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Impressive 12 Chairs First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Cent Sold at Sotheby's
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive 12 chairs first Empire Napoleon III early 19th century.
Sold at Sotheby's for €25,000
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 31.5 in Dm 18.9 in
Set of 6 French Empire Marquetry Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an exceptional set of 6 French Empire Marquetry chairs.
Made in France circa 1815-20
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
2 Karges French Empire Regency Klismos Dining Arm Chairs Provincial
By Karges Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage Karges French Empire dining arm or accent chairs. Painted white with gold carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Philadelphia Empire Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
The set of 10 Philadelphia Empire Chairs is comprised of 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. All of the
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Stamford, CT
design, the epitome of the French First Empire, these chairs have exquisite profiles.
François-Honoré
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early No. 14 Bentwood Side Chair, by Michel Thonet, bistro chair, 1890s
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Michael Thonet
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
An early example of Thonet’s most famous chair, with original label dating it between 1890-1910
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
H 33.78 in W 15.04 in D 18.31 in
Pair of Early No. 14 Bentwood Side Chairs, by Michel Thonet, bistro chair, 1890s
By Michael Thonet, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
chair out of the initial 14 launched in Thonet’s first catalogue of 1859. Using the newly patented
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
H 35.71 in W 16.74 in D 20.67 in
Biedermeier Pair Of Austrian Chairs Joseph Danhauser Style
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
First of all, we would like
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of Six Directoire Mahogany Dining Chairs Attributed to Georges Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of six period Directoire dining chairs carved in Honduras mahogany. Identical chairs are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs by Gilllows, 19th Century
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
as Waring & Gillow.
Antique Hall Chairs were first introduced in the late Georgian period, usually
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 33.86 in W 16.54 in D 18.9 in
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany Chairs with Bronze d’Ore Details
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of French Napoleon III open arm chairs are made of mahogany in the Empire
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Gold
H 38.25 in W 27.25 in D 25 in
Rare Pair of circa 1900 Tibetan Ceremonial Chairs Nyingma Buddha Carved in Backs
Located in GB
Ceremonial chairs with gold gilt decoration and large cast figures of the Buddhist god Nyingma
Where to
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 45.28 in W 22.84 in D 25.99 in
Four Mid-Century Modern Dining Chiavari Chairs, Blond Walnut with New Upholstery
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and robust set of four Mid-Century modern dining Chiavari chairs, in blond walnut with new
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 37.8 in W 16.93 in D 16.54 in
Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat
Located in High Wycombe, GB
One popular furniture technique is a type of wood turning that first appeared in England and France in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Empire Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Beech
H 33.86 in W 23.23 in D 17.33 in
Amazing Set of Armchair and 2 Chair First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of armchair and 2 chair First Empire Napoleon III early 19th Century
France
measure armchair
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.86 in W 25.2 in D 21.26 in
Four Neo Renaissance Side Chairs
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
Category
20th Century Dining Room Chairs
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
chair is supported by four elegantly shaped sabre legs.
Please note we have a similar First Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
supported by four elegantly shaped sabre legs.
Please note we have a similar First Empire Bergère chair
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
4 Mid Century Modern Maurice Burke Model 115 Tulip Star Shell Dining Chairs
By Maurice Burke
Located in Dayton, OH
Four original mid century Burke Inc. tulip shell chairs featuring the iconic star design in white
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Directoire Mahogany Bergère Attributed to Georges Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Revolution (1789) and preceding the First Empire when Napoleon reigned, but also to a style of furniture and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair French Empire Armchair Fauteuils Chairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique pair of French Empire Revival upholstered back mahogany armchair
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French, Empire Provencal Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A rare, beautiful, early-19th century Napoleon I, First Empire provencal armchair, a period piece
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Armchair in Wood and Chrome, Style: Bauhaus, German, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Armchair
Wood and chrome
Year: 1940
Country: Germany
If you are looking for a desk chair to match
Category
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Armchair in Wood and Chrome, Style: Bauhaus, German, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
his founder was an architect, The Bauhaus don´t had an architecture department in the first years of
Category
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Empire Eclectic Set, Unique Set of 4 Armchairs Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the set of 4 Empire armchairs.
Each armchair carries a typical motif of the empire style
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
H 36.23 in W 23.04 in D 24.41 in
Important Empire Early 19th Century Fauteuil by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
ancient Greece and Rome. No chair employing the innovative technique of bending wood more boldly expresses
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Dressers
Materials
Bronze
H 61.42 in W 37.01 in D 18.9 in
Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers
Located in Berlin, DE
Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers, in the Style of the Spanish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Empire Revival Loveseat by Miklos YBL
By Miklos YBL
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Schlossberger Family & first made by the workshop of J. Danhauser (1780-1915), Vienna. Later pieces of this
Category
Early 20th Century Canapes
Materials
Wood
French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
priority of Second Empire furniture. Chairs were elaborately upholstered with fringes, tassels, and
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
H 15 in W 4.5 in D 5.15 in
Antique Pair Ormolu Mounted Armchairs Empire Revival 1870s
Located in London, GB
style originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it
Category
Antique 1870s Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Two Neo Renaissance Arm Chairs
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Meridian - Day bed - Lounge chair - Bench Napoleon III - France XIXth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
pomp of the First Empire and restore rise to French industry through its orders. While attaching
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Daybeds
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
H 32.68 in W 59.85 in D 32.68 in
Pair of Armchairs and Chair Stamped Henri Jacob, Period: Louis XVI
By Henri Jacobs
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sublime pair of armchairs and a chair stamped Henri Jacob, round tapered legs, finely fluted
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Armchairs and Chair Stamped Henri Jacob - Period: Louis XVI
By Henri Jacob
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Sublime pair of armchairs and a chair stamped Henri Jacob, round tapered legs, finely fluted
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Pair of Napoleon III toad chairs armchairs seating blue upholstery 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Empire style, also known as Napoleon III style, is an architectural, furnishing and clothing style, born
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 35.04 in W 30.71 in D 31.5 in
Alberto Rosselli Saporiti Italia Post Modern Confidential Club Lounge Chairs MCM
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Dayton, OH
Rosselli, circa 1970s. One of the first modular club chairs with a puzzle like cushion connection creating
Category
Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton
H 22 in W 33 in D 31 in
2 Antique Chinese Elm Qing Dynasty Horseshoe Club Lounge Yoke Arm Chairs Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
"An impressive pair antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Horseshoe back armchairs, circa first half 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Qing Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Elm, Bentwood
H 39 in W 22.5 in D 24.5 in
American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out
Category
Antique 1830s American American Empire Paintings
Materials
Ivory
H 2.5 in W 2 in D 0.25 in
Pair of Consulat Ebony-Inlaid Birchwood Armchairs Stamped Jacob Frères
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Kittery Point, ME
the best-known chair maker who worked for aristocracy and royalty during the reign of Louis XVI.
The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Sanguine Portrait of a Woman Napoleon I Period Early 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming red chalk study of a woman from the First Empire period, 19th century. Study of a woman in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Neo Renaissance Cocktail Table
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
Category
Antique 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Neo Renaissance Bookcase
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Neo Renaissance Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in the southeastern part of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, private estate Romania
Category
Antique 19th Century Settees
Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni & Fossati
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 30.32 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
Danish Modern Borge Morgensen Shaker series Model 5267 Oak Coffee table
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Uccle, BE
in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side chairs. Yet Mogensen shared
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 21.26 in W 21.26 in D 58.67 in
A French 19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Large Curule Stools
By Georges Jacob, Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Second Empire and at the time of the Universal Exhibitions, as the ‘Escalier de Cristal’ teaches. At
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Stools
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
JAMES RIZZI "City People" Rosenthal Germany Collectible Plate Limited Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Rosenthal’s first complete table service was called Empire; it was exhibited along with other lines at Paris’s
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
H 17.75 in W 16.75 in D 2.25 in
Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
grand fauteuil is in the manner of Michel Victor Cruchet who supplied related chairs to the Duke of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
the first lady to remodel several rooms of the White House in the Empire style.
Stéphane Boudin was
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron
SUPER RARE HOWARD & SON'S FULLY RESTORED CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIR
By Howard and Sons
Located in GB
armchair in any style of setting, it is a nod to the Dutch masters whilst having a bit of French Empire
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 32.88 in W 31.11 in D 37.8 in
Pair of Ceramics, Boch.F, Sign: Catherine Barjansky, Belgium
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Freres) factory. Around 1860 the production of polychrome pieces was started. In 1904 the first in Europe
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Regency Satinwood Récamier Chase Lounge Sofa Fainting Couch Daybed
Located in Dayton, OH
auction after a heated bidding exchange with Ralph Lauren.
The modern chaise longue was first
Category
Antique 1820s Regency Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Satinwood
1970s VASARELY "Live and let live love and let love" Rosenthal Framed Plate
By Victor Vasarely, Rosenthal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
first highly popular product was an ashtray inscribed with the words “Resting place for lit cigars.” In
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
H 15.5 in W 15.5 in D 2 in
Ceramic , German , Sign: 700 2
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
middle of the 20th Century. The changes to borders and empires after the WW2 seemed to put pay to this
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic 1910, Sign: 7104 Austria, Julio Dressler established
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
middle of the 20th Century. The changes to borders and empires after the WW2 seemed to put pay to this
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Centerpieces
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Austrian Secessionist Side Armchairs by Koloman Moser for J & J Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Koloman Moser
Located in New York City, NY
A fine pair of Austrian Secessionist bentwood chairs for a salon / living room, office, bedroom
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
H 34.5 in W 20.5 in D 19.5 in
Vase Loetz sign: Czecho Slovakia , Style : Art Nouveau , Bohemia, circa 1920
By Loetz Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
-Hungarian Empire until 1918. Susanna Loetz, widow of Glass entrepreneur Johann Loetz in 1852. She renamed
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Bottle in Crystal, France, Sign Baccarat France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
strength of the cutters. Thus, Baccarat is the first French crystal factory to adopt this system from
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware
Materials
Crystal
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the first empire chair you’re looking for. Each first empire chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. There are 110 variations of the antique or vintage first empire chair you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer first empire chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A first empire chair made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made first empire chair over the years, but those crafted by Børge Mogensen, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti and Dunbar are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for a first empire chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $79 and can go as high as $57,564, while the average can fetch as much as $4,592.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024Although the very first chair to be invented is up for speculation, one of the earliest was created during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt around 3100 B.C. Early chairs produced by the ancient Egyptians usually featured wood construction and upholstery made of leather or cloth. Interestingly, they were much lower than today's chairs, with seat heights of around 10 inches versus the average modern dining chair seat height of 18 to 23 inches. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In 1928, a patent was issued to two American cousins, Edward Knabush and Edwin Shoemaker, which trademarked the design of a reclining wooden bench. This patent would later go on to become La-Z-Boy. Shop a collection of reclining furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is an Empire chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021An Empire chair refers to a piece of seating furniture created in the Empire style. A phase of the neoclassical style, the Empire style gets its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I. The furniture is colossal, weight-wise, and richly adorned with bronze and marble. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Empire chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023In Britain, John Wilkinson made the first mass-produced iron chairs during the 1770s. However, handcrafted iron chairs appeared much earlier. In the mid-thirteenth century, King Edward I commissioned three iron chairs for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The artisan who made these pieces is unknown. On 1stDibs, find a range of iron chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024While we don't know for sure what the first ever chair looked like, early examples of chairs dating back to ancient Egypt can give us some idea of its form. Archaeologists have uncovered chairs from around 3100 B.C. They tend to have boxy shapes and upholstery made of cloth or leather. Compared to modern chairs, seat heights were much lower, at around 10 inches above the floor. Find a large collection of chairs on 1stDibs.
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