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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Late Victorian mahogany grandfather chair 68 cm wide, 99.5 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chair - Antique

Late Victorian mahogany grandfather chair 68 cm wide, 99.5 cm high

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

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

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

Victorian Walnut Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery

A pair of Victorian walnut gentleman's and lady's chairs, with well-craved frame, upholstered in green velvet.

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

Pair of rococo style grandfather / mother chairs upholstery a/f

Rococo-style Upholstered Grandparent Chairs, A/F

Pair of rococo style grandfather / mother chairs upholstery a/f

A Victorian black leather mahogany gentleman's chair, 19th…

Victorian Leather Gentleman's Chair

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

Victorian Cedar Chairs with Carved Frames and Lattice Upholstery

A pair of Victorian cedar gentleman's and lady's chairs, 19th century, with pierced and carved show frames, spoon shaped button backs, rollover arms and stuffover seats upholstered in pale green lattice jacquard, curvaceous supports with whorl terminals…

Victorian walnut ladies chair of fine quality

Fine Victorian Walnut Ladies Chair

Victorian walnut ladies chair of fine quality

Victorian rococo grandfather chair with red upholstery.

Red Rococo Grandfather Chair

Victorian rococo grandfather chair with red upholstery.

Mid Victorian walnut framed grandfather chair with tapestry…

Victorian Tapestry Grandfather Chair

Mid Victorian walnut framed grandfather chair with tapestry covers

Victorian grandfather chair 67 cm wide, 82 cm high

Victorian Grandfather Chair - 67cm x 82cm

Victorian grandfather chair 67 cm wide, 82 cm high

Gentleman's library chair Victorian mahogany with deep button…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair with Olive Leather Upholstery

Gentleman's library chair Victorian mahogany with deep button aged patina olive leather upholstery

Rococo style grandfather chair 71 cm wide, 101 cm high

Rococo Grandfather Chair: Elegant and Compact

Rococo style grandfather chair 71 cm wide, 101 cm high

Louis XIV style grandfather chair

Louis XIV Grandfather Chair

Louis XIV style grandfather chair

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs

Victorian Grandparents Chairs

Pair of Victorian grandmother & grandfather chairs

Edwardian grandfather chair 70 cm wide, 100 cm high

Edwardian Grandfather Chair - 70cm x 100cm

Edwardian grandfather chair 70 cm wide, 100 cm high

Victorian grandfather chair & grandmother chair (2), cedar,…

Victorian Cedar Grandparents Chairs with Carvings

Victorian grandfather chair & grandmother chair (2), cedar, with scroll carving and turned front legs

Victorian grandfather chair

Victorian Grandfather Chair

Victorian grandfather chair

A large Victorian gentleman's chair, 19th century, with a…

Victorian Gentleman's Chair in Neoclassical Toile

A large Victorian gentleman's chair, 19th century, with a curved showframe, padded back and rollover arms, curvaceous supports, to a serpentine stuffover seat and cabriole legs, upholstered in a neoclassical grey and beige toile on a cream ground, height…

Grandfather chair Victorian, mahogany with tapestry upholstery

Victorian Mahogany Tapestry Grandfather Chair

Grandfather chair Victorian, mahogany with tapestry upholstery

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 cedar grandfather chair

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Victorian walnut ladies & gents chairs & Victorian walnut spoon…

Victorian Walnut Button Back Furniture Set

Victorian walnut ladies & gents chairs & Victorian walnut spoon back chaise lounge, all with button backs

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

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 pale pink and white floral upholstered ladies chairs

Pink Floral Ladies Chairs

A pair of pale pink and white floral upholstered ladies chairs

A Victorian mahogany lady's chair, 19th century, having a…

Victorian Mahogany Lady's Chair with Cream Damask Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany lady's chair, 19th century, having a buttoned tablet back and a carved crest to the showframe, a serpentine stuffover seat above cabriole legs with whorl feet and porcelain casters, with cream blush damask upholstery, height 96 cm,…

An Anglo-Ceylonese carved ebony gentleman's chair circa 1840,…

Carved Ebony Gentleman's Chair, 1840

An Anglo-Ceylonese carved ebony gentleman's chair circa 1840, the whole heavily carved, the back and front rails featuring flowers and foliage emanating from a central shell, the arms beginning with foliate motifs and terminating with scrolls and leaves,…

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

A Victorian walnut carved back ladies chair with deep button…

Victorian Walnut Ladies Chair with Silk Upholstery

A Victorian walnut carved back ladies chair with deep button silk upholstery

Late 19th century gentleman's armchair in walnut

Walnut Armchair for 19th Century Gentlemen

Late 19th century gentleman's armchair in walnut

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

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair, elegant scrolling…

Victorian Floral Upholstered Grandfather Chair

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair, elegant scrolling carved frame upholstered with a Sanderson style floral fabric, button-back detail.

A Victorian mahogany floral upholstered Grandmother & a…

Victorian Floral Mahogany Grandparent Chairs (2)

A Victorian mahogany floral upholstered Grandmother & a grandfather chair (2)

19th century cedar gentlemans chair

Cedar Gentleman's Chair - 19th Century

19th century cedar gentlemans chair

A Victorian rosewood tub shaped ladies chair, upholstered in…

Victorian Rosewood Ladies Chair with Ivory Upholstery

A Victorian rosewood tub shaped ladies chair, upholstered in ivory corduroy

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 Victorian mahogany pale green upholstered Grandmother chair

Victorian Grandmother Chair with Pale Green Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany pale green upholstered Grandmother chair

Fine quality pair of mahogany gentlemans and ladies chairs

Mahogany Chairs for Gentlemen and Ladies

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Pair of Edwardian grandfather chairs

Edwardian Grandfather Chairs Pair

Pair of Edwardian grandfather chairs

A blue velvet upholstered ladies chair, English, 19th century

Blue Velvet Ladies Chair, 19th Century English

A blue velvet upholstered ladies chair, English, 19th century

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 mahogany carved upholstered Grandmother &…

Victorian Mahogany Grandparents' Chair - Needs Reupholstering

A Victorian mahogany carved upholstered Grandmother & grandfather chair, upholstery in very bad condition

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, and a lady's chair,…

Victorian French-style Upholstered Chairs

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, and a lady's chair, 19th century, complementary chairs in the French manner with carved and pierced showframes, button backs, serpentine seats and raised on cabriole legs, both upholstered, in deep green velvet,…

Antique grandfather & grandmother chairs 2rococo style in…

Rococo Grandparents Chairs in Green Upholstery

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Two rococo style grandfather chairs

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Rococo style grandmother chair

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Pair antique grandmother & grandfather chairs with matching…

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A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair and similar footrest,…

Victorian Mahogany Chair & Footrest

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair and similar footrest, 19th century, with a buttoned back and serpentine front. The stool with a turned walnut frame, 96 cm high

A Victorian cedar upholstered grandfather arm chair, with…

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Armchair with Button Back Detail

A Victorian cedar upholstered grandfather arm chair, with orange upholstery & button back detail

Reconstructed cedar gents chair

Cedar Gents Chair: Reconstructed and Refined

Reconstructed cedar gents chair

Edwardian grandfather chair 61 cm wide, 103 cm high

Edwardian Grandfather Chair - Elegant and Timeless

Edwardian grandfather chair 61 cm wide, 103 cm high

A fine pair of ladies and gents chairs with carved walnut…

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A fine pair of ladies and gents chairs with carved walnut frames, English, circa 1870

A Victorian mahogany lady's chair and a small footstool, mid…

Victorian Mahogany Lady's Chair and Footstool

A Victorian mahogany lady's chair and a small footstool, mid 19th century, with a pierced and carved showframe to the waisted and buttoned back, a stuffover seat and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, the small shaped, footstool of conforming design…

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

Victorian cedar grandfather chair

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Chair

Victorian cedar grandfather chair

Victorian grandfather chair

Victorian Grand Chair

Victorian grandfather chair

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.

Grandfather chair cedar, Victorian, foliate carvings, red…

Victorian Cedar Grandfather Chair with Red Velvet Upholstery

Grandfather chair cedar, Victorian, foliate carvings, red velvet deep button upholstery

Grandmother and grandfather chairs two late Victorian, mahogany,…

Victorian Mahogany Grandparent Chairs

Grandmother and grandfather chairs two late Victorian, mahogany, deep button green velvet upholstery

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 mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th…

Mahogany Button Back Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th century, of simple form with a waisted show frame, rollover arms to a serpentine stuffover seat with substantial scrolling vegetal supports to cabriole legs, upholstered in iced olive coloured…

Pair of Louis XV style walnut salon armchairs, 20th century,…

Louis XV Style Walnut Salon Armchairs (Pair)

Pair of Louis XV style walnut salon armchairs, 20th century, each having a shaped back, top rail carved with flowers and shells, on carved cabriole legs (2), height 98 cm. Provenance: The Estate of a Gentleman, Point Piper, NSW

A Victorian walnut grandfather and grandmother chair,…

Victorian Ivory Brocade Grandparents Chairs

A Victorian walnut grandfather and grandmother chair, upholstered in matching self-patterned brocade ivory fabric, each with deep buttoned backs.

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 pair of Victorian mahogany grandfather and grandmother chairs,…

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather & Grandmother Chairs

A pair of Victorian mahogany grandfather and grandmother chairs, the scrolling frame upholstered with a striped linen fabric, button back detail with china casters

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

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, 19th century, the waisted show frame chair with scrolled terminals, rollover arms and scrolling supports to medallion carved knees, a serpentine stuffover seat and cabriole legs with porcelain casters, upholstered…

Grandfather chair, Australian cedar Colonial, white buttoned…

White Buttoned Colonial Grandfather Chair with Scroll Arms

Grandfather chair, Australian cedar Colonial, white buttoned fabric upholstered, scroll arms

A Victorian walnut carved medallion back gents chair on carved…

Victorian Walnut Medallion Gents Chair on Cabriole Legs

A Victorian walnut carved medallion back gents chair on carved cabriole legs.

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

Victorian Rococo Revival Library Chair

A Victorian walnut rococo revival gentleman's library chair, mid 19th century, of generous proportions with a rounded sage green velvet upholstered back and upholstered serpentine arms, with a shaped double scroll framed splat and scrolling side supports,…

Victorian cedar grandfather chair with deep buttoned back

Deep-Buttoned Cedar Grandfather Chair

Victorian cedar grandfather chair with deep buttoned back

Victorian grandmother and grandfather chairs, 2 similar chairs…

Victorian Grandparent Chairs with Matching Upholstery

Victorian grandmother and grandfather chairs, 2 similar chairs with matching upholstery

Pair of Edwardian grandfather and grandmother chairs

Edwardian Grandparent Chairs

Pair of Edwardian grandfather and grandmother chairs

The Speaker's Chair, An important gentleman's armchair,…

The Speaker's Chair: A Victorian Cedar Armchair

The Speaker's Chair, An important gentleman's armchair, Australian cedar, circa 1850, formerly the Speaker's Chair from the 1st Legislative Council of Victoria 1851, presided over by Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe, ?illustrated in '?Victoria The…

A Victorian Australian cedar gentlemans arm chair

Victorian Cedar Armchair

A Victorian Australian cedar gentlemans arm chair

A Victorian walnut gentleman's and lady's chairs, each with…

Victorian Green Velvet Chairs

A Victorian walnut gentleman's and lady's chairs, each with button green velvet upholstered, on scroll feet

Button back grandfather chair with Marone upholstery

Marone Upholstered Button Back Grandfather Chair

Button back grandfather chair with Marone upholstery

Victorian walnut grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2)

Victorian Walnut Grandparents Chairs (Set of 2)

Victorian walnut grandmother & grandfather chairs, (2)

Antique Victorian deep button back Grandfather chair…

Victorian Red Velvet Grandfather Chair

Antique Victorian deep button back Grandfather chair upholstered in red velvet

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

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

Victorian Mahogany Chairs with Ice Blue Floral Jacquard Upholstery

A pair of Victorian mahogany gentleman's and lady's chairs, mid 19th century, the buttoned spoonback chairs with show frames, padded rollover arms and curvaceous supports with whorl terminals, serpentine stuffover seats to cabriole legs with ball feet and…

A Victorian walnut ladies chair on cabriole legs

Walnut Cabriole Leg Ladies Chair

A Victorian walnut ladies chair on cabriole legs

A Colonial cedar grandfather chair, c.1880, excellent original…

Colonial Cedar Grandfather Chair, c. 1880, Excellent Condition

A Colonial cedar grandfather chair, c.1880, excellent original finish with later upholstery, in overall excellent condition

A pair of mahogany leather upholstered gentleman's chairs,…

Mahogany Leather Chairs - English 19th Century

A pair of mahogany leather upholstered gentleman's chairs, English 19th century

Quality Victorian mahogany Grandfather chair with tub shaped…

Victorian Mahogany Tub Back Grandfather Chair

Quality Victorian mahogany Grandfather chair with tub shaped back

A 19th century upholstered grandfather chair in walnut,…

Walnut Grandfather Chair in Excellent Condition

A 19th century upholstered grandfather chair in walnut, condition: minor repairs needed, upholstery as new, overall excellent condition

An early Victorian Brazilian rosewood ladies chair, having…

Victorian Rosewood Ladies Chair

An early Victorian Brazilian rosewood ladies chair, having foliate and scroll carved decoration and upholstered in light olive green velvet. Height 107 cm.

Pair of Edwardian grandmother & grandfather chairs

Edwardian Grandparents Chairs Set

Pair of Edwardian grandmother & grandfather chairs

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

Good Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, well carved back…

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair, Circa 1860-70

Good Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, well carved back rail, cabriole legs on original castors, circa 1860-70

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

Mahogany Rococo Chairs with Olive Velvet Upholstery

A pair of mahogany Victorian lady's and gentleman's chairs, mid 19th century, the pair with rococo showframes with relief carved crests, shaped and buttoned spoon backs, serpentine stuffover seats and raised on short cabriole legs with decorated knees,…

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

Victorian Medallion Button Back Lady's Chair

A Victorian mahogany lady's chair, mid 19th century, the medallion button backed chair with a rosette and foliate motifs to the carved crest, pierced high hipped supports to a stuffover serpentine seat, a channel grooved seating rail and raised on…

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

Victorian Rococo Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, mid 19th century, the near square button backed chair with a plain showframe, the arm supports with a carved rococo scrolling flourish and leaf motif, a stuffover seat above a shaped channel grooved seating rail and…

Exquisite Victorian carved walnut Gentleman's open armchair,…

Victorian Walnut Gentleman's Armchair, Reupholstered

Exquisite Victorian carved walnut Gentleman's open armchair, recently re-upholstered