Pair (2) Antique plank chairs with grotesque decorations, Germany 19th century
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Antique Plank Chairs with Grotesque Decorations, Germany, 19th Century Two antique Italian chairs made of carved solid wood with carved backs. Unusually attractively shaped ...
Oak
Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat
Located in Almelo, NL
Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat A refined example of late 19th-century German craftsmanship, this antique corner chair, dating to circa 1...
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Antique German Antler Chairs with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique German Antler chairs with rococo style upholstery.
Antler, Upholstery
$1,980 / set
Set of Seven Dining Chairs in Baroque Style
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of six dining chairs and extra one chair in baroque style, manufacturing in Germany, circa 1880.
Oak
20th Century Venetian Rococo Throne Armchair / Chair Walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Venetian Rococo throne armchair / chair walnut. Solid walnut. Pronounced rising backrest. The seat and backrest are processed with historical, Classic upholstery. An ab...
Walnut
$760Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century, German Porcelain Horse Drawn Sedan Chair & Riders by Samson & Cie
By Samson & Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century porcelain figurine group, created by Samson & Cie of Paris, captures the elegance and whimsy of 18th-century European decorative arts. The scene features a...
Porcelain
Set of Four German 19th Century Rococo Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of four Louis Philippe period side chairs in solid walnut. Channeled frame, balloon-shaped seat-back, padded seat, serpentine rail and cabriole legs. References are includ...
Pair of Very Comfortable 19th Century Rococo Bergeres
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of extremely comfortable South German Louis Philippe period barrel-back bergeres. Walnut frames with cartouche shaped padded seat-backs with foliate carved crestings. Padded...
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie Laminated Rosewood Side Chairs, c1860
By John Henry Belter
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie side chairs offers laminated rosewood construction with carved still life crest having fruit, flowers and nuts over back with flankin...
Upholstery, Wood, Rosewood
Sold
H 42.75 in W 24 in D 30.5 in
Antique Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie Laminated Rosewood Gents Arm Chair, c1860
By John Henry Belter
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie armchair offers laminated rosewood construction with carved still life crest having fruit, flowers and nuts over button back with flanking sc...
Upholstery, Wood, Rosewood
19th Century Louis XVI or Neo Rococo Style Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis Seize chair, circa 1870 neo Rococo. Solid walnut. On the legs of the legs, a strongly cambered frame. Braided medallion-shaped backrest. Seat surface upholstered and c...
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Rococo Revival Armchairs ca. 1920
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of rococo revival armchairs in ebonized birch. Germany ca. 1920.
Marked: Marz + Bischoff K.G.. Fabrik Feiner Sitzmobel. Rabenau/S.A.
8 Baroque Chairs Liège 18th Century Oak
Located in Glauburg, DE
A similar set of Lütticher chairs is described in the book Baroque and Rococo furniture Battenberg Verlag on page 121.
Oak
$14,950 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$10,269Sale Price|41% Off
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 27.17 in
Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk
Located in Casteren, NL
A very rare chest that was completely made of solid oak from the Netherlands middle ages. It is a joined chest with hand carved geometric gothic front panels. The ornaments used ar...
Wrought Iron
$60,685Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Renaissance Henry II Walnut Buffet
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique, circa 1880, French carved walnut marble-top top buffet- sideboard server with nicely aged patina. Born in France during the late 19th century Renaissan...
Marble, Brass
$17,084Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 69.3 in W 137.8 in D 90.56 in
21st Century Ej Ee Bed Upholstered Velvet Headboard Made in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously difficult to define. So the best way to characterize this elusive art movement is that it’s a reaction against the utopian ideals of moderni...
Cotton, Wood
$58,326Sale Price|20% Off
H 85.83 in W 57.49 in D 49.22 in
White Alligator Throne with Natural Moose Antler
Located in Paris, FR
Throne Whit alligator with structure in solid beechwood. Upholstered and covered with natural alligator skin tinted in white finish. Back of the seat is covered with natural white ...
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
Renaissance Style Carved Cabinet in oak, XIXth century
Located in Beaune, FR
Cabinet, sideboard or splashback in solid oak in Renaissance style. Richly carved, this piece of furniture offers a very pretty architecture. The decorations are inspired by the Rena...
Oak
$4,069Sale Price|25% Off
H 57.49 in W 53.15 in D 37.41 in
Antler Armchair with Wild Boar Hide, Red Deer, Fallow Deer, 1880s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Hunting trophy armchair of antlers, wild boar and red deer. Very expressive and impressive looking throne. The fluid form of the antlers creates a sculptural, organic aesthetic. Ne...
Antler, Animal Skin
$256,747
H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Animal Skin
Louis XVI Style Bergere Chairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful and feminine pair of Louis XVI style bergere chairs. The color palette is a light blue/gray with ivory color paint through the trim with the patina and natural wo...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Venetian Grotto Settee by Pauly et Cie
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Antique German Antler Settee with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Antique German antler settee with Rococo style upholstery German, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm This unusual sofa, an example of 'antler-s...
Antler, Upholstery
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Oak Sideboard
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved oak sideboard having a moulded cornice above a carved oak frieze supported by two turned reeded carved oak columns, bevelled edge mirror ...
Oak
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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