$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
H 53.5 in W 24 in D 26 in
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Curule Savonarola Lion Throne Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceptional mid 19th century Italian Renaissance Revival Savonarola Curule Arm Chair. Features a meticulously carved walnut frame with leather seat.
Leather, Walnut
$1,358
H 32.29 in W 24.41 in D 20.48 in
One Two Decorative Folding Savonarola Armchairs with Lion Head Well Carved Arms
By Dante Savonarola
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale one of two Savonarola armchairs I have a pair, this auction is for the chair with Lion head arms , the other chair which is listed under my othe...
Wood
Italian Renaissance Savonarola Armchair with Cupids & Lion Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Savonarola style walnut armchair with cupids on back and lion carved arms (19th century).
Walnut
Set of Four Italian Baroque Lion Head Savonarola Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The flat arms have dramatic lion head finials. The walnut frame is constructed from interlaced ribs forming the legs and seat with a handsome silhouette.
Iron
$1,800
H 38 in W 24.25 in D 20.25 in
Antique Italian Savonarola Dante Chair Carved Oak Renaissance Lion Shield
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully carved back with lion and shield accents~~perfect for use as a hall, entry, desk, vanity or accent chair!
Oak
$1,464Sale Price|30% Off
H 26.78 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
French Hand Carved Savonarola Stool or Bench Raised on Lion's Paws
Located in Sofia, BG
Comfortable French mahogany Savonarola stool raised on gracefully curved legs end with stylised gilt wood lion's paws.
Wood
$1,640 / set
H 33.5 in W 24 in D 21 in
Antique Renaissance Carved Lion Heads Curule Savonarola Style Chairs - a Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a wonderful pair of antique Renaissance Curule or Savonarola Style Chairs with carved loins heads beneath carved scrolls on the arm posts and a carved crest between the posts...
Wood
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 27.17 in D 10.24 in
20th Century Florentine Renaissance Carved Wood Savonarola Chair
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful typical florentine Renaissance style carved wood folding Savonarola chair with lion handles. Excellent vintage condition.
Sold
H 43 in W 28 in D 23.5 in
Antique Renaissance Revival Mahogany Curule Savonarola Lion Throne Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Made of mahogany featuring curule / savonarola styling with carved lion head finials flanking a shield shaped back with shell crest and floral / acanthus accents, supported by curved...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Sold
H 44.49 in W 26.78 in D 23.63 in
Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchair Cherubs Riding Lions Angels Putti, circa 1800
By Dante Savonarola
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning heavily carved circa 1800 Savonarola armchair in solid walnut This is one of the most decorative and heavily carved wit...
Walnut
Oak Lions Head Savonarola Chair
Located in New Windsor, NY
Carved oak Savonarola chair. Sumptuously carved paw feet, lions heads, leaf and scroll design flanking a heraldic shield.
Mohair, Oak
Savonarola Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
19th Century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola chair with lion arms. Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved a bone-inlaid back, the Savonarola chair is a type of fold...
Walnut
Sold
H 33 in W 24.5 in D 20.5 in
20th Century Renaissance Revival Savonarola x Folding Lion Head Throne Armchair
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Savonarola Maple Campaign armchair. Features an X frame with lion head arms between an arched back.
Brass
Sold
H 43.5 in W 24 in D 29 in
Vintage Neo Renaissance Style Lion Head Savonarola Throne Chair w/Mahogany Frame
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Late 19th Century Neo Renaissance Style lion head Savonarola Throne chair with a mahogany frame, carved details, & loose seat cushion with original velvety wine colored fabr...
Fabric, Mahogany
Sold
H 34 in W 26 in D 20 in
Renaissance Medieval Style Mahogany Lion Face X-Base Throne Chair Italy 1920s
By Dante Savonarola
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful Italian Savonarola x-base chair having detailed hand carved mahogany lions face armrests with lion claw feet from the early 20th century.
Iron
Savonarola Style Carved Lion Head X-Form Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Savonarola style carved lion head and paw feet "X" form chair with upholstered cushion seat.
Fabric, Wood
Walnut Savonarola Chairs with Carved Lion Head Arms Vintage, Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous carved Savonarola style pair of chairs in walnut with lion heads for the arm ends.
Walnut
Sold
H 31.89 in W 26.19 in D 20.28 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Renaissance Revival Savonarola Chair Lion Masks
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Impressive & fully original pair of Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chairs in carved birch. Armrests ending with two amazing hand-carved lion heads both lions holding brass rings.
Brass
Sold
H 43 in W 25.5 in D 27 in
Pair of Antique Italian Renaissance Savonarola Throne Armchairs with Lion Heads
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique Italian Renaissance Savonarola throne armchairs with lion heads. Item remarkable lion head finials, roaring lion lower carved medallion, stunning pillow upholstery wh...
Mahogany
Sold
H 35.5 in W 26 in D 24 in
Vintage Spanish Renaissance Leather Lion Carved Savonarola Throne Chair, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Spanish Renaissance brown leather lion carved Savonarola Throne chairs - a pair. Item features embossed detail leather sling seat and back, lion carved armrests, paw feet, so...
Leather, Wood
Sold
H 32.87 in W 26.37 in D 18.5 in
19th Set of Four Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee featuring a lion shield in the back.
Walnut
20th Century Florentine Renaissance Carved Wood Savonarola Chair
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful typical Florentine Renaissance style carved wood folding Savonarola chair with lion handles. Excellent vintage condition.
Wood
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$8,693Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$1,222
H 2.92 in W 4.3 in D 2.76 in
Erhard & Sohne Art Nouveau Jugendstil Arts and Crafts Jewelry Box Casket c. 1905
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau casket made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany in c. 1905. The casket is exquisitely executed with foliate detailing, made in the Gothic revival style in both p...
Brass
$7,437Sale Price|30% Off
H 42 in W 102 in D 60 in
Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Tufted Serpentine Parlor Corner Sofa Settee Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Victorian corner parlor sofa featuring serpentine walnut frame with S scroll carved and padded arms. Features queen anne legs and tufted upholstery. Circa 1870s 102" W ...
Velvet, Walnut
$4,068
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
Late 17th Century Carved Walnut and Embossed Leather Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary chair with superb color, large proportion. The wood has a very soft hand and great marking. With polychrome leather embossed back and seat. The frame mounted with ca...
Wood, Leather
$61,125
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$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
$339,585
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Venetian Grotto Settee by Pauly et Cie
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen featuring different hand painted Chinese scene on each side. One side depicting an han...
Brass
$4,848Sale Price|25% Off
H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
Restoration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Sofa Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Restoration period mahogany veneered boat-shaped bed with a slightly overturned bedside. The front is soberly dressed with an ormolu plaque with scrolls and flowers framing a female ...
Bronze
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Carved African Bamileke Throne Chair
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1980s hand carved African chair was made by a member of the Bamileke tribe from Cameroon. Hand carved dark stained wood arm chair with rounded, open-work back that feature...
Wood
$75,000
H 74.13 in W 122 in D 0.75 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Located in Miami, FL
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...
Paint, Wood
$3,592Sale Price|20% Off
H 50.4 in W 64.97 in D 29.14 in
Early 20th Century Spanish Polychromed Hand Carved Oak Settee or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish bench made from oak. The back is exquisitely hand carved with two differents motifs, surrounded by decorative carvings. The sides and back are made up of m...
Oak
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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