Victorian Chinoiserie Sofa C1890

We have a very attractive and rather handsome looking antique Chinoiserie 3 seater sofa C1890 sitting in lovely time worn condition. The sofa possesses some highly attractive features worthy of note are the well shaped arms, semi circular sides and backs to the frame, well turned legs and of course the little figures, decoration and animals to the black frame.

Chinoiserie is wonderfully beautiful, and tends to depict realistic and fictitious animals, insects, people, foliage, structures and various other elaborate Asian designs... Numerous polishing periods go into the true technique of japanning, quality pieces will appear to have deep layers of gloss with the sheen of fine marble, but true antique pieces like the sofa will show signs of age and wear.

Proving comfortable, with good springs and webbing to be base of the seat and of great scale, the lacquered decoration has wear in all of the expected areas, most notably to the arms displaying a nice genuine fine patination. The cream woven damask upholstery is clean with feather filled seat cushions and a pair of smaller cushions with little wear which could still be retained and happily used. Mark our upholsterer would charge £860 plus VAT to reupholster in the same style retaining the feather cushions. You would require approximately 8 metres of fabric which we are happy to assist in finding if you wish - please discuss after purchasing.

The sofa sits well with genuine aging, a few of the castors have historic replacements but not an issue and we have the odd loss or two to the feet but again not new or affecting its use. We have ensured the piece is clean and ready for use.

A fine looking Chinoiserie sofa C1890.

Dimensions -

Height 84.5cm x Width 202cm x Depth 89cm

Specifically the Seat: Height 46cm to Cushion Top x Width 183cm x Depth 78cm

When purchasing from us we include delivery in the purchase price which is based on a one person delivery for England and Wales. Please call or email for quotes to Scotland, Northern Ireland, The Isles and for World-wide shipping

Billy Hunt and Co is located on a large Victorian farm just a short country drive from the Rangemore village, a designated conservation area, which was built by Michael Thomas Bass in the 1850s to house the Bass Rangemore Estate workers consisting mainly of Victorian redbrick cottages and the occasional barn.

Our home is a classic Victorian designed and well equipped late 19th century 2 story red brick built barn of some 4000 sq feet nestled in classic English countryside, which enjoyed a careful full renovation in 2000. The estate still benefits being managed in the traditional manner with an Estate Manger, estate carpenter, gardeners etc. A rather delightful place to have as our work space.

Martina, there is no Billy at Billy hunt, has led the team since 2103 and is an interior designer qualified from The Inchbald School of Design London whose previous working life included such clients as Vertu, Aston Martin and Johnnie Walker to name a few.

Please do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions on the pieces that may interest you - Many thanks Martina