12th scale French side chair Kits
Price is for one design of chair kit. Available for posting approx mid June.
10 simply wonderful little 12th scale side chair kits. Very easy to assemble and a joy to decorate. Choose from 10 designs and 2 different ways to cover the seats (inset or placed on top).
Chairs:
A. Antoinette - Very pretty larger side chair with curved legs decorated with acanthus leaves. The back panel is slightly fan shaped with fairly intricate detail in the central section of the chair.
B. Beatrice - Very pretty larger side chair with curved legs decorated with acanthus leaves. The back of the chair is balloon shapeds and typically French with beautiful delicated leaves decorating the frame.
C. Charlotte Very pretty larger side chair with curved legs decorated with acanthus leaves. Very similar in design to B. but with the addition of a "flange" in the baack that allows for padding to be added.
D. Delphine A very smart straight legged small side chair with a wonderful intricate leaf pattern.
E. Emily Straight legged and formal with a closed harp design.
F. Fleurine Straight legged and formal with a delicate swag design on the rear of the chair.
G. Genevieve The straight legs of this chair compliment the delicate oval of the back which is finished with a tiny cartouche
H. Helene. Straight legged chair with a balloon seat (round). The seat appears slightly larger than the other straight legged chairs. The back has a tiny section for upholstery under which sit two very thin delicate vertical bars. If the option for upholstering the little oval is too complicated then the little flages can be filed off.
I. Isabelle Straight legged chair with a balloon seat (round). The seat appears slightly larger than the other straight legged chairs. The back of the chair has a filigree open harp.
J. Jospehine Straight legged chair with a balloon seat (round). Similar in design to H but with a lovely urn design and flower gardlands.
Sizes:
A. Height of back 92mm / Height to seat 41mm
B. Height of back 86mm / Height to seat 41mm
C. Height of back 88mm / Height to seat 41mm
D. Height of back 86mm / Height to seat 38mm
E. Height of back 81mm / Height to seat 38mm
F. Height of back 85mm / Height to seat 38mm
G. Height of back 82mm / Height to seat 38mm
H. Height of back 83mm / Height to seat 39mm
I. Height of back 86mm / Height to seat 39mm
J. Height of back 83mm / Height to seat 39mm
K. Straight legged formal 18th century Louis XVI armchair. The chair kit comes in 4 sections and is incredibly easy to assmemble. Supplied with seat and back inserts that you can upholster.
K. Louis XVI Arm chair
- Height of back 90mm
- height to top of arm 56mm
- height to seat 32mm
- Depth 54mm
- width at back 51mm
- Width at front 60mm
Stock
The chairs will be available from the end of May 2021 but you may place your order now. They shall then be a regular product and always held in stock. However, if we have been busy with orders and we have reached the end of our stock then we shall need to make the kit to order and this might add on a number of weeks to your delivery. Please let me know when ordering if your order is urgent.
Fabric and padding is not supplied with the chair.
Notes
- The kit is made from Pewter alloy (no lead) and is a very soft metal. It is easily bent. If your items arrive and are slightly bent they can be easily bent back into shape without too much fear of damaging them.
- All kits are fresh from the moulds and require a certain degree of tidying up. You will need to use a pair of fine snips and a miniature file to remove and smooth any casting spurs.
- We advise that all metal kits are painted with a metal primer before painting. We use a metal spray primer as it avoids lumps and brush marks.
- I find the best glue to use for joining the metal is Cyno or superglue and I nearly always use a spray activator.