Miniature Victorian Revival Red Velvet & Carved Mahogany Chaise Lounge Dog Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Miniature Victorian-style fainting couch (also referred to as a chaise lounge or méridienne), cira 1970s. Featuring an asymmetrical, left-facing sweeping silhouette, this statement p...
Velvet, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 20 in W 56 in D 21 in
Victorian Bench or Settee, Refinished and Reupholstered in Red Velvet
Located in San Francisco, CA
In a crazed MidCentury Modern world is there somewhere a place for this gorgeous Victorian bench?! It's really quite lovely, I promise. And I'm not suggesting that you toss out tha...
Wood, Velvet
Sold
H 38.98 in Dm 64.97 in
George Smith "Conversation Piece" Four-Seat Sofa in Raspberry Red Italian Velvet
By George Smith
Located in Barrowford, GB
Hello friends. On offer on this occasion is a supremely-rare, superb George Smith "Conversation Piece" four-seat deep-buttoned sofa, dressed in a peerless, elegant, top-grade and ...
Velvet
Antique Sofa Settee Knoll Style Victorian 19th Century Red Velvet
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A breathtakingly beautiful 19th century Victorian upholstered Knoll style sofa, upholstered in 'Cranberry Red' velvet, standing on turned legs, the sofa is offered in excellent condi...
Antique Button Back Sofa Settee, Victorian, 19th Century Walnut Velvet
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 19th century Victorian walnut show framed three-seat button back sofa, recently reupholstered in a sumptuous ’Scarlet’ velvet material, the shaped back with carved cresting r...
Velvet
$4,085
H 46.86 in W 84.26 in D 24.41 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved mahogany chaise longue having an outstanding quality mahogany shaped back with carved scrolls, flowers, leaves and grapes, scroll shaped ...
Other
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 72.25 in D 33 in
Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880 Measures- 31"H x 72.25"W x 33...
Walnut
Victorian Chaise Longue Couch Day Bed Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Pretty Victorian Mahogany Chaise Longue is Raised Upon Shaped and Carved Legs Which Retain Their Original Brass and Porcelain Castors. Circa 1860 The Chaise Longue Has Recently ...
Mahogany
Victorian Conversation Seat Settee Couch Tete-a-tete Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian mahogany conversation seat or conversation settee dating to circa 1860 An unusual and highly decorative piece, the seat features a sculptural arrangement ...
Mahogany
$285
H 8 in W 14.25 in D 4.75 in
Antique Victorian Revival Quartersawn Oak Salesman Sample Chaise Lounge Daybed
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian miniature salesman sample / doll sized fainting couch / chaise lounge chair. Features a carved quarter sawn oak frame with pierced serpentine design and red uphols...
Oak
Small Scale French Napoleon III Settee in Red Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
A magnificent small scale 19th century French Napoleon III “chapeau de gendarme” style settee in red velvet with contrasting bullion fringe. This lovely small scale French Napoleon ...
Upholstery
Victorian Parlour Settee Mahogany Sofa Couch Circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant English Victorian parlour settee crafted from mahogany Serpentine shaped frame with carved floral and foliate decoration Just been reupholstered so with new material - clean ...
Mahogany
$3,376
H 33.47 in W 71.66 in D 35.44 in
Fine Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Nottingham, GB
A beautifully elegant 19th-century Victorian chaise longue, combining comfortable upholstered seating with the rich character and accomplished craftsmanship of a finely made mahogany...
Mahogany, Upholstery
$2,200
H 36.5 in W 46 in D 27 in
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Ornate Carved Walnut Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Style Ornate Carved Walnut Settee Loveseat Sofa. Item features remarkable and fine carvings throughout, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, cabriol...
Mahogany, Walnut
$5,061
H 35.04 in W 67.72 in D 32.29 in
19th Century English Antique Mahogany Chaise Longue with Buttoned Upholstery
Located in Nottingham, GB
An elegant 19th-century English chaise longue, finely crafted from mahogany and distinguished by its gracefully shaped show-wood frame, buttoned upholstery and refined cabriole legs....
Brass
Period Victorian Settee Walnut Couch 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian walnut couch Circa 1880 Finely carved walnut with rich detailing The central back splat has an oval padded panel framed by scrolling foliate carv...
Walnut
French Louis XV Daybed, Walnut with Red Velvet, Circa 1880
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Daybed is nicely carved garnished with a red velvet fabric. Easy to place anywhere at home.
Walnut
$2,800
H 34.5 in W 81 in D 28 in
Antique Upholstered Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Camel Back Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On carved mahogany legs with camelback form and rolled arms with exposed carved mahogany through the arms. Single loose upholstered seat cushion with decorative repeating geometric p...
Fabric, Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Chaise Longue Day Bed Couch 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome Victorian mahogany chaise longue, raised upon finely carved cabriole legs terminating in original brass casters Circa 1860 The shaped frame displays beautifully figured ro...
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Sofa Antique 1880 Settee Couch
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An elegant mahogany inlaid settee of refined proportions and excellent craftsmanship. This graceful shaped settee is raised on ring-turned legs terminating in brass castors, combinin...
Mahogany
20th Italian Maroon Velvet Chaise Longue with arms
Located in Miami, FL
Particular and unique chaise lounge from the 1940s in Art Deco style in precious black velvet . The feet are in turned solid wood and black lacquered with working wheels. You can ope...
Velvet, Wood
$10,950
H 71.5 in W 55.25 in D 21.25 in
Alpine late 18th Century Blue Painted Wardrobe with Hand-Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eighteen-century Alpine wardrobe from the Tyrolean tradition, decorated in rich timeworn blue with contrasting oxidized white panels. The two doors each present a pair of hand-painte...
Pine
German Art Deco Cream and Brown Marbled Glass Pendant Light, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Elegant German Art Deco pendant light dating from the 1930s, featuring a beautifully shaped cream-colored marbled glass shade with expressive smoky brown veining. The generously pro...
Brass
$11,950
H 67.25 in W 44.5 in D 19.25 in
Tyrolean Late 18th Century Painted Pine Armoire with Original Folk Art Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late eighteenth-century Tyrolean armoire of solid pine, bearing its original hand-painted folk art finish and dated 1793, placing its creation precisely in the final decade of the ...
Pine
$2,114
H 47.25 in Dm 19.69 in
Lotus Shaped Tiffany‑Style Art Nouveau Pendant in Green Stained Glass and Bronze
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Nouveau Tiffany‑Style Green Stained Glass & Bronze Pendant, 50 cm Diameter Details Materials: Green stained glass, white inner glass globe, bronze frame Diameter: approx. 50 ...
Brass, Bronze
$1,000
H 32.29 in W 21.89 in D 2.76 in
Old Japanese Kate-Kiri-Ban board / Aizu, Fukushima / 1868-1926 / Abstract art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This board comes from an old farmhouse in Showa Village, in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima lies in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan's main island, a ...
Softwood
$37,500 / set
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 27.25 in
French Art Deco Club Chairs by Pierre Chareau, Ash & Upholstery, 1925
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Art Deco (Circa 1925) ash club chairs with padded upholstered scoop back and seat on U form support & platform. (Attributed to Pierre Chareau) (PRICED AS Pair)
Ash, Upholstery
$3,759
H 48.04 in W 49.22 in D 22.84 in
19th Century Striking Antique Danish Gustavian Black Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Antique Gustavian chest of drawers in black. The piece consists of two stacked pieces. Beneath the top is a wide molding with decorative dentils and vertical milling. Quarter-columns...
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Leather Library Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique 19th century English library armchair. Solid mahogany framework w/ contoured back, curved front, prominently carved open scrolled arms, classic ring turned front legs ending ...
Brass
$22,500
H 33 in W 26 in D 44 in
Italian Baroque Rocking Chair by Pauly & Co., 19th Century Silver Leaf
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
$5,211
H 83.86 in W 58.47 in D 22.05 in
19th Century Antique Swedish Deep Green Painted Pine Two-Piece Cupboard
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A beautiful, antique, two-piece cupboard in a deep green with a beautiful patina. The piece is practically original and in pristine condition. All metal parts, such as locks, hinges,...
Brass
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Pink Enamel Goldstone Vase Dragons
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel over copper vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a narrow neck with a fluted mouth. The vase is enameled with a polychrome design representing a pair of dr...
Enamel
Vintage Cinema Seats, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
Set of two original cinema chairs from Czechia, dating to the 1940s. The seats feature solid wooden frames with their original curved plywood backrests and seats, preserving the char...
Beech, Plywood
English Victorian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890. Unusual colors.
Ceramic
$30,000 / set
H 29 in W 42 in D 21 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Benches and Table from Wright's 1951 Unitarian Church
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Long Island City, NY
This trio of hinged bench seats and one table were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1951 for the Unitarian Meeting House, which Wright also designed, at 900 University...
Upholstery, Fir
$9,950 / item
H 40 in Dm 27 in
A French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier signed by Atelier Petitot (Pair available)
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Art Deco chandelier by the French artist " Atelier Petitot " in excellent condition. Shades are in clear frosted glass with overflowing intricate pomegranate motif details....
Bronze
$125,500 / set
H 72 in W 52 in D 32 in
Life Size 19th Century Italian White Marble Sculpture Titled "The Wrestlers"
Located in Tarzana, CA
This exceptional 19th century Italian hand carved marble group titled: 'The Wrestlers' was carved after a Greek original of the 3rd century BCE. This impressive statue depicts two na...
Carrara Marble
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.
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