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Pair Of Original Victorian Klismos Armchairs
We are delighted to offer for sale this important pair of original Victorian Klismos armchairs with hand dyed brown leather woven seats
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
These really are an exquisite pair of armchairs, they are pure art furniture from every angle. Starting at the top you have a Greek key carved back rails, the front arms are carved eagle heads, the seats as mentioned are veg tan hand dyed woven leather straps which make for a very comfortable and hard wearing seat. The front legs are ornately carved Lions heads with hairy paw feet and wings to the sides, the rear legs are again, ornately carved and finish with Lions hairy paws. These are a museum quality pair of armchairs that look expensive and important in any setting
Condition wise, there will be normal age and use related patina marks, we have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished them from top to bottom, there is nothing negative to note
Dimensions
Height:- 72cm
Width:- 70cm
Depth:- 48cm
Seat height:- 37.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
A klismos (Greek: κλισμός) or klismos chair is a type of ancient Greek chair, with curved backrest and tapering, out curved legs.
Ancient Greece
Klismoi are familiar from depictions of ancient furniture on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs from the mid-fifth century BCE onwards. In epic, klismos signifies an armchair, but no specific description is given of its form in Iliad xxiv, after Priam's appeal, Achilles rises from his thronos, raises the elder man to his feet, goes out to prepare Hector's body for decent funeral and returns, to take his place on his klismos.
A vase-painting of a satyr carrying a klismos chair on his shoulder shows how light such chairs were. The curved, tapered legs of the klismos chair sweep forward and rearward, offering stability. The rear legs sweep continuously upward to support a wide concave backrest like a curved tablet, which supports the sitter's shoulders, or which may be low enough to lean an elbow on. The long and elegant curve was quite difficult to create and may have been carved from a single piece of wood, or by using mortise and tenon joints, or by bending by steam, or by training the wood.
The seat was built of four wooden turned staves morticed into the legs a web of cording or leather strips supported a cushion or a pelt.
The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, without detectable earlier inspiration. The klismos fell from general favour during the Hellenistic period nevertheless, the theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis, Athens, of the first century CE, has carved representations of klismoi.
Where a klismos is represented in Roman portraits of seated individuals, the sculptures are copies of Greek works.
The fall of the klismos might be due to a design flaw, the legs of the chair are bending outwards and without any further support the legs will spread out and break when sat upon.
Any questions please feel free to ask. Payments
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the purchase.
If sold items aren’t collected within three months and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the item and payment.
SellerWimbledon Furniture Ltd
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Wimbledon Furniture Ltd
Private dealer, online
By appointment only
Wimbledon
London
Tel : 07850890032
Non UK callers : +44 7850890032
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
These really are an exquisite pair of armchairs, they are pure art furniture from every angle. Starting at the top you have a Greek key carved back rails, the front arms are carved eagle heads, the seats as mentioned are veg tan hand dyed woven leather straps which make for a very comfortable and hard wearing seat. The front legs are ornately carved Lions heads with hairy paw feet and wings to the sides, the rear legs are again, ornately carved and finish with Lions hairy paws. These are a museum quality pair of armchairs that look expensive and important in any setting
Condition wise, there will be normal age and use related patina marks, we have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished them from top to bottom, there is nothing negative to note
Dimensions
Height:- 72cm
Width:- 70cm
Depth:- 48cm
Seat height:- 37.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
A klismos (Greek: κλισμός) or klismos chair is a type of ancient Greek chair, with curved backrest and tapering, out curved legs.
Ancient Greece
Klismoi are familiar from depictions of ancient furniture on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs from the mid-fifth century BCE onwards. In epic, klismos signifies an armchair, but no specific description is given of its form in Iliad xxiv, after Priam's appeal, Achilles rises from his thronos, raises the elder man to his feet, goes out to prepare Hector's body for decent funeral and returns, to take his place on his klismos.
A vase-painting of a satyr carrying a klismos chair on his shoulder shows how light such chairs were. The curved, tapered legs of the klismos chair sweep forward and rearward, offering stability. The rear legs sweep continuously upward to support a wide concave backrest like a curved tablet, which supports the sitter's shoulders, or which may be low enough to lean an elbow on. The long and elegant curve was quite difficult to create and may have been carved from a single piece of wood, or by using mortise and tenon joints, or by bending by steam, or by training the wood.
The seat was built of four wooden turned staves morticed into the legs a web of cording or leather strips supported a cushion or a pelt.
The klismos was a specifically Greek invention, without detectable earlier inspiration. The klismos fell from general favour during the Hellenistic period nevertheless, the theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis, Athens, of the first century CE, has carved representations of klismoi.
Where a klismos is represented in Roman portraits of seated individuals, the sculptures are copies of Greek works.
The fall of the klismos might be due to a design flaw, the legs of the chair are bending outwards and without any further support the legs will spread out and break when sat upon.
Any questions please feel free to ask. Payments
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the purchase.
If sold items aren’t collected within three months and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the item and payment.
Price
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Conversion rates as of 2/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
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Date 19th century
Victorian Antiques Material Beech
Origin European
Item code as968a1924
Status For Sale
£35000.00 
$43697.50
€40883.50
$43697.50
€40883.50
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Conversion rates as of 2/MAY/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
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Shipping information
DELIVERY AND COLLECTION
For an accurate delivery quote please contact us with your postcode and be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size and distance. If you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item.
For international shipping please contact us with your full address for an accurate delivery quote and be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on the size on location.
COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED)
We prefer collection on all items from Wimbledon SW19-3BE, If you have your own courier or wish to book the collection in yourself we are happy to accommodate you.
We can arrange delivery nationwide, please confirm the delivery amount before you buy and not after.
Whoever delivers will usually require some help on the larger items to unload, if this is not possible please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two man team.
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers charge £10 per flight per man per item, if you have a working elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee.
I’m happy to accommodate your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be made within 7 working days of the close of the auction unless agreed by prior arrangement.
For an accurate delivery quote please contact us with your postcode and be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size and distance. If you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item.
For international shipping please contact us with your full address for an accurate delivery quote and be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on the size on location.
COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED)
We prefer collection on all items from Wimbledon SW19-3BE, If you have your own courier or wish to book the collection in yourself we are happy to accommodate you.
We can arrange delivery nationwide, please confirm the delivery amount before you buy and not after.
Whoever delivers will usually require some help on the larger items to unload, if this is not possible please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two man team.
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers charge £10 per flight per man per item, if you have a working elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee.
I’m happy to accommodate your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be made within 7 working days of the close of the auction unless agreed by prior arrangement.
Terms and conditions
CONDITION
Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition
Please also ask any questions before you buy and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed.
Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description around condition
Please also ask any questions before you buy and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed.
View all stock from
Wimbledon Furniture Ltd
Private dealer, onlineBy appointment only
Wimbledon
London
Tel : 07850890032
Non UK callers : +44 7850890032
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