George II Walnut Double Chair Back Corner Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With an arched back with vasiform splat over arms and double splat. Shaped drop in seat with cabriole legs and pad feet. A more unusual example of a corner chair.
Walnut
George II Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Essex, MA
Great proportions with scrolled arms and loose cushion seat raised on finely carved cabriole legs with shell carved knees ending on trifid feet. Ex Hilfiger Nantucket home.
Walnut
18th Century George II Walnut Cockfighting / Reading Chair
Located in Solebury, PA
An exquisite 18th-century George II walnut cockfighting chair, characterized by its sculpted seat and back, is upholstered in opulent red leather and adorned with decorative brass na...
Brass
Pair of George II veneered walnut cabriole leg chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A pair of George II veneered walnut chairs of an original colour and patina.
Ash, Walnut
$8,944 / set
Pair George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good pair of early 18th century walnut chairs with figured back-splats and carved decoration to the top and seat rails acanthus knees to the cabriole legs with pad feet and joined ...
Walnut
Late 19th Century Walnut Twin Chair Back Sofa After a George II Design
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb quality late 19th century walnut double chair back sofa / settee after a George II design of Giles Grendey’s .
Walnut
$22,800 / set
A Fine Pair of Antique George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A fine pair of George II walnut side chairs. Each with an imbricated shell carving at the hooped crestrail over a back splat with gadrooned scrollwork and diapered panel, flanked b...
Walnut
Pair of 18th Century George I/II period Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Folkestone, GB
An outstanding pair of George I/ George II walnut side chairs of classical form with bold cabriole legs headed by net scrolls and terminating in pad feet.
Alabaster
Set of Six Period 18th Century George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Set of six period English walnut George II side chairs Six period Georgian side chairs in transitional form moving from Queen Anne to George II in design and age.
Walnut
Outstanding Set of Six George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceedingly rare set of six George II solid walnut dining chairs on carved cabriole legs and of extremely rare design.
Walnut
Antique George II Ribbon Back Irish Ladder Back Walnut Dining Side Chairs - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique George II Ribbon Back Irish Ladder Back Walnut Dining Side Chairs - a Pair.
Fabric, Walnut
Set Of Fourteen Fine George II Style Burl Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large finely crafted and impressive set of fourteen carved burl walnut dining chairs with two arm and twelve side chairs with upholstered slip seats in the George II style.
Fabric, Wood, Burl
Fantastic Set of Late 19th Century Parcel Gilt George II Style Chairs
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic set of 6 George II style side chairs from the late 19th century. Parcel gilt decoration, hand carved and gorgeous green velvet upholstery.
Walnut
Pair of George II style upholstered and carved walnut side chairs
Located in Folkestone, GB
A highly convincing pair of George II style side chairs made in the mid 19th century. These beautiful chairs incorporate all the styling attributes taken from the original 18th cent...
Walnut
$49,500 / set
Set of Eight George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful set of eight walnut dining chairs. Six of the eight chairs date back to George II and the other two have been recently carved.
Walnut
Pair George II Style Carved Walnut Library Arm Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair George II Style Carved Walnut Library Arm Chairs with tapestry fabric covers.
Canvas
English George II Style High Barrel and Fanned Back Wing Chair, ca. 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English high-barrel wingback chair with beautifully shaped fanned wings, rolled arms, and raised on graceful cabriole legs. Newly upholstered in black-and-white ticking stripe, th...
Upholstery, Walnut
George II Walnut Elbow Chair, Circa 1740
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome George II walnut open armchair / elbow chair, the shaped crest rail and supports centered by a vasiform splat, shepherd's crook arms, padded floral needlework slip seat ab...
Walnut
George II Chair Back Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid 18th century George II period chair back settee is a remarkable representation of refined craftsmanship.
Oak, Walnut
Mid-18th Century English Walnut Side Chair with Pierced Splat Back, c.1740–1760
Located in Leeds, GB
Mid-18th Century English Walnut Side Chair with Pierced Splat Back, c.1740–1760 A good mid-18th century English walnut side chair, c.1740–1760, with an attractive transitional desig...
Walnut
English Walnut Upholstered Wing Back Chair with Shell Knee & Spanish Feet C 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English walnut upholstered wing back chair with scrolled arms, carved shell knee, and terminating on Spanish feet, Chair is upholstered in white muslin with removable cushion, Mid 1...
Muslin, Walnut
George II Walnut Chair
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine quality English walnut early 18th century chair with shaped cabriole legs topped by carved acanthus leaf at the knees ending in slipper feet. The vasiform back splat with scro...
Walnut
Pair of George II Upholstered Walnut Chairs
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A rare pair of George II period walnut chairs. The legs in solid walnut, terminating in pad feet.
Walnut
Pair of George II Burr Walnut Side Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, Middlesex
Each chair has a gently curving top rail carved with a central shell and foliage; the tops of the sinuous side rails curve round to join the top of the wide inverted baluster splat. ...
Walnut
Elegant George II Walnut Carved Side Chair, c.1730
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
An elegant George II walnut side chair with scrolled crest rail, pierced splat and shell carved cabriole legs.
Walnut
George II Pair of Irish Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
George II pair of Irish walnut side chairs, the shaped top rail with a central carved cresting and terminating in paper scroll ends above a wide, shaped solid splat; and a drop in se...
Mahogany
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of George II walnut side chairs, each with unusual oval pierced crests over vase form splat and with drop-in seats raised on cabriole legs ending in pad feet.
Wood
Unavailable
H 39.77 in W 22.05 in D 20.87 in
Pair of George II Burr Walnut and Figured Walnut Side Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
An important and very well documented pair of early George II side chairs in well figured veneered walnut and burr walnut, the carved shaped top rails centered by a shell above a sha...
Walnut
George II Style Open Armchair
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A superb quality George II style carved walnut library chair, circa 1850.
Walnut
George II Carved Walnut Wing Back Armchair
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb English George II walnut wing back armchair of excellent shape and proportions.
Walnut
A fine pair of George II period walnut side chairs.
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of George II period walnut Side Chairs, the shaped carved splat backs over drop in seats on the cabriole legs with carved knees terminating in ball and claw feet to ...
Unavailable
H 38.75 in W 26 in D 27 in
Pair of George II Carved Walnut Side Chairs Attributed to William Hallet
By William Hallett
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine pair of George II carved walnut side chairs attributed to William Hallett.
Walnut
Pair of English George II Walnut & Beech Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1730. Each with a shaped top rail with acanthus carving at the ears, the pierced backrest with unusual crossbanded vasiform back splat, over a shaped drop in seat; raised on fr...
Rare George II Needlepoint Walnut Wing Armchair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning wing back armchair with rectangular back and padded sides continuing to outscolled arms with a bowfront cushioned seat raised on shell and acanthus carved cabriole legs flan...
Walnut
English George II Chair with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This fine English George II period walnut side chair has a curved splat back above a slip seat raised on cabriole front legs with shell motifs on the knees ending in pad feet.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 45 in W 35 in D 28 in
Queen Anne / George II Walnut Wing Chair with Carved Knees, Claw & Ball Feet
Located in Providence, RI
This is a delightful wing chair; neither too big nor too small, comforting, and is sophisticated with fine lines and a dramatically raked rear leg. Interestingly, the back of thi...
Walnut
George II Style Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome George II style walnut wing chair. Having a high curved back and out scrolled arms.
Fabric, Walnut
Important Early 18th Century Kentian Carved Walnut Wing Chair
By William Kent
Located in Woodbury, CT
An important Kentian walnut easy chair with scrolled crest, flared arms and square cabriole legs with gilt carved acanthus knees, English, George II, circa 1735.
Walnut
George II Period Walnut Arm Chair, c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely constructed walnut armchair dating from about 1750, with scrolled arm rails and unique front feet resembling hooves. The front legs are cabriole in form, and have cabochons ...
Walnut
A Rare Marquetry Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
A rare Anglo-Dutch walnut and marquetry side chair with marquetry in the crest rail, styles, splat and seat rails, with carved cabriole parcel gilt legs, having shells on the knees, ...
Walnut
Unavailable
WALNUT GAINSBOROUGH
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, GEORGE II WALNUT LIBRARY (GAINSBOROUGH) ARM CHAIR STANDING ON CABRIOLE LEGES HAVING FOLIAGE CARVED KNEES DATING CIRCA 1730
18th C George II Carved Walnut Chair Back Settee Circa 1750
Located in Louisville, KY
two chair back with serpentine crests carved with bells, over reticulated splats with shaped arms; raised on cabriole legs with carved knees ending with pad feet.
Walnut
Set of Four Georgian Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four George II style carved walnut side chairs with vase-form splats, drop-in seats and leaf-carved cabriole legs.
Wood
Geo 11 Style Walnut Chair-Back Sofa
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A Geo 11 style carved walnut chair-back sofa with vase shaped splats and scroll end arms. The whole supported on six cabriole legs with shell carving to the knees and ending on ch...
Walnut
George II Walnut Chair
Located in London, GB
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIR WITH CABRIOLE LEGS AND PAD FEET, circa 1740.
A Pair of George II walnut chairs
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Pair George II walnut chairs A pair of Georgian walnut chairs, the backs with moulded detail and indented corners with veneered urn-shaped splats, with pointed cresting, over drop-i...
Walnut
George II Walnut Chair with Needlework Seat Pad
Located in Batley, GB
A walnut chair with carved cabriolet legs Joined with turned H stretcher and back rail, A needlework removable upholstered seat pad. Scroll top rail with pierced back splat. A nice m...
Walnut
Pair of Fine Period Irish George II Walnut Chairs of Great Proportion
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Irish walnut chairs. All original including seats. Great patina. Sophisticated back. Original carvings with traces of peat.
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of English George II walnut side chairs with lovely shape, having carved, pierced back splats with delicate scrolls and drop in padded seats.
Walnut
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.