charles barr mahogany furniture collection

MahoganyC o l l e c t i o n

by Charles Barr

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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

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.

Today with so many imports flooding the UK and the country’s

manufacturing base on the decline the Charles Barr story continues.

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

these methods the company has added modern technology and innovations

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.

opulent

sophisticated

elegant

stylish

Joint Managing Directors, Danny Bryan (left) and Kevin

Hutchins (right)

C h a r l e s B a r r C o l l e c t i o n

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trafalgar 32PLEASE NOTE: All dimensions on the followingpages are rounded to the nearest centimetre or inch.

G r a n d e u rAs 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.

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Twin pedestal two leaf dining tableAll Grandeur dining tables will store oneloose leaf. Twin leaf dining tables willclose fully providing the second leaf isstored away from the dining table. Threeleaf dining tables will store one leaf butnot reduce in size beyond a twin pedestalone leaf table length. Grandeur tablepedestals are fitted with bayonet styleglide castors that can be removed if youwish to stand your table on a timber orstone decorative floor.

Dining chair

ArmchairG289AM4

G289M4

G122M4

H 78cm (31")W 305cm (120")D 132cm (52")

Loose leaf size61cm (24")

H 102cm (40")W 55cm (22")D 64cm (25")

H 102cm (40")W 64cm (25")D 64cm (25")


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Display cabinetDisplay cabinet shown with lights and touchdimmer, glass shelves and fabric back. This uniquecabinet incorporates a four door base unit and twolarge six pane bevelled glass top doors, a piercedbroken pediment and olive ash inlaid corner stilesprovides a truly Grandeur look to this unusualdisplay cabinet.

G522M4

Four door sideboard

Bevelled glass mirror with pierced brokenpediment

Three door sideboardG20M4

G7M4

G22M4

H 236cm (93")W 192cm (75")D 44cm (17")

H 89cm (35")W 192cm (76")D 45cm (18")

H 85cm (34")W 162cm (64")D 45cm (18")

H 141cm (56")W 95cm (37")

Height withoutpediment214cm (84")

Grandeur sideboards come in threestandard sizes as four door, three doorand two door options. The four doorsideboard shown above is complimentedwith a matching G7 mirror with piercedbroken pediment, it also includes twohandy double width top drawers whilstdrawers on the three and two doorversions are more compact in size.

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Serving/consoletable

This bow fronted console table has theadded benefit of a central secret drawerwhich is easily opened when a smalltimber catch is released on theunderside of the table.

G14M4

Corner cabinet

Glazed corner cabinet shown with lights, glass shelvesand fabric back

Three drawer side table

G760M4

G520M4

G519M4

H 88cm (35")W 147cm (58")D 50cm (20")

H 205cm (81")W 84cm (33")Right angle depth 59cm (23")Height without pierced pediment 189cm (74")

H 205cm (81")W 84cm (33")Right angle depth 59cm (23")Height without pierced pediment 189cm (74")

Open front or glazed, our cornercabinets provide useful storage space aswell as being decorative. Both cabinetsare decorated with olive ash banded basedoors and corner stiles, and supportGrandeur pierced broken pediments.

H 71cm (28")W 61cm (24")D 35cm (14")

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Dining table

Display cabinet shown with lights, glass shelves and fabric back

Two door sideboard

Dining chair

ArmchairG285AM4

G285M4

G21M4

G521M4

G127M4

H 78cm (31")W 188cm (74")D 132cm (52")

H 235cm (93")W 104cm (41")D 44cm (17")

H 89cm (35")W 102cm (40")D 45cm (18")

H 104cm (41")W 55cm (23")D 62cm (24")

H 104cm (41")W 59cm (23")D 63cm (25")

Table closed with leaf stored 132cm (52") diameter

Height without pediment 214cm (84")

Designed for the modest sized dining room this collection offurniture features a circular table from our Trafalgar rangeinlaid with Grandeur burr olive ash bandings, and includesthe unique Charles Barr leaf storage facility.

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Oval coffee tableThis unusual coffee table contains all of the characteristicsassociated with our Grandeur range of furniture, it has avery chunky base and its curl mahogany top and angledbase corners are inlaid with olive ash veneers.

G822M4Circular lamp tableG761M4

H 51cm (20")W 150cm (59")D 94cm (37")

Nest of tablesA bow fronted nest of tables decorated with olive ash bandingson its top table. The smallest of the three tables is decoratedwith an olive ash front panel, whilst the legs on all threetables are also inlaid with olive ash veneers.

G700M4

H 56cm (22")W 61cm (24")D 41cm (16")

H 56cm (22")W 56cm (22")D 56cm (22")

Five drawer sofa table

G759M4

H 72cm (28")W 72cm (28")D 46cm (18")

Width of table with flapsextended 122cm (48")

Circular occasional table

G762M4

H 69cm (27")W 71cm (28")D 71cm (28")

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Glass top coffee tableA true Grandeur coffee table, fourbevelled glass panes sit on top ofdecorative olive ash bandings, a centralsquare olive ash motif highlights thetable top, whilst matching inlaid panelsto the base of each leg and four largeoblong olive ash panels mounted oneach side rail completes this unusualcoffee table design.

Glass top lamp tableG734M4

G735M4

H 46cm (18")W 121cm (48")D 121cm (48")

H 51cm (20")W 61cm (24")D 61cm (24")

Unlike the amusements enjoyed in salons of the 18th and 19th Centuryhomes, the accruements of modern home entertainment add little visual beautyto a room, the Grandeur pieces illustrated on the following pages provide allthe storage you are likely to need for your Hi-fi and TV equipment.

Hi-fi cabinet

G597M4

TV cabinet

G596M4

H 56cm (22")W 118cm (47")D 52cm (20")

H 72cm (28")W 57cm (22")D 46cm (18")

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Modern times require modern equipment, if you are looking for a cabinet to house your PlasmaTV the Charles Barr Plasma cabinet differs from any other on the market. Forget those big andbulky cabinets that are best suited to board rooms, our compact cabinet houses your PlasmaTV screen at the front of the unit, with a simple push button up and down switch located onthe side of the cabinet, or if you prefer a key fob remote control, will allow you at the press ofa 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 bottomdoors open to allow access to your cinema equipment, revealing ample storage space for DVD’sand 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 plasmascreen will not operate when either of the doors is open. There is also a touch sensitive barbeneath the TV that will prevent damage to any object inadvertently left beneath it.

Plasma TV cabinetG599M4

H 81cm (32")W 144cm (57")D 59cm (23")

Height when raised 136cm (53")

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Home study or period office, our furniture will enhance either room, it also meets the practicalorganisational requirements placed upon it, look closely at our bookcases and you will discover thatthey can incorporate useful filing drawers, or if you prefer extra cupboard space or perhaps full top tobottom shelving.

Partners deskTwo capacious lockable back cupboards below three lockable top drawers providesall of the storage space you need on one side of this desk, on its reverse side youhave 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 leatherworking surface embossed with a 22 carat gold tooling provide the finishingtouches to this truly executive partner’s desk.

Open bookcase unit with bottom cupboardsThese versatile bookcase units can be ordered in modular form enabling more thanone unit to be locked together to provide ample storage for virtually any size ofwall. If you require extra filing capacity, why not consider our G420M4 cabinet likeour other cabinets it can stand freely on its own or it can be incorporated within abookcase run of units.

G421M4

G323M4

Pedestal deskwith filingdrawer

Filing cabinet

Bookcase with four filingdrawers

G420M4

G320M4

G322M4

H 76cm (30")W 187cm (73")D 126cm (49")

H 215cm (85")W 118cm (46")D 42cm (16")

H 215cm (85")W 118cm (46")D 42cm (16")

H 76cm (30")W 155cm (61")D 94cm (37")

H 76cm (30")W 63cm (25")D 65cm (26")

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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.

Two leaf Regal dining table with leaf storage facility for one leafAll Regal dining tables are available ina choice of sizes. For extra seatingcapacity you might wish to consider ourR190M4 Width: 470cm (185") or ourR191M4 Width: 574cm (226"), bothmodels include a centre table for addedleaf support and length whilst stillincorporating our leaf storage system.For further details please consult yourCharles Barr price list.

Regal dining chair

Regal armchairR288AM4

R288M4

R188M4

H 78cm (31")W 330cm (130")D 132cm (52")


H 102cm (40")W 55cm (22")D 64cm (25")

H 102cm (40")W 64cm (25")D 64cm (25")

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Display cabinet shown with polished back, lights and glassshelvesOur four door breakfront Regaldisplay cabinet will grace anyhome, its glazed bow shapedends combined with two glazedcentre top cupboard doors offera superb display facility for yourpersonal objet d’art.

Serving tableR18M4

R584M4

H 231cm (91")W 186cm (73")D 62cm (24")

H 89cm (35")W 161cm (63")D 51cm (20")

Height withoutpediment 214cm (84")

Four door breakfront sideboardThis Regal sideboard is availablein four or five door options, thelarger of the two cabinets hasthree centre cupboards with twoglazed shaped bow ends, bothversions come as standard withlights, glass shelves and polishedback to the bow end glazedsections.

Five door model

R89M4

R88M4

H 87cm (34")W 186cm (73")D 62cm (24")

Regal Coffee tableThis substantial Regal coffee table houses six drawers for storage. Like all Regalpieces it is decorated with a figured blind curl mahogany top flanked with tulipwood inlaid stringings and rich burr olive ash bandings. A smaller version ofthis table is also available which includes three drawers as K788M4.

Three drawer coffee table R788M4

R789M4

H 45cm (18")W 140cm (55")D 140cm (55")

H 45cm (18")W 122cm (48")D 83cm (33")

H 87cm (34")W 233cm (92")D 62cm (24")

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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 non-

distressed mahogany

finish. For further details

on care and

maintenance please

consult your Charles

Barr price list.

Twin pedestal two leaf dining table with one leaf storage facility This traditional twin pedestal two leaf dining table is available in othersizes to cater for your seating requirements. Twin pedestal tables areavailable with one, two and three 51cm (20") centre leaves and shouldyour table length requirements extend beyond these standard sizes extrapedestals can be added to this versatile design to extend table sizes evenfurther, (for further details please consult your Charles Barr price list).

Country style Chippendale chair

Country style Chippendale armchairK245AM4

K245M4

K112M4

H 78cm (31")W 290cm (114")D 114cm (45")

H 97cm (38")W 53cm (21")D 56cm (22")

H 97cm (38")W 61cm (24")D 61cm (24")




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Display cabinet

Display cabinets and sideboards alike in our Traditional range arecharacterised by matching ovalpanels flanked by olive ash burrveneers which offer a perfect contrastto our blind curl veneers used ontraditional style cabinets.

Solid Mahogany top four door breakfront sideboard

K65M4

K606M4

H 229cm (90")W 162cm (64")D 43cm (17")

Three pedestal two leaf dining tableA large dining or Board room, ourK109 three pedestal two leaf table isideal for either, constructed fromsolid mahogany (without inlays).This table will store both of its51cm/20" leaves to offer a choice insize to suit your seating arrangement.This style of table is also available intwin pedestal versions with one, two,or three leaves, (for further detailsplease consult your Charles Barrprice list)

Chippendale style clawand ball dining chair

Chippendale style clawand ball dining armchair

K277AM4

K277M4

K109M4

H 78cm (31")W 396cm (156")D 122cm (48")

H 97cm (38")W 56cm (22")D 58cm (23")

H 97cm (38")W 61cm (24")D 61cm (24")

H 84cm (33")W 211cm (83")D 49cm (19")


Loose leaf size 51cm (20")




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All of our traditional solid mahogany dining table tops areconstructed from figured crown mahogany timbers. At CharlesBarr we are careful to make sure that each plank of timberused in our table top construction is from the same log, thusensuring that many of the problems associated with movementon solid mahogany tables are avoided.

Twin pedestal single leaf dining table with leaf storage facility

Honeysuckle shield back dining chair

Honeysuckle shield back armchair

Three door sideboard with solid mahogany top

K60M4

K228AM4

K228M4

K149M4

H 78cm (31")W 214cm (84")D 99cm (39")

H 100cm (39")W 55cm (22")D 60cm (24")

H 100cm (39")W 60cm (24")D 60cm (24")

H 84cm (33")W 158cm (62")D 43cm (16")





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Solid mahogany top twodrawer side table

K764M4

H 69cm (27")W 82cm (32")D 30cm (12")

Coffee table

Lamp table

Serpentine coffee tableK749M4

K778M4

K779M4

H 43cm (17")W 122cm (48")D 122cm (48")

H 51cm (20")W 56cm (22")D 56cm (22")

H 42cm (17")W 121cm (48")D 72cm (28")

Solid mahogany top single drawer side tableK765M4

H 69cm (27")W 46cm (18")D 30cm (12")

Serpentine lamp table

K748M4

H 51cm (20")W 53cm (21")D 53cm (21")

All of our traditional coffee and lamp tables have onething in common, all of the tops are constructed fromsolid African mahogany inlaid with exotic burr oliveash bandings. Mounted on solid brass castors the splayleg underframes on each table depicts the true qualityand style of our traditional range of furniture.

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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.

Twin pedestal two leaf dining table

Dining chair

Armchair

Trafalgar display cabinet, shown withpolished back, lights and glass shelves

T455M5

T200AM5

T200M5

T129M5

H 78cm (31")W 314cm (124")D 132cm (52")

H 102cm (40")W 58cm (23")D 60cm (24")

H 102cm (40")W 60cm (24")D 58cm (23")

H 238cm (94")W 205cm (81")D 49cm (19")



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Our T455M5, T456M5 and T457M5 Trafalgar cabinets come asstandard with a concealed pull out serving slide and a fittedbaized right hand facing cutlery drawer. The bottom drawer ofthis cabinet is also made deeper by including the heavy Ogeeplinth mouldings as part of the drawer face.

Trafalgar display cabinet with barT457M5

H 238cm (94")W 205cm (81")D 49cm (19")

SideboardAs with the matching display cabinet this sideboardalso includes a pull out slide, cutlery drawer anddeep bottom drawer as standard.

T35M5

H 84cm (33")W 205cm (81")D 51cm (20")


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Dining table, chairs, display cabinet and sideboard, all Trafalgar pieces matchperfectly. The use of contrasting exotic ebony veneers throughout the range providesa co-ordinated effect rarely seen in antiques of the period.

Single pedestal dining table with leaf storage facility

Dining chairs

Three door display cabinet with centre serving slide,shown with lights, glass shelves and polished back

Three door sideboard with centre serving slideT30M5

T450M5

T285M5

T127M5

H 78cm (31")W 188cm (74") - table openW 132cm (52") - table closedD 49cm (19")

H 104cm (41")W 55cm (22")D 62cm (24")

H 235cm (93")W 175cm (69")D 49cm (19")

H 84cm (33")W 175cm (69")D 51cm (20")


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Console table

Our Serpentine based console tableincludes a secret centre drawer flankedby two full width drawers. Base andtop are inlaid with Trafalgar ebonyveneers.

T1M5

H 88cm (35")W 137cm (54")D 44cm (17")

Do you sometimes wish you had a larger coffee table for specialoccasions, our T630M5 Trafalgar coffee table provides the perfectsolution, it stores its centre leaf which will enable you to increase thelength of your coffee table for special occasions. As an optional extrawe can also veneer your table leaf with a chequer board top.

Coffee table

Lamp Table with pull out slideT629M5

T630M5

H 44cm (17")W 122cm (48")D 76cm (30")

Occasional tableT766M5

H 66cm (26")W 59cm (23") - diameter

H 52cm (20")W 56cm (22")D 56cm (22")

Extended width 178cm (70")

Charles Barr Furniture LimitedCountry Works, Sunderland Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1RS

Tel: 01767 681444 Fax: 01767 681397www.charlesbarr.com