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Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair
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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

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    Quality furniture particularly from the late victorian and edwardian period.
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Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair

19th century
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A Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair. Constructed in solid walnut with a horse shoe back and seat. Having spiral twist columns and raised on turned and carved supports with brass cup castors. English Circa 1860-1870. In excellent condition, fabric is usable

Dimensions: 30" high x 26" wide (seat measures 24" wide x 24" deep, seat height 18")

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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Walnut Desk Chair to the 1860s.

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A Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair. Constructed in solid walnut with a horse shoe back and seat. Having spiral twist columns and raised on turned and carved supports with brass cup castors. English Circa 1860-1870. In excellent condition, fabric is usable

Dimensions: 30" high x 26" wide (seat measures 24" wide x 24" deep, seat height 18")

Date of Manufacture

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Walnut Desk Chair to the 1860s.

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SA1208223
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009

Quality furniture particularly from the late victorian and edwardian period.

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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors.
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Archive I An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors.

Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair

Archive II An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View II
Archive III An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View III
Archive IV An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View IV
Archive V An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View V
Archive VI An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View VI
Archive VII An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View VII
Archive VIII An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View VIII
Archive IX An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View IX
Archive X An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors. View X
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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07774 991460
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The Calder Studio
Garden Village
Longsight Road
Clayton Le Dale
Blackburn
BB2 7JA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/cdavies
Verified Since Jun 2009
Items For Sale 46
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Christian Davies Antiques Ltd
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An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors.
Victorian Period Walnut Desk Chair
Ref: SA1208223
An antique Victorian walnut desk chair featuring a curved padded backrest, spiral-turned spindles, pale green textured upholstered seat, and turned legs on brass castors.
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  • ObjectDesk Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Fabric, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown, Green
  • MotifsSpiral turned spindles, Curved crest rail, Carved square blocks, Brass castors

This Victorian desk chair dates from around 1860 to 1870 and demonstrates solid walnut construction. The piece takes a traditional horseshoe shape with a curved upholstered backrest and a wide padded seat covered in pale green textured fabric. A row of spiral twist columns supports the upper rail, while carved square blocks anchor the corners of the seat frame. The structure rests on turned and carved supports finished with brass cup castors at the base of each leg. The warm brown timber tone contrasts with the muted green upholstery and polished metal hardware. Measuring 76 cm high by 66 cm wide with a seat height of 46 cm, the chair fits comfortably at a writing desk or in a traditional study. A buyer places this item in a gentleman's library, a home office, or a reading corner as a functional seating option. The antique chair works well paired with a partner desk or placed against a panelled wall in a period interior.

FAQs

Victorian desk chairs are 19th-century office and library seating designed for functional comfort during writing and administrative work. They often feature curved horseshoe-shaped crest rails, turned spindles or splats, solid wood construction such as walnut or mahogany, and brass castors.

Victorian desk chairs were primarily crafted from dense hardwoods like walnut, mahogany, and oak. Frame construction utilised mortise and tenon joinery, traditional steel coil springs, natural horsehair stuffing, brass cup castors, and wool or velvet upholstery.

Authentic Victorian pieces feature hand-turned or carved woodwork, age-appropriate oxidation on wood surfaces, period-correct brass castors, and evidence of traditional upholstery techniques such as hand-tied springs and webbed bases.

A Victorian desk chair can serve as a striking accent piece paired with a modern writing desk, placed in a contemporary home library, or positioned as a decorative armchair in an entryway or bedroom corner.

Walnut frames should be dusted regularly with a soft cloth and conditioned periodically with natural beeswax polish. Upholstery should be vacuumed gently using a soft brush attachment and kept out of direct sunlight to prevent fabric fading.
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