19th Century Painted Gilded Armchair Dolphins France
Located in Epfach, DE
There would also be a single chair. The scrolls of the armrests are very qualitatively worked and merge into carving of dolphins.
Wood
$26,000 / set
Early 20th Century Pair of Art Deco Armchairs, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A pair of sophisticated Art Deco armchairs from the 1920s, featuring a gracefully curved beech wood frame and elegantly shaped armrests. The chairs are adorned with distinctive sph...
Fabric, Beech
Italian Liberty outdoor armchair in rattan from Palazzo Falconi, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
The curved rattan legs are finished with green and brown wicker parts. This chair with armrests is perfect for the garden. Produced in the early 1900s in full Liberty style, this sea...
Rattan
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Child Armchair Thonet Style
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet, and built of bentwood, the baby chair stands on four curved legs; it features a double rounded ladder back dressed with ...
Cane, Bentwood
$19,850
George IV Walnut Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
With a high backrest and wide armrests, the chair carries a sense of grandeur and regal comfort.
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
$13,531Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century by Alessandro Longhi Portrait of a young musician Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
It might be a collector judging by the statuette glimpsed to the right at the back of the studio, but it could also be a musician given the sheet music he holds in his right hand and...
Canvas, Oil
French Provincial Highback Armchairs in Oak Rope & Floral Upholstery, France'30s
Located in Almelo, NL
Crafted from solid oak, the frames showcase gentle curves and graceful lines, with ladder-style slats along the high backrests that create a sense of both verticality and elegance. ...
Upholstery, Rope, Oak
Handcrafted Sculptural Wooden Throne, Germany, 1920
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptural walnut and olive wood chair with curved armrest. Hand-crafted work made with the remains of old farm implements in Germany in the 1920s.
Wood
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Colonial Armchair with New Leather Seat and Back
Located in Stockholm, SE
A spanish colonial massive wooden chair with broad, curved armrests and with new, thick leather seat and back.
Hardwood
Italian antique green and gold wooden armchairs with orange cushions, 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique green and gold wooden armchairs with orange cushions, 1700s Pair of armchairs or chairs with armrests. The structure is in light green painted wood with golden profil...
Fabric, Wood
Splendid pair of 19th-century Russian Empire armchairs
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Carved from rich, dark wood, these chairs feature gracefully curved armrests adorned with intricate floral motifs, highlighting the artisanship involved.
Wood
$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique 1920s Era French Louis XV Style Giltwood Armchairs Animal Print
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Generously proportioned seats with supportive backs and cushioned armrests make these chairs not only beautiful but also comfortable for lounging.
Walnut
Pair of Danish Late Empire Birch Armchairs With Inlay, 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Fine line inlays on backrest and apron. The tops of the back chair rails in ebonized wood Armrests decorated with ebonized details.
Birch
Set of Four Louis XVI Armchairs, 19th Century, France
Located in Belmont, MA
The elegant armchairs have an oval shaped backrest, The four fluted legs are connected to the slightly curved armrests. The chairs have beautifully carved rosettes.
Walnut
$9,364Sale Price / set|20% Off
Empire mahogany armchairs by Jacob Frères, France, 19th century
By Madeleine Castaing, Jacob Frères
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of mahogany Empire gondola armchairs, very confortable gondola chair model. The armrest are swan-shaped and front legs are lion-legs-shaped.
Velvet, Mahogany
Austrian Armchair with Dark Brown Straw and Solid Wood in Thonet Style, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Measurements in cm 60 x 88 x 98 H 45 H seat 66h armrest This chair from the fine Austrian manufacture of the early 1900s has an elegant and beautiful silhouette in its simplicity.
Straw, Wood
Ensemble de salon en bois sculpté – Circa 1880
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Un ensemble d’exception, riche d’histoire et d’influence. ---------------- Patinated Wood Lounge Set – Circa 1880 Remarkable patinated wood lounge set, intricately carved with gro...
Wood
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Walnut and Fabric Upholstered Armchair
Located in Haarlem, NL
Walnut Black Forest or Schwarzwald chair with back, armrests and seat upholstery in original flower and fruit fabric.
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
As well, there is also similarity seen in this desk’s carved mahogany phoenix feathers and the feathered armrests of a chair designed by Voronikhin. Overall, the high quality of the ...
Bronze
High Armchair in the Manner of Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, Belgium, c. 1900
By Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Located in New York, NY
This carved wood armchair features a tall backrest with dynamically curving chair rail and armrests.
Upholstery, Wood
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Oak Armchair Chair w Female Sculptures in Armrests
Located in Lisse, NL
What makes this Gothic chair really stand out are the amazing, female masks on the armrests.
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.
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.
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