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Giltwood Tabouret

Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret, likely 19th Century, possibly earlier, with velvet upholstered
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret
Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret
H 20 in W 27 in D 27 in
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Louis XVI style giltwood tabouret, late 19th century, having a needlework top, above ribbon
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Stools

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
H 18 in W 28 in D 16 in
Napoleon III Giltwood Rope Tabouret
Located in Essex, MA
Circular with new muslin upholstery, conforming carved rope legs and stretchers ending on tassel feet, casters. Completely regilded with 23-karat gold leaf.
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Stools

Materials

Other

Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Rouge Red Mohair Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th-century Italian Louis XV style stools upholstered in a rouge red mohair.
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Stools

Materials

Mohair, Giltwood

Vintage Regency Gilt Tipped Koi Tabouret Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite Vintage Regency Tabouret Table embodies timeless elegance and intricate
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Late 20th Century American Regency Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Tabouret Table With Dolphin Design & Gold Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Vintage Regency Tabouret Table embodies timeless elegance and intricate
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Vintage 1980s American Regency Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Recent Sales

Very Fine Pair of Regence Style Giltwood Tabourets
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of Regence style giltwood Tabourets, these finely carved stools with a gadrooned
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Footstools

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

French Napoleon III FauxBamboo Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
French Napoleon III faux bamboo gilt wood Tabouret with silk tufted covering.
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Stools

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
18th century Louis XVI gilt wood tabouret with very exuberant proportions. Upholstered in a funky
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Stools

Materials

Giltwood

A Set Of Six Neapolitan Carved And Gilded Wood Tabourets
Located in New York, NY
A set of six carved and gilded wood tabourets; with original paint and gilding. Carved and gilded
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Regence Style Giltwood Tabourets
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of French Regence style carved giltwood tabourets. Presently needing reupholstery.
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Antique 19th Century French Régence Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Silver Giltwood Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 1940s Louis XVI silver giltwood tabourets newly upholstered in a gray mohair.  
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Louis XVI Silver Giltwood Tabourets
Pair of Louis XVI Silver Giltwood Tabourets
H 18.25 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 19th century Louis XV style carved giltwood tabouret newly upholstered with a black
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Footstools

Materials

Wood

19c. French Giltwood Tabouret
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giltwood bench, having stuff-over seat with nailheads, apron carved with gadrooning and rosettes
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Benches

19c. French Giltwood Tabouret
19c. French Giltwood Tabouret
H 18.5 in W 23 in D 20.5 in
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Tabouret or Footstool
Located in Essex, MA
Gilt Neoclassical Footstool. Curule Form. Italian
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Early 20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Tiger Velvet Tabouret
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 20th century Louis XV style giltwood tabourets newly upholstered in a Dedar tiger cut
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20th Century Louis XV Benches

Materials

Wood

Pair 19th Century Gilt Stools
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair Rococo style giltwood tabourets in rectangular form with foliate carving throughout, raised on
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Rococo Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair 19th Century Gilt Stools
Pair 19th Century Gilt Stools
H 8.5 in W 14 in D 11.5 in
Pair of Giltwood Curule Form Tabourets or Stools
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Italian Giltwood Footstools or Tabourets. Beautiful Lines. Provenance
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Early 20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fur Tabouret
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Louis XVI style giltwood ottoman newly upholstered in white Icelandic longhair
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Antique 19th Century Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Napoleon III Giltwood Rope Carved Tabouret
Located in Essex, MA
Circular upholstered seat set in a rope carved frame with an X form knotted stretcher.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Ottomans and Poufs

Wonderful French Giltwood Knotted Rope Round Ottoman Tabouret Silk Upholstery
By Napoléon III
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Napoleon III giltwood knotted rope round ottoman / tabouret / pouf silk stripe
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Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style Antique Giltwood Marble Tabouret Stool, circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very nice tabouret stool in the Louis XVI taste from the third-quarter of the 19th century, it
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Footstools

Materials

Marble

Louis XV style ( rococo ) giltwood ' X ' frame curule stool or tabouret
Located in Nashville, TN
A fine, deeply carved Louis XV style ( rococo ) gilt X frame bench of curule form. Each carved leg two inches thick and profusely carved with scrolls and floral motif . The inside of...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Benches

Materials

Giltwood, Velvet

Louis XVI Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
XVI Tabouret stool is made of antique Giltwood and features detailed acanthus foliage carving on all
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Tabouret
Louis XVI Tabouret
H 21 in W 19 in D 19 in
Wonderful French 19th C. A.M.E Fournier Giltwood Stool Tabouret Lord Ballyedmond
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Benington, Herts
This wonderful French Napoleon III knotted rope twist stool / tabouret retaining its original
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Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Large French Louis XV Style Tabouret Seats, 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
During the 18th century (specifically during the reign of Louis XV, roughly 1715-1774) tabouret
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20th Century French Louis XV Footstools

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

Early 19th Century French Imperial Empire Tabouret Ordered for The Tuileries
Located in Essex, MA
Period French Empire Tabouret or Ployant Ordered for the Tuileries Palace under the Reign of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Stools

Materials

Beech, Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Piedmont Neoclassical Giltwood Stools
Located in Essex, MA
Rare pair of Italian late 18th century giltwood and painted tabourets or court stools. Twisted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt wood Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely antique French Louis XVI style giltwood bench, curule stool or tabouret taken down to frame
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Stool Upholstered In Zebra Hide
Located in Houston, TX
Simple and elegant French Louis XVI style giltwood bench/tabouret newly upholstered in zebra hide
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Stools

Italian Giltwood Tabourets, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian, 1940s carved giltwood tabourets in the neoclassical style. These handsome
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Stools

Materials

Linen, Wood

Italian Giltwood Tabourets, Pair
Italian Giltwood Tabourets, Pair
H 18 in W 15 in D 15 in
Louis XV Style Giltwood Tabouret, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XV style giltwood tabouret, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Louis XIV style tabouret footstool featuring a needlepoint top and brass nail head trim. Turned and
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20th Century French Louis XIV Stools

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped antique French Louis XVI style giltwood tabouret, stool, ottoman or bench
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Ottomans and Poufs

Giltwood French Regence Tabouret with Orange Velvet Upholstery, circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
of Louis XIV, tabourets became highly sought-after by the middle class. Our giltwood tabouret with
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Antique 1720s French Louis XV Footstools

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Giltwood

Louis XVI Revival Giltwood Stool or Tabouret, 19 C
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI revival giltwood stool or tabouret, 19th century, in the manner of Georges Jacob (French
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Stools

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

French Regence Style Carved Giltwood Stool, Tabouret or Ottoman
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Regence style carved giltwood stool, tabouret or ottoman with stretcher. The tabouret has
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Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Stools

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso, Silk

French Belle Époque Carved Giltwood Antique Tabouret Foot Stool, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A crisp and finely carved tabouret foot stool in the Louis XVI taste, this is a most striking
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Footstools

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mongolian Hair Hide Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
A chic stylized pair of 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood stools newly upholstered in Mongolian
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Stools

Materials

Fur, Giltwood, Lambskin, Leather, Wood

Pair of Period Empire Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
A rare and Classic pair of period mahogany Empire tabourets. These have beautiful delicate details
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Antique 1810s French Empire Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Silk, Velvet, Mahogany, Giltwood

Pair of Period Empire Tabourets
Pair of Period Empire Tabourets
H 19 in W 16.25 in D 16.25 in
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Stool
Located in London, by appointment only
Important and rare early Louis XV giltwood serpentine tabouret, circa 1735. The carving, attention
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Antique 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Stool
Antique 18th Century Louis XV Giltwood Stool
H 18.5 in W 21.25 in D 16.25 in
Giltwood Bench or Window Seat in Louis XV Style
Located in Nashville, TN
Large Louis Xv style carved giltwood bench or window seat ( tabouret ). Finished in the surround
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Stools

Materials

Giltwood

French Giltwood Knotted Rope Style Ottoman
Located in Pembroke, MA
A lovely French, Napoleon III period French giltwood knotted rope tabouret or ottoman with bone
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Muslin

Antique French Art Deco Ottoman With Gilt Wood Feet
By Paul Follot
Located in Houston, TX
Newly Upholstered French Art Deco Paul Follot Style Giltwood Poof Or Tabouret, Circa 1930.  
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Ottomans and Poufs

Joan Busquets, Tabouret, Spain, Late 19th Century
By Joan Busquets
Located in New York, NY
of sinewy tabourets share subtly splayed legs and gently curling backs of giltwood. The cushions of
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Joan Busquets, Tabouret, Spain, Late 19th Century
By Joan Busquets
Located in New York, NY
of sinewy tabourets share subtly splayed legs and gently curling backs of giltwood. The cushions of
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Pair 19th Century Giltwood Tabourets
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabourets covered in Red Damask.
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Antique 19th Century French Footstools

18th Century Regence Giltwood Tabouret Foot Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Regence giltwood tabouret foot stool.
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Antique 18th Century Régence Footstools

Materials

Giltwood

Rococo Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in San Francisco, CA
The muslin upholstered rectangular seat above a rail centering a carved C-scroll flanked by leaves, raised on cabriole legs headed by blossoms and ending in overscrolled feet.
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Antique 19th Century Benches

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Rococo Style Giltwood Tabouret
Rococo Style Giltwood Tabouret
H 23 in W 27.5 in D 19.75 in
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Louis XVI style relief-carved giltwood X-frame tabouret, upholstered in antique Italian
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Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
H 20 in W 30 in D 26 in
Pair of French Louis XV style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of French Louis XV style Gilt wood Benches with wonderful carving and a nice turtle shaped top.
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Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Giltwood

A Very Fine Louis XVI Giltwood Tabouret/stool
Located in New York, NY
Square padded seat covered in close-nailed polychrome floral silk, on a leaf-tip-carved seatrail, on foliate-headed
turned tapering legs ending in toupie feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Benches

Materials

Wood, Silk

Gilded Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gilded wood Tabouret with Red Leather Seat, Nailheads and Fringe.
Category

20th Century Spanish Benches

Materials

Giltwood, Leather

Gilded Tabouret
Gilded Tabouret
H 16 in W 24 in D 14 in
Gilt Bamboo Tabouret
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French Gilt Bamboo Tabouret
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Antique 19th Century French Footstools

Materials

Giltwood, Upholstery

Gilt Bamboo Tabouret
Gilt Bamboo Tabouret
H 18.5 in W 13 in D 13 in
19thc French Gilt Faux Bamboo Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
19thc French Gilt Faux Bamboo Tabouret with Clarence House Tiger Velvet Upholstery. Wonderful cut
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Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Giltwood, Velvet

French Regence Style Carved and Gilded Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century French Regence style carved and gilded tabouret
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Antique 19th Century French Régence Footstools

Materials

Giltwood

PR 19TH C. LOUIS XV STYLE TABOURET
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of parcel gilt and paint Louis XV style stools
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Antique 19th Century Italian Footstools

Materials

Giltwood, Upholstery

PR 19TH C. LOUIS XV STYLE TABOURET
PR 19TH C. LOUIS XV STYLE TABOURET
H 20 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of Louis XIV Style Stools of Giltwood, Leather by Maison Straure, France
By Ebeniste Straure , Paris
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of hand carved and giltwood (water method) stools (tabouret) with bold lion heads on all 4
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Early 2000s French Louis XIV Stools

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century, Napoleon III Era Giltwood Tabouret, Ottoman Giltwood, France
Located in Miami, FL
19th century, Napoleon III era, France gilding of origin, this glamour ottoman/stool has a square tapestry seat. Very easily to reupholster. The piece is very sturdy and in beautiful...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

Pair of Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Louis XV style Italian giltwood tabouret.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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By La Maison London
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2010s British Louis XVI Sofas

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Giltwood

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Louis XVI Style Sofa
H 40 in W 45 in D 25 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

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Fabric, Wood, Paint

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Upholstered Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé en corbeille from the 19th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the 19th century, this gilded canapé fea...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes

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Napoleon III Style Chairs in Emerald Sheepskin on Gilt Rope & Tassel Frames
By Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
By Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Pair of Dorothy Draper Espana Cabinets for Heritage Henredon, circa 1955
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Louis XVI Style Walnut and Needlepoint Upholstered Tabouret Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XVI style walnut tabouret bench late 20th century, having a needlework top, above ribbon carved and fluted walnut legs. Wonderful warm patina to the surface. Measures 31.5" i...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Side Chair, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Louis XVI style 'Boudoir' chair.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Napoleon III Style Carved Twisted Rope and Tassel Bergères
Located in Dallas, TX
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Wood

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By Joseph-André Motte
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Antique French Fournier Style Knotted Rope and Tassel Ottoman
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Ottomans and Poufs

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Walnut

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French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wood Knot Base Ottoman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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20th Century Napoleon III Benches

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21st Century and Contemporary English Louis XVI Console Tables

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Gold Leaf

A Louis XVI Style Giltwood Consoles
A Louis XVI Style Giltwood Consoles
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Giltwood Tabouret For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic giltwood tabouret available at 1stDibs. A giltwood tabouret — often made from wood, giltwood and fabric — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer giltwood tabouret, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right giltwood tabouret, those designed in Louis XVI, Empire and louis xv styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Giltwood Tabouret?

Prices for a giltwood tabouret start at $1,675 and top out at $8,950 with the average selling for $2,963.

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.