Pair Of 1960’S Guy Rogers New Yorker Chairs

Pair of 1960’s Guy Rogers New Yorker chairs

A lovely pair of 1960’s Danish style solid afrormosia armchairs with new upholstery . Afrormosia is sometimes called African teak but is a slightly darker wood that was used by good British makers in the early and Mid 1960’s.

We go out of our way to buy these fantastic chairs and the matching sofas so we’ve probably sold more than any other Mid-Century dealer . This time we have a low back and matching high back chair .

Guy Rogers were the main British makers of contemporary upholstered furniture in the 1960’s using a talented design team of George Fejer ( consultant designer ) and Eric Pamphillon ( in-house designer ) to design their stylish ranges. These lovely chairs could have easily come from Scandinavia with their sculptured frames but if they had been they would of been be a lot more expensive. These are the high back version from the range they called The New Yorker.

Expensive when new, so weren’t sold in large numbers.

Width 67cm, depth 70cm, back height 72cm and 85cm, seat height 46cm.

Condition

The frames have been fully cleaned and oiled and are in great condition. There is one scratch on an arm which is shown in one of the photos.The webbing is new Pirelli rubber webbing as per used originally. Pirelli webbing is a lot more expensive than normal upholstery webbing but it usually lasts 40 to 50 years. The seats have foam fillers and the backs are fiber filled which give a softer feel and look. New zipped cushions covers are in a Camira Mainline Flax.

As with all vintage furniture you do have to expect to see some minor signs of wear if you look very closely.