The Chairs

There are 193 chairs in the Collection and 140 on view; the chairs illustrated below are a selection of what can be seen. Click on an image for more details.

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An oak single chair with original nailed leather covered upholstery Charles II, circa 1660-80

FP 414

 

A turned, carved and moulded caned walnut single chair

FP 2

A turned and carved silvered beech upholstered single

FP 23

A beech single chair with leathered upholstery and

FP 30

A carved walnut and walnut veneered beech single chair

FP 39

A walnut single chair with rushed seat and cabriole legs

FP 45

A Virginia walnut corner armchair with wooden seat and four cabriole legs

FP 55

A carved mahogany upholstered single chair on four cabriole legs

FP 73

Virginia walnut corner armchair with wooden seat

FP 83

A carved mahogany upholstered single chair on four cabriole legs

FP 92

A carved mahogany armchair with upholstered seat and cabriole legs

FP 112

A carved mahogany single chair with upholstered seat and cabriole legs

FP 120

A composite walnut upholstered armchair

FP 123

A carved yew-wood high back Windsor armchair with cabriole legs and a mahogany seat

FP 142

Walnut and beech ladder-back side chair

FP 144

Upholstered oval back armchair

FP 177

A carved white painted and gilded beech upholstered shield-back armchair

FP 198

Beech upholstered armchair

FP 206

A carved beech armchair with upholstered seat, decorated in orange and white on a black ground

FP 226

A beech-framed bergère with mahogany legs and original horsehair upholstery

FP 265
Walnut upholstered armchair

FP 361
Side chair

FP 407
Polypropylene stacking chairs

FP 410
Papier mâché side chair

FP 412