A low upholstered chair without arms, the top of the seat usually only about 30 cm from the floor, compared with about 45 cm for a standard chair. They were intended to be used by mothers or nurses when feeding babies. The term is often applied to any low easy chair of the type, but most commonly used for a low-seated chair made in the late Victorian or Edwardian period.

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A pair of antique Anglo-Indian ebony nursing chairs with…

19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebony Nursing Chairs

A pair of antique Anglo-Indian ebony nursing chairs with ornately carved and pierced decoration, 19th century, 89 cm high

Victorian walnut nursing chair, with curved buttoned back and…

Victorian Walnut Nursing Chair with Curved Back and Turned Legs

Victorian walnut nursing chair, with curved buttoned back and sloping sides, with over covered seat on turned legs

Edwardian nursing / child size chair 45 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 82…

Edwardian Child-Sized Nursing Chair

Edwardian nursing / child size chair 45 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 82 cm high, 35 cm seat height

Edwardian nursing / child size chair 49 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 78…

Edwardian Child Size Nursing Chair

Edwardian nursing / child size chair 49 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 78 cm high, 37 cm seat height

A late Victorian stained beech nursing chair, stained to…

Victorian Stained Beech Nursing Chair

A late Victorian stained beech nursing chair, stained to simulate walnut, the back with padded top rail and vase shaped splat above the upholstered seat, on turned front supports, height 93 cm, width 55 cm depth 62 cm

Victorian walnut nursing chair leaf carved balloon back…

Walnut Balloon Back Nursing Chair with Floral Tapestry Upholstery

Victorian walnut nursing chair leaf carved balloon back upholstered in hand worked floral tapestry

An antique nursing chair, carved walnut, circa 1890

1890 Carved Walnut Nursing Chair

An antique nursing chair, carved walnut, circa 1890

Antique upholstered nursing chair turned and carved wood…

Carved Wood Nursing Chair with Upholstered Seat

Antique upholstered nursing chair turned and carved wood decoration to back, with well upholstered back and seat, turned legs, height 88 cm, width 58 cm.

Late Victorian walnut nursing chair, shepherds crook open arms…

Victorian Walnut Nursing Chair with Open Arms

Late Victorian walnut nursing chair, shepherds crook open arms on leaf and scroll legs

Victorian walnut framed nursing chair, cabriole front supports

Walnut Nursing Chair with Cabriole Supports

Victorian walnut framed nursing chair, cabriole front supports

A late Victorian rosewood nursing chair with pale pink velvet…

Victorian Rosewood Nursing Chair with Pink Velvet Upholstery

A late Victorian rosewood nursing chair with pale pink velvet upholstery. Provenance: From The Burdon Craddock Collection

Nursing chair mid 19th century rosewood, with barley turned…

Rosewood Nursing Chair with Barley Twist and Tapestry Upholstery

Nursing chair mid 19th century rosewood, with barley turned back, and tapestry upholstery, height 95 cm

Nursing chair mid 19th century, ebonised cedar, with Berlin…

Ebonised Cedar Nursing Chair with Berlin Tapestry Upholstery

Nursing chair mid 19th century, ebonised cedar, with Berlin tapestry upholstery, height 107 cm

Victorian walnut nursing chair, with upholstered top rail arms…

Victorian Walnut Nursing Chair with Carved Splat

Victorian walnut nursing chair, with upholstered top rail arms and seat, foliate carved vertical splat

Lovely Victorian nursing chair, with a carved crest rails,…

Victorian Pink Nursing Chair with Carved Crest Rails

Lovely Victorian nursing chair, with a carved crest rails, above an hour glass back, on turned legs, in a dusty pink fabric

Late Victorian nursing chair, with a carved crest rail, with a…

Victorian Cross Nursing Chair

Late Victorian nursing chair, with a carved crest rail, with a central splat displaying central cross and dagger in entwined circles, flanked by barley twist supports, over covered seat, on turned legs

Antique waisted back, nursing chair, deep buttoned back, well…

Vintage Nursing Chair with Carved Legs and Buttoned Back

Antique waisted back, nursing chair, deep buttoned back, well carved legs

A cherrywood & upholstered nursing chair

Cherrywood Nursing Chair with Plush Upholstery

A cherrywood & upholstered nursing chair

Nursing chair, Australian cedar c1855, possibly by George R…

Antique Australian Cedar Nursing Chair, c.1855

Nursing chair, Australian cedar c1855, possibly by George R Debney, Rundle Street, with 1890's photo, height 112 cm

A Lancashire oak and beech nursing chair, English 19th century,…

Bobbin Back Nursing Chair - 19th Century English Oak

A Lancashire oak and beech nursing chair, English 19th century, with bobbin reel spindle back

An Edwardian nursing chair, early 20th century, the tub chair…

Edwardian Inlaid Nursing Chair

An Edwardian nursing chair, early 20th century, the tub chair with a padded crest above small shaped panels with classical inlay and pierced decoration, a generous round stuffover seat above turned legs with porcelain casters, upholstered in pale gold…

A Edwardian mahogany nursing chair, c.1910, with inlay and…

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Nursing Chair with Tapestry Upholstery

A Edwardian mahogany nursing chair, c.1910, with inlay and upholstered with tapestry, some minor fretwork damage, aged upholstered tapestry complete, white porcelain castors in tact, height 96 cm

Victorian rosewood nursing chair with barley twist supports

Barley Twist Rosewood Nursing Chair

Victorian rosewood nursing chair with barley twist supports

Two Victorian mahogany nursing chairs

Mahogany Nursing Chairs from Victorian Era

Two Victorian mahogany nursing chairs

An Edwardian button back nursing chair with original casters 80…

Original Edwardian Nursing Chair with Casters (80cm)

An Edwardian button back nursing chair with original casters 80 cm

A late 19th century nursing chair in the Chippendale style, 75…

Chippendale Nursing Chair, Late 19th Century

A late 19th century nursing chair in the Chippendale style, 75 cm high

Mid 19th century blackwood nursing chair with inswept sabre legs

Blackwood Nursing Chair with Sabre Legs

Mid 19th century blackwood nursing chair with inswept sabre legs

An Edwardian mahogany nursing chair, early 20th century, the…

Edwardian Mahogany Nursing Chair

An Edwardian mahogany nursing chair, early 20th century, the shield back chair with a shaped crest and relief carved splat to a low upholstered stuffover seat and raised upon cabriole legs; upholstered in deep cream velvet. Height 80 cm. Width 46 cm.…

A stylish Victorian nursing chair with unusual braced back side…

Victorian Nursing Chair with Unique Braced Back Support

A stylish Victorian nursing chair with unusual braced back side supports 85 cm high, 55 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A late Victorian nursing chair, with blue buttoned upholstery…

Victorian Nursing Chair with Blue Upholstery

A late Victorian nursing chair, with blue buttoned upholstery 70 cm high, 38 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A Louis XVI style gilt wood nursing chair

Gilt wood Louis XVI nursing chair

A Louis XVI style gilt wood nursing chair

A Victorian mahogany nursing chair mid to late 19th century.…

Victorian Mahogany Nursing Chair with Brass Castors

A Victorian mahogany nursing chair mid to late 19th century. The chair is fully upholstered to seat and back and mobile with brass castors on each foot. Height 90 cm

A slipper back nursing chair, 19th century

19th Century Slipper Back Nursing Chair

A slipper back nursing chair, 19th century

An ebonised nursing chair, circa 1900. 67 cm high, 49 cm wide…

Antique Ebonised Nursing Chair, Circa 1900

An ebonised nursing chair, circa 1900. 67 cm high, 49 cm wide and 50 cm deep

Pair of carved walnut Victorian nursing chairs

Victorian Walnut Nursing Chairs

Pair of carved walnut Victorian nursing chairs

Antique newly upholstered nursing chair

Reupholstered antique nursing chair

Antique newly upholstered nursing chair

Victorian turned leg nursing chair

Victorian Nursing Chair with Elegant Turned Legs

Victorian turned leg nursing chair

A Victorian button back corner nursing chair

Victorian Corner Nursing Chair with Button Back

A Victorian button back corner nursing chair

Late Victorian ebonised upholstered nursing chair

Victorian nursing chair in ebonised finish

Late Victorian ebonised upholstered nursing chair