$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
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century Upholstered Sofa With Musical Motifs, France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymmetrical, yet harmonious designs
Gold Leaf
$16,290 / set
H 43 in W 57 in D 31 in
Antique Set of French Tapestry Gild Carved Gold Wood Arm Chairs Chairs & Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the opulent Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymmetrical, yet
Gold Leaf
$5,890 / item
H 35.25 in W 86.75 in D 27 in
Vintage French Provincial Rococo Revival Settee, Circa 1950s, Tufted Back
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant vintage sofa, re-upholstered in a vibrant striped fabric with tufted back detail and a carved wooden frame, featuring refined Louis XV style elements. Traditional Europea...
Fabric, Wood
$3,992
H 38 in W 52 in D 28 in
French Green and Gold Boudoir Settee, Silk Love Seat A Stunning French Sofa
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Green and Gold Boudoir Settee, Silk Love Seat This Stunning French Sofa is in the Rococo
Silk
19th Century French Rococo Style Louis XV Giltwood Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant and the most exquisitely minute and careful decorative accents. The settee shows great use
Wood
Victorian French Settee, 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Beautiful hand carved flowers accent this stunning Victorian settee from France in the 19th century
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Carved Oak Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Rococo-style carved oak settee with pierce carved and crested frame upholstered
Oak
Unavailable
H 44.1 in W 110.24 in D 35.44 in
Antique Large Quality French Giltwood Sofa Settee Chaise Longue
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique large quality French giltwood sofa settee chaise longue. Huge, rare and attractive
Giltwood
19th Century French, Rococo Settee
Located in High Point, NC
Elegant and refined, this antique wooden settee is a Rococo gem. Made in France in the 1800s, this
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
French Rococo Style Settee
Located in Manhasset, NY
A gris-peinte French Rococo style settee, the shaped back with scrolled crest, padded back, armrest
Wood, Fabric
French Rococo Style Settee Canape
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Rococo style painted walnut settee, the low serpentine back flanked by taller back rest
Wood, Fabric
French 19th Century Rococo Revival Giltwood Settee
Located in Buchanan, NY
French 19th century giltwood settee sofa with distressed brown upholstery. The gilding is original
Fabric
Elegant and Shapely French Rococo Style Carved Fruitwood Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant and shapely French Rococo style carved fruitwood settee; the in-curved framed back
French Rococo Style Settee by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Super chic French Rococo style settee, green distress-painted and parcel gilt frame with
Wood, Fabric
Sold
H 38.63 in W 61 in D 28.5 in
Carved Rococo Revival Antique Settee or Sofa, circa 1860 in French Taste
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The clarity and crispness of carving throughout the mahogany surfaces of this fine settee are
Mahogany
Hollywood Rococo Settee in White Painted Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully carved settee with classic Rococo detailing. Cabriole legs on front as well as the back
Sold
H 35.5 in W 49 in D 29 in
Vintage French Louis XV Rococo Style Yellow & Green Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Rococo Style Yellow & Green Settee Loveseat Sofa. Item features a solid
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Green Floral Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique French floral settee upholstered with a deep rich green fabric embellished with
Fabric, Oak
Sold
H 32.5 in W 46 in D 24 in
Antique French Rococo Style Carved Satinwood Upholstered Recamier, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo style Recamier offers satinwood frame with foliate and gadroon cartouche
Upholstery, Satinwood
Louis XV Walnut Settee
Located in Essex, MA
Arched shaped upholstered back with central rocaille carving, outscrolled arms, serpentine upholstered seat raised on cabriole legs and scrolled feet.
Antique Louis XV Style Walnut Settee in Ivory Linen
Located in South Salem, NY
French walnut settee with beautiful floral carvings, made in a Rococo revival style circa 1900. The
Walnut
French Rococo Revival Walnut and Leather Upholstered Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
the tufted leather upholstered backrest with overturned arms and a spring seat decorated in nailheads, the shell-carved seat rail above shell and leaf carved cabriole legs and upturn...
Sold
H 34 in W 44 in D 24 in
Early Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin & Giltwood Half-Recamier Settee 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo half recamier settee offers giltwood scroll and foliate form frame with
Silk, Giltwood
Sold
H 39 in W 53 in D 28.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Victorian Carved Mahogany Purple Loveseat Settee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Rococo Victorian carved mahogany purple loveseat settee sofa. Item features
Mahogany
Antique French Floral Green Settee Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique French floral settee is upholstered with a vibrant green fabric featuring a floral
Oak
Settee and Two Chairs, Giltwood, French, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Features Greco-Roman column motif legs as well as scrolled Rococo acanthus leaf and rosette motifs
Bouclé, Giltwood
French Silver Gilt Rococo Style Settee
Located in Manhasset, NY
An alluring vintage French settee in the Rococo taste, second quarter of 20th century, the original
French Rococo Louis XV Cleopatra Style Settee
Located in Forney, TX
ornate Rococo elements, amazing cleopatra style settee / window bench / chaise day bed is is sure to
Velvet, Wood
French 19th Century Walnut Settee
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An extremely elegant Louis XV-style 19th century French winged sofa, or canapé, beautifully carved
Walnut
French Rococo Two-Seat Settee Arm Chair Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Rococo two-seat settee armchair frame.
Wood
Painted Floral French Rococo Carved Settee Canape Sofa, circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful French-made rococo paint decorated settee with floral upholstery in good
Walnut
French 19th Century Gilded Napoleon III Sofa Or Settee Bench
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A gilt Napoleon III French sofa or bench from the end of the 19th century. Well carved and with an
Giltwood
French Settee
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved walnut settee, circa 1910. Richly ornamented French Rococo style settee which embodies this
Walnut
19th Century French Rococo Style Louis XV Settee
Located in New Rochelle, NY
settee shows great use of interlacing shell decoration, plant and flower motifs, C scrolls and S scrolls
Wood, Silk
Bree French Rush Settee Bleu Jaune 'Bench'
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bree French settee Bleu Jaune Company no longer in existence, 1990s bench. Quality production
Wood, Rush
19th C. Carved Wood Settee in Ultra Suede
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century French Carved Wood Settee Upholstered In Ultra Suede 54''w X 30''d X 34''h X 15
An 18th c. French Rococo-Neoclassical Transitional Settee Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Charming French 18th c. Louis XV transitional to Louis XVI Neoclassical Polychrome and Later
French Louis XV Style Rococo Salon Sofa Settee Gilded Two-Seat
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunningly beautiful and extremely elegant French Louis XV style show frame carved and gilded
French Sofa Settee Salon Lounge Louis XV Style Gilded Rococo Baroque
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful French Louis XV style giltwood salon sofa, with candy strip upholstery and profusely
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$18,450
H 93 in W 65.63 in D 88 in
A French Louis XIX/XV Style Giltwood Carved Figural Queen-Size Bed with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XIX/XV Style Giltwood Carved 'Baroque Revival' Figural Queen-Size Bed with Cherubs. The tall ornately pierced carved headboard, crowned with an allegorical pair of che...
Silk, Giltwood
$5,345
H 31.5 in W 62.6 in D 21.26 in
FINE ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780 GiLTWOOD CHESTERFIELD WINDOW SETTEE SALON SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale very rare, highly collectable Georgian circa 1780 Salon settee or window seat with the original gold giltwoo...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Oak Coffer Bench
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style oak coffer bench features ten hand carved panels in the lower apron and seat back, each with alternating Gothic motifs. Gothic column...
Iron
A French Louis XV style full size bed having a curved footboard C 1920
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Louis XV style full size bed having a curved footboard C 1920 in old fabric. Interior Dimensions: 56" X 76"
Upholstery, Wood
$2,638
H 34.65 in W 41.74 in D 24.41 in
LOUIS XVI FRENCH CARVED GiLTWOOD DOUBLE CANED BERGERE SETTEE SOFA WINDOW SEAT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional sublime Louis XVI French Carved Giltwood and double Caned Bergère Window seat or Settee P...
Rattan, Giltwood
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
French 18th Century Louis XV Painted & Gilt Queen Bed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A quality Louis XV Period carved and gold gilt queen bed frame. The four piece frame has classic carvings of Rococo influenced Louis XV style with flamboyant carvings and gold gilt c...
Gold
French Louis XVI Giltwood Corner Settee Loveseat C. 1890s Era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures: 59.75 wide x 31.5 tall x 38 deep and seat height 18 inches. It was made for a corner — and yet it refuses to be hidden. This rare and distinctive French Louis XVI giltwo...
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
Intricately Carved Louis XV Style Cane Settee With Custom Cushion
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Louis XV style settee with an intricately and detailed carved frame comprised of masks, vines, flowers and acanthus leaves with a carved shell crest. The settee w...
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
$712Sale Price|25% Off
H 44.5 in W 26.5 in D 30 in
Antique French Louis XV Carved Fruitwood and Pictorial Needlepoint Fauteuil
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV fauteuil offers fruitwood frame with carved floral and foliate crest and skirt, shaped arms and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, upholst...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$24,500
H 29 in W 59.25 in D 29.25 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-Wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, probably by Maison Jansen. The rectangular shaped Love Seats, each with scrolled carved armrests ending wit...
Fabric, Satin, Silk, Wood
An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed, of rectangular form with a central openwork cresting, and splat, showing a naïve carving of the Coat of Arms of Great Britain,...
Wood
Louis XV Style Painted Bed
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Rocaille Louis XV style bed made by La Maison London, hand carved in solid wood and hand painted in a Provençal yellow ochre with white highlights. Take a 200 x 210 cm mattress (78 i...
Wood, Paint
$9,755
H 68.12 in W 59.45 in D 80.71 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Full Size Rosewood Carved Bed Frame Baroque
Located in Miami, FL
An Exquisite antique French Louis XVI full size bed. Made of Rosewood featuring foliate carved ribbon and crest with center cartouche, acorn form finials, fluted and turned columns, ...
Walnut
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
Gold Leaf
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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