Antique Birthing Chair
Pair of Antique Folk Art Chairs Including Rustic Birthing Chair, 19th Century
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of antique folk art chairs, late 19th to early 20th century. One is a rare birthing chair
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19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
$1,295
H 32 in W 15 in D 14 in
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
included references to classical Greek culture. This chair exemplifies the birth of French Neoclassicism
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Walnut
$4,030
H 40 in W 30 in D 32 in
Venetian School: Neoclassical banquet scene with angels and putti.
Located in Middletown, NY
study of a procession showing a woman being carried in a birthing sedan chair. The woman is being
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
$500
H 8.25 in W 10.25 in
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Pair of Birthing Chairs
Located in Inverness, GB
An amazing part of Social History these chairs are not Welsh Milking Chairs or Romany Gypsy Chairs
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Early 20th Century Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Spanish wooden tripod chair
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
in the early 20th century. Made from solid wood and historically used as a birthing chair
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Early 20th Century Spanish Brutalist Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Carved Birthing Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century English carved birthing chair. Features large handles on each side and top and a
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19th Century English Primitive Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spaniard Tripod Birthing Chair
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Spaniard Midwife Birthing Tripod Chair/Stool. It is made of solid wood. Its back is
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Late 19th Century Spanish Other Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
1900s Hand-Crafted Spanish Primitive Birthing Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
, rather than laying down in a bed. In this style of birthing chair, made popular in 19th century France
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Elm
Primitive Rustic Chair Stool, Austria 18th Century
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Primitive rustic birthing chair, Austria 18th century. Solid, stable, unrestored original condition
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Late 18th Century Austrian Primitive Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Iroko Wood African Hand Carved Chair
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
African hand carved tribal birthing chair. Beautiful patina on the single wood back rest, with a
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Early 1900s Primitive Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
French Modernist Birthing Chair
Located in Dorchester, GB
A modernist spin on the birthing chair.
A rare chair, as of yet I'm unable to find another like
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Early 20th Century French Post-Modern Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Metal
1910 Wooden Birthing Chair or Birthing Stool
Located in London, GB
Originally used in Greek, Egyptian and Celtic cultures B.C., the concept of a birthing chair became
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Early 20th Century British Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Provincial Carved Wood Chairs, Circa 1800
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Pair of Italian provincial carved wood chairs, also known as Cavalier or 'Birthing' Chairs; superb
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Birthing Chair
Vintage Primitive African “Birthing” Chair
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage Primitive African birthing chair with round cut-out details on each side and back
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1920s African Tribal Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
Vintage Primitive African “Birthing” Chair
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage Primitive African birthing chair with antique green velvet cushion with tassels. Quatrefoil
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage Primitive Rustic Tripod Legs “Birthing” Chair
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage primitive arts and crafts birthing chair with round cut-out details on each side and back
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1920s English Tribal Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Wood
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Antique Painting Madonna & Child 'Paoletti and Ferretti' 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful oil on canvas painting after Raphael, depicting the Madonna and Child in the original giltwood Florentine frame, Circa 1880 in date.
It bears a label to the reve...
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1880s Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Giltwood
$7,554
H 39.38 in W 33.86 in D 2.76 in
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812)
Portrait of a young woman in a landscape
signed "Cless fec" for fecit on the lower left
Brown ink and brown ink wash on paper
Size of the sheet : 31.5 ...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare elegant Japanese vase cast of metal, possibly brass, featuring a baluster shaped body and a wide short neck. The surface is decorated with a delicate image of a thistle flowe...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Metal
1960s Haute Couture Pierre Balmain Green Silk Chiffon Dress with Hand Bead Work
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Firenze, IT
I proudly offer for sale this absolutely stunning evening gown with classic empire shape and a fantastic blend of green silk chiffon dress by Pierre Balmain. It is exquisitely decora...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Silk, Beads
$2,757
H 59.06 in W 36.62 in D 0.4 in
Mark Bankowsky, Pieds de Bouc, Stool, France
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
This surrealistic stool, which rests on silver or bronze legs modeled after a goat's, and is upholstered in lamb's wool, is a successful new take on a centuries-old tradition: transf...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Bronze
Rattan Large Round Planter / Basket with Ring Handles and Brass Rim, Italy 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern rattan pencil reed large planter or basket. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shaped rattan structure with brass rim and ring handles at both sides. Ins...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Brass
$2,451
H 14.18 in W 15.75 in D 14.18 in
Upholstered Art Deco Bed - CAL King
Located in Westwood, NJ
This elegant piece features graceful curves and slender maple and stainless steel accents, combining to create a design that exudes timeless elegance. The bed is upholstered in a lux...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Shunga - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
By Katsukawa Shunshō
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original modern artwork realized by Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) in the half of the 18th Century.
Oban yokoe.
Erotic scene from the series "Koshuko zue juni ko" (...
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1750s Modern Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
$3,348
H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Fine Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Console Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Finely Carved Late 19th Century Regence Style Giltwood Console
The shaped rectangular brèche marble top above a latticework frieze and pierced foliate apron centered by a coa...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Marble
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper.
All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
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1950s Old Masters Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Copper
$4,517 Sale Price
35% Off
H 7 in W 5 in
Italian Renaissance Madonna & Child Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (modern) oil painting of Madonna & Child in antique gold carved frame
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20th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Paint
Art Deco Spectacular Circular Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$3,365
H 50.79 in W 45.28 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with floral carving and bear figure on back with faux wood carved seat and legs (1 having music box seat)
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Walnut
One Throne Dining Armchair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Oversize chairs.
Wood frame with Rosewood finish. Silk fabric upholstery.
This ad is for 1 chair eight available.
Measures: 24" width x 23.5" depth x 40" height,
seat height 1...
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Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Rosewood
English Mahogany Decorative Carved Hibiscus Centre Table, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany center table with a decorative carved hibiscus floral top, spiral bulbous filigree carved pedestal and terminating on a tripod base with the original melon feet, Ear...
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1810s English George III Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century Satsuma Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set 15 Pieces
By Satsuma
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful hand painted and gold porcelain tea or coffee set Satsuma Japanese 15 pieces, 1880s. The service is complete to serve six people at the table includes: 1 teapot, 1 sugar bo...
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1880s Japanese Antique Birthing Chair
Materials
Porcelain
$1,794 / set
H 6.7 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
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Antique Birthing Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique birthing chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and animal skin, every antique birthing chair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique birthing chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique birthing chair, designed in the Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique birthing chair over the years, but those crafted by Testolini & Salviati, Emilio Fiaschi and Hampton & Sons are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Birthing Chair?
The average selling price for an antique birthing chair at 1stDibs is $6,800, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $99,000 for the highest priced.
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Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
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Questions About Antique Birthing Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An African birthing chair is a wooden seat with a sloped back and angled seat. Its original purpose was to help women maintain the proper position to deliver a baby, however many people use them for seating or decoration. On 1stDibs, shop a range of birthing chairs.
- What is an antique Bergère chair?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique Bergère chair is a Victorian-era French armchair, often with upholstered armrests and a removable seat cushion. The curved back of this chair would be crafted with wicker. Shop a collection of Bergère chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Bergere chairs are a type of upholstered French armchair that have an enclosed design. They’re designed for lounging comfortably and usually feature deep, wide seats. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique Bergere chairs from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell if your rocking chair is an antique, search the back, rockers and the underside of the seat for a label, stamp or other marking. If you locate one, conduct online research using trusted resources to learn about the maker. By finding out when the manufacturer produced chairs similar to yours, you may be able to determine if your chair is at least 100 years old, making it an antique. If you cannot find a maker's mark, consider contacting a certified appraiser or antique dealer and asking them to date your piece for you. Explore a range of antique rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To tell how old an antique chair is, you have a few options. One is to conduct research on your own using trusted online resources and print references from your local library. If your chair has a maker's mark, learning more about the company, artisan or workshop that produced it can be a good starting point. Dating unmarked chairs can be more difficult because certain styles remained in production for long periods. In this case, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer evaluate your chair for you. Shop a wide range of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024To tell if a dining chair is antique, first look for markings that can help you identify the maker. You will normally find these under the seat. By using information published on trusted online resources, you can research the markings to learn who made the chair and when the maker was active. Any dining chair made 100 years ago or earlier is an antique. Another way to identify antique chairs is to examine their details closely. Most antique dining chairs are handmade, so you can expect to see subtle tool markings and slight irregularities. A lack of these characteristics may indicate that a dining chair is machine-made and less likely to be an antique. For assistance with dating your dining chairs, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of antique dining chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To find out what your antique chair is worth, you can conduct research using trusted online resources. Specifically, study the sales history for pieces similar to yours in terms of maker, age, style and type. Because the condition of your chair will also impact its value, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer inspect and evaluate your piece. Find a collection of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Depending on the quality, age, and model, Koken vintage barber chairs can sell for $500 to $6000. Older chairs will often have a higher value.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021There is no universal guideline for determining the value of antique high chairs. Typically, high chairs can cost anywhere between $50 and $500. The price of a high chair is determined by the condition of the chair, its construction, whether or not all parts are intact and its desirability.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 21, 2020
The design has changed over the years, but most antique carver chairs were made of wood. Antique carver chairs were wide chairs made in 17th century New England — with backs that featured several supporting spindles — although there were no spindles between the armrests and the seat. Antique carver chairs were typically topped with decorative ornaments.
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