Lolling Chair
18th Century Federal Hepplewhite Lolling Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
18th century federal Hepplewhite lolling chair,
Massachusetts, Probably Boston or North Shore
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
"Martha Washington" Mahogany Upholstered Lolling Chair, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage "Martha Washington" mahogany upholstered lolling chair, circa 1930s, having a large
Category
Vintage 1930s American Federal Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
English Georgian Mahogany Upholstered Lolling Chair, 1770
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian mahogany lolling chair upholstered with saddle brown leather. The upholstered back
Category
Antique 1770s English Georgian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of English Mahogany Serpentine Back Upholstered Lolling Chairs, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English mahogany serpentine back lolling chairs with squared tampered splayed legs and
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Muslin, Upholstery
H 39 in W 23 in D 21 in
Pair of Fine Antique English Aesthetic Movement Lolling Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English lolling chairs with noteworthy carved and turned oak frames, circa 1870s. Custom
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Very Fine Classic Antique Lolling Chair in Tufted Tan Leather
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made and solid feeling antique lolling chair with handsome polished wood frame, tufted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Edwardian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Adams Decorated Satinwood & Cane Lolling Chair, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique lolling chair offers carved satinwood construction with floral Adam paint decorated
Category
20th Century American Adam Style Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Satinwood
19th Century English Lolling Chair In Leather and Mahogany
Located in Hudson, NY
chair from the 1850's
It is beautifully constructed and has the patina warmth and age.
This can be
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Antique English Carved Walnut Lolling Chair with Brass Trim, circa 1880
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 19th century hand carved English library chair. Long sloping arms with acanthus leaf carving. New
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pair of Round-back Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
square William IV lolling chairs and curvilinear Victorian; the carved embellishment typically Irish.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish William IV Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Mahogany “Martha Washington” Lolling Armchair ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
American Hepplewhite lolling chair from the Federal period, this exquisite chair features a dense-grained
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 42.88 in W 25.5 in D 26.25 in
Pair of English Georgian Gainsborough Leather Library Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
or a lolling chair. From an estate in Napa Valley, CA.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Brass
English William and Mary Period Walnut Carved and Turned Lounging Chair
Located in Wells, ME
top rail. This chair was designed for "lolling" , that is relaxing and would often have been found
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
quality possessed by the chairs when seen from the side. Obviously these were not chairs designed to loll
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 50.39 in W 16.53 in D 18.11 in
Sculptural Dining Chairs by Steve Leonard for Brayton, Intl
By Steve Leonard
Located in Greensboro, NC
has give, leaning back with the sitter making them ideal for long, lolling dinners.
These chairs
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Hickory Chair Martha Washington Mahogany Upholstered Open Arm Chairs, Pair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Late 20th Century Hickory Chair Furniture Sheraton Style Mahogany Upholstered Open Arm
Category
Late 20th Century American Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 44 in W 30 in D 27.25 in
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
Located in Nantucket, MA
broach; she also holds a white cloth in her crossed hands and leans upon the back of a Victorian lolling
Category
Antique 1850s Hong Kong Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Pair of George Smith Chelsea Large Wingback Armchairs Claw and Ball Feet
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of RRP £9,378 George Smith Low Scroll Arm wingback armchairs with Damask upholstery.
A very good looking well made and comforta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 47.25 in W 36.62 in D 36.62 in
Early 19th Century Gainsborough Armchair after Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Gainsborough mahogany armchair in the manner of Chippendale, upholstered in sage green silk damask in the traditional 19th century style with brass studding, the s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Brea, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs
These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen
18th Century Carved Mahogany Library Bergère Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
An English 18th century carved mahogany library armchair, or bergère.
Of good rich color and patination.
George III, circa 1780.
This antique Sheraton period armchair, sometimes des...
Category
Antique 1780s English Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Set 12 Hepplewhite Revival Shield Back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Vintage set of twelve Hepplewhite Revival shield back dining chairs with upholstered backs, dating from the second half of the 20th Century.
Beautifully hand crafted from s...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.19 in W 21.26 in D 23.63 in
English Knole Sofa with Custom Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
English Knole sofa with custom upholstery. The sofa has rope and tassels wrapped around decorative walnut finials with hinged sides.
Category
Vintage 1980s Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
English Regency Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th century English Regency style mahogany writing table (desk) with inset green leather top above 2 frieze drawers to either side on trestle supports and splayed legs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gainsborough Chairs in the Chippendale manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
These handsome carved mahogany library or ‘Gainsborough’ armchairs have a gently curving back and shaped arms which have acanthus leaf carved scrolled handles and leaf carved moulded...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Custom Made White Linen English Arm Rolled Back Sofa with Casters
Located in Brea, CA
White linen English arm rolled back sofa with casters.
Custom made to order, upholstered in a heavy weight Belgian linen, with down feather seats.
Very comfortable to sit in, with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Sofas
Materials
Linen
Set Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Style inlaid Dining Chairs.
These Rather Pretty Chairs Stand upon Tapered Legs.
The Seats Being of a Stuff Over Form (very comfortable)
the Backs of The...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair 19th Century Regency Klismos Hooved Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Regency Klismos chairs. These elegant chairs feature ebonized hardwood frames, classical gilded detail, carved pied-de-biche and newly upholstered cream silk sat...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Silk, Hardwood, Giltwood
19th Century Empire Tub Armchair
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique Empire tub armchair, circa 1820, mahogany with finely carved details. Newly upholstered with beautiful crème colored fabric.
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Gainsborough George III Style Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
An ample chair. Good for your library, den or living room.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Library Armchair, English, Late 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A commodious Georgian style mahogany library armchair with down swept arms, brass tacking accenting the vintage mohair upholstery, the square beam legs ending in substantial brass cu...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Russian Dore Bronze Mounted Amethyst Crystal Scalloped Rim Tazza
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic quality 19th century Russian Empire period Dore bronze mounted amethyst crystal scalloped rim tazza/cache-pot. The crystal is of a beautiful rich amethyst purple color. T...
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Recent Sales
Pair of Queen Anne style Mahogany Lolling Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Queen Anne style Mahogany Lolling Chairs with floral and animla upholstery.
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair, North Shore, Massachusetts, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
The yellow damask upholstered lolling chair possesses an arched crest-rail above the rectangular
Category
Antique Early 1800s Saint Pierre and Miquelon Federal Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair, Portsmouth, NH, circa 1820-1830
Located in Providence, RI
There is a grouping of these large lolling chairs that came out of Portsmouth, and comparison will
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Armchairs
Fine Federal Inlaid Mahogany Lolling Chair, MA, circa 1800
Located in Providence, RI
. no.109.
This lolling chair is the best of the form with its delicate line inlay on the front legs
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Neoclassical Armchair or Lolling Chair Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
Located in Providence, RI
developed and carved which set the standard for this chair, circa 1825.
The legs on this example are
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Regency Federal Scroll Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An American Federal Lolling Chair with exquisite lines. The bold square back has a slight turning
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy, Original Finial, Newport, RI
Located in Providence, RI
double cupcake finial is original and the large boxy claw and ball feet relate to the John Brown lolling
Category
Antique 1760s American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Sheraton or Federal Upholstered Open Armchair, New England, circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
This is a Provincial example of the lolling chair form and is delicately executed throughout. Note
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 42 in W 23.5 in D 29.5 in
Pair of Antique French "Sgabello" Carved Walnut Chairs circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
were not chairs designed to loll about in decadent pleasure but rather emblems of a powerful family
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
American Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An American mahogany carved open arm lolling chair with molded legs and stretcher.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Pair of Oversized English Sheraton Style Lolling Chairs 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of English Sheraton style oversized lolling chairs offer mahogany frames having scroll form
Category
20th Century English Sheraton Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Upholstered Lolling Chair, circa 1785
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Federal mahogany lolling chair with fresh red satin upholstery featuring gold wheat accent
Category
Antique 1780s American Federal Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George III Style Carved Lolling Chair, circa 1870
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique George III style lolling chair with finely hand carved details on front arms, legs and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Burlap, Muslin, Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Victorian Griffin Lolling Chairs
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of Victorian Horner style lolling chiars. Carved frames. Measures: 19" seat height.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Red Leather Tufted Lolling Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of French lounge chairs, extremely comfortable in red tufted leather with a solid mahogany
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Very Fine Classical Early-19th Century Boston Lolling Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
This chair showing fine classical styling was made in Boston circa 1820. Its style and shape relate
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century English Lolling Chair In Leather and Mahogany
Located in Hudson, NY
chair from the 1850's
It is beautifully constructed and has the patina warmth and age.
This can be
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Vintage English Style Lolling Chairs Upholstered Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of English style lolling armchairs offer mahogany frames with shaped and upholstered backs
Category
20th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
H 44.5 in W 25 in D 30 in
Pair of Mahogany British Colonial Cane Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of rare mahogany cane lolling chairs, with carved ears, rolled arms, and turned legs. These
Category
Antique 19th Century Caribbean Chairs
Pair of Lounge Chairs
By Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Located in New Haven, CT
This comfortable pair of Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams Lolling chairs are covered in grey cotton
Category
2010s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English George Ill Style Upholstered Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Kenilworth, IL
George lll style upholstered mahogany lolling chair. Upholstered with linen webbing, horse hair
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th c. Pair of Round Back Armchair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
period between square William IV lolling chairs and curvilinear Victorian; the carved embellishment
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish William IV Armchairs
Israel Sack American Federal Mahogany Antique Lolling Arm Chair, c. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Fine American Federal inlaid mahogany antique lolling chair.
Boston, Massachusetts circa 1800
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Armchairs
H 45.38 in W 29.75 in D 27.38 in
18th Century George III Upholstered Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
A well proportioned and comfortable George III upholstered mahogany arm chair, or lolling chair
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Antique Carved Mahogany Figural Chippendale Lolling Armchair with Falcons
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique mahogany figural Chippendale lolling armchair features carved falcon arms and claw and ball
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
2 Vintage American Federal Style Mahogany Martha Washington Lolling Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 20th Century Federal Style Martha Washington Lolling armchairs. Reminiscent of the
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 41 in W 30 in D 26 in
PERIOD GEORGE II WALNUT GAINSBOROUGH CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
Period Irish Walnut Armchair, Lolling or Gainsborough, Chair
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Armchairs
Walnut Upholstered Lolling Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Antique lolling chair with particularly attractive Amber Toned Walnut frame. With the classic
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic Federal style Lolling chair or library chair constructed from Mahogany with a tapestry
Category
20th Century American Federal Armchairs
Thomas Moser Lolling Chair and Ottoman, 2000
By Thomas Moser
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice Thomas Moser Lolling chair and ottoman with black leather cushions. Both pieces are signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Figural Winged Griffin Lolling Chair, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian figural lolling chair offers button back upholstery on mahogany frame with
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 36.5 in W 27.75 in D 37 in
Antique Neoclassical Style Ebonized and Gilt Lolling Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive and Classic Lolling Chair. The carved sloping fluted frame ebonized with gilt details
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique English Walnut Upholstered Lolling Chair 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English lolling chair offers upholstered seat and square back on walnut frame with
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Good 19th Century Mahogany and Red Leather and Nailhead Trimmed Lolling Chair
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Newly recovered in high quality red leather this classic and comfortable English lolling chair
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Brass
H 39 in W 27.5 in D 30 in
Antique English Georgian Style Upholstered Mahogany Lolling Chair, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Georgian style lolling armchair offers mahogany frame having upholstered back
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Upholstery
H 38.5 in W 27.5 in D 32 in
Pair of William IV Rosewood Bergeres, circa 1830
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of fine English William IV period rosewood bergeres or “lolling chairs”, circa 1830, with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Bergere Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Edwardian English Leather Library Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
brass nailheads. Referred to as lolling chairs, library chairs or simply open armchairs, these are a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Side Tables Empire Style
Located in New Haven, CT
lolling chairs. The three heads of Phoenix birds support the black granite top surrounded by an
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Signed Thomas Moser Lolling Lounge and Ottoman, 2003
By Thomas Moser
Located in St. Louis, MO
Thos. Moser Lolling adjustable lounge and ottoman in cherry with brown tufted leather. Brown
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
English Chippendale Antique Mahogany Lolling Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
chair exhibits a forward motion that is powerful and most striking. The essence of the rocaille is
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Carved Oak Sgabello Hall Chairs, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Flemish carved oak hall chairs, circa 1890.
Profusely carved with heads, swags and foliage
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Nineteenth Century Lolling Chair
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Lolling chair
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Edwardian Lolling Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
large scale lolling chairs - stoic carved dog heads at arm - beautiful evenly sun bleached tufted
Category
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Bergere Chairs
Salem, Massachusetts Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Federal ivory damask upholstered lolling chair with demilune crest above serpentine arms with
Category
Antique 1790s American Federal Chairs
Two American Federal Style Lolling Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
New England lolling chair made of mahogany, with a graceful high back and a serpentine crest. The
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine Hepplewhite mahogany lolling chair, with serpentine crest and raking back with shaped arms and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Pair of Kittinger Lolling Chairs
By Kittinger
Located in Hudson, NY
Handsome pair of Kittinger red leather lolling chairs - trimmed in brass tacks - dark brown wood
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Federal Style Lolling Chairs
By Diamond & Baratta, Deangelis
Located in New York City, NY
Two Federal Style Lolling Chairs.
Mahogany Frame with Custom Woven Fabric and Contrast Welt.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Armchairs
An 18th. French lolling chair
Located in New York, NY
C16004 RGDL
An 18th. French lolling chair. Solid balustre turned chestnut frame with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Anglo-Indian Teak and Cane Lolling Chair, Circa 1850
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Anglo-Indian Teak and Cane Lolling Chair, Circa 1850 with Adjustable Ratchet Mechanism and Sliding
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine hepplewhite inlaid mahogany lolling chair, with deeply shaped serpentine crest, molded and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Birch
Tidewater Virginia Knuckle-Arm Lolling Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very rare serpentine crested and seated, open framed knuckle arm lolling chair
in regional
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Cherry
Mahogany Lolling Chair attributed to Lemuel Churchill
Located in Wells, ME
A Fine Boston Mahogany lolling chair. Chairs of this form with high upholstered backs, low over
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Two important Federal lolling chairs, one labeled by L Churchill
Located in Sharon, MA
These important Federal lolling chairs were made by Lemuel Churchill in Boston, Massachusetts
Category
Antique 19th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Ash
Chippendale Lolling Chair with String Inlay, Probably New Hampshire, circa 1780
Located in Providence, RI
Whereas, this lolling chair form is a recognized Federal style, this chair with its square
Category
Antique 1780s American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 44.5 in W 24 in D 19 in
Antique Federal Lolling Chair
Located in New York City, NY
Federal style Martha Washington mahogany lolling armchair of typical form with tapered turned wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Portsmouth, N.H. Federal Period Lolling Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A reverse serpentine crested lolling (arm) chair on casters, with mahogany arms, legs with fine
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair, Massachusetts, circa 1805
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Alexandria, VA
Hepplewhite design with mahogany molded arms and tapered legs, H-stretcher. Newly upholstered in red damask.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Armchairs
Mahogany Federal Hepplewhite Lolling Chair, Massachusetts, Circa 1780-1800
Located in Providence, RI
This chair is composed of a dark, dense cuban/island mahogany of the finest grade. It being an open
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Federal Lolling Chair, Boston or North Shore, circa 1800-1810
Located in Providence, RI
and legs (see details).
This chair retains its usable upholstery and we have had the chair all
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Armchairs
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Lolling Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the lolling chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A lolling chair — often made from wood, mahogany and fabric — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lolling chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A lolling chair, designed in the Neoclassical, Georgian or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lolling chair over the years, but those crafted by Thomas Moser are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Lolling Chair?
A lolling chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $715 and the highest can go for as much as $40,000.
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.
Questions About Lolling Chair
- What is a lolling chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A lolling chair refers to an upholstered chair with a high-back designed for the user to recline in a relaxed posture, known as “lolling”. The chair first started gaining popularity in the early 19th century. You can shop a collection of antique lolling chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022From the 18th century, a Martha Washington chair features a high back, no arms and an upholstered seat and back. The chair’s frame was usually crafted from mahogany. Shop a collection of antique Martha Washington chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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