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19th Century Painted Gilded Armchair Dolphins France
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare and very comfortable armchair with carved dolphins. Original setting and gilding. The snails
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Carved Mahogany Dolphin Form Armchairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of early 20th century hand carved mahogany armchairs with dolphin form arms. Fan design
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French 1st Empire Armchair with Carved Dolphins' Heads
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine Empire armchair with four elegant saber legs, upholstered in vertical cream and crimson
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style Ebonized Carved Dolphins Desk Armchair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Italian style with Ebonized arms & carved dolphins desk armchair
Approximate measurements in inches
36
Category
Vintage 1980s American Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Vintage Italian Regency Dolphin Carved Bloomingdale Trianon Collection Armchair
By Bloomingdale's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency dolphin carved Bloomingdales Trianon collection armchair. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 37 in W 24 in D 24 in
Elegant Pair of Regency Style Black & Gold Dolphin Motif Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of Regency style armchairs having black frames with gilded dolphin motif decoration
Category
Vintage 1980s American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Dolphin Arm Venetian Grotto Swivel Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchair
Located in GB
, fully restored swivel armchair
What a find! I have never seen another carved with the Dolphin arms
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 36.23 in W 24.02 in D 24.81 in
Gorgeous Pair of French Empire Carved Walnut Armchairs with Dolphin Armrests
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome pair of classic French Empire walnut square back carved armchairs with stunning dolphin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 37 in W 24 in D 16.5 in
1950s "Dolphin" Erberto Carboni for Arflex Italian Design Vintage Armchair
By Arflex, Erberto Carboni
Located in Brescia, IT
Original leatherette
Metal frame with brass feet
Original vintage condition
Rare model, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Other
H 31.5 in W 25.6 in D 28.35 in
French Empire Figural Ebonized Giltwood Armchair with Dolphins by Century 20thC
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
, flanking giltwood carved dolphins beneath each ebonized arm, and raised on slightly splayed legs; maker
Category
20th Century American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 36.5 in W 23.5 in D 25 in
Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Dolphins' Heads Fauteuils, Manner of Bellangé
By Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Located in Berlin, DE
walnut fauteuils or armchairs 'aux Dauphine'' (with dolphins' heads) in the manner of Pierre Bellange
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 34.65 in W 23.63 in D 18.9 in
Mid 19th Century Brown Leather Library Chair with Carved Dolphin Arms, Mahogany
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
Mid 19th century mahogany leather library armchair. The button down deep brownleather is in perfect
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 40 in W 17 in D 24 in
English Regency Chinoiserie Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency brown lacquered chinoiserie design armchairs with dolphin arms.
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Lacquer
Grotto Giltwood Venetian Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
Venetian Grotto, giltwood and polychrome shell back, seahorse sides and dolphin armrest in giltwood
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Neoclassical Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of armchairs features high, rounded backrests and C-shaped armrests. They stand
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry, Fruitwood
Empire Armchair, France, circa 1800-1810
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous French Empire armchair features a very pretty mahogany veneer. The highlight of this
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Important French Empire Early 19th Century Armchair
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An impressive Napoléonic Empire mahogany armchair, attributed to Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841). With
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Museum Court Empire Armchair circa 1830, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum court Empire armchair circa 1830, mahogany
Solid mahogany body. Empire beginning of the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Magnificent and Royal Armchair After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent and royal armchair after Francois Linke, Paris
A French ormolu-mounted Kingwood
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire St. Flamed Mahogany Desk Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Empire st. flamed Mahogany desk armchair. The armchair is raised by
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Stately Antique French Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
handsome carved dolphin armrests. Probably walnut, faux painted a greige color.
#4271
H seat 19”.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A striking pair of late French Empire mahogany armchairs, highly decorated with gilded bronze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
Set of 4 Italian Designer Armchairs Empire Style, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 4 Italian designer armchairs Empire style, 20th century
Solid wood frame, painted dark
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Armchairs Pair of Swedish Empire 19th Century Mahogany Gilded, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A pair of armchairs made during the Empire / Karl Johan period in Sweden 1810-1830. Veneered in a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Armchairs
Pair 19th C French Mahogany Empire Upholstered Armchairs With Bronze Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of period French Empire mahogany bergeres with stylized carved dolphins decorating the arm and
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
H 35 in W 23.5 in D 17.5 in
Pair of Consulat Ebony-Inlaid Birchwood Armchairs Stamped Jacob Frères
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The curved pierced back with a palmette-inlaid shaped splat terminating in dolphin supports raised
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque St. Dark Oak and Leather Throne Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome pair of Italian mid-19th century Baroque st. dark oak and leather throne armchairs
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 54.25 in W 26.5 in D 25.75 in
Louis XVI Fauteuil or Armchair Attributed to Georges Jacob, France, circa 1785
By Georges Jacob
Located in Kinderhook, NY
legs. Shaped arms descend from vertical back-supports ending in 'dolphin-nose' arm-rests above finely
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Cane
H 37 in W 22 in D 18 in
Inlaid Marquetry and Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Norwood, NJ
and foliate scrolls ending with a mythological dolphin. Arm fronts with inlay of rosette and vine
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Bone, Upholstery, Rosewood
Arflex Delfino Chair in Mistral Fabric with Golden Legs by Erberto Carboni
By Arflex, Erberto Carboni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
harmonious, supple body like a dolphin, this armchair, designed in 1954 by Erberto Carboni took its name from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
H 35.04 in W 27.96 in D 35.04 in
19th Century, Chippendale Influenced Desk Chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chippendale influenced mahogany desk / armchair. Having wonderful
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Savonarola Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, brass tack decorated and the front resting on dolphin feet.
Dimensions: 23 1/2" W, 21" D, 19 1/2" seat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Cent) mahogany round back dolphin arm chair with bronze trim and gold
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Charles X Style Pair Of French "Antique Master" Chairs In Wood And “Cuoio”
Located in Prato, Tuscany
the backrest and connect with the front legs, schematically and iconic represent two dolphins superbly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 35.04 in W 23.23 in D 18.9 in
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Star and Dolphin Garden Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Iconic pair of star and dolphin patio garden dining armchairs crafted from cast aluminum
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Patio and Garden Fur...
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Painted Chair Gilded Dolphins French
Located in Epfach, DE
19th century painted chair gilded and carved dolphins
A rare and very comfortable chair with very
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Chairs
Materials
Wood
Carboni for Arflex "Dolphin" Lounge Chair, Italy, 1950s
By Erberto Carboni
Located in New York, NY
The Dolphin club chair is considered one of the best Italian armchair designs of the 50's. It was
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Neoclassical Star and Dolphin Chair Set Attr. To Kenneth Lynch
By Kenneth Lynch & Sons
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Star and dolphin motif dining armchairs in cast aluminum. Neoclassic style with fabric swags
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine 'Bergère' armchair in solid mahogany, dating from the First Empire period (early 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An impressive 'Bergère' armchair in solid wood, dating from the First Empire period (early 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Matched Pair of French Empire Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality near pair of French Mahogany Empire influenced armchairs. Each being upholstered in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Very large pair of armchairs, Italy, Tuscany, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional pair of armchairs, in carved wood, decorated with acanthus leaves and volutes, the
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Exquisite Pair of Solid Oak Louis XIII Armchairs from circa 1850s -1X11
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the opulence of the 19th century with this remarkable pair of Louis XIII armchairs
Category
Antique 1850s Paintings
Materials
Oak
No Reserve
H 33.86 in W 22.45 in D 21.66 in
Karl Nothhelfer very rare SET of 2 Wingback Armchairs & Sofa 1950s solid Cherry
Located in Kumhausen, DE
just beautiful
SET of Sofa & 2 Wingback Armchairs
by Prof. Karl Nothelfer - Designed in 1957
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
H 29.14 in W 70.08 in D 27.56 in
Complete Set Of Twelve French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
dolphins on the side chairs, and large scale Giltwood swans on the armchairs. The armchairs display robust
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
H 38.75 in W 22.5 in D 23.5 in
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Fauteuils Bergères Aux Dauphins, circa 1830
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1830s pair of Empire mahogany French bergères Aux Dauphins Empire armchairs in the manner of
Category
Antique 1830s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 37 in W 25 in D 29 in
Set of Eight English Chippendale Mahogany Dining Room Chairs, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
on acanthus carved stylized dolphin feet. Mid-18th century. Chairs can be re-upholstered if desired
Category
Antique 1760s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 39.5 in W 28 in D 19.75 in
Erberto Carboni Delfino lounge chairs Arflex Italy 1955
By Arflex, Erberto Carboni
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
backrest embraces you as if you’re floating on water.
The name "Delfino," meaning dolphin in Italian
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of “Delfino” Armchairs by Erberto Carboni Manufactured by Arflex
By Arflex, Erberto Carboni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of “Delfino” (aka Dolphin) armchairs by Erberto Carboni for Arflex, designed in 1954
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1st Empire Dolphin Tub Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Early 1800 's Parisian mahogany dolphin tub chair with parcel gilding to dolphin arms and ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze
Charles X Dolphin Mahogany Fauteuil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French armchair in Neoclassic taste
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
An Egyptian Revival Gilded Dolphin Chair
Located in London, GB
An Egyptian revival armchair with dolphin support arms and curved cabriole legs teminating in
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Three 1960s Aluminum Dolphin Chairs
By Molla
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of three Molla aluminum Dolphin chairs from the 1960s. Dolphin arms. Sturdy and heavy. Vintage
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Armchair with Green Leather
Located in Santander, ES
French blond mahogany armchair of the Louis Philippe period, middle of 19th century, with its
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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H 36.23 in W 24.81 in D 20.08 in
Superb George II Style Mahogany Gainsborough Open Armchair or Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality early 20th century George II style mahogany Gainsborough open armchair or library
Category
Early 20th Century English George II Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 41 in W 31.5 in D 29 in
Pair of Late 19th Century George II Style Mahogany Gainsborough Armchairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
armchairs ( or library chairs) of large proportions with possibly the original upholstery.
This superb pair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century George II Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
1960s Hand-Carved Folk Art Armchair in an Underwater Theme
Located in North Hollywood, CA
hand "chisel" carved, creating an uneven hewn texture throughout. One arm has cutouts of dolphins and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Silver Giltwood Grotto Arm Chair
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Italian handcarved silver gilt grotto armchair features stylized shell seat and back with arms in
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
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Dolphin Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal dolphin armchair for your home. A dolphin armchair — often made from wood, fabric and mahogany — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a dolphin armchair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A dolphin armchair made by Regency designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one dolphin armchair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arflex, Bloomingdale's and Erberto Carboni produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Dolphin Armchair?
Prices for a dolphin armchair start at $245 and top out at $28,500 with the average selling for $3,125.
Finding the Right armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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