Yearly Archives: 2018

What makes a sofa a Chesterfield Sofa?

Origin of the Chesterfield Sofa Chesterfield sofas apparently originated in the 1700s when Lord Phillip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, commissioned a leather sofa to be made that had a distinctively low seat base and deep buttoning. Since then, a variety of Chesterfield sofa designs have been created, but all have the same distinguishing […]

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Here at the Chesterfield Company, we take pride in being able to offer you high quality Chesterfield and contemporary sofas, as well as wing chairs, footstools and more. Our expert craftsmen work hard to ensure that our sofas are the best they can be, and we only use the highest standard of locally sourced materials […]

What are the different types of leather?

Here at The Chesterfield Company, we have four different categories for our leathers. These are Full Grain, Antique, Old Vintage Aniline, and Premium Aniline. But what do these names mean? Full Grain Leather Our cheapest of the types of leather is Full Grain leather. The leathers in this collection are the hardest wearing of our […]