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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A button back early Victorian gentleman's chair, circa…

Early Victorian Spoon Back Gentleman's Chair

A button back early Victorian gentleman's chair, circa 1840s-50s, with a spoon back showframe, padded arms rests, scrolling supports, a serpentine stuffover seat above turned and toupie feet with porcelain casters, upholstered in a cream lattice patterned…

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

Victorian Walnut Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian walnut gentleman's chair, second half 19th century, the horseshoe shaped chair with an acanthus and scroll carved show frame surrounding the padded back, with enclosed sides, curvaceous supports and upon carved foliate embellished cabriole…

A late Victorian button back ladies salon chair. Height 80 cm.…

Victorian Button Back Ladies Salon Chair

A late Victorian button back ladies salon chair. Height 80 cm. Width 40 cm. Depth 50 cm

Victorian walnut Grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2), with…

Victorian Grandfather & Grandmother Chairs with Blue Velvet Upholstery

Victorian walnut Grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2), with deep buttoned blue velvet upholstery

Victorian mahogany grandmother chair with striped satin brocade…

1880 Victorian Mahogany Grandmother Chair with Striped Satin Brocade

Victorian mahogany grandmother chair with striped satin brocade upholstery, circa 1880

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, circa 1870s, having a…

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, circa 1870s, having a timber showframe with an ornamental crest and a button back, open curved padded arms, a serpentine stuffover seat and carved cabriole legs terminating in ceramic casters, upholstered in burnt…

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

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chairs, mid 19th century the buttoned spoon back chair with show frame, padded rollover arms and curvaceous supports with whorl terminals, serpentine stuffover seat to cabriole legs with ball feet and upholstered in red…

19th century Victorian mahogany ladies chair with cabriole legs…

Victorian Striped Ladies Chair

19th century Victorian mahogany ladies chair with cabriole legs and striped upholstery

Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2) in rococo style…

Rococo Grandparent Chairs with Deep Buttoned Upholstery

Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2) in rococo style with deep buttoned upholstery

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair 71 cm wide, 79 cm deep,…

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chair with Open Join

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair 71 cm wide, 79 cm deep, 100 cm high note open join behind left armrest

Victorian grandfather chair with deep buttoned leather…

Deep Buttoned Leather Victorian Grandfather Chair

Victorian grandfather chair with deep buttoned leather upholstery, 66 cm wide, 93 cm high

Antique walnut Victorian gentleman's arm chair

Victorian Walnut Armchair

Antique walnut Victorian gentleman's arm chair

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

Victorian Mahogany Armchair with Blue Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's armchair, mid 19th century, the buttoned spoon back chairs with show frame, padded rollover arms and curvaceous supports with whorl terminals, serpentine seats to cabriole legs with ball feet and upholstered in blue velvet…

A matching pair of mahogany lady and gentleman's chairs, and a…

19th Century Mahogany Chairs and Cedar Chaise Longue

A matching pair of mahogany lady and gentleman's chairs, and a cedar chaise longue, 19th century, button back chairs with floral carved crests to the showframes, serpentine seats with scroll supports and cabriole legs, upholstered in ecru velvet, the…

19th century mahogany framed carved back and deep button…

Mahogany Carved Gentleman's Armchair

19th century mahogany framed carved back and deep button gentlemans armchair

Victorian cedar lady?s and gentleman?s chairs upholstered in…

Green Velvet Victorian Chairs

Victorian cedar lady?s and gentleman?s chairs upholstered in green velvet.

Victorian carved walnut framed gentleman's open arm chair with…

Victorian Green Velvet Armchair

Victorian carved walnut framed gentleman's open arm chair with green velvet

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, window back with carved…

Victorian Mahogany Window Back Chair in Blue Velvet

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, window back with carved support, matching the legs and apron with foliate motifs carved in relief. Upholstered in a soft blue velvet.

Pair of Victorian chairs, gentlemans and ladies chairs with…

Victorian Mahogany Chairs with Cream Velvet Upholstery

Pair of Victorian chairs, gentlemans and ladies chairs with polished mahogany frames and cream velvet upholstery with deep buttoned backs

An antique English gentleman's armchair with finely carved…

Walnut Armchair with Green Velvet Upholstery, 1870

An antique English gentleman's armchair with finely carved walnut frame and green velvet button back upholstery, circa 1870, 72 cm across the arms

Victorian mahogany button back gents chair

Mahogany Button Back Chair for Victorian Gents

Victorian mahogany button back gents chair

Two vintage gentleman's arm chairs carved in rococo style, with…

Rococo Armchairs with Deep Buttoned Upholstery by R.D. Kirkman & Co

Two vintage gentleman's arm chairs carved in rococo style, with deep buttoned upholstery, R.D. Kirkman & Co label attached

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

Victorian Acanthus Carved Button Back Chair

A Victorian gentleman's chair, 19th century, the button back chair with a shaped and lightly carved showframe having padded arms and acanthus carved supports to a serpentine seat, and raised on fluted toupie feet with casters, upholstered in a flower…

A pair of Victorian walnut lady's and gentleman's chairs, 19th…

Victorian Walnut Chairs with Sage Velvet Upholstery

A pair of Victorian walnut lady's and gentleman's chairs, 19th century, the chairs with unadorned show frame button backs of typical spoon form to stuffover serpentine seats and raised on cabriole legs terminating in whorl feet; both upholstered in…

A high Victorian mahogany button back lady's chair, second half…

Victorian Mahogany Lady's Chair with Carved Fruits and Florals

A high Victorian mahogany button back lady's chair, second half 19th century, the generously proportioned chair having a pierced and carved show frame with fruits and floral motifs, a near circular stuffover seat with a carved shaped apron and low…

19th century kauri framed gentleman parlour chair, raised on…

Kauri-framed gentleman's chair with gold brocade upholstery

19th century kauri framed gentleman parlour chair, raised on cabriole legs with white porcelain casters, gold brocade upholstery.

A Victorian lady's chair, later 19th century, the button back…

Victorian Floral Showframe Chair

A Victorian lady's chair, later 19th century, the button back chair with a showframe and floral and scrolled crest, a serpentine seat and scrolling legs terminating in acanthus decorated feet with brass casters; upholstered in self patterned cream…

A Victorian walnut gentleman's chair with buttoned backrest and…

Walnut Buttoned Backrest Chair with Ceramic Castors

A Victorian walnut gentleman's chair with buttoned backrest and white ceramic castors.

Victorian carved walnut lady's chair in pink buttoned velvet…

Pink Velvet Victorian Lady's Chair Set

Victorian carved walnut lady's chair in pink buttoned velvet and another. (2)

A Victorian walnut carved back grandfather chair with green…

Victorian Walnut Grandfather Chair with Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian walnut carved back grandfather chair with green deep button velvet upholstery

Victorian cedar grandfather chair with deep buttoned back

Deep-Buttoned Cedar Grandfather Chair

Victorian cedar grandfather chair with deep buttoned back

A cedar gentleman?s chair, Australian, 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Gentleman's Chair

A cedar gentleman?s chair, Australian, 19th century

A Victorian gents chair, second half 19th century, the chair…

Victorian Sage Green Velvet Gents Chair

A Victorian gents chair, second half 19th century, the chair with a showframe and button back, roll over padded arms to scrolled side supports in the French manner flowing to cabriole legs with tapering ball feet; upholstered in sage green velvet. Height…

A superb pair of matching button back grandmother and…

Matching Button Back Grandparent Chairs

A superb pair of matching button back grandmother and grandfather chairs grandfather chair: 100 cm high, 75 cm wide, 88 cm deep

Carved Grandfather chair upholstered in pink velvet

Pink Velvet Grandfather Chair

Carved Grandfather chair upholstered in pink velvet

Victorian grandmother chair c.1880, mahogany, with later…

Mahogany Victorian Grandmother Chair

Victorian grandmother chair c.1880, mahogany, with later upholstery, decorated with carved back rail, carved scrolling, cabriole legs with ceramic castors. Height 96 cm

Mid Victorian grandfather chairs, polished mahogany frames with…

Mahogany Grandfather Chairs with Burnt Orange Velvet Upholstery

Mid Victorian grandfather chairs, polished mahogany frames with burnt orange velvet upholstery and deep buttoned backs

Victorian gentleman's armchair, with carved walnut frame,…

Floral Tapestry Victorian Armchair

Victorian gentleman's armchair, with carved walnut frame, upholstered in deep button floral tapestry

Victorian Grandfather chair, with velour upholstery

Velour Upholstered Victorian Grandfather Chair

Victorian Grandfather chair, with velour upholstery

A fine Victorian rosewood inlaid gentleman's chair, 19th…

Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Gentleman's Chair

A fine Victorian rosewood inlaid gentleman's chair, 19th century, the rosewood showframe with kingwood book end inlay throughout, the arched button back upholstered in Burgundy velvet to curved armrests above a bow front seat, raised on turned and fluted…

Pair of Victorian grandmother / grandfather chairs in button…

Yellow Button Back Victorian Grandparent Chairs

Pair of Victorian grandmother / grandfather chairs in button back yellow upholstery.

A pair of antique Victorian grandmother and grandfather chairs.…

Antique Victorian Grandparent Chairs in Green Damask

A pair of antique Victorian grandmother and grandfather chairs. Upholstered in green damask

Quality Victorian mahogany Grandfather chair with tub shaped…

Victorian Mahogany Tub Back Grandfather Chair

Quality Victorian mahogany Grandfather chair with tub shaped back

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian Cedar Chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian gentlemans chair with scrolled open arms in cedar

Cedar Victorian Armchair with Scrolled Arms

Victorian gentlemans chair with scrolled open arms in cedar

A Victorian amber velvet upholstered ladies and gentleman's…

Amber velvet Victorian chairs

A Victorian amber velvet upholstered ladies and gentleman's chair

A Victorian gents chair, circa 1860s, of generous proportion…

Victorian Floral Gents Chair

A Victorian gents chair, circa 1860s, of generous proportion with a scrolled show frame and carved crest, padded rolled arms and scrolled arm supports flowing to carved knees and small cabriole legs with scroll feet, upholstered in floral patterned red…

Victorian gentleman and ladies open armchairs, with carved…

Victorian Velvet Armchairs with Carved Walnut Frames

Victorian gentleman and ladies open armchairs, with carved walnut frames, deep buttoned 'Cameo' shaped backs and green velvet upholstery

Pair of rosewood Sheraton style ladies and gentleman's chairs…

Rosewood Sheraton Chairs with Satinwood Inlays

Pair of rosewood Sheraton style ladies and gentleman's chairs with satinwood inlays

Victorian cedar grandfather chair

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Chair

Victorian cedar grandfather chair

Victorian mahogany ladies & gents chairs

Mahogany Chairs for Ladies and Gents

Victorian mahogany ladies & gents chairs

A good Victorian period walnut grandmother chair, with Omega…

Walnut Omega Back Grandmother Chair with Green Fabric Cover

A good Victorian period walnut grandmother chair, with Omega back, serpentine front, cabriole front legs and deep buttoned green fabric covers

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair with red velvet upholstery

Mahogany Grandfather Chair with Red Velvet Upholstery

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair with red velvet upholstery

A Victorian carved walnut gentleman's chair

Carved Walnut Victorian Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian carved walnut gentleman's chair

A Louis XV style fauteuil, the moulded frame carved with…

Louis XV Style Grey Fauteuil with Classical Brocade Upholstery

A Louis XV style fauteuil, the moulded frame carved with flowerheads, and decorated grey, in classical blue and grey brocade upholstery. Provenance: The property of a gentleman, Sydney

Grandfather chair Victorian walnut on brass castors, high back…

Victorian Grandfather Chair in Gold Velvet Upholstery

Grandfather chair Victorian walnut on brass castors, high back with foliate carvings, deep button gold velvet upholstery height 126 cm

19th century mahogany framed grandfather chair, upholstered in…

Mahogany Grandfather Chair with Chocolate Leather Upholstery

19th century mahogany framed grandfather chair, upholstered in chocolate leather

Grandfather chair Victorian, mahogany with tapestry upholstery

Victorian Mahogany Tapestry Grandfather Chair

Grandfather chair Victorian, mahogany with tapestry upholstery

A Victorian carved walnut deep button green velvet upholstered…

Victorian Walnut Velvet Club Chair

A Victorian carved walnut deep button green velvet upholstered gentlemans club chair

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Victorian Rococo Grandfather Chair

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

A Victorian walnut and grey button back upholstered Gentleman's…

Walnut and Grey Upholstered Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian walnut and grey button back upholstered Gentleman's chair

Pair of Victorian Grandmother & grandfather chairs in cedar,…

Victorian Cedar Grandparents' Chairs with Button Upholstery

Pair of Victorian Grandmother & grandfather chairs in cedar, with buttonbacked upholstery.

Pair of Roccoco style grandfather chairs, one with light brown…

Roccoco Grandfather Chairs: Brown and Lime Upholstery

Pair of Roccoco style grandfather chairs, one with light brown deep buttoned upholstery the other with lime coloured upholstery

Antique grandfather & grandmother chairs 2rococo style in…

Rococo Grandparents Chairs in Green Upholstery

Antique grandfather & grandmother chairs 2rococo style in buttoned down green upholstery

A Victorian walnut gentleman's chair in blue wool

Blue Wool Victorian Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian walnut gentleman's chair in blue wool

Antique style waisted back grandmother chair, with raised wool…

Vintage Wool Upholstered Grandmother Chair

Antique style waisted back grandmother chair, with raised wool work upholstery

A pair of Victorian walnut and upholstered low salon chairs, of…

Victorian Walnut Upholstered Salon Chairs

A pair of Victorian walnut and upholstered low salon chairs, of typical form with a moulded and carved frame, button upholstered in striped green fabric, height 93 cm, width 63 cm, depth 86 cm, (gent's chair), height 83 cm, width 55 cm, depth 70 cm,…

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

Victorian Mahogany Open Arm Chair

A Victorian mahogany open arm gentleman's chair, 19th century, the tablet shaped button back chair with a showframe and carved crest to open shaped and padded arms to a serpentine seat, the curvaceous arm supports flowing to scrolling legs with carved…

Late 19th century solid blackwood gentleman's elbow chair with…

Blackwood Gentleman's Chair with Leather Seat

Late 19th century solid blackwood gentleman's elbow chair with saddle seat and chocolate leather covers

Good Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, cabriole legs on…

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair - 1860s

Good Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, cabriole legs on porcelain castors, circa 1860

Victorian 'grandfather' arm chair, with deep buttoned olive…

Olive Grandfather Armchair with Deep Buttoned Upholstery

Victorian 'grandfather' arm chair, with deep buttoned olive coloured upholstery

A Victorian open arm grandfather chair, the walnut frame carved…

Victorian Salmon Velvet Grandfather Chair

A Victorian open arm grandfather chair, the walnut frame carved with foliate scrolls, salmon cut velvet button back upholstered, raised on cabriole legs with volute scrolls

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian Cedar Chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Quality gentleman and ladies chairs, carved walnut framed with…

Carved Walnut Chairs with Deep Buttoned Backs

Quality gentleman and ladies chairs, carved walnut framed with a later fabric covering with deep buttoned backs

Victorian walnut balloon back grandfather chair, traditional…

Victorian Floral Balloon Back Grandfather Chair

Victorian walnut balloon back grandfather chair, traditional form upholstered in button back floral dralon

A pair of Victorian mahogany grandfather and grandmother chairs,…

Victorian Mahogany Grandparents Chairs in Olive Green Velvet

A pair of Victorian mahogany grandfather and grandmother chairs, carved detail to back, arms and legs, upholstered in an olive green velvet with button-back detail. Old repairs.

Rococo style grandfather chair, with deep buttoned fabric…

Rococo Grandfather Chair with Buttoned Upholstery

Rococo style grandfather chair, with deep buttoned fabric upholstery

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs

Victorian Grandparent Chairs

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs

A quality Victorian carved walnut grandfather chair, scrolling…

Victorian Walnut Grandfather Chair with Green Velvet Upholstery

A quality Victorian carved walnut grandfather chair, scrolling open arms, button back, finely striped green velvet upholstery.

A Victorian walnut gentleman's spoon back chair and small…

Victorian Walnut Spoon Back Chair & Footstool

A Victorian walnut gentleman's spoon back chair and small upholstered foot stool

Edwardian grandfather arm chair with new floral upholstery and…

Floral Button-Back Grandfather Chair

Edwardian grandfather arm chair with new floral upholstery and button back

A Victorian walnut lady's chair, with well carved frame, ending…

Victorian Walnut Lady's Chair with Carved Frame and Green Upholstery

A Victorian walnut lady's chair, with well carved frame, ending in scrolling front feet. Fully upholstered in button green damask.

A Victorian gentleman's chair, later 19th century, in the…

Victorian French-style Floral Carved Spoon Chair

A Victorian gentleman's chair, later 19th century, in the French taste, the button back spoon shaped chair with a carved floral festoon to the crest, padded arms and curvaceous and pierced side supports with trailing floral carving to cabriole legs and a…

Pair of Victoria style grandfather chairs cream damask

Cream Damask Victoria Grandfather Chairs

Pair of Victoria style grandfather chairs cream damask

Victorian walnut open arm tapestry covered gents chair with…

Victorian Walnut Tapestry Armchair with Carving

Victorian walnut open arm tapestry covered gents chair with carving to back & front legs

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs, with…

Victorian Grandparent Chairs & Footstools in Cream Upholstery

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs, with matching footstools, in cream upholstery

Victorian grandfather chair c.1880, mahogany, with later…

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chair

Victorian grandfather chair c.1880, mahogany, with later upholstery, decorated with carved back rail, carved scrolling, arms and cabriole legs with ceramic castors. Height 100 cm

Ladies chair: Victorian carved walnut frame with blue velvet…

Victorian Blue Velvet Ladies Chair

Ladies chair: Victorian carved walnut frame with blue velvet upholstery, c1880s.

Two Victorian mahogany grandfather chairs 70 cm wide, 95 cm high

Pair of Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chairs

Two Victorian mahogany grandfather chairs 70 cm wide, 95 cm high

Pair of Victorian grandmother / grandfather chairs

Victorian Grandparent Chairs

Pair of Victorian grandmother / grandfather chairs

A Victorian mahogany gentlemans chair, circa 1860s. Of generous…

Victorian Mahogany Gentlemen's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentlemans chair, circa 1860s. Of generous proportions with a scrolled show frame and carved crest around a studded back, padded rolled arms and scrolled arm supports flowing to carved knees and small cabriole legs with scroll feet,…

A Victorian upholstered button back grandmother chair 98 cm

Victorian Button Back Grandmother Chair

A Victorian upholstered button back grandmother chair 98 cm

Pair of deep buttoned grandfather and grandmother chairs

Grandparent Chairs with Deep Button Design

Pair of deep buttoned grandfather and grandmother chairs

A Colonial ladies blackwood rocking chair, Tasmanian origin,…

Tasmanian Colonial Blackwood Rocking Chair

A Colonial ladies blackwood rocking chair, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, several 19th century iron strap restorations (enhancing the character of the piece), 87 cm high, 56 cm across the arms

Pair of 19th century mahogany framed grandfather and…

Mahogany Grandparent Chairs

Pair of 19th century mahogany framed grandfather and grandmother chairs