Flemish Armchair
17th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 17th century Flemish Armchair. Beautifully constructed from handsome walnut
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Original Flemish Armchair in Elm, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original Flemish armchair in elm, 18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Classical Roman Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Carved Flemish Armchairs, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of carved Flemish armchairs, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-century Elmwood Flemish armchair epitomizes both resilience and refinement. Its
Category
Antique 18th Century Belgian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Early 18th Century Flemish Armchair with Embossed Leather Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Flemish Armchair with Embossed Leather Upholstery & Barley Twist Detail
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Chairs
Materials
Leather
$4,250
H 45.5 in W 25.5 in D 31 in
Pair Of Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular back with original needlepoint on back and seat. Quite worn with losses etc but stable. Turned arms with lions head terminals. Barley twist legs and stretchers. Bun ...
Category
Antique Early 1700s French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th Century Regence Northern German / Flemish Oversized Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
Very Comfortable and Rare Armchair of Generous Proportions and stately appearance, exuberantly
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
$18,000
H 55.5 in W 29 in D 30 in
Armchairs, Pair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$8,259 / set
H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
Flemish Curule Armchair in Iron, Brass and Velvet, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Flemish Curule armchairs in iron, brass and velvet, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Armchair, Walnut, Carved, Upholstered, Daniel Marot, Flemish, 17 Century Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, large, late 17th century, Flemish, open armchair in the style of Daniel Marot with an
Category
Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$6,882
H 52.76 in W 25.99 in D 18.9 in
Armchair, Flemish Walnut Upholstered Bargello Scroll Arm Barley twist Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This open armchair is characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$4,129
H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
3 Flemish Curule Armchairs in Iron, Brass and Velvet, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
3 Flemish Curule armchairs in iron, brass and velvet, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$3,002 / item
H 36.62 in W 23.63 in D 17.33 in
Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 18th Century Franco-Flemish walnut armchair with arched upholstered back over shaped
Category
Antique 1710s French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Other
Recent Sales
19th Century Flemish Armchair with Embossed and Painted Leather Upholstery
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Flemish oak armchair retaining the original hand embossed and painted Mechelen leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 39.38 in W 29.93 in D 24.41 in
18th Century Flemish Armchair with Wings
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Flemish, fruitwood frame - originally gilded over gesso, worn finish - original/not
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Flemish Mahogany Armchair
Located in Plainville, KS
Seat depth: 18 1/2"
Seat height: 18"
Arm height: 25"
Seat height: 18"
Arm height: 25"
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Armchairs
Flemish Walnut Armchair, circa 1680
Located in London, GB
Important walnut upholstered armchair, the downswept scrolling arms carved with acanthus leaves
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century European Armchairs
Carved Beech William & Mary, Caned Armchair, Flemish or English, 17th Century
Located in Providence, RI
The provenance of this piece is the Connecticut Historical Society, Mrs. Houghtan Buckeley, and is one of those pieces that, no doubt, was long retained by a single family, as many o...
Category
Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Cane
H 50.5 in W 22 in D 17 in
18th C. Flemish Os de Mouton
Located in New York, NY
18th C. Armchair
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Linen
Large Carved Flemish Baroque Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful carved walnut chair with nice patina and large scale
Category
Early 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Chair with 17th Century Flemish Upholstery
Located in Carmel, CA
17th Century Flemish upholstery depicting an image of Neptune on the back, and a mermaid on the seat
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 44 in W 25 in D 21 in
PAIR OF 17TH CENTURY ARMCHAIRS
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
PAIR OF FLEMISH BAROQUE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Style Charles Pollock for William Switzer Flemish Armchair
By William Switzer
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
18th century style Charles Pollock for William Switzer Flemish armchair
Priced each, 4 available
Category
20th Century Rustic Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in London, GB
A Flemish oak armchair, with most unusual carved Green Man motifs on the stretcher. Upholstered in
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
19th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Flemish walnut chair with carved back and arms. Supported on hand-turned legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Late 17th c. Flemish Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant and generous high-back late 17th century Flemish armchair in walnut, having well-shaped
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Tapestry
Franco Flemish Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Stunning late 1800s Franco Flemish carved walnut armchair, in original vintage condition with
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Baroque Revival Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Flemish Style Armchairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of attractive Flemish style armchairs, 20th century, upholstered in python print leather with
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fabric
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
. Upholstered in period Flemish verdure tapestry as is.
Category
Antique 1690s European Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 18th Century walnut baroque armchair, the upholstered arched back over shaped and carved
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With arched needlepoint back and downswept curved arms, needlepoint seat raised on block and turned legs with conforming H form stretchers.
Category
Antique 1690s French Baroque Armchairs
Flemish Turned Wood Armchair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Early 19th century Continental turned walnut chair with upholstered seat and back.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Armchairs
17th C Flemish Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
17th C Flemish walnut armchair with square back over caqueteuse arm supports with turned roundels
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Franco Flemish Baroque Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare 19th century Franco Flemish baroque carved walnut armchair with fine verdure tapestry
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Oak
Pair Of Flemish Baroque Oak Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Arched leather upholstered backs , square seat , turned legs , H form stretcher.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Flemish Baroque Walnut and Needlepoint Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched back and square seat, scrolled arms, os de mouton legs with shaped x stretcher. Needlepoint with brass tacks.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Armchairs
Flemish Baroque Oak Os De Mouton Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
NICELY UPHOLSTERED. DOWN SWEPT ARMS , SHAPED LEGS JOINED BY AN H STRETCHER
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Armchairs
Pair of 19th C. Flemish-Style Carved Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fourth quarter 19th century, each with a caned back surmounted by a foliate-and double-dolphin-carved crest, flanked to either side by fluted circular uprights, joined to the caned s...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
Flemish 17th Century Style Carved Walnut Throne Armchair, c. 1890
By Daniel Marot
Located in Richmond, London
A superb late 17th century Flemish style high-back armchair in walnut, richly carved in the taste
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English William and Mary Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Heavily carved walnut arm chairs with a wonderful patina. 25.25"W x 21"D x 33"H.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Baroque Armchairs
Set of 4 Flemish Carved Oak Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Set of 4 Belgian carved oak chairs, each ornately carved and having embroidered seats. All of the chairs are structurally sound and remain in good conditio...
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Robust Pair of Flemish Baroque Style Walnut Fauteuils a la Reine
Located in San Francisco, CA
an impressive pair of Flemish baroque style walnut open armchairs/fauteuils a la reine; each with
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
17th C Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ca 1700 Franco-Flemish walnut armchair, the back covered in 17th C verdure tapestry.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Baroque Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of French or Flemish walnut Baroque armchairs, having upholstered high squared backs and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare William & Mary Style Antique Victorian Wingback Brown Leather Armchair
By William & Mary
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
in fully restored condition
A very good looking and decorative wingback armchair with Flemish
Category
Antique 19th Century British William and Mary Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
H 47.25 in W 30.12 in D 31.89 in
RARE WILLIAM & MARY STYLE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WINGBACK BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
exact price.
A very good looking and decorative wingback armchair with Flemish looking carved wood legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
H 47.25 in W 30.12 in D 31.89 in
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Upholstered in Flemish tapestry, rectangular back and square seat, carved arms, turned legs and
Category
Antique 1730s European Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With upholstered wing back, straight arms and seat raised on turned legs with center and H form stretchers.
Category
Antique 1690s French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched upholstered back, downswept arms, turned legs and H-stretcher.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular back with embossed leather and brass tacks, turned arms and supports joining a leather seat, raised on turned legs with stretchers, toupie feet. Provenance; Fogg E...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Baroque Armchairs
Pair of Franco Flemish Baroque Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Barley twist framed chairs with carved faces to the front of arms. Nice patina. Wood in excellent condition. Upholstered in linen-blend.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Revival Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Flemish Walnut Elbow Chairs, Raw Silk Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of very rare Flemish early 17th century armchairs. Padded back
and seat (restored) covered
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Pair Of Hand Carved Arm Chairs Upholstered In Flemish Tapestry
Located in Larkspur, CA
Upholstered in 17th century Flemish tapestry with nail head trim and diamond sewn suede backs.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
19th century Flemish armchair
Located in Toronto, ON
Circa 1840 restored Flemish oak frame .
Reupholstered with zigzag Madeline Weinrib fabric
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Armchairs
Pair of 18th Century Flemish Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Flemish walnut armchairs with turned barley twist arms and carved female figures on the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Flemish Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Flemish style highback carved wood armchair. Newly reupholstered in linen. scroll arm and
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Linen
18th Century Flemish Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Flemish Walnut Armchair, Upholstered in Belgian Linen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Pair of Flemish High-Back Armchairs
Located in Seattle, WA
Carved lion heads and paw feet, turned stretchers, complete with well patinaed tapestry upholstery.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Flemish Side Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
upright and tall frame
of roughly-hewn, carved and notched wood
in deep, worn finish
upholstered in white burlap linen with scalloped-edge ruffle
of roughly-hewn, carved and notched wood
in deep, worn finish
upholstered in white burlap linen with scalloped-edge ruffle
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
18th C. Flemish Fauteuil
Located in New York, NY
18th Century walnut armchair re-upholstered in Loro Piana linen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Set of Four Flemish Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Four Flemish Empire Walnut Fauteuil with Carved Anthemion Decoration to Top Rail
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Armchairs
Franco-Flemish Fauteuil a la Reine
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine needlework upholstered armchair in the eighteenth century French style of Louis XIV. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Baroque Armchairs
Pair of 18th C. Flemish fauteuil
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 18th C. Flemish chairs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
French High Back Flemish Style Chair
Located in New York, NY
High back Flemish style chair with carved wooden arms and stretcher. Covered in muslin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
French High Back Flemish Style Chair
Located in New York, NY
High back Flemish style chair with carved wooden arms and stretcher. Covered in muslin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Flemish Style Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
great carving style AND GOOD BROCADE
Category
Vintage 1940s Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Large Flemish Style Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
pair of carved walnut Flemish Baroque style arm chairs
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Flemish or Spanish Leather High back arm chair
Located in Montecito, CA
Lovely leather desk chair in very stable condition with beautiful patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
French Tapestry Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
Handsome 18thC French walnut armchair with Flemish "Traveler" tapestry back. Seat and outer back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century Tapestry Upholstered Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of 19th century carved walnut Flemish style armchairs upholstered in 18th century tapestry.
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Armchairs
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Flemish Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the flemish armchair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each flemish armchair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer flemish armchair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right flemish armchair, those designed in Baroque and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Flemish Armchair?
Prices for a flemish armchair start at $1,250 and top out at $32,850 with the average selling for $3,071.
Finding the Right Armchairs for You
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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The boho-chic Enchanted Forest Swing, handmade by marginalized women from Turkey and Syria, is uplifting in every way.
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