Set of 10 Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Dublin, IE
The drop in seats are upholstered in a genuine Burgundy leather and they are raised on four elegant sabre legs, the armchairs with scroll arm supports. (8 single and 2 elbow chairs...
Mahogany
Set of Eight Regency Bronze Mounted Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This set of eight English Regency dining chairs include two armchairs with scrolled arms. Each backrest features a gilt bronze lifting handle and oak leaf wreath form splat.
Bronze
$10,620 / item
Leather Upholstered Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A British style leather-upholstered armchair, the tufted scroll over back above a cushioned seat, enclosed by tufted roll arms, on turned legs with brass cappings.
Leather
Set of Twelve Italian Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The generous sized seat, with curved frieze, have rosette blocks at the front corners. The armchairs have beautiful scrolled arms with padded armrests and acanthus leaf carvings, and...
Giltwood
$7,050 / set
Mahogany Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
Each chair has a serpentine crest rail and similar back splat, all hand carved from solid mahogany. The armchair features scrolled and shaped arms at a height of 28 inches and a drop...
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,690 / set
Solid Mahogany Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
Each chair features serpentine crest rails and hand carved and pierced solid mahogany back splats. The armchairs features scrolled arms at a height of 28.5 inches and drop in seats a...
Fabric, Mahogany
$9,500 / set
Set of 10 English Regency Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 10 vintage Regency style dining chairs, 8 sides and 2 arm chairs. The armchairs have scrolled arm resting on turned supports.
Mahogany
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Official's Wife Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in Yonkers, NY
Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dynasty, this 19th century painting showcases a frontal depiction of an official's wife recognizable thanks to the bir...
Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood
Small Settee in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in New York, NY
Its sabre legs, for example, as seen straight on from the left and right ends, are closely related to the legs, as seen from the front, on a group of chairs of undisputed Boston orig...
Wood
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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