Yola Gray Antiques

Description

This is a fine quality and very comfortable English Georgian style desk chair, constructed from mahogany, with a revolving, reclining and height adjustable mechanism, circa 1980, in excellent condition.

Summary:
Item: Georgian Style Desk Chair
Circa: 1990
Period: Late 20th Century
Provenance: England, UK
Wood: Solid mahogany frame
Full-grain red leather upholstery
Deep buttoned back & seat
Hand tacked brass studwork frame
Elegant shaped upholstered arms
Reclining & height adjustable mechanism
Splayed mahogany legs
Working castors
Rotates 360 degrees
Extremely comfortable
Excellent condition
Free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland
14-day free UK returns policy

Description:
This is a fine quality and very comfortable vintage English Georgian style desk chair, constructed from mahogany, with a revolving, reclining and height adjustable mechanism, circa 1990, in excellent condition. The chair incorporates a deep buttoned padded scroll-shaped backrest and comfortable over-stuffed deep buttoned seat, united by mahogany shaped upholstered arm rests, which makes it extremely comfortable to sit on for long periods of time. The chair is upholstered in burgundy dark red leather, finished with hand-tacked brass studs to the upholstered perimeter. The mahogany chair frame has also been cleaned and wax polished, by hand, to a professional standard, therefore the colour and patination is of a high standard. The office chair sits on four splayed mahogany legs that terminate on the original working castors.

The revolving chair incorporates a mechanism allowing it to rotate 360 degrees and recline backwards. The seat height can be adjusted by turning a plastic screw on the underside of the chair, while the reclining tension can be adjusted by turning the small wheel at the front of the mechanism.

The chair mechanism is in good working order. The chair has been cleaned and polished, by hand, to a professional standard, therefore the colour and patination is of a high standard. This beautiful desk chair is extremely comfortable to sit on for long periods of time!

This mahogany office chair would look superb in either a traditional or contemporary office or library setting it would certainly grace any home.

History of the Office Chair:
An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive load bearing leg (often called a gas lift), which is positioned underneath the chair seat. Near the floor this leg spreads out into several smaller feet, which are often wheeled and called casters.

Before the nineteenth century, most of the global workforce was employed in agrarian labour—an “office chair” was only relevant for the wealthy, government officials and academics. In fact, Charles Darwin is the earliest known adopter of a proto-office chair, grafting wheels onto a normal chair in the 1840s so he could swivel between specimens. It goes without saying that this was a fairly uncommon use case.

Then came the railroad, the advent of manufacturing, and the Industrial Revolution. As the traditional model of labour was upended, more administrative workers were needed for logistical coordination and bookkeeping, and the concept of general and administrative workers was born. Businesses empowered by rail access in scaling and expanding to new markets employed more and more people—creating a cadre of middle managers.

This was the first time in history that productivity accrued on a mass scale from people sitting indoors. As white-collar workers became a crucial economic resource for the first time, their bosses began to recognize the value of making them comfortable.

The “Centripetal Office Chair”, designed by the inventor Thomas Warren and launched by the American Chair Company in 1851 at the Great Exhibition in London. An example of this office chair now sits in the Brooklyn Museum.

Office chairs were developed around the mid-19th century onwards, as more workers spent their shifts sitting at a desk, leading to the adoption of several features not found on other chairs.

Dimensions:
The following information provides dimensions on when the chair height is lowered and also raised to its highest setting using by adjusting the central steel rod:
External Height (raised) = 89cm / 35” / 2ft 11”
External Height (lowered) = 83cm / 32⅝” / 2ft 8⅝”
External width (arms) = 66cm / 26” / 2ft 2”
External depth = 67cm / 26⅜” / 2ft 2⅜”
Seat height - centre (raised) = 52cm / 20½” / 1ft 8½”
Seat height - centre (lowered) = 45cm / 17¾” / 1ft 5¾”
Seat width (between arms) = 53cm / 20⅞” / 1ft 8⅞”
Seat depth = 46cm / 18⅛” / 1ft 6⅛”
Arm height (raised) = 72.5cm / 28½” / 2ft 4½”
Arm height (lowered) = 67cm / 26⅜” / 2ft 2⅜”
Back height (from seat) = 45cm / 17¾” / 12ft 5¾”

Condition Report:
This is a fine quality and very comfortable vintage English Georgian style desk chair, constructed from mahogany, with a revolving, reclining and height adjustable mechanism, circa 1980, in excellent condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges of the mahogany chair frame, but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The leather is in excellent condition, with no signs of wear and tear, damage or holes etc. The chair frame incorporates the traditional brass studwork tacks to the upholstered perimeter. The reclining and adjustable height mechanism and wheel castors are in good working condition. This office chair is solid in joint and ready to use.

Price:
The price for this item is £645, which includes free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland and 14-day free UK returns.

Customer Service:
We offer customer satisfaction through the following services:
• Free delivery to England, Wales & Southern Scotland
• 14-Day Free UK Returns
• Full money back assurance
• Worldwide shipping
• Full insurance of items in transit

Further Information:
For more information or photographs please email or call Yola Gray Antiques.
Office: 01829 458 070
Julian: 07960 738 212
Yola: 07971 882 567
Customers outside the UK should call:
Office: 00 44 1829 458 070
Julian: 00 44 7960 738 212
Yola: 00 44 7971 882 567
Email: info@yolagray.com

Free UK Delivery:
We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland (anywhere south of Stirling). We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland for example, the Isle of Man, Isle of White and Channel Islands. If you live in one of the areas where we do not offer free delivery, please contact us for a delivery quote before purchasing the item. Delivery will be made by our specialised antique furniture delivery service, or in some cases we will use a courier service for distant deliveries.

Delivery times are usually 1-4 weeks depending on location we aim to deliver the majority of items within 2 weeks. All items are professionally packaged and fully insured in transit therefore, we can assure you, your items will be securely protected in transit and arrive safely with you.

Once you have purchased an item, we will contact you by email and/or telephone and provide you with a provisional delivery date, in order for you to confirm if it is suitable for you. Once you have confirmed you can accept delivery on the provisional delivery date, we will book the delivery in with our shippers and it then becomes a confirmed delivery date.

We will also provide you with our shippers' contact details, in case you need to contact the driver on the day of delivery. It's helpful if you can provide us with both the landline and mobile telephone number, in case the driver cannot reach you on one of the numbers on the day of delivery, they can contact you on your alternative number.

In order to be able to offer you free delivery, it is based on a 1-man delivery only. For any large items that require 2 people to lift the item, we ask that you are available at the time of delivery to be able to give our shipper a lift off the van and into your house with the item. If you are not able to lift items yourself, we ask that you have someone on hand at the time of delivery to assist our shipper with lifting the item.

14-Day Free UK Returns & Refunds:
A 14-day “no quibble” free UK returns policy (from the date you receive the item) is available if you are not happy with this item. We will collect the item free of charge from you (we do not charge a return fee / collection fee). You will be given a full refund as long as the item is returned in the same condition. We will collect returns using our own specialist furniture delivery company. We will not accept returns via a courier service (due to experience of damaged items in transit). This refund policy only applies to deliveries to the UK.

UK Buyer Payment:
For UK buyers, we accept cash on collection or delivery cheque, edit and credit card, BACS (free bank to bank transfer) or PayPal. Payment is requested within 10 days of the sale. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered. If we do not receive payment within 10 days of the sale, we reserve the right to cancel the sale and place the item up for sale again.

International Buyers:
If you live outside the UK and you would like to purchase this item, please contact us before purchasing it, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time. The shipping quote provided is a global estimate only. The actual shipping cost will vary by country and postcode. Due to the distances and costs involved with shipping outside the UK, a returns policy is therefore not available for international buyers. Before placing your order(s) please make sure this is the item for you. We request payment by bank transfer (we do not accept payment via PayPal, credit or debit cards for international purchases). Payment is requested within 10 days of the purchase. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered to our shippers. The advertised price of the item does not include the shipping cost, sales tax, import duty or custom fees. If we do not receive payment within 10 days of the sale, we reserve the right to cancel the sale and place the item up for sale again.

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About the Seller:
This item is being sold by Yola Gray Antiques who is an accredited member of LAPADA (the UK’s largest Trade Association of Professional Art and Antique Dealers) and CINOA. CINOA is the world association of art & antique dealer associations. All LAPADA & CINOA members abide by their strict code of practice by adhering to reputable standards of quality, expertise and integrity.

Yola Gray has dealt in fine art and antique furniture for over 45 years. Yola Gray has a special interest in colonial furniture, specifically colonial four poster beds. Yola Gray also supplies a variety of fine English antique furniture, art and fabrics to clients in the UK, Europe and further afield.

Please visit the Yola Gray website at for further items and information.

Product Code: 116358