Scottish "End of Day" Glazed Terra Cotta Fantasy Chair
Located in Kent, CT
An rare Scottish "end of day" fantasy style faux bois chair. In the 19th century, tile factory workers were able to use leftover materials at day's end to pursue their own creative w...
Terracotta
American Contemporary Painted Ceramic Fantasy Chair by Vicky Choke, Ca. 1990
Located in New York, NY
Vicky Choke, Chinese Contemporary Painted Ceramic Fantasy Chair, Ca. 1990 This unique little ceramic sculpture by renowned American Ceramist, Vicky Choke depicts a fantasy chair wit...
Ceramic
‘Fantasy Island’ Lounge Chair by Kurt Bayer, 1980's
By Kurt Bayer
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A magnificent "Fantasy Island" lounge chair by Kurt Bayer, Germany 1980's.
Steel
Set of 2 ‘Fantasy Island’ Lounge Chairs by Kurt Bayer, 1980's
By Kurt Bayer
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A magnificent set of 2 "Fantasy Island" lounge chairs by Kurt Bayer, Germany 1980's.
Steel
Surrealist Chair by Tessa Koot, Netherlands (1, 2 & 3)
By Tessa Koot
Located in Hanover, MA
These were originally exhibited in 2012 at Tuttobene during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Three individual chairs sculpted by the artist into figures that seem to b...
Polystyrene
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School dining chairs, set of 4
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
As is so often the case with Amsterdam School furniture, the design balances solidity with fantasy. These are chairs with presence, but not heaviness.
Oak, Macassar
Vittorio Introini Relax Armchair & Footrest, Belgian Boucle, Felice Rossi, 1978
By Vittorio Introini
Located in Culver City, CA
Upholstered in a fine off-white Belgian cotton boucle, the chair and footrest feel like sinking into a cloud — the kind of cloud where disco never died and design was pure, unapologe...
Bouclé
$5,216Sale Price|20% Off
Large Wacky Bull Bone Throne Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Germany, 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Wacky Bull Bone Throne Chair, circa 1930 A great piece of fantasy furniture - a large throne chair made of original bones from the male cattle (Bos taurus).
Bone
$5,216Sale Price|20% Off
Large Vintage Cow Bone Throne Armchair, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great piece of fantasy furniture - a throne chair made of original bones from the female cattle (Bos taurus).
Bone
Massive Chinese Rootwood Chair
Located in Wilton, CT
Elaborately Constructed Fantasy Chair Intended for Meditation in a Garden Setting
Venetian Fantasy "gondola" Chair Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Venetian fantasy "Gondola" chair, late 19th century. Structural form high back chair with the original cinnabar painted surface with various gilded artwork and details highlightin...
California Craft Fantasy Furniture Wood Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful and unique California craft, fantasy furniture wood settee. An incredible art-furniture concept; a creative assemblage of a mix of raw and sculpted wood fragments. A curi...
Hardwood
Unavailable
H 118.12 in Dm 120.87 in
Fantasy Air Balloon Lounge with Gold Leaf Details by Circu Magical Furniture
By Circu
Located in New York, NY
Fantasy Air Balloon Lounge is a themed lounge area, comprised of a marvelous circular sofa, so comfortable that you'll be seated literally in the clouds, and a practical round table....
Gold Leaf
Character on a wheel, ornamental art by Herman Schoemaker
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Although signed but not named, we like to call this work "Character on a wheel". This fantasy character sitting on a chair with a wheel driving by the wind, like the flying birds are.
Metal
Unavailable
H 26.38 in W 42.52 in D 73.63 in
Ettore Sottsass “Tappeto Volante” Armchair for Bedding Brevetti, Italy, 1974
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Padova, IT
Ettore Sottsass "Tappeto Volante" armchair designed in 1974, limited serial production by Bedding Brevetti, fantasy lounge chair of asymmetric form; stained beechwood, stretch-jersey...
Fabric, Wood
Elephant Form Fantasy Chair
Located in Norwood, NJ
Elephant form fiberglass fantasy chair. Could also be used as a plant stand or just a great room decoration.
Fiberglass
Carved Chinese High Back Fantasy Chair Dragon, Birds, Iris
Located in Toledo, OH
Carved Chinese high back fantasy chair. Details of a bird, iris and dragon head on the legs.
Mahogany
Turn of the Century Italian Fantasy Chair with Dolphin Arms
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Carved wood, turn of the century fantasy chair with dolphin arms and sea shell back, from Italy.
A 19th Century Hand Carved Griffin Italian Fantasy Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
An antique 19th century hand carved Italian walnut fantasy chair of a griffin with seat upholstered in a blue silk fabric.
Wood, Textile
1960s Carved Wood Italian Fantasy Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Carved wood Italian fantasy chair, Dolphin arms, she’ll back and seat.
Wood
Antique Italian Fantasy Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastical, 19th century Italian antique carved wood side chair with a backrest depicting an eagle mounted atop the heads of two snakes and dolphins for feet. The original hand pain...
Wood, Leather
6 Italian Fantasy Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful chairs. Carved of solid wood with fine detail. Original white wash finish. Nice scale and very comfortable.
Wood
Folk Art Carved Oak Fantasy Chair After Pedro Friedberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved oak occasional chair in the shape of a seated man with headdress and grass skirt. Very much in the manner of Pedro Friedberg. Front chair legs are carved knees, calves a...
Fantasy Armchair by Mauro Oliveira
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique one of a kind chair by Mauro Oliveira entitled "Fantasy Chair".
Fiberglass, Resin, Leather
Gilt Wood Grotto Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous vintage giltwood grotto chair or fantasy chair with nice carving, generous size and comfortable too.
Fantasy Coral Chairs
By Andrew Fisher
Located in San Francisco, CA
This pair of chairs designed by Andrew Fisher in San Francisco, is made from oak plywood with applied ornamentation of shells, faux coral, gilded trim, and plaster-dipped sheeting. T...
Shell, Oak, Plywood
Carved Wood Italian Fantasy Dolphin Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Carved wood Italian dolphin chair.
Wood
Pair of Grotto Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of Venetian Grotto or "Fantasy" chairs. These chairs are from a prominent Miami Estate and have been painted white for the "garden" room of this home.
Wood, Paint
MacKenzie-Childs Pearlescent “Fantasy Fish” Accent Chair
By Mackenzie Childs
Located in San Francisco, CA
If a shimmering mermaid were suddenly spun around and turned into a chair by a wicked, maniacal sea witch (apologies, Ursula), this would be it. The messages “Dreams of a Sea King” a...
Upholstery, Maple, Paint
Fantasy Rococo Silvered Wood Side Chair, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Fantasy Rococo silvered wood dining chairs, the body carved with a swirling acanthus design punctuated by white fabric inserts and hammered tacks on the back, seat upholstere...
Fabric, Wood
Fantasy Rococo Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Astoria, NY
Four Fantasy Rococo dining chairs, the body carved with a swirling acanthus design punctuated by black leather inserts and hammered tacks on the back, seat upholstered black leather,...
Leather, Wood
Postmodern Fantasy Island Lounge Chair by Kurt Bayer, 1980s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
The Fantasy Island lounge chair by Kurt Bayer embodies the expressive material contrasts characteristic of 1980s postmodern design.
Metal
Fantasy Pop Surreal Steel Dining Chairs, France, 1980s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fantasy Pop Surreal Steel Dining Chairs, France, 1980s Unique Fantasy Pop Surreal Dining Chairs, France, 1980s Set of four tall dining chairs, France, 1980s.
Iron
Sold
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 18.51 in
Art Deco chair and stool for bedroom in walnut with 1930s fantasy fabric
Located in Premariacco, IT
Bedroom set with matching chair and stool dating from the Italian Art Deco early 1930s period. Chair W46cm D47cm H75cm Seat H46cm Stool W47cm D38cm H37cm The seats have just been u...
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 32 in W 17 in D 19 in
Vintage 1990s Michael Aram Signed Flights of Fancy Metal Skeleton Accent Chair
By Michael Aram
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1990s Michael Aram skeleton chair. This sculptural accent chair is from Michael Aram's "Flights of Fancy" collection, a set of items influenced by the the imagery from stor...
Aluminum, Steel
Versace Home Dining Chairs, Set of 8
By Gianni Versace
Located in Astoria, NY
Versace home dining chairs in the neoclassical taste, 8, comprising two (2) arm chairs and six (6) side chairs in a fantasy burlwood lacquer finish, each with curved crest rail cente...
Burl
harlow dining chair by ettore sottsass for poltrona frau, 1971
By Poltrona Frau, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
ettore sottsass, austrian-born designer of global fame as co-founder of the „memphis“ group became a true „renaissance man“ of the 20th century. every design museum all over the worl...
Aluminum
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.
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