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Seating Collection (#5)

Background imageSeating Collection: Page from Useful Artistic Furniture

Page from Useful Artistic Furniture
Useful Artistic Furniture, a catalogue by Story & Triggs of London, illustrated with colour and black and white photographs of furniture in appropriate interior settings, printed in Austria, c.1900

Background imageSeating Collection: Spindle-back armchair, detail

Spindle-back armchair, detail
Triple-row spindle-back armchair made of ash with a rush seat, stamped J.RIDING, possibly manufactured by John Riding in Macclesfield, Cheshire, c.1818. Date: c. 1818

Background imageSeating Collection: Ladder-back side chair, detail

Ladder-back side chair, detail
Ladder-back side chair, with three decoratively curved & pierced ladders in the back, made from ash with a rush seat, probably made in Lincolnshire, c.1780-1820. Date: c.1780-1820

Background imageSeating Collection: Ladder-back armchair, detail

Ladder-back armchair, detail
Ladder-back armchair square cabriole front legs made from ash, with a rush seat, probably made by the Ashton family of chairmakers from Louth, Spilsby and Alford, Lincolnshire, c. 1780-1820

Background imageSeating Collection: Mahogany side chair

Mahogany side chair
One of a set of four mahogany chairs in the style of Thomas Chippendale with a pierced gothic splat, a top-rail with carved foliate terminals and modern horsehair upholstery

Background imageSeating Collection: Armchair, with cover

Armchair, with cover
Fully upholstered armchair with walnut front legs and beech frame, with original stamped green, but faded to blue upholstery thought to be wool and made in England between c.1720 and 40. Date: c.1720

Background imageSeating Collection: Tall back chair

Tall back chair made from beech, carved and ebonised with a cane seat and back panel, and a modern green cotton damask squab cushion, thought to date c.1690-1700. Date: c.1690-1700

Background imageSeating Collection: Walnut armchair

Walnut armchair with a lyre-shaped back carved with a stylised scallop shell, with a drop-in seat upholstered in modern green damask, probably made in London c.1740. Date: c.1740

Background imageSeating Collection: Childs chair

Childs chair with a black japanned beechwood frame with turned decoration to imitate bamboo, with a horizontally ribbed back with six rails, an oval caned seat and turned legs with splayed feet

Background imageSeating Collection: Pages from Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture

Pages from Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture
Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture, including black and white illustrations of bedroom, hall, library, dining room and drawing room furniture, mirrors and pianos

Background imageSeating Collection: Page from Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture

Page from Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture
Catalogue of Latest Designs in General Furniture, including black and white illustrations of bedroom, hall, library, dining room and drawing room furniture, mirrors and pianos

Background imageSeating Collection: Sofa

Sofa with a mahogany frame on reeded sabre legs with brass paw caps, upholstered in modern blue silk, manufactured in England c.1830. Date: c.1830

Background imageSeating Collection: Walnut India-back chairs

Walnut India-back chairs

Background imageSeating Collection: India-back chair, detail

India-back chair, detail
One of a set of four walnut India-back chairs with a vasiform splat and a drop-in seat with modern upholstery, manufactured in England c.1730. Date: c.1730

Background imageSeating Collection: Walnut India-back chair

Walnut India-back chair
One of a set of four walnut India-back chairs with a vasiform splat and a drop-in seat with modern upholstery, manufactured in England c.1730. Date: c.1730



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