Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A Qing dynasty (1644–1912) Chinese ox blood red lacquered parcel gilt carved Hongmu wood wedding chair. Unusual form featuring a concealed storage drawer and diminutive low chair ...
Cane, Wood
$6,500 / set
Pair of Green Velvet Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of George I style walnut and parcel gilt side chairs, the over upholstered seats below arched backs and standing on carved cabriole legs with gilt knees and standing on scr...
Velvet, Walnut
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Style Parcel Gilt Carved Throne Chair
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely detailed hand carved Baroque style parcel gilt throne chair in walnut with scroll carved shell crest, side acanthus decoration, scrolled arms, faded upholstery, and decorati...
Upholstery, Walnut
A Rare Set of Four Louis XV Side Chairs, Stamped Tillard
By Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare set of Four Petite Louis XV Painted & Parcel Gilt Side Chairs Stamped Tillard Circa 1750 Height 33 ½ in.
Wood
Set of 4 Italian Neoclassic Side Chairs with Silk Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Neoclassic style parcel gilt & cream painted side chairs with green damask silk upholstery above spiral fluted turned legs (19th Cent) Antique condition, uphols...
Damask, Giltwood
Gillows of Lancaster George 3rd Painted and Parcel Gilt Arm Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
Untouched stunning Gillows of Lancaster and London George 3rd cream painted and parcel gilt arm chair, in its original warn through condition.
Cane, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Mid 19th C Victorian Rosewood & Parcel Gilt Easy Arm Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19th Century Victorian Period Rosewood & Parcel Gilt Easy Arm Chairs - English circa 1860 - 28"w x29"d x 38"h (14" to the seat) Mid 19th Century Victorian Period Rosewood & Parce...
Rosewood
Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A set of six North European (Danish or North Germany) parcel-gilt beechwood dining chairs. The pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs.
Beech
Italian Neoclassical Parcel Gilt Cream Louis XVI Directoire Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Parcel Gilt Cream Louis XVI Directoire Arm Chairs - a Pair.
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Regency Style X Back Dining Chairs in Mahogany & Giltwood
By Thomas Pheasant, Tommi Parzinger, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
A striking set of six solid Mahogany parcel gilt X back dining chairs with distinct design elements as seen in the works of Tommi Parzinger.
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Neoclassical Gold Silk Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair
By Mansfield Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Gold Silk Upholstered Fauteuil Parcel Gilt Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features original gold silk fabric with urn and wreath pattern, parce...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The seats, like the backs, are covered with a diamond-patterned fabric, whose colors complement the soft hue and parcel-gilt bodies of the chairs beautifully. Each chair showcases a ...
Upholstery, Wood
$2,736Sale Price|64% Off
A French Louis XVI Style Ivory Painted and Parcel Gilt Oval Back Open Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and elegant French Louis XVI style ivory painted and parcel gilt oval back open armchair; the circular padded back with floral carved crest rail above padded arms over...
Wood
Set of Four Italian Venetian Painted Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of four Italian dining armchairs featuring a Venetian lacquered finish with neoclassical style acanthus decoration. The chair frames have a desirable aged and weathered p...
Fabric, Wood
1800's Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Side Chairs, Gilt Console Table, Set of 4
Located in Austin, TX
Set of Two Spanish parcel gilt side chairs, having marbelized polychrome painted wood frames, with ladder back, over rush seat, rising on vase-and-block turned legs, joined by a box ...
Mirror, Wood
1800s Antique Spanish Mirror, 2 Chairs, Marble-Top Gilt Console Table, Set of 4!
Located in Austin, TX
Set of Two Spanish parcel gilt side chairs, having marbelized polychrome painted wood frames, with ladder back, over rush seat, rising on vase-and-block turned legs, joined by a box ...
Marble
Rose Tarlow Faringale Leather Wing Chair and Ottoman
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The distinctive armchair and ottoman are upholstered in a bespoke tan parchment-toned leather framed by a rich, dark hardwood frame with parcel-gilt accents. The sculptural chair fea...
Leather, Hardwood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Pair Of Vintage Custom English Regency Style Armchairs #4
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English Regency style armchairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-classical ce...
Cane, Wood
Pair Of Custom Vintage English Regency Style Armchairs #2
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English Regency style armchairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-classical ce...
Other
Pair Of Custom English Regency Style Armchairs #5
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of custom English Regency style armchairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-class...
Other
$3,850 / set
Pair Of Period English Regency Armchairs C.1830
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English Regency Arm chairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-classical central...
Fabric, Wood, Cane
Pair Of Custom Vintage English Regency Style Armchairs #6
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of English Regency style armchairs, ebonized with parcel gilt accents. The chair with a distinctive back splat of an interlocking ring design on the back with a neo-classical ce...
Cane, Wood
Pair of Hendrix Allardyce French Baroque Style Fauteuil Armchairs
By HENDRIX ALLARDYCE
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The finish has old glazed paint remnants and amazing parcel gilt accents throughout. Each chair has generous seats with different stripe pattern upholstery and patinated brass tack n...
Brass
$5,394 / set
Two Regency Style Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic English style ebonized and parcel-gilt occasional chair, the reeded, turned and bar top rail above a pierced trellis back, the upholstered drop-in seat between down swept cha...
Wood
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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