Object Description
This is an elegant antique pair of mahogany Louis revival wingback armchairs, circa 1880 in date.
The mahogany is beautiful in colour and features skilfully carved acanthus leaf decoration. They are upholstered in sapphire blue velvet with cushions and are raised on raised on reeded tapering legs.
Add an elegant touch to your home with this exceptional pair of antique armchairs.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 116 x Width 70 x Depth 55
Dimensions in inches:
Height 45.7 x Width 27.6 x Depth 21.7
Mahogany
is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species.
Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewellery box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress Mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as Rosewood, Kingwood, Burr Walnut and Coromandel, so that the actual Mahogany was almost hidden from view.
Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect.
Although Mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘Flame’ Mahogany and ‘Fiddleback’ Mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments).
Cuban Mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850′s, this particular variety became all but extinct.
Our reference: A1561