Three-Piece French Neoclassical Revival Salon Set with Directoire Influences
Located in Norwood, NJ
This elegant three-piece salon suite includes a settee and two armchairs beautifully blending Louis XVI Revival and Directoire stylistic elements.
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Three Piece Set by Josef Hoffmann w/ Beech Frame & Clarence House Fabric
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and refined three piece living room set, consisting of two chairs and a settee were designed by the legendary Josef Hoffman in Austria circa 1905.
Fabric, Beech
1870's Antique French Giltwood Aubusson Salon Set, Settee and Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Upholstered with hand-woven Aubusson tapestry and carved giltwood, this Late 19th Century three piece salon suite includes a settee and two matching armchairs.
Wool, Tapestry, Giltwood
Fine antique Victorian French carved walnut three piece suite
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine antique Victorian French carved walnut three piece suite, consisting of a settee and a pair of armchairs, having quality carved solid walnut shaped backs with open arms, upholst...
Walnut
Antique French Three Piece Sofa Set with Armchairs, Original Tapestry Fabric
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Upholstered in fine Aubusson tapestry fabric, this 19th century French Louis XVI style three-piece salon suite includes a settee and two matching armchairs.
Tapestry, Giltwood
Louis XV Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite/Sofa
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Louis XV style Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite Settee/Sofa and two Armchairs Very fine original walnut framed three-piece salon suite, one settee and two ...
Walnut
Loveseat and Chairs Set, Art Nouveau
Located in Summerland, CA
Art Nouveau period three piece set. Settee and pair of arm chairs.
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 53 in D 29 in
Art Deco Style Caribbean Three Piece Settee and Two Chair Suite of Furniture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable suite of furniture comprising a settee and two matching armchairs crafted in mahogany in dramatic art deco form with woven reed backs and seats, pegged constructi...
Mahogany
Sold
H 39.63 in W 55 in D 25.5 in
Three-Piece Parlor Suite of Settee with Two Armchairs in Louis XVI Style
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The carving quality throughout the surfaces of this fine parlor suite is noteworthy, the artisan’s hand having worked the frame with great confidence to result in a diverse display o...
Chippendale Style Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century mahogany wood frame Chippendale style three-piece salon suite. The set include one settee, one armchair, one side chair.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage French Seating Three-Piece Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Vintage French seating set with settee and two side chairs. Each piece is in excellent vintage condition. The settee measure about 48 inches x 35 inches x 22 inches. Seat high 18 inc...
Fruitwood
Italian Giltwood Antique Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in London, GB
Comprising a large curved settee and a pair of chairs, the settee with graduating backing and decorated with masks and shells, upholstered in green velvet. This fine antique Itali...
Velvet, Giltwood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Three-Piece Suite, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic English antique Victorian mahogany three piece suite, comprising a sofa and a pair of tub armchairs, circa 1890 in date. The mahogany frames have beautiful ha...
Early 20th Century Louis Majorelle Three-Piece Seating Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Louis Majorelle three-piece seating set. One settee and two armchairs.
Walnut
Fine 19th Century Water Gilt Louis XVI Three-Piece Suite of Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality 19th century French Louis XVI water gilt settee and chairs. Finest quality carving and gilding. From a prominent estate in the Hamptons New York.
Giltwood
Sold
H 37.5 in W 46 in D 23.5 in
19th C. Antique Wicker Three Piece Shell Back Design Suite by Heywood Brothers
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A rare suite of antique Heywood Brothers wicker furniture, American,C. 1890s,Gardner, Massachusetts.This antique suite is in a beautiful natural finish. It is woven in what is often ...
Wicker, Reed, Wood, Cane
Louis XV Style Giltwood Settee Set antique circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
Three piece Giltwood Settee set in the Jacob Style Settee plus two Bergere chairs.
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Framed Empire Style Salon Suite
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-19th century mahogany wood framed empire style three piece salon suite. Settee and two side chairs.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Sold
H 39 in W 46.6 in D 27 in
Antique Victorian 3 Pc Walnut Parlor Set Settee Side Arm Chair Floral Serpentine
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late Victorian three piece parlor set featuring a settee, armchair and side chair.
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Three-Piece Settee Giltwood, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely giltwood settee with matching armchairs. Aubusson original upholstery in a floral pattern. Gold background color with a rosy red and lavender flowers. Oval shaped backs. Or...
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Belter Style Rococo Revival Three-Piece Suite
By John Henry Belter
Located in New York City, NY
Mid-19th century Rococo Revival three-piece. Suite. Intricately carved crest and floral motif.
American Three-Piece Split Reed Art Deco Style Furniture, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
American three-Piece Split Reed Art Deco Style Furniture, circa 1900 - Settee, Table, Chair - SETTEE: 76.5"W X 29.5"D X 34"T SH:11.5"T AH:23.75"T ...
Bamboo
Antique Three-Piece Sofa Settee Suite Edwardian Bergere
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning antique Edwardian bergere suite compromising a three-seat settee and two matching armchairs, all offered in great condition with no weakness to the joints or tears to the...
Sold
H 33.47 in W 27.56 in D 31.5 in
Antique English Chippendale Style Three Piece Cane Bergere Couch Settee Sofa Lou
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Carved detail throughout chairs, chippendale feet design, rattan sides and backs all in good condition, has been reupholstered in damask fabric, bottom cushion is foam top cushion is...
Damask
Woodard Wrought Iron Powder Coated Three-Seat Sofa/ Settee
By Russell Woodard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Newly powder coated painted in bright white for the outdoors, Woodard wrought iron three-piece sectional sofa/ settee. Includes three custom outdoor cushions with a geometric khaki a...
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 37 in W 54 in D 22 in
Antique Three-Piece Suite Settee, Pair of Armchairs 19th Century, Edwardian
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
An early 20th century Edwardian mahogany show framed three-piece salon suite consisting two-seat banquette sofa and two matching armchairs recently reupholstered in a fabulous floral...
Mahogany
$12,950Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 45 in W 27 in D 30.75 in
Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved and Aubusson Armchairs
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of four French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved and Aubusson (worn) tapestry upholstered fauteuils a la reine armchairs. The banded oval back surmounted by a carved...
Tapestry, Giltwood
$54,000 / set
H 36.81 in W 17.24 in D 18.9 in
Set Of 6 Art Nouveau Dining Chairs by Josef Hoffmann, 20th Century, AT ca. 1901
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
We are very proud to offer you an absolutely gem of Art Nouveau furniture: an extremely rare set of 6 Art Nouveau dining chairs from the early 20th century around 1901, designed by n...
Suede, Oak
$75,609
H 14 in W 11.8 in
Two royal portraits (the Duc d'Angoulême and the Duc de Berry) by H.P. Danloux
Located in PARIS, FR
These two royal portraits are a major historical testimony to the stay of the Comte d'Artois (the future Charles X) and his family in Edinburgh in 1796-1797. Given by the sitters to ...
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$10,236
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
Original Josef Hoffmann & J. & J. Kohn Bench Vienna Secession, 1901
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare and early bench, obviously the role model for the famous Barrel chair #720 which was presented four years later, in 1905.
Bentwood, Plywood
Adolf Loos (1870-1933) Secessionist Bench, Thonet No.6150
By Adolf Loos
Located in London, GB
A rare Viennese Secessionist bench by Austrian and Czechoslovak architect and influential European theorist Adolf Loos (1870-1933). Produced by Thonet, Austria, circa 1915. Stain...
Wood
$4,131Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 20.08 in D 17.33 in
4 Fledermaus "bat"Dining Chairs by Josef Hoffmann by Wittmann, Austria
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Fledermaus Chairs by Josef Hoffmann for Wittmann, 1980s Fledermaus set in Art Nouveau style consisting of four chairs, executed by the company Wittmann. The design is by Josef Hoffm...
Cotton, Beech, Bentwood
$15,000 / set
H 36 in W 24 in D 28 in
19th Century Pair of French Louis XV Bergère Armchairs in Green Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) green painted and gilt rope carved trimmed bergere Armchairs with Ikat-style blue cut velvet and beige satin upholstery. (PRICED AS Pair)
Wood
$35,000 / set
H 43 in W 28 in D 24 in
Antique Louis XVI Style Giltwood Salon Set with Turquoise Velvet, 1860
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale Louis XVI style salon set comprising four arm chairs and a matching sofa. The deeply carved frames are finished in gold leaf and upholstered in antique turquoise Ita...
Giltwood
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
$3,592Sale Price|20% Off
H 50.4 in W 64.97 in D 29.14 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Polychromed Hand Carved Oak Settee or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish bench made from oak. The back is exquisitely hand carved with two differents motifs, surrounded by decorative carvings. The sides and back are made up of m...
Oak
$5,147Sale Price|25% Off
H 28.35 in Dm 23.63 in
Josef Hoffmann Art Nouveau Center Table by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1920
By Josef Hoffmann, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Josef Hoffmann. Model 915/1p Art Nouveau table from Jacob & Josef Kohn manufactured, circa 1920. Measures: diameter 60, height 72 cm. In original conditi...
Wood
Vienna secession desk lamp by Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Vienna secession desk lamp by Josef Hoffmann in very nice original condition.
Brass
$4,720Sale Price|41% Off
H 41 in W 29 in D 22 in
Bergere in Giltwood Style Louis XIV Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extremly rare bergere upholster with aubusson tapisterie louis XIV style in giltwood, very confortable, the carving of this bergere is whismical.,its very rare that the tapistery ...
Giltwood
$54,000
H 30 in W 25 in D 17 in
Josef Hoffmann. Armchair Designed for the 5th Viennese Secession Exhibition 1899
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in London, GB
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) designed for the 5th Viennese Secession exhibition in 1899. An exceptional oak corner armchair. The last image is of an identical armchair designed by Hof...
Oak
$95,000
H 38 in W 81 in D 55 in
A fine rare 19th c Steinway grand piano ebonized and Chinoiserie painted scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular 19th century Black Chinoiserie lacquered Presentation Steinway & Sons Grand Piano . Model #37278 ,having fall key cover reading Steinway & Sons patent Grand New York &...
Ebony
$128,250
H 41 in W 34.75 in
Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare's England
Located in London, GB
Lady Dormer, Mary Browne c. 1592 oil on panel 35 x 29 inches, unframed; 41 x 34.75 inches, inc. frame Inscribed 'Lady Dormore' Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampt...
Oil
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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.
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