English-Made Late 17th Century Style Solid Oak High Back Side & Arm Chair
Located in North Salem, NY
These new English-made Tudor style host & hostess dining chairs features a sturdy frame crafted from solid oak, known for its durability and timeless beauty. The wood's natural grain...
Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with la...
Leather, Wood
17th Century Pair of Exquisite Charles II Arm Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of period Charles II oak arm chairs with exquisite hand carved decoration. The backs of the chairs have arched tops with hand carved decorations depicting putti and floral bask...
Cane, Oak
English Renaissance Wainscot Arm Chair, Carved Oak, 17th Century, UK
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (17th Cent) Wainscot style oak arm chair with diamond designed carved back. (rePairs to back)
Oak
Joined Oak Armchair - 17th Century - England
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 17th-century English joined-arm chair, also known as a Wainscot armchair.
Oak
$3,500Sale Price|30% Off
Antique English Yorkshire Wainscot Oak Highback Corner Arm Chair Throne 47"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceedingly Rare English Yorkshire Wainscot High back corner armchair, circa 17th century. Made of oak with an impressive hand carved back that features a whimsical figure along the...
Oak
17th Century "Dante" Chair
Located in New Orleans, La
Very rare 17th Century arm chair with original metalic fringes and seat fabric.
Pair of English 17th Century Barley Twist Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful pair of carved Barley twist arm chairs differ only slightly in their details.
Cane, Oak
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair, the structure with traces of original paint, pierced back rail, sabre arms and newly upholstered in a beautiful duck egg embroidered fabric ...
Oak
17th Century Spanish Arm Chair with Carved Stretcher
Located in Richmond, VA
17th Century Spanish Arm Chair with Carved Stretcher
Unavailable
H 42 in W 24.5 in D 14.5 in
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 would have been higher however due to ...
Oak
Spanish 17th Century Walnut Armchairs
Located in Sydney, AU
Spanish 17th century walnut arm chairs with the Hapsburgs armorial crest to arm rests and stretchers upholstered in silk velvet and trimmed with gold Boullion braid and fringe, Spai...
Velvet, Wood, Walnut, Braid
17 Century Joined Oak Armchair circa 1630
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
This fine example of a 17th century oak joined arm chair beautifully carved with lunettes and flutes of warm original patina and color Height of back 105 cm x height of seat 43cm an...
Oak
17th Century Panel Back Arm Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
A country french joined oak panel back arm chair
Oak
Italian Baroque Velvet Upholstered Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Baroque Velvet Upholstered Walnut Arm Chair. 46" H x 22" W x 19" D; seat: 19.5" H. Provenance: From the Estate of Gerard Stora, Vice President of Wildenstein Gallery.
Velvet, Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Side Arm Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
17th century Italian baroque walnut arm chair with tapestry upholstery and bronze finials.
Dutch walnut armchair
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A late 17th century Dutch walnut arm chair of good colour and fine carving, in the manner of Daniel Marot
Walnut
17th Century English Jacobean Arm Chair
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
beautiful 17th century English Jacobean arm chair. Carved floral motifs and inset tapestry back.
Walnut
Jacobean/17th Century style Throne style Arm Chair
Located in Pewsey, GB
17th Century style arm chair made in the mid 1800’s.
Oak
17th C Arm Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Twisted legs and stretcher.
17th Century Louis XIII Arm and Side chairs
Located in New York, NY
An Excellent Set of Louis XIII Arm and Side Chairs from the North of France. Scrolled Arms and Turned Legs with a central Hand-Carved Stretcher. They are made of Walnut and have been...
Walnut, Upholstery
Italian Walnut Arm Chair, 17th century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful early and large Italian or Spanish walnut armchair upholstered with 18th century tapestry. Great gilt wood finials with outstanding upholstery.
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of 17th Century Spanish Arm Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
beautiful spanish old carved armchairs.
Seat 19.5
Wood
$4,103
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
ANTIQUE ROYAL HAND CARVED ENGLISH OAK ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CROWNS EAGLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this very collectable hand carved Armorial Coat of Arms Depicting a Royal crest This is an exceptionally well made and deco...
Oak
Late 17th Century Carved Walnut and Embossed Leather Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary chair with superb color, large proportion. The wood has a very soft hand and great marking. With polychrome leather embossed back and seat. The frame mounted with ca...
Wood, Leather
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
19th Century Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Casteren, NL
This impressive chandelier is a fine example of 19th-century French wrought iron craftsmanship. Entirely made of steel, it features six elegantly twisted arms ending in drip pans wit...
Wrought Iron
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
H 54.25 in W 37.25 in D 32 in
Pair of Palatial Venetian Walnut Carved Mid-19th Century Baroque Figural Thrones
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of palatial Venetian walnut carved mid-19th century Baroque figural throne armchairs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of A...
Leather, Walnut
$62,368
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
18th Century Spanish Colonial School, Cuzco, Angel
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Spanish Colonial School, Cuzco: Angel, oil on tin. Framed, in good condition. Rich colors of red, blue and white. Inscribed in upper left corner, " uel quien como dios" ...
Tin
$346,491
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$5,500
H 77.5 in W 57.5 in D 20.5 in
Rustic Antique Spanish Baroque Carved & Paneled Oak Four Door Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome over 200 hundred year old rustic Spanish Baroque oak paneled cabinet with nicely aged warm rich dark patina. circa 1775 Hand-crafted in Spain in the 18th century, possibl...
Oak
$9,500
H 77.88 in W 98 in D 1 in
19th Century Spanish Tooled Leather Folding Screen with Floral Motifs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mesmerizing, Spanish 19th century tooled leather folding screen–over six feet tall–embossed with floral & foliate motifs that cover the surface to expansive effect. The four connec...
Metal
$34,649
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$452,121 / set
H 157.49 in W 157.49 in D 157.49 in
18th Century Renaissance Palladio Dining Room Set in blackening wood of walnut
By Andrea Palladio
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Monumental and important Renaissance Palladio dining room set all in solid hand-carved walnut from a Palladian Palace in Vicenza of a Venetian patrician family. The back of the show...
Glass, Pine, Walnut
$2,250
H 44.1 in W 25.99 in D 21.46 in
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchair with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs. Mea...
Walnut
English Jacobean Style Oak Wainscot Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
Open Armchair of typical Wainscot form, the straight paneled back adorned with carved lettering probably documenting family event, wavy armrests with Primitive carved decoration, pan...
Oak
Salvadore Sofa in Army (300cm) by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Made in France with an oak structure, high-density foam, and a feather topper for optimum comfort, the Salvador sofa features a triple armrest, upholstered with a luxurious velvet (L...
Fabric
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
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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