How can a Victorian desk chair be styled in a modern interior?

Pair the chair with a modern minimalist desk or set it in a home office reading nook with contemporary lighting to create a textured material contrast.

How should a Victorian desk chair be cared for and preserved?

Dust the wooden frame regularly with a soft cloth, apply beeswax polish annually along the wood grain, and treat the leather seat with a dedicated leather conditioner.

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Desk/office Chair Late Victorian

Name: Desk/office Chair Late Victorian
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1242732
Price: 365 GBP
Availability: InStock

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Brookside Antiques

Description

Here we have for sale today this Late Victorian Desk Chair or Office Armchair.

Dating 1890 ish and all made in a mixture of Birch & Beech, all raised on these Cabriole front legs with this stretcher arrangement. Having this solid fan shaped top rail, and down swept arms, with supports, and a fan shaped back splats. Also having this padded and upholstered seat, Newly reupholstered in this Green colour Cow Hide Leather and trimmed with upholstery studs. Seat Height 48cm

Medium oak in colour with a mottled finish and a lovely polish (please see pictures)

Solid in all joints with NO breaks and NO woodworm.

Contact details

Gerard James (available 24 hrs) don’t hesitate to contact, please ring or text, 07851385634 also WhatsApp 07851385634

Condition details

Unless otherwise stated all item are in excellent condition and ready to use, with all upholstered items been recently upholstered, we can also offer a re-upholstery service, in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood & Jim Dickens fabrics (samples available)

Date of Manufacture

Brookside Antiques has dated this Victorian Wooden Desk Armchair to the 1900s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09699124

Dealer's Item Date1900s

Sellingantiques Date1900s

Sellingantiques agingItem 110-140 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1900s:

Turned stretchers with central swells: standard turn-of-the-century cabinet making.

Front cabriole legs ending in pad feet: early Queen Anne revival styling.

Natural rubbing to the arms and edges: honest wear from long handling.

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.

Physical Dimensions

Height

89cm (35.04")

Width

58cm (22.83")

Depth

49cm (19.29")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1242732

Dealers Internal Reference

001081

Dealers Notes

Contact Evenings & Weekends 07851385634

Brookside Antiques

Dear customers all items of furniture can be viewed at our premises at Norbury in Shropshire SY13 4HY by appointment only, this is due to items being packed away in storage. ( and we would need to unpack them for display, please note this is not a problem, as we welcome viewers/customers)

We are a furniture restoration workshop, busy from day to day doing restoration work for the trade and general public alike.

All items for sale have been restored if restoration is required, unless otherwise stated. Upholstered items will have been re-upholstered, however if the fabric choice is not to taste, we offer a re-upholstery service in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood and Jim Dickens Fabric ( samples available )

Regards Gerard James

Description

Here we have for sale today this Late Victorian Desk Chair or Office Armchair.

“

Dating 1890 ish and all made in a mixture of Birch & Beech, all raised on these Cabriole front legs with this stretcher arrangement.

Brookside Antiques

Having this solid fan shaped top rail, and down swept arms, with supports, and a fan shaped back splats. Also having this padded and upholstered seat, Newly reupholstered in this Green colour Cow Hide Leather and trimmed with upholstery studs. Seat Height 48cm

fig 1. A late Victorian wooden desk armchair with a curved slatted backrest, curved arms, and a tan leather seat trimmed with studding. — fig 1. Desk/office Chair Late Victorian

Medium oak in colour with a mottled finish and a lovely polish (please see pictures)

Solid in all joints with NO breaks and NO woodworm.

Contact details

Gerard James (available 24 hrs) don’t hesitate to contact, please ring or text, 07851385634 also WhatsApp 07851385634

fig 2. A late Victorian wooden desk armchair with a curved slatted backrest, curved arms, and a tan leather seat trimmed with studding. — fig 2. Desk/office Chair Late Victorian

Condition details

Unless otherwise stated all item are in excellent condition and ready to use, with all upholstered items been recently upholstered, we can also offer a re-upholstery service, in customers own fabric, or from our wide range of Linwood & Jim Dickens fabrics (samples available)

Date of Manufacture

Brookside Antiques has dated this Victorian Wooden Desk Armchair to the 1900s.

Independent Date Report ID 09699124

Dealer's Item Date1900s

Sellingantiques dating1900s

Sellingantiques agingItem 110-140 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1900s:

Turned stretchers with central swells: standard turn-of-the-century cabinet making.

Front cabriole legs ending in pad feet: early Queen Anne revival styling.

Natural rubbing to the arms and edges: honest wear from long handling.

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.

Physical Dimensions

Height

89cm (35.04")

Width

58cm (22.83")

Depth

49cm (19.29")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1242732

Dealers Internal Ref

001081

About the Dealer

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Late Victorian desk chairs typically combine ergonomic utility with classic design elements such as slatted splats, shaped armrests, and supportive seats lined with leather or fabric.

These chairs were predominantly crafted from solid hardwoods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, featuring mortise and tenon joinery, turned stretchers, and brass-tacked leather upholstery.

Authentic pieces feature signs of hand-craftsmanship, original brass upholstery studs, natural age patina on timber joints, and honest wear on lower stretchers where feet rested.

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