A gentleman's chair, gent's chair or grandfather chair is a term usually applied in Australia to a deep upholstered Victorian easy chair, often button-backed and with upholstered arms. The chair generally stood on short cabriole legs and had a 'spoon' or a wide balloon back. The 'show wood', that is, the polished frame, was usually mahogany or walnut, although many examples in Australian red cedar have survived.

There are Australian versions of the gentleman's chair, ladies chair and matching settees, usually made from cedar, and occasionally from blackwood. As cedar is a softer timber than walnut, mahogany and rosewood, from which the English versions were made, the carving is usually not as crisp as in the imported version. However the Australian blackwood gentleman's chair is often difficult to distinguish from a good quality English walnut example.

The Edwardian form of the gentleman's chair is more...

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Mid Victorian walnut framed grandfather chair with tapestry…

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Victorian Mahogany Lady's Chair with Carved Crest and Cabriole Legs

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A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, mid 19th century, the…

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A Victorian mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th…

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A mid Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, mid 19th century,…

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A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, second half 19th…

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Victorian grandmother and grandfather chairs, 2 similar chairs…

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Two Victorian rococo style grandfather chairs with deep button…

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Quality Victorian mahogany grandfather chair, the waisted…

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Pair of grandfather / grandmother chairs in the rococo style,…

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Victorian Rococo style grandfather chair with deep buttoned…

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A Victorian walnut lady's chair with curved moulded back rail,…

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A Victorian walnut lady's chair, 19th century, of typical spoon…

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A Victorian mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th…

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A late nineteenth century cedar gentleman's desk/office swivel…

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A Victorian walnut grandmother chair

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Victorian Walnut Grandfather Chair

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Victorian grandfather & Grandmother chair, rococo style

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A Victorian carved walnut ladies chair, English circa 1880.…

A Victorian carved walnut ladies chair, English circa 1880. Dimensions: 58 cm wide 58 cm deep 90 cm high

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair, elegant scrolling…

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A Victorian walnut rococo revival gentleman's library chair,…

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Grandfather chair cedar, Victorian, foliate carvings, red…

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Chair with Red Velvet Upholstery

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Two rococo style lounge chairs comprising of grandfather and…

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Two Victorian rococo style lounge chairs comprising of a…

Victorian Rococo Grandparents Lounge Chairs

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An antique English mahogany gent's armchair, 19th century,…

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A pair of mahogany Victorian lady's and gentleman's chairs, mid…

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A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, mid 19th century, the…

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A grandmother and grandfather chair in blue velvet upholstery…

Blue Velvet Grandparent Chair - 104cm

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A Victorian walnut lady's chair, circa 1860s, the chair with a…

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A Victorian mahogany button back lady's chair, mid 19th century,…

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