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Pair of 19th Century Goncalo Alves Arm Chairs
Wakelin and Linfield
for sale €3,452     $3,747
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Pair of 19th Century Goncalo Alves Arm Chairs

19th century
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An exceptionally fine pair of Goncalo Alves salon chairs, the heavily gadrooned backs supported on delicately scrolled arm supports and similarly worked seat rails and cabriole legs. Portugal. C.1840

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Wakelin and Linfield has dated these Antique Goncalo Alves Armchairs to the 19th Century.

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West Sussex based specialists in formal and country antique furniture, decorative items, ceramics, art and sculpture from the 16th to 20th centuries. High St, Petworth, GU28 0AU

Description
An exceptionally fine pair of Goncalo Alves salon chairs, the heavily gadrooned backs supported on delicately scrolled arm supports and similarly worked seat rails and cabriole legs. Portugal. C.1840
Date of Manufacture

Wakelin and Linfield has dated these Antique Goncalo Alves Armchairs to the 19th Century.

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SA1223063
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0554
Wakelin and Linfield
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2026

Specialists in formal and country antique furniture and decorative items from 16th to 20th centuries

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A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery.
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Archive I A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery.

Pair of 19th Century Goncalo Alves Arm Chairs

Archive II A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery. View II
Archive III A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery. View III
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Wakelin and Linfield
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High Street
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AU
United Kingdom

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Wakelin and Linfield
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A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery.
Pair of 19th Century Goncalo Alves Arm Chairs
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A pair of 19th-century armchairs crafted from dark Goncalo Alves wood featuring hand-carved showwood frames and cream velvet upholstery.
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Goncalo Alves is a dense, highly durable South American hardwood valued during the nineteenth century for its striking contrasting grain patterns and rich reddish-brown tone. Cabinetmakers frequently utilized this timber for fine furniture frames, carved accents, and veneered surfaces.

Nineteenth-century armchairs were commonly constructed with solid hardwood frames such as mahogany, rosewood, or Goncalo Alves. Interior upholstery utilized natural materials including horsehair padding, steel coil springs, jute webbing, and rich surface fabrics like velvet or silk damask.

Authentic period armchairs feature hand-carved joinery details, hand-turned or carved showwood frames, original castors, and period-correct timber species. Frame undersides often reveal hand-sawn timber elements, traditional webbed construction, and evidence of historic upholstery tacking.

Pairing antique armchairs with modern side tables creates a balanced contrast in contemporary living spaces. Positioning a pair opposite a modern sofa or within a reading corner allows the carved timber frames to serve as sculptural focal points.

Carved timber frames should be dusted regularly with a soft cloth and conditioned periodically with natural bees wax. Velvet upholstery requires delicate vacuuming using a soft brush attachment, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent fibre degradation and colour fading.
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