Rare Antique Day Bed
Located in New York, NY
Rare antique teak day bed from the island of Madura. The patina on the wood is stunning. Circa 1900. The length of the arm is 46” and hand carved from one piece of wood. Taken from m...
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
$6,700 / item
H 27.56 in W 77.96 in D 46.46 in
Antique Javanese Daybed with teak frame and bamboo c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exceptional antique Javanese daybed is a beautiful testament to traditional Indonesian craftsmanship.
Teak, Bamboo
Rustic Wood Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Teak Wood bench from Indonesia. The deep seat and low profile makes for a perfect lounging daybed.
Wood, Teak
Sold
H 32 in W 27.5 in D 92 in
Dutch Colonial Late 19th Century Teak Wood and Rattan Daybed with Turned Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Dutch Colonial Indonesian teak wood daybed from the late 19th century, with rattan seat and turned legs.
Rattan, Teak
Hand-Carved Teak Wood Colonial Daybed
Located in New York, NY
Colonial influenced antique daybed. Hand carved and made from natural aged teak with original paint. Includes white cotton mattress and pillows. Comfortable design for sleeping or re...
Reclaimed Wood, Teak, Wood
Winged-Arm Hand Carved Teak Daybed with White Linen Cushion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rest like a Javanese monarch on this sturdy and gorgeous work of Indonesian craft, complete with a plump down-filled linen cushion.
Linen, Teak
Antique Asian Teak Wood Daybed Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rustic indoor or outdoor teakwood garden sofa or settee has hand-carved details on the front legs, arms and back. The planked seat is wide and long enough to be turned into a daybed ...
Teak
Colonial Hand-Carved Teak Wood Daybed Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Colonial influenced antique hand-carved rustic country daybed or bench made from natural aged teak, deep enough for sleeping or relaxing. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Great on...
Wood
Antique Colonial Teak Wood Daybed Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
This bench is made of solid teak wood and generally comes from farms developed by Dutch settlers in the early 20th century. Size of this bench allows above average size people to sea...
Teak
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
Pillow Chair by Ash - Mint Velvet
By ASH NYC
Located in New York, NY
The Ash Pillow Chair, everyone’s favorite companion reimagined in a new textile in four luscious colorways. A comfortable, custom-woven, fully upholstered velvet throne dreamed in an...
Velvet
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Andrianna Shamaris Coral Fan
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful coral fan set on a minimalist white stand. We have a collection. Great as a party gift or table setting. All one of a kind. Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organ...
Coral
$33,958
H 33.67 in W 77.17 in D 42.52 in
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown leather that has Thomas Chipp...
Leather
Antique French Art Deco Club Chair, Distressed Brown Leather, 1930s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique circa 1930s 1940s French Brown Leather Club Chair. French Art Deco Original Distressed Leather Club Chair. Classic French Art Deco leather club chair dating from the 1930's w...
Leather
$4,025
H 36 in W 29 in D 38 in
Dutch Colonial Early 20th Century Plantation Lounge Chair with Brown Leather
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Dutch Colonial period Indonesian wooden plantation lounge chair from the early 20th century with leather upholstery and nailhead trim. Created in Indonesia during the first half of...
Brass
$2,160 / item
H 10 in W 16 in D 16 in
Collectible Modern Fabric Sculptural Table Lamp by Mirei Monticelli, Aphrodite
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Aphrodite lamp takes form from the godess Venus born of sea-spray, depicted by the revered painter Sandro Boticelli. The lampshade is made from banaca fabric, and the lamp base i...
Cement
$16,092 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
Wood
Antique British Colonial Caned and Carved Planters Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial plantation chair crafted in mahogany in a graceful form with dramatic carved ocean and floral motifs on the back and rolled arms, having caned seat and ba...
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Bed with Caning
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI painted bed with caning is a splendid example of what some have called 'Paris Country' where a refined style is made more casual primarily by a finish t...
Cane, Walnut
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Early 19th century painted Swedish Gustavian sofa
Located in London, GB
A nice painted Swedish Gustavian sofa with a typical high back from the early 1800s. classic decorative border detail with turned wood finials either end. Repainted over time in a ...
Oak
Country French Bleached Oak Pine Farmhouse Harvest Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental country French farmhouse harvest vineyard table, dining table, or console table measuring nearly 12 feet long. The table features a 1 inch thick scrubbed pine plank top wi...
Oak, Pine
A Large 18th Century French Painted Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Presenting a captivating piece of history, this 18th-century French farmhouse table boasts a timeless elegance. Embrace the allure of centuries past with this exquisite French farmho...
Pine
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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