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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Chippendale Period Carved Carver/Arm/Desk Chair
Located in Folkestone, GB
A particularly fine quality 18th century mahogany Chippendale period mahogany armchair profusely and finely carved to the back and arms with trailing acanthus, flowerheads and 'C' sc...
Category

English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Chair, Oak Hall Chair, Scotland 1790, H262
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian chair, oak hall chair, Scotland 1790, H262 Scotland 1790 Solid oak Original finish Shaped top rail Solid wooden seat On turne...
Category

Scottish Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Giltwood Gustavian Bucket Chairs, Set of 4, Sweden, Circa 1790-1800
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Gustavian bucket chairs, set of four (4), giltwood, origin: Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1790 - 1800. Elegant proportions, beautif...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important 18th century hand craved Italian circa 1740 Tete a Tete conversation settee What a find, I have never seen another ...
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Italian George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

George II Library Wing Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and well-drawn George II design country house library/drawing room wing chair. This chair is unusual in that it has extremely generous proporti...
Category

British Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Feathers

Set of 6 Chairs and Two Louis XVI Armchairs, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare set of 6 chairs and two Louis XVI armchairs from the 18th century Very beautiful patina with a bleeched cerused patina The chairs as well as the fluting are in supe...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period painted wood chairs from the 18th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs, H-Form cross stretchers, floral upholstery and distressed patina. Create...
Category

Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Large George III Wing Arm Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large George III wing arm chair, the shaped deep-buttoned back with scrolling arms, reupholstered in distressed blue-black leather, raised on four cab...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Leather

Plitman Banquet Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Plitman banquet chair is a mahogany dining chair hand carved in the Chippendale style and upholstered with client’s own fabric. Bespoke sizing, d...
Category

British Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut Armchairs, Circa 1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Louie XV style hand carved walnut chairs with 17th century wool tapestry upholstery. These are of generous proportions, very sturdy and comfortable....
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Pair of Antique 18th Century French Walnut Cardinal Armchairs
Located in Doha, QA
Magnificent pair of walnut hand carved cardinal armchairs with royal antique red velvet with golden metal threats upholstery. These extraordinary la...
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Set of Four 18th century Louis XVI Chairs, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique set of four 18th century Louis XVI Chairs comes from Southern Germany. The chairs have a beautiful open back brezel design. Th...
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This as an unusual painted pair of late 18th century Chinese chairs. The back splat is painted with a floral design, which is reminiscent of...
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Pine, Paint

18th Century 5 Chairs 1 Armchair Handcarved Gilded Wood White Paint Linen Cover
Located in Epfach, DE
4 chairs, one of which has been replaced, and 1 armchair, around 1790, Vienna, (or maybe German?), from a noble family, original white with carved edges set in gold Branding on the ...
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Austrian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Set of Six Sheraton Stained Elm Dining Chairs
Located in Sherborne, GB
Unusual set of six 18th-century Sheraton period stained elm dining chairs. They feature ornate carved backs, squared tapered front legs joined with a lower H rail (which gives additi...
Category

English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of Late Baroque Swedish Chairs, Origin, Sweden, Circa 1750-1760
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late Baroque Swedish chairs, origin: Sweden, circa 1750 -1760, reupholstered in linen sateen fabric from Rogers & Goffigon, the wood stained to resemble walnut. The for...
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Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

Rococco Gainsborough Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Rococco design Gainsborough chair in the French taste. Shown in a bleached out finish but can be classically polished if required. To be upho...
Category

British Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

17th Century Charles I English Oak Wainscot Armchair Primate Design Hand Carved
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original early 17th century Charles I Wainscot armchair. A good early original piece, hand carved, very naïve but at the time this would ha...
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European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Wooden Chairs, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of beautifully carved wooden chairs Lombardy, first half of 17th century H 86 x L 48 x P 43 cm Pair of “da balia” (nanny) chairs. The backrest is decorated with winged myt...
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th century pair of chairs
Located in Perth, GB
Pair of Windsor Chairs 18th century sizes aproximate, slight difference in height due to wear over the centuries
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Chinoiseries chairs At Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional set of 6 chairs "Chinoiserie" in lacquered wood. France, Late 18th Century.
Category

French Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Louis XVI "Bergère" Armchair with Cream Silk Upholster Late 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Lovely small Louis XVI "Bergère" armchair with cream silk upholstery and original wood paint in beige and light blue. Fluted legs and typical decoration in Louis XVI the style with r...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood, Silk

Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow / Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III carved mahogany elbow/desk chair having a wonderful shaped carved top and rail with open lattice work splat and shaped open arms, newly reupholstered drop in seat....
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Other

Rare Reclining Chair Louis XIV
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Reclining Chair Louis XIV is a stunning example of 17th Century French country furniture design and a very rare find. The chair's metal m...
Category

Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of 18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Style Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of 18th Century mahogany Chippendale style chairs with interlaced back splats, fluted top rails, and simply shaped supports leadi...
Category

Irish Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

French Regency Period "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair, 18th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Regency period "fauteuil à la reine", richly carved. The wood is richly carved with regency motifs with shells on the front of the seat, floral motifs on the armrests and l...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

Wingback Chairs Pair English 18th Century Grey Velvet Brown Legs England
Located in New York, NY
A pair of wingback chairs made during the 18th century in England. Dark brown wooden legs. Reupholstered in a grey vintage velvet. Decorative...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Early 18th Century Hand Carved with Figures Italian Renaissance Armchair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved armchair with Figures carved on each arm post. Detailed and all mortise and tenon construction with wood pegs locking it tightly together. Flat back panel with a...
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Pair of Italian Venetian Chairs with New Removable Seat Cushions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian pair of rounded and carved-wood accent chairs from the 18th century. This antique pair of Venetian chairs from Italy each have round...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of 18th Century Tuscan Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Tuscan walnut side chairs. These large stunning Italian Louis XVI armchairs or side chairs from the Tuscany region were taken down to frame and professionally upholstered in striated white cut velvet. These grand 18th century Italian side chairs...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Walnut

1700s Tilt Top Oak Chair Table with Storage
Located in Germantown, MD
Storage seat, Maple stain on pine, pegged up, all tight and sturdy, breakfast table or tilt up for foyer chair. Very good vintage condition with wear appro...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Rococo chair from Stockholm, Southern Sweden. A fantastic chair with nice proportions & curvy legs It comes from the upper class environment. Scraped by ha...
Category

Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Pine

Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, George III circa 1760-1765, Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda top dining chairs with the original embroidered seat pads Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is. Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history. A similar suite of twelve chairs with one reproduction that were attributed to Chippendale...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Good Set of Eight George II Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Distinctive Hoof
Located in Reepham, GB
A good set of eight George II style mahogany dining chairs with distinctive hoof feet. The set comprising two elbow chairs and six side chairs, dating from the early 20th Century but of mid 18th Century design (c. 1740), with shaped top rail, plain vase...
Category

European George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Large Turned Wood Baroque Style Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large turned wood Baroque style chair.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Pair of 18th Century Swedish Armchairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 18th Century Stockholm-made armchairs with carved backs. With deep seats, cabriolet legs and beautifully upholstered Belgium linen seats. Re-painted in a typical white paint.
Category

Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

Elegant George II Walnut Carved Side Chair, c.1730
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
An elegant George II walnut side chair with scrolled crest rail, pierced splat and shell carved cabriole legs. C.1730. Similar chair design...
Category

British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rare Suite of Six Chairs, Prob. Lorraine, 18th Century
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
Very beautiful suite of six master chairs perfectly carved with all the details of Louis XIV decoration. On the dossiers there are angels in niches centered and framed with valances ...
Category

French Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Pearwood

Antique Fine Quality Georgian Mahogany Elbow, Carver or Desk Chair 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Georgian mahogany elbow, carver or desk chair 18th Century. Very rare, with an elegant design and fine detailed carving! No loose joints or woodworm. The upholstery is in very good order with no significant wear or major marks. Overall maximum dimensions: 63cmW x 61cmD x 97cmH (44cmH seat when sat on, 69cm high arms) Good very antique...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

George III Hepplewhite Armchair in Manner of Robert Adam
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A George I...
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Unknown Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Swedish Rococo Pair of Chairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
A stunning pair of Swedish Rococo chairs that are sturdy with nice proportions with hand carved details. This pair has been dry scraped t...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Paint, Wood

Chair Carved Silver-Gilt Painted 18thc Original Floral Silk Brocatelle Floral
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, carved, silver-gilt & painted,18th century, side chair with original floral, silk Brocatelle Feminine, sidechair in rare, original condition with original textile bringing s...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of 18th Century Queen Anne Style Oak Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of mid 18th century English or Dutch oak side chairs. Recently refinished and upholstered. Some professional old repairs but chairs are very sturdy and sound.
Category

English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th/19th Century Venetian Chinoiserie Rococo Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming Italian hand painted, carved, and woven cane side chair with beautiful heavily worn and distressed original patina perfection ove...
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Paint

18th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
A good Chippendale-period mahogany Gainsborough library armchair, circa 1760. This is a lovely example of an early-George III Gainsborough armchair in the sophisticated Chinese taste of the period. With well-executed blind-fret carving to the square legs and arm supports. Note the unusual treatment of the gently-outswept padded arms. Furthermore there is subtle shaping to the top of the back. The 'H' stretcher with pierced Gothick (or 'Gothic') carving. Professionally upholstered to a high standard and overstuffed in a neutral soft velvet, with float buttons and close nailed. Raised on old brass castors. Lovely, rich, old colour and patina. In excellent condition with a sturdy frame throughout. These Georgian library armchairs are sometimes also known as Martha Washington chairs...
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George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Fruitwood Fauteuil À Oreills in Fortuny
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century French Fruitwood Fauteuil À Oreills in Fortuny Fabric with pillow. Rich honey colored fruitwood with scrolled arms and carved patera on knees paired with elegant Fortuny...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Fruitwood

Pair of 17th Century Italian Baroque Parcel-Gilt Walnut Leather Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine pair of walnut Baroque Italian armchairs dating to the middle part of the 17th century retaining parts of extremely old leather seating. Italian circa 1650-70. T...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of Eight English Chippendale Mahogany Dining Room Chairs, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of eight English Chippendale mahogany dining room chairs with a serpentine carved acanthus and ribbon cresting rail, rolled foliage ears, molded edge stiles, ornate carved ribbon...
Category

English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Upholstered Arm Chair with Ball & Claw Feet, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale Mahogany upholstered arm chair with serpentine crest, fluted scrolled ears, intricately carved splat back, curvature scrolled arms, remo...
Category

English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Muslin, Mahogany

Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1790-1810 Greenish Frame with Black Upholstery Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1790-1810 Greenish Frame with Black Upholstery Sweden. A single armchair made during the Gustavian period 1790-1810 in Sweden. Frame in original paint. Uph...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Small Swedish Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Swedish Side Chair.
Category

Swedish Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Pair of Chippendale Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Norton, MA
A pair of Chippendale carved Walnut side chairs, with pierced and shell carved and scroll eared crest rail, rare tassel and rope motif carved splat, shell carved knees, and ball and ...
Category

English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th Century English Turner's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century English Turner's chair created to show off the talents of a skilled wood turner, with a triangle seat upholstered in a smooth ...
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

17th Century Gilded Italian Chiavari Chairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
Offered for your consideration are a pair of antique Italian 17th century gilded Empire Chiavari chairs. Gilded willow hardwood with woven...
Category

Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Georgian Period Chippendale Armchair
Located in London, GB
An excellent Georgian period armchair in the Chippendale style. This very fine example was made in England, it dates from around 1760-80’s period. It is of absolutely fabulous quali...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

17th, century oak arm chair superbly carved with original patina
Located in Perth, GB
A good 17th century oak chair with carved back and original patina of a lovely attained gloss , the chair glows of age with beauty. The Chair ...
Category

European Elizabethan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of George III Mahogany Side Chairs with Well-Carved Crestrails
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English Georgian late 18th century mahogany side chairs, each with a shaped and well-carved crestrail over a carved central open splat, the drop in seats covered in striped...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Armchairs Swedish Gustavian Original Paint Black Leather Carvings Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs Swedish Gustavian original paint black leather carvings sweden. A pair of armchairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden. Frame in...
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Wood

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