Antique Upholstery

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We specialise in beautiful period antique upholstery, in particular the classic Regency Scroll End Sofa, Victorian Chaise longue, Antique Knole Sofa, Antique Chesterfield Sofa,Antique side chairs including Victorian and Edwardian nursing chairs and Victorian deep buttoned arms chairs, the more show wood the better. We carefully take off all the old materials to check that the frames are all sound, clamp and polish as necessary, check the casters, and only then do we start the re-upholstery process Our extremely skilled in house upholsterer, carefully, using traditional materials, re-upholsterers each antique chair or antique sofa matching patterns to ensure that your antique chair is ready for another life time of use Better to spend a little more at the outset on an antique chair that has been thoroughly checked and vetted, you never know what you will find when the material comes off sometimes it is all that is holding the frame together!!. More recently we have been drawn to beautiful examples of antique gilt chairs which can create a statement on their own. In this upholstery section you will often find examples of antique ottomans, or Victorian stools. If you are looking for a particular style of antique chair or antique sofa and you don't see what you are looking for on the site it is possible that we do have it in stock awaiting full preparation, so it is always worth asking as we are happy to try and co-ordinate the upholstery with your colour schemes if possible. We have a fine selection of antique dining chairs which can be found in the dining room section Click Here

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Early Victorian mahogany stool £495 (Ref:UPH102) click photo for more info	Edwardian ebonised adjustable piano stool with gilt decoration SOLD (Ref:PIA26) click picture for more info	Victorian spoonback armchair reupholstered in cream damask SOLD (Ref:UPH99) click picture for more info	Victorian button back armchair on attractive cabriole legs £1295 (Ref:UPH100) click picture for more info

Regency low side chair reupholstered in a beautiful floral silk SOLD (Ref:UPH86) click picture for more info	Stunning Edwardian High Back Armchair in the style of Circa 1720 £1295 (Ref:UPH72) click picture for more info	A Chippendale Revival solid mahogany side chair dated 1888 £595 (Ref:UPH45) click picture for more info	Pair of matched Edwardian armchairs in the Georgian style..stripped and reupholstered from frames £4,250 (Ref:UPH83) click picture for more info

Edwardian inlaid dressing table stool/piano stool SOLD (Ref:PIA20) click picture for more info	Edwardian mahogany piano stool with slip cushion £295 (Ref:PIA19) click picture for more info	Victorian revolving walnut piano stool with swivel top reupholseter in gold SOLD (Ref:UPH1014) click picture for more info	A 19th Century Chippendale Revival Gothic mahogany side chair £595 (Ref:UPH87) click picture for more info

Victorian Sarcophagus Ottoman £195 (Ref:UPH91) click picture for more info	Victorian Ottoman of square construction standing on an ebonised base £695 (Ref:UPH051) click picture for more info	SOLD	SOLD

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Antique Chandeliers

Harbour Antique of Bideford Devon supply wonderful examples of antique chandeliers including large Victorian Marie Therese chandeliers, pairs of matching antique chandeliers both Edwardian and Victorian examples, Edwardian small icicle drop chandeliers, large Edwardian antique chandeliers, French antique chandeliers, Italian antique chandeliers, antique wall sconces, Victorian wall sconces, Edwardian wall sconces, pairs of wall sconces, antique hall lanterns, small antique hall lanterns, large brass antique chandeliers, Louis XV style french chandeliers, all rewired, checked and ready for installation.

Antique furniture

Harbour Antiques of Bideford Devon offer wonderful examples of antique furniture including items for a study such as antique desks, Victorian Pedestal Desk, Kneehole desk, Victorian cantebury, Edwardian Revolving bookcase, Edwardian bookcase, Victorian bookcase, Regency Bookcase, low bookcase, tall bookcase, antique office chairs, also Harbour Antiques of Bideford, Devon offer fine examples of upholstery including Victorian spoonback armchairs, Pairs of matching antique armchairs, Edwardian wing armchairs, Victorian wing armchairs, Victorian scroll end sofas, Victorian and Regency chaise longues, antique knole sofa, small Edwardian nursing chairs, antique stools, antique piano stools, sets of period antique dining chairs. Harbour Antiques of Bideford, Devon also offer many different types of antique tables for occasional use, antique tilt top tables, Victorian occasional tables, Edwardian tilt top tables, Regency small tables, antique wine tables, antique nests of tables, antique side tables, antique hall tables, antique sofa tables, antique pembroke tables,

Antique bedroom furniture

Harbour Antiques of Bideford, Devon offer fine examples of antique bedroom furniture including antique chest of drawers, Regency bow front chest of drawers, Victorian chest of drawers, Edwardian inlaid chest of drawers, Victorian duchesse dressing tables, antique dressing tables, georgian chest on chest, antique secretaire chest of drawers, abattants, antique double beds, Italian king and Queensize beds, large antique beds, art deco bedroom furniture including deco beds, deco dressing tables, Louis XV style French double beds, burr walnut antique beds, pair of antique bedside cabinets, antique cabinets, antique chaise longues, antique stools, antique bedroom chairs, antique dressing tables mirrors, antique large combination wardrobes, Edwardian inlaid combination wardrobe, Victorian 2 door wardrobes, Victorian 3 door wardrobes, Victorian 4 door wardrobes, Georgian wardrobes, small antique wardrobes, large antique wardrobes, single antique wardrobes, antique bedroom screens.

Antique Dining Tables

In Georgian times dining tended to be a rather private affair and due to this, dining tables tended to be rather small such as Pembroke breakfast tables or drop leaf dining tables. During Victorian times dining was more sociable and because of this the dining room tables were of the large, extendable varieties leading to vast dinner parties and the dining table became the centre of the home. Antique dining tables could be extended by inserting leaves via a winding mechanism or the slightly earlier pull apart versions. Many of these tables have lasted throughout the years and they are available to buy through antique furniture businesses, they represent excellent value for money as they are built in such a way that the joints and superstructure are certain to last for centuries, at Harbour Antiques we make sure that all the joints on our tables have been thoroughly vetted prior to delivery and clamped as necessary, the casters are all serviced to ensure that the table can be moved with as much ease as possible, the winding mechanism or carcass of the main body of the table is checked thoroughly to ensure extending the table is a pleasurable experience and not a constant battle. There are quite a number of Antique Dining Tables available and they would look fantastic in either period homes or indeed modern homes, we tend to favour the Victorian oval dining table, circular breakfast tables which usually are ideal for medium sized homes where seating 6 is normal, for larger homes the extending Victorian dining tables are more popular and we sell tables that can seat 8, 10, 12, 14 and sometimes more. Regency tables are generally made of superior quality timber due to its abundance, as time progressed timber in large leafs becomes harder to find as trees need a long period of time to grow to their maximum girth. Having said this we have many fine examples of antique dining tables and generally favour walnut, mahogany and rosewood as the timber for our selection. The majority of our tables pass through the workshop and are often traditionally french polished, this is a very labour intensive operation and brings a tired table back to life, we suggest purchasing a good quality surface protector for your dining table to ensure that those inevitable spills or accidents dont mark the surface of your table. Georgian dining tables would never have been french polished as this is something that became popular at the onset of Victorian pieces. Harbour Antiques in Bideford, Devon offer wonderful items for dining rooms including antique sideboards, Georgian sideboard, Victorian sideboards, Edwardian sideboards, Victorian buffets, antique dumb waiters, Georgian sets of 6,8, 10 dining chairs, Victorian balloon back dining chairs, sets of Victorian dining chairs, 4, 6, 8 and Edwardian dining chairs including Hepplewhite dining chairs, Chippendale style dining chairs and Ladderback dining chairs, Georgian d end dining tables to seat 6,8,10,12, Victorian extending dining tables to seat 6,8,10,12, Edwardian dining tables to seat 6,8,10,12 , oval burr walnut tilt top dining table,

Miscellaneous Antiques

Harbour Antiques of Devon specialise in all areas of antique furniture and have a section for antique brass fenders, Edwardian brass fenders, Georgian brass Fenders, Victorian brass fenders, with these we also sell beautiful copper and brass coal skuttles, Georgian copper coal bins, Victorian brass coal bins, Victorian and Edwardian brass firescreens. We also love antique boxes and sell Georgian Rosewood writing slopes, Regency Jewelery boxes, Victorian jewlery boxes, antique decanters, antique glasses, antique spelter figures especially by aug moureau and rancoulet, Victorian mantle clocks and Edwardian mantle clocks, Victorian prints and watercolours, antique perfume bottles, Victorian glass perfume bottles,

Antique Baby Grand Pianos

Harbour Antiques in Bideford, Devon specialise in antique baby grand pianos, especially antique Challen baby grand pianos, Jon Broadwood baby grand pianos, Bluthner baby grand pianos, Bechstein baby grand pianos, Carl Bachmann baby grand pianos, Kaps of Dresden boudoir pianos

Antique Mirrors

Harbour Antiques of Bideford, Devon offer an excellent range of antique mirrors including antique overmantle mirrors, Regency gilt convex mirrors, Regency Gilt overmantle mirror, Victorian Gilt overmantle mirror, Edwardian gilt overmantle mirror, oval gilt wall mirror, Edwardian mahogany inlaid oval wall mirror, pairs of antique mirrors, Chippendale style mirrors, small antique mirrors, large antique mirrors, French antique mirrors, Italian antique mirrors, Antique dressing table mirrors, Edwardian dressing table mirror, Victorian dressing table mirror, Edwardian dressing table mirror.