Antique English Victorian Birch & Green Leather Revolving Office Desk Arm Chair (Circa 1880)

Here is a fine quality antique English Victorian solid birch revolving office armchair, with a newly upholstered green leather removable cushion, circa 1880, in excellent condition.

Summary:

• Item: Revolving office armchair

• Circa: 1880

• Period: Victorian

• Provenance: England, UK

• Wood: Solid birch wood

• Curved bar back

• Wrap around scroll arms

• Decorative carved pierced vertical splat

• Professionally French polished by hand

• Bergere cane seat

• Newly upholstered green full grain leather cushion

• Traditional seat filling

• Splayed birch legs

• English-made solid brass & porcelain castors

• Rotates 360 degrees

• Cleaned & serviced mechanism

• Very comfortable

• Lovely mellow birch colour

• Excellent condition

• Free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland*

• 14-day free UK returns policy

The chair boasts a comfortable curved bar back, supported by a central pierced shaped back splat, united by wrap around arms, raised on shaped arm supports. The back and arms connect to a fine quality cane seat. A newly upholstered cushion in included, filled with traditional fillings, finished in full-grain green leather, with matching piping. The addition of this cushion makes the desk chair extremely comfortable. The chair frame has been cleaned and French polished, by hand, to a professional standard, therefore the colour and patination is of an excellent standard. The chair sits on four splayed solid birch legs that terminate on replacement top-quality English made solid brass & porcelain replacement castors. The chair incorporates a revolving cast iron mechanism and it rotates 360 degrees. The seat does not recline and it is not height adjustable – many Victorian and early Edwardian office chairs were constructed this way. The chair mechanism has been cleaned, restored and serviced and is in excellent working order. The chair frame is sturdy and the item is extremely comfortable to sit on, as it features a lovely shaped seat.

Condition Report:

Here is a fine quality antique English Victorian solid birch revolving office armchair, with a newly upholstered green leather removable cushion, circa 1880, in excellent condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges of the chair frame but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The chair frame and joints have bene glued to ensure it is solid in joint. The chair boasts a lovely mellow beech, birch wood colour, having been cleaned and professionally French polished, by hand, in our workshop. The cane seat is in good condition, with no holes. The original cast iron revolving mechanism is in good working order, having just been cleaned, restored and serviced. There is some play to the mechanism but this is perfectly acceptable, and in line with the age of the chair. The chair incorporates top quality English-made solid brass & porcelain replacement castors, which are in excellent condition. This desk chair is solid in joint and ready to use.

Dimensions:

External Height = 81.2cm or 32” or 2ft 8”

External Width (arms) = 66.5cm or 26?” or 2ft 2?”

External Depth (back to seat front) = 57.5cm or 22?” or 1ft 10?”

Free UK Delivery*:

We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland. *We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland. If you live in one of the areas, please contact us for a delivery quote.

Free 14 Days UK Returns & Refunds:

A free 14-day “no quibble” returns policy is available if you are not happy with this item. We will collect the item free of charge from you.

International Buyers:

Please contact us before purchasing the item, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time.

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Please contact us on 01829 458 070 or 07960 738 212 to arrange a viewing. Alternatively, please email: info@yolagray.com