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Chippendale Style Desk Chair
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Chippendale Style Desk Chair

1900 - 1920
Description

A Chippendale style mahogany and leather desk chair

20th c

Physical Dimensions
Height
100cm (39.37")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Desk Chair to the 1910s.

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SA932264
Dealers Internal Reference
C0679
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Description
A Chippendale style mahogany and leather desk chair

20th c

Height
100cm (39.37")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Chippendale Mahogany Desk Chair to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA932264
Dealers Internal Ref
C0679
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2007
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A carved Chippendale style mahogany armchair featuring a pierced back splat, burgundy leather seat, and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.
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Archive I A carved Chippendale style mahogany armchair featuring a pierced back splat, burgundy leather seat, and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.

Chippendale Style Desk Chair

Archive II A carved Chippendale style mahogany armchair featuring a pierced back splat, burgundy leather seat, and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet. View II
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Salisbury Antiques Centre

Salisbury Antiques Centre
Telephone 01722 410 634
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94 Wilton Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7JJ
United Kingdom
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A carved Chippendale style mahogany armchair featuring a pierced back splat, burgundy leather seat, and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.
Chippendale style desk chair
Ref: SA932264
A carved Chippendale style mahogany armchair featuring a pierced back splat, burgundy leather seat, and cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDesk Chairs
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleChippendale
  • MaterialMahogany, Leather
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPierced splat, Cabriole legs, Ball and claw feet, Serpentine arms
  • SizeH 100 cm (39 in) x W 65 cm (26 in) x D 30 cm (12 in)

This Chippendale style desk chair dates to 1910 and brings traditional character to a gentleman's library or study. Constructed from dark brown mahogany with a polished finish, the armchair displays refined craftsmanship throughout its frame. The open backrest incorporates a pierced splat with intricate interlaced scrolls and a carved top rail, flanked by serpentine arms that curve outward over the seat. The drop-in seat is upholstered in burgundy leather, offering a striking contrast against the dark timber tones. Below, the front legs take a cabriole form decorated with carved acanthus leaves at the knees and terminate in realistic ball and claw feet. The sturdy proportions make it a practical seating option for a partner desk or writing table in a home office, measuring 100 cm high, 65 cm wide, and 30 cm deep. The subtle distressing on the leather surface and the gentle patina on the wooden elements reflect its early twentieth-century origins. Straight rear legs provide solid balance, while the robust structural design ensures lasting daily use in a working environment.

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Chippendale style furniture originates from 18th-century English designs by Thomas Chippendale, featuring ornate wood carving, ribbon or pierced back splats, serpentine top rails, and cabriole legs often terminating in ball-and-claw feet.

Traditional pieces were crafted using dense hardwoods such as Cuban mahogany, joined with mortise and tenon joints, hand-carved decorative motifs, and finished with drop-in or padded leather and horsehair upholstery.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-sawn wood marks, irregularities in hand-carved symmetry, original corner blocks with hand-forged nails, and natural patination on the underside of unvarnished timber sections.

Place the chair as a focal statement piece alongside a streamlined minimalist desk, or integrate it into a contemporary study alongside dark timber bookshelves and modern lighting.

Apply a high-quality beeswax polish to the timber annually to nourish the wood, clean the leather seat with a dedicated leather conditioner, and position the chair away from direct sunlight and radiators to prevent cracking.
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