Mahogany Furniture Brochure from Charles Barr Furniture Makers

Mahogany
Collection
by Charles Barr
Charles Barr Collection
The name of Charles Barr dates back well over 100 years to the latter part
of the 19th Century. It was in 1861 that a chair maker by the name of
Charles Barr set up a workshop in the parish of Shoreditch in London.
With the assistance of his three sons the business flourished but it was the
influence of Charles Barr’s youngest son Ernest that changed the company
from a chair maker to a company specialising in what would have then been
considered to be furniture of the period drawing inspiration from such
designers as Robert Adam, George Hepplewhite, Thomas Sheraton and
Joint Managing Directors, Danny Bryan (left) and Kevin
Hutchins (right)
Thomas Chippendale.
With the passing of time the company faded into near obscurity and it was
not until the late 1940’s that the name of Charles Barr was resurrected by a
London businessman by the name of Wilfred Griffiths. Relying mainly on
outside manufacturing sources the company grew and began once again to
be successful, but it was the appointment of two key members of staff Bryan
and Hutchins, together with the interest of a business entrepreneur by the
name of Chris Stockwell that saw the business move to a new level. Two
new factory sites were set up at Sandy, Bedfordshire and Wroxham, Norfolk.
These production facilities saw the company increase its range of furniture
which was now being designed and made in house by the Bryan and
Hutchins partnership.
In 1992 a Management buy out saw Bryan and Hutchins take control of the
business and since this time the company’s product range has been
significantly developed to incorporate the decorative traditional style that
Charles Barr is known and renowned for. Supplying most of the better
quality independent outlets throughout the UK the company also exports
its furniture all over the world to countries such as the USA, Japan, Russia
and Europe. With a standard range of furniture which is second to none the
company also provides a complete bespoke service from the original
concept and design stage through to final production and delivery.
opulent
Today with so many imports flooding the UK and the country’s
grandeur
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manufacturing base on the decline the Charles Barr story continues.
sophisticated
Training schools have been set up at both Wroxham and Sandy factories to
ensure that traditional cabinet making and polishing skills are not lost. To
regal
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traditional
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trafalgar
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these methods the company has added modern technology and innovations
elegant
ensuring that Charles Barr furniture is even stronger than an original and
more tolerant of changes in heat or humidity and no longer the exclusive
preserve of the very wealthy.
stylish
PLEASE NOTE: All dimensions on the following
pages are rounded to the nearest centimetre or inch.
Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
As the name implies our Grandeur collection of
furniture is the epitome of quality and decoration.
Made from African mahogany solids and blind curl
veneers, this collection of furniture includes rare and
decorative olive ash bandings flanked by inlaid black
and white boxwood lines which provide the perfect
finishing touch to this impressive collection of
furniture.
All Grandeur pieces are finished in our special M4
light non-distressed mahogany finish. For further
details on care and maintenance please consult your
Charles Barr price list.
G122M4
H 78cm (31")
W 305cm (120")
D 132cm (52")
Loose leaf size
61cm (24")
G289M4
Twin pedestal two leaf dining table
All Grandeur dining tables will store one
loose leaf. Twin leaf dining tables will
close fully providing the second leaf is
stored away from the dining table. Three
leaf dining tables will store one leaf but
not reduce in size beyond a twin pedestal
one leaf table length. Grandeur table
pedestals are fitted with bayonet style
glide castors that can be removed if you
wish to stand your table on a timber or
stone decorative floor.
Dining chair
H 102cm (40")
W 55cm (22")
D 64cm (25")
G289AM4
Armchair
H 102cm (40")
W 64cm (25")
D 64cm (25")
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Grandeur sideboards come in three
standard sizes as four door, three door
and two door options. The four door
sideboard shown above is complimented
with a matching G7 mirror with pierced
broken pediment, it also includes two
handy double width top drawers whilst
drawers on the three and two door
versions are more compact in size.
G22M4
G522M4
H 236cm (93")
W 192cm (75")
D 44cm (17")
Height without
pediment
214cm (84")
Display cabinet
Display cabinet shown with lights and touch
dimmer, glass shelves and fabric back. This unique
cabinet incorporates a four door base unit and two
large six pane bevelled glass top doors, a pierced
broken pediment and olive ash inlaid corner stiles
provides a truly Grandeur look to this unusual
display cabinet.
Four door sideboard
H 89cm (35")
W 192cm (76")
D 45cm (18")
G7M4
H 141cm (56")
W 95cm (37")
G20M4
Bevelled glass mirror
with pierced broken
pediment
Three door sideboard
H 85cm (34")
W 162cm (64")
D 45cm (18")
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Open front or glazed, our corner
cabinets provide useful storage space as
well as being decorative. Both cabinets
are decorated with olive ash banded base
doors and corner stiles, and support
Grandeur pierced broken pediments.
G519M4
Corner cabinet
H 205cm (81")
W 84cm (33")
Right angle depth 59cm (23")
Height without pierced pediment 189cm (74")
G520M4
Glazed corner
cabinet shown with lights, glass shelves
and fabric back
H 205cm (81")
W 84cm (33")
Right angle depth 59cm (23")
Height without pierced pediment 189cm (74")
G760M4
H 71cm (28")
W 61cm (24")
D 35cm (14")
G14M4
H 88cm (35")
W 147cm (58")
D 50cm (20")
Three drawer side
table
Serving/console
table
This bow fronted console table has the
added benefit of a central secret drawer
which is easily opened when a small
timber catch is released on the
underside of the table.
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Designed for the modest sized dining room this collection of
furniture features a circular table from our Trafalgar range
inlaid with Grandeur burr olive ash bandings, and includes
the unique Charles Barr leaf storage facility.
G127M4
H 78cm (31")
W 188cm (74")
D 132cm (52")
G521M4
H 235cm (93")
W 104cm (41")
D 44cm (17")
G21M4
Dining table
Table closed with leaf stored 132cm (52") diameter
Display cabinet shown with lights, glass
shelves and fabric back
Height without pediment 214cm (84")
Two door sideboard
H 89cm (35")
W 102cm (40")
D 45cm (18")
G285M4
Dining chair
H 104cm (41")
W 55cm (23")
D 62cm (24")
G285AM4
Armchair
H 104cm (41")
W 59cm (23")
D 63cm (25")
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
G759M4
Five drawer sofa table
H 72cm (28")
W 72cm (28")
D 46cm (18")
Width of table with flaps
extended 122cm (48")
G762M4
Circular occasional table
H 69cm (27")
W 71cm (28")
D 71cm (28")
G761M4
H 56cm (22")
W 56cm (22")
D 56cm (22")
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Circular lamp table
G822M4
H 51cm (20")
W 150cm (59")
D 94cm (37")
Oval coffee table
This unusual coffee table contains all of the characteristics
associated with our Grandeur range of furniture, it has a
very chunky base and its curl mahogany top and angled
base corners are inlaid with olive ash veneers.
G700M4
H 56cm (22")
W 61cm (24")
D 41cm (16")
Nest of tables
A bow fronted nest of tables decorated with olive ash bandings
on its top table. The smallest of the three tables is decorated
with an olive ash front panel, whilst the legs on all three
tables are also inlaid with olive ash veneers.
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Unlike the amusements enjoyed in salons of the 18th and 19th Century
homes, the accruements of modern home entertainment add little visual beauty
to a room, the Grandeur pieces illustrated on the following pages provide all
the storage you are likely to need for your Hi-fi and TV equipment.
G596M4
G735M4
H 46cm (18")
W 121cm (48")
D 121cm (48")
G734M4
G597M4
TV cabinet
Hi-fi cabinet
H 56cm (22")
W 118cm (47")
D 52cm (20")
H 72cm (28")
W 57cm (22")
D 46cm (18")
Glass top coffee table
A true Grandeur coffee table, four
bevelled glass panes sit on top of
decorative olive ash bandings, a central
square olive ash motif highlights the
table top, whilst matching inlaid panels
to the base of each leg and four large
oblong olive ash panels mounted on
each side rail completes this unusual
coffee table design.
Glass top lamp table
H 51cm (20")
W 61cm (24")
D 61cm (24")
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Modern times require modern equipment, if you are looking for a cabinet to house your Plasma
TV the Charles Barr Plasma cabinet differs from any other on the market. Forget those big and
bulky cabinets that are best suited to board rooms, our compact cabinet houses your Plasma
TV screen at the front of the unit, with a simple push button up and down switch located on
the side of the cabinet, or if you prefer a key fob remote control, will allow you at the press of
a button to raise and lower the TV via an electric actuator installed within the cabinet.
As the TV rises so does the cabinet top with its two false drawer fronts, the side sliding bottom
doors open to allow access to your cinema equipment, revealing ample storage space for DVD’s
and videos via two banks of drawers as well as extra space in the top area set behind the TV.
Our cabinet incorporates safety systems to ensure that the mechanism lowering your plasma
screen will not operate when either of the doors is open. There is also a touch sensitive bar
beneath the TV that will prevent damage to any object inadvertently left beneath it.
G599M4
Plasma TV cabinet
H 81cm (32")
W 144cm (57")
D 59cm (23")
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Height when raised 136cm (53")
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Grandeur
Charles Barr Collection
Home study or period office, our furniture will enhance either room, it also meets the practical
organisational requirements placed upon it, look closely at our bookcases and you will discover that
they can incorporate useful filing drawers, or if you prefer extra cupboard space or perhaps full top to
bottom shelving.
G323M4
H 76cm (30")
W 187cm (73")
D 126cm (49")
G421M4
H 215cm (85")
W 118cm (46")
D 42cm (16")
Partners desk
Two capacious lockable back cupboards below three lockable top drawers provides
all of the storage space you need on one side of this desk, on its reverse side you
have a full nine drawer fascia to use with the top three drawers also being lockable.
Blind curl side and top panels inlaid with olive ash bandings and a central leather
working surface embossed with a 22 carat gold tooling provide the finishing
touches to this truly executive partner’s desk.
Open bookcase unit with bottom cupboards
These versatile bookcase units can be ordered in modular form enabling more than
one unit to be locked together to provide ample storage for virtually any size of
wall. If you require extra filing capacity, why not consider our G420M4 cabinet like
our other cabinets it can stand freely on its own or it can be incorporated within a
bookcase run of units.
G322M4
H 76cm (30")
W 155cm (61")
D 94cm (37")
G320M4
Pedestal desk
with filing
drawer
Filing cabinet
H 76cm (30")
W 63cm (25")
D 65cm (26")
G420M4
H 215cm (85")
W 118cm (46")
D 42cm (16")
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Bookcase with
four filing
drawers
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Regal
Charles Barr Collection
Truly representative of its name our Regal collection
of furniture is a step up in style and quality and is
luxury personified. The finest mahogany timbers of
African origin highlighted by careful use of exotic
olive ash burr veneers flanked by rich tulip wood
stringings set against gold highlighted acanthus leaf
carvings in chair, table legs and corner stiles provide
the perfect finishing touches to this highly decorative
range of furniture all painstakingly crafted by hand.
All Regal pieces are finished in our special M4 light
non-distressed mahogany finish. For further details on
care and maintenance please consult your Charles
Barr price list.
R188M4
H 78cm (31")
W 330cm (130")
D 132cm (52")
Loose leaf size
60cm (24")
R288M4
Two leaf Regal dining table with leaf
storage facility for one leaf
All Regal dining tables are available in
a choice of sizes. For extra seating
capacity you might wish to consider our
R190M4 Width: 470cm (185") or our
R191M4 Width: 574cm (226"), both
models include a centre table for added
leaf support and length whilst still
incorporating our leaf storage system.
For further details please consult your
Charles Barr price list.
Regal dining chair
H 102cm (40")
W 55cm (22")
D 64cm (25")
R288AM4
Regal armchair
H 102cm (40")
W 64cm (25")
D 64cm (25")
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Regal
Charles Barr Collection
R88M4
Four door breakfront sideboard
This Regal sideboard is available
in four or five door options, the
larger of the two cabinets has
three centre cupboards with two
glazed shaped bow ends, both
versions come as standard with
lights, glass shelves and polished
back to the bow end glazed
sections.
H 87cm (34")
W 186cm (73")
D 62cm (24")
R89M4
R584M4
H 231cm (91")
W 186cm (73")
D 62cm (24")
Height without
pediment
214cm (84")
R18M4
H 89cm (35")
W 161cm (63")
D 51cm (20")
Display cabinet shown with
polished back, lights and glass
shelves
Our four door breakfront Regal
display cabinet will grace any
home, its glazed bow shaped
ends combined with two glazed
centre top cupboard doors offer
a superb display facility for your
personal objet d’art.
Serving table
Five door model
H 87cm (34")
W 233cm (92")
D 62cm (24")
R789M4
H 45cm (18")
W 140cm (55")
D 140cm (55")
R788M4
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H 45cm (18")
W 122cm (48")
D 83cm (33")
Regal Coffee table
This substantial Regal coffee table houses six drawers for storage. Like all Regal
pieces it is decorated with a figured blind curl mahogany top flanked with tulip
wood inlaid stringings and rich burr olive ash bandings. A smaller version of
this table is also available which includes three drawers as K788M4.
Three drawer coffee table
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Tr a d i t i o n a l
Charles Barr Collection
Mahogany has long been one of the cabinet maker’s favourite materials and as you
can see Charles Barr’s craftsmen know how to emphasise its warm colour and
varied graining.
More in keeping with the style of the period, all tops in our traditional collection
are constructed from solid mahogany, the use of olive ash bandings and inlays on
both tops and cabinet fascias compliments and provides a perfect match should
you wish to mix our traditional range with Grandeur or Regal pieces.
All Traditional pieces
are finished in our
special M4 light nondistressed mahogany
finish. For further details
on care and
maintenance please
consult your Charles
Barr price list.
K112M4
H 78cm (31")
W 290cm (114")
D 114cm (45")
Loose leaf size
51cm (20")
K245M4
Twin pedestal two leaf dining table with one leaf storage facility
This traditional twin pedestal two leaf dining table is available in other
sizes to cater for your seating requirements. Twin pedestal tables are
available with one, two and three 51cm (20") centre leaves and should
your table length requirements extend beyond these standard sizes extra
pedestals can be added to this versatile design to extend table sizes even
further, (for further details please consult your Charles Barr price list).
Country style Chippendale chair
H 97cm (38")
W 53cm (21")
D 56cm (22")
K245AM4
Country style Chippendale armchair
H 97cm (38")
W 61cm (24")
D 61cm (24")
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K109M4
Three pedestal two leaf dining table
A large dining or Board room, our
K109 three pedestal two leaf table is
ideal for either, constructed from
solid mahogany (without inlays).
This table will store both of its
51cm/20" leaves to offer a choice in
size to suit your seating arrangement.
This style of table is also available in
twin pedestal versions with one, two,
or three leaves, (for further details
please consult your Charles Barr
price list)
H 78cm (31")
W 396cm (156")
D 122cm (48")
Loose leaf size 51cm (20")
K277M4
Chippendale style claw
and ball dining chair
H 97cm (38")
W 56cm (22")
D 58cm (23")
K277AM4
Chippendale style claw
and ball dining armchair
H 97cm (38")
W 61cm (24")
D 61cm (24")
K606M4
Display cabinet
Display cabinets and sideboards
alike in our Traditional range are
characterised by matching oval
panels flanked by olive ash burr
veneers which offer a perfect contrast
to our blind curl veneers used on
traditional style cabinets.
H 229cm (90")
W 162cm (64")
D 43cm (17")
Height without pediment 211cm (83")
K65M4
H 84cm (33")
W 211cm (83")
D 49cm (19")
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Solid Mahogany
top four door
breakfront
sideboard
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All of our traditional solid mahogany dining table tops are
constructed from figured crown mahogany timbers. At Charles
Barr we are careful to make sure that each plank of timber
used in our table top construction is from the same log, thus
ensuring that many of the problems associated with movement
on solid mahogany tables are avoided.
K149M4
H 78cm (31")
W 214cm (84")
D 99cm (39")
K228M4
Twin pedestal single leaf dining table
with leaf storage facility
Loose leaf size 51cm (20")
Honeysuckle shield back dining chair
H 100cm (39")
W 55cm (22")
D 60cm (24")
K228AM4
Honeysuckle shield back armchair
H 100cm (39")
W 60cm (24")
D 60cm (24")
K60M4
H 84cm (33")
W 158cm (62")
D 43cm (16")
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Three door sideboard with solid
mahogany top
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K764M4
Solid mahogany top two
drawer side table
H 69cm (27")
W 82cm (32")
D 30cm (12")
K748M4
Serpentine lamp table
H 51cm (20")
W 53cm (21")
D 53cm (21")
All of our traditional coffee and lamp tables have one
thing in common, all of the tops are constructed from
solid African mahogany inlaid with exotic burr olive
ash bandings. Mounted on solid brass castors the splay
leg underframes on each table depicts the true quality
and style of our traditional range of furniture.
K779M4
Coffee table
H 43cm (17")
W 122cm (48")
D 122cm (48")
K778M4
Lamp table
H 51cm (20")
W 56cm (22")
D 56cm (22")
K749M4
K765M4
H 69cm (27")
W 46cm (18")
D 30cm (12")
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Solid mahogany top single drawer side table
Serpentine coffee table
H 42cm (17")
W 121cm (48")
D 72cm (28")
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Charles Barr Collection
A name well versed in British history, our Trafalgar
collection has an almost galleon appeal to its design,
its sturdiness and robust style is complimented by
blind curl mahogany veneers highlighted with exotic
ebony bandings and unlike our other mahogany
collections the Trafalgar range is polished in a special
M5 finish which incorporates a light antique
distressing with subtle faded effects.
Both single pedestal and twin pedestal dining tables
in our Trafalgar range have leaf storage systems. Twin
pedestal two leaf dining tables will close fully
providing the second leaf is stored away from the
dining table, whilst twin pedestal three leaf dining
tables when storing a single leaf cannot be reduced in
size beyond a one leaf table length. (For further
details please consult your Charles Barr price list.)
All Trafalgar table pedestals are fitted with bayonet
style glide castors that can be removed if you wish to
stand your table on a timber or stone decorative floor.
T129M5
H 78cm (31")
W 314cm (124")
D 132cm (52")
T200M5
Twin pedestal two leaf dining table
Loose leaf size 61cm (24")
Dining chair
H 102cm (40")
W 58cm (23")
D 60cm (24")
T200AM5
Armchair
H 102cm (40")
W 60cm (24")
D 58cm (23")
T455M5
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H 238cm (94")
W 205cm (81")
D 49cm (19")
Trafalgar display cabinet, shown with
polished back, lights and glass shelves
Height without pediment 218cm (86")
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Our T455M5, T456M5 and T457M5 Trafalgar cabinets come as
standard with a concealed pull out serving slide and a fitted
baized right hand facing cutlery drawer. The bottom drawer of
this cabinet is also made deeper by including the heavy Ogee
plinth mouldings as part of the drawer face.
T457M5
Trafalgar display cabinet with bar
H 238cm (94")
W 205cm (81")
D 49cm (19")
Height without pediment 218cm (86")
T35M5
H 84cm (33")
W 205cm (81")
D 51cm (20")
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Sideboard
As with the matching display cabinet this sideboard
also includes a pull out slide, cutlery drawer and
deep bottom drawer as standard.
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Dining table, chairs, display cabinet and sideboard, all Trafalgar pieces match
perfectly. The use of contrasting exotic ebony veneers throughout the range provides
a co-ordinated effect rarely seen in antiques of the period.
T127M5
H
W
W
D
78cm
188cm
132cm
49cm
Single pedestal dining table with leaf storage facility
(31")
(74") - table open
(52") - table closed
(19")
T285M5
Dining chairs
H 104cm (41")
W 55cm (22")
D 62cm (24")
T450M5
H 235cm (93")
W 175cm (69")
D 49cm (19")
T30M5
Three door display cabinet with centre serving slide,
shown with lights, glass shelves and polished back
Height without pediment 218cm (86")
Three door sideboard with centre serving slide
H 84cm (33")
W 175cm (69")
D 51cm (20")
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T1M5
Console table
H 88cm (35")
W 137cm (54")
D 44cm (17")
Our Serpentine based console table
includes a secret centre drawer flanked
by two full width drawers. Base and
top are inlaid with Trafalgar ebony
veneers.
Do you sometimes wish you had a larger coffee table for special
occasions, our T630M5 Trafalgar coffee table provides the perfect
solution, it stores its centre leaf which will enable you to increase the
length of your coffee table for special occasions. As an optional extra
we can also veneer your table leaf with a chequer board top.
T630M5
H 44cm (17")
W 122cm (48")
D 76cm (30")
T629M5
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H 52cm (20")
W 56cm (22")
D 56cm (22")
Coffee table
Extended width 178cm (70")
Lamp Table with pull out slide
T766M5
Occasional table
H 66cm (26")
W 59cm (23") - diameter
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Charles Barr Furniture Limited
Country Works, Sunderland Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1RS
Tel: 01767 681444 Fax: 01767 681397
www.charlesbarr.com