$7,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 37.5 in W 46 in D 20 in
6 Pc. Set Ornate Antique Wicker by Heywood Brothers c 1890's
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Incredible set of six antique wicker pieces by Heywood Brothers, circa 1890's. This rare set
Wicker
$2,500
H 39 in W 15 in D 13.5 in
Incredibly Rare Childs Ornate Victorian Youth High Chair with Spider Woven Back
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This Victorian Youth high chair has a spider woven back, cane seat and interlocking wicker circles
Wicker
American Victorian Natural Wicker Arm Chair by Heywood Bros.
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian ornate natural wicker arm chair with woven panel back, and filigree trim
Ornate Wicker Corner Chair
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Ornate wicker corner chair in the Victorian style, circa 1970s vintage. Continuous woven wicker
Wicker
Ornate Wicker Rocking Chair Attributed to Heywood Brothers Company
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Ornate wicker rocker having decorative woven leaves on the backrest. The chair is in very good
Wicker
19th c Heywood Bros. & Co. Victorian Wicker Chair
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century fancy Victorian wicker chair. These ornate examples were often used as props for
Wicker
Pair of Ornate Wicker Lounge Chairs Attributed to Heywood Brothers
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary pair of ornate and decorative wicker lounge, armchairs, having woven leaf foliate
Wicker
Victorian Banjo/Harp Motif Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ornate Victorian motif wicker rocking chair depicting two musical instruments on the back panel: a
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$115,619
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
Linen
$230,584Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$6,900
H 30 in Dm 29.5 in
A Round Antique Victorian Elaborately Woven and Decorated Wicker Center Table
By Wakefield Rattan Company
Located in Nashua, NH
A very rare and early fancy Victorian wicker center table in all natural finish, American, attributed to Wakefield Rattan Company, Wakefield, Ma. This table is over the top as far as...
Wicker, Rattan, Reed, Wood
Heywood-Wakefield Wicker Chaise Lounge, Natural Finish, Navy Trim
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful reed and rattan wicker chaise lounge in a lovely natural color with a continuous navy blue braid trimming around the back, arms and seating, American, C. 1910 by the Heyw...
Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood
Heywood Company Victorian White Wicker Parlour Armchair Set
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian white painted wicker parlour chairs. Hand crafted intricate heart design back, and curved wicker leaves climb the front legs. Wonderful parlour, sunroom, or patio ...
Wicker
American Victorian Natural Wicker Arm Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker arm chair with fan shaped back with scroll and filigree design. (Heywood Brothers)
Wicker
$5,800
H 33.5 in W 71 in D 36 in
Antique Victorian Wicker Rattan Bentwood Sculptural Sunroom Sofa Set with Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wicker Rattan Bentwood White Sculptural Sunroom Sofa Set with Chairs - 3 Pc Set. Item features (1) Sleek sculptural sofa (1) barrel back lounge chair (1) rocking c...
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
$10,500
H 37 in W 51 in D 30 in
19th C. Wicker Tete-a-Tete Chair with Intricate Caned Backs in Natural Finish
By Wakefield Rattan Company
Located in Nashua, NH
A very rare wicker conversation chair also known as a Tete-a-Tete .This side by side chair is woven in a very gracious design in a natural finish with beautifully styled curly cue wi...
Wicker, Cane, Wood
$34,005
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$12,500 / set
H 37 in W 56 in D 27 in
A Three Piece Matching Suite of Antique Bar Harbor Style Wicker Furniture
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful American, C. 1910, three piece matching wicker set in the desirable Bar Harbor style are all in excellent condition with a warm natural finish with new cushions that are ...
Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood
$21,312 / set
H 40.16 in W 53.55 in D 25.6 in
Rattan Garden Furniture Set by Maison Perret Vibert, Second Half of 19th Century
By Perret et Vibert
Located in Paris, FR
French winter garden furniture set, work of the Maison Perret Vibert, including two armchairs, four chairs, a table and a sofa, second half of the 19th century. In polychrome tinted...
Rattan
$719Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 25.5 in D 20 in
Antique Victorian Heywood Wakefield (attr) Ball & Stick Wicker Chair, Circa 1890
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cookeville, TN
A truly wonderfully preserved example of Victorian stick and ball fiddlehead style. Great Patina. This fanciful hand made chair features ball and stick designs, skilled scrollwork, s...
Wicker, Paint
$6,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35 in W 28 in D 26 in
Victorian Wicker Parlor Set ‘His, Her and Child's’ Chairs, Settee and Rocker
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Part of a Senator's wife's wicker collection, this rare and beautiful complete wicker parlor set is of high quality with wood beads on the legs of the chairs and openwork curlicues c...
Wicker
Jenkins & Phipps Stick and Ball Wicker Portrait Chair
By Jenkins & Phipps
Located in Hanover, MA
Jenkins & Phipps stick and ball wicker photographers or portrait chair with asymmetrical scrolled right arm and fiddleheads, woven skirt, and woven beaded front legs. Jenkins-Phipp...
Wicker
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.
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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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