VICTORIAN MAHOGANY UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR WITH POSTAL MOTIF FABRIC -

A HANDSOME VICTORIAN PARLOUR ARMCHAIR FEATURING A SOLID MAHOGANY FRAME WITH ELEGANT PROPORTIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL PRESENCE. THE CHAIR EXEMPLIFIES MID-TO-LATE VICTORIAN DESIGN SENSIBILITIES WITH ITS GENEROUS SEAT DEPTH, SCROLLED MAHOGANY ARMS, AND TURNED FRONT LEGS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD.

CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
- FRAME: SOLID MAHOGANY THROUGHOUT WITH VISIBLE GRAIN AND WARM PATINA
- UPHOLSTERY: ORIGINAL OR PERIOD-APPROPRIATE LINEN FABRIC FEATURING A CHARMING POSTAL MOTIF WITH HANDWRITTEN SCRIPT, POSTAGE STAMPS, AND INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MARKINGS IN BLACK INK ON CREAM GROUND
- ARM DETAILS: SCROLLED MAHOGANY ARMS WITH UPHOLSTERED ARM PADS, SUPPORTED ON MAHOGANY SUPPORTS
- LEGS: TURNED MAHOGANY FRONT LEGS; STRAIGHT MAHOGANY BACK LEGS
- TRIM: BRASS NAILHEAD TRIM APPLIED AROUND SEAT PERIMETER AND ARM EDGES, ADDING DECORATIVE DEFINITION
- BACK: UPHOLSTERED BACK PANEL WITH POSTAL FABRIC, SUPPORTED BY MAHOGANY FRAME

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 100 CM
- WIDTH: 72 CM
- DEPTH: 75 CM

CONDITION: THE MAHOGANY FRAME IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WOODWORM, SPLITS, OR LOOSE JOINTS. THE WOOD SHOWS NATURAL PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE UPHOLSTERY FABRIC, WHILE SHOWING MINOR SOILING AND AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR, REMAINS INTACT WITH NO TEARS OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE POSTAL MOTIF PRINT IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. BRASS NAILHEAD TRIM IS PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL, WITH MINOR WEAR IN PLACES. THE CHAIR IS STABLE AND SUITABLE FOR USE OR DISPLAY.

PERIOD CONTEXT: THIS CHAIR REPRESENTS THE SUBSTANTIAL, WELL-MADE PARLOUR FURNITURE TYPICAL OF THE VICTORIAN ERA, WHEN POSTAL THEMES AND TRAVEL IMAGERY WERE FASHIONABLE DECORATIVE SUBJECTS. THE POSTAL MOTIF FABRIC, FEATURING HANDWRITTEN ADDRESSES, STAMPS, AND INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MARKS, REFLECTS THE VICTORIAN FASCINATION WITH GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND COMMERCE. SUCH THEMED UPHOLSTERY WAS POPULAR FOR DRAWING ROOM AND STUDY FURNITURE DURING THE 1880S-1900S PERIOD.

OVERALL ASSESSMENT: A CHARMING AND FUNCTIONAL VICTORIAN ARMCHAIR WITH DISTINCTIVE POSTAL-THEMED UPHOLSTERY, SOLID MAHOGANY CONSTRUCTION, AND GOOD STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THE COMBINATION OF QUALITY MAHOGANY FRAMING AND THE UNUSUAL POSTAL FABRIC MAKES THIS AN APPEALING PIECE FOR COLLECTORS OF VICTORIAN FURNITURE OR THOSE SEEKING DISTINCTIVE PERIOD SEATING WITH CHARACTER AND HISTORICAL INTEREST. INSECTION RECOMMENDED.

Item Size: Height: 110cm, Width: 78cm, Depth: 85cm, Weight: 45Kg

Condition: Good

TOORMINA
548788+4

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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