney

Elm Windsor Chair with Tiered Hoop and Spindle Back

A 19th century elm Windsor chair, having a tiered hoop and spindle back with a pierced central splat, above a contoured seat, raised on turned legs united by cross stretchers

Antique French Gothic Oak Hall Chairs

A pair of antique French oak hall chairs in the Gothic manner, latter half 19th century, each with a back with crocket finials above a central panel relief-carved with tracery within a pointed ogee arch, the tapering seat with bevelled edge carved with a…