Set of Six Late Victorian Gothic Revival Salon Chairs, c.1880
Set of Six Late Victorian Gothic Revival Salon Chairs, c.1880
A handsome suite of six English side chairs in the Gothic Revival taste, circa 1875–1890. Shaped cresting rails with roundel bosses, a linked roundel to the mid-rail and turned, stop‑fluted front legs. Walnut with a mellow original patina; stuffed-over seats in a later blue/grey fabric.
These elegant, light chairs were designed for the Victorian salon or small dining room and sit beautifully around a breakfast table or as occasional chairs throughout the house. Frames are solid and present well; upholstery is serviceable but would benefit from fresh covers to taste. We can arrange reupholstery in your fabric if required.
Provenance: From a private collection. Likely UK-made for a bourgeois parlour/salon or small dining room. The current light blue/grey upholstery is a later replacement; frames retain an older surface consistent with late 19th‑century manufacture.
Condition: Age-appropriate wear to the finish with minor marks. Gimp fraying to seat edges, a slight wearing to fabric. Structurally good.
Origin: English
Time Period: circa 1875–1890
Historical Context
Historical Context
The Gothic Revival vocabulary—roundel “bosses,” linear channel carving, and upright, chapel‑arch profile—derives from the movement popularised by A.W.N. Pugin and later domesticised by the London trade in the last quarter of the 19th century. Comparable designs were offered by retailers such as Maple & Co., Shoolbred and by provincial workshops following pattern books. No maker’s stamp is so the precise maker is unknown.
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