Object Description
This is a superb antique late 19th Century walnut revolving desk chair, circa 1880 in date.
It is made of high quality solid solid walnut with a beautiful and decorative slatted carved back with shepherd’s crook arms and a saddle seat. It is raised on cabriole legs that terminate in ball feet. The chair bears the renowned cabinet makers label of S & H Jewell, Holborn, London.
The seat revolves on its base and it is a lovely piece which will enhance any interior.
Condition:
In really excellent working condition having only been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 85 cm x Width 69 cm x Depth 52 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 2 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches
S & H Jewell,
were fine quality cabinet makers who were established in 1830. They were a family business who worked from their premises at 29-31 Little Queen Street, Holborn, in London and then later to Parker Street, LONDON. W.C.2. They are recorded to have sold furniture to the Arts and Crafts hom, Standen House, East Grinstead, Sussex and stated on the receipt dated 1st May 1894, states the company was founded in 1830 but there are not many records of their earlier pieces. They also restored early pieces of antique and re sold them in their London shop. They were also renowned for restoring and selling older pieces of antique furniture in their shop.
Walnut
Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.
Our reference: A3876