Our range of Chesterfield furniture is made using robust modern components and can be tailored to whatever style or dimension you require.

All styles can be supplied in traditional antique ‘rub-off’ Chesterfield leather as standard. Colours include red, burgundy/wine, dark brown, tan, autumn tan, gold, dark or olive green, rust or light rust and dark blue. Non-standard variations include distressed grains in various colours, or almost any colour using more contemporary leathers or PVC for a fresher take on this design classic.

For those who prefer fabric Chesterfields, our whole range is available in any fabric of your choosing – from sumptuous cotton velvets to more contemporary faux suedes. Please contact us for sample cuttings.

All models are available with or without buttoning. The number of seat cushions is also ‘variable’ and you can also choose from a plain or buttoned fixed seat. We can also replace studs with piping - plain or twisted - if required. If you would like to include a sofabed please ask for details.

Please note that prices quoted for each model here and in the price list accompanying our brochure are using antique ‘rub-off’ leather or 100% cotton pile velvet. For prices using any other covering you should contact us for a quotation.

History of the Chesterfield sofa

Chesterfield furniture is certainly iconic, evoking classic images of British gentry relaxing back at their club swigging armagnac and smoking cigars. Over the last couple of centuries the Chesterfield sofa has come to embody all manner of things to different people. The Victorians considered the Chesterfield sofa to be a fundamental component in drawing rooms where gentlemen relaxed while their wives sat in chairs embroidering a kneeler for the church pew. These days you are more likely to find yourself seated in a suitably battered leather Chesterfield sofa in a gastropub.

The Chesterfield sofa has a somewhat ambiguous history but is widely thought to have been commissioned by, and subsequently named after, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, in the mid-18th century. When the Earl instructed a cabinetmaker to produce a piece of furniture that would allow him to sit upright in the greatest comfort, so was the Chesterfield sofa conceived with its distinctive deep buttoned upholstery, roll-top arms, uniform back and arm height and ‘studwork’.

Others believe that the Chesterfield sofa was simply named after the town in Derbyshire whereas in Canada the term Chesterfield is used simply to describe a sofa of any style. Whatever its origins, the Chesterfield Sofa has its own unique niche in the evolution of the sofa and has now evolved into perhaps the most symbolic piece of furniture in the world. Unlike perhaps any other furniture style, Chesterfield sofas can be found the world over in all types and colours of leather, fabric or PVC, covered in all manner of studding, with or without buttoning. So, although the fourth Earl of Chesterfield may have been notable as something of a trendsetter in his day, it is doubtful he could have imagined his sofa as his legacy – a legacy used by millions of people every day all over the planet.

On a lighter note, in an era where branding is king and a snappy name is vital, how would the Chesterfield sofa have evolved had it been commissioned by the Earl of Upnor