The Balmoral Library Chair in Victorian Tartan

Period Inspiration:

In 1848, Queen Victoria acquired Balmoral. By 1853, Prince Albert had rebuilt it in the Scottish Baronial manner and dressed its interiors in tartan from floor to ceiling - carpets, curtains, upholstery, wallcoverings. The Highland Revival that followed swept through every country house library, smoking room, and gun room in Britain. The rolled-arm library chair upholstered in hunting tartan is the most direct and most enduring furniture legacy of that moment.

This is that chair, built at its most authoritative. The form belongs to the late Victorian and Edwardian upholstered armchair tradition - generous rolled arms terminating in forward scrolls, a loose back cushion set into a fixed frame, a deep seat built for the long evening rather than the brief visit. Antique brass nailhead trim traces the arm scroll and base rail with the precision of the master upholsterer, a detail drawn directly from the great London furnishing houses - Heal & Son, Maple & Co. - that defined Victorian domestic comfort.

The turned front legs in dark-finished teak quote the bulbous vase-turning of the William & Mary period - a deliberate Victorian historicist gesture that anchors the chair in the English furniture tradition even as its tartan speaks unmistakably of the Scottish Highlands.

The upholstery is a hunting tartan in the dark ground tradition - forest green, midnight navy, crimson, and gold - the colourway of the Highland estate, of the Deeside morning, of rooms that know exactly what they are.

Crafted in pure teak. Unapologetically British.

Material – Premium fabric, solid wood frame and teak legs

Dimensions in Inches:
Overall Height - 38
Seat Height - 18
Arm Height - 25
Overall Width - 34
Overall Depth - 36

Delivery Timeline - Every piece from The Collectors is crafted to order. Production and delivery typically require 4–6 weeks, with occasional extensions reflecting the care, materials, and finishing each object demands.

Customisation – Please email us at hi@thecollectors.in or call at 9886331003, before placing the order, in case you want to customise the wood type, dimensions or polish.

The price mentioned includes all taxes and delivery.

Item code – TCC45

Please Note:
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