balloon back - chairs - sets of 4
Chest of drawers. Until the mid-19th century, the standard chest had either four long, or three long and two short drawers. Rarely were there any exceptions to this rule. A chest with three drawers, or a series of small upper drawers, purporting to be Georgian, will probably have been converted from a chest-on-chest or tallboy. It is true that the 18th century commode often contain two long deep drawers, but this was a much grander and more decorative piece altogether, intended for drawing rooms, not bedrooms, and in any case was usually made to stand on legs. The standard chest of drawers continued to be made throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries (some Edwardian pine chests even had bracket feet), but variations were introduced during the mid-Victorian period, with some chests having seven or more drawers usually a deep hat drawer and smaller glove compartments. Chests with barley-sugar twist or split bobbin-turned supports date from the mid-19th century.
Balloon back chairs. A Victorian dining or drawing room chair, the quintessential symbol of the Victorian era. The back upright is waisted just above the seat, widening to a rounded curve at the top rail, forming a balloon shape. The chairs were popular from the 1830s until the end of the 19th century. British balloon back chairs were usually made from mahogany or walnut, though Australian versions were made in cedar or sometimes Huon pine. They were made in a multitude of variations, as anyone who has tried to find a matching chair to a set, can attest.
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A set of four Victorian rosewood framed balloon back dining chairs, the open backs surmounted by floral carving in high relief, the overstuffed upholstered seat raised on cabriole legs with stylised shell carvings at the knees.
A Victorian set of four balloon back dining chairs in mahogany, standing on cariole front legs and with carved and pierced decoration to the backs. Height 86 cm
A set of four Victorian dining chairs, attractive squared balloon back with carved decoration and cabriole legs.
A set of four Victorian mahogany dining chairs, circa 1850, the balloon back chairs with carved knot back rail above tufted seats with front turned legs and out swept legs to the rear. Height 86.5 cm
Set of four cedar balloon back chairs with olive colour velvet upholstery in polished condition
Set of four beechwood balloon backed cottage chairs
Set of four burr walnut balloon back chairs with button upholstered seats and turned front legs