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Unusual 19th Century Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1890, Victorian.
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Unusual 19th Century Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1890, Victorian.

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Unusual Victorian Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair c.1890 with arched, tall back & decorative splats, shaped arms & dished, figured walnut seat.

Revolving mechanism in good working order.

Green, horse-hair filled seat cushion.

Beautiful colour with French polish finish.

Dimensions:

Width 23 3/4 inches (60.5cm)

Height 44 1/4 inches (112.4cm)

Depth of Seat 21 1/4 inches (54cm)

Date of Manufacture

Charnwood Antiques has dated this Victorian Gothic Revolving Chair to the 1890s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09662395
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
Pierced tracery back splats: late Victorian Gothic revival cabinet work.
Dished solid walnut seat: wood movement and smooth wear from long use.
Heavy iron revolving screw mechanism below: late nineteenth-century office chair engineering.
Cabriole legs with shaped brackets: late Victorian eclectic styling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1237485
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Description
Unusual Victorian Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair c.1890 with arched, tall back & decorative splats, shaped arms & dished, figured walnut seat.

Revolving mechanism in good working order.

Green, horse-hair filled seat cushion.

Beautiful colour with French polish finish.

Dimensions:

Width 23 3/4 inches (60.5cm)

Height 44 1/4 inches (112.4cm)

Depth of Seat 21 1/4 inches (54cm)

Date of Manufacture

Charnwood Antiques has dated this Victorian Gothic Revolving Chair to the 1890s.

Independent Date Report ID 09662395
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-150 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
Pierced tracery back splats: late Victorian Gothic revival cabinet work.
Dished solid walnut seat: wood movement and smooth wear from long use.
Heavy iron revolving screw mechanism below: late nineteenth-century office chair engineering.
Cabriole legs with shaped brackets: late Victorian eclectic styling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1237485
Charnwood Antiques
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Archive I A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs.

Unusual 19th Century Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1890, Victorian.

Archive II A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View II
Archive III A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View III
Archive IV A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View IV
Archive V A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View V
Archive VI A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs. View VII
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A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs.
Unusual 19th Century Gothic Walnut Revolving Desk Chair C.1890, Victorian.
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A Victorian Gothic Revival walnut revolving desk chair featuring a pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery and cabriole legs.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDesk Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGothic Revival
  • MaterialWalnut
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPointed arch backrest, Pierced tracery splat, Revolving mechanism, Pad feet

An unusual Victorian Gothic Revival revolving desk chair dating from around 1890, rendered in warm brown walnut with a French polish finish. The piece incorporates a tall, pointed arched backrest with decorative carved tracery splats, shaped arms, and a dished, figured seat with a revolving mechanism. Below, cabriole legs terminate in pad feet and support an X-stretcher base. The seat measures 60.5 cm in width, 112.4 cm in height, and 54 cm in depth. Position this armchair in a home study or library as a functional desk seat with period character. The revolving function and deep seat provide practical utility for daily workspace tasks while introducing strong architectural Victorian motifs to a study interior.

FAQs

Gothic Revival furniture from the Victorian era incorporates medieval architectural elements such as pointed arches, tracery, and pierced fretwork into domestic seating and cabinetry.

Craftsmen primarily utilised dense hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or oak, combining hand-carved decorative elements with early cast iron revolving mechanisms concealed beneath the seat frame.

Authentic 19th-century pieces feature hand-cut joinery, period-correct metal revolving fittings, natural wood patination, and stylistic details consistent with Victorian design movements.

Pair a dark walnut Gothic chair with a streamlined contemporary desk or place it in a reading corner to create a refined focal point within a modern study.

Apply a high-quality beeswax polish periodically along the grain and keep the timber away from direct heat sources to prevent cracking or shrinkage.
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