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Pair of Painted Empire Chairs
Pair of Painted Empire Chairs

Pair of Painted Empire Chairs

Unavailable|$2,600 / set

Pair of Painted Empire Chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

A pair of finely carved and painted Empire seats, the flared, en gondole backs with a lozenge

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swivelstool, Empire, circa 1820, Mahogany with Leather Seat
Swivelstool, Empire, circa 1820, Mahogany with Leather Seat

Swivelstool, Empire, circa 1820, Mahogany with Leather Seat

Located in Malmo, SE

Swivelstool, Empire, circa 1820, mahogany with leather seat.

Category

Antique 1820s European Empire Stools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Fine Suite of Empire Carved Mahogany Seat Furniture
Fine Suite of Empire Carved Mahogany Seat Furniture

Fine Suite of Empire Carved Mahogany Seat Furniture

Located in Dallas, TX

-fronted seat, raised in double baluster-shaped legs.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Living Room Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Clock of a Seated Youth Holding a Scroll and Lyre
Empire Clock of a Seated Youth Holding a Scroll and Lyre

Empire Clock of a Seated Youth Holding a Scroll and Lyre

Located in Vancouver, BC

A late, large-scale French Empire clock of a seated, classically draped youth sitting atop the

Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Empire 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Sofa with Brass Legs
Empire 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Sofa with Brass Legs

Empire 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Sofa with Brass Legs

By Prieto Studio

Located in London, GB

Named after one of the most iconic buildings of its era, the Empire collection brings us back to

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Brass

Empire 2 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofa with Brass Legs
Empire 2 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofa with Brass Legs

Empire 2 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofa with Brass Legs

By Prieto Studio

Located in London, GB

Named after one of the most iconic buildings of its era, the Empire collection brings us back to

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Brass

Empire 2 and 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofas with Brass Legs
Empire 2 and 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofas with Brass Legs

Empire 2 and 3 Seat Sofa - Handcrafted Modern Art Deco Sofas with Brass Legs

By Prieto Studio

Located in London, GB

2 Seat Empire Sofa dimensions: Width 2200 mm / 86.6 in Depth 900 mm / 35.4 in Height 950 mm / 37.4

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Brass

Set of Eight American Empire Dining Chairs
Set of Eight American Empire Dining Chairs

Set of Eight American Empire Dining Chairs

Located in Miami, FL

Set of eight American Empire mahogany slip seat dining chairs comprised of two-arm and six side

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Elegance: 1810 Armchair
French Empire Elegance: 1810 Armchair

French Empire Elegance: 1810 Armchair

Unavailable|$10,693 / item

French Empire Elegance: 1810 Armchair

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Immerse yourself in the captivating allure of a pair of French Empire armchairs from 1810

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Game of Thrones "Mendi", Handmade Palmwood Two-Seat Sofa
Game of Thrones "Mendi", Handmade Palmwood Two-Seat Sofa

Game of Thrones "Mendi", Handmade Palmwood Two-Seat Sofa

By Pacific Green

Located in Ottawa, ON

seats upholstered in black leather, backs in lambskin. Bruce Dowse for Pacific Green. Measures: Sofa

Category

Late 20th Century American Empire Loveseats

Materials

Palmwood

17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair
17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair

17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair

By Chiavari, Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi

Located in Stockholm, SE

century Empire style and painted in a black lacquer with a herringbone woven cane seat. Chiavari chairs

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

Map of Washington City District of Columbia Seat of the Federal Government

Map of Washington City District of Columbia Seat of the Federal Government

By Albert Boschke

Located in La Jolla, CA

Albert Boschke’s suppressed wall map of Washington City, District of Columbia. One of the most important maps of the Washington, D.C. prior to the Civil War and by far the largest...

Category

Antique 1850s American American Empire Prints

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Bench (GMD#2534)
Art Deco Bench (GMD#2534)

Art Deco Bench (GMD#2534)

Unavailable|$1,200

Art Deco Bench (GMD#2534)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Empire Limited (label still under seat) (Showroom Closing/Liquidation, Now on final sale for 1,200.00

Category

Vintage 1930s American Benches

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Large Pair of Bronze Khmer Sculptures Modelled as Temple Lions
Large Pair of Bronze Khmer Sculptures Modelled as Temple Lions

Large Pair of Bronze Khmer Sculptures Modelled as Temple Lions

Located in London, GB

considerable power. Khmer sculptures are from the Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire or Angkorian Empire, which

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Cambodian Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

empire seat
empire seat

empire seat

Sold|$3,400

empire seat

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An empire lounge chaise,black painted empire style,circa 1880

Category

Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Silk

French Gilt Stool Antique Empire Seat, 1920
French Gilt Stool Antique Empire Seat, 1920

French Gilt Stool Antique Empire Seat, 1920

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Gorgeous antique French stool in the Empire manner Hand crafted from giltwood and we date to circa

Category

Vintage 1920s Empire Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Directories Style Black Lacquer Linen & Down Chaise Lounge Daybed
Directories Style Black Lacquer Linen & Down Chaise Lounge Daybed

Directories Style Black Lacquer Linen & Down Chaise Lounge Daybed

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

STYLES Empire SEAT HEIGHT 24.0 in PERIOD 1990s ITEM TYPE Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned MATERIALS

Category

1990s Directoire Daybeds

Materials

Linen, Lacquer, Feathers

Rare "Recamier" Sofas by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Rare "Recamier" Sofas by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

Rare "Recamier" Sofas by Edward Wormley for Dunbar

Located in Dallas, TX

Classical painter David portrayed Madame Racamier reclining in a French Empire seat with these

Category

American Sofas

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Style Curule Seat, 19th century
Empire Style Curule Seat, 19th century

Empire Style Curule Seat, 19th century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Mahogany Empire style stool or Curule seat standing on curved X-legs finished by lion paws, linked

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Stools

Materials

Brass

French Empire Carved And Gilded Window Seat
French Empire Carved And Gilded Window Seat

French Empire Carved And Gilded Window Seat

Located in Bradenton, FL

French Empire Carved And Gilded Window Seat. Beautiful fruitwood frame with gilt ornamentation and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Benches

Materials

Fruitwood

French Empire Style Mahogany Curved Window Seat
French Empire Style Mahogany Curved Window Seat

French Empire Style Mahogany Curved Window Seat

Located in Astoria, NY

French Empire Style Mahogany Curved Window Seat, with rolled arms, green upholstered seat with two

Category

20th Century Empire Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique English Empire Armchair with Rush Seat
Antique English Empire Armchair with Rush Seat

Antique English Empire Armchair with Rush Seat

Located in Hopewell, NJ

, naturally distressed with newer rush seat in great condition. Seat height 17.5".

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Empire Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, 1950s
Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, 1950s

Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, 1950s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of mahogany Empire style stools or Curule seats standing on curved X-legs finished by lion

Category

Vintage 1950s French Empire Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, circa 1900
Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, circa 1900

Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, circa 1900

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of mahogany Empire style stools or Curule seats standing on curved X-legs finished by lion

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Empire Stools

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Gilt Boudoir Window Seat, Velvet Upholstery
French Empire Style Gilt Boudoir Window Seat, Velvet Upholstery

French Empire Style Gilt Boudoir Window Seat, Velvet Upholstery

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A French Empire style gilt Boudoir window seat, velvet upholstery. This is a delightful piece of

Category

Mid-20th Century Empire Stools

French Empire Period Walnut Window Seat Banquette After Jacob
French Empire Period Walnut Window Seat Banquette After Jacob

French Empire Period Walnut Window Seat Banquette After Jacob

Located in Benington, Herts

An unusual and well drawn early 19th Century French Empire walnut window seat / banquette after the

Category

Antique 1810s French Empire Daybeds

Materials

Walnut

An American Empire Mahogany Love Seat.
An American Empire Mahogany Love Seat.

An American Empire Mahogany Love Seat.

Located in Bellport, NY

This 19thc Empire love seat has all the charm of its period,fine craftsmanship, magnificent woods

Category

Antique 19th Century American Sofas

Antique American Empire Banquette / Love Seat.

Antique American Empire Banquette / Love Seat.

Located in Bellport, NY

A Wonderful American Empire Love Seat.The frame is mahogany wood (flame mahogany ),all new

Category

Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Wood, Mahogany, Upholstery

American Antque Empire Love Seat  (Banquette)
American Antque Empire Love Seat  (Banquette)

American Antque Empire Love Seat (Banquette)

Located in Bellport, NY

American Empire Mahogany Wood Framed love seat.Flame mahogany with good detail and definition.New

Category

Antique 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Chenille

An American Empire Love Seat/Banquette
An American Empire Love Seat/Banquette

An American Empire Love Seat/Banquette

Located in Bellport, NY

A lovely cozy Mahogany Wood framed Love Seat, or Banquette, from the Empire period,with a very

Category

Antique 19th Century American Settees

French Empire Style Polished Wrought Iron Three-Seat Bench
French Empire Style Polished Wrought Iron Three-Seat Bench

French Empire Style Polished Wrought Iron Three-Seat Bench

Located in Dallas, TX

. The bench with curved arms, features a weave design on the seat and has symmetrical arches overlapping

Category

2010s French Empire Benches

Materials

Iron

French Empire Sofa Giltwood Couch Seat
French Empire Sofa Giltwood Couch Seat

French Empire Sofa Giltwood Couch Seat

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Gorgeous giltwood French Empire style sofa or couch Intricately carved frame which has been

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Sofas

Materials

Giltwood

Antique American Empire Love Seat    (Banquette)
Antique American Empire Love Seat    (Banquette)

Antique American Empire Love Seat (Banquette)

Located in Bellport, NY

Shapely mahogany frame with good detail (flame mahogany). New upholstery in a sandy beige chenille fabric from Cowan &Tout,down and cotton fill.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Chenille, Down

American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat  (Banquette)
American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat  (Banquette)

American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat (Banquette)

Located in Bellport, NY

Very curvaceous American Empire Banquette/Love Seat. Flame mahogany wood. Completely

Category

Antique 19th Century American Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

English Empire Bench Scroll Arm Caned Seat
English Empire Bench Scroll Arm Caned Seat

English Empire Bench Scroll Arm Caned Seat

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An English Empire Regency Style Scroll

Category

Vintage 1970s Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair
Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair

Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair

Located in Wichita, KS

Beautiful vintage Empire style chairs with caned seats. The Chairs are black with a beautiful gilt

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat (Banquette)
American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat (Banquette)

American Empire Flame Mahogany Love Seat (Banquette)

Located in Bellport, NY

Cozy comfy American Empire Banquette.Curvaceous front in flame mahogany wood.All new upholstery in

Category

Antique 19th Century American Sofas

Materials

Down

Pair Empire Chairs French Accent Seats, 1840
Pair Empire Chairs French Accent Seats, 1840

Pair Empire Chairs French Accent Seats, 1840

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Elegant pair of French Empire arm chairs circa 1840 on this pair Bought from a dealer on Marche

Category

Antique 1840s Chairs

Materials

Other

20th Century Empire Style Set of Four Walnut Chairs with Straw Seat
20th Century Empire Style Set of Four Walnut Chairs with Straw Seat

20th Century Empire Style Set of Four Walnut Chairs with Straw Seat

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

20th Century empire style dining room set of four chairs in solid walnut wood. The chairs are very

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Chairs

Materials

Straw, Walnut

French Empire Style Bronze Figural Mantel Clock with Seated Roman Soldier
French Empire Style Bronze Figural Mantel Clock with Seated Roman Soldier

French Empire Style Bronze Figural Mantel Clock with Seated Roman Soldier

Located in New York, NY

A very large French Empire style bronze figural mantel clock with seated Roman soldier of very fine

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany & Needlepoint Piano Seat, circa 1840
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany & Needlepoint Piano Seat, circa 1840

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany & Needlepoint Piano Seat, circa 1840

Located in Big Flats, NY

A classical American Empire piano chair offers flame mahogany construction with shaped spindle back

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

4 American Empire Solid Cherry Dining Chairs by The Sampler Vinyl Seat
4 American Empire Solid Cherry Dining Chairs by The Sampler Vinyl Seat

4 American Empire Solid Cherry Dining Chairs by The Sampler Vinyl Seat

Located in Dayton, OH

4 American Empire style dining chairs by The Sampler. The Sampler, out of Homer Indiana, has been

Category

Vintage 1980s American Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cherry

1875s Antique Empire Style Chair with Leather Upholstered Seat
1875s Antique Empire Style Chair with Leather Upholstered Seat

1875s Antique Empire Style Chair with Leather Upholstered Seat

Located in Marbella, ES

An elegant antique Empire-style chair, crafted from wood with a warm-toned finish and the clean

Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Russian or Baltic Empire Desk or Corner Chairs With Stenciled Leather Seats
Russian or Baltic Empire Desk or Corner Chairs With Stenciled Leather Seats

Russian or Baltic Empire Desk or Corner Chairs With Stenciled Leather Seats

Located in Astoria, NY

Pair of Russian or Baltic Empire desk chairs or corner chairs with curved backs in partly ebonized

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Corner Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

An Empire Mahogany Armchair with Green Suede Seat

An Empire Mahogany Armchair with Green Suede Seat

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An Empire Mahogany Armchair with Ram's Head Carved Arm Rests and Green Suede Seat on Tapered Block

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Walnut and Cherry Empire Style Window Seat
French Walnut and Cherry Empire Style Window Seat

French Walnut and Cherry Empire Style Window Seat

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

French walnut and cherry empire style window seat This is a wonderful looking piece a daybed it

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Settees

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Empire Benches with Mohair Seats in Gold
Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Empire Benches with Mohair Seats in Gold

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Empire Benches with Mohair Seats in Gold

Located in Astoria, NY

An antique pair of benches in the Empire style, dating back to the mid-19th century, circa 1850

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Benches

Materials

Mahogany, Mohair

20th Century Empire Bench in Walnut with Ebonized Details and Caned Seat
20th Century Empire Bench in Walnut with Ebonized Details and Caned Seat

20th Century Empire Bench in Walnut with Ebonized Details and Caned Seat

Located in Miami, FL

Beatiful empire sofa, settee or bench in the Spanish style with cane back and back with ebonized

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Empire Revival Benches

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Swedish Empire Hand Carved & Painted Oak Curule Seat
Swedish Empire Hand Carved & Painted Oak Curule Seat

Swedish Empire Hand Carved & Painted Oak Curule Seat

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A delicately carved curule stool with an upholstered seat. The nicely aged white painted surface

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Stools

Vintage Leather Tufted Three Seat Chesterfield Sofa Empire Furniture Co
Vintage Leather Tufted Three Seat Chesterfield Sofa Empire Furniture Co

Vintage Leather Tufted Three Seat Chesterfield Sofa Empire Furniture Co

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This vintage three seater Chesterfield stands as a timeless design staple, characterized by tufted

Category

Early 20th Century American Chesterfield Sofas

Materials

Leather

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Empire Seat For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the empire seat you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and mahogany, every empire seat was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an empire seat, we have 70 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an empire seat — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire seat is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Modern and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. A well-made empire seat has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company and Roberto Cavalli are consistently popular.

How Much is a Empire Seat?

The average selling price for an empire seat at 1stDibs is $3,419, while they’re typically $246 on the low end and $32,000 for the 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.