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Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1880
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Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1880

19th century
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Late 19th.c. walnut revolving desk armchair c.1880. Curving backrest and bow shaped arms with rounded terminals. On turned spindles over a saddle seat shaped from a single board. Revolving on a metal mechanism, on four shaped legs raised on small brass castors. Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 24.5" (62 cm)

Height: 34" (86.5 cm)

Depth: 22.5" (57 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
86.5cm (34.06")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
57cm (22.44")
Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Desk Chair to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229771
Dealers Internal Reference
38539
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Please contact us for more images, delivery and international shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. Open 7 days a week. 01492 580022.

Description
Late 19th.c. walnut revolving desk armchair c.1880. Curving backrest and bow shaped arms with rounded terminals. On turned spindles over a saddle seat shaped from a single board. Revolving on a metal mechanism, on four shaped legs raised on small brass castors. Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 24.5" (62 cm)

Height: 34" (86.5 cm)

Depth: 22.5" (57 cm)

Height
86.5cm (34.06")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
57cm (22.44")
Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Victorian Walnut Desk Chair to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229771
Dealers Internal Ref
38539
Collinge Antiques
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Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1880

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Llandudno Junction
North Wales
LL31 9LU
United Kingdom
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A late Victorian walnut revolving desk chair featuring turned spindles, a curved backrest, a shaped contoured seat, and splayed legs with brass castors.
Walnut Revolving Desk Chair c.1880
Ref: SA1229771
A late Victorian walnut revolving desk chair featuring turned spindles, a curved backrest, a shaped contoured seat, and splayed legs with brass castors.
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Popularised in the late 19th century, Victorian revolving desk chairs were designed to provide functional swivel mobility while maintaining traditional cabinet-making aesthetics, typically featuring turned back spindles, horseshoe arms, and shaped seats.

These chairs were predominantly crafted from solid hardwoods such as walnut, oak, or mahogany, paired with cast-iron rotating mechanism assemblies, steel tension springs, and brass castors.

Authentic period examples feature original iron swivel hardware underneath, genuine hand-turned spindle supports, natural age-related patina on the wood finish, and traditional brass castors rather than modern fittings.

Position a dark wood revolving chair alongside a minimalist modern desk or an antique writing table in a home office or study to introduce historical contrast and rich textural depth.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice annually, while ensuring the metal swivel mechanism is kept clean and lightly lubricated.
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