Antique Set 12 English Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs 19th Century

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Antique Set 12 English Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs 19th Century

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This is a fantastic antique English set of twelve mahogany shield back dining chairs of "Hepplewhite" design, circa 1880 in date. The set comprising ten side chairs and two armchairs, the shield-shaped backs with shaped and pierced splats have beautiful hand carved leaf swag, wheat sheath and anthemion decoration. The overstuffed seats are upholstered in sumptuous caramel brown hand dyed Scottish leather with double cone hand-springing and brass studs. They are raised on square tapered front legs that terminate with spade feet. These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid mahogany throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking. Transform the fine dining experience in your home with this set of elegant antique dining chairs. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 92 x width 52 x depth 48 - side chair Height 95 x width 56 x depth 54 - armchair Height 44 - seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 36.2 x width 20.5 x depth 18.9 - side chair Height 37.4 x width 22.0 x depth 21.3 - armchair Height 17.3 - seat height 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 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. George Hepplewhite (1727-1786) was a cabinetmaker. He is regarded as having been one of the "big three" English furniture makers of the 18th century, along with Thomas Sheraton and Thomas Chippendale. There are no pieces of furniture made by Hepplewhite or his firm known to exist but he gave his name to a distinctive style of light, elegant furniture that was fashionable between about 1775 and 1800 and reproductions of his designs continued through the following centuries. After he died in 1786, the business was continued by his widow, Alice. In 1788 she published a book with about 300 of his designs, The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Guide, with two further editions published in 1789 and 1790. Hepplewhite produced designs that were slender, more curvilinear in shape and well balanced. There are some characteristics that hint at a Hepplewhite design, such as shorter more curved chair arms, straight legs, shield-shape chair backs, all without carving. The design would receive ornamentation from paint and inlays used on the piece.

Dimensions:
Height: 37.41 in (95 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)Depth: 21.26 in (54 cm)Seat Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 12
Style:
Hepplewhite (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Mahogany
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 093691stDibs: LU950614266891