Fretwork Bench
English 1920s Mahogany Bench with Fretwork Spandrels and New Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany bench from the early 20th century, with fretwork motifs, straight legs and new
Category
Early 20th Century English Benches
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Mahogany
H 18 in W 42 in D 16.5 in
Vintage Boho Lucite and Chrome Bench
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Boho lucite and chrome vanity bench. A chic molded curve with heave chrome rivets
Category
Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Chrome
Rosewood Barley Twist Lift Top Bench
Located in Wilson, NC
Rosewood barley twist lift top bench, with open fretwork on three sides, barley twist columns on
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Antique 1860s English Benches
Materials
Rosewood, Fabric
Vintage Rattan Loveseat or Bench, 5 Available
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage rattan loveseat or settee features intricate fretwork and a rich, warm finish. We have 5 of
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Benches
Materials
Rattan
Lane Venture Chinese Chippendale Half Round Metal Faux Bamboo Ottoman Bench
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Venture Chinese Chippendale Half Round Metal Faux Bamboo Ottoman Bench. Item features a faux
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Metal
H 21.5 in W 64 in D 34 in
Monumental Antique Imperial Meiji Japanese Ebonized High Relief Carved Dragon
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive Imperial Japanese Meiji period Elm Dragon storage bench. Features high relief carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Meiji Benches
Materials
Hardwood
H 22 in W 58 in D 43 in
Antique Chinese Rug Ningxia Bench Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
78450 Antique Chinese Ningxia bench runner meditation mat, 02'01 x 25'08.
With its incredible
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Chinese Rosewood Carved Sofas or Benches
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of Chinese carved rosewood sofas or benches featuring geometric armrests and gently
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Sofas
Materials
Metal
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Pair of Wrought Iron and Travertine 'Entretoise' Side Tables by Design Frères
By Mathieu Matégot, Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wrought iron and travertine 'Entretoise' side tables by Design Frères. Chic pair of versatile side or end tables. Also great as a two-part coffee table. Indoor or outdoor use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern End Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
H 18.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant was the inspiration for creating t...
Category
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker
"Perf" Sideboard in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a credenza, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards
Materials
Steel
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silk
H 39.38 in Dm 37.41 in
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Brea, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs
These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench
Located in London, GB
A custom-made upholstered bench with fumed and oiled oak frame. The padded top has been upholstered with in Pierre Frey mustard mohair velvet.
*Alternative upholstery options als...
Category
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Tables
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Gradient Color Glass Low Display Case by Studio Buzao
By Buzao
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Halo is the curved converted frequency of light. Just like the illusory sun, it flickers far beyond reach yet directly arrives before eyes right away.
Halo is the color arc gradua...
Category
2010s Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Glass
Pair of Jacobean Style Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Jacobean style rustic mahogany and reclaimed oak side table, the rectangular planked and breadboard top above a molded frieze, on bobbin turned and block legs joined by a boarded t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Night Stands
Materials
Wood
19th Century Oriental carved hall bench
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This spectacular 19th Century hand carved oriental hall bench, with wonderful classical chrysanthemums, scrolling foliage, and mythical dragons.
Batch 75 62029.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Benches
Materials
Softwood
French Art Deco Chairs and Armchairs, circa 1940s
By René Prou
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very elegant set comprising two chairs and two armchairs, made of wrought iron, with scrolling and curlicue motifs, raised on cabriole legs. Seats in bright, yellow canvas (outdoors)...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Daybed or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century walnut daybed or bench seat made in the grand French Napoleon III period. The walnut frame features large round padded bolsters on each end decorated with st...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences.
The w...
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds
Materials
Iron
19th Century English Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from England with hand turned applied handle on the top of the seat, which has a beveled edge and follows down to a scalloped apron. The bench is support...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Benches
Materials
Oak
Vintage "Albatros" armchairs by Danielle Quarante
By Danielle Quarante
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of vintage "Albatros" in resin polyester reinforced with lacquered fiberglass, by Danièlle Quarante for Airborne.
France, 1969
Dimensions: 68 x 88 x H 80 cm
This model has bee...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester
Set de 4 chaises " DEAUVILLE" pour Airborne par Pierre Gautier DELAYE
By Airborne International
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Ensemble entièrement retapissé en tissu haute résistance
Modèle dessiné par le français Pierre Gautier DELAYE en 1963
Chromes excellents
Tous les pieds orientables sont d'origines et...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 20.48 in
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Carved beech bench
Located in London, GB
A fine quality carved beech and veneered wood hall bench. The back carved section is mounted to a
Category
20th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
English Edwardian Period Inlaid Mahogany Settee or Bench
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A pretty and refined inlaid mahogany settee, or bench, from the Edwardian period. Well constructed
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Sheraton Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Pugin Style Gothic Revival Rectangular Oak Benches, English, Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Fine Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Benches with straight edged rectangular tops above pierced gothick
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Benches
Materials
Oak
H 18 in W 18 in D 13 in
George III Mahogany Double Chair Back Settee
Located in London, GB
frieze and square chamfered legs decorated throughout with ‘Chinese’ lined fretwork.
English
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Painted Fretwork Bench in Banana Leaf Fabric
By Century Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage window seat bench, by Century, having a white painted finish, its faux-bamboo frame with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
BAKER Cliveden Place Mahogany Chippendale Style Fretwork Bench
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bench by Baker Furniture, from their Cliveden Place Collection. Solid mahogany
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Benches
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of White Chinese Chippendale Fretwork Benches
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Chinese Chippendale square benches with fretwork detailing. Newly painted in an antique
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chinese Chippendale Stools
Materials
Wood, Linen
Vintage Regency Fretwork Tufted Bench
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Regency bench. A chic carved fretwork frame. Chic velvet tufted top with a little
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Benches
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
Vintage Chinoiserie Fretwork Fret Wood Bench Blue and White
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage chinoiserie wood fretwork fret bench. The upholstery is as found. Has some minor
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Pair of Lacquered Fretwork Fret Upholstered Chinoiserie Benches Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage pair of fretwork fret work benches, stools. These have been professionally
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
H 19.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique Victorian Walnut Flip Top Piano Stool Storage Bench Seat Carved Fretwork
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian piano stool or bench, circa last quarter 19th century. Made of walnut featuring
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Benches
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
H 21 in W 19.5 in D 10.5 in
British Colonial Teak Swing Back Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive British Colonial swing back bench made entirely of hand-carved teakwood featuring a
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Benches
Materials
Teak
18th Century Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Hall Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Georgian mahogany hall bench with "Chinese Chippendale" hall bench with cock-pen fretwork back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Style Window Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish window bench made in the Chinese Chippendale style featuring an open fretwork design on
Category
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Fabric, Faux Bamboo, Wood
Charming Hand-Painted Large Swedish Sofa Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful vintage large cottage style Swedish sofa or bench with open back, scrolled arms, fretwork
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Materials
Wood
Small 19th Century Swedish Carved Pine Bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small Swedish pine bench, circa 1870.
Open fretwork detail to the back and arms.
Original seat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Northern Italian Olivewood Window Seat Bench with Parcel Gilt Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bench, having a crown seat of leopard print fabric, with nailheads, flanked by square, flared arms
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
Thomasville Allegro Faux Bamboo Hollywood Wood Coral Painted Vanity Bench
By Thomasville
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thomasville Allegro Faux bamboo Hollywood wood coral painted vanity bench. Item features a faux
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Wood
Lovely Pair of Vintage Chinese Chippendale Style Benches Upholstered in Lee Jofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful pair of Chinese Chippendale style square ottoman benches having mahogany blind fretwork
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 20 in W 18 in D 18 in
Circa 1900s English Bleached Oak Rectangular Carved Bench or Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
bench.
Please note that the fretwork is only on one side This does not detract from the piece
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Benches
Materials
Oak
H 17.72 in W 58.27 in D 21.26 in
Antique Georgian Thomas Chippendale Two Person Ottoman Footstool Lovely Carving
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1800 Georgian two person bench footstool with
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 12.6 in W 36.23 in D 12.21 in
Walnut framed black leather ottoman
Located in Cheshire, GB
opening to reveal large storage area the waist of the ottoman with fretwork above Burr Walnut plinth
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Benches
Painted Pine Water Bench
Located in Baltimore, MD
This interesting and attractive water bench has scalloped sides with fretwork perforations at the
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Shelves
Materials
Pine
Asian Chinese Carved Bench Settee Daybed
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent Chinese carved bench daybed handcrafted of rosewood with hand carved pierced open
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Carved Rosewood Daybed or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese carved daybed or bench. Constructed from radiant grain Huali rosewood
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
American Antique Oak Hall Stand, Hall Tree, Storage Bench, American 1900
Located in Vancouver, BC
American Antique Oak hall stand, Hall Tree, storage bench, American 1900, H698
American 1900
Category
20th Century Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Organic Bar Harbor Style Rattan and Wicker Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
natural rattan frame with graceful braided arms and back. Decorated with a open fretwork back and apron
Category
20th Century Asian Organic Modern Sofas
Materials
Burlap, Wicker, Rattan
Modern Hollywood Regency Style Sofa By Caracole
By Caracole
Located in Pasadena, TX
velvet upholstery with open fretwork arms in a rich antique gold finish. 6 pillows included.
Regency
Category
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Sofas
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Chinese Chippendale Wood Frame Sofa
Located in west palm beach, FL
bench seat. Fretwork trim detail along the edge. Matching loveseat also available. Acquired from a Palm
Category
Late 20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Carved Rosewood Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
rosewood. Intricate pierced open fretwork design on the back and arm inserts featuring and amazing degree
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Elephant Newly Lacquered Wall Console Table Desk Gampel and Stoll White
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with tusks make up the two front legs for this wall mount console table, desk. Fretwork around the
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Console Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
H 31.25 in W 60.25 in D 16 in
Black Lacquer Sofa Attributed to Michael Taylor for Baker
By Michael Taylor
Located in Topeka, KS
vintage sofa has a black lacquer Ming style frame and base with Chinese Chippendale style fretwork in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Unusual 19th Century Walnut Wood Canterbury from England
Located in Dallas, TX
sitting on a bench). It would sometimes have drawers underneath, but they almost always would have short
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Painted Swedish Bench with Fretwork Urn Silhouettes
Located in Miami, FL
72" long x 23 1/2" wide x 30 1/2" high
Seat height 20"
A light and graceful Swedish Bench
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Benches
Chippendale Style Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely English rolled arm upholstered bench with Chippendale legs and fretwork.
Category
20th Century English Benches
Chinese Chippendale Style Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Chippendale style upholstered bench. Very nice detail around the top cushion and fretwork
Category
20th Century Chinese Chippendale Benches
Materials
Fabric
Asian Influenced Mid-Century Modern Bench
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian influenced Mid-Century Modern bench, probably American, circa 1950s. This bench is currently
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Benches
Materials
Metal
Painted Pine Storage Bench or Settle
Located in Baltimore, MD
A fretwork crest mounts the back rail of this very clean, beautiful box bench, repainted with a
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Benches
Materials
Pine
Charming Hand Painted Large Swedish Sofa Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful vintage large cottage style Swedish sofa or bench with open back, scrolled arms, fretwork
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Materials
Wood
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Mirrored Hall Tree Bench, circa 1870s
Located in Peabody, MA
A Victorian Aesthetic movement mirrored hall tree bench in walnut, circa 1875. An exceptional
Category
Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement Benches
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Rattan Fretwork Console Table with Stool Ottomans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Palm Regency style table features a graphic geometric design in a traditional fretwork pattern. Clear
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
19th Century Cast Iron Garden Bench
By Hinderer
Located in Redding, CT
" pattern. This spectacular bench with it's highly ornamental floral back and fretwork seat would complement
Category
20th Century American Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Rattan Loveseat or Bench, 5 Available
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage rattan loveseat or settee features intricate fretwork and a rich, warm finish. We have 5 of
Category
Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Settees
Materials
Rattan
George Zee Rosewood Chinese Chippendale Sectional Sofa
By George Zee
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Extra large rosewood sectional by George Zee features hand carved chinoiserie style fretwork and a
Category
Vintage 1960s Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Sectional Sofas
Materials
Rosewood
Moderne Fretwork Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Newly Lacquered White Vintage Bench
Key: Hollywood Regency
Category
20th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood
Style of Billy Haines Pair of Ebonized Midcentury Benches
Located in Southfield, MI
Incredible pair of midcentury benches in the style of William "Billy" Haines, dating to the 1950's
Category
Vintage 1950s American Benches
A Large Swedish Neoclassical White & Grey Painted Long Bench
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular apron with a low relief fretwork frieze inset with rosettes, on six circular
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Benches
Early 20th Century English Mahogany Blind Fretwork and Needlepoint Stool Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century English mahogany blind fretwork and needlepoint stool bench.
Category
Early 20th Century English Stools
Materials
Mahogany
H 16 in W 26.75 in D 18.25 in
CHINESE LOW ALTAR STYLE TABLE WITH FRETWORK DECORATED APRON
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
LOW TABLE WITH VERY DECORATIVE TENON JOINED FRET WORK APRON-- GREAT AS COFFEE TABLE OR BENCH
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
An 18th Century English Chippendale Stool or Bench
Located in Woodbury, CT
An 18th century English Chippendale mahogany needlepoint stool or bench with blind fretwork
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Lacquered Chippendale Style End Tables
Located in Miami, FL
fretwork. Great quality.
For additional end/coffee tables, sideboards, servers, sofas, benches
Category
Vintage 1970s American Living Room Sets
Exceptional Brass and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional Brass fretwork and chrome frame coffee table. Wonderfully bold, great quality.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful pair of chinese Chippendale Style side tables with fretwork legs and skirt, elegant lines
Category
Vintage 1970s American Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Chippendale Benches by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Attractive Chippendale upholstered bench by Baker Furniture. Chippendale style fretwork legs with
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Upholstered Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Hollywood Regency style black lacquered Chinese Chippendale style bench, circa 1940s-1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Lacquer, Cotton, Linen, Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Elm
H 28 in W 72 in D 31 in
McGuire Bamboo and Rattan Long Bench
By McGuire
Located in Atlanta, GA
McGuire rattan and bamboo long bench, with fretwork sides, the seat measures 39" W x 16" D. No
Category
Vintage 1980s American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Willow
Edwardian Chair-Back Settee
Located in Alexandria, VA
and fretwork back. Bench made by a master craftsman around the turn of the 20th Century, probably in
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
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Fretwork Bench For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic fretwork bench available at 1stDibs. Each fretwork bench for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and upholstery. Your living room may not be complete without a fretwork bench — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A fretwork bench is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Century Furniture and Lane Furniture each produced at least one beautiful fretwork bench that is worth considering.
How Much is a Fretwork Bench?
Prices for a fretwork bench start at $250 and top out at $14,400 with the average selling for $1,500.
Finding the Right seating for You
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.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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