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Emperor Throne Chair

Pair of Empire Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Bergères, Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
working to Percier and Fontaine's designs, such as for Napoléon’s throne for the Château de Saint Cloud
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Antique pair of Chinese reverse painted pictures, the Emperor and Empress C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
throne chair with white marble carved elephants on blue stands in the background standing on a detailed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Antique Italian Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Sculpture of St Peter, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
chair of Saint Peter (Latin: Cathedra Petri), also known as the Throne of Saint Peter, is a relic
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Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Restored Antique Russian Hardwood & Gilt Metal Partner Desk & Leather Armchair
Located in GB
extending desk with matching hand dyed brown leather throne armchair circa 1860-1880. This suite is
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Antique 1860s Russian Victorian Desks

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

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Antique Arabescato Marble Flooring
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very please to offer this beautiful Arabescato marble floor. This used to be the hallway in a late 19th. century hallway in the city center of Amsterdam. The floor dates back to appr...
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Antique Arabescato Marble Flooring
H 0.79 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
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1860 Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon, Marble Base
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning antique circa 1860 Grand Tour bronze statue of Place Vendome Column with Napoleon on top in solid bronze with a marble base The...
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Antique 1860s Italian Grand Tour Mounted Objects

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Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
By Sabatino De Angelis
Located in London, GB
A superb 'Grand Tour' bronze bust, traditionally described as Dionysus (Dionysos), after the original excavated at the Villa of the Papyri in 1754; by the Sabatino and Sons foundry, ...
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Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs

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Silk, Wool

A Fine 19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine and good looking pedestal desk, the leather top with brass bound edges, above a bank of four drawers on each side with one central drawer, the back with dummy drawers. Th...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Italian Neo-Classic White Marble Center Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic (18th Century) center table with 2 white marble bases having carved winged lions and claw feet centering a rouge & Siena marble rondel supporting a later inlaid r...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Center Tables

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Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Ming style red robed matriarch depi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Vendome Column
Located in New York, NY
Our 19th century Grand Tour bronze of the the Colonne Vendôme (Vendome Column) measures 10 3/8 inches tall. The original was installed at Place Vendome in Paris in 1810. It was model...
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Early View of India, Panoramic Mural Hand Painted Wallpaper on Scenic Paper
Located in Wuxi, 32
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Flowering Grasses of Autumn
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable late 19th century Meiji period Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring the flowering grasses of autumn: Chinese bellflower, bush clover, and ominaeshi (Patrinia Scabios...
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Napoleon Ist
Located in Paris, FR
Antoine-Denis CHAUDET (1763 - 1810) NAPOLEON Ist, circa 1808 Carrare Marble - First Empire Hermes Bust of Napoleon Ist, after Antoine-Denis CHAUDET Dimensions : 23 5/8 x 12 x 10 1/...
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Early 1800s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Napoleon Ist
Napoleon Ist
H 23.63 in W 13 in D 10.24 in
A 17th century Roman Altar Cross after Guglielmo della Porta
Located in Leesburg, VA
A 17th century Roman altar cross after Guglielmo della Porta Approximate size: 67 x 27 cm The present altar cross, likely of Italian Roman origin, reproduces a figure of Christ in ...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

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Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with original maroon leather seat & stud details, on a claw base with Castors. The cha...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bergere Chairs

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Sideboard With Monopodia
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
furniture workshops in Paris from 1796 to 1825. He was the son of the master chair-maker Georges Jacob (1739
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

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Marble

Sideboard With Monopodia
Sideboard With Monopodia
H 38.58 in W 63.39 in D 16.93 in
A bourgeois drawing-room
By Franz Pitner
Located in London, GB
decoration in the middle of the 19th century. The deeply-buttoned chairs and sofa are upholstered in the
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19th Century Interior Paintings

Antique Japanese Export Meiji High Relief Dragon Carved Figural Throne Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
the Emperor of Japan or ""chrysanthemum throne"". During the Meiji period, no one was allowed to use
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Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Armchairs

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Rosewood

Savonarola Dante Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
finials. These emperor style chairs or throne chairs are made in a British Colonial style with old world
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20th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs

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Teak

Savonarola Dante Chairs
Savonarola Dante Chairs
H 44 in W 27 in D 22 in
Antique Italian Bronze and Marble Sculpture of St Peter, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
." The wooden throne was a gift from Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Bald to Pope John VIII in 875. It has
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Antique 1880s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Italian Wrought Iron Stools With Leather Seats
Located in Asheville, NC
silver undertones in the iron. This chair is a reproduction in the style of the late 16th century
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20th Century Italian Stools

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Heavy Hardwood Emperor Throne Armchairs
Located in GB
early-20th century very heavy solid hardwood Emperor Throne armchairs. A very good looking and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs

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Hardwood

Antique Chinese Emperor & Empress Statues / Fujian Huiguan Seal Mark 'Ca. 1940'
By Fujian
Located in Firenze, FI
seated on deep DRAGON THRONE chairs. Each one is embellished with six dragon heads with gilt horns and
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

The Queens Own Royal 5th Battalion India Carved Chinese Export Dragon Armchair
Located in GB
made and rare Chinese export late 19th century throne armchair, the chair has foliage detailing all
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs

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Walnut

Antique F Parker & Sons Ltd Claw & Ball Chesterfield Brown Leather Bench Stool
By William Parker
Located in GB
House in New Delhi and the carved throne for Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia. Early in 1914
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Stools

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Leather, Hardwood

Set of Eight Chairs by Hans Wegner, Denmark 1950
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brussels, BE
, and in 1944 he designed his first "China Chair" in a series inspired by the Chinese Emperor's thrones
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Cord, Oak, Teak

Set of Eight Chairs by Hans Wegner, Denmark 1950
Set of Eight Chairs by Hans Wegner, Denmark 1950
H 29.93 in W 20.48 in D 16.54 in
French Consulat Period Set of Four Mahogany Chairs by Jacob Desmalter
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
mahogany chairs. Openwork back, Lyre decoration. Magnificent French work, early-19th century, circa 1803
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Chairs

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Mahogany

Empire Style Cherrywood Armchair, Bronze Mounts, France, circa 1870
Located in Houston, TX
claim to the throne. The profile of the chair has a distinctly throne like appearance with its raised
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Antique 1870s French Empire Armchairs

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Bronze

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Questions About Emperor Throne Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Throne chairs are sometimes called by the Latin word for chair, cathedra. Most often, you will simply see them referred to as thrones. Furniture makers have produced thrones for rulers and religious figures in various forms since ancient times. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of throne chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The difference between a throne and a chair is their purpose. A chair is a piece of furniture designed to seat anyone, while a throne usually is a highly decorative chair reserved for a monarch like an emperor, king or queen. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage chairs.