A pair of vintage chocolate crushed velvet club chairs angled toward each other in a greige troweled plaster room, with charcoal and terracotta stoneware vessels and bare branches behind
Three-quarter view of a single chocolate crushed velvet club chair showing the six-button tufted back cushion, rolled arms, upholstered plinth base and front caster
Side profile of the chocolate velvet club chair showing the concave sweep of the outside back from top rail down to the base
Macro detail of the tufted back cushion showing all six self-covered buttons and the crushed chocolate velvet nap
Raking macro across the tufted back cushion showing the directional pile and worn patina of the crushed velvet
Front corner detail showing the rolled arm cap, welted seat cushion edge, plinth base band and original front caster
A pair of vintage chocolate crushed velvet club chairs angled toward each other in a greige troweled plaster room, with charcoal and terracotta stoneware vessels and bare branches behind
Three-quarter view of a single chocolate crushed velvet club chair showing the six-button tufted back cushion, rolled arms, upholstered plinth base and front caster
Side profile of the chocolate velvet club chair showing the concave sweep of the outside back from top rail down to the base
Macro detail of the tufted back cushion showing all six self-covered buttons and the crushed chocolate velvet nap
Raking macro across the tufted back cushion showing the directional pile and worn patina of the crushed velvet
Front corner detail showing the rolled arm cap, welted seat cushion edge, plinth base band and original front caster

The Truffle Club Chairs

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Low, wide, and unhurried. A pair of club chairs in crushed velvet the color of dark cocoa, the kind of seat that makes a room stop rushing.

$525 each · 32" W x 27.5" D x 33" H, seat height 16" · vintage, two available, sold individually or as a pair

The velvet is the whole story. Panne, with a deep directional nap that has been crushed and sat into over decades, so the surface moves between near-black in the folds and a softer milk chocolate where the pile lies flat. It stays brown the whole way through. Tilt your head and the depth changes. Run your hand one way and it darkens, the other way and it lifts. This is not new fabric pretending to be old. It has been lived on, and it shows, in softly rubbed places along the arm fronts and across the seat where someone settled in for years. That is the appeal, not a flaw to apologize for.

The frame is square-shouldered and upright, as wide as it is tall, and more compact front to back than it first appears. Low sloped arms roll forward into a soft scroll. The back rises well above them and holds a loose cushion tufted with six buttons, pulling the velvet into soft radiating folds. One deep box cushion on the seat. Below, an upholstered plinth banded with a single welt, riding on small casters at the front, so the chair turns toward a window or a conversation without being dragged.

Picture your evenings here. The seat sits low at 16", so you sink rather than perch, and the shallow footprint means it holds a corner without swallowing it. Set one beside a lamp and it becomes the place you end the day. Set the two of them angled toward each other and you have made a room people want to stay in. They want a little space around them, so give them room to be seen, and let the wall behind stay quiet.

Take one, or take the pair. Either way they settle in like they have always been standing there.

Dimensions
32" W x 27.5" D x 33" H. Seat height 16". Seat depth 19.5".

Materials
Crushed panne velvet in deep chocolate brown over a hardwood frame, with a loose tufted back cushion, a single box seat cushion, an upholstered plinth base, and original casters at the front with tapered rear legs. Genuine vintage, sold as found, with the patina described above.

Care
Brush the nap in one direction with a soft upholstery brush to keep the sheen even. Vacuum on low with a soft attachment. Blot spills, never rub. Keep out of direct sustained sun.

PLEASE NOTE: Shipping costs for furniture items are calculated after purchase. Once your order is confirmed, a shipping invoice will be sent to the email address on file.

  • Furniture is available for pick-up at our New York Gallery Store.
  • Furniture delivery is available within a 2-hour driving distance of New York City.
  • $150 delivery fee for locations within 20 miles
  • $250 delivery fee for locations beyond 20 miles (up to a 2-hour drive)

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