Émile Gallé "Ombelle" Side Chair
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
Gallé first designed the Ombelle chairs to great critical acclaim at the 1900 Exposition
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Galle Chairs
Émile Gallé "Ombelle" Side Chair
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
Gallé first designed the Ombelle chairs to great critical acclaim at the 1900 Exposition
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Émile Gallé "Ombelle" Side Chair
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
Gallé first designed the Ombelle chairs to great critical acclaim at the 1900 Exposition
Category
Early 20th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Galle Dining Room Chairs
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bridgewater, CT
6 Emile Galle dining room chairs, signed. Measures: Depth 17" x Width 17" x Height 38" x Seat
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Louis Majorelle pair of 'Wisteria" Armchairs
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
These “Wisteria” chairs by Louis Majorelle reinterpret the traditional Windsor form through the
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair of Legras Poppy Cups in Acid-Etched Crystal and Bronze
$12,816Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.88 in Dm 9.06 in
Pair of Legras Poppy Cups in Acid-Etched Crystal and Bronze
By François-Théodore Legras
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
glassmakers with Emile Gallé and Antonin Daum. He chairs the Cristallerie de Saint-Denis and Legras et Cie
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Garniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Side Chair, Sri Lanka Galle District
Located in New York, NY
An Anglo-Indian elaborately carved ebony side chair Sri Lanka, probably Galle District, circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Side Chairs
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Art Nouveau Side Chairs by Emile Gallé, 1890s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Nouveau side chairs. Design by Emile Gallé. Striking French design
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Sycamore
Pair of Art Nouveau Side Chairs by Emile Gallé, 1890s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Nouveau side chairs. Design by Emile Gallé. Striking French design
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Sycamore
Ceylonese 19th Century Carved Ebony Side Chair with Specimen Inlay Galle Distric
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H 36.62 in W 20.08 in D 16.93 in
Ceylonese 19th Century Carved Ebony Side Chair with Specimen Inlay Galle Distric
Located in Benington, Herts
Ceylonese 19th Century Carved Ebony Side Chair with Specimen Inlay Galle District Ceylon
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Side Chairs
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Chairs "cradles Pres" Emile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in charmes, FR
Pair of chairs model "cradled close" of Emile Gallé, period Art Nouveau tissues redone, some traces
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Wood
Carved Solid Ebony Easy Chair from the Galle District
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid 19th century superb carved solid ebony easy chair from the Galle district (Ceylon/Sri Lanka
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Materials
Ebony
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Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Astronomici n.1 Decorative Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
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Art Deco Italian Side Table in Burl Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Side Tables
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Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Natural Specimens
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Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
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FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
$205,911
H 17.72 in W 18.71 in D 9.06 in
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Antique 1890s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
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Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Ash Club Chairs
By Pierre Chareau
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs
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Fine Double over Laid Galle Cameo Glass Vase Signed Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) A fine double over laid Galle cameo glass vase France, circa 1900 Cameo signature Gallé Measures: Height 5 1/4 in. (133.35 mm.) Width 4 1/2 in. (114.3 mm...
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Materials
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$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
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Located in London, GB
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$15,000
H 13.19 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in
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$12,450 / set
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Art Deco Stylish Display Vitrine Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
$3,363
H 51.97 in W 44.89 in D 13.78 in
Art Deco Stylish Display Vitrine Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
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Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
$7,400
H 5.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
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By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Galle Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of galle chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique galle chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and art glass. Galle chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Galle chairs made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many galle chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Emile Gallé, Atelier Majorelle and Daum produced popular galle chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Galle Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $18,250, while they’re typically $6,000 on the low end and $32,000 highest priced.
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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