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Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair C.1860
Salisbury Antiques Centre
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Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair C.1860

19th century
Description

A charming Victorian walnut child's chair dating to circa 1860, of particularly attractive quality and proportions.

Raised on elegant barley twist front legs united by a beautifully shaped front stretcher with scroll terminals, together with turned side and rear stretchers. The tall back features matching barley twist uprights, turned finials and a finely carved scroll and leaf cresting above a shaped upholstered back panel.

The chair has been newly upholstered in a soft green woven fabric with complementary braid edging to both the back and generously proportioned stuff-over seat. The rich walnut displays a lovely warm colour and mellow patina, enhancing its decorative appeal.

A delightful and unusual Victorian child's chair, ideal as a decorative piece for a nursery, bedroom, hallway or country house interior, and equally appealing to collectors of period children's furniture.

Physical Dimensions
Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
34cm (13.39")
Declaration

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Victorian Walnut Childs Chair to the 1860s.

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SA1222704
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C2953
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A charming Victorian walnut child's chair dating to circa 1860, of particularly attractive quality and proportions.
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Raised on elegant barley twist front legs united by a beautifully shaped front stretcher with scroll terminals, together with turned side and rear stretchers.
Salisbury Antiques Centre

The tall back features matching barley twist uprights, turned finials and a finely carved scroll and leaf cresting above a shaped upholstered back panel.

fig 1. A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.
fig 1. Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair C.1860

The chair has been newly upholstered in a soft green woven fabric with complementary braid edging to both the back and generously proportioned stuff-over seat. The rich walnut displays a lovely warm colour and mellow patina, enhancing its decorative appeal.

fig 2. A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.
fig 2. Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair C.1860

A delightful and unusual Victorian child's chair, ideal as a decorative piece for a nursery, bedroom, hallway or country house interior, and equally appealing to collectors of period children's furniture.

Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
34cm (13.39")
Date of Manufacture

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Victorian Walnut Childs Chair to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1222704
Dealers Internal Ref
C2953
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2007
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A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.
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Archive I A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.

Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair c.1860

Archive II A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher. View II
Archive III A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher. View III
Archive IV A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher. View IV
Archive V A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher. View V
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Salisbury
Wiltshire
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A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.
Fine Victorian Walnut Child's Barley Twist Chair c.1860
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A Victorian walnut childs chair featuring spiralled barley twist uprights, a carved top crest, an upholstered green fabric seat and back, and a shaped front stretcher.
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Victorian barley twist furniture features turned wooden legs, stretchers, or uprights designed to resemble spiralled rope or sugar candy. Popularised during the 19th-century Jacobean Revival movement, this style mimics 17th-century Solomonic columns.

High-end 19th-century juvenile chairs were constructed from dense hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or oak, often finished with natural oil or shellac. Upholstered panels were filled with natural materials such as horsehair and covered in woven fabrics or leather.

Authentic Victorian spiral turnings display slight hand-finished irregularities, uneven wear around lower stretchers, and traditional joinery techniques such as mortise and tenon joints rather than modern dowel fixings.

An antique childs chair serves as a decorative accent piece in a hallway, bedroom corner, or beside a bookcase. It can be paired with neutral contemporary textiles or positioned as an elevated sculptural object.

Clean walnut framework using a soft cloth and apply beeswax periodically to nourish the wood finish. Vacuum upholstery gently with a brush attachment and keep the item away from direct sunlight or radiators to prevent drying and fading.
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