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Georgian Mahogany, Desk / Elbow Chair
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Georgian Mahogany, Desk / Elbow Chair

19th century
Description

A Georgian Mahogany elbow / desk chair with tapestry seat. A lovely quality chair, very elegant but sturdy. The chair also benefits from beautiful shaped arms and with a carved and pierced back rail.

Ideal for most rooms in your house or office.

Free delivery to most of the UK. Worldwide shipping arranged.

Date of Manufacture

Pear Tree Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Elbow Chair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 08989856
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-220 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Curved reeded arms over turned supports: classic English Regency design.
Sabre back legs flowing from the uprights: early nineteenth-century chair construction.
Hand-pierced carving to the cross rail: cabinet work before mechanised routing.
Gentle wear to timber edges and feet: decades of handling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1141408
Dealers Internal Reference
HFWA1254
Description
A Georgian Mahogany elbow / desk chair with tapestry seat. A lovely quality chair, very elegant but sturdy. The chair also benefits from beautiful shaped arms and with a carved and pierced back rail.

Ideal for most rooms in your house or office.

Free delivery to most of the UK. Worldwide shipping arranged.

Date of Manufacture

Pear Tree Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Elbow Chair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08989856
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 195-220 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Curved reeded arms over turned supports: classic English Regency design.
Sabre back legs flowing from the uprights: early nineteenth-century chair construction.
Hand-pierced carving to the cross rail: cabinet work before mechanised routing.
Gentle wear to timber edges and feet: decades of handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1141408
Dealers Internal Ref
HFWA1254
Pear Tree Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2021
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An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat.
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Archive I An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat.

Georgian Mahogany, Desk / Elbow Chair

Archive II An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View II
Archive III An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View III
Archive IV An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View IV
Archive V An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View V
Archive VI An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View VI
Archive VII An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View VII
Archive VIII An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View VIII
Archive IX An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View IX
Archive X An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View X
Archive XI An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View XI
Archive XII An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View XII
Archive XIII An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View XIII
Archive XIV An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View XIV
Archive XV An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat. View XV
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An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat.
Georgian Mahogany, Desk / Elbow Chair
Ref: SA1141408
An antique Georgian mahogany elbow chair featuring swept reeded arms, a carved openwork backrest, turned front legs, and a floral tapestry seat.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Tapestry Upholstery
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsReeded arms, turned legs, floral needlepoint, openwork splat
  • SizeH 81 cm (32 in) x W 55 cm (22 in) x D 47 cm (19 in)

This Georgian mahogany desk and elbow chair brings traditional refinement to a gentleman's library, study or reception room. The piece is constructed from warm brown timber with a polished finish and stands 81 cm high, 55 cm wide and 47 cm deep. The design incorporates swept, reeded arms that flow down to ring-turned front legs, alongside a carved openwork back rail centred with three circular motifs. The seat is upholstered in a tapestry needlepoint fabric displaying a central floral motif surrounded by soft pink and blue blooms against a deep plum background. Visible age-related wear appears on the dark brown side panels of the seat cushion, showing the underlying fabric weave. The backrest features a flat top rail with linear moulding above the pierced slat, while the rear uprights extend into the back legs. Placed beside a writing desk, dressing table or in a reading corner, the chair provides supportive seating while introducing classic 19th-century character to an interior.

FAQs

A Georgian mahogany elbow chair, often referred to as a carver or open armchair, features swept arms designed to support the elbows comfortably while seated. Popularised during the 18th century, these chairs showcase classical proportions, fine cabinetmaking, and reeded or turned wood details.

These chairs were crafted from solid mahogany, valued for its dense grain and rich colouration. Traditional upholstery typically consisted of natural horsehair padding, webbing, and hand-worked needlepoint or wool tapestry fabrics.

Authentic Georgian pieces display hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, subtle asymmetry from hand-planing, and natural patination on untouched timber surfaces. The undersides often reveal hand-sawn frame construction and original corner blocking.

Position the chair as a standalone accent piece alongside a modern desk or within a reading nook paired with a floor lamp. The warm mahogany tones and textured tapestry fabric offer contrast when set against dark or neutral wall colours.

Keep mahogany furniture away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent timber movement and upholstery fading. Apply a beeswax polish annually to protect the wood and clean upholstered seats using light vacuuming with a soft brush attachment.
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