{"product_id":"set-of-three-vintage-elephant-castle-restaurant-chairs","title":"Set of Three Vintage Elephant \u0026 Castle Restaurant Chairs","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully characterful set of three vintage dining chairs believed to have come from an \u003cstrong\u003eElephant \u0026amp; Castle restaurant in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chairs retain their distinctive woven red upholstery, incorporating repeating \u003cstrong\u003eelephant motifs and the letters “E\u0026amp;C”\u003c\/strong\u003e into the pattern. One chair also retains a brass \u003cstrong\u003e“Sit With Ease!”\u003c\/strong\u003e label identifying the furniture supplier at Mill Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for commercial use, the chairs feature dark wood frames with turned front legs, substantial stretchers and upholstered seats and backs finished with decorative nailhead trim. Their British pub character, unusual branded fabric and restaurant provenance make them an interesting set for a dining space, restaurant or pub interior, or as period furniture for film, television and set design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chairs are \u003cstrong\u003eoffered as found and show considerable evidence of their previous life and use\u003c\/strong\u003e. One chair retains a complete run of decorative tacks, while another has some missing. The third chair has been modified at some point, with a hardwood seat structure replacing the original coil-sprung seat and darker upholstery tacks added. There is also a cigarette burn to the upholstery of the modified chair. Please review photographs carefully for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot perfect—and all the more interesting for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet of three vintage restaurant dining chairs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelieved to be from a UK Elephant \u0026amp; Castle restaurant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven upholstery featuring elephants and repeating E\u0026amp;C motif\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne chair labelled \u003cstrong\u003e“Sit With Ease!” — Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark wood frames\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurned front legs and stretcher bases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecorative nailhead trim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne chair with later hardwood seat modification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCigarette burn to upholstery on modified chair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariations and losses to decorative tacks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered and sold as found\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice is for the set of three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salvage-Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53901241057563,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2711\/3506\/files\/british-restaurant-chair-nailhead-detail-salvage-garden.jpg?v=1788747729","url":"https:\/\/salvagegarden.ca\/products\/set-of-three-vintage-elephant-castle-restaurant-chairs","provider":"Salvage-Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}