balloon back - chairs - set of 6
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.
27 item(s) found:
A set of six reproduction balloon back dining chairs
Six Colonial cedar balloon backed dining chairs. Turned front legs & reeded side rails. Green dralon upholstery, drop in seats. Height 88 cm. Width 44 cm. Depth 39 cm
A set of six Australian cedar balloon back dining chairs (6)
A set of six chairs mahogany balloon back with floral brocade upholstered seats
A set of siXVictorian mahogany dining chairs, the balloon backs with plain panelled decoration above over stuffed serpentine seats upholstered in ivory silk, raised on flutted and turned tapering legs on ceramic castors (6)
A set of six Victorian walnut dining chairs, each with a foliate pierced balloon back, above an upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs
A set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs, each with a balloon back, above a pink brocade upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs
A set of six mahogany balloon back dining chairs cream ground floral brocade upholstered
Set of six mid Victorian mahogany balloon back dining chairs, each with pierced vase shaped upright splat on cabriole supports
Set of 6 Victorian Mahogony carved balloon back dining chairs
A set of six mahogany dining chairs, circa 1880, the balloon backs with curved back rails to red velvet seats on reeded and turned legs. Height 91 cm
A set of six mahogany balloon back chairs, circa 1870, the shaped back with carved back rail over a sprung upholstered serpentine fronted seat and shaped cabriole legs. Height 93 cm
A set of six early Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, circa 1840, the shaped carved backs above blue floral upholstered seat with centurion skirt and baluster shaped carved front legs and out swept legs to the rear. Height 83 cm
A set of six Victorian baluster leg chairs, circa 1890, the shaped balloon backs and carved back rail to an upholstered seat on baluster shaped legs and splayed rear legs. Height 90 cm
A set of six Victorian mahogany framed balloon back dining chairs each with a scroll carved splat and supported on turned legs. Upholstered in pears and apples decorated modern fabric
A set of six early Victorian mahogany and leather upholstered dining chairs, the balloon padded backs above button upholstered seats, moulded rails and raised on tapering lobed legs, stamped S. Groves, restorations (6)
A very good set of 6, mid Victorian, walnut, balloon back chairs with fretted and carved splats and upholstered in a cranberry coloured cotton velvet fabric
A set of six mahogany kidney shaped balloon back chairs
A set of six Victorian mahogany chairs, each balloon back with pierced upright splat on turned tapering supports.
A set of six Australian cedar chairs, each with balloon backs and upholstered seats on tapering legs
A set of six Australian cedar and upholstered balloon back dining chairs (6)
Set of 6 Victorian walnut balloon back chairs with carved back rail on cabriole legs
Set of 6 Australian cedar carved, balloon back chairs. Original condition. Price per chair. Restoration available
Set of six balloon back walnut chairs with carved insets, hand worked tapestry seats and cabriole legs
Set of six walnut balloon back chairs covered in pale blue velvet
Set of six balloon back walnut chairs with carved insets, hand worked tapestry seats and cabriole legs