$490Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Victorian Spanish Revival Cast Iron Piano Vanity Bench Stool 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian cast iron piano bench / footstool / ottoman featuring Spanish Revival styling with a chevron flame stitch upholstered seat.
Iron
Patented C.H. Hare & Sons Adjustable Piano Stool
Located in Essex, MA
Curule form in black cast iron. Adjustable seat.. Tufted brown leather upholstered seat.
Brass, Iron
Antique American Victorian Cast Iron Wood Pedestal Adjustable Piano Bench Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Victorian Cast Iron and Wood Tripod Pedestal Base Adjustable Piano Stool. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 19.5"-23" H x 13" Diameter.
Cast Iron
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 56.7 in D 51.19 in
Art Deco Baby Grand Piano 1920ties, Shell Maple Gold Bench Modernism Art Case
By Gio Ponti
Located in Ettlingen, DE
A Period Art Cased Monington and Weston Art Deco Baby Grand, London Modernist. In the manner of Gio Ponti, Pierre-Paul Montagnac, Süe et Mare, Maurice Dufrène, René Prou, Jaques Douc...
Copper, Steel, Iron, Gold Leaf
Sold
H 17 in W 24.5 in D 12.5 in
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Gilt Piano Bench Vanity Stool Paw Feet Upholstered
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian vanity seat or piano bench with a gilded iron trestle base, paw feet and an orange velour upholstered top.
Iron
Sold
H 39.38 in W 55.91 in D 87.41 in
Steinway & Sons C Grand Piano Glossy Rosewood French Polish, Mahogany Bench
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
Steinway & Sons grand piano model C/ Style II, 85 keys, natural key covers. Manufactured in New York 1880, case in glossy French polished rosewood. The instrument is fully rebuilt...
Copper, Iron, Steel
Exceptional and Rare 19th Century Irish X Framed Stool
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional and rare 19th century Irish oak stool, with beautifully rich patination and grain. The padded brass studded seat is of rectangular form and upholstered in beautiful go...
Brass
Modern Curule Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern curule stool with a button tufted leather cushion seat above a pewter-finished iron curule form base with gilded accents. Dimensions: 20" W x 16" D x 21" H.
Iron
Spanish Gilt Iron Bench with Scrolled Feet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant Spanish gilt iron bench was recently hand crafted by skilled European artisans using traditional iron-working techniques and materials. The hand forged iron base feature...
Iron
Spanish Mid Century Modern Iron Bench with Arched Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This exquisite Spanish gilt iron bench, dating from the 1950s, is a testament to the enduring allure of classic Spanish design, infused with the clean lines and modern sensibilities ...
Iron
$1,214
H 13.78 in W 35.83 in D 12.21 in
19th Century Victorian Oak Bobbin Leg Rush Seat Bench, English Antique
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A handsome long bench constructed from dark-stained wood and fitted with a pale, handwoven rush or natural-fibre seat. The elongated rectangular form is supported by distinctive bob...
Oak, Rattan, Rush
19th Century Large English Regency Country House Stool
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous 19th Century large English Regency country house stool recovered in jute with floating buttons. Using ebonized regency faux bamboo legs, this stool has been extended for...
Faux Bamboo
$1,058Sale Price|30% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 16.15 in
Antique Leather Upholstered Mahogany Adjustable Piano Stool, 19th Century
Located in Lucenec, SK
An elegant antique piano stool from the 19th century made of mahogany wood with luxurious green leather upholstery and brass rivets, it has an adjustable height using a wooden screw ...
Leather, Wood
Antique French 19th Century Bench Long Ottoman Stool C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique French 19th Century bench /Long Ottoman C.1820 Constructed in the Louis XIV style, from walnut with an upholstered seat. Standing on carved walnut 'Os de mouton' legs term...
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian Neoclassical X-Form Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
An elegant Italian neoclassical X-form stool painted Ivory and decorated with giltwood floral and vegetal ornaments. The stool has upholstered seat covered in paisley design fabric. ...
Wood
Early 20th Century Walnut Bench With a Hand Painted Top
Located in High Point, NC
1920's Continental walnut bench in the Spanish Revival style. The top is lovely and is covered in hand painted canvas, showing the original leaf and vine pattern. The canvas is a...
Brass, Iron
19th Century High-Adjustable Empire Piano Stool
Located in Greven, DE
Antique piano stool in Empire style France Mahogany 19th century Dimensions: H: 45-60 cm, D: 43 cm Description: Round piano stool with centred screw mechanism for continuous heigh...
Brass
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 62 in D 22 in
19th Century Neoclassical Italian Regency Period Curule Leg Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime 19th century Italian regency bench featuring three pairs of x-form curule legs ending with gilt lions paw feet. Crafted in the neoclassical taste with carved rosettes on the ...
Wood, Fabric
Vintage Spanish Mid Century Gilt Iron Bench with Scrolled Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant mid century Spanish gilt iron bench from the 1950s features an ornate hand forged base with elaborate scrollwork and a stretcher with decorative central ring details and...
Iron
Antique Empire-Style Stool
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique Empire-Style Stool in Carved Wood, France, XIX century An elegant and finely crafted stool from the French Empire period, dating to the early 19th century. The frame is ma...
Walnut
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Rosewood Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality carved rosewood stool having a newly reupholstered seat in a quality lavender colour stylish fabric, carved rosewood frieze, standing on shaped carved...
Other
Antique Victorian Piano Duet Stool
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique Victorian piano duet stool. This was made in England, it dates from the 1880-1900 period. The quality is excellent this has a gorgeous and ver...
Cotton, Wood
Swedish Early 19th Century Blue Painted Arched Wall Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish wall cabinet dating to the early 19th century, distinguished by its architectural arched crest and beautifully aged blue painted finish. The cabinet features a pai...
Wood
Country House Library Chair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An elegant George III style mahogany library chair, with brass castors. Can be supplied in specialist aged leather or upholstered in the clients own material. Bespoke sizing, design ...
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Burnt Bamboo and Lacquered Grass Cloth Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pagoda inspired Chinoiserie desk. It is constructed with a bamboo frame and deep red lacquered grass cloth panels. Typically associated with British Colonial Design. Wonderfu...
Bamboo
$2,200
H 8 in W 15 in D 8.25 in
19th Century English Pine Box Hand-Painted as a Georgian Country House
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th C. English pine box hand-painted as a Georgian country house, the dovetailed front with sash windows hung with curtains, potted plants, and a pedimented doorcase with fanlight...
Iron
Jules Vieillard Chinoiserie Mantel Clock, Faience, Regency Style
Located in Queens, NY
French (Mid-19th Century) Chinoiserie design faience 6-sided mantel clock with foo dog top and elephant heads on sides. (by JULES VIEILLARD, Bordeau France) (Not working)
Metal
$6,386 / set
H 31.7 in W 35.83 in D 17.52 in
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860. Each is painted in a light blue tone with a charming patina. Below the top runs a finely carved à l...
Pine
Walter Bosse Cat Table Brush for Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and highly collectible Mid-Century Modern table brush designed by the renowned Austrian designer Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller in Vienna during the 1950s. This sculptura...
Brass
19th Century Country English Blanket Chest with House Facade
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming folk art 19th-century country English pine blanket chest or pine storage box featuring a stately Georgian manor house facade on the outside. The storage box has a hinged top...
Iron
$2,437Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Maison Jansen, Neoclassical Brass Coffee Table with Black Lacquered Glass Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice neoclassical style rectangular coffee table is made of brass with fluted legs and a stretcher on the bottom part. It has a black lacquered glass shelf on top with brass tri...
Brass
$3,600
H 11 in W 18 in D 10.625 in
19th Century English Red Painted Box with Georgian Country House Facade
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th C. English box hand-painted as a Georgian country house on a red ground, the front with a central pedimented doorcase with arched fanlight and red paneled door above a flight ...
Iron
$3,497
H 88.59 in W 55.12 in D 20.67 in
French Art Nouveau Style Dressing Armoire Beveled Mirror, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French two doors cabinet. A bevelled mirror on the central door. An elegant storage cabinet made of solid ash and burl ash veneer, dating from the early 20th century. Its refined des...
Brass
$1,600
H 10 in W 25 in D 10.5 in
1900s Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Secessionist Bentwood Wall Coat Rack, Austria
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, August Thonet, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, original, and authentic Art Nouveau (Jugendstil / Secession) wall-mounted coat and hat rack, dating from around 1900 and produced by Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, Austria. Th...
Wood, Bentwood
Sold|$9,500
H 30.25 in W 37.5 in D 19.25 in
Restored Swedish Gustavian Commodes, Painted Pinewood, Circa 1920-1940
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautifully restored pair of early to mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian commodes, meticulously hand-crafted in painted Pinewood. These refined Scandinavian chests are characterist...
Pine
Burnt Bamboo Desk and Chair Set, British Colonial Style, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful and unique British Colonial style burnt bamboo desk and chair set. There are five drawers and two compartments for storage. Unusual and rare design.
Bamboo
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Dark Blue
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Dark Blue These Beautiful Three-Piece Tulip Vases has a very deep Blue glossy color. Depending on the light, the vases sometimes even seem...
Ceramic
Unavailable|$16,400
H 14.97 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Edward Hald for Orrefors Chandelier in Brass and Glass
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Hald for Orrefors chandelier, 'HD 8532', Sweden, 1940s Elegant chandelier designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors in the 1940s. Model HD 8532 features a finely crafted glass sha...
Brass
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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