$15,000
H 43 in W 35 in D 32 in
English Walnut Upholstered Wing Back Chair with Shell Knee & Spanish Feet C 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English walnut upholstered wing back chair with scrolled arms, carved shell knee, and terminating on Spanish feet, Chair is upholstered in white muslin with removable cushion, Mid 1...
Muslin, Walnut
$2,350 / set
H 32.68 in W 20.08 in D 16.54 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of Chairs with Turned Feet and Velvet Upholstered Seat
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of chairs with turned feet and velvet upholstered seat.
Wood
Early Queen Anne Grain Painted Spanish Foot Side Chair
Located in Litchfield, CT
Early Queen Anne Grain Painted Spanish Foot Side Chair. The chair has a yoked crest above a vasiform splat and trapezoid seat supported on carved Spanish feet.
Maple
Antique William & Mary Wingback Armchair
Located in London, GB
The base has turned legs and stretchers over finely carved 'Spanish' feet. The chair has been recently reupholstered in rich gold, burgundy and pink fabric in a traditional pattern.
18th Century Queen Anne Rush Seated Chair, New England
Located in Incline Village, NV
Single country Queen Anne side chair with rush seat, serpentine crest rail, vasiform splat, bulbous front stretcher, and nicely turned front legs ending in Spanish paw feet.
Wood
Finely Upholstered Walnut William & Mary Wing Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
A unique piece designed to interpret what would have been an American William & Mary wing chair had one been known. Finely upholstered in a colorful "turkey-work" pattern, this wing...
Walnut
Vintage Set 6 Spanish Renaissance Chairs Claw Feet
Located in Newberry, SC
A set of 6 Large Spanish Renaissance style Dining Chairs in Mahogany with heavily carved legs and claw feet.
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A pair of Queen Anne side chairs with block-turned legs and Spanish feet. The chairs also have shaped crests, vase splats and attractive bulbous turnings on the front stretchers.
Cream Faux Leather Lounge Chair with Wood Bun Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
• Original distressed cream faux leather upholstery • Antique brass nail head trim • Wood bun feet • 20th century • Spain Dimensions • 34" W x 36" D x 32.5" H • Seat height:...
Brass
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
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
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$4,200
H 36 in W 37 in D 21 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$99,904
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa
Located in Paris, FR
Very unusual and large conversation settee - canapé à confident. Carved gilt-wood and velvet fabric, circa 1880.
Velvet, Wood
$61,117Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$74,854 / set
H 27.37 in W 77.17 in D 36.03 in
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...
Leather
19th Century George III Wing Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III mahogany upholstered wing chair, the shaped back with outscrolled wings raised above padded arms with reeded terminals with flower head motif raised ove...
Beech
$163,318
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
Empire Canopy Bed Napoleon III 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Canopy bed France Napoleon III From the 19th Century, In mahogany wood with appliqués in gilded bronze and classical figures. Fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. Ceilin...
Wood
$21,774
H 31 in W 80 in D 36 in
19thC Antique Hamptons & Sons Chesterfield Sofa In Hand Dyed Whiskey Leather
Located in London, GB
As a furniture maker and LAPADA dealer, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to present day including a selection of our own ...
Leather
$35,930Sale Price|44% Off
H 37.41 in W 31.11 in D 29.93 in
Exceptional Pair George II Carved Walnut Library Armchairs
Located in Lymington, GB
An exceptional pair of English George II-period carved walnut library armchairs. Raised on very well-carved cabriole legs with stylised ball-and-claw feet, each chair with rectangul...
Walnut
$1,763 / set
H 30.71 in W 17.33 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of Olive Tree Chairs with Bulrush Seats
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Spanish Pair of Olive Tree Chairs with Bulrush Seats
Olive
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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.
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