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Seating — Singles/Pairs/Threes of Chairs (all types) - Furniture - Shapiro Auctioneers
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Seating - Singles/Pairs/Threes of Chairs (all types)
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| *** | Australian Colonial cedar armchair, c. 1860, the rectangular padded back above a pair of scrolled arms with padded armrests, raised on carved tapering front legs with castors, height 97 cm width 64 cm depth 86 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Biedermeier birch and ebonised armchairs early 20th century together with a circular side table (3), height 90 cm, (chairs); height 65 cm, diameter 75 cm, (table). Provenance: GamLa Lam, Sydney. Private Collection, Sydney. | *** |  |
| *** | George II style mahogany library armchair, 19th century, upholstered in zebra mohair, the scrolled arm terminating in eagle heads, raised on carved cabriole legs, height 100 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Georgian mahogany ladderback armchair, 19th century, the serpentine top rail carved acanthus leaves above curved and pierced arms, the seat with needlework in the manner of Gillows, raised on reeded square section legs joined by stretchers, height 102 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Sebastian Herkner (German, b. 1981), '119' lounge chair, manufactured by Thonet, black stained beech, with wicker seat, retain manufacturer's labels, height 77 cm. Provenance: purchased from Anibou, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Art Deco style mahogany tub armchairs 20th century the fluted legs with gilt accents, Warwick leopard print and black upholstery (2), height 87 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of French leather armchairs, each with brown velvet seat cushion, bronzed nailhead trim, raised on ball feet (A/F) (2), height 82 cm. Provenance: The country Trader, Sydney. The Collection of Alan James and Jenny Fletcher, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of walnut Louis XIV style fauteuils, each with a high rectangular back and square seat with tapestry upholsetery (A/F) (2), height 126 cm. Provenance: Manning and Manning Antiques, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XIII oak armchair, shaped scroll front apron and stretcher base, upholstered back and seat, Bennison floral fabric. Height 112 cm. Width 64 cm. Depth 52 cm. Provenance: Ros Palmer Interiors, Woollahra. The Estate of a Lady, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | After Charles Rennie MacIntosh, Willow tea room Chair | *** |  |
| *** | Regency mahogany and cane armchair, c. 1830, caned rectangular curved back, seat and side panels, on turned legs with floral detailing above castors, mustard velvet loose cushions and padded arms, height 109 cm width 65 cm depth 85 cm. Provenance: The… | *** |  |
| *** | John Leslie Wright shoreline deck chair, designed 1987, Huon pine. Leslie John Wright's work is represented in the permanent collection of national gallery of Australia, The Powerhouse Museum and The Art gallery of Western Australia | *** |  |
| *** | Baroque revival giltwood armchair profusely carved with scrolls and leaves, red Damask upholstery, height 147 cm, width. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Australian Colonial cedar side chairs, 19th century, each with a curved top rail, solid seat, on turned tapering legs (2), height 88 cm, 86 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Australian Colonial cedar carvers, c. 1830, with shaped backs, above two scroll arms, on turned and carved legs, grey and cream diamond pattern upholstery (2), height 90 cm. Provenance: private Collector, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of George III style Gainsborough chairs, 20th century, with down-swept strapwork carved arms, green tweed upholstery, raised on square legs joined by stretcher, height 96 cm depth 64 cm width 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair Art Deco 'Moustache' leather club chairs, c. 1930, upholstered in beautifully worn tan leather contrasted with black leather piping (A/F) (2), height 83 cm depth 70 cm width 76 cm. Provenance: Sally Beresford, Woollahra, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Paulin, pair of 598 easy chairs designed in 1972 | *** |  |
| *** | Diego Lamaro, (1879-1953), Australian cedar armchair, with elaborately carved back with eagled two angels supporting a ribbon banner 'Riposo rest her' centred on a heart, the arms carved with lions and birds above a frieze carved with deer and wolves on… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Spanish walnut armchairs late 17th century, the rectangular back and seat re-upholstered in 19th century, red velvet, flanked by downswept arms, raised on scrolled legs joined by conforming stretchers, (A/F). Height 120 cm, width 62 cm, depth 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Regency mahogany and cane library armchair, 19th century, with brown leather cushions, raised on turned legs with brass castors, height 102 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | George II style side chair, 19th century, with black and gold Chinoiserie decoration, paw feet, height 98 cm, width 55 cm, depth 56 cm. Provenance: country Trader, Sydney. Private collection, Point Piper, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | George III mahogany armchair, by Gillows of Lancaster, c. 1799, with shaped pierced splat and drop seat with yellow upholstery, on square legs joined by 'H' stretcher, height 94 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, reference: Cf. For comparison… | *** |  |
| *** | Georgian highback armchair, late 18th century, with pale green velvet upholstery, on mahogany square section legs with castors, height 115 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Two Georgian wingback armchairs, 19th century, upholstered in brown leather, with brass bullnose tacks, extensive damage to the leather (A/F) (2), height 100 cm width 74 cm depth 67 cm. Provenance: The collection of Dr. Henry Mackellar Michelmore, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Three Dutch marquetry side chairs, each with high arched back, carved centre splat, upholstered drop in seat, and raised on cabriole legs to claw and ball feet, the whole well decorated with ribbon bows, baskets of flowers, flowers and leaves | *** |  |
| *** | George III oak square stool, c. 1770, with needlepoint seat, on square chamfered legs joined by stretchers, height 46 cm width 44 cm depth 44 cm. Provenance: John Wilson Antiques, Melbourne, October 2004, the collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of George II walnut chairs, c. 1745, the splayed backs with double scroll top rail and early fan splat, drop seats with embroidered upholstery, on carved cabriole legs (2), height 95 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Prince of Wales Investiture chair, c. 1969, vermillion stained beech, the back with gilded Prince of Wales feathers, minor loss to veneer, wear to upholstery (A/F), height 78 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Chippendale style mahogany armchairs c. 1800 each with cartouche carved back, raised on square section legs joined by stretchers, floral upholstered drop seat (2), height 94 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. | *** |  |
| *** | Christophe Pillet, Pair of Y' Swivel Armchairs, 1997 | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Norman Shaw, Hampton court chair, manufactured by William Morris & Company, England; mahogany frame and rush seat. Reference: Morris & Company catalogue of c.1910, six examples are in regular use in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Robinson, Duncan, ed.… | *** |  |
| *** | Overstuffed green Mohair armchair, with upholstered legs. Height 73 cm. Width 74 cm. Provenance: The Estate of a Lady, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of early Victorian Papier Mache salon chairs, each stamped IH/Ws respectively, and having shaped top rails decorated with a single panel of a young girl in the woods, leading to an inverted lyre shaped vertical waist rail, fully upholstered seat,… | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XV walnut fauteuil a la reine, Lyon, 18th century, the cartouche shaped back carved with flowers, caned back and seat, on cabriole legs, height 97 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Danish Empire mahogany armchairs 19th century backs finely inlaid with floral urns, above floral upholstered seats, scrolled arms with urn supports, raised on tapering legs joined by stretchers (2), height 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style armchairs, late 19th century, grey painted frames decorated with mouldings and carved flowers, with medallion shaped backs, padded arms, on turned fluted legs (2). Provenance: Purchased from Wallrock Antiques, Brisbane | *** |  |
| *** | George IV mahogany hall chair, c. 1820, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, back carved with a scallop shell and C-scrolls, on sabre legs, height 80 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of parlour chairs, Italian c. 1950 high wing back with blue linen upholstery (2). Height 103 cm. Width 75 cm. Depth 66 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of French Art Deco Tub Armchairs, c. 1930, carved oak frame (2), height 90 cm width 72 cm depth 60 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Copeland and de Soos | *** |  |
| *** | French Louis XVI style bergere, 19th century, with arched back above bellflower carved and apricot mohair upholstered seat and cushion, raised on fluted tapering legs. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XV style carved walnut library chair, 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of English Gothic revival oak hall chairs, c. 1860, in the manner of Pugin, parcel-gilt decoration, with close nailed upholstered seats (2), height 92 cm, width 42 cm, depth 43 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of kingwood veneered Bergeres, 19th century, curved back with ormolu floral mounts, upholstered in a peach patterned silk fabric (2), height 85 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Howell & Howell Antiques, Woollahra, 1988. Private collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Charles II oak high-back chair, 18th century, brocade upholstered rectangular high back and seat, raised on turned legs joined by cross stretchers, height 117 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Scandinavian lounge armchairs, c. 1970, light brown leatherette (2), height 75 cm width 66 cm depth 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style armchairs, late 19th century, grey painted frames decorated with mouldings and carved flowers, with medallion shaped backs, padded arms, on turned fluted legs (2). Provenance: Purchased from Wallrock Antiques, Brisbane | *** |  |
| *** | O. Noel Coulson (1905-1993), pair of upholstered open arm chairs, c. 1958 manufactured by S. Andrewartha furniture Manufacturers, Richmond, Melbourne, limed oak frames, fluted square front legs with brass sabots (2). Height 80 cm, width 60 cm, depth 77 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style carved fauteuils, cream painted with linen upholstery, height 97 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Art Deco armchairs, French c. 1925, upholstered in contemporary black Nobilis fabric (2). Height 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XVI style walnut fauteuil, c.1900 with a pierced foliate carved top rail leading to upholstered back, arms and seat, all resting on turned and fluted legs. Height 95 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Empire style armchair, 20th century, manufactured by Jonathan Charles Fine Furniture, ebonised finish, with carved and gilded swan-form arm supports, height 101 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Daisy Leather Club Chair, designed 1998, manufactured by Poltro Frau, brown leather, height 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Armchair, manufactured by Arketipo | *** |  |
| *** | George III style wingback armchair, 19th century, re-upholstered with two tone blue floral fabric, on cabriole front legs and splayed back legs, with two matching cushions, height 127 cm width 83 cm depth 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XVI painted beech bergere, c. 1780, tapered rectangular back above swept padded arms supported by spiral fluted balusters, on tapered fluted and turned legs, retaining original green painted finish with Scalamandre Melograno antique white woven… | *** |  |
| *** | After Jean-Michel Frank (French, 1895-1941), Pair of Elephant Armchairs, limed timber and brown cow hide upholstery (2), height 85 cm width 90 cm depth 108 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style giltwood armchairs, 20th century, with leopard print upholstered backs, arms, and seats, raised on cabriole legs (2), height 103 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Scottish Orkney Island armchair, 20th century, stained pine with rush and straw work back, height 116 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of ebonised and gilt armchairs, 20th century, each with shaped back with 'X' splats and scrolled arms, caned seat raised on tapering legs, padded cushion (2). Provenance: Colefax and Fowler. The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Paulin, tulip armchair, designed 1965, manufactured by Artifort, Netherlands; 'Divinia' woollen upholstery | *** |  |
| *** | French mahogany Invalid chair late 19th century with caned back and seat, leather-padded armrests, with wheels. | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style music room chairs, 19th century, each with a lyre back, padded top-rail and circular seat upholstered in a cream fabric, seat-rail with twisted-ribbon motif and a patera above each leg, on four fluted legs (2), height 88 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Bentwood chair, French, c1930, with rush woven seat and back. Provenance: Decandence, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XV style fauteuils re-upholstered in white, with white limed solid wood frame (2). Height 94 cm | *** |  |
| *** | George III Cuban mahogany 'Cockpen' armchair, c. 1770, with a lattice back and out-swept arms above a padded needlepoint seat depicting phoenix and foliage, raised on column legs joined by stretchers, height 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Two mahogany hall chairs, carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls, the backs decorated with coat of arms of Diana, Princess of Wales (2), height 100 cm. Provenance: David Jones, Sydney, private collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Late Regency Cuban mahogany bergere, c. 1825, with green leather upholstery, height 107 cm, width 56 cm, depth 60 cm. Provenance: Fraser's Antiques, Willoughby, 1992 | *** |  |
| *** | Biedermier three seater sofa Biedermier three seater sofa classical inlaid decoration to timber, open arms, green velvet covers, together with three Biedermier armchairs classical inlaid decoration to back and sides, open arms, green velvet covers (4).… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Scandinavian Art Deco armchairs (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Waring & Gillows mahogany side chair, c. 1900 with tablet top-rail banded in satinwood above a padded back, raised on tapering legs, height 83 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XVI style drawing room chairs, c. 1900, each with grey painted frame, open back with monogram 'Mw' flanked by two arrows tied with ribbons and surmounted by a wreath, seat upholstered in dark green velvet (2), height 87 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Morris & Co. chair, padded seat, spindle stretcher. Height 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XV style walnut armchairs, early 20th century, each with a carved and reeded frame, padded backs, seats and arm-rests re-upholstered in blue and white native Australian flowers cotton fabric from Utopia goods, on cabriole legs (2), height 96… | *** |  |
| *** | Regency mahogany and cane library chair, c. 1820, the curved tub shaped frame with cane back, with suede upholstered seat, raised on two tapering carved front legs and two back sabre legs with brass castors | *** |  |
| *** | Romeo Sozzi (Italian), blue Bilou Bilou chair, designed 1999, manufactured by Promemoria, blue velvet upholstery and beechwood structure, height 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | French Art Deco armchair, c. 1930, rounded back, seat and sides upholstered in a cream fabric, on two front fluted legs and two back square tapered legs, height 84 cm, width 63 cm, depth 70 cm. Provenance: Copeland & de Soos, Woollahra, c. 1980. Private… | *** |  |
| *** | Pierre Paulin, Manhattan chair, manufactured by Artifort, Netherlands; orange geometric patterned cut velvet | *** |  |
| *** | Escalier de Cristal, Panier Freres et Cie. Pair of French transitional style caned chairs, c. 1880-1923, each with a branded stamp 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris' (2). Height 80 cm. Width 52 cm. Depth 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XV style fruitwood fauteuils, 20th century, each with pale lime wash finish, upholstered in south Pacific cream silk fabric with black velvet scrolls, on cabriole legs, with a matching ottoman (3), height 89 cm, width 71 cm, depth 66 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Georgian mahogany side chair, c. 1800, with carved vasiform splat above padded seat raised on square sectioned legs. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Georgian style mahogany chair, arms terminating with carved hound heads, pale green upholstery, on ball and claw feet, height 88 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of English Gothic revival oak armchairs, 1875, carved trefoil design with leather seats (2), height 92 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Julie Biber | *** |  |
| *** | Carved walnut fauteuil d'Epoque, shaped back, upholstered arms | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XV giltwood fauteuil a la Reine, late 18th century, the channelled frame carved with foliate, the waved toprail centred by scrolled S clasp, the padded back, outswept C-scroll and padded arms and seat upholstered in two tone velvet fabric, raised on… | *** |  |
| *** | Ilmari Tapiovaara (Finnish, 1914-1999), Mademoiselle Rocking Chair, designed 1956, manufactured by Artek, white painted solid birch frame, seat and back, retains decal label 'Design Ilmari Tapiovaara Artek 2011', height 96 cm. Provenance: Purchased from… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Australian blackwood folding armchairs, Tasmania, c. 1900, with second generation cream canvas seats and backs (2), height 112 cm width 113 depth 21 cm. Provenance: Latrobe Antiques, Tasmania. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Louis XVI style bergere white painted finish, upholstered in blue and beige fabric with a separate seat cushion. Height 94 cm | *** |  |
| *** | George II style mahogany Butterfly-back armchair, 19th century, with shaped butterfly back and out-swept arms above a padded seat with floral silk upholstery under a striped dust cover raised on carved cabriole legs, height 89 cm. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | John Gee (English, 1779-1824), Regency side chair, c. 1820, faux rosewood finish, fine inlaid decoration, on turned legs with reeded seat tails, stamped 'GEE' and four sets of initials 'TB,' made by John Gee, chair maker and turner in Ordinary to George… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of garden armchairs, patinated green iron (2), height 79 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Elizabeth II limed oak Coronation chair, by W. Hands & Sons Ltd, c. 1953, upholstered in light blue and Royal Blue velvet, gold trimming, bearing the monogram 'E R II' beneath a crown, height 85 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Diana Fisher, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | William Morris & Co. Arts & Crafts ebonised Sussex armchair, c. 1880, with spindle turned back, conforming arm rests, above a later rush seat, height 85 cm. Provenance: The collection of Tony White, Sydney. Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Australian cedar easy chair, c. 1880, the buttoned padded back above a pair of scrolled arms, on turned front legs with brass castors, upholstered in Burgundy leather, height 98 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | 'sthetic movement ebonised chair, English c. 1875, height 93 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Louis XV style walnut armchairs early 20th century each with a boldly carved foliate frame, on carved cabriole legs, re-covered in floral tapestry (2) | *** |  |