Chair Back Styles Antique
1890s English Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
19th Century English Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chair Back Styles Antique
Leather, Wood
1890s American Adirondack Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
Mid-19th Century Scottish Folk Art Chair Back Styles Antique
Paint, Yew, Pine, Elm
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Sheraton Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Chair Back Styles Antique
Textile, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Charles II Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Cane, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chair Back Styles Antique
Elm
Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Rush, Wood, Maple
1830s American Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Country Chair Back Styles Antique
Ash, Birch
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Chair Back Styles Antique
Maple
1920s English Adam Style Chair Back Styles Antique
Cane, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chair Back Styles Antique
Pine
19th Century Indian Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
1910s Danish Renaissance Chair Back Styles Antique
Oak, Fabric
Early 20th Century Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Chair Back Styles Antique
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century British Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century British Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Country Chair Back Styles Antique
Elm, Yew
19th Century Country Chair Back Styles Antique
Elm
19th Century American American Colonial Chair Back Styles Antique
Maple
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Chair Back Styles Antique
Cotton, Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Chair Back Styles Antique
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century French Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Elizabethan Chair Back Styles Antique
Oak, Upholstery, Cane
19th Century European Jacobean Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Silk
1920s French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
19th Century Jacobean Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood
Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
Early 20th Century Louis XV Chair Back Styles Antique
Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chair Back Styles Antique
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Chair Back Styles Antique
Velvet, Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
1920s French Art Deco Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Irish Chippendale Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
1860s French Louis XV Chair Back Styles Antique
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Georgian Chair Back Styles Antique
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Qing Chair Back Styles Antique
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chair Back Styles Antique
Mahogany
1910s American Chair Back Styles Antique
Wood, Chestnut
Early 20th Century George III Chair Back Styles Antique
Faux Leather, Wood
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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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