Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
19th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1880s French Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
17th Century Swiss Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Wood
1880s Swedish Primitive Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Berlin Iron
17th Century English Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
18th Century English Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
16th Century French Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
1880s Italian Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century German Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
17th Century Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
1920s French Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
19th Century German Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century German Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century German Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century German Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century German Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
1870s French Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Fabric, Oak
1870s Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
19th Century European Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
16th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
1920s English Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak, Leather
1920s Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
Early 1600s English Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
18th Century Slovak Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Wood
19th Century Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Wood, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
1880s Italian Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Faux Leather, Walnut
19th Century Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1890s English Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Tapestry, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Oak
Late 18th Century European Renaissance Revival Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Renaissance Renaissance Antique Chairs Renaissance Chairs
Wood
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sgabello is the name of the Renaissance stool or simple chair with a wooden back and an octagon-shaped seat. Normally, these wood furnishings showed off ornate carvings. They remained popular throughout Europe through the end of the 17th century. On 1stDibs, find a variety of sgabello chairs.
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