Ebonized Desk Chair, Armchair, circa 1890 attributed to Portier & Stymus
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in London, GB
Ebonized desk chair / armchair with character is made circa 1890, attributed to Pottier & Stymus, New York.
Wool, Mohair, Wood
French 19th c. potty chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice walnut French 19th century potty arm chair. Top and side open up.
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Provençale Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century transitional Regency Louis XV painted commode (potty chair) with caned back and seat. The chair is adored with hand-carved flowers and acanthus leaves.
Iron
Unavailable
H 38 in W 28.5 in D 24 in
Carved Mahogany Egyptian Revival Armchair, New York, circa 1860, Herter Brothers
Located in Providence, RI
Though this was a relatively short-lived style, forms of furniture expressing eastern themes were produced not only by Herter Bros. but by Pottier & Stymus and Roux. This chair, we f...
Mahogany
American Chippendale Maple Corner Potty Chair, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale maple corner potty chair with carved molded scrolled arms, flanking splat backs, turned bulbous ringed columns, original wooden seat frame, carved scalloped skir...
Brass
Antique French 19th Century Armchair, Potty Chair
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Antique 19th century French armchair that originally served as a potty chair. The seat is covered with "Wiener Geflecht" and can be removed (see pictures).
Hardwood, Wicker
Chamber Potty Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sheraton style mahogany potty chair. Ebony stringing outlining entire piece.
Mahogany, Ebony, Cane
Sold
H 34.75 in W 21 in D 23 in
Pair of American Victorian Burled Walnut Side Chairs attr Pottier & Stymus
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
There will be times when additional patience will be necessary This is a pair of Pottier & Stymus (attributed) American Victorian burled walnut parlor chairs of a rare style.
Upholstery, Walnut
Slipper Chairs by Pottier & Stymus, owned by Pierre Bergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of walnut by the respected American firm of Pottier & Stymus, these chairs exhibit the striking American Renaissance style.
Walnut
Pair of Impressive American Aesthetic Library Armchairs
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in San Francisco, CA
Attributed to the noted New York furniture makers Pottier and Stymus. Chairs are generous and comfortable.
Sold
H 36 in W 22.5 in D 21 in
North German Potty Chair in Pine with Chalk Finish and Upholstered Seat, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A charming and beautiful chair with an interesting place in history, this potty chair has an upholstered slip seat that lifts up to expose a round opening under which would have rest...
Upholstery, Birch
Walnut Armchair Commode
Located in Baltimore, MD
This reveals the other purpose of this throne-like armchair; it is a “commode”, often called a “potty chair”. The pail, we are almost pleased to say, is not original.
Walnut
Antique French Provincial Louis XVI Painted Cane Bidet Stool
Located in Forney, TX
*Please note, at the time of writing this, we have a similarly styled pair of Louis XVI style painted chairs available (shown in the photo) Dimensions: (approx) 17" High, 19.25" Wi...
Cane, Wood, Paint
Walnut Queen Anne Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Once a potty chair, this armchair has a wonderful old patina with a shell on the crestrail, a solid plat, concave arm supports, bold knuckle arms, rescalloped aprons and cabriole leg...
Walnut
19th Century Wicker Children's Chair
Located in New York City, NY
19th century wicker children's potty chair with a custom-made removable seat cushion.
Wicker
Child's Potty
Located in East Hampton, NY
Child's decorative country potty
Egyptian Revival Upholstered Chair
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Southport, CT
These unusual Egyptian Revival pieces are thought to have possibly been made by the distinguished New York City cabinet¬makers Pottier and Stymus. Literature/References: See Pie...
Wood
A Late George III Period Child's Potty Rocking Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A charming small late George III Period child’s potty rocking chair. With an attractively carved lozenge pattern to the front.
Early 19th Century Childs Rocking Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A charming oak child's rocking chair, incorporating period potty. Well figured timbers.
Mahogany
19th Century Carved Walnut Renaissance Revival Chairs and Foot Stool
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Essex, MA
A beautifully made suite of American Renaissance Revival carved walnut furniture, comprising 2 arm chairs, one larger than the other, for gentleman and lady, and a matching foot stoo...
Mohair, Walnut
18th Century Chippendale Oak Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Chippendale English oak potty chair with a rush seat.
Oak
$2,400 / item
H 35.44 in W 21.26 in D 27.96 in
Klismos Armchair in Black Lacquered Wood, Leather Upholstery, Italy
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in IT
Klismos customizable chairs with saber legs, black lacquered wood and black leather seats capitonnè finishing / with buttons. Available in other colors and upholstery. Walnut wood...
Leather, Cotton, Nutwood, Walnut
$3,900Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 23 in D 25 in
Handsome English Regency Style Ebonized Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
with incurved back caned back centering an inlaid crest above sloping arms with brass terminals over a caned seat all raised on reeded supports ending in brass feet
Wood
$1,700Sale Price|32% Off
H 37 in W 23 in D 19 in
Armchair Swedish Black Neoclassical, 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish black neoclassical, 19th century, Sweden. An armchair made in Sweden during the 19th century in the neoclassical style. Black painted in a mat black with silver colo...
$5,346
H 30.52 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
Antique Original Regency 1815 Black Leather Hardwood Horseshoe Office Desk Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original circa 1815 Black leather Regency office chair with sculpted Horseshoe frame What a chair! I have never seen another like...
Leather, Hardwood
$736Sale Price|53% Off
H 24.02 in W 17.33 in D 20.08 in
Antique Ebonized Slipper Chair on Castors, Late 19th Century
Located in Uppsala, Uppsala
Antique Slipper chair with ebonized legs on castors, late 19th century. Either you sit on it like a normal chair our you can turn around and use the backrest for arm support when rea...
Brass
$666
H 33 in W 17 in D 17 in
Late 19th Century Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Decorated Cane Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A completely refinished Late 19th century Ebonized and Parcel Gilt and hand decorated Cane Seat Side Chair. Very sturdy and will last the next few decades.
Cane, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
$422
H 37.41 in W 28.15 in D 24.22 in
Black wooden chair / side chair from the 20th century in Asian style
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This wide black wooden side chair in Asian style dates from the 20th century and features elegant carved details. The combination of its deep color and refined craftsmanship gives it...
Wood
19th Century Ebonized Hardwood Renaissance Revival Side Chair
Located in Dekalb, IL
Striking Renaissance Revival side chair executed in ebonized hardwood with extensive foliate carving and architectural detailing throughout. The rectangular back is framed by turned ...
Wood
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 28.25 in D 27.25 in
Ming Style Black Lacquer & Brass Low Chair After James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, TX
Ming style black lacquer & brass low chair after James Mont. Ming style yoke back black lacquered low chair with square brass sabots in the style of James Mont. circa, midcentury-19...
Ash
1940s Louis XV Style Armchair in Walnut and Black Leather
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV style walnut and black leather armchair or desk chair. Arm height is 27 inches.
Leather, Wood
Black Painted Antique Armchair with New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Black painted antique Austrian armchair with new upholstery, 1930s Zimmer & Rhode Fabric (Germany).
Textile, Wood
$2,301
H 27.56 in W 18.51 in D 21.66 in
French 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonised and Parcel Gilt Occasional Chair
Located in London, GB
A charming Napoleon III occasional chair in turned, ebonised and parcel gilt beech timber. In original un-upholstered condition, with visible, distressed horse hair and hessian seat ...
Beech
Ebonized 19th Century Art & Craft Sussex Armchair
By Morris & Co.
Located in Weesp, NL
An original Arts & Crafts piece attributed to Morris & Co established in 1875. The turned wood frame is solid Ebonized beech. The chair will be shipped overseas in a custom ...
Beech
Beautiful Neogothic armchair in ebonized oak wood
Located in Milano, IT
COD-517 Beautiful Gothic Revival armchair in ebonized oak wood, north Europe, 1860's.
Oak
19th Century Ebonized Italian Empire Style Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonized Italian Empire style side chair featuring brass ormolu, claw feet, and a lattice-work back. This piece has a newly upholstered feather down seat cushion. 20" Seat height inc...
Brass, Ormolu
$1,353
H 29 in W 19 in D 19 in
Bruce Talbert for Gillow & Co, . Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Nursing Chair
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert (1838-1881) for Gillow and Co., an Aesthetic Movement ebonized nursing chair, with a lobed top rail, a button upholstered crushed velvet in gold with spindles below, on...
Walnut
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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.
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