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Pretty English Regency Antique Armchair – Unusual Design
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Pretty English Regency Antique Armchair – Unusual Design

19th century
Sold 31 July 2025 · Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
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Pretty English Regency Antique Armchair – Unusual Design

This is a beautiful, English early 19th century antique country armchair, a more unusual, yet elegant design, having a lovely oval traditionally rushed seat with turned and flattened spindles in the back rest and arm supports. All very intact and strong, made in beech that is in the original stain. English and dating to 1815.

Dimensions

Height: 87cm (34.52")

Width: 56cm (22.22")

Depth: 45cm (17.86")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Regency Rush Seat Armchair to the Regency era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Reference Numbers
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SA1157310
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Description
Pretty English Regency Antique Armchair – Unusual Design

This is a beautiful, English early 19th century antique country armchair, a more unusual, yet elegant design, having a lovely oval traditionally rushed seat with turned and flattened spindles in the back rest and arm supports. All very intact and strong, made in beech that is in the original stain. English and dating to 1815.

Dimensions

Height: 87cm (34.52")

Width: 56cm (22.22")

Depth: 45cm (17.86")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Regency Rush Seat Armchair to the Regency era.

Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1157310
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd Profile Page

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An antique Regency wooden armchair featuring a woven rush seat, turned spindle backrest, and low armrests.
Pretty English Regency Antique Armchair – Unusual Design
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An antique Regency wooden armchair featuring a woven rush seat, turned spindle backrest, and low armrests.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialElm, Oak, Rush
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSpindle back, Turned wooden legs, Rush woven seat, Open armrests
  • SizeH 87 cm (34 in) x W 56 cm (22 in) x D 45 cm (18 in)

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The Regency style, spanning roughly from 1811 to 1820, drew heavy inspiration from classical Greek, Roman, and Egyptian forms, often featuring clean lines, restrained ornamentation, and architectural symmetry alongside bamboo-turned or spindle-back details in regional pieces.

These chairs typically utilised native hardwoods such as ash, elm, beech, or oak for the structural frame, combined with woven dried marsh rush or seagrass for the seat, secured around a steam-bent wooden frame.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit period joinery techniques such as pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-turned spindles showing tool marks, natural patination on the wood surfaces, and traditional woven rush degradation consistent with age.

An antique rush seat armchair adds organic texture and historic contrast when paired with modern minimalist furniture, used as an accent piece in a study, or positioned next to a clean-lined neutral sofa.

Keep the chair away from direct heat sources and strong sunlight to prevent the wood and rush from drying out and snapping, and clean gently with a dry or barely damp microfiber cloth without using harsh chemical polishes.
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