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Metamorphic Mahogany Library Steps & Side Chair C.1880
Collinge Antiques
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Metamorphic Mahogany Library Steps & Side Chair C.1880

19th century
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Ingenious late 19th.c. metamorphic library steps and side chair in mahogany c.1880. Backrest and seat fold over to make a useful set of library steps with the top step at 32½" from the floor. Turned front legs, brass hinges and locking stays. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 16" (40.5 cm)

Height: 33.5" (85 cm)

Depth: 15" (38 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
40.5cm (15.94")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this Metamorphic Library Step Chair to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230911
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Ingenious late 19th.c. metamorphic library steps and side chair in mahogany c.1880.
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Backrest and seat fold over to make a useful set of library steps with the top step at 32½" from the floor.
Collinge Antiques

Turned front legs, brass hinges and locking stays. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 16" (40.5 cm)

Height: 33.5" (85 cm)

Depth: 15" (38 cm)

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
40.5cm (15.94")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Metamorphic Library Step Chair to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230911
Collinge Antiques
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Archive I A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps.

Metamorphic Mahogany Library Steps & Side Chair C.1880

Archive II A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps. View II
Archive III A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps. View III
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Archive VIII A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps. View VIII
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Archive X A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps. View X
Archive XI A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps. View XI
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North Wales
LL31 9LU
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A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps.
Metamorphic Mahogany Library Steps & Side Chair c.1880
Ref: SA1230911
A late Victorian metamorphic mahogany side chair with turned front legs that folds open to convert into a short flight of library steps.
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A metamorphic library chair is a dual-purpose furniture design engineered with a folding mechanism, allowing a standard side chair to transform into a set of small library steps for reaching high bookshelves.

These chairs were predominantly crafted from dense hardwoods such as solid mahogany or oak to ensure structural stability, combined with brass hinges, latches, or catch hooks to secure the folding joints.

Authentic pieces feature period-correct joinery, natural timber patination, cast or hand-wrought brass hinges, and mechanical wear consistent with decades of conversion between chair and step functions.

Positioned alongside tall bookcase walls, within home studies, or in hallway alcoves, these pieces serve as functional seating while offering an architectural historical focal point.

Dust regularly with a soft, dry lint-free cloth and apply high-grade beeswax polish periodically along the grain. Keep mechanical hinges lightly oiled and avoid placing the timber in direct sunlight or damp environments.
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