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Victorian Metamorphic Childs High Chair
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for sale €293     $318
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Victorian Metamorphic Childs High Chair

19th century
For Sale by CJ Antiques
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RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £500. NOW £250.

A delightful family heirloom; our very own childs metamorphic high chair with an upholstered deep buttoned back that has passed down the generations in our family. Great original patina

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Victorian Metamorphic High Chair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09721706
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-145 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Cast iron wheels and folding mechanism: late nineteenth-century convertible nursery furniture design.
Turned bobbin stretchers: standard late Victorian spindle work.
Wooden counting beads along the tray: Victorian interactive nursery feature.
Footrest worn bare in the centre: evidence of historic childhood use.

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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Description
RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £500. NOW £250.
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A delightful family heirloom; our very own childs metamorphic high chair with an upholstered deep buttoned back that has passed down the generations in our family.
CJ Antiques

Great original patina

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Victorian Metamorphic High Chair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09721706
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 120-145 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Cast iron wheels and folding mechanism: late nineteenth-century convertible nursery furniture design.
Turned bobbin stretchers: standard late Victorian spindle work.
Wooden counting beads along the tray: Victorian interactive nursery feature.
Footrest worn bare in the centre: evidence of historic childhood use.

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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CJ Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table.
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Archive I A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table.

Victorian Metamorphic Childs High Chair

Archive II A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table. View II
Archive III A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table. View III
Archive IV A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table. View IV
Archive V A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table. View V
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CJ Antiques
Telephone 07929 760779
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United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/cj
Verified Since Aug 2009
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A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table.
Victorian metamorphic childs high chair
Ref: SA1245958
A Victorian metamorphic childs high chair crafted from dark wood with turned legs, featuring an olive green leather seat with brass studding and an integrated wooden tray table.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectHigh Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak, Leather, Iron
  • ColourDark Brown and Green
  • MotifsTurned legs, Studded leather upholstery, Integrated wooden tray, Cast iron mechanism

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A metamorphic high chair is a 19th-century piece of dual-purpose childrens furniture equipped with a mechanical mechanism allowing it to convert from an elevated feeding chair into a low table and chair set.

These chairs were commonly crafted from turned hardwoods such as oak, beech, or mahogany, featuring iron folding hinges, brass studding, and padded leather or oilcloth upholstery.

Authentic period examples feature period-correct cast iron wheels or latches, hand-turned wooden spindles, natural surface wear, and traditional construction methods like mortise and tenon joinery.

While often preserved as decorative interest rather than functional child seating due to modern safety standards, these pieces function effectively as display stands for antique teddy bears, dolls, or textile collections.

Keep the wood nourished with natural beeswax polish and treat leather seating with specialised leather conditioner to prevent drying or cracking, while ensuring iron mechanisms remain clean and free from moisture.
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