A set of six French Directoire style painted dining room chairs, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Comprised of six side chairs all painted and of pegged construction. Having rosette and diamond carved crests above pierced splats and upholstered seats, all supported by turned tape...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Set of Ten French Mahogany Directoire St. Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and complete set of ten French turn of the century Directoire st. mahogany dining chairs. Each chair is raised by elegant lightly curved square tapered legs below the ...
Mahogany
Set of Nine 18th Century French Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of Nine 18th Century French Directoire Dining Chairs is a relatively rare find, especially with this level of quality and preservation! The diamond pattern mohair is of the best...
Fabric, Sycamore
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Set of six antique chairs France mahogany early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 88 x 47 x 44 cm, seat height: 48 cm Description: Set of six French directoire chairs in mahogan...
Wood
Set Of 4 Directoire Period Dining Chairs
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A charming set of four Directoire period cherry wood dining chairs from the early 19th century A very beautiful set of superb quality, resting on fluted legs connected by wooden cro...
Cherry
Set of Six French Directoire Style Dining Chairs Bronze Accents
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A refined set of six French neoclassical dining chairs comprised of two armchairs and four side chairs, executed in the Louis XVI or Directoire style. The set features warm honey-ton...
Bronze
Set of 8 French Directoire Walnut Dining Chairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Provence, France, this set of eight French Directoire walnut dining chairs showcases the restrained elegance and refined proportions associated with the Directoire period....
Fabric, Walnut
Set of Eight French 19th Century Directoire St. Patinated Wood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very unique complete set of eight French 19th century Directoire st. patinated wood dining chairs. Each chair is raised by lovely turned circular legs at the front wit...
Wood
$1,895 / set
French Pair of Period Directoire Side Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A regal pair of French side chairs from the Directoire period (circa 1795-1800). The chairs have chalk-white painted frames now patinated to fine craquelure texture softening the sym...
Velvet, Wood, Paint
$3,800 / set
Set of Six Directoire-Style Dining Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of six Directoire-style dining chairs with a painted frame, scroll-back crest, and tapered turned legs. The upholstered backs and seats are shown in the detail images, highlighti...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Rare set of 6 Directoire Dining Chairs with Elaborate Carved Backs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant set of six French Louis XVI style dining chairs exudes classical refinement and timeless sophistication. Crafted with carved and painted frames in a soft antique white f...
Beech
19th Century Set of Six Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of six mahogany French dining chairs made in the transitional directoire pre-Empire taste. The chairs feature gracefully curved backs decorated with bronze toned ormolu r...
Brass, Ormolu
$2,800 / set
Set of Six Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of six painted side chairs with upholstered seats and backs in three different colors, with cream-painted frames, fluted tapered legs, and small carved rosette details at the sea...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$3,719Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 6 Maison Jansen Attributed Balloon Back Circular Directoire Dining Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This set of six Maison Jansen attributed Directoire dining chairs exemplifies refined French craftsmanship and timeless neoclassical design. Featuring elegant balloon backrests with ...
Walnut
Set of 8 Directoire Shield Back Louis XVI Style Distressed Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring timeless French elegance to your dining space with this exceptional set of French Directoire style shield back dining chairs.
Textile, Walnut
Set of Six Vintage Directoire Dining Chairs, 1960s, Black Gloss Finish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We have admired this style of chairs for years, but it took 13 years in business to find this set. Custom made in the early 1960s by Indianapolis Chair Co in Aurora, Indiana for a Be...
Wood
An Exceptional Set of Six Inlaid Directoire Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Charles Percier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
All six frames featuring swan shaped brass inlaid motifs strikingly silhouetted against ebonized panels within brass moldings, over hand carved lyre-shaped splats replete with brass ...
Brass
$7,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Directoire Period Set of Six Bleached Beechwood Chairs, 18th c.
Located in Wichita, KS
A very charming set of six French dining chairs from the Directoire period. The frames are solid bleached beechwood nicely patinated with pegged mortise & tenon joinery. Scrolled...
Fabric, Beech
$6,294 / set
Directoire Side Chairs (Sets of 2)
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large mahogany side chairs, with an over scroll padded back and seat above floral capital carved and paneled sabre legs. Inspired by a 19th-century French original. Dimensions: 23" W...
Wood
$11,000 / set
1950s French Iron and Brass Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
1950s French iron and brass dining chairs. The chairs have iron frames, are black vinyl, with brass finials to the top and brass ball feet. The chairs also have sloping arms and fold...
Brass, Iron
$6,594 / set
Directoire Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Two mahogany armchairs, with an over scroll padded back and seat between open scroll arms and above floral capital carved and paneled sabre legs. Inspired by a 19th-century French or...
Wood
$19,000 / set
1950s French Iron and Brass Dining Table and Chairs
Located in New York, NY
1950s French iron and brass dining table and chairs. The set has iron frames, chairs are black vinyl, with brass finials to the top and brass ball feet. The chairs also have sloping ...
Brass, Iron
Set of 4 19th c. Italian Directoire Style Painted Dolphin Arm Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant set of four Neoclassical painted side chairs is a remarkable example of refined European craftsmanship, blending classical architecture with mythological symbolism to cr...
Walnut
Set of 8 Maison Jansen Style French Louis XVI Dining Chairs Circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your dining space with this exquisite set of eight French Louis XVI / Directoire–style dining chairs, crafted in the sophisticated tradition of Maison Jansen.
Faux Leather, Walnut
$23,500 / set
Set of 13 Fine French Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 13 fine French Neoclassical cherry wood dining chairs in an Empire-Directoire style with carved and blackened wood details.
Cherry
$2,034 / set
French White Painted Dining Chairs (Sets of 2)
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring a beautifully painted white beechwood frame, this chair exudes refined French Directoire-inspired charm. The seat is upholstered in soft off-white leather, providing a luxu...
Leather, Wood
Set of Six French Restauration Gondola Dining Chairs, Mahogany, 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming set of six carved and inlaid mahogany Gondola dining chairs in the French Restauration style. The chairs date to the second half of the 20th century and are in ver...
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Lyon, France, this set of ten late 19th-century Louis XVI dining chairs is crafted from fruitwood and showcases the clean neoclassical lines associated with the Louis XVI ...
Chenille, Fruitwood
Set of Four Samuel Copelon Swan & Lyre Back Dining Chairs
By Samuel Copelon
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of four wrought iron lyre-back chairs in the French style by the Samuel Copelon Company of New York, one with original label. They feature art deco bronze swan finials and padd...
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Set of Eight 18th Century Neoclassical Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of Eight 18th Century Neoclassical Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs will make a timeless statement in any room!
Mohair, Mahogany
Set of Six Barbara Barry for Baker Spindle Back Dining Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company, Barbara Barry
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant set of six dining chairs designed by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture, comprised of two armchairs and four side chairs. Each chair features a tall, architecturally propor...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fantastic set of 10 French Louis XVI Cane Damask Upholstered Dinng Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Set of 10 French Louis XVI Style Carved Dining Chairs – 1940s, Cane Backs, Gilt Accents & Removable Upholstered Panels This exceptional set of ten 1940s French Louis XVI–style dinin...
Cane, Beech
Set of Six Art Deco Oak Chairs, Shield Back and Sabre Legs, France, 1930s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
French workshop, set of six dining chairs, solid oak and fabric, France, 1930s.
Fabric, Oak
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.
Mahogany
French 18th Century Directoire Mahogany Chairs with Silk Blend Upholster Fabric
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful set of four late 18th-early 19th century European Directoire period mahogany gondola chairs will be the perfect addition to your dining room or living room as they can...
Fabric, Cotton, Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Maison Jansen Style Dining Table With Bronze Swan Finials Circa 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Peabody, MA
French art deco, Maison Jansen style table in red lacquered wrought iron with bronze corner embellishments of a stylized swan. See our separate listing for corresponding chairs.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Set of Eight French Directoire Side Chairs, Attributed to Jacob, Circa 1800
By Georges Jacob
Located in New York, NY
Set of Eight Directoire Side Chairs France, circa 1795–1805 This refined set of eight French Directoire side chairs exemplifies the restrained neoclassicism that emerged in the year...
Wood
Set of four Neoclassical 18th Century Upholstered dining Chairs in Pink France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Directoire-style dining chairs illustrate the minimally adorned style that became favorable after the French Revolution.
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Arm Desk Chair Needlepoint Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century French Directoire style dining chair. Made from solid mahogany with a contoured crest rail over vase shaped splat. Features scrolled arms, a pink needlepoint ...
Tapestry, Mahogany
Fine Pair Quality Paint Decorated French 1920s Era Directoire Louis XVI Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Introduce timeless Parisian sophistication into your home with this exquisite pair of French Louis XVI paint-decorated armchairs, a beautiful example of neoclassical elegance and fin...
Beech
$960Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Empire Curule Stool, Beech Wood, Upholstered Seat, France
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An extremely elegant 19th-century Empire-style curule stool standing on veneered, curved X legs linked by a turned baluster-shaped stretcher and terminating in lion's paws. The padde...
Beech
$2,950 / set
Pair Louis XVI Gilt Frame Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Whether placed in a formal living room, elegant library, luxurious bedroom, refined sitting room, or at the ends of a grand dining table, they bring an unmistakable sense of French s...
Wood
$3,999Sale Price|20% Off
New Contemporary Oushak Rug with Hollywood Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Evoke an indulgent high-end experience with this luxurious Oushak style rug centered around comfort and a sensual touch while creating sultry drama with a sophisticated edge. Perfect...
Wool, Silk
Set of 4 Baker Milling Road Neoclassical Mahogany & Parchment Leather Armchairs
By Baker Furniture Company, Milling Road
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Executed in richly figured mahogany, the chairs combine French Directoire and Louis XVI influences with the understated elegance of late twentieth-century American craftsmanship.
Leather, Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Eight Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in Alicante, ES
An early 19th century set of six original Directoire dining chairs and two copies. I found it extremely difficult to identify the copies. The authentication, from an extremely reputa...
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 19th century set of six dining room chairs with refreshed paint and newly upholstered in a cream/taupe stripe fabric. Directoire style.
Fabric, Paint, Wood
Set of Six Directoire Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
The chairs are in walnut. The fabric is a beige linen.
Unavailable
H 29.5 in W 65.5 in D 60 in
19th Century Directoire Mahogany Dining Table with five leaves
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Directoire mahogany dining table has five 21.5" leaves, all of which have an apron. Armless chairs recommended... Legs are simply tapered and have brass trim and caste...
Mahogany
Sideboard With Monopodia
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (French, 1770-1841) The sideboard has a white marble top, with two plain supports at the back and two richly sculpted monopodia at the fron...
Marble
18th Century Neoclassical Armchair
Located in Richmond, London
Soane owned a pair of armchairs of the Bank design at his own home at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, now the Soane Museum, and adapted the design for a set of dining-chairs supplied by John R...
Upholstery
Set of Directoire Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of six Directoire style beech wood dining room chairs, circa 1910. These chairs have nice clean lines that would compliment either a neoclassical or contemporary interior. All of...
Linen, Wood
French Directoire Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Directoire style dining chair, a hand carved distressed beech and oak dining chair with turned top rail, an upholstered cushion seat raised on turned and tapered legs with flo...
Wood
French set of 6 Dining chairs Directoire wood, black leather
By French Foundry Pierret-Depaix et Cie
Located in Valladolid, ES
A very special set of chairs, perfect to complete a dining table, a living room… With an elegant, classic and timeless style.
Leather, Wood
Directoire Antique French Dining Chairs, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Directoire style antique French chairs made with solid wood construction that has been finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. We love the elegant stylized acanthus...
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 6 Directoire Style dining room chairs
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of 6 chairs made of cherry wood with newly upholstery, simple and elegant.
French 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
I love the line of the Directoire, simple with a bit of curve and movement, nice old patine of the walnut, they are very beautiful.
Walnut
French 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Those chairs are 19th century Directoire style and match very well with the modern furniture. It is rare to found a set of 10 chairs. The wood back of the chairs are slightly curved ...
Walnut
French Antique Directoire Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Directoire style set of eight dining chairs of solid walnut, with beautifully carved frames. Professionally reupholstered in a beige velvet blend. Seat height is 20 in.
Walnut
French Directoire Style Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six French Directoire style dining chairs. Hand-carved frames with cream patined finish and gold leaf accents. Professionally reupholstered in a velvet blend. Seats are 19.5" ...
French 20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful simple line and nice color of the walnut.They are in good condition with the use of age.
Walnut
Set of Eight French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of eight Directoire style French dining chairs made of solid cherrywood. We love the X-shape design of the backs and the strong tapered front legs. The olive green vinyl is in go...
Upholstery, Wood
French Directoire Dining Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Directoire style dining armchair, a hand carved distressed beech and oak dining chair with turned top rail, down scrolled uprights and arms enclosing Anthemion carved splat, t...
Wood
Set of Six French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of six French Directoire style dining side chairs with a painted finish and bronze mounting.
Bronze
Walnut Directoire Period Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A set of six Directoire period walnut dining chairs with beautiful classic lines and a seat covered with "petit point” tapestry. We love these elegant details.
Walnut
19th Century French Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stylish carved and painted Directoire style chairs comprised of five side chairs and one arm chair. Charmingly aged and worn, but sturdy and sound. The single armchair measures 33 1/...
Wood
Directoire Style Leather Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Directoire style leather dining chair upholstered with brown leather to the seat and back, in a warm walnut finish, supported on slender turned tapering legs, and finished w...
Wood
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted and gilded Directoire dining chairs. Two armchairs and four side chairs.
French Directoire Style Walnut Dining Side Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Birmingham, AL
Set of six vintage French Directoire style side chairs handcrafted of walnut, circa 1970s. These Neoclassical dining chairs feature a tailored look with a curved, wraparound back rai...
Walnut
Set of 8 Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
French antique set of eight Directoire style dining chairs in hand painted, solid cherrywood. Upholstered in a light brown colored velvet with brass nail heads. Seat height is 19 inc...
Cherry
Set of Four French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful set of four French Directoire style dining chairs in original painted fruitwood with hand carved and gilded details.
Fruitwood
Set of 6 Midcentury French Directoire Style Inlaid Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 midcentury French Directoire style inlaid dining chairs was handcrafted from solid cherrywood with inlaid heart walnut. Inlaid bordering and diamond motifs appear throughout...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Set of Six French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant set of six French Directoire style chairs in ebonized and French polished fruit wood, classic hand carved details on the back, great sitting angle, very strong and comfortable.
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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