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Anglo English Chairs

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs. Each with tablet toprail elaborately carved with
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Chairs

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Cane, Ebony

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
H 41.74 in W 25.6 in D 29.53 in
4 Unique Rococo Revival Solid Ebony Anglo-Indian / Ceylon Chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
who had an important position in this colony (Dutch or English). The style of the chairs can be traced
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Antique 1830s Indian Rococo Revival Chairs

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Ebony

Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
manufactured carved solid ebony dining chairs of neoclassical English regency klismos form, the gadrooned and
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Chairs

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Wood, Hemp

English Anglo-Indian Teak Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Anglo-Indian teak arm chair with a cane seat and a slat sunburst carved back with fluted
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20th Century English Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Cane, Teak

English Anglo-Indian Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Anglo-Indian walnut folding campaign arm chairs with cane panel seat and back and
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Antique 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Cane, Walnut

English Anglo-Indian Padouk Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of late 18th Century English Anglo-Indian George II padouk arm chairs with balloon slip seats
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Antique Late 18th Century English Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Upholstery, Padouk

Set of 8 English Anglo Indian Leather Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 English Anglo Indian hardwood arm chairs with caned splat above a leather upholstered seat
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20th Century British Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Hardwood, Cane, Leather

Set of Four English Regency Style Armchairs with Rams Heads
Located in Rio Vista, CA
pair of pewter ram's heads on the back chair rail that gives the chairs an anglo English style that
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20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs

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Pewter

Anglo-Indian Crystal Red Velvet Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Anglo-Indian style cut crystal chair with red velvet upholstered seat and back. (20th
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20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Crystal

Anglo-Indian Crystal Red Velvet Chair
Anglo-Indian Crystal Red Velvet Chair
H 47 in W 30.5 in D 23 in
Anglo-Indian Ebony and Gray Leather Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Anglo-Indian (19th Century) ebony carved open armchair with a gray leather upholstered seat
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Armchairs

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Leather, Ebony

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
By William Birch
Located in GB
. I will include a brief history of the chair below, what I know of the piece is the inside back left
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Lounge Chairs

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Hardwood

Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Childs Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive And Very Good Quality Anglo-Indian, 19th Century, Padouk Wood Childs Chest, Having
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Children's Furniture

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Padouk

Antique Anglo Indian Military Campaign Trestle Desk & Armchair Hardwood & Brass
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale lovely vintage Anglo Indian Rosewood with ornate brass inlay
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Red Lacquered English Chippendale Living Room Set in Japanese Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
Red lacquered English Chippendale dining set in Japanese style. Dimensions. Tabel;H 30.3" - 77
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20th Century British Anglo-Japanese Living Room Sets

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Wood

An Anglo-Dutch 19th Century Walnut Carved 5 Piece Parlor Set, After Daniel Marot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Anglo-Dutch 19th Century Baroque Style Ornately Carved Walnut Five Piece Parlor - Salon
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Living Room Sets

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Walnut

Gregory & Co, H W Batley Attri, an English Walnut Aesthetic Movement Sideboard
By Henry William Batley, Gregory & Co. 1
Located in London, GB
Movement and Anglo-Japanese styles. H W Bately trained under B J Talbert & exhibited a side chair
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Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Sideboards

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Brass

French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
table, chair side table, bedside nightstand, etc. as well as a elegant, sophisticated, and highly
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Side Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron

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Pair of Antique Carved Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of antique carved side chairs. They were made in continental Europe, possibly Denmark, or somewhere close and they are quite early, dating from around the 1790-1820 ...
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Antique 1790s Danish Regency Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of Antique Carved Side Chairs
Pair of Antique Carved Side Chairs
H 36.23 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
Anglo Indian Mughal Teak Wood Round Side Table with Bone Inlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo Indian Mughal teak wood round side table heavily inlaid with camel bone. Handcrafted from solid wood, this gorgeous piece showcases an intricate bone inlaid that displays a bea...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Bone, Teak

Antique Lifetime Furniture Jacobean Gothic Spanish Walnut China Cabinet Cupboard
By Lifetime
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Life Time Furniture china cabinet / hutch. Made of walnut featuring Jacobean styling with hand turned supports with acanthus carvings. The curio cabinet features red painte...
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Jacobean Carved Wood Arm Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exquisite pair or antique carved wood occasional arm chairs. Chairs feature incredible carved details making for lots of interest. The chairs are in excellent antique condition. ...
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Chairs

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Fabric, Oak

An Intricately Inlaid Anglo Indian Octagonal Side/traveling Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top with round central medallion within a border of meandering vines; raised on a hinged base with ara...
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Antique Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding pair of Victorian carved walnut chairs with outstanding carved detail to the lovely shaped backs, one with carved shaped arms, carved rounded front rail, standing on love...
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut Chairs
Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut Chairs
H 38.98 in W 26.78 in D 22.05 in
Spanish Colonial Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century spanish colonial mirror. Measurements: Height: 12"  Width: 9"  Depth: 2"
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Sunburst Mirrors

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Wood, Mirror

Spanish Colonial Mirror
Spanish Colonial Mirror
H 12 in W 9 in D 1 in
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
A chessboard made from black and natural leather with 32 nickel pieces. Designed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck. Made in Vienna.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Games

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Nickel

Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
Modernist Chess Set #5606 by Carl Auböck
H 3.23 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Vintage Rajasthani Brown Marble Stone with Indian Elephants Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Rajasthani brown marble stone hand painted with elephants India style coasters. Rajasthani marble decorative set of 4 small round coasters. Beautiful handcrafted coasters in ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Barware

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Marble

Connecticut Valley rush seat painted Hitchcock side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hitchcock rush seat side chair with a tie-on seat cushion. The chair features the original gilt and bronze powder stencil decoration on the double cornucopia back splat as w...
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Sri Lankan mãrã or East Indian walnut ‘Burgomaster’ chair Galle, early 19th century Measures: H. 81.5 x W. 74 cm / seat height 45.5 cm / seat diameter 58 cm The plain, unador...
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Antique Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture

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Hardwood, Rattan

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Smoking chair with Cigar Storage
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique "Chaise de Fumeur" or smoking chair was crafted in France, circa 1880. This rich oak chair stands on two front scroll legs ending with paw feet and barley twist ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Near Pair of Antique Carved Temple Chairs, Burmese, Decor, Colonial, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a near pair of antique carved temple chairs. A Burmese, mahogany and woven leather low chair, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Utterly fascinating carved ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century East Asian High Victorian Chairs

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Leather, Wood

1980s Hollywood Regency Black Lacquer and Satin Dining Armchairs – Set of 6
By James Mont
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a regal set of six dining chairs, circa the 1980s. The chairs' square back design showcases an elegant geometry and clean lines that give off an air of s...
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

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Satin, Hardwood, Lacquer

Antique Oval Dressing Mirror late 19th Century Victorian
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Antique Oval Dressing Mirror late 19th Century Victorian, mahogany fram and stand with slight foxing to the glass adding to its' character and look. H: 56 cm W: 37 cm D: 23 cm (b...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Table Mirrors

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Mahogany

Antique Oval Dressing Mirror late 19th Century Victorian
Antique Oval Dressing Mirror late 19th Century Victorian
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H 22.05 in W 14.57 in D 9.06 in
Victorian Carved English Walnut Corner Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
Victorian carved English walnut corner chair, with scrolled acanthus arms; the edges are carved with wave like carvings ending in a carved torch. The center of the top has a carved m...
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Antique 1860s English Corner Chairs

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Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery

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Very Rare Set of Twelve Anglo Dutch Queen Anne Walnut Side Chairs
By Daniel Marot
Located in London, Middlesex
. Illustrated: Partridge Summer Exhibition 1989 P 29 Related literature: The Dictionary of English
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Antique Early 17th Century English Baroque Chairs

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Walnut

A Rare Marquetry Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
A rare Anglo-Dutch walnut and marquetry side chair with marquetry in the crest rail, styles, splat
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Side Chairs

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Walnut

A Rare Marquetry Side Chair
A Rare Marquetry Side Chair
H 40.5 in W 22 in D 16.75 in
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Chair, India, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Bench or Settee. These Chests were designed to hold the bride’s
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests

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Iron

Regency Carved Ebony and Anglo-Indian Hardwood Stool in Antiquarian Taste
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in London, GB
COPES PATENT. Conceived in the manner of so-called ‘Elizabethan’ ebony chairs collected by
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Antique 1820s English Anglo-Indian Stools

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Ebony, Hardwood

Anglo-Indian Silver Chased Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
this chair is inspired by the English Regency taste, while the exotic lion arms and accentuating motifs
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Antique 19th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Chairs

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Silver

Anglo-Indian Silver Chased Chair
Anglo-Indian Silver Chased Chair
H 26 in W 34 in D 22 in
Anglo-Raj/Indian Cockfighting Chair, circa 1830-1840
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very unusual late Regency period Anglo-Raj Cockfighting chair. The chair frame is crafted
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Chairs

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Nickel

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand-carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Chairs

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Hemp, Wood

E W Godwin A Rare Anglo-Japanese Jacobean or Old English Desk Swivel Armchair
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
called the Jacobean or Old English style but it is actually Anglo-Japanese in styling and a very high
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Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Office Chairs and Desk ...

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Rush, Walnut

Arts & Crafts English Oak Corner Chair
Located in Port Chester, NY
Great silouette on this interesting Arts and Crafts version of classic Jacobean/Anglo-Arabesque
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Early 20th Century English Corner Chairs

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Oak

Arts & Crafts English Oak Corner Chair
Arts & Crafts English Oak Corner Chair
H 37.5 in W 24.5 in D 18.5 in
19th Century English Colonial Regency Padouk Reeded Leg Side or Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A rare Regency period colonial side chair in solid padouk, made for English market, Anglo-Chinese
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Antique Early 18th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Padouk

Early 19th Century English Regency Colonial Carved Padouk Campaign Desk Armchair
Located in London, GB
A rare Regency period open armchair in solid padouk, made for English market, Anglo-Chinese, circa
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Cane, Padouk

Edward William Godwin Mahogany Chair
By Edward William Godwin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome mahogany desk chair was crafted by progressive English architect-designer Edward
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Antique 19th Century English Art Nouveau Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Edward William Godwin Mahogany Chair
Edward William Godwin Mahogany Chair
H 34.75 in W 23.38 in D 19 in
Pair of Victorian Style Beautifully Upholstered Wingback Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of English mahogany wingback armchairs upholstered in an Anglo-Indian style silk or
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Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Wingback Chairs

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Satin, Mahogany

Pair Anglo Indian Regency Style Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Anglo Indian or Caribbean regency style chairs in a dark hard wood with gilded trim and accent. The
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20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Armchairs

Pair Black and Gold Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Anglo Indian or Caribbean regency style chairs in a dark hard wood with gilded trim and accent. The
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20th Century Unknown Armchairs

Pair Black and Gold Chairs
Pair Black and Gold Chairs
H 34 in W 21 in D 19 in
19TH CENTURY STEEL FOOTMAN/SIDE TABLE
Located in Essex, MA
top, scalloped apron and cabriole legs. English or Anglo-Indian, circa 1880. Excellent as an
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Antique 19th Century End Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair
By William Birch, Howard and Sons
Located in GB
& Son's taste A very good looking and well made chair as you would expect from an original WB piece
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Highly Carved Anglo Indian Lounge Chairs with Brass Tiger Heads
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of gorgeous highly carved Anglo Indian lounge chairs with brass tiger heads. Features
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of English Regency Style Library Cane Armchairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of 20th century English Regency style library armchairs with X-shaped back, turned top rails
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Vintage 1940s English Anglo-Indian Bergere Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Chairs Set of Six Daniel Marot Walnut Pierced Carving High Backs 51.5"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, set of six, early 18th century, Anglo-Dutch, Daniel Marot inspired, walnut high back chairs
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Antique Early 1700s British Baroque Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Bone Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
materials, clean lines and elegant form, this 19th century Anglo-Indian spice box from India will be a truly
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Antique Mid-19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Antique Chaise Lounge, Victorian Loveseat, Vintage Settee, Scotland, 1870, B1528
Located in Vancouver, BC
translation in English is "long chair". In the United States the term lounge chair is also used to refer to
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Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Chaise Longues

Materials

Walnut

Anglo Indian Plantation Chair / sedan chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic 19th century Anglo English plantation or sedan chair. These chairs where made to carry
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Antique 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Victorian Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Pair of Anglo- Colonial side chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Pair of chairs made along the southern coast of China with an English W1V influence (the reeded
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs

Pair of Antique Ram's Head Chairs
Located in Northfield, IL
Pair of Anglo-Indian mid 19th century silver side chairs. The form of the chair, especially its
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Antique 19th Century Side Chairs

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Silver

Pair of Antique Ram's Head Chairs
Pair of Antique Ram's Head Chairs
H 34.5 in W 24.75 in D 17.5 in
Blacksmith Repaired Regency Mahogany Library Bergère Chair, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
In the manner of Gillows, the Regency period mahogany framed bergère library chair having an
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Antique 1810s English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Mahogany

Attractive Pair of circa 1810 Regency Painted Faux Bamboo Side Chairs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The decorative early 19th century pair of bamboo simulated side chairs showing the original pearl
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs

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Pine

Good Decorative Pair of circa 1810 Regency Painted Simulated Bamboo Side Chairs
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The decorative early 19th century pair of bamboo simulated side chairs showing the original painted
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Side Chairs

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Pine

Attractive Regency Period Black Painted Beech Carver Chair, circa 1820-1825
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The handsome Regency black painted beech framed open armchair or carver chair of superb colour
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Antique 1820s English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Beech

Regency Period Parcel-Gilt and Painted Open Armchair, circa 1820
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
scheme. This chair shows some of the French influence at the time but retains English traits. A very
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Antique 1820s English Regency Bergere Chairs

Materials

Beech

Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair
By Philip Webb
Located in Southport, CT
, loose seat and back cushions. The adjustable-back armchair popularly known today as the “Morris Chair
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20th Century English Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair
Japanesque Adjustable-Back Armchair
H 39.25 in W 28 in D 34.25 in
Anglo"Cairene" Chaise Longue
By Leonard Wyburd
Located in Southport, CT
influential English designer and Liberty & Co. Studio Director Leonard Wyburd (active at Liberty from 1883
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Antique 1890s English Moorish Chaise Longues

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Oak, Upholstery, Walnut

Anglo"Cairene" Chaise Longue
Anglo"Cairene" Chaise Longue
H 44 in W 24.5 in D 38 in
Rare Pair of Anglo Indian Regency 'Looped' Painted Armchairs
Located in Louisville, KY
these chairs depart from the traditional Neo-Classical English form in their dramatic 'looped' arms
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Antique 19th Century Armchairs

Regency Mahogany & Rexine Upholstered Rope Twist Back Elbow Chair, circa 1810
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The handsome early 19th century mahogany open-arm or elbow chair of Sheraton influence and good
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Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

GODWIN Armchairs (Pair)
By Edward William Godwin
Located in Southport, CT
). Designed in 1867, the chair appears in the 1877 catalogue Art Furniture Designed by Edward W. Godwin, F.S.A
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20th Century English Armchairs

GODWIN Armchairs  (Pair)
GODWIN Armchairs  (Pair)
H 35 in W 21 in D 23.75 in
Handsome Late Regency Period Mahogany Open Armchair, circa 1825
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
English country house antique chair, positively crackling with elegance and character.
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Antique 1820s English Regency Armchairs

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Mahogany, Tapestry

Late 19th Century Regency Revival Mahogany and Leather Library Armchair
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
design and taste were legion; from Sheraton’s neoclassicism, Henry Holland’s Anglo-French taste, the
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Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Sublime Late Regency Period Faux Bamboo Upholstered Open Armchair, circa 1820
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
England. The chair is in good overall order and has a fine patination and good overall color to the
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Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs

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Beech, Rosewood

8.5 Foot Tall 17th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Sir Christopher Wren
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Gallatin, TN
attributed to the renowned English portrait artist Sir Peter Lely This remarkable full length portrait
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17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Anglo English Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of anglo English chairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique anglo English chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and fabric. Anglo English chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of anglo English chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art and Victorian anglo English chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made anglo English chairs over the years, but those made by Gregory & Co., Hampton & Sons and William Birch are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Anglo English Chairs?

Anglo English chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $8,611, while the lowest priced sells for $875 and the highest can go for as much as $42,500.

Finding the Right seating for You

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.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.