Add an antique office chair to your commercial or home office suite and impress clients and casual visitors alike with your individuality and style. People in business like to see indications of stability and nothing suggests good old fashioned values and commitment to personal service like an antique office chair. Whether you choose modern or antique accessories to complement your chair, there are many choices available when selecting an antique office chair, a choice which ultimately depends upon your unique personality and flair.
Mahogany is a rich reddish colored wood, which will co-ordinate well with either contemporary or period furnishings in your office. An antique office chair, made of mahogany looks solid, expensive and says – quality. Swivel based antique or reproduction mahogany chairs may include a formal Dutch Tub Chair, fully upholstered, with arm rests, or perhaps a more ornate upholstered Louis XVI Desk Chair, or from England – a fine leather upholstered swivel desk chair from Victorian times, or a period Georgian deep upholstered studded antique chair.
When choosing reproduction antique chair furniture, to avoid the appearance of “modern reproduction” it is most important to ensure that solid wood has been used in construction, that French polishing is not just veneer, and that every joint and fixing has been crafted in the original style. You can certainly have some fun searching antique warehouses, auction sites and shops to find something unique and interesting for your antique office chair – one deep upholstered period piece with a hint of contemporary style is a mid- 1800’s desk chair in red leather and mahogany which comprises a horseshoe back, serpentine style complete with castors and cabriole legs.
Both antique dealers and manufacturers of reproduction furniture provide online access to their websites, where you can see and compare pricing and styles from the convenience of your office or home. You can see or receive by post catalogues and brochures which can help you choose between the many genuine antique and reproduction products that might be a suitable choice for your antique office chair.
If buying a genuine antique office chair you might want to select one with some connection to your type and style of business – from the days of the clipper ship traders, a chair from an old merchant bank, or perhaps from a colonial outpost, something perhaps with a “story” that you can relate – a history that you can incorporate into your business image to create a sense of the latest in modern technology backed by solid business style.