$1,271Sale Price / set|25% Off
Vintage Venetian Grotto Style Carved Wood Palm Leaf Barstools Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Linen, Wood
Art Nouveau brasserie mirror – Églomisé glass – Lacquered wood – Bronze
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Large horizontal brasserie mirror in Art Nouveau / Venetian style, with multiple assembled panels, originally intended for the ornamentation of a wall of a brasserie or hotel establi...
Art Glass
19th Century French Oak Castle Armchairs, Upholstered, Carved Frames
Located in High Point, NC
Upholstered in a neutral woven tweed fabric, the chairs offer both comfort and traditional character, with gently arched upholstered backs and scrolled arm supports.
Oak
$1,271Sale Price / set|25% Off
Designer Leather Barstools by Joseph Pubillones Interiors
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Leather, Wood
Antique Windsor Armchair — Early 20th Century
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
A beautiful and timeless Windsor armchair crafted from solid wood, most likely elm and beech—the traditional combination used for this iconic chair design. With its elegant hoop back...
Beech, Elm
William IV wood Console Table, Antique Design, Circa 1840, England
Located in Valladolid, ES
A splendid mahogany console table, a multifunctional piece that can also be used as a small bureau, William IV style. Its imposing structure is made of mahogany, a wood widely used d...
Wood
Set of Four French Empire Period Walnut Armchairs with Dolphin-Head
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
One arm support presents an old repaired crack, visible in the photographs, but it is stable and does not affect the chair’s integrity. A refined and highly decorative set, these ar...
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Beveled Brass Wall Mirror Attributed to Gio Ponti
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A scroll shaped mid century Italian brass framed mirror. Thick glass with a beveled edge shows off the Italian craftsmanship and quality of the era. Darkly patinated brass frame and ...
Brass
Pair of Exceptional Spanish Baroque Throne Armchairs with Hand-Carved Lion Heads
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly regal pair commanding presence, prestige, and Old World nobility, these Spanish Baroque throne armchairs are masterpieces of sculptural woodcraft. Each chair features a high...
Linen, Oak
$1,121Sale Price / set|25% Off
Top Grain Leather Swivel Counter Stools Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Leather, Wood
Rare set of 12 English Chippendale Style Mahogany Armchairs, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alternatively, these would make a beautiful presentation in a law office lobby or conference room. While the chairs appear to be identical, six chairs weigh less than the others.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four Swedish Gustavian Lindome Painted Armchairs, circa 1800
Located in Brentwood, TN
Swedish Gustavian Lindome armchairs, a matched set of four dating to circa 1800. Crafted in painted wood, each chair features a rectangular open back with slender vertical splats, a ...
Wood
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Scholar's Armchairs with Marble Inset
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An organic and elaborately crafted pair of 20th century Chinese Export hardwood scholar's armchairs crafted in the Ming Revival style. Each chair features a squared back composed of ...
Marble
$5,200 / set
Italian Rococo Upholstered Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
These chairs can work beautifully in modern homes as accent chairs in living areas, as dining room end chairs, as statement seating in a bedroom.
Textile, Wood
$5,200 / set
Italian Rococo Upholstered Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
These chairs can work beautifully in modern homes as accent chairs in living areas, as dining room end chairs, as statement seating in a bedroom.
Textile, Wood
$5,200 / set
Italian Rococo Upholstered Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
These chairs can work beautifully in modern homes as accent chairs in living areas, as dining room end chairs, as statement seating in a bedroom.
Textile, Wood
Paul Frankl Style Vanity Stool Upholstered in Shearling
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A most elegant and thoughtful way to celebrate your "me" time. Make yourself comfortable in silky soft shearling and enjoy the ritual of tending to you. A beautiful and sculptural va...
Fur, Hide, Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Fine 19th Century Gold Foil Wrapped Chippendale Style Gilt Wood Carved Mirror
By Shop of Thomas Johnston
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A very fine and Impressive English Rococo 19th century Chippendale style Figural gilt wood carved Over mantel or Pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson after his Collection of D...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Style Carved Wood Armchairs, 1990s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful pair of Italian-style armchairs from the 1990s, featuring elegantly carved wood frames with graceful scroll arms and refined detailing throughout. These chairs showcase ...
Fabric, Wood
Set of 4 Italian Style Carved Wood Armchairs, 1990s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A striking set of four Italian-style armchairs from the 1990s, featuring beautifully carved wood frames with elegant scroll arms and refined detailing throughout. Each chair showcas...
Fabric, Wood
17th Century Iberian Baroque Walnut Armchair, Leather Upholstery with Brass Nail
Located in Dallas, TX
This armchair is a commanding and rare antique statement piece suited to a library, study, dining room head position, or as a singular accent in any interior where historical gravita...
Leather, Walnut
Set Of Four Louis XVI Style Armchairs In Natural Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful set of four Louis XVI style fauteuils from the late 19th century, these elegant armchairs embody the symmetry, refinement, and neoclassical restraint that define the peri...
Fabric, Wood
Antique Louis XV style 19th century Sofa, French
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden sofa from the mid-19th century captures timeless French elegance. Featuring a graceful curved back, intricate floral carvings in the Louis XV ta...
Velvet, Walnut
$1,271Sale Price / set|25% Off
Kreiss Bamboo Barstools Leather
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Brass
Chippendale Style Console, Wall or over the Mantle Mirrors, a Pair Italian
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Chippendale style elaborate giltwood wall or console mirrors. The pair oval in form with a clean center mirror flanked by a finely carved carved frame of roses, floral design...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Ralph Lauren Barstools Tan Leather Wrought Iron Forged Bar Stools Neoclassical
By Ralph Lauren
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and extremely rare set of three late Mid Century leather and wrought iron barstools in super vintage condition. Attributed to Ralph Lauren and likely made in Europe in the...
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Polished Steel Armchair with Brass Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mid-20th century Italian armchair is crafted in polished steel and distinguished by refined brass accents, combining classical references with a modern, architectural structure....
Brass, Steel
Burl Walnut and Aluminium Console/Sofa Table by Tomlinson
By Tomlinson
Located in Hanover, MA
Parsons style sofa or console table by Tomlinson with patchwork burled walnut top on a polished aluminium square frame base. Four corners embellished with aluminium open corbel brack...
Aluminum
Gregory & Co, H W Batley Attri, an English Walnut Aesthetic Movement Sideboard
By Gregory & Co. 1, Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
Gregory and Co. Regent Street. London. Stamped mark to a door, and no. 1479. H W Batley attributed. An English walnut Aesthetic Movement sideboard with a turned gallery to the upper...
Brass
Rare Set of 4 Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut and Tulipwood Armchairs in Damask
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Perfect for a formal dining room, study, or salon, these armchairs add sophistication to any setting.
Tulipwood, Walnut
Pair of Late 19th-Century Mahogany Hepplewhite-Style Armchairs (Carvers), c.1870
Located in Leeds, GB
Pair of Late 19th-Century Mahogany Hepplewhite-Style Armchairs A very good pair of late 19th-century mahogany open armchairs in the Hepplewhite revival taste, dating to circa 1870–1...
Mahogany
$1,596Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Style French Walnut Armchairs Circa 1930s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Padded armrests add extra refinement, while the shaped seat and supportive back ensure comfort without sacrificing style. These versatile chairs are ideal for use in a living room, s...
Walnut
Tall Brass Feldman Lighting Lamp with Lotus Flower Layered Detail c. 1955
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Majestic, organic and inspiring tall lotus flower brass lamp famously made by the Feldman Lighting Company beginning in the 1950s. Feldman Lighting offered a large line of lotus insp...
Brass
Large French Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Attrib Console Table Buffet Sever
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
For the Beaux Arts mansion of the Count and Countess de Revilla de Camargo in Havana, for example, Jansen not only made Louis XV-style furnishings from imported Cuban mahogany (tropi...
Marble
Italian Baroque Period 17th Century Walnut Armchair with Carved X-Form Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque period walnut armchair from the 17th century, with slanted back, large scrolling arms, turned legs and carved X-Form cross-stretcher.
Upholstery, Wood
Anglo-Indian Mughal Mother of Pearl Inlaid Klismos Armchair with Ram Head 1 of 2
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo-Indian Mughal Mother of Pearl Inlaid Klismos Armchair with Ram Head. 1 of 2 available. Anglo-Indian Mughal black and white mother of pearl inlaid armchair with ram's head. Moth...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
$1,996Sale Price / set|33% Off
Fine Pair Antique White Paint Decorated French Louis XV Large Scale Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine pair of French Louis XV style armchairs exemplifies the elegance and grandeur of 18th-century French design. Large in scale and richly decorated, the chairs feature a white...
Suede, Walnut
Pucci De Rossi for H Dolin Stuart Signed Battista Occasional Table, 1987
By Pucci De Rossi
Located in Cathedral City, CA
The most influential among them was auctioneer Jean-Claude Binoche, known for his contemporary art and design sales, who commissioned Pucci to design the dining room and office in hi...
Metal
William IV Period English Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 200 year old English William IV Period rosewood and mahogany sewing stand work table with beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1830s Combining sophisticated e...
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique William IV Gonçalo Alves Tripod Music Stand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Heavy brass fittings were a prominent feature such as lion’s paw feet on tables. Chairs frequently sported sabre legs to the back with stumpy bulbous turned legs to the front.
Hardwood
Antique William IV Drop-Leaf Work Occasional Table Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Heavy brass fittings were a prominent feature such as lion’s paw feet on tables. Chairs frequently sported sabre legs to the back with stumpy bulbous turned legs to the front.
Mahogany
Unusual Set of 8 Quality Antique Decorated Faux Bird’s-Eye Maple Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual set of 8 quality antique decorated faux bird’s-eye maple dining chairs containing two elbow chairs and six single chairs with a lovely carved top rail and shaped carved centr...
Maple
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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