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Pair Chippendale Style Armchairs, Mahogany, C1860
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Pair Chippendale Style Armchairs, Mahogany, C1860

19th century
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A well proportioned pair of mid / late 19th century Chippendale style armchairs of good quality in well patinated mahogany. The chairs feature fretted and relief carved splats, carving to the top rail and scroll over arms sweeping into sympathetically curved arm supports. The back legs feature a delightful ‘kick’ at the foot and a gentle inside chamfer. These chairs were made by a chair maker who understood ‘proportion’ and who was understanding of Chippendale’s original designs.

Both chairs have marks indicating that they formerly belonged to a larger set of chairs and the stamped initials ‘JH’, possibly referring to James Hopkinson, a well known 19th century Nottinghamshire maker who published his ‘Memoirs of a Victorian Cabinet Maker’ (albeit more a social history of the time, rather than a review of his practice).

Restoration / Condition : These chairs bear the marks of use, commensurate with their age.One arm has an aged repair to the lower part of on arm support and a small patch in the top surface. Both chairs have drop in upholstered seats covered in a dusky patterned purple / brown fabric. The fabric on one chair is very sun bleached (see photos).

Width: 70cms (27.5”)

Depth: 62cms (24.5”)

Height: 93cms (36.75”)

Seat height (frame) : 43cms (17”)

Seat height (cushion): 47cms (18.5”)

Width between arm supports: 55cms (21.75”)

Seat depth (from bottom of splat to front seat edge): 48cms (19”)

Date of Manufacture

The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated these Mahogany Chippendale Style Armchairs to the 1860s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
93cm (36.61")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
62cm (24.41")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1242543
Dealers Internal Reference
10465
Dealers Notes

Large showrooms outside Chipping Norton. Please call for an appointment.

www.realwood.co.uk

Description
A well proportioned pair of mid / late 19th century Chippendale style armchairs of good quality in well patinated mahogany.
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The chairs feature fretted and relief carved splats, carving to the top rail and scroll over arms sweeping into sympathetically curved arm supports.
The Real Wood Furniture Company

The back legs feature a delightful ‘kick’ at the foot and a gentle inside chamfer. These chairs were made by a chair maker who understood ‘proportion’ and who was understanding of Chippendale’s original designs.

fig 1. A pair of 19th-century mahogany Chippendale style armchairs featuring carved pierced splat backs, curving armrests, and patterned fabric seats.
fig 1. Pair Chippendale Style Armchairs, Mahogany, C1860

Both chairs have marks indicating that they formerly belonged to a larger set of chairs and the stamped initials ‘JH’, possibly referring to James Hopkinson, a well known 19th century Nottinghamshire maker who published his ‘Memoirs of a Victorian Cabinet Maker’ (albeit more a social history of the time, rather than a review of his practice).

fig 2. A pair of 19th-century mahogany Chippendale style armchairs featuring carved pierced splat backs, curving armrests, and patterned fabric seats.
fig 2. Pair Chippendale Style Armchairs, Mahogany, C1860

Restoration / Condition : These chairs bear the marks of use, commensurate with their age.One arm has an aged repair to the lower part of on arm support and a small patch in the top surface. Both chairs have drop in upholstered seats covered in a dusky patterned purple / brown fabric. The fabric on one chair is very sun bleached (see photos).

fig 3. A pair of 19th-century mahogany Chippendale style armchairs featuring carved pierced splat backs, curving armrests, and patterned fabric seats.
fig 3. Pair Chippendale Style Armchairs, Mahogany, C1860

Width: 70cms (27.5”)

Depth: 62cms (24.5”)

Height: 93cms (36.75”)

Seat height (frame) : 43cms (17”)

Seat height (cushion): 47cms (18.5”)

Width between arm supports: 55cms (21.75”)

Seat depth (from bottom of splat to front seat edge): 48cms (19”)

Date of Manufacture

The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated these Mahogany Chippendale Style Armchairs to the 1860s.

Height
93cm (36.61")
Width
70cm (27.56")
Depth
62cm (24.41")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242543
Dealers Internal Ref
10465
The Real Wood Furniture Company
The Real Wood Furniture Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2025

The real wood furniture company (chris baylis) sells windsor chairs, decorative furniture and objects from large showrooms in the cotswolds

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Archive I A pair of 19th-century mahogany Chippendale style armchairs featuring carved pierced splat backs, curving armrests, and patterned fabric seats.

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Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5SZ
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A pair of 19th-century mahogany Chippendale style armchairs featuring carved pierced splat backs, curving armrests, and patterned fabric seats.
PAIR CHIPPENDALE STYLE ARMCHAIRS, MAHOGANY, C1860
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChippendale Style
  • MaterialMahogany, Fabric
  • ColourDark Mahogany
  • MotifsPierced back splat, Serpentine top rail, Curved armrests, Square legs with stretchers
  • SizeH 93 cm (37 in) x W 70 cm (28 in) x D 62 cm (24 in)

This pair of mid-to-late nineteenth-century Chippendale style armchairs uses well-patinated dark mahogany with a warm brown finish. Each chair has a serpentine top rail with relief carving, a fretted pierced splat back, scroll-over arms with curved supports, and drop-in upholstered seats covered in dusky purple-brown patterned fabric. The structure incorporates square legs joined by stretchers, while the back legs exhibit a kick at the foot and an interior chamfer. The timber shows visible marks of use appropriate to its age, including an aged repair to the lower part of one arm support and a small patch on the top surface. Measuring 93 cm high, 70 cm wide, and 62 cm deep, these armchairs suit placement around a formal dining table, in a study, or as fireside seating in a traditional sitting room.

FAQs

Chippendale style seating originated in the 18th century through the designs of Thomas Chippendale, featuring serpentine top rails, pierced back splats, and balanced proportions. 19th-century revival pieces continued these classical forms, combining broad seats with shaped arms and solid hardwood construction.

These armchairs were predominantly crafted from solid dense hardwoods such as Cuban or Honduras mahogany, chosen for strength and fine grain. Seats were typically upholstered in damask, wool tapestry, or horsehair fabric over webbed timber frames.

19th-century examples exhibit traditional joinery such as hand-cut mortise and tenon joints, subtle irregularities in hand-carved detailing, and natural oxidisation on the underside of the timber. Timber surfaces often display deep colouration developed over decades of wax polishing.

Chippendale carvers can be positioned at either end of a modern dining table to introduce warm timber accents and formal structure. They also serve as standalone accent seating flanking a hall table or beside a desk.

Maintain mahogany timber by dusting regularly with a dry, soft cloth and applying a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year along the grain. Keep the chairs away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent timber movement and fabric fading.
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