Pair Of American Painted And Decorated Fancy Side Chairs, Branded "Warranted"
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Of American Painted And Decorated Yellow Ground Fancy Side Chairs, Each Branded 'Warranted'.
Hardwood, Paint
Set of Eight American Tiger Maple and Walnut Fancy Chairs. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of eight American tiger maple and walnut fancy chairs with carved floral backs, original rush seats, and terminating on turned bulbous legs with stretchers.
Antique Pair of Classical Paint-Decorated Fancy Side Chairs, Circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Baltimore, Maryland classical paint-decorated fancy side chairs. Made of poplar and probably maple, the tablet crest with an applied scroll above two turned posts centering a...
Cane, Wood
$780Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Fancy Original Painted Rocking Chair from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This untouched original painted 19th century rocking chair is in pristine condition. The paint on this rocking chair is untouched. This is truly is a rare find. This item has wear co...
Wood
American Sheraton Windsor Chair, Oxide Red, Hexagonal Inset, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton Windsor fancy chair in original oxide red painted finish with accent bands of green.
Wood, Paint
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif.
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Set of ten painted fancy chairs.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of ten (including two armchairs)American "fancy chairs". Having original faded olive green paint with gold accents and rush seats.
Wood
Unavailable
H 33 in W 17.5 in D 15 in
American Early 19th Century Pair of Fancy Sheraton Chairs Original Decoration
Located in Wells, ME
American pair of fancy Sheraton hand painted side chairs with balloon shaped rush seats.
Rush, Wood, Paint
Set of Seven Rosewood Grained Gilt Fancy Chairs, New York
Located in Providence, RI
This set of fancy chairs is finely developed throughout with beautiful gilt stenciling contrasting with strongly figured rosewood. The crest rail, seat rail and anterior stretcher ar...
Rosewood
Unavailable
H 32 in W 18 in D 17 in
American Classical Carved and Gilt-Stenciled "Fancy" Chair, circa 1815-1820
Located in Houston, TX
Possibly by John Banks or Phyfe workshops, New York City, tablet crest, with spread eagle, splat with lion head and cornucopia, caned seat, saber legs ending in hairy paw feet.
Set of Four American Fancy Chairs with Rush Seats, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four American Fancy chairs with hand stenciled floral motif, original rush seats, and terminating on turned bulbous and saber legs.
Sold
H 35 in W 17.5 in D 17 in
Exceptional Set of Six 19th c American Fancy Chairs Decorated by Ruth Hicks
Located in Milford, NH
Set of Six 19th century fancy chairs in green and black, with gold foliate decoration, rush seats, each signed by Ruth Hicks.
Wood
Sold
H 33.25 in W 19.25 in D 16 in
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs, Baltimore. C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt Fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif.
Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Sold
H 32.88 in W 20.88 in D 18.25 in
American Sheraton Set of 11 "Fancy" Painted Dining Chairs, New York
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most interesting and rather rare collection of 11 “fancy” Sheraton chairs, these have remarkably remained together for nearly two-hundred years.
Rush, Hardwood
American Fancy Ball-Back Chairs - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of American fancy ball-back chairs, circa 1830s. Painted in black and gold with rush seats. 18 inches wide by 18 inches deep by 35 inches tall; seat height 17 ½ inches
Wood
Six American Classical Fancy Chairs, circa 1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very lovely set of Hitchcock side chairs, in very good condition.
Set of Early 19th Century Hand Painted "Fancy" Chairs, circa 1810-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of four hand painted/hand stenciled New York "Fancy" chairs using the graining technique. Graining is the practice of imitating wood grain on a non-wood surface in order to in...
Maple
Sold
H 33.5 in W 18 in D 16.5 in
American Painted and Gilt Decorated Turned Hardwood Sheraton Chair, 1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton fancy chair of painted & gilt decorated turned hardwood.
Rush, Hardwood, Paint
Sold
H 32.5 in W 19.5 in D 21.5 in
Set of Four American Regency Hitchcock Style Baltimore Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of four 19th century American Regency caned Baltimore fancy dining chairs made in the style and manner of Lambert Hitchcock's early stenciled chairs.
Cane, Wood
Connecticut Valley Hitchcock rush seat side chair, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton painted and bronze powder stencil decorated, Hitchcock-type rush seat fancy chair.
Rush, Wood, Paint
Set of Four Early 19th Century American Paint Decorated Fancy Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A set of four large and sturdy early 19th C. American fancy chairs in mustard yellow and additional paint decoration with green painted rush seats and loose upholstered cushions most...
Wood
Painted Fancy Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
American painted fancy chair with original paint, found in Rhode Island.
Pine, Paint, Cane
Set of 6 Early 19th Century American "Fancy" Dining Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This exceptionally charming early 19th century American dining chairs are finely developed throughout with elegant lines, sturdy construction and beautiful paint and gilt decoration....
Pair of Baltimore "Fancy" Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Baltimore, 1820-1830. With faux-rosewood graining and gilt stencil decoration, the shaped crest rails held by turned stiles, a stay rail above a rush seat withy turned front and r...
Wood
Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Our updated Meander Reader light with leather wrapped flexible arm and a larger cone shade and new upward angle feature. Bulb can be fully recessed. Comes with suggested LED bulb. ...
Brass
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$3,702 / set
H 32.68 in W 16.15 in D 20.08 in
Lovely Suite of Six circa 1860 Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs 6
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six original Dutch circa 1860 Ladder back rush seat dining chairs. A very good looking and well-made suite, the timber is a...
Rush, Oak
$295
H 34 in W 17 in D 19 in
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock Painted Side Chair 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Frederick Loeser & Co yellow American primitive Hitchcock style painted side chair (A). Item features floral painted backrest, spindle back, carved stretcher base, remarkable...
Wood
$250
H 34 in W 17 in D 19 in
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock Painted Side Chair 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frederick Loeser & Co yellow American Primitive Hitchcock style painted side chair (B). Item features floral painted backrest, spindle back, carved stretcher base, remarkable patina,...
Wood
19th Century Set of Eight Regency Period Dining Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century set of eight Regency period dining chairs in light mahogany with enclosed bar backs and ropetwist centre rails. The seats are covered in leather, which has a well aged p...
Leather, Mahogany
$2,450 / set
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 18 in
Antique Four Federal Tiger Maple Slat Back & Cane Seat Dinning Charis
Located in Norton, MA
Early 19th Century Four Antique Federal Tiger Maple Slat Back & Cane Seat Dinning Charis with stylized scroll form rail over slat back, caned seats, and splay legs, c1830. Measure...
Wood
$1,596 / set
H 34 in W 18 in D 18 in
Pair of 19th Century. Signed Hand Painted and Decorated Plank Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite pair of 19th century handcrafted and later on hand painted and Decorated Signed Sally Nolan Plank Seat Side Chairs. Sally Nolan is a mother, grandmother, former teacher,...
Hardwood, Paint
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