French Louis XVI Provençal Settee, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Provençal settee, 18th century Painted and patinated wood frame, recent Provençal upholstery in vintage pattern. A very beautiful, perfectly proportionned model in ...
Upholstery, Wood
Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Couch
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze couch French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 107cm, width 192cm, depth 72cm This beautiful canapé style couch is craft...
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat Lovely antique French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood loveseat or canape.
Wood
Louis XV Settee, Hand-Carved Beechwood, French Antique, Circa 1750
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Louis XV period settee, circa 1750–1770, carved and waxed beechwood, newly upholstered “in the white” with natural linen. The triple-arched backrest, serpentine seat rail and...
Beech
$756Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Bench in Carved Oak, France, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
3-seater bench / sofa with carved oak structure and original off-white / beige fabric. Louis XV style, France, circa 1880-1920. In good general condition: - structure in excellent ...
Fabric, Wood, Oak
A large and richly carved French 18th century Louis XV period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French early 19th century Louis XV st. walnut canapé.
Walnut
Period French Directoire Mahogany Cannape in Gold Empire Silk Fabric
By Adam Jacob
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Classic Directoire mahogany cannape with lion's head arm supports and paw feet, accented by Empire ormolu mounts and upholstered in gold Empire style silk yellow fabric.
Mahogany
French Directoire Grey Painted Sofa Turned Fluted Legs circa 1795 New Upholstery
Located in Epfach, DE
A handsome French Directoire sofa, circa 1800, its grey painted frame embodying the restrained elegance that marked the transition from Louis XVI refinement to Empire severity. The s...
Fabric, Wood
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Settee, François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved settee by François Linke (d. 1946). The finely carved frame, upholstered in a recent cream fabric, topped with an...
Fabric, Giltwood
1790s Louis XVI Period French Painted Sofa with Oval Back and Carved Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period sofa from circa 1790 with antique beige painted finish, oval back, carved foliage and fluted legs. Indulge in the romance of bygone eras with this exquisite...
Upholstery, Wood
Banquette Club en cuir convertible avec assises velours 1920's
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Banquette Club en cuir convertible avec assises velours 1920's
Leather, Velvet
$7,975
17th Century Walnut Sofa
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine 17th century walnut Louis XIII canapé. The original frame was fully restored and newly upholstered by our workshop.
Walnut
Napoleon III sofa in ebonized wood with floral carving, black and white striped
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful 3-seater sofa or divan, second half of the 19th century, Napoleon III era. Divan with a profile of galvanized bars and carved wooden cornucopias as the upper finials. Solid...
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
Restoration Period Turkish Sofa With Swan Neck
Located in Charmes, FR
Turkish or billiard sofa, restoration period, swan neck decoration, discolored and stained fabric on the cushion as well as a small, unusual and decorative acro model
Wood
19th Century Renaissance Revival Louis XIII Style Sofa in Solid Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Renaissance Revival sofa crafted in solid oak and executed in the enduring Louis XIII style. The architectural frame is defined by bold barley twist supports, turned str...
Fabric, Mohair, Oak
Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Enhance your living space with this Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape, a stunning antique piece that embodies timeless elegance and craftsmanship.
Walnut
19th Century French Cane Back Canape
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French cane back canape. Circa 1860.
Upholstery, Cane
$8,900 / set
French Directoire Unique Fireplace Split Canape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully designed French Directoire canape highlighted with paint and water gilding.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Style Canapé
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An elegant carved wood upholstered canapé.
Upholstery, Wood
Romantic Canape French, 19th Century in Oilwood
Located in Madrid, ES
romantic canape French, 19th century in Oilwood. Upholstered seat and back, decorated with floral motifs.
Wood
Fine Quality French Louis XV Style Giltwood Canapé
Located in Cheshire, GB
An elegant and finely carved French Louis XV style giltwood canapé of serpentine form, raised on graceful cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet.
Giltwood
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Canape
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a sofa Corbeille which means Basket because it wrapped you inside the sofa. Beautiful Louis XVI line with little pineapples on the frame. The fabric is in good condition. Won...
Walnut
$3,600 / set
Pair of French Louis XV Style Canapé Settees
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of upholstered settees with shaped backs and carved aprons on cabriole legs with scroll feet. Materials: walnut, fabric
Fabric, Walnut
$13,500
Regence Walnut Canapé
Located in Vista, CA
Regence style canapé in walnut wood. Recently upholstered.
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt Canapé
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A glorious Louis XVI style canapé-settee from 19th century France, with parcel gilt details to enhance the neoclassical motifs of the white painted frame.
Gold Leaf
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Giltwood Canapé Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely elegant French 18th century Louis XVI period giltwood canapé settee.
Giltwood
French Louis XVI painted wood and cane settee, canape, banquette
Located in London, GB
A very elegant Louis XVI painted wood and cane settee, canape, banquette. Will have been re-caned at some point and possibly repainted or refinished. Minor damage, please view photos...
Cane, Wood
Late 18th Century French Walnut Canape With Original Petit Point
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very rare and fine 18th Century canape with finely carved walnut legs and stretcher. The original petit point and needle point is in excellent condition for its age. Hoof feet mo...
Wood
19th Century Portuguese Canape
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portuguese Canape XVIII, in Brazilian rosewood with carvings and cane seat. Dim.: 98 x 174 x 54 cm. Very good condition.
Wood, Rosewood
Napoleon III Period Ebonised Canape
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An elegant Napoleon III period French sofa or canape. The ebonised frame with gilded carved details has a corbeille form with down-swept arms and a serpentine front.
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Canapé de Lit Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or wall with this elegant antique French carved giltwood canapé de lit, crafted circa 1870.
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century French Louis XVI Canapes with Giltwood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (18th Century) canapes / Settees with a curved and carved giltwood frame with a circular panel in the backrest, which curves forward to create the Settee's a...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
$1,169Sale Price|55% Off
French antique Damask Canape-2 Seater Sofa-Settee-Louis XVI Style-1900s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Exquisite 19th-century French Sofa embodies the timeless elegance of Louis XVI-inspired Design – with perfectly balanced proportions and intricate carvings. Handcrafted from solid wo...
Cotton, Silk, Wood, Damask
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
By Louis Delanois
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760 Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier França...
Walnut
$12,425Sale Price / set|40% Off
1870 French Empire Marquetry Inlaid Suite Berger Armchairs & Settee Canape, Pair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French marquetry inlaid circa 1870 Empire style three piece suite with neoclassical detailing A very rare and good looking set, th...
Silk, Hardwood
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Gold Upholstered Sofa Canape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Gold Upholstered Sofa Canape.
Walnut
Refined and Chic French Louis XV Carved Walnut Settee Sofa Canape Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined French Louis XV carved walnut settee, circa 1920, embodies the elegance and sophistication of classic French design.
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Style Cream Distress Painted Petite Canape Settee Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Cream Distress Painted Petite Canape Sma...
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Carved Giltwood Canape Cameo Settee Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Carved Giltwood Canape Cameo Settee Sofa.
Fabric, Wood
$2,224Sale Price|20% Off
Second Empire Fine Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Canapé—Napoleon III, 1860
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine and well preserved mahogany & gilt bronze canapé from the Second Empire Period under the reign of Napoleon III. Absolutely wonderful condition, seat cushion has been redone in...
Bronze
$6,900Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, Scalamandre Upholstery
By Gervais Durand
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, New Handwoven Scalamandre Upholstery.
Textile, Giltwood
Portuguese CANAPE, PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS and PAIR OF CHAIRS 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CANAPE PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS AND PAIR OF CHAIRS Portuguese from the 19th century, in Brazilian rosewood with carvings. Seats and back in straw. Small defects. Dim.: (canapé) 124 x 141 x...
Wood
Regal Aubusson Upholstered Parlor Suite with Loveseat Canape and 4 Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI five piece carved walnut parlor suite richly upholstered in exceptional and rare handwoven Aubusson tapestries.
Tapestry, Walnut
Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles Serpentine Shaped Sofa, Settee Upholstered
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles serpentine-shaped sofa. Featuring carved detailing, decorated with floral motifs and acanthus, with original Verde paint. The seat rails display c...
Walnut
Fine Carved Disressed Painted Louis XV Settee Canape Possible Green Silk Damask
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ideal for placement in a living room, salon, or entryway, this French Louis XV settee embodies the grandeur of antique European design.
Walnut
Original antique Empire Sofa / canapé circa 1860-1870 Empire Room mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Empire sofa circa 1860-1870 from an Empire room. Massive mahogany cast with Empire caryadites bronze. Top condition. Measurments: width:140cm Height: 100cm Depht: 80cm.
Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Canapés by Pierre Laroque With Original Beauvais Tapestries
By Pierre Laroque
Located in London, by appointment only
Museum quality pair of late 18th century Louis XVI neoclassical Canapes retaining their original Beauvais 18th century petit point needlework covers.
Upholstery, Giltwood, Tapestry
Late 19th Century French Pair of French Louis XV Marquis
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine Pair of Late 19th-Century French Louis XV Style Gilded Canapés / Marquises Exude palatial grandeur with this magnificent, matching pair of late 19th-century French Lou...
Textile, Walnut
19th Century French Carved Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An elegantly refined mid-19th Century French formal two-seat canapé or sofa. The frame has all over carving and gilding with subtle cabriole legs and the whole recently reupholstered.
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa from 19th Century Parlor Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Refined antique French Louis XVI sofa or canapé from the Napoleon III Belle Epoque era.
Mohair, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Sofa, Solid Oak, Cream Jacquard
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined late 19th century French Louis XVI style canapé, sourced in Rochefort, France and structurally revised in our workshop.
Fabric, Jacquard, Oak
19th Century French Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry 7-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Tarzana, CA
Each chair having an oval back, padded arms and put down on cabriole legs, upholstered in fine Aubusson tapestry with floral sprays. French, Circa 1870 Dimensions Canape Height: ...
Giltwood, Tapestry
Pair of French Pillows Made of 19th Century Aubusson Tapestries with Foliage
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Atlanta, GA
With their skillfully woven decor, this pair of 19th century Aubusson tapestry pillows will bring a touch of French elegance to any sofa, canapé or settee.
Tapestry
Directoire Settee, Antique Beechwood, Handcrafted, Paris, Circa 1796
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 18th Century, an original Directoire settee from France, in good condition. The hand scraped wood frame of the French period canape has the original patina.
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Beech
Louis XVI Style Beechwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
In good original unrestored condition. France, Circa 1890. Canapé Height : 98 cm 39 inches Width : 168 cm 66 inches Depth : 69 cm 27 inches Fauteuils : Height : 92 cm ...
Tapestry, Beech
18th C. Louis XV Sofa Set with Armchairs, Hand-Carved Giltwood, Original Silk
Located in Madrid, ES
Three piece set, late 18th century French Louis XV canapé / sofa / settee with two matching armchairs.
Silk, Giltwood
A Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Aubusson Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The tapestry retains a good colour and has only minimal wear, as to be expected with age. French, circa 1890. The canapé: Height : 106 cm 42 inches Width : 140 cm 55 inches...
Tapestry, Giltwood
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Sofa with Floral Carvings and Tapestry Uphol
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine example of provincial French craftsmanship, this Louis XV canapé is both refined and inviting, perfect for adding a romantic, timeworn elegance to a salon, foyer, or sitting r...
Walnut
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.
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