George III Gainsborough Library Chair, Hand-Carved Mahogany, c. 1770
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century English George III Gainsborough library chair, the frame in carved mahogany of generous proportions with a serpentine back above shaped set back arms.
Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III pair of Gainsborough library chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century George III pair of Gainsborough library chairs, the square back raised over padded arms with acanthus leaf motif and scroll terminals carved in high relief with mo...
Mahogany
Chippendale Reilly Library Armchair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and robust carved mahogany library or Gainsborough chair of Chippendale influence, boldly carved with fine decoration and over scaled French scroll toe feet.
Mahogany
Georgian Style Gainsborough Chair
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A fine quality late 19th century George 111 style mahogany Gainsborough library chair with lovely carved front and rear legs terminating with ball and claw feet.
Mahogany
Gainsborough Leather Library, Desk Chair, England, circa 1930
Located in East Hampton, NY
Tobacco leather deep-buttoned back chair with upholstered studded frieze and mahogany stretcher legs.
Leather, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 41 in W 31.5 in D 29 in
Superb George II Style Mahogany Gainsborough Open Armchair or Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality early 20th century George II style mahogany Gainsborough open armchair or library chair of good proportions based on an original design made in the 18th century.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 25 in D 25 in
19th Century Gainsborough Library Chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century mahogany Gainsborough style antique library armchair.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 42 in W 35.5 in D 31 in
Pair of Late 19th Century George II Style Mahogany Gainsborough Armchairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
An exceptional pair of late 19th-early 20th century George II style mahogany Gainsborough open armchairs ( or library chairs) of large proportions with possibly the original upholste...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Superb Georgian Gainsborough Library Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice Georgian style mahogany gainsborough library chair, superb condition, standing on brass castors, pale gold damask upholstery. 39.5" high 27" wide 32" overall depth 21" ...
Mahogany
Set Eight Gainsborough Leather Mahogany Library Chairs
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Could also serve as dining chairs.
Brass
Period George III Gainsborough Library Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An 18th century English George III Gainsborough library chair, the frame in carved mahogany of generous proportions with a serpentine back above shaped set back arms.
Mahogany
Sold
H 41 in W 31 in D 35 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchairs Carved Swan Leopard
Located in Dayton, OH
Two mid-20th century oversized Chippendale style mahogany Gainsborough armchairs. Features flared swan carved arms leading to a leopard covered seat over serpent carved legs over bal...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Antique Gainsborough Library Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Constructed in mahogany; rising from Chippendale scroll feet, the legs being of swept cabriole form with foliate terminals, with ‘kick-away’ spade ended rear legs; the yoke shaped ba...
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 4 19th Century English 'Gainsborough' Library Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Classic and robust, these genteel English staples are perfectly suited for your library or the family breakfast room. Serpentine padded back with mahogany arms, legs and cross stret...
Mahogany
Pair of Gainsborough Library chairs in the Chippendale taste
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Folkestone, GB
An outstanding pair of Enlish made 20th century mahogany Library charis in the 'French' Chippendale style. The legs carved with acantus leaves and 'C' scrolls and hairy paw feet. B...
Mahogany
Georgian Style Mahogany Gainsborough Leather Library Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine George III style Gainsborough library chair constructed of mahogany featuring a vintage leather upholstery with brass nail head accents.
Brass
Georgian Style Leather Gainsborough Library Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Georgian style leather Gainsborough library chair, having deep buttoned green leather back and seat with brass studded edges.
Mahogany
Georgian Style Leather Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Georgian style leather Gainsborough library chairs, having deep buttoned green leather backs and seats with brass studded edges.
Mahogany
Pair of English Georgian Style Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Regal pair of English Gainsborough library armchairs made in the Georgian taste.
Brass
Pair of Baker Chippendale Style Gainsborough Library Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This pair of Chippendale Style chairs are crafted after the chair seen frequently in the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough and currently residing in the White House. Offered in the S...
Mahogany
Pair of English Georgian Gainsborough Leather Library Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary pair of 19th century English Georgian style mahogany Gainsborough library armchairs. The chairs feature full sized mahogany frames having a classic flat back with a ser...
Brass
Sold
H 37.5 in W 29.5 in D 40 in
Pair of George II Style Gainsborough Library Chairs by Henry Samuel, London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A truly outstanding pair of English, mid-George II style 'Gainsborough' armchairs having exquisitely carved mahogany frames with rectangular padded backs, seats, and arms flanked by ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 39.5 in W 27.75 in D 27.5 in
Large English Armchair or Library Chair of Leather in the George III Style
Located in Austin, TX
A large leather and mahogany Gainsborough armchair or library lounge chair in the George III style from England, featuring a high back, with wide comfortable seat and open sides, and...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair, England 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III style Gainsborough mahogany library armchair. Having typical of the period generous proportions with carved arms, chamfered legs and original brass casters. English, Circa...
Mahogany
Famous Pair of Black Leather Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic pair of black leather and mahogany Gainsborough wingback library chairs made in the George III taste, decommissioned from Universal Studios property department in Hollywood CA.
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic George III period mahogany Chippendale Gainsborough / library chair with blind fretwork upholstered in linen.
Wood, Upholstery
Georgian Mahogany Gainsborough Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and elegant 18th century mahogany George III period library or Gainsborough chair.
Upholstery, Wood
English, Gainsborough library chair Ca. 1820
Located in New York, NY
English, mahogany Gainsborough library chair Ca. 1820 with replaced brown leather
Mahogany, Leather, Upholstery
George III Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
George III mahogany Gainsborough library chair upholstered in blue and cream striped close-nailed linen.
Mahogany
Sold
H 39 in W 29 in D 21 in
Pair of George III Mahogany Library Armchairs (Gainsborough Chairs) Circa 1750
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New York, NY
English, Circa 1750 See similar examples of club chairs, fauteuils, library, Gainsborough and bergeres on our web site, florianpapp.com Florian Papp, fine antiques in our New Y...
A Near Pair of Late 19th Century Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A near pair of mahogany framed Gainsborough library chairs. Both on cabriole supports, with elaborately carved scroll arms and legs.
Mahogany
GAINSBOROUGH ARM CHAIR
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY, CARVED LIBRARY (GAINSBOROUGH) ARM CHAIR, BLIND FRET CARVED ARMS AND FRONT LEGS JOINED BY A STRETCHER DATING CIRCA 1765 AL;ONG WITH A LATER...
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$3,990 / item
H 34 in W 31 in D 40 in
Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This White Linen Slip-Covered Lounge Chair fits as the perfect accent to any room. It's the perfect chair to have adjacent to a sofa, and can make every pillow look delightful in the...
Cotton, Linen, Wood, Down
$13,803
H 34.65 in W 71.66 in D 39.38 in
STUNNING ViNTAGE GEORGE SMITH MADE FOR LIBERTY'S LONDON KILIM THREE SEAT SOFA
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cush...
Upholstery, Beech
$3,257Sale Price|40% Off
H 38.59 in W 28.35 in D 27.56 in
18th Century Carved Mahogany Library Bergère Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
An English 18th-century carved mahogany library armchair - or bergère - of good rich colour. George III, circa 1780. This antique Sheraton-period armchair, sometimes described as a...
Mahogany
Alma Upholstered Accent Chair in Faux Mohair Velvet
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the Alma Accent Chair – a timeless piece crafted for comfort and style. Upholstered in a faux mohair style velvet, the color is our french havane, a warm honey, caramel t...
Metal
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 41 in W 26.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Upholstered Gainsborough Armchair in Chippendale Style
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous Antique English Hand-carved Mahogany Upholstered Gainsborough Armchair in Chippendale Style 26 1/2" H (at knees) Finely hand carved at the arms and on cabriole ball and cl...
Fabric, Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany sofa with serpentine back, flanking scrolled arms, floral needlepoint upholstery, and terminating on carved floral legs with connecting stretchers. Late ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$25,157
H 33.47 in W 89.77 in D 39.38 in
Susan Osbourne Egerton Sofa in the Style of Howard & Sons, Susan Deliss Ticking
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
This sofa is a contemporary re-edition of the classic Howard & Sons “Portarlington” model, a form closely associated with turn of the19th- 20th century English design. The propor...
Burlap, Textile, Down, Walnut, Upholstery, Cotton
Exceptional Antique English Library Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique Arm Chair with well carved frame dating into the 19th Century. The frame with strong foliate carving, the arms with an interesting re-curved support and the apron...
Brass
19th Century Chippendale Style Gainsborough Armchair
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century Chippendale style mahogany Gainsborough chair having serpentine-topped upholstered back and floral carved set-back arms above stuffover seat supported on acanthus ...
Mahogany
Chippendale Gainsborough Chair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This handsome carved mahogany library or ‘Gainsborough’ armchair has a gently curving back and shaped arms which have acanthus leaf carved scrolled handles and leaf carved moulded su...
Mahogany
18th Century Gainsborough Armchair after Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century Gainsborough armchair in the manner of Chippendale with ribbon carved apron supported by cabriole leg adorned with C-scroll motif terminating on scroll foot with acanthu...
Mahogany
18th Century George III Carved Mahogany Gainsborough Armchair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George III carved mahogany Gainsborough armchair with a gently curved upholstered back and carved, shaped arms, complete with scrolled handles and leaf-carved moldings t...
Mahogany
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