Antique George Hepplewhite Wheatgrass Captains Chair in Brown Leather, 1880

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We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and super collectable Antique Victorian George Hepplewhite Wheatgrass revolving captains … Read more We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and super collectable Antique Victorian George Hepplewhite Wheatgrass revolving captains chair which has been fully restored with hand dyed brown leather seat pad This chair is really quite exquisite, it's the only Hepplewhite I have ever seen, it comes with the period late Victorian cast iron movement, this was the absolute pinnacle of technology in the day as it was one of the earliest designs for height adjustable chairs The chair has been fully restored to include having the leather washed back, it’s then been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, the oak frame has been stripped back and sympathetically French polished from the ground up. Dimensions Height:- 102cm adjustable to 111cm Width:- 60cm Depth:- 51.5cm Seat height:- 52cm adjustable up to 61cm This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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