Victorian Rococo Revival Balloon-Back Parlor Chair, Circa 1850–1870

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This chair embodies the Victorian Rococo Revival style popular from the 1840s to the 1870s. Crafted from dark hardwood—likely walnut—it … Read more This chair embodies the Victorian Rococo Revival style popular from the 1840s to the 1870s. Crafted from dark hardwood—likely walnut—it features the signature balloon-back form with a rounded, carved rail and cabriole legs.
The seat is upholstered in a hand-stitched floral needlepoint, featuring pink and yellow roses on a soft blue-green background, and finished with trim along the seat edge.

Refined yet inviting, this chair represents the aesthetics of mid-19th-century parlor furniture—romantic in form, finely detailed, and unmistakably Victorian. See less