Armchair Collection

Jeeves and Wooster, 1922
P.G. Wodehouse story in The Strand, March 1922, entitled Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch

The Letter, 20th century. Artist: Rex Whistler
The Letter, 20th century. From The Studio Volume 120 [The Studio Ltd. London & New York, 1940]

Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843. Artist: John Leech
Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843. The irascible, curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge, sitting alone on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghost of Marley, his late business partner

Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922

This Weeks Woggles! XV. - Affection by Cecil Aldin
Number XV in a series of illustration by artist Cecil Aldin starring his pet Sealyham Terrier, Woggles. Here, Woggles enjoys a little snack slipped to him by his female owner who sits in an armchair

Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924

Walter Gropius office, 1924. Main building, Bauhaus-University Weimar (1904-1911), Germany, 2018. Architect: Henry van de Velde. UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996)

Pub sign for the Stork at Rest near Gravesend, Kent, England 4 January 1969

Brilliant Hall, Golestan Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Middle East

Cover design, Dombey and Son
Cover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847

Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chair
Birthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s

Anna Dummer Powell, 1764 (oil on canvas)
499947 Anna Dummer Powell, 1764 (oil on canvas) by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815); 143.5x119 (framed) 126.6x100.6 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Interior of Mrs Ewart Sofios house, 25 Bark Place, Bayswater, London, 1932. Designed by Jack Killick. From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

Nothing could be Better said Holmes, 1893. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Nothing could be Better said Holmes, 1893. Illustration from The Stockbrokers Clerk by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in Strand Magazine March 1893

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Portrait of a young woman in an interior (Portrait de Mme H), c.1877 (oil on canvas)
8933771 Portrait of a young woman in an interior (Portrait de Mme H), c.1877 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 81 x 65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

colorful chairs in the garden after the rain
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colorful chairs in the garden after the rain
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colorful chairs in the garden after the rain
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colorful chairs in the garden after the rain
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Queen Anne Transitional Armchair, c1750-80. Creator: Unknown
Queen Anne Transitional Armchair, c1750-80.

Crown Prince and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, 1912.

Crown Prince of Sweden and family, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince of Sweden and family, 1912.

Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911.

John Bigelow, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
John Bigelow, 1911.

W. Sulzer seated, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
W. Sulzer seated, 1911.

President's room at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
President's room at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915. Portrait of Samuel Osgood, 4th United States Postmaster General, on wall. William McKinley bust.

Bedroom, Hughes House, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Bedroom, Hughes House, between c1915 and c1920.

Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Maurice Maeterlinck, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Belgian poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949).

Marion
Dmitrii Rabeev

Blue Velvet Chair
Dale Hefer

Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665399 Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

View of Wurttemberg from Greenwich (England), cartoon depicting the return to England of Princess Charlotte
MMM5484557 View of Wurttemberg from Greenwich (England), cartoon depicting the return to England of Princess Charlotte (Charlotte Augusta Matilda) (1766-1828) Queen of Wurttemberg

Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery)
7141198 Embroidered Walnut Armchair, c.1685 (wood, embroidery); Parham House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: Birds, foliage and animals decorate the seat, while a formal banqueting scene)

Portrait of a young girl sitting on an armchair looking at a bag, 1865
LUX4818229 Portrait of a young girl sitting on an armchair looking at a bag, 1865; (add.info.: Portrait of a young girl sitting on an armchair looking at a bag, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France: genre scene, evening in a small bourgeois interior, reading, 1865
LUX4816944 France: genre scene, evening in a small bourgeois interior, reading, 1865; (add.info.: France: genre scene, evening in a small bourgeois interior, reading, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Charles I Stuart (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 with two of his children
PCT4286682 Charles I Stuart (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 with two of his children - engraving by Karl Girardet (1813-1871) or Paul Girardet (1821-1871)

Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy
3560568 Full-length portrait of the young heir to the throne Prince Umberto of Savoy. He is shown smiling in the corner of an elegant parlor in Villa Savoia in Rome; (add.info)

An armchair, craftswork by Luigi Frullini, in Florence, Tuscany
3558436 An armchair, craftswork by Luigi Frullini, in Florence, Tuscany by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Frullini, Luigi Date of Artwork: 1859-1897 ca)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: November 1907, bridge room at les Lemaitre, Boulevard Beranger, 1907
LUX4797436 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: November 1907, bridge room at les Lemaitre, Boulevard Beranger, 1907; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: November 1907

Portrait of Mr Henry Clay Pierce (1849-1927), Founder & President of Water-Pierce Oil Company (1899)
SYC4195541 Portrait of Mr Henry Clay Pierce (1849-1927), Founder & President of Water-Pierce Oil Company (1899, Oil On Canvas by Anders Zorn (1860-1920)

The Empress Elisabeth of Wittelsbach (1837-1898) known as Sissi, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916)
3569312 The Empress Elisabeth of Wittelsbach (1837-1898) known as Sissi, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1860 ca)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chenonceaux: Le Chateau, the Renaissance dining room, 1890
LUX4708212 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chenonceaux: Le Chateau, the Renaissance dining room, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chenonceaux: Le Chateau

France: inside a Chateau, a pool room with players, on the wall: genealogical tree of the family of Croutelles
LUX4762185 France: inside a Chateau, a pool room with players, on the wall: genealogical tree of the family of Croutelles and Martin d'Anvilliers, 1920; (add.info.: France: inside a Chateau)

Unrest in Russia, Isolation of Tsar
2603821 Unrest in Russia, Isolation of Tsar; (add.info.: Unrest in Russia. Isolation of the Tsar. Exploding official telling the Tsar that everything in Russia is quiet)

President James K Polk 1844
2601299 President James K Polk 1844; (add.info.: President James K Polk 1844); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from Useful Artistic Furniture, c.1900 (engraving)
2972959 Page from Useful Artistic Furniture, c.1900 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: Useful Artistic Furniture)

France, Postcard showing under the portrait of a woman hanging on the wall a couple separating, 1900
LUX4741945 France, Postcard showing under the portrait of a woman hanging on the wall a couple separating, 1900; (add.info.: France)

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"From Jeeves and Wooster to A Christmas Carol: Armchairs Through Time" Step into the world of comfort and elegance with armchairs that have witnessed history unfold. In 1922, as Jeeves and Wooster entertained us with their witty banter, an armchair became a silent witness to their escapades. The Letter, a masterpiece by Rex Whistler in the 20th century, captured the essence of relaxation in an armchair while immersing oneself in literature. Meanwhile, John Leech's depiction of A Christmas Carol in 1843 showcased Ebenezer Scrooge finding solace and redemption seated on his trusty armchair. Cecil Aldin's This Weeks Woggles. XV - Affection portrayed the warmth shared between man and dog as they cozied up on an inviting armchair. And who can resist a Birthday Greetings postcard featuring a family of cats lounging comfortably together at home? In times when household chores demanded patience, an advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner showed women diligently cleaning around their cherished armchairs. Travel across continents to Tehran's Brilliant Hall at Golestan Palace – designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site – where opulent armchairs adorned with intricate designs welcomed dignitaries from around the globe. Walter Gropius' office in Bauhaus-University Weimar transported us back to 1924 Germany, where innovative ideas were born amidst sleek modernist armchairs. Even William Wilberforce himself found respite from his philanthropic endeavors seated upon an elegant piece. Dombey and Son's cover design brought Charles Dickens' characters to life while showcasing ornate Victorian-era chairs that exuded grandeur. And what better way to celebrate one's birthday than by relaxing in a comfortable chair depicted on a charming birthday card.