$3,196Sale Price / set|20% Off
Meyer Gunther Martini French Empire Swan Armchairs Pair
By Meyer Gunther Martini
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970s Meyer Gunther Martini French Empire Swan Armchairs Coloration: Black Diamonds on a Green ...
Cotton, Wood
French Empire Period Mahogany Armchair with Swans' Heads
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Empire period mahogany fauteuil or armchair with saber legs and swans' heads on the arms.
Mohair, Mahogany
20th Century Empire Style Napoleonic Swan Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Napoleonic pavilion armchair in Empire style. Very exact fine-carved sculpture made of solid, blackened beechwood.
Wood
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs with Bronze Swans, Circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of mahogany Empire armchairs feature finely chiseled bronze mounts and dates back to the 19th century, circa 1870.
Bronze
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
Beech
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Wings Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Upholstery, Wood
$7,431Sale Price / set|20% Off
Early 19th Century Pair of Empire / Biedermeier Solid Plum Wood Swan Armchairs
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A pair of Empire / Biedermeier plum wood from circa 1815, newly upholstered with new fabric in classicist style. The armrests, backrest and seat are upholstered. The upholstery fabri...
Wood
Pair of Swan 19th Century Armchairs
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of armchairs sculpted, painted and gilded armchairs, the armrest sculpted with wooden golden swans. Original silk Poplar. Late 19th century Italy Published by Elle norge.
Silk, Poplar
Unusual 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual 19th century Italian Empire walnut armchair with elegant swan carvings (symbol of Josephine of France) on its sides, raised on turned and shaped baluster legs and now upho...
Pair Of Empire "Swan" Armchairs
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine pair of Empire Period Fauteuils in distressed grey painted finish with dark grey details, the arms carved in the form of swans, with carved "paw" feet.
Wood
Fine Pair of Empire "Swan" Armchairs
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine pair of French Empire period fauteuils in the manner of Jacob, with carved swan decoration on the arms and paw feet on the front two legs, in light grey paint with dark grey d...
Antique Swan detail French Empire armchairs
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of antique French Empire style armchairs in ebonized and French polished mahogany, newly reupholstered in a gold velvet.
Mahogany, Velvet
Pair of Empire Style Swan Carved Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of mahogany Empire style armchairs with swan carved arm supports and bronze mounts on crest rails, circa 1910.
Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Style Armchairs with Swans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing pair of French empire style chairs with swans
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H 31.5 in W 27.17 in D 29.93 in
Pair of Empire Revival Gilded Swan Neck Walnut Armchairs, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of hand carved solid walnut French Empire Revival armchairs, dating from the second half of the 20th century.
Silk, Walnut
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H 36.03 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Empire mahogany armchairs - swan shaped armrest - attributed to Bellange
By Lelièvre Paris, Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of Empire mahogany armchairs in the style of French cabinet maker Pierre Antoine Bellangé (Bellangé was an official supplier to Imperial and Royal Residences under the Em...
Silk, Mahogany
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H 35.04 in W 23.23 in D 23.63 in
Antique Pair of Empire Gilded Swan Neck Mahogany Armchairs, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of hand-carved and gilded solid mahogany French Empire armchairs circa 1820 in date. They have beautifully carved and gilded swan neck decoration and fron...
Upholstery, Mahogany
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H 32.75 in W 26.5 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Empire Style Fruitwood & Green Leather Carved Swan Chairs - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of American carved mahogany Empire style arm chairs in a vibrant green leather . They are a mid-century find and are unmarked. They have lite general wear.
Leather, Fruitwood
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H 30.75 in W 21 in D 24 in
Pair of French Empire Style Tub Chairs with Brass Swan Motifs from the 1870s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire style upholstered tub chairs with swan motifs from the second half of the 19th century.
Brass
Pair of Danish Empire Fauteuils with Swan Motif, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Pair of Danish Empire Armchairs in mahogany, c. 1830. With crest rail in figured, book-matched mahogany, scrolled arms, turned and fluted legs, and featuring pair of carved swans on ...
Mahogany
Pair of Empire Style, Swan-Form, Armchairs
By Jacob Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of upholstered bergeres, in the manner of Jacob Freres, each having a painted frame with natural wear, its tub form, with a padded back in reeded frame, downswept arms are carve...
Upholstery, Wood
Napoleonic Swan Armchair in the Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Colored and gilded. Scratched frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-b...
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H 32.29 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
19th Century French Pair of Mahogany Empire Armchair with Swan's Headrests
Located in Sofia, BG
French pair of mahogany Empire style armchair with swan's headrests in green upholstery.
Mahogany
Pair of His and Hers Empire Style Painted Swan-Form Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Slightly different sizes, carved and gilded wood.
Wood
French Empire Style Swan Arm Tub Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century upholstered tub chair of carved and gilded walnut made in the French Empire style. The floral carved and gilded upper crest rail beautifully curves and terminates into p...
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
Pair of Philippe Starck Swan Armchairs
By Philippe Starck
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning set of silver Empire Chairs Philippe Starck designed these for the London Hotel Sanderson silvered swan arms and sabre legs Very rare !
Wood
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H 36 in W 31 in D 28 in
Empire Neoclassical Gilt Gondola chair, Empress Joséphine, Swans, Silk lounge
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Empire style gilt gondola chair after the iconic design (1803) by the Jacob Frères for Empress Joséphine, Swans, Kravet couture raw silk. The Jacob Frères most famous client was J...
Silk, Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Armchair with Swan Motif
Located in New York, NY
Italian walnut Empire armchair with curved back, arms ending in swan motif and tapered legs.
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair: 19th C. Empire Mahogany , Upholstered Swan Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with an oval shaped padded back surmounted by a molded crest rail dividing downswept arms terminating in high relief swan heads over a padded seat raised on saber legs. Newly Up...
Wood, Upholstery
19th c. French Empire Chair Swan Carving
Located in Montecito, CA
19th C French Mahogany Empire Chair with carved and painted swan designs on supporting the arms. Back is slightly curved back. Upholstery is "Napoleon's Bees" fabric.
Mahogany
$19,850Sale Price|39% Off
H 44.25 in W 51.38 in D 3 in
Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas "Madonna and Child" after Giovanni Lanfranco
By Giovanni Lanfranco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 18th century oil on canvas "Madonna and Child" after Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, 1582-1647). The young Virgin Mary attending to a joyful baby Jesus laying down i...
Canvas, Giltwood
$986,929
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$46,850
H 75 in W 56 in D 28 in
A Fine French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Crib Cradle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French or Russian 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany, Ormolu Mounted and Parcel-Gildwood Carved Crib & Bedding. The egg-shaped oblong rocking cradle supported at each...
Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
19th Century Boulle Louis XVI style Inlaid Centre Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th century boulle inlaid centre table, having gilded ormolu mounts, a single frieze drawer and raised on a four splay out swept base.
Brass
$27,450Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 46.5 in W 68 in D 26.25 in
Palatial 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved three piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé (Settee) and two fauteuils à la reine (Armchairs), all recently re-upholster...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front or cantilevered desk. Under the dark grey marble top is a secret, entablature drawe...
Marble, Ormolu
17th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...
Wool
$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
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
$4,789Sale Price|25% Off
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
Restoration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Sofa Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Restoration period mahogany veneered boat-shaped bed with a slightly overturned bedside. The front is soberly dressed with an ormolu plaque with scrolls and flowers framing a female ...
Bronze
$60,376Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$16,800 / set
H 34 in W 32 in D 32 in
Napoleon III Style Chairs in Emerald Sheepskin on Gilt Rope & Tassel Frames
By Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Unapologetically upscale and glamorous pair of gilt rope and tassel Napoleon III style chairs freshly upholstered in hand sewn emerald sheepskin. French. Chic. Such a killer combo. L...
Sheepskin, Giltwood, Upholstery
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
Porcelain
C 20th Empire Style Malachite Box
By Empire Furniture
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Empire Style ormolu Mounted Box Lovely Quality and very fine Ormolu mounted This Box Stands at 40cm in Height and is truly Magnificent
Malachite
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Gold, Gold Leaf
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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