Antique Tapestry Arm Chairs
Curved Antique French Walnut Salon Chair with Lovely Needlepoint Seat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely antique French carved walnut occasional chair having cabriole legs and hand made pettipoint
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Vintage 1920s French Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique Italian Renaissance Baroque Tapestry Throne Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Baroque tapestry throne lounge arm chair. Item features figural
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Early 20th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Upholstered in fine Aubusson tapestry fabric, this pair of early 19th century French Louis XVI
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Textile, Giltwood
Pair of 19 th Century Italian Fruitwood Chairs
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Pair of Italian fruitwood chairs, antique pair of beautifully curved fruitwood Italian with their
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Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Hardwood
Antique 1930s Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
more lifetimes.
Set includes 2 arm and 4 side chairs
Approximate measurements in inches
Armchairs
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Vintage 1930s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Antique Jacobean Style Needlepoint Tapestry Open Arm Chair with Carved Wood
Located in Greer, SC
A beautifully carved antique throne or hall chair in the Jacobean style with medieval scenery
Category
Early 20th Century European Jacobean Armchairs
Materials
Metal
H 38.25 in W 28 in D 28 in
Antique Jacobean Style Needlepoint Tapestry Open Arm Chair with Carved Wood
Located in Greer, SC
A beautifully carved antique throne or hall chair in the Jacobean style with medieval scenery
Category
Early 20th Century Jacobean Armchairs
Materials
Metal
H 38.25 in W 28 in D 28 in
Antique French Country Louis XV Victorian Floral Tapestry Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Country Louis XV Victorian Style Floral Tapestry arm chairs - a Pair. Item features
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 39.5 in W 24 in D 25.25 in
Louis XVI Style Tapestry Fauteuil Open Arm Parlor Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique
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20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Renaissance Revival Arm Chair Upholstered in Belgian Tapestry
Located in Peabody, MA
A 19th century Renaissance Revival armchair in masterfully carved walnut, upholstered in an antique
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 47 in W 28.5 in D 28.5 in
Fine Pair Of Louis XVI Style Antique Arm Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
comfortable.
Measurement: Each Arm Chair measures 24.15” wide by 21” deep by 41.25” high. Seat height is
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XIII Style Arm Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive French arm chair chair is carved from walnut and features an upholstered antique
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Mahogany Painted Hunzinger Barley Twist Arm Chair Ball & Claw
By George Hunzinger
Located in Dayton, OH
"Late Victorian Hunzinger Arm Chair. Made from Mahogany with a barley twisted frame featuring
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Paint
H 40 in W 23 in D 27 in
Antique Italian Besarel Walnut Arm Chair Baroque Upholstered Mid-19th C Rare
By Valentino Panciera Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning & rare Italian venetian highly carved walnut Baroque upholstered arm chair~~ Besarel~~mid
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 47.5 in W 32 in D 22 in
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features floral
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Antique Early 1900s Victorian Children's Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Maple
H 25.5 in W 15.25 in D 19 in
Knole Settee, Cowdray Park, English, Lengyon & Co, olive velvet, tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
century Brussels tapestry panel is finely woven with a central cartouche and floral sprays and, unusually
Category
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Materials
Tapestry, Velvet
H 43.71 in W 69.3 in D 27.17 in
Antique Louis XVI Giltwood 5 Pieces Salon Suite
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
elegant set is upholstered on the back and seat and arm rests in a wonderfully detailed tapestry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets
Materials
Giltwood, Tapestry
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Paul Sormani '1817-1866', Louis XVI Games Table
By Paul Sormani
Located in BARSAC, FR
Paul Sormani (1817-1866)
Very elegant mahogany and mahogany veneer games table with a so-called "mouchoir" opening. Square in shape, four legs covered with gilt brass fluting and ha...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Game Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ladies French Antique Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French gilded ormolu, onyx and champlevé enamel Dressing table mirror. The ormolu having foliate and ribbon decoration.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
A Reupholstered Antique Victorian Velvet Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian armchair or club chair newly re-upholstered in a crushed burnt umber coloured velvet. The roll back and arms with piped edges, new brass casters with studded legs. ...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
19th C., a Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Carved Wood and Needlepoint Fauteuils
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, a lovely pair of fauteuils with painted carved wood frames, wool needlepoint embroidered upholstery and brass nailhead trim. Elaborately carved with folded ribbon cr...
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Brass
H 37 in W 24 in D 18 in
Old Cane Bistro Chair in Wood by Fischel Editions
By Fischel
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Caned wooden bistro chair from the 1900s.
The three chairs on the left are produced by Fischel, the one on the right by Mundus.
The chair will be perfect by mixing it with other mis...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Belle Époque French Louis XVI Style Gilded Chair with Upholstered Seat, c 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely Louis XVI style salon chair in giltwood (gold leaf applied over wood) with spindle-back, turned & reeded legs, carved & round-shaped seat rail with tufted upholstery. Belle ...
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 32 in W 17 in D 19.5 in
Antique Green Velvet Buggy Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take a scenic ride from the comfort of home with this endlessly charming antique velvet buggy bench. The genuine carriage bench was repurposed into a cozy love seat with a shabby chi...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Loveseats
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
18th Century Country French Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
A matched pair of antique country French fruitwood chairs. Finely carved with a very unusual and exceptionally graceful sculptural form. Both chairs in beautifully aged original surf...
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Fruitwood
Set of Upholstered Walnut Dining Chairs, 1970s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These beautiful Vintage dining chairs were made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s.
It was most likely be TON company – the successor of Thonet in Czechoslovakia
They fe...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Armchairs C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XVI style arm chairs offer giltwood construction with upholstered seats and backs, covered scroll form arms and raised on fluted tapered legs, c1920
...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Petite Window Bench with Silk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Footstools
Materials
Silk, Cane, Walnut
Antique French Parlor Chairs Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair of Sculptural Anti...
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Early 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Four Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in London, GB
A set of four Louis XVI style giltwood fauteuils
French, Early 20th century
Measures: Height 92cm, width 60cm, depth 55cm
These beautiful fauteuils - armchairs with open sides a...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Fauteuils, 19th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Louis XVI style Fauteuils
French, from the end of the 19th century
in carved and gilded wood.
Backrests, backrests and seats upholstered in fabric with floral decoration...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Chairs
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Pair of French Aubusson Tapestry and Carved Wood Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two of the prettiest French fauteuil chairs we've ever seen having ornately carved wood painted frames and original tapestry Aubusson upholstery with horsehair stuffing and springs. ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
H 34.75 in W 24 in D 23 in
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Charming Pair of Tapestry Covered Continental Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of early 20th C French Style Arm chairs with antique tapestry upholstery
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Early 20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Chair Tapestry Needlepoint Floral Carved Walnut Fireside Throne
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING Antique French Carved Walnut Upholstered Needlepoint Tapestry "Throne" or "Fireside
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
H 47 in W 25 in D 29 in
Antique French Chair Tapestry Needlepoint Walnut Fireside Throne Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING Antique French Walnut Upholstered Needlepoint Tapestry "Throne" or Fireside Arm Chair
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
H 47.5 in W 26 in D 28.25 in
Antique French Carved Walnut Fireside Dining Armchair Tapestry Unicorn and Lady
Located in Shreveport, LA
focal point, excellent as an arm chair in any room, wonderful for a reading chair~
~Sweeping carved
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
H 47 in W 27 in D 27 in
Antique French Oak Throne Armchair Louis XIV Barley Twist Renaissance Tapestry
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French carved 'fireside' or "throne" armchair !~
~Great as a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
H 44 in W 28 in D 25.5 in
Sumptuous Set of 4 Venetian Hand Painted Dining Chairs with Tapestry Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous Venetian set of antique dining chairs having 2 side chairs 34" H 19.5 W 18 D S/H 17 and
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique Elizabethan English Carved Walnut Tapestry Arm Chair 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Elizabethan armchair offers carved walnut frame with tapestry upholstery; back
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Antique 19th Century English Elizabethan Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Walnut & Tapestry Arm Chair Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI arm chair offers carved walnut frame with floral tapestry back seats
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Victorian Corner Chairs W/ Cherub Heads
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique chippendale style mahogany gorgeous corner chairs. Intricate carvings, details, and design
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Early 20th Century American Corner Chairs
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted Antique Fauteuil Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of left chair; looseness in left arm of right chair. Tapestry upholstery is early and heavily
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Paint, Tapestry
H 35.13 in W 24 in D 20.25 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Antique Armchairs, Paris, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
chairs exhibit crisp carved motifs and an attractively worn tapestry upholstery. The rich gilded surfaces
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Giltwood, Tapestry, Upholstery
H 38 in W 24.13 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut & Tapestry Arm Chair, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV stye armchair offers walnut frame with carved foliate crest over
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
H 37.5 in W 25.5 in D 26.5 in
18th Century French Regency Arm Chairs With Antique Tapestry Upholstery - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage French Regency arm chairs. Stunning vintage tapestry upholstery and hand
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Antique Late 18th Century French Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 41.5 in W 28.5 in D 21.5 in
Set 4 Antique French Carved Oak Dining Side Chair Louis XIV Renaissance Tall
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a set of 4 large antique French carved arm chairs with beautiful carved
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 46 in W 18.5 in D 17.5 in
Pair Antique French Tapestry & Carved Wood with Gold Leaf Arm Chairs, Circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Tapestry and carved wood with gold leaf arm chairs, Circa 1860.
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Antique 1860s French Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 48 in W 29.5 in D 26 in
Handsome Antique Mahogany and Tapestry Occasional or Desk Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A lovely 19th century mahogany single chair with scroll arms, slat back, and original tapestry seat
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Antique 19th Century North American Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Antique Louis XIII Style Tapestry Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of Louis XIII style arm chairs are called "fauteuils a haut dossier" in France. They are
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20th Century French Armchairs
Pair of French Louis XV Victorian Style Needlepoint Tapestry Fireside Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of French Louis XV Victorian Style Needlepoint Tapestry Fireside Arm Chairs. Item features
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20th Century American Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
H 42 in W 25 in D 24 in
Pair of Antique French Tapestry Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French style walnut framed armchairs with tapestry insets on the backs, arm pads
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Rare 17th Century French Scenic Silk Tapestry with Needlepoint Border Chair Back
Located in Dallas, TX
This magnificent 17th century French tapestry chair back panel with needlepoint border has most
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Antique 17th Century French Classical Greek Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Silk
H 30 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
Pair, Vintage Carved Danish Arm Chairs w/New Leather/ Upholstery
Located in Round Top, TX
leather seats and rich, deep red tapestry backs that we just had upholstered.The carved arms, feet,and
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Antique 19th Century Danish Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fabric
Antique Savonarola Chair, Iron and Brass
Located in Doylestown, PA
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Handstitched leather seat and arm rests with a tapestry backrest. The chair folds for transport. Traces of
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Armchairs, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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These chairs have their original striking tapestry upholstery in the Beauvais manner.
Add an elegant
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Antique 1880s Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
H 38.59 in W 25.2 in D 24.81 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Green Painted Antique Fauteuils Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the curving arm support over the rosette carved corners. The chairs rest over stop-fluted tapering
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Tapestry
H 37.63 in W 24.88 in D 20 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Antique Fauteuil Armchairs, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
chairs exhibit crisp carved motifs and an attractively worn tapestry upholstery. The rich gilded surfaces
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Tapestry
H 38 in W 24.13 in L 38 in
Set of French Carved Oak Dining Throne Armchair Louis XIV Renaissance, Pair
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a pair of large antique French carved arm chairs with beautiful carved features
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
H 53.5 in W 26.75 in D 25 in
Set 19th century French Dining Throne Armchair Louis XIV Carved Oak Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a pair of large antique French carved arm chairs with beautiful carved features
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
H 53.5 in W 26.75 in D 25 in
Pair of Early 1900's French Walnut Wood Armchairs with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
front and ball feet at the back.
These French Louis XIII style fauteuils or arm chairs can be used
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Pair Walnut Arm Chairs Carved Cromwellian Farmhouse
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of antique walnut arm chairs in the Cromwellian manner.
Classic farmhouse look with
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Vintage 1980s Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Walnut & Tapestry Parlor Arm Chair, C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Victorian parlor armchair offers caved walnut frame with carved foliate crest over tapestry back
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century European Carved Walnut Arm Chair with Tapestry Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century European carved walnut arm chair with tapestry upholstery
Outstanding hand carved
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Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Set of Four Louis XVI Revival Giltwood Armchairs Late 19 Century
Located in London, GB
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These chairs have their original striking Beauvais style tapestry upholstery.
Add an elegant touch to
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Antique 1880s Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
H 38.59 in W 25.2 in D 24.81 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Antique Armchairs Fauteuils
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, this beautiful pair of chairs exhibit crisp carved motifs and an attractively worn tapestry upholstery
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Giltwood
Vintage Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Carved Wood and Needlepoint Fauteuils
Located in Morristown, NJ
A lovely vintage pair of fauteuils with antiqued pale sage green and gold painted carved wood
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Wood
H 38.5 in W 23 in D 23 in
Pair Modern Renaissance Style Custom Old World Fauteuil Armchairs Large Scale
Located in Topeka, KS
armchairs comprised of walnut colored stained hardwood, brown vinyl seats, and tapestry fabric backs with
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Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Fabric
H 45.5 in W 26.25 in D 26.5 in
1900s Superb Pair Of Walnut Carved Arm Chairs- Shipping Included
Located in Summerland, CA
Pair of beautifully carved walnut chairs from the 1900s, Italy. Carved scrolled arms legs are
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Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Antique Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Antique Louis XIV Armchair, an amazing accent chair with very nice carved detailing
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Armchairs
Handsome Late Regency Period Mahogany Open Armchair, circa 1825
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
English country house antique chair, positively crackling with elegance and character.
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Antique 1820s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Tapestry
A George II Walnut Library Armchair attributed to Paul Saunders
By Paul Saunders
Located in New York, NY
, in particular, fluted legs and arm supports. A similar chair, lacking the carved seat rails, is in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
"Antheor" Garden Furniture Set by Mathieu Mategot, circa 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Culver City, CA
chair is 33 inches tall with the seat height at 17 inches. The chairs back and arm rests are scrolled
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Vintage 1950s French Patio and Garden Furniture
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Antique Tapestry Arm Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique tapestry arm chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique tapestry arm chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and tapestry. Antique tapestry arm chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. louis xv, Louis XVI and Victorian antique tapestry arm chairs are consistently popular styles. Antique tapestry arm chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by George Hunzinger and Valentino Panciera Besarel are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Tapestry Arm Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,695, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $25,784 highest priced.
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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