The Emerald Noir rare antique Victorian slipper chair restored by Acanthus Home

Victorian slipper chair upholstered in Pierre Frey embroidered textile with black carved wood frame

Victorian slipper chair back view showing embroidered upholstery and carved wood frame

Victorian slipper chair detail showing Pierre Frey embroidered textile and curved armrest

Victorian slipper chair detail showing carved wood arm support and embroidered upholstery

Victorian slipper chair side detail showing carved wood frame, seat edge, and front leg

Detail of Pierre Frey embroidered textile on Victorian slipper chair upholstery

Victorian slipper chair carved wood apron detail with black finish

The Emerald Noir | Victorian Slipper Chair

$8,500.00

A nineteenth-century Victorian slipper chair associated with parlor interiors across Britain and continental Europe. This type emerged as domestic interiors shifted toward intimacy, conversation, and controlled proximity. Low-backed and wheeled, the slipper chair was designed for placement near the body rather than at a distance, functioning within rooms intended for reception, dressing, and observation rather than formal display.

The chair presents a grounded, sculptural silhouette with a continuous upholstered back flowing into a generous seat. Its proportions remain deliberately low, emphasizing lateral spread over height. The carved wooden frame articulates the perimeter without dominance, allowing the form to read as contained and self-supporting. Casters remain integrated at each leg, reinforcing the object’s relationship to movement within the room.

The chair has been structurally stabilized, refinished in a deepened black tone, and fully reupholstered. The original frame has been retained. Upholstery has been replaced in its entirety.

Occupies contemporary interiors that favor restraint. It functions within bedrooms, libraries, entrance hallways, and reception spaces, either as a singular placement or within a composed arrangement.

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A nineteenth-century Victorian slipper chair associated with parlor interiors across Britain and continental Europe. This type emerged as domestic interiors shifted toward intimacy, conversation, and controlled proximity. Low-backed and wheeled, the slipper chair was designed for placement near the body rather than at a distance, functioning within rooms intended for reception, dressing, and observation rather than formal display.

The chair presents a grounded, sculptural silhouette with a continuous upholstered back flowing into a generous seat. Its proportions remain deliberately low, emphasizing lateral spread over height. The carved wooden frame articulates the perimeter without dominance, allowing the form to read as contained and self-supporting. Casters remain integrated at each leg, reinforcing the object’s relationship to movement within the room.

The chair has been structurally stabilized, refinished in a deepened black tone, and fully reupholstered. The original frame has been retained. Upholstery has been replaced in its entirety.

Occupies contemporary interiors that favor restraint. It functions within bedrooms, libraries, entrance hallways, and reception spaces, either as a singular placement or within a composed arrangement.

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Designer Pierre Frey
Pattern Bastian Sfumato
Origin France
Developed from abstracted studies of 18th‑century Venetian marbled paper, this embroidered textile layers threads of ruby, tripolite, sapphire, and aquamarine on an emerald ground. The effect is tonal depth through repetition and variation, producing a surface that reads as richly patterned yet subdued.
Design Style Abstract embroidery
Composition 57 percent cotton, 43 percent viscose
Application Best suited for light domestic use and occasional seating; not intended for high‑traffic upholstery.
21 ⅞ W × 24 D × 38 ⅞ H in; 17 ½ in seat height

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