English Regency Dining Accent Chairs Ebonized Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of English Regency Scroll Arm
Vintage 1980s Regency Armchairs
Cotton, Wood
English Regency Dining Accent Chairs Ebonized Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of English Regency Scroll Arm
Cotton, Wood
Baker Furniture Empire Style Scroll Arm Accent Desk Dining Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Furniture Empire Style Solid Wood Accent Dining Chair Featuring ball and claw feet and rattan-style accents
Cotton, Wood
Sold
H 33.5 in W 25 in D 22.5 in
Antique American Empire Mahogany Club Chair Scroll Arm Accent Scalamandre Tub
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire mahogany club chair scroll arm accent Scalamandre tub American Empire
Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,465 / item
H 22.5 in Dm 20 in
Tall Round Findley Side Table Pedestal Base Walnut by Martin & Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett 's Findley Round Tall Side Table features the Findley Collection's signature carved, curved lip edge on the table top and a round pedestal base. Shown here in Walnu...
Walnut
Custom Made Walnut & Sheepskin Ottoman
Located in London, England
Custom Made Esko ottoman from Dagmar design This classic yet contemporary design was first produced in Denmark in the 1960s by cabinetmaker Soren Nielsen. This new edition is a stun...
Sheepskin, Walnut
$4,350
H 36.25 in W 27.5 in D 16.5 in
Italian 1900s Leather Seat Iron Folding Curule Stool with Toupie Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian leather seat iron folding curule stool from the early 20th century with toupie finials and twisted effects. Created Italy during the early years of the 20th century, this ...
Iron
$4,661Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 39.77 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Art Deco Flute Leather Bar Stool, Emerald, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Art Deco Flute Leather Bar Stool, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Flute leather bar stool brings rhythm and refinement to contemporary interiors. With a sculptur...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$4,500 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
"V" Day Bed Yellow Velvet and Beechwwod base (Mid Century Style)
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$2,506 / item
H 20.48 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Terracotta and White Ceramic Sphere UP Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "UP" light might look small in stature but it's large in personality. Made in our signature Nerikomi marble pattern and made completely in ceramic, the "UP" makes the perfect tab...
Earthenware
Antique Swedish Folk Art Solid Pine Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art cabinet from Sweden made during the first years of the 19th century, around 1810. The cabinet is made by hand in solid pine. The cabinet has a rustic surface with ba...
Pine
Two Door French Wedding Armoire/Wardrobe, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
The French custom of a father's gift to his newborn daughter was the crafting or purchase of an armoire carved with symbols of plenty and happiness, which stored her trousseau to use...
Oak
Garnier & Linker, Plaster Pendant Light
By Garnier et Linker
Located in Paris, FR
Plaster pendant light This luminaire was conceptualized by Garnier & Linker in 2022. This pendant light is composed out of a lamp shade in plaster hung by dark natural brass patina ...
Brass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$2,251
H 55.12 in W 37.41 in D 21.66 in
1940s Italian Art Deco Burl and Marble Vanity Dressing Table with Beveled Mirror
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco mid-century vanity or dressing table with amazing Portoro marble top, a cretaceous golden veined black marble from the region of La Spezia, right north of ...
Marble, Brass
Original 1948 Baccarat Crystal Sun Clock
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The designs of Georges Chevalier (1894-1987), who was artistic director of Baccarat from the 1920s to the 1970s, were largely responsible for propelling Baccarat into the modern era....
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Iron
$7,506 / item
H 47.25 in W 35.44 in D 2.76 in
Murano Glass Mirror with Polished Bubbles Engraving on Steel-Colored Mirror
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Mirror in a contemporary style of the 21st century, with gold and silver colored Murano glass rods, with finishing of gold glass discs. Engraving of polished bubbles on a steel color...
Art Glass
1950s lyre back and Swan head wrought iron armchair
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inspired by Maison Jansen neoclassical wrought iron Lyre arm back chairs with brass swan heads at top round brass rings on arms and brass feet. From a Palm Beach estate meticulously ...
Iron
$4,322 / item
H 33.47 in W 27.56 in D 2.76 in
"Canova" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style by Fratelli Tosi, Made in Italy
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Rectangular mirror in classic Venetian style made to a design by Fratelli Tosi , in Murano glass, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Rectangular mirror c...
Mirror, Murano Glass
$8,200
H 90 in W 60 in D 26.5 in
Antique French Provincial Carved Elm Armoire, Original Brass Hardware, Ca. 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Provincial carved elm 2 door armoire with original brass hardware and fitted interior, Circa 1890's.
Elm
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.
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