THE CLASSIC CHAIRS COMPANY WWW.CLASSICCHAIR.COM : www.facebook.com/classicchairs : instagram.com/theclassicchairs : www.pinterest.com/classicchairs FLAGSHIP SHOWROOM 1954-1968 New Petchburi Rd., Huaykwang, Bangkok. Tel. +66 2716 6768 Fax. +66 2716 6818 Mobile. +668 9767 6688 E-mail : info@classicchair.com
CDC Branch Unit B106 , B201 , B215 Crystal Design Center ( CDC ) Bangkok Tel. +66 2102 2053 Ext.215 Fax. +66 2102 5056 Mobile. +668 1250 3040 E-mail: cdc215@classicchair.com EKAMAI Branch 299/1 Ekamai, ( Between Soi 18 and 20 ), Wattana, Bangkok Tel. +66 2392 6371-5 Fax. +66 2392 2822 Mobile. +668 5951 6615 E-mail: patanaporn.c@classicchair.com PAUL KENNY ANTIQUES AND DECORATIONS. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TEL : +612 9316 7856 FAX: +612 9316 7921 WWW.CLASSICCHAIR.COM.AU
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Makers of some of the world’s finest furniture From the modest start in the antiques business in 1957, dealing exclusively in originals from the Golden Age of Cabinet making (1760-1835), The Classic Chair Company has grown to the international and well known producer of the impressive quality furniture illustrated in this catalogue. This development was a direct result of the need for replacements for the scarce and increasingly expensive original pieces, particularly long sets of chairs. All the furniture is historically accurate in style and construction, and beautifully finished with painstaking attention to detail: believable, honestly made furniture to the very best of standards, made to allow the luxury, style and elegance of a bygone era affordable to all today. The founder and chairman, Paul Kenny, has a very long experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of Fine Furniture and the periods to which the many examples he has bought, sold and restored belong. His involvement with the company today is very “hands-on” as he oversees every aspect of the production, from the initial selection of the pieces and the fine cabinet woods through to the careful final wax polishing. All the Classic Chairs furniture is made the old fashioned way, by skilled and expert craftsmen and women. The construction details are time-consuming but correct: for example, mortice and tenon jointing, drawers are dovetailed, brass pulls and handles are specially cast for each piece and so on, to ensure authenticity and commitment to making the very best furniture is never compromised. Whilst at first glance wooden furniture may not seem inherently environmentally friendly, Classic Chairs solid hardwood furniture is so durable that the reduction in the use of natural resources compared to furniture made from veneered or compressed chipped sheet board is vast. Where whole forests are used for cheap mass production of short life span domestic furniture, with associated global transport and energy disadvantages, The Classic Chair Company uses locally sourced timbers from Government managed and controlled sustainable and renewable forests. With no need for lengthy transport of raw production materials, combined with the largely hand worked processes, Classic Chairs has been able to cut the use of carbon-hungry energy very substantially. Classic Chairs furniture has been used in National Trust and Historic House Museums and Associations around the world, Grade I listed buildings and public monuments, significant historic interiors, palaces and Presidential offices, … anywhere and everywhere that exceptional quality and Classic style are desired, Clients include leading designers, many Royal families and even the Historic Drama film industry. Having completed much project work in many countries and diverse applications, The Classic Chair Company is always delighted to provide quotations for this work. www.classicchair.com
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Master Style The Classic Chair Company was inspired by furniture from the Golden Age of cabinet making, a period of artistic excellence which has been rediscovered by a whole new generation. Carefully selected pieces chosen for their great beauty and style are hand made by master craftsmen in our own factory.
AA&A
GA&G
DRA
H
RP1A
1767A-CT
1767A-HB-CT
1767A-HB
BA&B
EA&E
CA&C
RH
1767&1767A
Comfort Traditional upholstery methods and materials are used to bring you the best seat in the house. Classic Chairs 3
Gilding and hand painted decoration OO&OOA
PAT
OOA
DAB
SM
OO
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Master Style All Classic Chairs furniture has traditional construction methods, which have stood the test of time. Joints are all mortice and tenons, rather than the modern quickly drilled and easily damaged dowel prevalent elsewhere. Timbers are solid, with few exceptions where a ply is required, and even there we make our own with superior timbers and eco-friendly natural resin glues. Some modern methods such as kiln drying are used simply because they are better, but the best of traditional cabinet making methods have been retained.
Leathers
Classic Chairs can provide vegetable dyed leathers and hand coloured shading and nuances.
Leatherwork includes deep buttoning for upholstered items, and hand tooled and coloured tops for desks and tables.
KMY-DB
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LC2
YL
LC1
Master Upholstery Traditional upholstery methods and materials are used wherever possible. Hand rolled edges to the seats of the dining chairs and hand applied studs in various patterns ensure comfort and elegance.
BH1
BHS1
BHS3
L15
LWC2
WY
Feather and down cushions invite you to sink down luxuriously, and magically plump themselves back up!
L152
LWC
Classic Chairs makes matching 2 and 3 seater sofas and settees for most of their easy chairs, and also stools to match. Please see the complete catalogue for the full range of easy chairs, stools, sofas, settees and beds.
WS
BS
TH
YY
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Master Quality Classic Chairs furniture is made from solid slow maturation hardwoods carefully selected for density, grain pattern and durability. We believe them to be the best available anywhere in the world today. Our furniture will give generations of trouble-free use and certainly will be prized by collectors of fine furniture and bygone craftsmanship in the years ahead.
ODTR
ODT
RDTY
JAY
RJ3
RJR
RJ
Selected hardwoods
TTL
RJ
The timbers Classic Chairs furniture uses are very close in weight and density to the beautiful Cuban mahogany used in the 18th and 19th centuries, now no longer available. Pieces for the tops of tables are carefully chosen for the best grain pattern, and stacked and air dried for 5 years, turning monthly, then kiln dried before use. The true test of time. Where decorative cross banding is needed, we hand saw our own.
DT2-OVA
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DT2
DT3
DT5
GCT
CAT A
ST
TA071
TA160
LTB STCT
WT
CST
TA070
ACT
Coffee tables, side tables, occasional tables, useful tables
GT&SS
BT-SS
GLWY
TA057
GT&XS
Essentials
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Master Cabinet making
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KW
PD
KWY
LB
As with all Classic Chairs furniture, the joints, carpentry and hardware are all correct. The range of working desks, cabinets and bookcases also incorporates support for modern day equipment,
SBY
BBC
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SBC
CH103
CH103
CH
TTS
Detailing
RJC
TTS(2)
The “birdcage” tilting table top mechanism. Original tables from the later half of the 1700’s with this feature are eagerly sought after by collectors.
RJ
RJLC
The matching chiffoniere cleverly holds the spare leaves for the Robert Jupe patented revolving expansion dining table, and also features a secret drawer for valuable silverware.
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CB44-GTC
BF
CHTV
CHTV- Remote
Classicism and the contemporary interior
CHTV
Most people don’t realize When they are looking at Avante Garde they are really looking at Devante Garde. In the same way in which there is no such thing as a “free lunch”, there is no such thing as a “new look”. All art and design is derivative, (yes, it’s all been done before, somewhere, sometime, by someone), and it takes a long, long study to spot it. Where your skill can still make a difference is applying this knowledge imaginatively.
On the following page are some unreconstructed, purely authentic 18th and 19th century designs so you can see how they still hold their own in today’s minimalist and simplified design clarity ethos….
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KSB
D2
LTV
LC1S
KSBS
Classicism and the contemporary interior
KSBB
CTS
CAT C
NA
CAT B
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Master Carving
P1
P3
XYI
XYIS
CH090
KC
FST
BH1
All of the Classic Chairs range of furniture, wall sconces and mirrors are hand carved in wood – there are no plaster resin substitutes used. The traditional skills and artistry of master carvers are employed today in the same way as their counterparts of the 18th and 19th centuries, keeping a valuable art form alive for the future.
HC
WB
LSY
KGY
BH1
Please see the complete catalogue for the full range of console tables, sconces, stools and carved items.
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PAL
CHA
PER
PAR
The exuberant designs of the Baroque and Rococo periods enable the carver to give full range to the intricacies of his art with a freedom seldom seen today in wood, let alone
HO-HO
FIL
in any other metier.
FM1
ACT
FM2
CVXA
GRD
CVXE
TWP
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PUT
SYL
MR076
KNI
SAN
CMM
MR086
Please see the complete catalogue for the full range of console tables, sconces, stools and carved items.
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MNK
JHS
Lighting
LT-SSWL
LT-SKWL
LT-BOU
Please see the complete catalogue for the full range.
LT102
LT074
LT097
LT-CAR
LT-PKCL
LT-EEL
LT-BH LT103
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MI129
TA158
Detailing
MI026
Choose from a range of architectural models, accessories and lighting‌
MI014
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MI092
MI030
MI012
MI107
MI-LT054
HS&HSY
Beautifully Made Furniture of Timeless Design.
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