A Late Victorian Carpet Upholstered Armchair c.1895 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the elegant and slim proportioned

the elegant and slim proportioned carcass with good colour

though the apparition could well be the Ghost of Christmas present as there is holly draped upon the picture behind it

Homer is the earliest poet in Western culture whose works have survived intact

the whole with scrolled barrel arms  and rope piping

there is not a great deal of movement or fragility and there are no major flaws or deficiencies to note

A Late Victorian Carpet Upholstered Armchair c.1895 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the elegant and slim proportionedOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1900Height: 37. 5 or 18 at seatWidth: 30Depth: 32The late Victorian period armchair having the wonderful original upholstered carpet moquette velour in royal navy blue with gold and rose highlights and piping, the whole well sprung on an oak carcass sitting on turned legs with original ceramic pot castors. In fair to good condition, the chair has survived pretty well in its ripe old