1934 Cleopatra Prop Egyptian Throne Chair Used by Claudette Colbert
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Egyptian throne chair used in the classic 1934 Claudette Colbert Film Cleopatra, from Paramount Studios.
Wood
Antique Egyptian Revival Armchair After the Throne of King Tutankhamun
Located in New York, NY
Antique Egyptian Revival period armchair throne after the throne of King Tutankhamun discovered in 1922, with extensive inlaid and polychrome decorations measuring 21.5 in wide, 40.2...
Wood
Regal Set of 12 Egyptian Revival Throne Dining Chairs by Henry Olko, circa 1955
By Henry Olko, Willow and Reed
Located in Atlanta, GA
The set consists of two (2) host chairs and ten (10) side chairs. Stylish, beautifully conceived Throne style high-back design executed in a black lacquer finish with cane accents in...
Cane, Rattan
Vintage Coastal Rare Egyptian Woven Rattan Throne Chairs - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage Egyptian style chairs. Beautiful woven rattan in a really distinctive throne design.
Upholstery, Rattan
Sold
H 38 in W 32 in D 27 in
Unique Sculptural Egyptian Woven Leather and Cast Iron Throne Lounge Chairs
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful custom made leather throne lounge chairs. They have geometric Woven Accents in the leather and are on a sculptural cast iron frame.
Iron
Sold
H 13 in W 16 in D 19 in
Rare Woods African Wenge and Suede Poul Hundevad Folding Stool PH43 of Denmark
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Oakland, CA
Such as the burial stools mentioned but he also made pieces that are inspired on ancient designs of the Egyptian's thrones and chairs.
Suede, Wenge
Sold
H 41 in W 37 in D 23.5 in
Antique Egyptian Revival Button Back Carved Walnut & Burl Throne Chair, c1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Egyptian Revival throne chair offers walnut and burl construction with foliate carved crest over shaped button back with flanking curved arms and raised on stylized scroll...
Walnut, Upholstery
Egyptian Revival Giltwood Throne Child Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Inspired by the throne chair found in King Tutankhamun's tomb, Egyptian revival carved throne kid chair.
Wood
Sold
H 14.97 in W 19.3 in D 15.36 in
Poul Hundevad 'Goldhøj Stools' in Original Cognac Leather and Rosewood
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Such as the burial stools mentioned above but he also has pieces that are inspired on ancient Egyptian thrones and chairs.
Leather, Rosewood
Egyptian Revival Throne Chair
Located in Brussels, BE
Egyptian Revival Throne Chair. The settee of this model is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (UK).
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl, Kingwood
Pair of Tutankhamun Thrones after the Antique
Located in Norwalk, CT
Pair of gilt-wood carved Egyptian style Throne chairs made after Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in the 1920's and started a craze for Egyptomania These thrones are extremely...
Giltwood
Pair of Egyptian Revival Giltwood Throne Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
These showstopping Art Deco era chairs were inspired by the throne chairs found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. Giltwood with detailed carving.
Wood
$83,000 / set
H 34 in W 24 in D 21 in
Gorgeous Set of 10 Vintage Klismos Cane Dining Chairs by Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rarest of the rare, an exceptional, meticulously restored set of ten (10) cane back Klismos dining chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture, circa 1948. The set consists of ...
Cane, Walnut
$67,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 19.75 in D 17 in
Exquisite Set of 8 Vintage Klismos Cane Dining Chairs by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rarest of the rare: An exceptional, meticulously restored set of eight (8) cane back Klismos dining chairs by Baker Furniture, circa 1958. A set of this magnitude is the Collecto...
Cane, Cherry
$47,377 / set
H 36.23 in W 48.04 in D 22.84 in
Fine 19th Century Egyptian Revival Set of Three Furniture
Located in London, GB
Exquisite and rare set of three Egyptian revival furniture, the set consist of two chairs and a sofa, all three pieces heavily decorated with Egyptian motifs from the Pharaonic civil...
Wood
$67,000 / set
H 34 in W 24 in D 21 in
Gorgeous Restored Set of 8 Cane Dining Chairs by Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1948
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rarest of the rare: an exceptional, meticulously restored set of eight (8) cane back Klismos dining chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture, circa 1948. A set of this magni...
Cane, Walnut
$2,350
H 40 in W 40 in D 36.5 in
Grafton Furniture French Art Deco Black Leather & Gold Library Club Lounge Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century / Early 21st Club chair by Grafton Furniture. Features a French Art Deco inspired frame with curved back and scrolled arms. The chair is finished in gold with black...
Leather, Hardwood
Fine French Art Deco Armchair by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco stained beech "bridge" armchair by Jules Leleu.
Fabric, Beech
Antique Baroque Style Highback Throne Chair with Carved Wood
Located in Freehold, NJ
This rare 17th century Charles II high back carved oak armchair features solid wood construction, beautifully carved arms, highly detailed turned frame, and further carved back panel...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood children's chair. Antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood and cane children's chair or child's chair from the 19th century. This French ...
Giltwood
$38,500 / set
H 43 in W 22 in D 24 in
Magnificent Set of Eight Dining Chairs by Weiman/Warren Lloyd for Mastercraft
By Weiman/Warren Lloyd
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent dining chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the narrative: completely Installation Ready. Expert custom upholstery service is availabl...
Brass
$9,850Sale Price|46% Off
H 50.75 in W 28 in D 30 in
French 19th Century Napoleon III Egyptian Revival Bronze Mounted Throne Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century Napoleon III Egyptian revival mahogany and bronze-mounted throne armchair with bronze figures of winged sphinxes, circa 1870-1880. Measu...
Bronze
$115,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 23 in D 22 in
Breathtaking Set of 14 Vintage Klismos Dining Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional, meticulously restored set of fourteen (14) modern Klismos dining chairs by the esteemed T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa 1950. The set consists of two (2) ...
Walnut
Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with la...
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Moroccan armchair with an elaborate pattern of repeated large and small eight-point stars executed in inlaid exotic and ebonized woods and mother-of-pearl. The ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$190,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 21.5 in D 17 in
All Arms, Exquisite Set of 20 Klismos Cane Dining Chairs by Baker, circa 1958
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent dining chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative, completely installation ready. This large All Arm set of difficult ...
Cane, Cherry
Vintage Thebes Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
1970s Thebes style chair is composed of a painted wood frame with a leather seat and back.
Leather, Wood
Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Egyptian Revival ebony and inlaid settee, late 19th century "Of architectural form with geometric borders and inlaid with fruitwoods, ivory, mother of pearl and wire, the carved g...
Wire
$2,057Sale Price|64% Off
H 24.81 in W 94.49 in D 36.62 in
Art Deco Black Wood and Leather Day Bed Sofa
Located in IT
Art Deco black wood and leather daybed sofa. Art Deco daybed sofa, from France, from 1930s Art Deco period. Black wood frame and leather upholstery. Conservative restoration of woode...
Leather, Wood
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$12,800
H 33.86 in Dm 19.69 in
Chandelier , Style:Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Art Glass
$5,346
H 50.01 in W 59.85 in D 16.15 in
Art Deco Dressing Table Attributed to Betty Joel, Rare, c 1930s
By Betty Joel
Located in Devon, England
For those with a more refined taste in quality we are pleased to be able to offer you this Sycamore Art Deco dressing table attributed to Betty Joel. Beautiful quality, lovely condit...
Steel
$60,914
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$12,450 / set
H 25.25 in W 47 in D 24 in
A Large Pair of Vintage Egyptian Revival Patinated Brass Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Pair of Egyptian Revival Vintage Patinated Brass Sphinxes. The impressive pair of brown patinated resting sphinxes, with an unverified but intriguing provenance purportedly t...
Brass
Art Nouveau Conifer Clock by Joself Kratina
By Josef Kratnia
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Czech artist Josef Kratina lived in Paris for several years and was a student of Auguste Rodin. He lived in New York from around 1907 onwards. Note: We highly recommend shipping thr...
Brass
$12,500
H 41.5 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
Paint
$108,601 / set
H 64.18 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
Art Glass, Stained Glass
$1,015,235
H 33.47 in W 44.49 in D 24.81 in
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
Malachite, Silver
Egyptian Revival Collector's Cabinet on Stand
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a highly unique hand-painted and inlaid Egyptianesque collector's cabinet that pays homage to ancient Egyptian motifs. The cabinet features a rounded top and bottom, and open...
Wood
$33,151
H 90.95 in W 179.14 in D 224.41 in
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Fireplace and a Marine Scene, Oil on Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room is composed of a stone fireplace, a large glass door with four leaves, a single door (both with their frame) and a large oil on canvas depicting a marine scene sign...
Stone
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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