Sophisticated Restored Set of 8 Walnut Klismos ARM Chairs after Charles Allen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Organic Elegance. Important chairs intended to anchor the dining room of a King.
Walnut
Sophisticated Restored Set of 12 Walnut Klismos Side Chairs after Charles Allen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Organic Elegance. Important chairs intended to anchor the dining room of a King.
Walnut
Sophisticated Restored Set of 14 Walnut Klismos Side Chairs after Charles Allen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Organic Elegance. Important chairs intended to anchor the dining room of a King.
Walnut
Sophisticated Restored Set of 12 Walnut Klismos ARM Chairs after Charles Allen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Organic Elegance. Important chairs intended to anchor the dining room of a King.
Walnut
$1,961Sale Price / item|20% Off
W1V Mahogany & carved leather Library Chair
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
W1V Mahogany & carved leather Library Chair William 1V period 1830-1837 Mahogany frame, with open scroll arms carved detail on front. Deep Buttoned back, recently re upholstered & ...
Leather, Mahogany
$1,471Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair C19th Mahogany & Leather Elbow chairs
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair C19th Mahogany & Leather Elbow chairs Bar Back, Pair Scroll open elbows Recently deep buttoned upholstered seats, leather coloured to chestnut Pair Splayed back legs Pair Turne...
Leather, Mahogany
$3,051Sale Price|20% Off
Library reading chair with carved swan head detail W1V period
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V period Mahogany & leather library reading chair Recently covered in leather & coloured to chestnut, brass studded detail Fine pair Mahogany carved Swan Heads elbows Sc...
Leather, Mahogany
$5,950 / set
19th Century French Duchesse Brisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ideal for traditional or eclectic interiors, this Duchesse Brisée offers both functionality and aesthetic appeal, embodying the grace and craftsmanship of 19th-century French furnitu...
Walnut
Victorian Painted Bedroom Dresser Mirror King Bed Headboard Rocking Chair Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
5 Piece Victorian Painted Bedroom Dresser Mirror King Bed Headboard Rocking Chair Set Dimensions: High Dresser: 18inx38inx80in Low Dresser: 15inx32inx37in Rocking Chair: 28inx17inx...
Hardwood
Victorian Hand Painted Dresser Mirror King Bed Headboard Chair Footstool Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
5 Pieces Victorian Hand Painted Dresser Mirror King Bed Headboard Chair Footstool Drawers Dimensions: High Dresser: 18inx39inx80in Low Dresser: 17inx31inx29in Bed Frame: 58inx79inx55...
Hardwood
Desk Chair for the King, Style: Art Deco, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk chair Material: leather and wood Year: 1930 Country: France If you are looking for a desk chair to match your desk, we have what you need. We have specialized in the sa...
Wood, Leather
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Deep Carved Rosewood Figural King Throne Chair with Dragons 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Deeply Carved Rosewood Figural King Throne Chair with Dragons C1920 Measures - 48.25"H x 29"W x 25"D An exquisite antique Chinese throne chair from the 1920s, intrica...
Rosewood
Pair of 18th Century English "King and Queen" Chairs with Original Crest
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of 18th century English “King and Queen” chairs, restored with reupholstery in 1997; original crest retained.
Leather, Wood
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered King Wood Arm Chairs 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Qing Dynasty red lacquered king wood serpentine crest curvature arm chairs with decorative carved straight legs and original connecting stretchers.
Kingwood, Lacquer
Mid Century Modern Cane James Mont King Cole Style Bentwood Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Cane "James Mont, King Cole" Style Bentwood Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features cane barrel backs, tapered legs, clean modernist lines, sleek sculptural for...
Cane, Wood
$79Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Print of the Feeding Chair of King James VI by Gibb, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Feeding Chair of King James VI'. Chromolithographic plate originating from 'The Royal House of Stuart.
Paper
Charles X Style Pair Of French "Antique Master" Chairs In Wood And “Cuoio”
Located in Prato, Tuscany
It is prized for its graceful lines, meticulous craftsmanship, and integration of historical influences into a refined aesthetic. Antique Master (or King) chairs are generally larger...
Leather, Oak
James Mont King Cole Mid-century Beech Bentwood Armchair
By James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
of sleek mid-century design with an elegant profile, James Mont's King Cole chair was deigned for one of his most notable commissions, the King Cole Penthouse in Miami; having a beec...
Beech
$2,313 / item
"King Costes" Armchair by P. Stark for Driade
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DIMENSIONS: D. 22", W. 19.8", H. 31.8", Seat H. 18.5" Philippe Starck revisits Costes easy chair project with King Costes armchair, changing its size and statics, while confirming i...
Aluminum
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen King Series Mahogany Armchair
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Botium
Located in Knebel, DK
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen King Series mahogany armchair The chair is well designed and crafted and in good condition, made of mahogany frame, seat with wool upholstrry ...
Mahogany
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King Portrait Hanging Scrolls
Located in Queens, NY
3 Chinese Ming Dynasty-style scroll wall hangings depicting a king seated on a chair draped in ornate cloth, a mushroom colored background and floral rug beneath him.
Wood
Qing Dynasty-Style Silk Scroll Wall Hanging, King Portrait, 35\"x75\"
Located in Queens, NY
3 Chinese Qing Dynasty-style scroll wall hangings depicting a king seated on a chair draped in ornate cloth, a mushroom colored background and floral rug beneath him.
Wood
"King Costes" Curved Mahogany Plywood Armchair by Philippe Stark for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DIMENSIONS: D. 22", W. 19.8", H. 31.8", Seat H. 18.5" Philippe Starck revisits Costes easy chair project with King Costes armchair, changing its size and statics, while confirming i...
Aluminum
"King Costes" Curved Grey Oak Plywood Armchair by Philippe Stark for Driade
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DIMENSIONS: D. 22", W. 19.8", H. 31.8", Seat H. 18.5" Philippe Starck revisits Costes easy chair project with King Costes armchair, changing its size and statics, while confirming i...
Aluminum
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen Set of Two King Series Cherry Armchairs
By Fredericia, Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Knebel, DK
1980s Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen Set of Two King Series Cherry Armchairs The chairs, were designed for Fredericia Furniture A/S in 1981 as part of the Classic Kings Furniture ...
Leather, Cherry
$1,495 / set
Pair French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Inspired by the furniture created during the reign of King Louis XVI, these chairs reflect the influence of neoclassicism, which emerged in France as a reaction against the excesses ...
Walnut
Antique French Louis VVI Carved Oak Iron & Glass Vitrine by Maison Soubrier 1900
By Maison Soubrier
Located in Portland, OR
They were famous for bespoke engineering, most notably designing the scandalous "Siège d'amour" (Love Chair) for King Edward VII in 1890. While they later expanded into Art Moderne a...
Iron
Wegner: En Dansk Mobelkunstner by Johan Moller Nielsen (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Wegner has been referred to as the "King of Chairs" for his proliferated work designing seating.
Paper
Antique Edward Holmes Baldock Ormolu Pier Cabinet with Blake Marquetry
By Edward Holmes Baldock, Robert Blake
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Baldock was also known as a purveyor of porcelain to King William IV and Queen Victoria, and he contributed to the refurnishing of Windsor Castle in 1827, when he supplied the King w...
Marble, Ormolu
8x10 Gray Handwoven Wool Floating Rectangles Geometric Modern Carpet Rug
Located in New York, NY
The dimensions allow it to fit comfortably under a dining table with chairs, beneath a king-sized bed, or as the central anchor in a living room.
Wool
pair of secessionist armchairs Joseph Maria Olbrich Friedrich Otto Schmidt 1898
By Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Joseph Maria Olbrich
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
“Abimelech” means “father of the king” or “my father is king” and lends the chairs a symbolic depth: the high backrests create a throne-like presence, while the name refers to dignit...
Brass
Westminster Abbey Interior Prepared for a Royal Coronation – Hand-Coloured, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
The detailed key below identifies features such as the High Altar, King Edward’s Chair, and the King’s Throne. Published in London by William Wolley, likely early 18th century, this ...
Paper
Pair of Early 18th Century English Giltwood Lions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The two animals call to mind England's Coronation chair, commissioned by King Edward I to contain the Stone of Scone brought to Westminster Abbey in 1296.
Oak, Giltwood
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