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Pair Paint Decorated Louis XVI Open Arm Chairs, or Fauteuils
Pair Paint Decorated Louis XVI Open Arm Chairs, or Fauteuils

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.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Painted and Upholstered Louis XVI Style Open Arm Fauteuils
19th Century Pair of Painted and Upholstered Louis XVI Style Open Arm Fauteuils

19th Century Pair of Painted and Upholstered Louis XVI Style Open Arm Fauteuils

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

19th century pair of painted and upholstered open arm fauteuils in the Louis XVI style. Beautiful

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Paint, Wood

Louis XVI Style Armchair in Cotton Velvet
Louis XVI Style Armchair in Cotton Velvet

Louis XVI Style Armchair in Cotton Velvet

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Louis XVI style armchair in camel cotton velvet. Large vintage carved and painted wood open French

Category

Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Louis XVI Style Armchair in Camel Silk Velvet
Louis XVI Style Armchair in Camel Silk Velvet

Louis XVI Style Armchair in Camel Silk Velvet

Located in New York, NY

Louis XVI style armchair in camel silk velvet. Large vintage carved and painted wood open French

Category

Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of French Maple Lattice Pink Upholstered Arm Chairs
Pair of French Maple Lattice Pink Upholstered Arm Chairs

Pair of French Maple Lattice Pink Upholstered Arm Chairs

By Dominique

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of French (1940s) maple armchairs with open lattice design under arms and pink upholstered

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Maple

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils

Located in Dallas, TX

Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils

Located in Dallas, TX

Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair Of French Style Open Armchairs By Simon Loscertales Bona, Spain C.1950
Pair Of French Style Open Armchairs By Simon Loscertales Bona, Spain C.1950

Pair Of French Style Open Armchairs By Simon Loscertales Bona, Spain C.1950

By Simón Loscertales Bona 1

Located in London, GB

SIMON LOSCERTALES BONA, SPAIN C.1950 A pair of French Style open armchairs, with three carved and

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Fruitwood

Bespoke Art Deco Oak & Lucite Open Frame Upholstered Armchair With Provenance
Bespoke Art Deco Oak & Lucite Open Frame Upholstered Armchair With Provenance

Bespoke Art Deco Oak & Lucite Open Frame Upholstered Armchair With Provenance

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A Bespoke Art Deco Open Frame Oak Adjustable Armchair From The Designers Guild London With Lucite

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Lucite, Oak

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Jean-Pierre Louis
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Jean-Pierre Louis

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Jean-Pierre Louis

By Jean Pierre Louis

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A classic pair of French Empire period open armchairs in well figured and carved mahogany; each

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Silk

19th Century French Carved Walnut Throne Chair, 1890s
19th Century French Carved Walnut Throne Chair, 1890s

19th Century French Carved Walnut Throne Chair, 1890s

Located in Miami, FL

We are pleased to offer for sale this incredible French designed open armchair, ridge rail pierced

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Salon Chairs
Pair of Salon Chairs

Pair of Salon Chairs

Located in London, England

Pair of French salon open armchairs in original gilding and paint finish. Circa 1890 H 87cm (SH

Category

Antique 1890s French Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French Open Armchair
French Open Armchair

French Open Armchair

Unavailable|$7,200

French Open Armchair

Located in Stamford, CT

A finely carved French walnut open armchair with petitpoint and needlepoint upholstery with velvet

Category

French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

French Open Armchairs
French Open Armchairs

French Open Armchairs

Unavailable|$8,900 / set

French Open Armchairs

Located in Stamford, CT

A pair of generously proportioned turn of the century French Louis XV style carved and gilded

Category

Early 20th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

18th Century French Armchair
18th Century French Armchair

18th Century French Armchair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A large 18th century French open armchair.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of painted open armchairs/ fauteuils
Pair of painted open armchairs/ fauteuils

Pair of painted open armchairs/ fauteuils

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Presenting a pair of early 19th-century French open armchairs at Hutton-Clarke Antiques

Category

Antique 1840s Neoclassical Revival Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of Louis XV Style Beechwood Carved Fauteuils
Pair of Louis XV Style Beechwood Carved Fauteuils

Pair of Louis XV Style Beechwood Carved Fauteuils

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of French open armchairs in the French Louis XV style. Cartouche shaped padded backs, padded

Category

Mid-20th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century, French Painted Open Armchair
18th Century, French Painted Open Armchair

18th Century, French Painted Open Armchair

Located in Suffolk, GB

A very decorative 18th century, French painted open armchair. The legs are turned & fluted

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Pretty French Walnut Open Armchairs
Pair of Pretty French Walnut Open Armchairs

Pair of Pretty French Walnut Open Armchairs

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

Pair of pretty French walnut open armchairs. Standing on Cabriole legs with carved toes and carved

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Open Armchairs, circa 1820
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Open Armchairs, circa 1820

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Open Armchairs, circa 1820

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

This is a lovely pair of? early 19th century French Empire mahogany open armchairs, with beautiful

Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

19th Century French Regency Style Carved Open Armchair
19th Century French Regency Style Carved Open Armchair

19th Century French Regency Style Carved Open Armchair

Located in Atlanta, GA

Late 19th century French Regency style carved wood open armchair. Measures: 28.25" H arm.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Regency Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French Carved Giltwood Open Armchair, circa 1880
19th Century French Carved Giltwood Open Armchair, circa 1880

19th Century French Carved Giltwood Open Armchair, circa 1880

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The beautifully carved giltwood single open armchair, in the Louis XVI taste, and of very fine

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

Large 18th Century French Régence Fauteuil or Open Armchair
Large 18th Century French Régence Fauteuil or Open Armchair

Large 18th Century French Régence Fauteuil or Open Armchair

Located in London, GB

Large Louis XV armchair with carved arms and legs, with a central shell motif on the apron

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

18th Century French Oak and Upholstered High Back Open Armchair
18th Century French Oak and Upholstered High Back Open Armchair

18th Century French Oak and Upholstered High Back Open Armchair

Located in London, GB

A good mid-18th century French oak high back open armchair. The upholstered seat and back with

Category

Antique 1750s French French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Charles X Inlaid Mahogany and Walnut Open Armchair, France
Charles X Inlaid Mahogany and Walnut Open Armchair, France

Charles X Inlaid Mahogany and Walnut Open Armchair, France

Located in Hollywood, FL

The back frieze with scrolling inlay over down curved arms with scrolls and a seat frieze with inlay over splayed legs.

Category

Antique 1820s French Charles X Armchairs

Large Louis XV Style French Fauteuil 'Open Armchair, ' circa 1860
Large Louis XV Style French Fauteuil 'Open Armchair, ' circa 1860

Large Louis XV Style French Fauteuil 'Open Armchair, ' circa 1860

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

(open armchair) retaining its original 19th century needle work upholstery and brass studding, circa

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of French Louis Antique Style Painted Open Fauteuil Armchairs
Pair of French Louis Antique Style Painted Open Fauteuil Armchairs

Pair of French Louis Antique Style Painted Open Fauteuil Armchairs

Located in Selston, Nottinghamshire

Shaped backrest with exposed furniture tack detail bordered by painted moulded frame Leading to painted scrolled and moulded armrests Over a fixed seat base which is over stuff...

Category

2010s French Louis XV Armchairs

Pair of French Neoclassical Painted Louis XVI Open Armchairs, circa 1780
Pair of French Neoclassical Painted Louis XVI Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Pair of French Neoclassical Painted Louis XVI Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

This is a​ lovely pair of French late 18th century neoclassical painted Louis XVI period Open

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Oak

Rare Pair of French Empire/Directoire Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780
Rare Pair of French Empire/Directoire Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Rare Pair of French Empire/Directoire Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

painted military open-armchairs. The scoops at the end of the arms are to allow you to sit while wearing a

Category

Antique 1780s French Directoire Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

Late 18th Century French Painted Open Armchair in the Hepplewhite Manner
Late 18th Century French Painted Open Armchair in the Hepplewhite Manner

Late 18th Century French Painted Open Armchair in the Hepplewhite Manner

By George Hepplewhite

Located in London, GB

An extremely chic example of a French Hepplewhite period painted armchair. The pierced 'wheel-back

Category

Antique 1770s French Hepplewhite Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Paint

Pair of Small French Early 18th Century Louis XV Open Armchairs
Pair of Small French Early 18th Century Louis XV Open Armchairs

Pair of Small French Early 18th Century Louis XV Open Armchairs

Located in London, GB

A pair of Louis XV armchairs of small proportions carved in beech with scrolling acanthus leaves

Category

Antique 1730s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Beech

Old Mahogany Upholstered Open Armchair
Old Mahogany Upholstered Open Armchair

Old Mahogany Upholstered Open Armchair

Located in New York, NY

Fine Old Mahogany Hand Carved French Hepplewhite Style Open Armchair with Upholstered Seat and Back.

Category

20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Open Arm Chair
French Open Arm Chair

French Open Arm Chair

Unavailable|$4,200

French Open Arm Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French open arm chair. Reupholstered in Rose Tarlow linen. Carved walnut with spaced nail heads.

Category

20th Century French Armchairs

Pair of Open Armchairs with Chintz Fabric
Pair of Open Armchairs with Chintz Fabric

Pair of Open Armchairs with Chintz Fabric

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of French Country style open armchairs with metal nail head trim and upholstered in floral

Category

20th Century French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Fine Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Open Armchairs in the Baroque Style
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Open Armchairs in the Baroque Style

Fine Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Open Armchairs in the Baroque Style

Located in Suffolk, GB

A fine and imposing pair of 19th century French walnut open armchairs in the Baroque style. This

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-20th Century Walnut and Leather Open Armchair
Mid-20th Century Walnut and Leather Open Armchair

Mid-20th Century Walnut and Leather Open Armchair

Located in New York, NY

Mid-20th century walnut and leather open armchair. 'Thonet.'

Category

Vintage 1950s French Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Walnut

Six Louis XVI Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780
Six Louis XVI Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Six Louis XVI Painted Open Armchairs, circa 1780

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

A rare and important late 18th century suite of six Louis XVI period painted open armchairs

Category

Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

19th Century Louis XV Style Fauteuil or Open Armchair

19th Century Louis XV Style Fauteuil or Open Armchair

Located in Sydney, NSW

Antique French Louis XV style fauteuil in walnut with original Aubusson tapestry upholstery.

Category

Antique 1870s French Rococo Revival Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Carved Louis XV Walnut Fauteuil or Open Armchair, Mid-18th Century
Carved Louis XV Walnut Fauteuil or Open Armchair, Mid-18th Century

Carved Louis XV Walnut Fauteuil or Open Armchair, Mid-18th Century

Located in London, GB

Mid-18th century walnut open armchair. With carved flowers and acanthus leaves. Cabriole legs

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Pair of Napoleonic Painted Open Armchairs by Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1805
Pair of Napoleonic Painted Open Armchairs by Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1805

Pair of Napoleonic Painted Open Armchairs by Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1805

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

An extremely rare and important pair of French painted fauteuil or open armchairs by the renowned

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon Armchairs

Materials

Beech

French Pair of Ebonized Armchairs
French Pair of Ebonized Armchairs

French Pair of Ebonized Armchairs

Unavailable|$5,900 / set

French Pair of Ebonized Armchairs

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of French ebonized open armchairs with shaped top rail, straight arms terminating in small

Category

Vintage 1940s French Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Large Louis XV Mid-18th Century Rococo Beech Fauteuil or Open Armchair
Large Louis XV Mid-18th Century Rococo Beech Fauteuil or Open Armchair

Large Louis XV Mid-18th Century Rococo Beech Fauteuil or Open Armchair

Located in London, GB

Large Louis XV armchair with carved arms and legs, terminating in scrolling feet. Upholstered in

Category

Antique 1740s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Grey Painted, 19th C. Louis XVI Style Open Armchairs or Fauteuils
Pair of Grey Painted, 19th C. Louis XVI Style Open Armchairs or Fauteuils

Pair of Grey Painted, 19th C. Louis XVI Style Open Armchairs or Fauteuils

Located in Woodbury, CT

Well carved by hand with acanthus leaves at the top of the back, More leaves all around the frame of the back, and back supports at the rear of the seats. Similar leaf carvings cente...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of French Provencial Styled Italian Open Arm Chairs
Pair of French Provencial Styled Italian Open Arm Chairs

Pair of French Provencial Styled Italian Open Arm Chairs

Located in Tacoma, WA

Pair of French Provencial styled open arm chairs with original paint. From the Pied Montese region.

Category

20th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of French 19th Century Carved Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs
Pair of French 19th Century Carved Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs

Pair of French 19th Century Carved Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs

Located in Uppingham, Rutland

Very good quality pair of 19th century French carved and gilded open armchairs or "fauteuil

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

Antique French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchair ‘Fauteuil’, circa 1880
Antique French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchair ‘Fauteuil’, circa 1880

Antique French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchair ‘Fauteuil’, circa 1880

Located in Houston, TX

of this antique French fauteuil (the term is French for an open sided armchair) it may be easily

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Open Arm Bridge Chairs
Pair of Open Arm Bridge Chairs

Pair of Open Arm Bridge Chairs

Located in New York, NY

Pair of French open arm bridge chairs with muslin upholstry

Category

Vintage 1950s French Armchairs

Materials

Oak, Muslin

19th Century Pair of Generous Size French Mahogany Armchairs or Fauteuil
19th Century Pair of Generous Size French Mahogany Armchairs or Fauteuil

19th Century Pair of Generous Size French Mahogany Armchairs or Fauteuil

Located in Uppingham, Rutland

This is a very fine pair of 19th century French carved mahogany open armchairs or fauteuil

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

#SB16 Louis XIV Style Open Arm Chair
#SB16 Louis XIV Style Open Arm Chair

#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. FRANCE

Category

Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

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French Open Armchairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of French open armchairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique French open armchairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. French open armchairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of French open armchairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire French open armchairs are of considerable interest. Jules Leleu, Jacques Adnet and Druce & Co. each produced beautiful French open armchairs that are worth considering.

How Much are French Open Armchairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,152, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $47,500 highest priced.

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.