Set of Eight Continental Dining Chairs in the Neoclassic Manner
Located in New York, NY
Set of Eight Continental Mahogany Dining Chairs Hand-crafted in the Neoclassic Manner featuring Lattice Backs and Tapered Legs with original upholstery - very comfortable.
Mahogany, Fabric
Continental 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood dining chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality complete set of twelve Continental 19th century Louis XV st. Giltwood dining chairs.
Giltwood
Five Continental Embossed Leather Carved Walnut Rococo Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A SET OF FIVE CONTINENTAL EMBOSSED LEATHER CARVED WALNUT ROCOCO REVIVAL DINING CHAIRS POSSIBLY FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY 38½" in. (98cm.) high. 18" in. (46cm.) wide. 17 3/4" in. (...
Walnut
A set of six Continental ebonised wood dining chairs, Italy, circa 1940
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A set of six continental ebonized wood dining chairs, probably Italy, circa 1940.
Wood
Set Of Eight Continental 19th c. Biedermeier St. White Ash Burl Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful set of eight Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. White Ash Burl and ebonized Fruitwood dining chairs.
Fruitwood, Burl
Set of Eight Continental Late 18th Century Cherrywood Dining Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most elegant complete set of eight French late 18th century Cherrywood dining armchairs. Each chair is raised by fine square lightly tapered legs at the front and beauti...
Cherry
Set of Eight 20th Century Ebonised Neo-Classical Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of eight mid-20th Century Continental Neo-Classical style ebonised dining chairs.
Wood
19th Century Continental Beech Dining Chairs
Located in Wembley, GB
A shapely set of six continental beech sabre-leg dining chairs with inset rush seats, 19C.
Rush, Beech
Five 1940s Continental Leather and Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
We have not determined the exact origin of the chairs, though purchased in Denmark - are more likely Continental made in the 1940s in a later Arts & Crafts style. Solid oak frames an...
Leather, Oak
Set of Ten 18th Century Dining Chairs
Located in Mississauga, ON
A set of ten 18th century Continental painted and parcel-gilt dining chairs.
Set of Six Painted Continental Dining Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of six green painted and silver leaf continental (probably Spanish or Portuguese) dining room chairs with rush seats, 19th century.
Silver Leaf
19th Century Continental Dining Chairs Set of Eight
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of eight European (possibly Austrian) fruitwood dining chairs with vintage Fortuny upholstery. These are substantial solid chairs, sturdy and sound. Most likely upholstered in th...
Fruitwood, Upholstery
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H 35.25 in W 19.5 in D 19 in
Set of Nine 17th or 18th Century Continental Dining Chairs with Leather Backs
Located in Milford, NH
A great set of nine oak dining chairs with leather backs, adorned with bold brass nail upholstery trim. European in origin, dating to the late 17th or early 18th century, in good ove...
Brass
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H 43.25 in W 17 in D 15.25 in
Antique Set of 6Continental Deeply Carved Genre Scenes Oak Dining Chairs, c 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique set of six continental dining chairs offers oak construction with wagon wheel form crest surmounting spindled and deeply carved backs with arch reserve having genre scenes...
Wood, Oak
Set 4 Continental European Dining Chairs
Located in Pomona, CA
A set of 4 dining chairs with unusual styling. Possibly French Country. Back-splats decorated with a hand carved overlapping hoop design. Faux bamboo style stretchers. Mahogany stain...
Wood
Set of Six Continental Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding set of six continental walnut dining chairs with finely aged patina.
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six Custom Continental Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Extra Fine set of very well-made and comfortable Vintage European style dining chairs with perfect proportions. Elegant and interesting walnut re-curved front legs with semi hoof foo...
Walnut
Set of Six Continental Painted and Parcel-Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Set of Six Continental Cream Painted and Parcel-Gilt Dining Chairs, reupholstered in Coraggio Champagne-colored woven silk fabric
Silk, Upholstery
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H 30 in W 25 in D 18.5 in
Edmund J. Spence “Continental-American Collection” Dining Chairs for Industria M
By Edmond J. Spence, Industria Mueblera Mexico
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Edmund J. Spence. Manufacturer: Industria Mueblera. Period/Style: Mexican Modern. Country: Mexico. Date: 1953. Dimensions: 30″ H x 25″ W x 18.5″ D. Seat Height 17.5...
Mahogany
Set of 8 Continental Dining Side Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 8 Continental oak dining side chairs, 1950s, woven seat.
Wood
Set of 10 oak and leather dining room chairs, circa 1920
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 10 oak and leather continental dining room chairs, circa 1920
Brass
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H 50 in W 27 in D 27.5 in
Twelve Antique Italian Acanthus Carved Walnut Tall Back Dining Chairs, c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique set of twelve Continental Italian dining chairs offer tall backs over acanthus carved walnut frames raised on deeply carved balustrade legs having gadroon trimmed bases an...
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
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H 46.07 in W 18.12 in D 18.51 in
Set of Six Antique Dining Chairs, Continental Painted Kitchen, Needlepoint
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of six antique dining chairs. Continental, painted kitchen chairs upholstered in crewelwork needlepoint tapestry cloth and dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850.
Tapestry
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H 37.75 in W 20.5 in D 23.5 in
Set of Four Biedermeier Style Custom Maple and Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chairs
Located in Hamburg, PA
A fabulous set of 4 available custom dining chairs by Continental Furniture Company. Four have been sold.The chairs are hand made from maple with inlaid exotic wood and mother of pea...
Maple, Mother-of-Pearl
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H 39.5 in W 20.5 in D 21.5 in
Set Four Antique Continental Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of four antique Continental dining chairs offer carved walnut frames with upholstered backs and seats, raised on cabriole legs, circa 1920.
Walnut, Upholstery
Set of Eight Continental Barley Twist Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Set of 8 solid oak-framed dining chairs with barley-twist legs and scrolled details to the backs, circa 1910 Only six chairs shown in the photo but it is a set of eight.
Oak
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H 38.75 in W 18.75 in D 22.75 in
Set of Eight Continental 19th Century Biedermeier Style Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and complete set of eight Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. mahogany, burl walnut and ormolu dining chairs.
Ormolu
Set of 8 Continental Painted Louis XV Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 8 continental painted Louis XV style dining room chairs with light yellow vinyl seats, mid-20th century.
Naugahyde, Wood, Paint
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 carved cabriole legs and ball feet, circa 1770.
Walnut
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H 23.5 in W 20.5 in D 23.5 in
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 are hand made from maple with inlaid exotic wood and mother of pearl accents.
Maple, Mother-of-Pearl
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 on a circular base and has a straight back. The chairs have impressive wood grains a...
Concrete
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 stringing at the bottom rails; interesting front sabots
Mahogany, Upholstery
Set of Mid-Century Continental Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
SET OF MID-CENTURY CONTINENTAL UPHOLSTERED WOODEN DINING ROOM CHAIRS.
Wood, Fabric
Set of Eight 1920s Classical Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A beautiful set of 8 1920's classical style carved and gilt continental dining chairs of unusual design
Giltwood
Set of 10 dining chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 10 Continental dining chairs having a carved back splat and upholstered seat 8 side chairs and 2 head seats having a more generous proportion than the side
Mahogany
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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