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 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 Victorian buttoned back grandfather chair, height 100 cm

Victorian Buttoned Back Grandfather Chair - 100cm Height

A Victorian buttoned back grandfather chair, height 100 cm

A Victorian walnut gentleman's open arm chair

Victorian Walnut Open Armchair for Gentlemen

A Victorian walnut gentleman's open arm chair

A Victorian mahogany Grandmother chair

Victorian Mahogany Grandmother Chair

A Victorian mahogany Grandmother chair

Victorian Grandfather chair, with velour upholstery

Velour Upholstered Victorian Grandfather Chair

Victorian Grandfather chair, with velour upholstery

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Victorian Rococo Grandfather Chair

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian Cedar Chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

Victorian Cedar Chair

Victorian cedar gentlemans chair

A pair of buttoned back Grandmother chairs, height 88 cm

Buttoned Back Grandmother Chairs - Pair (88cm)

A pair of buttoned back Grandmother chairs, height 88 cm

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

Mahogany Victorian Gentleman's Chair

A mid Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, mid 19th century, the showframe waisted chair with a button back, rollover arms to a serpentine shaped stuffover seat, curvaceous and scrolling arm supports above conforming legs, with porcelain casters. Height…

A near matching pair of Victorian walnut ladies and gents…

Victorian Walnut His & Hers Chairs

A near matching pair of Victorian walnut ladies and gents chairs. .

A gents armchair, carved kauri pine frame with green velvet…

Carved Kauri Pine Armchair with Green Velvet Upholstery (1880)

A gents armchair, carved kauri pine frame with green velvet upholstery, circa 1880

Gents armchair with carved blackwood frame, Tasmanian origin,…

Tasmanian Blackwood Armchair, 1845

Gents armchair with carved blackwood frame, Tasmanian origin, circa 1845

A Victorian Grandmother chair, height 88 cm

Victorian Grandmother Chair - 88cm Height

A Victorian Grandmother chair, height 88 cm

A Victorian lady's chair, the arched top with carved foliate,…

Victorian Lady's Carved Chair with Porcelain Castors

A Victorian lady's chair, the arched top with carved foliate, shape front on cabriole legs, terminating in porcelain castors.

A Victorian upholstered button back grandmother chair 98 cm

Victorian Button Back Grandmother Chair

A Victorian upholstered button back grandmother chair 98 cm

A pair of Edwardian Grandmother and grandfather chairs 105 cm

Edwardian Grandfather & Grandmother Chairs - 105cm Height

A pair of Edwardian Grandmother and grandfather chairs 105 cm

A pair of matching button backed grandmother and grandfather…

Button-Backed Grandparents Chairs - Matching Pair

A pair of matching button backed grandmother and grandfather chairs 104 cm

A grandmother and grandfather chair in blue velvet upholstery…

Blue Velvet Grandparent Chair - 104cm

A grandmother and grandfather chair in blue velvet upholstery 104 cm

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Victorian Rococo Grandfather Chair

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

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 carved oak gentleman' s chair

Carved Oak Victorian Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian carved oak gentleman' s chair

A Victorian walnut-framed upholstered lady's chair, 1880s, the…

Victorian Sage Green Lady's Chair

A Victorian walnut-framed upholstered lady's chair, 1880s, the waisted back above the broad seat, on turned front legs, the back buttoned, in sage green velvet. Height 91 cm. Width 59 cm. Depth 72 cm.

A Victorian mahogany high back grandfather chair

Victorian mahogany high back grandfather chair

A Victorian mahogany high back grandfather chair

A George III style mahogany armchair, English, late 19th…

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Armchair

A George III style mahogany armchair, English, late 19th century. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

An English mahogany tapestry seat chair in the Chippendale…

Chippendale-style Mahogany Tapestry Seat Chair from Melbourne Gentleman's Collection

An English mahogany tapestry seat chair in the Chippendale style. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

A George III style wing-back arm chair, English, 19th century,…

George III Wing-Back Armchair in Yellow Damask Silk

A George III style wing-back arm chair, English, 19th century, upholstered in yellow damask silk. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne

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…

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

Victorian Ornate Chairs with Pink Upholstery

A fine pair of Victorian lady's and gentleman's chairs, mid 19th century, the chairs with waisted button backs, richly ornamented with pierced and carved scrolling leaf forms and fruits, with stuffover serpentine seats, ornate aprons and floral encrusted…

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

Victorian Walnut Lady's Chair

A Victorian walnut lady's chair, circa 1860s, the chair with a buttoned spoonback and pierced showframe with foliate embellishments, to a serpentine stuffover seat and supported on low cabriole legs, upholstered in deep sage velvet. Height 93 cm. Width 61…

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

Victorian Mahogany Lady's Chair

A Victorian mahogany button back lady's chair, mid 19th century, the waisted showframe chair with a carved embellishment, raised on short cabriole legs with whorl feel, upholstered in a pastel floral jacquard. Height 88 cm. Width 57 cm. Depth 74 cm

A matching pair of grandmother and grandfather chairs, walnut…

Walnut Cameo Chairs with Foliate and Hop Designs

A matching pair of grandmother and grandfather chairs, walnut framed cameo backs with buttoned-back upholstery, the cresting rails carved with stylised foliate designs, the arm supports of the Grandfather chair with hop designs, raised on cabriole legs…

A small proportioned ladies parlor chair height 78 cm

Petite Parlor Chair: Perfect for Small Spaces

A small proportioned ladies parlor chair height 78 cm

Victorian grandmother chair, with scroll carving and good…

Scroll Carved Victorian Grandmother Chair with Upholstery

Victorian grandmother chair, with scroll carving and good upholstery

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 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…

Pair of 19th century mahogany ladies & gents chairs

Mahogany Chairs: Ladies & Gents Pair (9 words)

Pair of 19th century mahogany ladies & gents chairs

Victorian gentlemans chair with scrolled open arms in cedar

Cedar Victorian Armchair with Scrolled Arms

Victorian gentlemans chair with scrolled open arms in cedar

Early 19th century cedar & mahogany gentlemans chair with arm…

Bullseye Carved Cedar Armchair

Early 19th century cedar & mahogany gentlemans chair with arm fronts decorated with bullseye carving & gadrooned panel

A cameo back Victorian grandmother chair

Victorian Grandma Cameo Chair

A cameo back Victorian grandmother chair

A pair of cameo back ladies salon chairs, 100 cm high. 39 cm…

Cameo Back Ladies Salon Chairs - Pair

A pair of cameo back ladies salon chairs, 100 cm high. 39 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A Victorian Grandmother and matching grandfather chair, 105 cm…

Victorian Grandmother & Grandfather Chairs Set

A Victorian Grandmother and matching grandfather chair, 105 cm high. 70 cm wide, 80 cm deep

A pair of pale green velvet upholstered Grandmother chairs

Pale Green Velvet Grandmother Chairs

A pair of pale green velvet upholstered Grandmother chairs

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

A walnut Edwardian grandfather chair of large proportions on…

Large Edwardian Walnut Grandfather Chair

A walnut Edwardian grandfather chair of large proportions on original casters 100 cm high. 70 cm wide, 90 cm deep

Pair Victorian Grandmother & grandfather chairs. Red buttonback…

Victorian Red Buttonback Grandparent Chairs

Pair Victorian Grandmother & grandfather chairs. Red buttonback upholstery.

Victorian mahogany ladies chair

Victorian Mahogany Ladies' Chair

Victorian mahogany ladies chair

Carved Grandfather chair upholstered in pink velvet

Pink Velvet Grandfather Chair

Carved Grandfather chair upholstered in pink velvet

Victorian rococo style grandmother chair with deep buttoned…

Victorian Rococo Grandmother Chair with Deep Buttoned Upholstery

Victorian rococo style grandmother chair with deep buttoned upholstery

An antique gentleman's chair, carved walnut and leather, Circa…

1870's Walnut and Leather Gentleman's Chair

An antique gentleman's chair, carved walnut and leather, Circa 1870's.

A Louis XV style carved walnut gentleman's chair and lady's…

Carved Walnut Chairs with Embroidered Tapestry Upholstery (Set of 2)

A Louis XV style carved walnut gentleman's chair and lady's chair, each with hand embroidered tapestry upholstery (2)

A Victorian carved walnut gentleman's chair

Carved Walnut Victorian Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian carved walnut gentleman's chair

A Victorian walnut velvet upholstered lady's chair

Victorian Walnut Lady's Chair with Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian walnut velvet upholstered lady's chair

A superior quality ladies rosewood desk chair having William IV…

William IV Style Rosewood Desk Chair

A superior quality ladies rosewood desk chair having William IV influence on fine cabriole front legs 80 cm high, 44 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A rare high Victorian ladies arm chair with scroll arms and…

Victorian Armchair with Carved Cabriole Legs and Buttoned Upholstery

A rare high Victorian ladies arm chair with scroll arms and superior carved cabriole legs with buttoned upholstery 75 cm high, 64 cm wide, 74 cm deep

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

Cedar Swivel Chair for Gentleman's Office

A late nineteenth century cedar gentleman's desk/office swivel chair. Original untouched finish 68 cm high, 62 cm wide, 57 cm deep

Rococo style grandmother chair & grandfather chair

Rococo Grandparents' Chairs

Rococo style grandmother chair & grandfather chair

Two Victorian rococo style grandfather chairs with deep button…

Victorian Rococo Grandfather Chairs with Deep Button Upholstery

Two Victorian rococo style grandfather chairs with deep button back upholstery

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Victorian Rococo Grandfather Chair

Victorian rococo style grandfather chair

Well upholstered Victorian carved back ladies chair

Victorian Ladies' Carved Back Chair

Well upholstered Victorian carved back ladies chair

Victorian ladies chair

Victorian Lady Chair

Victorian ladies chair

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…

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…

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 mahogany gentleman's chair, second half 19th…

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, second half 19th century, the generously proportioned 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;…

Superb walnut grandmother chair (c.1870) of outstanding quality…

Antique Walnut Grandmother Chair (1870)

Superb walnut grandmother chair (c.1870) of outstanding quality and proportions 90 cm high, 55 cm wide, 65 cm deep

Superb walnut grandfather chair (c.1870) of exhibition quality…

Exquisite 1870s Walnut Grandfather Chair

Superb walnut grandfather chair (c.1870) of exhibition quality and proportions having exquisite carving and ornamentation, 100 cm high, 65 cm wide, 85 cm deep

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

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

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, second half 19th century, in warm light mahogany tones, the open arm button back chair with a showframe, decorative crest, scrolling arms and a serpentine seat, the legs with leaf form knees and upholstered in rich…

A Victorian walnut gentleman's armchair in green upholstery

Green Upholstered Victorian Armchair for Gentleman's Study

A Victorian walnut gentleman's armchair in green upholstery

An Australian Colonial cedar gentleman's chair with moulded…

Colonial Cedar Gentleman's Chair with Buttoned Upholstery

An Australian Colonial cedar gentleman's chair with moulded back rail and buttoned upholstered backrest

Vintage rococo style grandfather chair with dusty pink deep…

Dusty Pink Rococo Grandfather Chair

Vintage rococo style grandfather chair with dusty pink deep buttoned upholstery

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.

A Victorian cedar lady?s chair.

Victorian Cedar Lady's Chair

A Victorian cedar lady?s chair.

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair with red velvet upholstery

Mahogany Grandfather Chair with Red Velvet Upholstery

Victorian mahogany grandfather chair with red velvet upholstery

Pair of Victoria style grandfather chairs cream damask

Cream Damask Victoria Grandfather Chairs

Pair of Victoria style grandfather chairs cream damask

Antique rococo style grandmother chair, with peach coloured…

Peach Rococo Grandmother Chair

Antique rococo style grandmother chair, with peach coloured upholstery

Victorian grandfather & grandmother chairs, Roccoco style with…

Roccoco Grandparents Chairs with Deep Button Upholstery

Victorian grandfather & grandmother chairs, Roccoco style with scroll carving & deep button upholstery

Victorian grandfather chair, green upholstery

Green Victorian Grandfather Chair

Victorian grandfather chair, green upholstery

Victorian ladies chair

Victorian Lady's Chair

Victorian ladies chair

A 19th century Grandfather chair, mahogany

Mahogany Grandfather Chair, 19th Century

A 19th century Grandfather chair, mahogany

Victorian grandfather & Grandmother chair, rococo style

Rococo Grandparents Chair

Victorian grandfather & Grandmother chair, rococo style

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 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

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chair

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair

Mahogany Victorian Grandfather Chair

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair

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

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman's Chair

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's chair, 19th century, with a spoon shaped showframe with a lightly studded back to padded rolled arms and scrolled side supports above a serpentine seat, curvaceous legs with scroll feet and upon ceramic casters;…

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

Victorian Walnut Lady's Chair

A Victorian walnut lady's chair, 19th century, of typical spoon back form with a showframe and crest, a button back to a serpentine stuffover seat and raised on cabriole legs with bulbous knees and ball feet and bearing an antique Dealer's Association…

A good pair of Victorian carved walnut grandfather and…

Victorian Walnut Grandfather and Grandmother Chairs

A good pair of Victorian carved walnut grandfather and grandmother chairs, the grandfather with open arms, buttoned backs, framed carved detail, scrolling legs with brass and white porcelain casters.

Victorian Grandmother and grandfather chair (2)

Victorian Grandparent Chairs

Victorian Grandmother and grandfather chair (2)

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair c.1880. The chair is…

Victorian Mahogany Grandfather Chair with Green Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany grandfather chair c.1880. The chair is upholstered with green velvet having deep buttoning to the back. Height 101 cm

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

A Victorian walnut grandmother chair

Walnut Victorian Grandmother Chair

A Victorian walnut grandmother chair

A Victorian walnut grandfather chair

Victorian Walnut Grandfather Chair

A Victorian walnut grandfather chair

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