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Early 20th Century Antique Italian Carved Figural Chair Settee
Early 20th Century Antique Italian Carved Figural Chair Settee

Early 20th Century Antique Italian Carved Figural Chair Settee

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

The broad proportions allow the piece to function comfortably as a settee, hall seat, vanity bench, accent chair, or decorative conversation piece.

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Early 20th Century Rococo Antique Bench Chair

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Wood

Antique French Napoleon III 'Crapaud' Tub Chair in Moss Green Velvet
Antique French Napoleon III 'Crapaud' Tub Chair in Moss Green Velvet

Antique French Napoleon III 'Crapaud' Tub Chair in Moss Green Velvet

By Saint Honore Les Bains

Located in London, GB

A masterfully hand-crafted piece featuring traditional bench-made joinery. The chair utilizes hand-tied coil springs and hand-tufted deep-buttoning, showcasing the labor-intensive ar...

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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Brass

Danish Empire Style Piano Chair / Stool with Velvet Seat, Early 1900s
Danish Empire Style Piano Chair / Stool with Velvet Seat, Early 1900s

Danish Empire Style Piano Chair / Stool with Velvet Seat, Early 1900s

Located in Odense, DK

This elegant piano chair, stool, or bench in the Empire style—is distinguished by its characteristic intersecting semicircular frame that forms both the base and armrests.

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Early 20th Century Danish Empire Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Textile, Velvet, Mahogany

Victorian Wire Work Garden Patio Chairs by Howard & Morse c. 1880/1900
Victorian Wire Work Garden Patio Chairs by Howard & Morse c. 1880/1900

Victorian Wire Work Garden Patio Chairs by Howard & Morse c. 1880/1900

By Fiske Or Mott

Located in New York, NY

Unusual to find chairs, mostly benches surface and appear on the market.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Metal

Curved circa 1700 North Italian Choir Chair in Carved Larch Wood
Curved circa 1700 North Italian Choir Chair in Carved Larch Wood

Curved circa 1700 North Italian Choir Chair in Carved Larch Wood

Located in Dallas, TX

Sometimes referred to as a settle, which is a wooden bench with arms, the choir chair has severely sloping volute rails that taper inwards.

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Early 1700s Italian Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Wood

Pretty Art Nouveau Living Room circa 1900
Pretty Art Nouveau Living Room circa 1900

Pretty Art Nouveau Living Room circa 1900

Located in Mouscron, WHT

pretty art nouveau living room circa 1900 including 1 bench, 2 armchairs and two chairs. everything is in good condition, some marks on the velvet, but it can be used immediately nic...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Velvet, Wood

French Farmhouse Trestle Table in Thick Solid Oak, 19th Century
French Farmhouse Trestle Table in Thick Solid Oak, 19th Century

French Farmhouse Trestle Table in Thick Solid Oak, 19th Century

Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR

It anchors a kitchen, serves as a long worktable in a studio or an office, and takes a bench down one side where chairs would crowd the room.

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Oak

Exceptional French Renaissance Revival Carved Salon Seating Set
Exceptional French Renaissance Revival Carved Salon Seating Set

Exceptional French Renaissance Revival Carved Salon Seating Set

Located in BŘECLAV, CZ

French Renaissance Revival carved salon seating set, 19th century, comprising a generously sized bench, two corner armchairs, one larger armchair, and a smaller chair.

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique 19th Century Handwoven Turkish Kilim Pillow
Antique 19th Century Handwoven Turkish Kilim Pillow

Antique 19th Century Handwoven Turkish Kilim Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, US

Ideal for sofas, reading chairs, entryway benches, or layered bedding, this one-of-a-kind pillow blends effortlessly into rustic, bohemian, minimalist, farmhouse, and eclectic spaces...

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19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Feathers

19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow with Roses
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow with Roses

19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow with Roses

Located in Los Angeles, US

Its narrow proportions work particularly well on a chair, settee, sofa, bench, bed, or layered among other antique textile pillows.

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Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Feathers

Antique Eastlake Victorian Style Upholstered Back Settee
Antique Eastlake Victorian Style Upholstered Back Settee

Antique Eastlake Victorian Style Upholstered Back Settee

Located in Chicago, IL

Blending structure with comfort, this versatile piece functions beautifully as a bench, settee, or photographer’s chair—ideal for traditional, studio, or eclectic interiors.

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Velvet, Wood

A Four Piece Suite by Hans Gunther Reinstein
A Four Piece Suite by Hans Gunther Reinstein

A Four Piece Suite by Hans Gunther Reinstein

By Hans Gunther Reinstein

Located in London, GB

A rare four-piece Secessionist suite by Hans Günther Reinstein (1880–1938), comprising two chairs, a bench, and a table. Some age-related scuffs and marks consistent with use; overa...

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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Pine, Paint

French 19th Century Butcher Block Dining-Work Table
French 19th Century Butcher Block Dining-Work Table

French 19th Century Butcher Block Dining-Work Table

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Four square, muscular legs support the mass of the table joined by an H-form stretcher to leave 64” between the legs for dining chairs, stools, or benches. The proportions and inhere...

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19th Century French Rustic Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Steel

20th Century Art Nouveau Salon Suite With Brass Elements, Austria ca. 1910
20th Century Art Nouveau Salon Suite With Brass Elements, Austria ca. 1910

20th Century Art Nouveau Salon Suite With Brass Elements, Austria ca. 1910

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

The bench as well as the chairs has been newly upholstered with the a valuable original beige Art Nouveau fabric showing gorgeous floral patterns.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut Refectory Dining Table by Kittinger 1915
Large Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut Refectory Dining Table by Kittinger 1915

Large Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut Refectory Dining Table by Kittinger 1915

By Kittinger

Located in Portland, OR

This long table is very sturdy and robust, it has a long substantial overhanging table-top, the table would be perfect with either benches or chairs, to the underside is a brass tag ...

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1910s American Renaissance Revival Antique Bench Chair

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Walnut

Original Josef Hoffmann & Jacob & Josef Kohn "24-Ball" Table #1263
Original Josef Hoffmann & Jacob & Josef Kohn "24-Ball" Table #1263

Original Josef Hoffmann & Jacob & Josef Kohn "24-Ball" Table #1263

By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Woka Lamps

Located in Vienna, AT

On the veranda, there was also a seven-ball bench. For us, the seven-ball bench, armchair and chairs, as well as the 24-Ball table, are amongst the most modern and pioneering designs...

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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Westminster Abbey Interior Prepared for a Royal Coronation – Hand-Coloured, 1720
Westminster Abbey Interior Prepared for a Royal Coronation – Hand-Coloured, 1720

Westminster Abbey Interior Prepared for a Royal Coronation – Hand-Coloured, 1720

Located in Langweer, NL

The title inscription above the image reads in full: “A Prospect of the Inside of the Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster… shewing the Position of the Altar, Theatre, Chairs...

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Early 18th Century English Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Paper

Antique 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Lumbar Pillow – 21” x 8”
Antique 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Lumbar Pillow – 21” x 8”

Antique 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Lumbar Pillow – 21” x 8”

Located in Los Angeles, US

Its elongated lumbar shape is ideal for styling on benches, accent chairs, or beds and pairs beautifully with interiors ranging from mid-century modern to bohemian and global eclectic.

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19th Century Azerbaijani Kilim Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Living Room and Gilded Bronze Caryatid Head
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Living Room and Gilded Bronze Caryatid Head

19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Living Room and Gilded Bronze Caryatid Head

Located in Marseille, FR

19th Empire style mahogany and gilded bronze decorated living room with caryatid heads and claw feet. Bench, two armchairs, two chairs. Period 19th century.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Mahogany

French Olive Tree Wooden Garden Table Set
French Olive Tree Wooden Garden Table Set

French Olive Tree Wooden Garden Table Set

Located in Dallas, TX

The set includes a table and two wide bench-style chairs, perfect for creating an earthy and inviting atmosphere.

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19th Century Antique Bench Chair

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Olive

Group of Frog Musicians, Cold Painted Bronze, Austrian, Late 19th Century
Group of Frog Musicians, Cold Painted Bronze, Austrian, Late 19th Century

Group of Frog Musicians, Cold Painted Bronze, Austrian, Late 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handcrafted group of Frog Musicians, sitting on a bench and two chairs. There is some loss to paint.

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1890s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Bronze

Early French Fern and Blackberry White Iron Garden or Patio Set of Three, 1800s
Early French Fern and Blackberry White Iron Garden or Patio Set of Three, 1800s

Early French Fern and Blackberry White Iron Garden or Patio Set of Three, 1800s

By Coalbrookdale Foundry

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Painted in white, this set includes a small round side table, wide bench, and side armchair. The back of the chair and bench feature trompe l'oeil fern leaves.

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Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Iron

Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius, 1st Ed 1928
Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius, 1st Ed 1928

Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe by Charles Over Cornelius, 1st Ed 1928

Located in valatie, NY

Contents include: “The End of Knickerbocker New York”, “Duncan Phyfe and the Artistic Influences of His Time”, “The Distinctive Quality of Duncan Phyfe”, “Chairs and Benches”, “Sofas...

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1920s American Antique Bench Chair

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Paper

English Charles II Spindle-Back 17th Century Oak Settle, ca. 1650
English Charles II Spindle-Back 17th Century Oak Settle, ca. 1650

English Charles II Spindle-Back 17th Century Oak Settle, ca. 1650

Located in Troy, NY

A very rare and unique English Oak bench, of triple chair-back form with three sections of turned spindles, topped by a wavy carved cresting, downswept open arms on short turned fron...

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17th Century English Charles II Antique Bench Chair

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Oak

Vincent van Gogh – Terrace of a Café with a Pergola – 1928 Portfolio Print
Vincent van Gogh – Terrace of a Café with a Pergola – 1928 Portfolio Print

Vincent van Gogh – Terrace of a Café with a Pergola – 1928 Portfolio Print

Located in Langweer, NL

The detail in the vines creeping along the stone wall, the slatted structure of the pergola, and the solitary chairs and benches suggest both an inviting social space and a moment of...

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1920s Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Paper

Original Art Nouveau Salon, circa 1900
Original Art Nouveau Salon, circa 1900

Original Art Nouveau Salon, circa 1900

$5,620Sale Price / set|20% Off

Original Art Nouveau Salon, circa 1900

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Original Art Nouveau salon, circa 1900 in beech. Composed of a bench, 2 armchairs and 3 chairs. Old repairs, reflowings, some gaps worn fabric.

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Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, 1st Ed
Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, 1st Ed

Colonial Furniture: The Superb Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Said to be a landmark sale of collectibles, the "greatest American furniture sale ever held," that included tables, chairs, benches, sideboards, bookcases, chests, clocks, quilts, pe...

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1920s American Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Paper

Apple Green, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee, ca 1845-1865
Apple Green, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee, ca 1845-1865

Apple Green, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee, ca 1845-1865

Located in York County, PA

The theorem-like registers on the crest rails are typical of rural Pennsylvania chairs and benches. There is a cluster of grapes in the center, flanked by a large bell flower, other ...

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Mid-19th Century American Antique Bench Chair

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Wood

18th Century French Louis XV Period Fruitwood Farmhouse Harvest Table
18th Century French Louis XV Period Fruitwood Farmhouse Harvest Table

18th Century French Louis XV Period Fruitwood Farmhouse Harvest Table

Located in Forney, TX

Dimensions: 29.5" High, 68" Wide, 28.5" Deep Floor to apron clearance: 21-22" As warm and attractive as it is useful, this versatile European antique can be used a variety of diffe...

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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Bench Chair

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Fruitwood

Romantic Hand Decorated "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Wood Screen Rhode Island
Romantic Hand Decorated "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Wood Screen Rhode Island

Romantic Hand Decorated "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Wood Screen Rhode Island

Located in South Burlington, VT

Each panel is masterfully hand incised and hand painted with a different romantic four season female motif: Dimensions: 54" high and when extended, the total screen is 60.5 inche...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Bench Chair

Materials

Wood

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Antique Bench Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique bench chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every antique bench chair was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique bench chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique bench chair bearing Arts and Crafts, Victorian or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique bench chair over the years, but those crafted by Thonet, Josef Hoffmann and B.L. Marble Chair Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Bench Chair?

The average selling price for an antique bench chair at 1stDibs is $3,300, while they’re typically $434 on the low end and $56,003 for the highest priced.

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.