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'Homer', 19th Century Figural Embroidery showing the Blind Poet Playing his Lyre
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
a lyre, seated on a classical colonnade and gazing sightlessly to his right. Created circa 1860.
Category

Mid-19th Century More Art

Materials

Thread, Wool, Silk

Pair of French Mid Century Hand Painted Neoclassical Cock Fighting Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of neoclassical cock fighting chairs with lyre backs and swivel seats. Hand painted
Category

Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Brass

Lyre Two Seat Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, hand carved Lyre Two Seat Chair features a figural mahogany crest rail, lyre
Category

2010s Adirondack Loveseats

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Lyre Two Seat Chair
Lyre Two Seat Chair
H 37 in W 39 in D 22 in
Banded Lyre Back Two Seat Chair
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality, hand carved, solid mahogany Banded Lyre Back Two Seat Chair. Features include a
Category

2010s Adirondack Loveseats

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Banded Lyre Back Two Seat Chair
Banded Lyre Back Two Seat Chair
H 37 in W 39 in D 22 in
Mantel Clock 19th Century, Louis Philippe Charles X Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
. This stunning clock is surmounted by a gilded bronze figure of a Greek god – Apollo playing on a lyre
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Table Clocks and Desk C...

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

French Carved Oak Lyre-Back Fauteuils Needlepoint Seat Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French oak lyre-back armchairs, late 19th c. The armchairs have carved frame with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Oak

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench. Item featured has a
Category

Late 20th Century Regency Benches

Materials

Rope, Walnut

Aesthetic Movement Walnut Lyre Back Bedroom or Side Chair with Button Seat
Located in London, GB
An aesthetic movement walnut lyre back bedroom chair in wonderful original condition retaining it's
Category

Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved-wood sofa bench with rushed seat from the 19th century. This antique
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Pair of Cherry Wood Chairs with Lyre-Shaped Back and Straw Seat, Early 20th
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of cherry wood chairs with lyre-shaped back and straw seat Origin Italy Period Very
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cherry

Regency Style Tufted Lyre Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style tufted lyre sofa a deep button upholstered lyre form sofa, the over scrolled back and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Sofas

Materials

Wood

Regency Style Tufted Lyre Sofa
Regency Style Tufted Lyre Sofa
H 33 in W 89 in D 37 in
Early 19th Century Lyre-Chair
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique chair with lyre motif in the back board. The chair is made of solid walnut and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Lyre-Chair
Early 19th Century Lyre-Chair
H 37.41 in W 18.9 in D 16.54 in
Maitland Smith Lyre Back Folding Chair
By Maitland Smith
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Maitland Smith Folding Iron Chair with Lyre Back Motif. Chain link seat webbing. Capped off
Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Maitland Smith Lyre Back Folding Chair
Maitland Smith Lyre Back Folding Chair
H 35.5 in W 16.5 in D 27 in
Antique Lyre Back French Slipper Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique French lyre back slipper chair. It has a painted frame and newly upholstered
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Slipper Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint, Suede

Accent Dining Chairs Swans Lyre Lacquered
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of Swan and Lyre Back Black
Category

Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cotton

Renaissance Style Lyre Form Metal Piano Stool
Located in New York, NY
Manner Construction: Metal base with lyre form supports Seat: Needlepoint embroidered floral upholstered
Category

20th Century European Stools

Materials

Metal

Antique Orchestra Chair with Lyre Back
Located in Denton, TX
Hand crafted hardwood music chair with brass inlay on the chair back with a threaded seat for
Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Orchestra Chair with Lyre Back
Antique Orchestra Chair with Lyre Back
H 32.25 in W 15.5 in D 14.75 in
French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming side chair, with lyre-shaped back. Painted black, with gold tips (top & feet). Perforated
Category

Vintage 1940s French Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
French 1950's Lyre Back Side Chair
H 38.19 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
DeAngelis Pale Yellow Silk Lyre Back Sofa
Located in New York, NY
With sloping tufted back with outscrolled arms; the tufted seat over the waterfall skirt and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas

Materials

Silk

Vintage Louis XVI Style Upholstered Painted Lyre Bench
Located in Sheridan, CO
Louis XVI style music or end of bed bench, 20th c., painted in a cream color with two high lyre
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Regency Lyre Form Rosewood Library Chairs
Located in London, by appointment only
material with loose squab seat cushions, the chairs have tall shaped and curved backs with outswept lyre
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Cherry lyre back window bench with original rush seat, tufted cushion, and turned bulbous
Category

Antique 19th Century French Benches

Superb Quality Lyre Back Revolving Harpist/Cello Music Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Lyre back chair, the back has a very fine decorative cartouche and the seat has been upholstered with
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Lyre Back Side Chair Set, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A magnificent Sheraton style set of six rosewood dining room chairs with musical lyre-shaped back
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Set of Six Lyre Backrest Dining Chairs, circa 1815
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
), each featuring an elaborately carved back in the form of a lyre. Crafted from fruitwood and fruitwood
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Superb Pair of French Country Style Lyre Back Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
few old spots to the seat fabric which does not affect the incredible presentation. Each Lyre back
Category

20th Century French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Wood

19th C. French Walnut Carved Lyre Back Side Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
with a center lyre with bird heads within a scrolled frame. The turned sides with finials, and lower
Category

Antique 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Vintage Lyre Back Dining Arm Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six arm chairs feature a lyre back design with silver and gold leaf finish. Brass hardware
Category

Vintage 1980s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of 10 French Louis XVI Lyre Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) mahogany lyre back side chairs with cane seats
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Modern Italian Lyre Back Walnut, Rush Seating Dining Chairs
Located in BALCATTA, WA
Lyre Back design. They feature a polished Italian walnut frame and rush seating, complete with ever so
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Empire Lyre Back Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century Empire Lyre back dining chairs Wonderful pair of walnut dining chairs with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of 4 Swedish Biedermeier Lyre Maple Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
carved lyre and cross arrow design back and upholstered seat.
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of 1940's Hollywood Lyre Back Occasional Chairs
Located in New York, NY
This pair of 1940s Hollywood chairs with stylized lyre back design with double ribbon center
Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Spanish Pine Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by a beautifully wood stretcher. This table
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

1940s Set of 6 Refinished Mahogany Klismos Lyre Back Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
1940s Set of 6 Refinished Mahogany Klismos Lyre Back dining Chairs with 4 side chairs and two
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique satinwood lyre back armchair by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III style lyre back satinwood armchair by Gillows of Lancaster and in the manner of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Satinwood

20th Century Spanish Oak Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by beautifully iron stretchers. This table was
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Set of 4 Outdoor American Art Moderne Lyre Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Outdoor American Art Moderne black and gold trim painted metal side chairs with lyre form
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

20th Century Spanish Cyprees Lyre Legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
board top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by four beautifully iron stretchers
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Set of 5 Italian Walnut Lyre-Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of Five Italian Walnut Dining Chairs Sheilded back with lyre central design Rush caned seats
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Rush, Walnut

Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th century Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire style hairy paw feet brass lyre harp bench. Item
Category

Late 20th Century Benches

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Antique Louis XVI French Style Lyre Back Italian Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique Louis XVI French style lyre back Italian armchairs. Items feature carved lyre backs
Category

20th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Four Italian Lyre Back Painted and Gilt Side Chairs
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of four Italian lyre back painted and gilt side chairs with urn finials, carved floral and
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Side Chairs

Lyre Back Black Wrought Iron Arm Chair With Swan Heads & Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Black wrought iron arm chair with brass swan heads and brass feet. The back is the classic lyre
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Carved and Paint Decorated Lyre Back Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
overall. The square backs with ribbon and beaded crest rails and wide carved lyres decorated with carved
Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Gilded Lyre Chairs with Deep Red Velvet Inspired by Jacob
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
a Pair of Giltwood Louis XVI style chairs with Lyre back . Models inspired by george Jacob who was
Category

2010s British Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt-Wood Side Chairs with Swans and Lyres
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassical gilt-wood side chairs with Swans and Lyres, late 19th c. Beautifully
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Hand-Painted and Stenciled Lyre Back Chairs, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French hand painted and stenciled lyre back side chairs with cane seats and terminating on
Category

Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs

Mariette Himes Gomez Bolero Lounge Chair with Lyre Shape and Decorative Nails
By Mariette Himes Gomez
Located in Atlanta, GA
interior designers in the world. Antique inspired generously scaled chair with a distinctive lyre shape
Category

2010s American Spanish Colonial Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
board top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by four beautifully iron stretchers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Lyre legs Trestle Dining Farm Table
Located in Miami, FL
board top, resting on hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by four beautifully iron stretchers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique 19C. Oil painting on canvas, neoclassical Scene, Homer playing his Lyre
Located in Framingham, MA
neoclassical style, depicting a genre scene - Old white-haired and bearded Homer, the famed poet, is seated in
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Lyre Harp Corner Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Lyre Harp Corner Chairs - a Pair. Blue upholstered
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Corner Chairs

Materials

Walnut

20th Century Italian Baroque Style Lyre-Shaped Legs Trestle Farm Dining Table
Located in Carimate, Como
top, resting on two hand carved, classical lyre legs joined by their beautifully carved pair of wood
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Conference Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Neoclassical Style Green Wrought Iron Lyre Harp Garden Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Neoclassical Style Green Wrought Iron Lyre Harp Garden Chairs - Set of 4. Circa Mid to Late
Category

Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Venetian Six Asolane Biedermeier Chairs in Walnut, Lyre-Shaped Back, Hand-Carved
By Vincenzo Cadorin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Set of 6 Asolane Biedermeier chairs from the second half of the 19th century in walnut with lyre
Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French chairs Original Jacob Model Lyre of Louis XVI, Late 18th Century
Located in Paris, France
A COPIES BUT 100% ORIGINALS !! Exceptional set of Louis XVI lyre chairs in lacquered wood, a prized
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Silk, Lacquer, Wood

Pair of Iron and Brass Italian Lyre Back Armchairs with Swans, Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of iron and brass Italian Regency lyre back armchairs with Swans attributed to, Grosfeld House
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Venetian Late 18th Century Painted and Gilt Sofa with Floral and Lyre Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
back is decorated with five pierced splats, each decorated in a manner reminiscent of a lyre
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

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Lyre Seat For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lyre seat for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, every lyre seat was constructed with great care. Find 523 options for an antique or vintage lyre seat now, or shop our selection of 12 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the lyre seat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A lyre seat made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with neoclassical — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lyre seat over the years, but those crafted by Theo Häberli, Maison Jansen and Fornasetti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lyre Seat?

Prices for a lyre seat start at $275 and top out at $483,133 with the average selling for $3,850.