Pair of Antique Caned British Colonial Planters Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of early 20th century British Colonial plantation chairs handcrafted in indigenous mahogany with elegant form featuring caned backs and seats, pegged construction, bo...
Cane, Mahogany
Carved 19th Century West Indies Rosewood Plantation Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautifully carved 19th century West Indies rosewood plantation chair.
Cane, Rosewood
19th Century Jamaican Campeche / Planter Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant British Colonial 1810-1830 Campeche chair is made of solid mahogany and was known in Jamaica as a Spanish chair in the period. This West Indies Planter chair is one of t...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 18.9 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Rare Windsor Jamaican Comb Back Mahogany Chairs, circa 1820s
By Francis Trumble
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Francis Trumble. Philadelphian renowned chair maker. This pair are a rare Jamaican copy of his chairs. They are significant because very few were made, and survive. Th...
Hardwood, Mahogany
Pair of Antique Plantation Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of antique British colonial planters chairs crafted with mahogany in an unusual elegant form having inclined caned seats, caned backs, and leg rests.
Cane, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Pair of Caribbean, West Indies Regency Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful pair of early 19th century Caribbean, West Indies Regency chairs are from the Lesser Antilles. They are made of Mahogany, carved with a double Lotus Crest and an elabo...
Upholstery, Mahogany
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H 33.86 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
1940s Red Velvet Chair by Dorothy Draper for the Fairmount in S.F
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Brussels, BE
From the lobby of the mythic Fairmount hotel in San Francisco (designed in the 1940s by Dorothy Draper). Original upholstery with thick black fringes.
Bog Wood, Velvet
19th Century Anglo-Caribbean Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Anglo-Caribbean Armchair
Wood
Sold
H 37.75 in W 18 in D 22 in
Early 19th Century Caribbean Regency Rosewood or Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful set of eight rosewood Regency dining chairs with hand caned seats. These West Indies Regency chairs have a strong British Colonial influence, they are solid rosewood with h...
Cane, Rosewood
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H 36.5 in W 25.75 in D 48 in
True Pair of Early 19th C West Indies Mahogany and Cane Planter's Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
An elegant and true matching pair of Caribbean caned planter's chairs made in Martinique, circa 1810, featuring arched back legs, turned front legs, and fully extending arms.
Cane, Mahogany
19th C West Indies Regency and Cane Campeche Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
This Caribbean chair was made in Jamaica during the early-19th century, circa 1810. This planter's chair features a carved top rail with flowers and foliage design. The back and seat...
Mahogany
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
French Caned King Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring an ebonized, carved oak frame and an iconic Bonnet-style headboard, this bed radiates sophistication and elegance. The natural cane is meticulously woven on both sides of ...
Cane, Wood
Forged Steel Chaise Longue
Located in Chireno, TX
Forged steel chaise longue, adorned in brass detail. Sold with newly-made tie-on upholstered cushion in antique hand-loomed French thistle and natural canvas. All listed measurements...
Brass, Steel
Antique Pakistani Punjabi Wooden Tribal Arm Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century hand carved, turned and painted Punjabi chair with new down feather persimmon colored silk velvet seat cushion.
Silk, Velvet, Wood
$575Sale Price|55% Off
H 34 in W 61.63 in D 28 in
Antique French Child's Bed in Original Paint from Toulouse, France
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Child’s Iron Bed in as found condition, with Original Old Paint and could be used to house a Doll or Stuffed Animal collection. Very decorative and very inexpensive.
Metal
19th Century French Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French armchair exemplifies refined craftsmanship and timeless design, showcasing the elegance of Louis XV or Rococo-inspired styles. The solid wood frame, likely w...
Walnut
Vintage British Colonial Style Caned Sofa or Settee
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout British colonial style sofa crafted in mahogany in classic form featuring a caned back and seat under a removable upholstered cushion, rolled arms with carved medallions and...
Brass
Antique British Colonial Caned and Carved Planters Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive British Colonial plantation chair crafted in mahogany in a graceful form with dramatic carved ocean and floral motifs on the back and rolled arms, having caned seat and ba...
Cane, Mahogany
$6,850 / set
H 27 in Dm 11 in
Pair of British Colonial Style Etched Mercury Glass Lanterns or Light Fixtures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of exotic lanterns hand blown in classic form, hanging from hammered metal hardware featuring etched floral designs on a translucent mercury background.
Mercury Glass
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 44.89 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Plantation Chair with Extending Arms
Located in Čelinac, BA
Anglo Indian Plantation chair 19th Century
Teak
$16,500 / set
H 34.5 in W 29 in D 35 in
Pair of Large early 20th century English Leather Club or library Chairs
Located in Troy, NY
A generously sized pair of English lounge or club chairs of unusual design, early 20th century, walnut, covered in oxblood-red leather. Very comfortable proportions, turned front leg...
Leather, Animal Skin, Walnut
$29,000
H 103 in W 62 in D 91 in
Antique Queen-Size Carved Four-Poster American Empire Bed, Philadelphia, c 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An extraordinary American empire four-poster bed in cherry wood from the Philadelphia area that appears in the book, Philadelphia Empire Furniture by Boor. Features an elaborate seri...
Cherry, Poplar
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Bookcases
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of late 19th century French walnut bookcases. 2 glazed doors above a drawer and 2-panel doors with ebonized detail.
Walnut, Wood
$33,615
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
Teak and Cane Colonial Chaise Lounge
Located in Highland, IN
This striking chaise is long, lean and luxurious. A teak frame with lovely carved details and a woven cane support offers a platform for lounging, reading and relaxing. Made more com...
Cane, Teak
$6,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 27.5 in D 51 in
19th Century British Colonial Tea Plantation Teak & Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890 Rare Teak and leather lounge chair that was formerly used in a Tea Estate in India. Hand made with pull out leaves that transform into leg rests and can be tucked back ...
Teak
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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