Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Chairs by Wylie & Lochhead

Name: Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Chairs by Wylie & Lochhead
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1183452
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Camden Antiques

Description

A very good set of Scottish mid-Victorian period dining chairs by Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow. Of fine construction in solid mahogany with well upholstered seats. With balloon backs and turned front legs. Each chair bearing the makers stamp to the underside. They are of generous proportions, strong and sturdy. Offered for sale in very good original condition, with a good colour and patina, ready to go straight into the home.

Dimensions:

Width 48cms

Depth 44cms

Overall height 101cms

Seat height 48cms

Wylie & Lochhead was a prestigious Glasgow firm, founded 1829 by Robert Wylie & William Lochhead, known for cabinetmaking, furnishing, and funeral services, becoming Scotland's largest cabinetmaker by the 1890s, pioneering Scottish design (like Art Nouveau), holding a Royal Warrant, and eventually becoming part of House of Fraser in 1957, with its archives preserved by the University of Glasgow and the House of Fraser Archive.

Physical Dimensions

Height

101cm (39.76")

Width

48cm (18.90")

Depth

44cm (17.32")

Declaration

Camden Antiques has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1183452

Dealers Internal Reference

18336

Description

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Offered for sale in very good original condition, with a good colour and patina, ready to go straight into the home.

Camden Antiques

fig 1. Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Chairs by Wylie & Lochhead

Dimensions:

Width 48cms

Depth 44cms

Overall height 101cms

Seat height 48cms

Wylie & Lochhead was a prestigious Glasgow firm, founded 1829 by Robert Wylie & William Lochhead, known for cabinetmaking, furnishing, and funeral services, becoming Scotland's largest cabinetmaker by the 1890s, pioneering Scottish design (like Art Nouveau), holding a Royal Warrant, and eventually becoming part of House of Fraser in 1957, with its archives preserved by the University of Glasgow and the House of Fraser Archive.