19th Century French Giltwood Single Open Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French giltwood single open arm chair with finely carved lyre motif.
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Side Chairs
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century French Giltwood Single Open Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French giltwood single open arm chair with finely carved lyre motif.
Walnut, Giltwood
Pair of Directoire French Open Arms Painted Frames Arm Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Directoire French Open Arms Painted Frames Arm Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
A Pair of French Heavy Oak Brutalist style Open Arm Chairs, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Constructed from solid oak, the frames features clean, architectural lines with pronounced chamfered edges that highlight the natural grain and warmth of the wood. The open arm desig...
Fabric, Oak
A Pair of French Heavy Oak Brutalist style Open Arm Chairs, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Constructed from solid oak, the frames features clean, architectural lines with pronounced chamfered edges that highlight the natural grain and warmth of the wood. The open arm desig...
Upholstery, Oak
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted Open Arm Chairs, C. 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A refined pair of French chairs in the Louis XVI style, they feature painted wood frames with classic neoclassical detailing. The design includes fluted legs, straight backs, and sub...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Pair of Louis XIV Style Fauteuils 'Open Arm Chairs'
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century pair of Louis XIV style fauteuils (open arm chairs), French. Superbly figured walnut.
Upholstery, Walnut
A rare set of twelve George III mahogany open arm chairs in the French Hepplewhi
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare set of twelve George III mahogany open arm chairs in the French Hepplewhite taste, each with a fully upholstered rounded back and padded cabriole arms, the shaped seat rail ra...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19thC French Giltwood Open Arm Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC French Giltwood Open Arm Chair with Cabriole Legs, Scroll open Arms and upholstered in french country scenic fabric 26"w x 22"d x 35.5"h (17" to the seat)
Giltwood
$1,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Antique French Painted and Upholstered Directoire Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Price is per chair, each chair is sold separately. Antique French Directoire Open Arm Chairs Original painted finish, with beautiful patina.
Linen, Wood
A Pair of French Regency Style Open Arm Chairs These large arm chairs are very
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Regency Style Open Arm Chairs These large arm chairs are very comfortable the arms legs and back are delicately carved with Acanthus Leaves in the French style.
Velvet
Pair of Carved French Style Mohair Fabric Carved Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Carved French Style Mohair Fabric Carved Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
Mohair, Cherry
Pair of French Midcentury 1950s Black Lacquered Open Arm Chairs 'Scmit, Paris'
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French midcentury (1950s) black lacquered open arm chair with red leather upholstered seat and square back (metal tag: SCHMIT, PARIS).
Leather, Wood
A Pair of French Louis XV style open arm chairs, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These comfortable grey painted and giltwood chairs envelop you with the arched crests and rounded backs, small padded arms and deep fluffy cushions all supported by round tapering an...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
A Pair of French Heavy Oak Brutalist style Open Arm Chairs, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Constructed from solid oak, the frames features clean, architectural lines with pronounced chamfered edges that highlight the natural grain and warmth of the wood. The open arm desi...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
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 manner.
Bronze, Gold
Pair of painted and carved French Louis XV style open arm chairs circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant pair of painted and carved French Louis XV style open arm chairs circa 1900.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XIV style painted and gilt open arm chairs, C 1990.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of French Louis XIV style painted and gilt open arm chairs, C 1990.
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$28,000 / set
Pair of French Consulate Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Consolate mahogany (circa 1800) open arm chairs with beige leather seat and square back with an open X design (PRICED AS PAIR)
Pair Paint Decorated Louis XVI Open Arm Chairs, or Fauteuils
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of provincial oval back chairs feature carved bowknots, and stop fluted tapered legs. They are currently covered in floral Fortuny fabric.
Wood
$2,736Sale Price|64% Off
A French Louis XVI Style Ivory Painted and Parcel Gilt Oval Back Open Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and elegant French Louis XVI style ivory painted and parcel gilt oval back open armchair; the circular padded back with floral carved crest rail above padded arms over...
Wood
Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Country French Open Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of carved fruitwood French provincial open arm chairs are of generous proportion, and feature cabriole legs, and carved crest rails.
Fruitwood
French Provincial Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th Century) walnut open arm chair with needlepoint upholstery and turned legs and stretcher.
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique French Directoire Armchair, White with Gilt Decoration
Located in Queens, NY
French Directoire white painted open arm chair with gilt foliate decoration and shaped fluted arms, legs, and open fluted columns on back.
Wood
Regence Period Fauteuil in Walnut, France ca. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Regence period walnut fauteuil / open arm chair.
Upholstery, Walnut
Circa 1770 Pair of French Fauteuils En Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 pair of French fauteuils en cabriolet (open arm chairs). Transitional Rococo to Neo-classical period and design (Louis XV-XVI).
Beech, Walnut
Walnut Armchair with Turned Rail & Legs and Scroll Arms, France, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-19th century provincial French Fauteuil / open arm chair in walnut with unusual scroll arms and turned back rail and legs (front).
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,560Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Painted French Directoire Style Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These French Directoire style open arm chairs from around 1910 are a charming and elegant pair.
Wood
$6,850 / set
Pair regence style walnut wingback armchairs
Located in Augusta, GA
Lovely pair of French Regence style walnut open arm wingback chairs highly carved and newly upholstered in scalamandre ninfa crusca fabric
Wood
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs with Original Petit-Point
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI open arm chairs (fauteuils) features beautifully carved walnut and dates back to the 19th century.
Wood
French Open Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French open arm chair. Reupholstered in Rose Tarlow linen.
Pair of French open arm chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open arm chairs . Upholstered in belgian linen .
Pair of Open Arm Chairs Woven Seats, France 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of french open arm chairs with webbing circa 1950, beautiful bent arms beech wood.
Beech
Pair of Open Arm Bridge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French open arm bridge chairs with muslin upholstry
Oak, Muslin
Pair of French Provencial Styled Italian Open Arm Chairs
Located in Tacoma, WA
Pair of French Provencial styled open arm chairs with original paint.
Wood, Paint
#SB16 Louis XIV Style Open Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
LOUIS XIV STYLE OPEN ARM CHAIR IN MAHOGANY. UPHOLSTERED IN LINEN WITH A DOUBLE WELT DETAIL.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Empire Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire mahogany open arm chairs with red upholstery. Having reed form front arms with sabre legs.
Mahogany
Pair of Charles X Style Hand Carved Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Solid and mahogany veneers. Newly upholstered. Well carved, by hand. Please note that all purchases must be completed by May 31, 2022 and collected by June 29
Mahogany
Antique Louis XVI French Open Arm chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique gilt wood open arm chair upholstered in natural grain sack. This vintage chair has the original finish, which is a weathered patina gilt wood. We have reupholstered them in a...
Hemp
Pair of Luther Vandross Estate Zebra Hide and Gilded Antique Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two magnficent gilt French open arm chairs from the estate of R & B legend Luther Vandross.
Zebra Hide
Pair of French Carved Open Arm Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of sweet open arm chairs. The pair having Louis XV style cabriole legs leading to a curved and carved upper arm and back area with a wonderful upholstery and tufted back. Having...
Wood, Fabric
Antique French Provincial Painted and Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique French Provincial painted and upholstered open arm chair.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of open arm club chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ultra-suede upholstered open arm club chairs.
19th Century Giltwood Fauteuils
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis XVI French open arm chair. Original gilt finish, circa 1890-1900.
Antique Louis XV Style French Painted and Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Louis XV style French painted and upholstered open arm chair Painted in a soft white, with subtle distressed antique patina.
Linen, Wood
A Pair of French Art Deco Mahogany Open Form Arm Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of French art deco mahogany open form upholstered arm chairs; each with square upholstered back flanked by sweeping downscrolled, waterfall arms; the thick square sea...
Pair of French Dominique Open Arm Club Chairs c. 1940's
By Dominique
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of French Dominque open arm club chairs with subtly curved legs C. 1940's, reupholstered in Ralph Lauren butter almond yellow soft cotton corduroy.
Cotton, Wood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Vintage Pair of Painted and Upholstered French Louis XVI Style Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair of vintage french style open arm chairs painted in our antique white with subtle distressed edges, and antique patina.
Linen, Fruitwood
Sold
H 38 in W 27.5 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Distressed Painted French Louis XV Open Arm Bergère Fauteuil Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous French style chairs have that antique chipping white paint to replicate a truly old chair, but these were made in the 1990s and are in excellent condition. The chairs ...
Beech
Sold
H 39 in W 24 in D 23.5 in
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Painted French Fauteuils Armchairs in Grey Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful carved French open-arm chairs, painted in our signature oyster white finish.
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
French Art Deco Leather Chairs in the Style of Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful pair of French open-arm bentwood chairs with woven leather seats and back in the style of Audoux Minet.
19th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Open Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large beautifully carved Louis XVI gilt open arm chairs.
Wood
19th C Empire Open Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
pr of mid 19th c Empire mahogany and bronze dore open arm chairs. Beautiful bronze dore winged sphinxs.
Bronze
A Pair of French Louis Philippe Mahgany Open Arm Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of French Louis Philippe mahogany open arm chairs; each with arching crest rail above dramatically scrolled arms; the u-shaped seat with plain frieze apron raised on ...
A Pair Of French Louis XVI Style Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Louis XVI style open arm chairs with carved beechwood frames painted gray, the leaf and floral motif detailed frames having tapering fluted legs and ribbon carving.
A pair of French Louis XVI style open arm chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Louis XVI style grey painted open armchairs with arched backrest and tapering fluted legs. Circa 1880. 38” Height. 25” Wide, 23” Depth
Set of 4 19th c. French Louis XVI Open Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
set of 4 19th c gilt and painted green Louis XVI open arm chairs covered in floral material
Pair of Vintage French Louis XVI Style Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair open arm chairs 26”w x 27”d x 38”h Seat H:17”. Seat D:20”. Arm H:25” Louis XVI Style with painted gray finish with subtle distressed edges, and cotton upholtery. Legs are sol...
Cotton, Wood
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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