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Child's High Chair
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Child's High Chair

19th century
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An exquisite high chair from the Victorian era. This lovely example, in solid fruitwood with a rich golden colour and a silky smooth original finish, has intricate faux-bamboo turned legs and decorative spindles, a useful footrest, and its original canework seat - old but in perfectly serviceable condition. The seat is 55.5cms off the floor and the overall height is 91cms. An incredibly stylish high chair that is English, dating from c.1890s.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Declaration

Waterfall Antiques has dated this Antique Faux Bamboo Highchair to the 1890s.

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SA844794
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Description
An exquisite high chair from the Victorian era. This lovely example, in solid fruitwood with a rich golden colour and a silky smooth original finish, has intricate faux-bamboo turned legs and decorative spindles, a useful footrest, and its original canework seat - old but in perfectly serviceable condition. The seat is 55.5cms off the floor and the overall height is 91cms. An incredibly stylish high chair that is English, dating from c.1890s.
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Date of Manufacture

Waterfall Antiques has dated this Antique Faux Bamboo Highchair to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA844794
Waterfall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2014
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Child's High Chair

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Waterfall Antiques
Telephone 07595 278848
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BA1 5BN
United Kingdom
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An antique Victorian faux bamboo turned wood childs high chair featuring a woven cane seat and integrated footrest.
Child's high chair
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An antique Victorian faux bamboo turned wood childs high chair featuring a woven cane seat and integrated footrest.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectHigh Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Faux Bamboo
  • MaterialBeech, Cane, Wood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFaux bamboo turning, Woven cane seat, Integrated footrest, Spindle back
  • SizeH 91 cm (36 in) x W 46 cm (18 in) x D 39.5 cm (16 in)

An English Victorian child's high chair, dating from 1890, stands ready in warm brown solid fruitwood with a rich golden colour and a silky smooth original finish. The piece comprises intricate faux-bamboo turned legs, decorative upright spindles along the backrest, slender armrests terminating in rounded knobs, a flat wooden footrest extending from the lower frame, and a square woven cane seat. The construction shows traditional joinery details with visible turned nodes and recessed peg joints throughout the framework. Measuring 91 cm high, 46 cm wide, and 39.5 cm deep, with a seat height of 55.5 cm, the chair functions practically as a decorative seating item. In a contemporary home, the high chair sits effectively within an empty corner or a sunlit conservatory as a standalone display piece. The compact footprint and traditional proportions allow it to coordinate easily with antique or rustic interior schemes. The original canework seat remains serviceable for display purposes, while the integrated footrest and raised platform provide structural stability. The traditional turned wood elements create a coherent aesthetic suited for period interiors or collection displays.

FAQs

Originating in the late 19th century, particularly during the Victorian and French Napoleon III eras, faux bamboo furniture was created by carving turned hardwoods to imitate imported bamboo, satisfying the Western fashion for Orientalist aesthetics.

These high chairs were typically constructed from turned hardwoods such as beech, maple, or birch carved to resemble bamboo joints, fitted with hand-woven natural rattan cane seats and solid timber footrests.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-turned wooden nodes, traditional dowel joinery, original hand-woven cane seats, and natural wear or colour oxidation consistent with age along structural joints.

An antique high chair can be styled as a decorative accent piece in an empty corner, utilised as a unique plant display, or positioned in a hallway or nursery to add historical texture.

Dust the wood regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply clear beeswax polish annually. To preserve the woven cane seat, lightly moisten the underside with water periodically to retain flexibility and prevent brittle cracking.
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