Victorian Mahogany Show-Frame Button Back Lady's Slipper Chair

Victorian Mahogany Show-Frame Button Back Lady's Slipper Chair on Original Casters.

A classic Mid-Late Victorian piece in very good condition for its age, with solid mahogany show-frame, impressively moulded & decorated spoon back, embellished with carving to the top and hand-rests, with great botanical figuration, upholstered in a green velveteen fabric with button back and pale looped braiding, resting on French cabriole front legs, having the original brass & white ceramic casters and with plain, rounded rear legs, this charming and decorative salon chair will complement any elegant period-furnished Reception Room or Bedroom and attract admiring attention from family and guests alike.

O/All Width 57cm x Depth 67.5cm (22.5" x 26.5")
Height to Centre of Back 89cm (35") & Height to Seat 36.5cm (14.5")

This is a genuine antique from Mid-Late 19thC, so it's not spotless and you may expect some wear & tear commensurate with considerable age and normal use but, even with some old & secure repairs to the front legs, both woodwork & upholstery are in very good, clean & sound condition, ready to use in your home.

Glossary:

A slipper chair is simply an armless, upholstered chair that has short legs, so that the seat is close to the ground, rather like a nursing chair and just as practical in its own way. When it first emerged in the early 18th century, the slipper chair was designed as seating for a woman’s boudoir, a place where an elegant lady might sit to put on a pair of silk slippers, with her maid kneeling at her feet, aiding in the sartorial endeavour. For women of the day, who dressed in a heavy petticoat and a laced-up corset, the task of slipping on shoes was no small feat and one needed a little help. Although long gone are the days of the maid or dresser, the slipper chair provides a small reminder of more cosseted times.

DELIVERY:

DELIVERY COSTS FOR THIS ITEM WILL VARY, DEPENDING ON THE BUYER'S LOCATION AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SELLING PRICE OF THE ITEM.

I will deliver this item myself for £15 only within a 25 mile radius of Brackley in Northamptonshire, £35 only within a radius of 26-50 miles or up to £75 only within a radius of 51-100 miles. Where possible, I will quote at commercial rates for distances over 100 miles or try www.shiply.com for couriers with part loads but, in all cases where you are considering a purchase, please let me have your PostCode so I may confirm the delivery cost. Alternatively, you are welcome to collect the item yourself.

I am open to enquiries from outside the UK and I can arrange shipment to the USA & Europe. However, please bear in mind that shipping costs may be prohibitive and will include my own expenses.

PAYMENT:

I accept payment by PayPal but generally I prefer Cash upon Delivery/Collection.

VIEWING:

This item may be viewed, by appointment, at Brackley in Northamptonshire, UK.

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