Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair

Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair
Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair

Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair

There are around 50-100 high definition super-sized pictures at the bottom of this page. A fantastic looking and well made piece, this chair is a tour de force of craftmanship, clearly a Show Frame made for exhibition, these types of furniture were made to be exhibited to show off how proficient the craftsman was. The chair has been fully restored to include having the joints checked and sealed, its then been rebuilt with minor repairs to the carving and renewed base padding, the seat has been finished with a piece of vintage plain natural fully aniline leather which has been antiqued brass studded in place using traditional methods, the leather has then been hand dyed this wonder cigar brown colour. The timber has been washed back and sympathetically French polished from top to bottom, this chair is the finest example of its type in the world, you can see a similar example but with sea horse in the Victorian and Albert Museum here.

Any connoisseur of fine furniture will know exactly what this chair is as soon as they see it, its a real statement to have in ones home and considered a piece of art in its own right. Think of it as the Rembrandt of armchairs! Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. This item is available for collection from our Wimbledon warehouses SW19-3BE, we can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales and Ireland.

Wimbledon-Furniture is a privately owned family ran business out of Wimbledon SW19, we have four large storage warehouses, if you have any questions my number is under the business sellers information, please feel free to call or text. Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition.

Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of cracking creasing and wear, we recommend regular waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade. COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CANT BE POSTED). Whoever delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not possible please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two man team. The item "ITALIAN CIRCA 1850 FRUITWOOD RESTORED HAND CARVED LION & CHERUB ROCKING ARMCHAIR" is in sale since Thursday, April 11, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Furniture\Chairs\Pre-Victorian (Pre-1837)". The seller is "wimbledon-furniture-01" and is located in London Wimbledon. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Italian Circa 1850 Fruitwood Restored Hand Carved Lion & Cherub Rocking Armchair