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Top Quality Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair
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Top Quality Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair

1900 - 1920
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Fine Mahogany Gainsborough chair, with original upholstery, inexcellent overall condition.

41" high

32" wide

29" overall depth

22" seat depth

18" seat height

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You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair to the 1910s.

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Description
Fine Mahogany Gainsborough chair, with original upholstery, inexcellent overall condition.

41" high

32" wide

29" overall depth

22" seat depth

18" seat height

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND

EXCLUDES SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

fig 1. An upholstered Gainsborough library chair featuring carved mahogany cabriole legs, padded armrests, and red and gold damask pattern fabric.
fig 1. Top Quality Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair

FOR EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE DELIVERIES PLEASE EMAIL FOR QUOTE

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

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Alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair to the 1910s.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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Archive I An upholstered Gainsborough library chair featuring carved mahogany cabriole legs, padded armrests, and red and gold damask pattern fabric.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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An upholstered Gainsborough library chair featuring carved mahogany cabriole legs, padded armrests, and red and gold damask pattern fabric.
Top Quality Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleChippendale / Georgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brocade Upholstery
  • ColourRed and Gold
  • MotifsCabriole legs, Acanthus leaf carving, High upholstered back, Sinuous arm supports

This 1910 Chippendale and Georgian style Gainsborough library chair is constructed from mahogany with a dark brown timber finish and stands on cabriole legs. The high upholstered back and seat cushion feature a woven red and gold brocade fabric patterned with damask designs and botanical motifs, complemented by padded armrests supported on sinuous wooden arms. The front knees of the legs display intricate acanthus leaf carving, while the feet take a ball and claw form. Original upholstery remains in excellent overall condition. Suitable for use in a gentleman's library, a study, or a living room seating area, this armchair measures 104 cm high, 81 cm wide, 74 cm overall depth, with a seat depth of 56 cm and a seat height of 46 cm. It provides comfortable upright seating for reading or working at a desk.

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Originating in eighteenth-century Britain, the Gainsborough chair is a broad-seated armchair featuring a tall upholstered back, open armrests, and exposed wooden framing. Named after painter Thomas Gainsborough due to its appearance in aristocratic portraits, it was crafted primarily for libraries and reading rooms.

Frames were predominantly constructed from solid mahogany, valued for its density and suitability for intricate hand carving. Upholstery traditionally incorporated horsehair padding over jute webbing, finished with wool damask, silk brocade, or rich velvet fabrics.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved decorative elements such as acanthus leaf motifs on cabriole knees, hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, and natural shrinkage or oxidisation on unpolished interior framework.

A Gainsborough chair functions well as a focal accent in a contemporary study, home library, or formal living room. Placing the structured silhouette alongside streamlined modern tables creates a balanced contrast between historic craftsmanship and minimalist modern design.

The mahogany timber should be dusted regularly with a soft cloth and conditioned periodically using natural beeswax polish to protect the patina. Upholstered sections require light vacuuming with a brush attachment and shielding from direct sunlight to prevent colour fading.
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