What characterises Edwardian furniture design?

Edwardian furniture produced between 1901 and 1910 is known for lighter proportions and a revival of 18th-century Sheraton and Hepplewhite styles. Key features include delicate wood stringing, satinwood inlays, turned or tapered legs, and decorative fretwork splats.

What materials were traditionally used in Edwardian inlaid chairs?

Edwardian armchairs commonly feature primary hardwoods such as mahogany or rosewood, adorned with contrasting satinwood or boxwood stringing and marquetry motifs. Seats were historically padded and upholstered in woven fabrics or leather.

How can you identify an authentic Edwardian inlaid chair?

Authentic Edwardian pieces exhibit clean mortise and tenon joinery, precise marquetry or stringing flush with the timber surface, and slender square-tapered or cabriole legs. Frame structures are generally lighter in scale compared to heavier Victorian predecessors.

How can an Edwardian armchair be styled in a modern interior?

An Edwardian tub chair functions effectively as a desk chair beside a wooden writing table, as an occasional reading chair in a corner, or as paired accent seating in a study or hallway.

How should an antique inlaid wooden armchair be maintained?

Dust the woodwork regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply beeswax polish sparingly along the grain to preserve the timber finish. Position the chair away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage and veneer lifting.

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Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Name: Edwardian Inlaid Armchair
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1080520
Price: 325 GBP
Availability: InStock

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Brookside Antiques

Description

Here we have for sale today this Edwardian mahogany and satinwood inlaid Armchair, ideal as a Desk Chair or Library Chair.

Dating 1905 ish and all made in mahogany with satinwood inlaid and boxwood stringing.

All raised on these square tapered front legs, with this wrap around top rail to incorporate chair back and arms, with pierced splats, and a padded and upholstered seat, newly reupholstered in this pale gold chenille and trimmed in a matching braid.

Original polish plus patina its this medium mahogany colour with a lovely polish (please see pictures)

Solid in all its Joints with NO breaks, NO splits and NO woodworm

Please note that this Chair is in excellent condition, ready to use and requires NO restoration.

Contact details

Gerard James (available 24 hrs) don’t hesitate to contact, please ring or text, 07851385634

Condition details

Unless otherwise stated all item are in excellent condition and ready to use, with all upholstered items been recently upholstered, we can also offer a re-upholstery service, in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood & Jim Dickens fabrics (samples available)

Viewing details

Available to view at SY13 4HY contact 07851385634 (Gerard) customers are welcome to come and view items of furniture at our premises at Norbury (Shropshire) please note by appointment only, this is due to the items been stored, and we would need to unpack it for display.

Delivery & Collection details.

We price our stock to sell, and don't inflate our prices, with most items having been restored or re-upholstered, and as a result of this its difficult to discount or to deliver for free.

Collection is FREE, Small items can be created and UPS or equivalent quite economically, delivery to London and other parts of England and Wales starts from £50, for further afield please contact for costing’s, we deliver large items ourselves, with all items packed and wrapped to insure no damage, with years of experience, smaller items will be sent by our professional Courier

Payment details

Payment methods can be by Bank to Bank transfer, cash, cheque, credit or debit card. All moneys must be cleared before items are delivered or collected. We offer a UK, 7 day full money refund if items are not as described or do not suit your requirements (excluding logistics)

Shipping details

We offer very good rates on shipping within Europe, and have also sold furniture to international customers, and have had their shippers collect from our workshop. We have also had items shipped worldwide door to door all insurance covered, contact for quotes.

Physical Dimensions

Height

80cm (31.50")

Width

47cm (18.50")

Depth

51cm (20.08")

Declaration

Brookside Antiques has dated this Edwardian Inlaid Tub Armchair to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1080520

Dealers Internal Reference

00854

Dealers Notes

Contact Evenings & Weekends 01270 663204

Brookside Antiques

Dear customers all items of furniture can be viewed at our premises at Norbury in Shropshire SY13 4HY by appointment only, this is due to items being packed away in storage. ( and we would need to unpack them for display, please note this is not a problem, as we welcome viewers/customers)

We are a furniture restoration workshop, busy from day to day doing restoration work for the trade and general public alike.

All items for sale have been restored if restoration is required, unless otherwise stated. Upholstered items will have been re-upholstered, however if the fabric choice is not to taste, we offer a re-upholstery service in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood and Jim Dickens Fabric ( samples available )

Regards Gerard James

Description

Here we have for sale today this Edwardian mahogany and satinwood inlaid Armchair, ideal as a Desk Chair or Library Chair.

Dating 1905 ish and all made in mahogany with satinwood inlaid and boxwood stringing.

fig 1. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 1. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

All raised on these square tapered front legs, with this wrap around top rail to incorporate chair back and arms, with pierced splats, and a padded and upholstered seat, newly reupholstered in this pale gold chenille and trimmed in a matching braid.

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Original polish plus patina its this medium mahogany colour with a lovely polish (please see pictures).

Brookside Antiques

fig 2. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 2. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Solid in all its Joints with NO breaks, NO splits and NO woodworm

Please note that this Chair is in excellent condition, ready to use and requires NO restoration.

Contact details

Gerard James (available 24 hrs) don’t hesitate to contact, please ring or text, 07851385634

fig 3. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 3. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Condition details

Unless otherwise stated all item are in excellent condition and ready to use, with all upholstered items been recently upholstered, we can also offer a re-upholstery service, in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood & Jim Dickens fabrics (samples available)

fig 4. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 4. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Viewing details

Available to view at SY13 4HY contact 07851385634 (Gerard) customers are welcome to come and view items of furniture at our premises at Norbury (Shropshire) please note by appointment only, this is due to the items been stored, and we would need to unpack it for display.

fig 5. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 5. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Delivery & Collection details.

We price our stock to sell, and don't inflate our prices, with most items having been restored or re-upholstered, and as a result of this its difficult to discount or to deliver for free.

fig 6. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 6. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Collection is FREE, Small items can be created and UPS or equivalent quite economically, delivery to London and other parts of England and Wales starts from £50, for further afield please contact for costing’s, we deliver large items ourselves, with all items packed and wrapped to insure no damage, with years of experience, smaller items will be sent by our professional Courier

fig 7. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 7. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Payment details

Payment methods can be by Bank to Bank transfer, cash, cheque, credit or debit card. All moneys must be cleared before items are delivered or collected. We offer a UK, 7 day full money refund if items are not as described or do not suit your requirements (excluding logistics)

fig 8. An Edwardian mahogany tub armchair featuring satinwood inlay, pierced lattice back splats, curved arms, and a light pattern-upholstered seat. — fig 8. Edwardian Inlaid Armchair

Shipping details

We offer very good rates on shipping within Europe, and have also sold furniture to international customers, and have had their shippers collect from our workshop. We have also had items shipped worldwide door to door all insurance covered, contact for quotes.