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Cockpen Chairs

Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good set of six "cockpen" chairs, two armchairs and four side chairs. 1960s version of the
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20th Century Georgian Dining Room Chairs

Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
H 35.5 in W 19 in D 21 in
Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinoiserie Cockpen dining side chair, the trellis back above an upholstered drop-in seat, on
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 39.25 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A custom set of fourteen mahogany Chinese Chippendale cockpen dining chairs. A mid-18th century
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Ch...

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Mahogany

Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 37.5 in W 24 in D 22.5 in
Set of 6 Rattan Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of 6 rattan cockpen dining chairs feature wicker seats and leather wrapped joints. Seat
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Wicker, Rattan

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
chair thrived in Scotland during the second half of the 18th century, the term Cockpen appears not to
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Antique 18th Century George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.01 in W 26.78 in D 20.48 in
Faux Bamboo Armchairs Hollywood Regency Large Size 1970s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
joinery and cane. This chair whit form of bamboo cane is also known as Cockpen chairs with a Classic
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Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo, Wood, Rattan

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
-century copies of this Cockpen design. However, ours on offer here is Georgian - a chic antique desk chair
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Antique Mid-18th Century George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.8 in W 23.63 in D 20.48 in
Superb Satinwood and Hand Painted Chinoiserie Cockpen Armchair c. 1900
Located in Heathfield, GB
sum. A really beautiful chair and a faithful and fine quality copy of an 18th century cockpen chair of
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20th Century Armchairs

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Satinwood

Stellar Restored Set of 8 Mahogany Cockpen Dining Chairs in Espresso, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
eight (8) coveted Scottish Chippendale Cockpen Revival dining chairs, circa 1940. The set consists of
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Midcentury Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Faux Bamboo Cane Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Midcentury Chinese Chippendale Cockpen faux bamboo cane desk chair Named after pew chairs with
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo

Vintage Chinese Chippendale Refectory Dining Table with Smoked Glass Table Top
Located in GB
piece came with a very rare set of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen dining chairs which are listed under my
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20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Tables

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Glass, Wood

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Set of Ten Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of ten black painted wood Chinese Chippendale dining chairs. Good quality, fine condition. Two armchairs: 25 wide, 21.5 deep, 37 high, 26.5 arm height. Eight side chairs: Dime...
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Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Brea, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs

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Linen

Round Walnut Extension Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Round walnut extension dining table. The tabletop features a beautiful star design constructed of walnut and white oak veneer, and it sits upon a base inspired by timber frame archit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Aesthetic Movement Dining Room ...

Materials

Wood

Rattan Coconut Tree / palm tree Table Lamp
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Handmade cute mini-version of rattan coconut lamp. Easy to fit on your table, sidebord or even bedside table. Each comes with 2 bulbs in the coconuts and 6 removable/ adjustable leav...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rattan

Rattan Coconut Tree / palm tree Table Lamp
Rattan Coconut Tree / palm tree Table Lamp
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 23.63 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

English 1820s Georgian Period Black and Gold Chinoiserie Chest with Stone Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian ebonized chinoiserie chest-of-drawers from the early 19th century with gilt and black lacquered accents and later added stone top. Created in England during the f...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Wood

Camelback Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Sofa
Located in Asheville, NC
Nicely shaped Chippendale style camelback sofa, scooped back scrolled arms, mahogany base with straight legs and stretchers, Chinese fretwork brackets top the front legs, covered in ...
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Early 20th Century British Chippendale Sofas

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Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery

Set of 6 Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 6 regency mahogany dining chairs. The chairs are raised upon ring turned front legs with swept back legs. The chairs feature leather stuff over seats. The backs of the chai...
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Vintage 1980s Regency Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Vintage Green Greek Flokati Rug, Midcentury Modern meets Biophilic Design
Located in Dallas, TX
78060 Vintage Greek Flokati Rug 05'07 x 08'10. Flokati rugs, hailing from the region of Epirus, Greece, epitomize traditional craftsmanship, woven by hand using pure wool. Renowned f...
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Late 20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

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Wool

Set of Twelve Baker Regency Style Burl Wood Klismos Armchairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent set of twelve English Regency style klismos armchairs or dining chairs made by Baker Furniture. Featuring handcrafted frames covered with dramatic burlwood veneers. The k...
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20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Wood, Burl

Set of Six Fretwork Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of six fretwork dining chairs in black, four side chairs and two armchairs. These chairs have there original finish which may include scuffs, scrapes to paint. . Original upholst...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs

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Wood

Brighton Pavilion Style Tortoiseshell Burnt Bamboo Cane Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Stunning pair of burnt bamboo armchairs with gracefully shaped horseshoe frames, in the Brighton Pavilion style. These Chinese Chippendale chairs feature a beautiful tortoiseshell fi...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Chairs

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Bamboo, Rattan

Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Silver Walking Stick Cane 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique gentleman's Napoleon Bonaparte silver plate pommel and ebonzed walking stick, circa 1840 in date. This novelty walking stick reflecting the Napoleonic Wa...
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Antique 1840s French Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Silver

Pair Chinese Chippendale Arm Chairs by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 2 Chinese Chippendale dining chairs by Century Furniture Faux bamboo in an antiqued finish with neutral silk blend seat cushions. Set includes two armchairs Measures: 39"...
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Mid-20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Claw Foot Side Table in the George II manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A carved giltwood side table in the George II tradition. The rectangular marble top sits above a Vitruvian scrolled frieze raised on a cabriole legs. The legs are carved with acanthu...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Console Tables

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Gold Leaf

Regency Style Mahogany Triple Pedestal Dining Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large Regency style solid Mahogany triple pedestal dining table. Having a reeded edge and raised on these impressive four splay pedestal bases, terminating in bra...
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Vintage 1920s English Regency Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

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Pair of George III Cockpen Style Black Lacquered Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative well made pair of black lacqured and gilt decorated George III Style arm chairs
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Late 20th Century American Armchairs

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Wood

Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Chair of Mahogany Late 18 Century
Located in Charleston, SC
A Chinese Chippendale cockpen chair of mahogany
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Antique 1790s English Chippendale Chairs

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian Mahogany Cockpen Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive George III period mahogany armchair having delightful 'cockpen' or 'lattice work
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Chairs

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Mahogany

Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
An ebonized mahogany 'cockpen' chair, the trellis back above a drop in seat, the bowed seat rail
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21st Century and Contemporary English George III Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
H 39.25 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Fretwork Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Fretwork Chairs, believed to be American, circa 1990s. The
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut, Leather

A Pair of Mid-20th Century Cockpen Cast Iron Garden Chairs
Located in London, GB
unusual pair of cast iron armchairs dates to the middle of the 20th Century. The 'cockpen' chair relates
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Vintage 1950s English Chairs

Good Pair of ‘Cockpen’ Armchairs in the Chinese Chippendale Taste
Located in London, GB
both cases. Cockpen Chairs So named after the Chinese lattice design pew chairs in Cockpen
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Antique 1860s British Chairs

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Mahogany

George III Period Chinese Chippendale Arm Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
a late 18th century Chinese Chippendale arm chair, sometimes known as a cockpen chair
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Darlington, GB
Lattice’ (1750). The origin of this characteristically Scottish 'cockpen' chair relates to the village of
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Antique 18th Century British George III Armchairs

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Elm, Mahogany

George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 35.44 in W 22.45 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Folkestone, GB
Pryke ‘The 18th Century Furniture Trade in Edinburgh’ [sic]. So called 'Cockpen chairs are a specific
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Antique 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
H 38.19 in W 27.37 in D 24.81 in
Set of Six Chippendale Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of six elegant Chippendale Cockpen dining chairs. The set includes four side and two armchairs
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
chair thrived in Scotland during the second half of the 18th century, the term Cockpen appears not to
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Antique Mid-18th Century George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 36.23 in W 25.2 in D 24.02 in
Set of Ten Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Cane Seat Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Bamboo "Cockpen" dining chairs featuring chinoiserie style fretwork and cane seats are in excellent
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Eight Vintage Chinese Thomas Chippendale Bamboo Framed Cockpen Dining Chairs 8
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
Chippendale cockpen dining chairs made with bamboo frames These chairs just scream English country house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Bamboo

Set of Ten Cockpen or Chinese Chippendale Style Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive set of ten armchairs crafted, in the mid 20th C, in beechwood in the Chinese Chippendale manner with a carved serpentine crest rail, lattice panels on the back and sides, ...
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Hollywood Regency Style Black Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Hollywood Regency style black bamboo motif side chairs with cockpen back and caned seats
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Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

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Wood

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’. Sebastian Pryke ‘Cockpen Quest’, Country Life, 29th April 1993. Named for pew chairs
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Antique 1770s English Armchairs

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Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.01 in W 24.81 in D 18.9 in
English 18th Century Georgian Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Desk Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
was a set of chairs in Cockpen Church, Midlothian, Scotland, made circa 1755. For related examples
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare set of 8 Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs. ca 1800
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine and Rare set of 8 Black lacquered Cockpen Chinoiserie decorated dining chairs. 2 arm, 6 side
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs

Unique Set of Six Dining Chairs in Horn Patchwork Veneer
Located in NYC, NY
Set of six mid-20th century dining chairs veneered entirely in horn, each with seat-backs and sides
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Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Set of Four Cockpen Armchairs Chairs Chinese Chippendale White Lacquered Vintage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful set of 4 vintage Chinese Chippendale Cockpen dining room arm chairs in a newly lacquered
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Pair of George III Mahogany "Cockpen" Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
"cockpen" back chairs with teal leather cushions
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

Cerused Oak Chippendale Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinese Chippendale style armchair cerused oak openwork cockpen style armchair with upholstered
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21st Century and Contemporary European Chinese Chippendale Dining Room C...

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Oak

Cerused Oak Chippendale Armchair
Cerused Oak Chippendale Armchair
H 38.25 in W 23.5 in L 38.25 in
George III Chinese Chippendale Period Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’ [sic]. Named after pew chairs with a Chinese lattice design in the Cockpen Church
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Antique 1770s European Chinese Chippendale Chairs

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Mahogany

Eighteenth Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’ [sic]. Named after pew chairs with a Chinese lattice design in the Cockpen Church
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Mahogany

Chinese Chippendale Chocolate Lacquered Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Air CA. Also known as cockpen chairs with a classic Hollywood Regency design.
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Wood, Linen, Faux Bamboo

Pair of Midcentury White Wood Lacquered Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
form of bamboo cane are also known as Cockpen chairs with a Classic Hollywood Regency design.
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo, Wood

Close Pair of Georgian Mahogany Chinese Lattice Cockpen Armchairs
Located in London, GB
'cockpen' chair possibly relates to the village of Cockpen in Midlothian: the family pew of the Earls and
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Antique Late 18th Century British Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Suede, Mahogany

Set of Six Mahogany Cockpen Dining Chairs with Upholstered Seats
Located in London, GB
A set of six mahogany cockpen dining chairs, comprising of two carvers and four side chairs, with
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20th Century English Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Chippendale Cockpen Claw Foot Dining Chairs with Cane Seats, Set of 8
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of eight cockpen style dining chairs feature cane seat insets and claw foot cabriolet front
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Mid-20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Cane, Wood

Pair of McGuire Chinese Chippendale Bamboo Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of Chinese Chippendale style bamboo rattan dining chairs by McGuire with rawhide strapping
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Bamboo, Hide

Near-pair of Early 19th c. English Cockpen Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Near-pair of early 19th century cockpen chairs of painted mahogany. Ex-collection of Nancy Hammond.
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Pair of George III Style Cockpen Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of George III style, creme painted cockpen chairs recently reupholstered in a paisley cotton
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Vintage 1960s Italian George III Armchairs

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Wood, Cotton

George III Style Mahogany Cockpen Chair-
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III Style Mahogany Cockpen Chair- England 19th Century Hand carved
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

For Georgian Style Aluminum Cockpen Chairs
Located in Kensington, MD
Classic Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Design in Cast Aluminum. View our complete collection
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Vintage 1960s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Aluminum

Pair of English Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Side Chairs 18th C
Located in Louisville, KY
Pair of George III Mahogany Cockpen Chairs, last quarter of the 18th Century; in the Chinese
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
, if not original, finish with good patination. Cockpen chairs are so named after the Chinese lattice
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scottish Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
H 34.18 in W 24.63 in D 23.18 in
Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant set of six Chinese Chippendale cockpen dining chairs dating from the 1930s in light
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Vintage 1930s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 36 in W 23 in D 19.5 in
George III Style Cockpen Carved Open Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
C. Bell " Cockpen" Web Back Mahogany Arm Chair. Side Chair $500. Curved Drop Seat with Splayed
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21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Chairs

Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C
Located in New York, NY
"History of English Furniture" page 258 which illus. a similar cockpen chair made for the Duke of Beaufort
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

20th century cockpen elbow chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of red lacquered mahogany cockpen elbow chairs with fret backs and saddle seats, mid 20th
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20th Century Armchairs

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Lacquer

20th century cockpen elbow chairs
H 34 in W 22.25 in D 20.5 in
Six mahogany fret back chairs.
Located in London, GB
A set of six mid 18th century mahogany side chairs with wide seats and cockpen style fret backs.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Six mahogany fret back chairs.
H 36.5 in W 22.34 in D 17.25 in
Set of Six Dryad Cane Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Edwardian Conservatory Chairs
By Dryad
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The beautifully sculptural set of cane chairs comprising four side chairs and two armchairs each
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Vintage 1910s English George III Living Room Sets

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Cane

George III Chinese Chippendale Mahogany & Velvet Upholstered Cockpen Armchair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The mahogany cockpen open armchair in the Chinese Chippendale style with a high pierced lattice
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Antique 1770s English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Velvet, Mahogany

Antique Pair of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Open Armchairs, circa 1765
Located in New York, NY
Period", Jourdain The term Cockpen derives from the presence of chairs of this model in the Laird's
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Antique 1760s British Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Cane, Beech

George III Period Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
Located in Cambridge, GB
George III period mahogany 'Cockpen' armchair with rounded rails and the square back and arms with
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Antique 1770s Great Britain (UK) Armchairs

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Mahogany

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Cockpen Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of cockpen chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and bamboo, all cockpen chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 25 antique and vintage cockpen chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Cockpen chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Cockpen chairs bearing Georgian or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Dryad produced beautiful cockpen chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Cockpen Chairs?

Prices for cockpen chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, cockpen chairs begin at $600 and can go as high as $39,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,400.

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.