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Set of Eight 18th Century Walnut Dining Chairs
Set of Eight 18th Century Walnut Dining Chairs

Set of Eight 18th Century Walnut Dining Chairs

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

A set of eight 18th century continental walnut dining chairs, pierced scroll splat backs, on leaf

Category

Antique Late 18th Century European William and Mary Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of Four Biedermeier Style Custom Maple and Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chairs
Set of Four Biedermeier Style Custom Maple and Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chairs

Set of Four Biedermeier Style Custom Maple and Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chairs

Located in Hamburg, PA

A fabulous set of four available custom dining chairs by Continental Furniture Company. The chairs

Category

Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple, Mother-of-Pearl

Pair of Continental Faux Bois Chairs
Pair of Continental Faux Bois Chairs

Pair of Continental Faux Bois Chairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A pair of very unique Continental finely carved Faux Bois chairs. Each decorative chair is raised

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Stools

Materials

Concrete

Antique Pair Continental Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Chairs Circa1920
Antique Pair Continental Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Chairs Circa1920

Antique Pair Continental Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Chairs Circa1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique pair of Continental Baroque throne chairs offer walnut frames with high upholstered

Category

Early 20th Century European Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

French Art Deco Flame Walnut Executive Desk with Chair
French Art Deco Flame Walnut Executive Desk with Chair

French Art Deco Flame Walnut Executive Desk with Chair

Located in North York, ON

. Includes matching chair. Price includes complimentary curb side delivery to the continental USA

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Richard Schultz for Knoll Dining Set 5 Piece
Richard Schultz for Knoll Dining Set 5 Piece

Richard Schultz for Knoll Dining Set 5 Piece

By Knoll, Richard Schultz

Located in Fraser, MI

Knoll patio dining set. Designed in 1966 by Richard Schultz. Continental height. Four arm chairs

Category

Vintage 1960s Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum

French Venetian Recamier, Original Finish and Hand Painted Floral Design
French Venetian Recamier, Original Finish and Hand Painted Floral Design

French Venetian Recamier, Original Finish and Hand Painted Floral Design

Located in Big Flats, NY

19th century French Venetian continental form Recamier, lounge chair, features hand-painted floral

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chaise Longues

Materials

Cane, Wood

French Savonarola Armchair with Leather Back and Seat
French Savonarola Armchair with Leather Back and Seat

French Savonarola Armchair with Leather Back and Seat

Located in Austin, TX

A comfortable Continental armchair (or lounge chair) in the X-shaped Roman style known as a

Category

Antique 19th Century European Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Side Chairs
Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Side Chairs

Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Side Chairs

Located in Larkspur, CA

Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Continental Side Chairs with Urn Shaped Splat Backs

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of 18h Century Beechwood Side Charis
Pair of 18h Century Beechwood Side Charis

Pair of 18h Century Beechwood Side Charis

Located in Larkspur, CA

Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Continental Side Chairs with Urn Shaped Splat Backs

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier European Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of 18th Century Continental Armchairs
Pair of 18th Century Continental Armchairs

Pair of 18th Century Continental Armchairs

Located in Larkspur, CA

Pair of 18th Century Hand Carved Beechwood Continental Arm Chairs with Urn Shaped Splat Backs, Hand

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair French Continental Chairs
Pair French Continental Chairs

Pair French Continental Chairs

Located in Fairhope, AL

This is a very attractive pair of French continental chairs. They have very nice carving. The

Category

Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

A Pair of Continental chairs
A Pair of Continental chairs

A Pair of Continental chairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

A wonderful pair of Continental chairs with lion heads on the arms and covered in linen.

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Pair of Continental Chairs
Pair of Continental Chairs

Pair of Continental Chairs

Located in New York, NY

Pair of fantastic Contintal style chairs. The frames are mahogany and finished in a deep chocolate

Category

Vintage 1960s American Club Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

12 18th century Continental Chairs
12 18th century Continental Chairs

12 18th century Continental Chairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nice set of twelve fruitwood dining chairs. 8 circa 1780, 4 later copies.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Pair of Continental Chairs
Pair of Continental Chairs

Pair of Continental Chairs

Located in Fairhope, AL

Handsome pair of Continental high back fauteuils, featuring a high, square back and seat recently

Category

Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Pair of Continental Chairs
Pair of Continental Chairs

Pair of Continental Chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

Paif of Louis XV Style fauteuils made of fruitwood. Chairs have beautiful natural wood patina with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Cowhide Covered Walnut Continental Chair
Cowhide Covered Walnut Continental Chair

Cowhide Covered Walnut Continental Chair

Located in Fairhope, AL

this is a really good looking French walnut continental armchair that has been covered in a cowhide

Category

20th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut, Cowhide

Pair of Antique Continental Chairs
Pair of Antique Continental Chairs

Pair of Antique Continental Chairs

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A pretty chic pair of late 18th , early 19th century continental fruitwood armchairs . Possibly

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs

Pair Of Flemish Style Chairs
Pair Of Flemish Style Chairs

Pair Of Flemish Style Chairs

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A great pair of continental chairs, in the Flemish style. Having beautiful, highly turned

Category

Early 20th Century French Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Spoonback Continental Pearl Inlaid Chair
Spoonback Continental Pearl Inlaid Chair

Spoonback Continental Pearl Inlaid Chair

Located in Hudson, NY

Spoon back Continental chair with original mother-of-pearl decoration. Newly upholstered

Category

Antique 19th Century Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Continental Fruitwood Chairs
Continental Fruitwood Chairs

Continental Fruitwood Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of 19th Century Continental Fruitwood Chairs.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Continental, baroque walnut chair
Continental, baroque walnut chair

Continental, baroque walnut chair

Located in New York, NY

Continental, baroque walnut tallback side chair with upholstered back and seat, raised on

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Continental Bergere Chair
Continental Bergere Chair

Continental Bergere Chair

Located in Salisbury, GB

A 19th Century bergere chair with ormolu mounts & faux suede cushion Circa 1860

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bergere Chairs

A Continental Upholstered Wing Chair
A Continental Upholstered Wing Chair

A Continental Upholstered Wing Chair

Located in New York, NY

The curved backrest with eared corners and outswept arms, on circular tapering legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Continental Side Chairs
Pair of Continental Side Chairs

Pair of Continental Side Chairs

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of wonderfully upholstered Continental side chairs. Nicelyy carved cabiolet legs.

Category

Vintage 1930s Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery, Linen

Continental Wingback Chair, circa 1960s
Continental Wingback Chair, circa 1960s

Continental Wingback Chair, circa 1960s

Located in New York, NY

Continental spool-armed wingback chair in beige linen fabric and nailhead treatment, circa 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s Wingback Chairs

Louis Xv1 Style Ebonised Sq. Back Open Armchair
Louis Xv1 Style Ebonised Sq. Back Open Armchair

Louis Xv1 Style Ebonised Sq. Back Open Armchair

Located in Southampton, NY

BROWN LEATHER UPHOLSTERED SQ. BACK --EBONISED LOUIS XV1 STYLE CONTINENTAL CHAIR

Category

Vintage 1950s Armchairs

Continental Metamorphic Chair/Day Bed
Continental Metamorphic Chair/Day Bed

Continental Metamorphic Chair/Day Bed

Located in Hudson, NY

Unusual folding day bed/chair in polished rosewood, newly upholstered in off white canvas with

Category

20th Century Austrian Lounge Chairs

Six Continental Dining Chairs
Six Continental Dining Chairs

Six Continental Dining Chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

Suite of six dining chairs in mahogany with padded seats and backs in black leather; ebony

Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

Pair of continental neoclassical side chairs
Pair of continental neoclassical side chairs

Pair of continental neoclassical side chairs

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A chic pair of very early 19th century neoclassical side chairs in original paint and gilding

Category

Antique 19th Century Side Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

6 Continental fruitwood dining chairs
6 Continental fruitwood dining chairs

6 Continental fruitwood dining chairs

Located in Hudson, NY

Set of 6 Continental fruitwood dining chairs with caned seats

Category

Antique 19th Century European Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Modernism Single Chair  Continental
Modernism Single Chair  Continental

Modernism Single Chair Continental

Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL

FOR YOUR DRESSER OR DESK RESTORED

Category

Vintage 1970s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Continental Beachwood Armchairs
Continental Beachwood Armchairs

Continental Beachwood Armchairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of Continental Beachwood Armchairs Upholstered in Seafoam Linen

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Pair of 18th Century Continental Style Side Chairs
Pair of 18th Century Continental Style Side Chairs

Pair of 18th Century Continental Style Side Chairs

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of continental style side chairs with rush seat. Please note of wear consistent with age

Category

Antique 19th Century Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Continental Neoclassical Fruitwood Porter's Chair, Mid-19th Century
Continental Neoclassical Fruitwood Porter's Chair, Mid-19th Century

Continental Neoclassical Fruitwood Porter's Chair, Mid-19th Century

Located in San Antonio, TX

This Continental neoclassical porter's chair has a padded barrel-form back joined by down-swept

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Neoclassical Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of four Continental maple chairs
Set of four Continental maple chairs

Set of four Continental maple chairs

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A not easy to describe set of four mid 19th century chairs in maple. Really they are probably

Category

Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs

CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY DESK CHAIR
CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY DESK CHAIR

CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY DESK CHAIR

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mahogany Desk Chair in Empire Taste

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Eight Continental Walnut Dining Chairs
Set of Eight Continental Walnut Dining Chairs

Set of Eight Continental Walnut Dining Chairs

Located in Millbrook, NY

Set of eight Continental walnut dining chairs with 17th century Flemish tapestry backs and seats.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Leather

Set of Mid-Century Continental Dining Chairs
Set of Mid-Century Continental Dining Chairs

Set of Mid-Century Continental Dining Chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

SET OF MID-CENTURY CONTINENTAL UPHOLSTERED WOODEN DINING ROOM CHAIRS. W 24" D19½" H 42¼" H

Category

Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Set of Six Continental Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Set of Six Continental Neoclassical Dining Chairs

Set of Six Continental Neoclassical Dining Chairs

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

An elegant set of six sturdy and very serviceable Continental chestnut wood neoclassical dining

Category

Antique 1820s European Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs

Set of 6 Continental Ballon Back Chairs
Set of 6 Continental Ballon Back Chairs

Set of 6 Continental Ballon Back Chairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Fashioned in the style of Jansen. This is a classic set of chairs - 2 arms and 4 sides

Category

20th Century European Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Set of Four Continental Style Leather-Covered Side Chairs
Set of Four Continental Style Leather-Covered Side Chairs

Set of Four Continental Style Leather-Covered Side Chairs

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A set of four low-slung side chairs covered in old green leather with distressed black and creme

Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

A pair of 19th century continental mahogany tub chairs
A pair of 19th century continental mahogany tub chairs

A pair of 19th century continental mahogany tub chairs

Located in London, GB

Bentwood frame upholstered with a white and silver damask italian fabric.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

1977 Mid Century Rustic Continental Carved Wooden Chair by Watkins
1977 Mid Century Rustic Continental Carved Wooden Chair by Watkins

1977 Mid Century Rustic Continental Carved Wooden Chair by Watkins

Located in Pasadena, CA

Embrace timeless elegance with the Mid Century Rustic Continental Carved Wooden Chair by Watkins, a

Category

Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Continental chaise de malade.
Pair of Continental chaise de malade.

Pair of Continental chaise de malade.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pair of painted 19c. chaise de malade with antique linen covering.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Continental Walnut Armchairs
Continental Walnut Armchairs

Continental Walnut Armchairs

Located in London, GB

A set of eight Continental walnut armchairs with sabre legs and padded backs and seats, circa 1830

Category

Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Continental Polychrome Fauteuils and Pair Sidechairs.
Pair of Continental Polychrome Fauteuils and Pair Sidechairs.

Pair of Continental Polychrome Fauteuils and Pair Sidechairs.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Armchairs measure 41"h,26"W,20"d
Sidechairs are smaller and measure 38 1/2"h,19"w,18"d

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Wood

Big Pair of Upholstered Continental Armchairs
Big Pair of Upholstered Continental Armchairs

Big Pair of Upholstered Continental Armchairs

Located in Stamford, CT

Offered here is a Big Pair of Upholstered Continental Armchairs- comfortable with gesso and gilt

Category

Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs

Materials

Burlap

Pair of Early 20th cent. Continental Armchairs
Pair of Early 20th cent. Continental Armchairs

Pair of Early 20th cent. Continental Armchairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

Stately pair of armchairs covered in brushed velvet.
Back height: 38"
Seat height: 16"
Arm height: 22"
Outside arm to arm width: 31"
Inside arm to ...

Category

Early 20th Century Club Chairs

Pair hall chairs
Pair hall chairs

Pair hall chairs

Sold|$4,600

Pair hall chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pair 18th century Continental hall chairs. Beechwood.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chairs

Materials

Beech

Cowhide "Tripoli" Chair
Cowhide "Tripoli" Chair

Cowhide "Tripoli" Chair

Located in New York, NY

A Continental Wooden Folding "Triopli" Chair with Cowhide Upholstery. The Original Design was for

Category

20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

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Continental Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of continental chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and upholstery, all continental chairs available were constructed with great care. Continental chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Neoclassical, Art Deco and Baroque continental chairs are consistently popular styles. Continental Art Deco, Baker Furniture Company and Industria Mueblera Mexico each produced beautiful continental chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Continental Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,310, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $38,900 highest priced.

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.