Pair of Antique Oak Jacobean Hall Side Dining Chairs Early 1600s Country House
Located in London, GB
A remarkable and museum-worthy pair of extremely rare and attractive Jacobean carved oak chairs in lovely antique condition. Most likely made in England in the late-Jacobean period a...
Oak
$17,765 / item
Three Large Walnut Chairs from the 1600s
Located in Cesena, FC
Three large walnut /armchairs chairs from the 1600s. In good condition. Important armchairs, of great decor to make a warm and special.
Velvet, Walnut
Sold
H 48.5 in W 17 in D 13 in
Pair Antique 17th Century William & Mary Oak Joined Back Stools Side Chairs 1690
Located in Portland, OR
The chairs are guaranteed to be original late 1600's and not Victorian copies.
Oak
Sold
H 46.86 in W 19.69 in D 24.81 in
Early circa 1600s William and Mary High Back Occasional Chair Lovely Old Repair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely William & Mary circa 1600’s high back carved walnut chair A good looking and well-made piece, nicely carved and looking good from ev...
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Swedish Folk Art Organic "Kubbstol" or "Stockstol"
Located in Kramfors, SE
Made from pine around the turn of the century 1800 to 1900 in Sweden. The model of chair has very old ancestry dating all the way back to the 1600s.
Pine
Sold
H 44.89 in W 28.35 in D 20.87 in
18th Century Louis XVI Bergère / Wingback Armchair with Carved Giltwood Details
Located in Madrid, ES
The cocoon-like design of this 18th century French wing chair, or "bergère à oreilles" (with ears) within which the sitter is enclosed by upholstered arms topped with characteristic ...
Fabric, Giltwood
$19,200 / set
H 54.13 in W 84.25 in D 34 in
Rare Seven-Piece Louis XIV Style Giltwood Salon Suite from France, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
This majestic giltwood Chateau salon suite is from France and dates to circa 1880. There are four side chairs, two armchairs (fauteuils), and a canapé. All have square baluster legs ...
Upholstery, Textile, Wood, Giltwood
$39,960Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$94,875
H 180 in W 160 in D 50 in
Original 18th Century Monumental Cabinet on Stand / Italian Bargueno / European
Located in Miami, FL
Important monumental cabinet on stand. The case of the cabinet is walnut, veneered with rich rib boned ebony and luxuriously decorated with turtle shell, bronze, carey. Bargueno wi...
Walnut, Glass
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
$55,999Sale Price|20% Off
W 165 in L 113 in
Louis XIV Style Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Venus and Adonis
By Gobelins Royal Manufactory, Francesco Albani, Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-18th Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Venus and Adonis Wall Hanging 13'09 x 09'05. A rare jewel from the heart of 18th-century France, this handwoven wool and si...
Wool, Silk
$165,375
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$75,797 / set
H 27.37 in W 77.17 in D 36.03 in
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...
Leather
$110,250
H 95.08 in W 69.89 in D 95.28 in
LARGE & IMPORTANT ANTiQUE CIRCA 1600 CHARLES I DOCUMENTED ENGLISH OAK TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, extra large framed, Documented English oak Tester bed c...
Oak
$34,453 / set
H 34.26 in W 48.04 in D 21.26 in
Pair of Louis XVI Canapés by Pierre Laroque With Original Beauvais Tapestries
By Pierre Laroque
Located in London, by appointment only
Museum quality pair of late 18th century Louis XVI neoclassical Canapes retaining their original Beauvais 18th century petit point needlework covers. The frames with neoclassical car...
Upholstery, Giltwood, Tapestry
French Louis XIV Three-Seat Walnut Sofa
Located in Troy, NY
A settee of small size, elegant lines and understated details, triple-arch-back, open scrolling arms, the seat supported by four turned front legs connected by turned center stretche...
Upholstery, Walnut
1820's Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06
By François Boucher, Francesco Albani, Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Dallas, TX
77237 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06. This magnificent handwoven wool and silk antique French Aubusson tapestry exudes the grandeur and eleganc...
Wool, Silk
$408,146
H 110.24 in Dm 90.56 in
Ermitage Palace St Petersburg Chandelier 112 Lights Bronze gold 18k satin
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier is a copy of a model in the Hermitage Palace in St. Petersburg, in bronze with a finish in gold 18 carats satin. Its large number of lights and the finesse of its chi...
Bronze
$248,900
H 98 in W 54.75 in D 21.25 in
Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Semi Precious And Hard Stone Florentine Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Baroque st. ebonized fruitwood, giltwood, ormolu and semi precious and hard stone Florentine cabinet. The cabinet is raised by a unique and most decor...
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Beige and Blue Floral French Aubusson Pile Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th Century Beige and Blue Floral French Aubusson Pile Carpet Louis XV period France, circa 1755-1760 Provenance: Ephrussi de Rothschild Collection 12' 1" x 12' (368.30 x 365.7...
Wool
$206,719 / set
H 71.93 in W 43.71 in D 3.94 in
Set of Nine, Large Early 18th Century Oil on Canvas Paintings of Various Sibyls
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful and rare collection of nine, oil on canvas paintings of the Sibyls, early 18th century, French school, Libyan, Cumean, Lampusian, Hellespontine, Erythraean, Delphic, Pers...
Canvas
$27,562 / set
H 45.28 in W 20.87 in D 21.26 in
Winston Churchill Linked Harry Warren House Eight Antique Dining Carver Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of eight original, early Victorian circa 1840, hand carved Jacobean revival dining chairs with hand carved Horse main Armorial cr...
Leather, Oak
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
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