Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Late 18th Century American American Classical Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Oak
Late 18th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
19th Century North American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
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21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
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18th Century French Primitive Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Early 20th Century English Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Spruce
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple
20th Century American Chesterfield Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple
20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Leather
Late 19th Century British Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Elm
Late 19th Century French Black Forest Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Leather, Oak
1830s American Sheraton Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Early 2000s Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Stone, Copper
20th Century Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Bentwood
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1780s American Federal Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Hickory, Maple, Poplar
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple, Hickory, Paint
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple, Oak
18th Century Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
19th Century Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
19th Century American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Hickory, Pine
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
19th Century English Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Oak, Pine
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
19th Century Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
19th Century Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Ash, Pine
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Hickory
19th Century American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Pine
Late 18th Century American Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
Late 18th Century American Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Pine
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Hickory
19th Century British Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Hardwood
19th Century American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Pine
Late 18th Century North American American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Oak
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
19th Century American Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Pine
19th Century American Country Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple
19th Century American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Pine, Ash, Maple
18th Century and Earlier American American Colonial Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Ash, Hickory, Maple, Pine
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Maple, Poplar
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
1790s American Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Sack Back Windsor Chair
Wood
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.
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