Royal House Antiques

Description

We are delighted to offer for sale this important, handmade made in England, circa 1860-1880 Victorian ornately hand carved English Oak Cockfighting armchair with reading slope and large single drawer

Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price

This really is an exquisite armchair, it is pure art furniture from every angle, the design originates from the 18th century, they are documented as being use in cockfights as you could sit backwards on the chair and have a fully body arm rest which you could use to write on and so forth, this of course was the original intended function which was for study

This chair swivels, it has its original porcelain castors, the back opens up to reveal a writing slope or lectern for resting a book which can be used folded or unfolded, lastly you have one large drawer to the base

Condition wise, the chair has been lightly restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, its an original patina chair meaning all the period charm has been left in, the upholstery looks to be Edwardian Rexene, I have left it as it is because its in wonderful period condition

Should the new owner wish, I can have the piece upholstered with Italian cattle hide leather and hand dyed, I had one other example of these chairs which was restored to that standard and sold very quickly, if you would like to see some pictures please ask, the cost of the work is approximately £1500

Dimensions

Height:- 80cm

Width:- 70cm

Depth:- 64cm

Seat height:- 55cm

Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask

Any questions please feel free to ask.
Payments

We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the purchase.

If sold items aren’t collected within three months and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the item and payment.