Hepplewhite Spider Back Mahogany Armchair, Paisley Upholstery, Late 20th Century
Located in Trenton, NJ
Hepplewhite Spider Back Mahogany Armchair, Paisley Upholstery, Late 20th Century A beautifully executed Hepplewhite spider back armchair in solid mahogany, produced by a quality Ame...
Wood
EIGHT STUNNING GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE (1727-1786) SPIDER WEB BACK DiNING CHAIRS 8
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of Circa 1940 George Hepplewhite (1727-1786) Designed Spider Web back dining chairs in h...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Spider Back Hepplewhite Style Armchairs
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a pair of elegant spider back Hepplewhite style chairs from the early 20th century.
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 38 in W 22 in D 22 in
4 Vintage English Hepplewhite Walnut Wheel Back Spider Dining Chairs Adams Style
Located in Dayton, OH
Four late 20th century wheel back dining chairs. Features a balloon shaped back with spidered splat leading to a green seat over a serpentine apron and square tapered legs leading to...
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 36.23 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Stunning George Hepplewhite Spider Web Back Occasional Chairs Armchairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of George Hepplewhite Spider Web back occasional carver armchairs These chairs are one of the most iconic designs by arguabl...
Hardwood
$2,400 / set
H 38 in W 17.5 in D 21 in
12 Antique English Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs Supplied by Mario Buatta
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. and later, England, an assembled set of dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, (6) side chairs with pierced splat backs, and (6) side chairs of similar design, all of mahoga...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 22 in D 24 in
19th Century Hand Carved Hepplewhite Armchair Desk Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant and graceful hand carved mid-19th century shield back Hepplewhite armchair. The dark mahogany frame is expertly carved all along the frame. The corners have rosettes with tap...
Mahogany
$1,395 / set
H 38 in W 28.25 in D 26.25 in
John Widdicomb French Regency Louis XVI Spider Back Armchairs, Pair
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of petite French Regency Louis XVI or Gustavian style spider back armchairs or dining captain chairs By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1980s Carved wood frames in distr...
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Fine Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Carved Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique 19th century Victorian mahogany carved armchair having a beautiful carved pierced shaped back. Shaped carved open arms, standing on carved cabriole feet and outs...
Other
$9,444 / set
H 34.06 in W 20.87 in D 16.93 in
Antique George III Quality Sheraton Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality set of eight George III Sheraton dining chairs comprising six singles and two carvers, crafted in fine mahogany. Each chair displays elegant reeded curved backs with...
Mahogany
$1,800
H 35 in W 21 in D 19 in
Set of Six Neo Regency Dining Chairs attributed to The Baker Furniture Company
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Neo Regency style X back dining chairs, having solid wood ( mahogany or walnut ) frames, with upholstered seats and backrests. The set includes four side, and two arm ch...
Upholstery, Wood
A Set Of Six Ladder-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
George III Style Mahogany Ladder-Back Dining Chairs, each with stuffover seats, upholstered in honey velvet fabric raised on moulded legs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of 6 Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Set of 6 Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs Item Code: LC1464 A decorative set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs, each with an elegant shaped balloon back and finely...
Mahogany
Superb Set of Eight George II Dining Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in Greenwich, CT
A superb set of eight George II carved mahogany dining chairs having a carved crest rail with a pierced and carved splat, carved styles, having a drop in seat on substantial carved c...
Mahogany
$11,900 / set
H 37 in W 22 in D 23 in
McGuire Vintage Set of Eight Chinese Chippendale Caned Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive mid century set of eight armchairs crafted in mahogany with reed wrapped joints featuring stylized Chinese Chippendale oval backs, caned seats, Asian style brackets, stret...
Reed, Mahogany
$2,695 / set
H 35.25 in W 19.5 in D 18 in
Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six French Regency Louis XVI style "Belvedere" dining chairs By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: Sid...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Set of 6 Governor Alston Arm Chairs From Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North Canton, OH
6 Governor Alston Dining Chairs from Baker. One of the most recognizable and sought after pieces from the Baker collections. Most of these examples are finished in black lacquer, rar...
Wood
$1,913 / set
H 36.23 in W 15.75 in D 18.9 in
Set of Six Shield Back Wheatsheaf Design Dining Chairs Hepplewhite Style
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Antwerp, BE
This beautiful set of six reproduction Georges 3 style solid satinwood single dining room chairs features shield backs with central cut wheat sheaf designs in Hepplewhite style. They...
Silk, Upholstery, Cherry
$4,000
H 39.5 in W 24 in D 21 in
Fabulous Set 6 Balloon Back Cabriole Leg Dining Chairs Queen Anne style
By John Widdicomb
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous set of 6 balloon back cabriole leg dining chairs. Not sure who made these but they are extremely well crafted and built to last. The upholstery is worn but the frames are ...
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Regency Spider Wed Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite set of six dining chairs embodies the height of dramatic Hollywood Regency design, inspired by Neoclassical masterworks. The chairs are instantly recognizable by their...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
$133,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 21.5 in D 17 in
All Arms, Exquisite Vintage Set of 14 Klismos Cane Dining Chairs by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent dining chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative, completely installation ready. This large All Arm set of difficult ...
Cane, Cherry
$68,750Sale Price|27% Off
H 40.25 in W 72 in D 55.5 in
A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano
By Collard & Collard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Anglo-French 19th century rosewood, palisander, amboyna and satinwood marquetry (inlaid) art-case baby grand piano, the works by "Collard & Collard". The intricately ...
Bronze
$11,800Sale Price / set|73% Off
H 39.18 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
A Set of Twelve Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A set of twelve Italian painted and parcel gilt Louis XVI Style dining chairs, 19th century Tablet back chairs with floral carved details raised on fluted legs with rosette embellis...
Hardwood
$5,295 / set
H 40.25 in W 21 in D 26 in
Eight New Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
These are new traditional mahogany dining chairs. Their design was inspired by the Hepplewhite Dining chairs from the regency period. They feature Classic Hepplewhite styling with sh...
Mahogany
$15,995 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany sofa with serpentine back, flanking scrolled arms, floral needlepoint upholstery, and terminating on carved floral legs with connecting stretchers. Late ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$350,000Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$9,500
H 90.5 in W 45 in D 22 in
Antique Georgian Mahogany Bookcase Secretary Collectors Doctors Cabinet 1790
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique George III English Mahogany secretary bookcase, with a fitted collector's or doctor's cabinet to the base, circa 1790. The bookcase in two sections; the top secti...
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$5,670,589
H 203.94 in W 251.97 in D 143.7 in
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
Located in London, GB
George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was ...
Marble
$17,524 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Wood
Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Restoration-period mahogany-veneered boat-shaped sofa-bed with slightly inverted headboard. The front is soberly adorned with an ormolu plaque featuring scrolls and fleurons framing ...
Bronze
$98,642
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
Finely Carved Mahogany Four Post King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved mahogany and figured mahogany rice bed, the serpentine arched and molded edge headboard flanked by acanthus leaf and rice carved baluster turned posts with urn finial...
Mahogany
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
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.