The Osborne Collection Victorian range
Living room & Dining room Furniture

The mid-Victorian style furniture of 1840-1900 combined elegance with strength and comfort. dining room chairs for example were more resilient, reflecting the long hours spent at the Victorian table.

In fact, much of Victorian furniture was to some extent based on earlier styles exposed to a wide variety of influences - including French-Empire, neo-Gothic and Regency revival. The gothic influence is evident in for example the heavy carving on cabinets. There was also a wider use of upholstery in the home. Fashion too had its influence as chairs were made with wider, rounder seats and curved backs, made to accomodate the crinoline skirts of the day.

Some of the more prominent and tasteful designs of the period included the many variations of the classic Victorian ballon-back chair and the Victorian Sofa Table.

Mahogany, Walnut and Rosewood were the woods most commonly used for furniture that would be on display in the public rooms of the house.

Veneers, which were nearly all machine cut by this time, were often used to decorative effect on borders.

Rosjohn offers some fine examples in the syle of this period's most impressive furniture. There are wide choices from the Dining and Living room collections being available in Mahogany.