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Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian
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Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian

18th century
Description

This is an antique morning room chair. An English, mahogany desk or elbow seat in Sheraton taste, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. A wonderful example of Sheraton-inspired craftsmanship, offering elegance, comfort and refined decorative interest.

Select stocks display fine grain interest with deep caramel hues

Presents a desirable aged patina, consistent with the Georgian period

Ideal for the morning room, study or refined reception spaces

Professionally reupholstered in the traditional manner for lasting comfort

Striking wheat sheaf crest rail crowns the back rest

Decorative back splat with carved acanthus and flowerhead motif

Graceful arms extend outward, terminating above turned supports

Deeply cushioned seat finished in tasteful plum coloured upholstery

Quality brocade trim accents the lower seat edge above the frame

Stands upon elegant spade feet to the fore

Rear legs gently splayed in a square section profile

This is a fine Georgian morning room chair, graced with rich Sheraton overtones and quality craftsmanship. Solid joints and construction, delivered ready for the home.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 55.5cm (21.75'')

Max Depth: 52.5cm (20.75'')

Max Height: 85.5cm (33.75'')

Seat Width: 49cm (19.25'')

Seat Depth: 42.5cm (16.75'')

Seat Height: 45cm (17.75'')

Physical Dimensions
Height
85.5cm (33.66")
Width
55.5cm (21.85")
Depth
52.5cm (20.67")
Declaration

London Fine Antiques has dated this Sheraton Mahogany Elbow Chair to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1185452
Dealers Internal Reference
25824
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Description
This is an antique morning room chair.
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An English, mahogany desk or elbow seat in Sheraton taste, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
London Fine Antiques

A wonderful example of Sheraton-inspired craftsmanship, offering elegance, comfort and refined decorative interest.

fig 1. A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
fig 1. Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian

Select stocks display fine grain interest with deep caramel hues

Presents a desirable aged patina, consistent with the Georgian period

Ideal for the morning room, study or refined reception spaces

Professionally reupholstered in the traditional manner for lasting comfort

fig 2. A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
fig 2. Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian

Striking wheat sheaf crest rail crowns the back rest

Decorative back splat with carved acanthus and flowerhead motif

Graceful arms extend outward, terminating above turned supports

Deeply cushioned seat finished in tasteful plum coloured upholstery

fig 3. A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
fig 3. Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian

Quality brocade trim accents the lower seat edge above the frame

Stands upon elegant spade feet to the fore

Rear legs gently splayed in a square section profile

This is a fine Georgian morning room chair, graced with rich Sheraton overtones and quality craftsmanship. Solid joints and construction, delivered ready for the home.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 55.5cm (21.75'')

Max Depth: 52.5cm (20.75'')

Max Height: 85.5cm (33.75'')

Seat Width: 49cm (19.25'')

Seat Depth: 42.5cm (16.75'')

Seat Height: 45cm (17.75'')

Height
85.5cm (33.66")
Width
55.5cm (21.85")
Depth
52.5cm (20.67")
Date of Manufacture

London Fine Antiques has dated this Sheraton Mahogany Elbow Chair to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1185452
Dealers Internal Ref
25824
London Fine Antiques
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Fine antiques curated in england and sold worldwide

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A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
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Archive I A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.

Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian

Archive II A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat. View II
Archive III A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat. View III
Archive IV A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat. View IV
Archive V A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat. View V
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A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
Antique Morning Room Chair, English, Desk, Elbow Seat, Sheraton Taste, Georgian
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A mahogany antique elbow chair featuring a carved back splat, swept armrests, tapered front legs, and a purple textured upholstered seat.
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Furniture designed in the Sheraton taste, originating in late 18th-century England, features slender proportions, clean vertical lines, tapered legs, and subtle neo-classical carvings or splat motifs.

Georgian elbow chairs were predominantly crafted from solid mahogany, featuring mortise-and-tenon frame joinery and seats padded with natural horsehair underneath woven upholstery.

Authentic Georgian chairs display hand-planed timber surfaces, slight structural asymmetry from natural wood shrinkage, original mortise-and-tenon joints, and dark patina within recessed carvings.

A Georgian desk chair pairs well with a minimalist contemporary desk or can be positioned as a standalone accent chair in a hallway or study to contrast sleek architectural elements.

Apply a high-quality beeswax polish along the wood grain once or twice a year, keep the piece away from direct sunlight, and maintain consistent indoor humidity levels.
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