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Victorian Walnut Button Balloon Back Dressing Table Nursing Chair
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Victorian Walnut Button Balloon Back Dressing Table Nursing Chair

19th century
Description

A stunning antique Victorian walnut balloon back dressing table chair or bedroom chair dating from circa 1870. Featuring an elegant high button back with carved cresting rail which joins the seat with scrolling carved panels. The serpentine shaped seat is generously sized with more carving to the apron and it stands on cabriole legs to the front and swept rear legs terminating in brass and ceramic casters. The walnut frame in good original condition with beautiful patina, shaped and crisply carved in the Rococo manner. This beautiful chair would grace any room.

Construction:

Walnut

Condition Report:

Solid frame, with good colour and patina with wear and marks commensurate with age. The upholstery is good, but the fabric is bleached/discoloured to the right hand side of the seat which would benefit recovering.

Dimensions:

Height: 94cm

Width: 62cm

Depth: 75cm

Height to Seat: 37cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
75cm (29.53")
Declaration

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Victorian Walnut Nursing Chair to the 1870s.

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SA1147956
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A stunning antique Victorian walnut balloon back dressing table chair or bedroom chair dating from circa 1870.
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Featuring an elegant high button back with carved cresting rail which joins the seat with scrolling carved panels.
Antique Furniture Direct

The serpentine shaped seat is generously sized with more carving to the apron and it stands on cabriole legs to the front and swept rear legs terminating in brass and ceramic casters. The walnut frame in good original condition with beautiful patina, shaped and crisply carved in the Rococo manner. This beautiful chair would grace any room.

fig 1. A Victorian low-seated nursing chair featuring a carved walnut balloon-back frame, deep-buttoned bright pink upholstery, cabriole legs, and brass castors.
fig 1. Victorian Walnut Button Balloon Back Dressing Table Nursing Chair

Construction:

Walnut

Condition Report:

Solid frame, with good colour and patina with wear and marks commensurate with age. The upholstery is good, but the fabric is bleached/discoloured to the right hand side of the seat which would benefit recovering.

Dimensions:

Height: 94cm

Width: 62cm

Depth: 75cm

Height to Seat: 37cm

Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
75cm (29.53")
Date of Manufacture

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Victorian Walnut Nursing Chair to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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Archive I A Victorian low-seated nursing chair featuring a carved walnut balloon-back frame, deep-buttoned bright pink upholstery, cabriole legs, and brass castors.

Victorian Walnut Button Balloon Back Dressing Table Nursing Chair

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A Victorian low-seated nursing chair featuring a carved walnut balloon-back frame, deep-buttoned bright pink upholstery, cabriole legs, and brass castors.
Victorian Walnut Button Balloon Back Dressing Table Nursing Chair
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A Victorian low-seated nursing chair featuring a carved walnut balloon-back frame, deep-buttoned bright pink upholstery, cabriole legs, and brass castors.
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A Victorian nursing chair is a low-seated, armless chair designed in the nineteenth century to facilitate comfort for mothers nursing infants while wearing traditional, restrictive Victorian attire.

These chairs are predominantly constructed from solid hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, upholstered with traditional coil springs, horsehair filling, and fabrics such as velvet, silk, or damask.

Authentic pieces feature hand-carved frame details, a low seat height, cabriole or turned wooden legs often fitted with original brass castors, and period-correct upholstery techniques like deep buttoning.

Place the chair as a standalone accent piece in a dressing room, bedroom corner, or hallway, using vibrant upholstery to create visual contrast against modern architectural features.

Keep the wood away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent drying, apply microcrystalline wax to the carved walnut frame, and vacuum the fabric upholstery gently using a soft brush attachment.
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