Set of Twelve French Square Back Louis XVI Chairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A set of twelve French dining chairs in the Louis XVI style wearing original paint and newly upholstered in natural Irish linen with nail head trim. Tapered and fluted legs with ros...
Linen, Wood, Paint
Set of Six Louis XVI Style Square Back Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite set of six French square back dining chairs crafted in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste.
Fabric, Beech
Set of Six Louis XVI Style Square Back Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic set of six French Louis XVI style painted dining chairs having a distinctive square back.
Fabric, Beech
Set of Four Louis XVI Style '19th Century' Giltwood Square Back Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) giltwood square back side chairs with rouge silk upholstery on fluted leg with carving on seat and back frame.
Silk
$3,836Sale Price / set|20% Off
20th Century French Set Of Six Oak Ladder-Back Dining Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French set of six oak ladder-back dining chairs showcases traditional craftsmanship and timeless rustic charm.
Oak
Antique French Provincial Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Astoria, NY
French provincial ladder-back dining chairs sourced in Provence, dating to the late 19th century. The chairs are constructed from solid oak, with thick square legs, straight stretche...
Rush, Oak
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Set of Six 20th Century French Provincial Oak Ladder-Back Dining Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Set of Six 20th Century French Provincial Oak Ladder-Back Dining Chairs.
Oak
$2,396Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Early 20th Century French Oak Ladder-Back Dining Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Each chair features a ladder-back design with a subtly curved top rail and square legs joined by sturdy stretchers, highlighting the durability and honesty of traditional French craf...
Oak
Set of Six French Provincial Oak Ladder-Back Dining Chairs w/ Upholstered Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
An incredible set of six French Provincial dining chairs in dark-stained oak.
Fabric, Oak
Set of Twelve Carved Mahogany Georgian Chippendale Ladder Back Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
The generous seats are currently dressed in a blue herringbone fabric, accented by a hand-applied brass nailhead trim. The set of twelve chairs have been specially treated with Fren...
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four Elm French Country Ladder-Back Dining Chairs with Rush Seats, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
French rural workshop, set of four ladder-back dining chairs, solid wood and rush, France, 1950s.
Rush, Elm
Sculptural Set of Six Winged-Back Dining Chairs in Solid Oak, France, 1950s
By Atelier Marolles, Jean Touret
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional set of six dining chairs was produced in France during the 1950s.
Metal, Steel
Set of Six Reconstruction Chairs, René Gabriel, France, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Set of Four Chairs by René Gabriel, Solid Oak, France, 1950s Original Designs from the French Reconstruction Movement An emblem of post-war resilience and clarity, this set of four ...
Oak
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Salon Chairs ~ Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Salon Chairs ~ Side Chairs feature a tailored neoclassically-inspired architecture evident in the squared seatbacks and slightly trapezoidal ...
Fabric, Walnut
C. 1800 Set of 12 Shield Back Dining Chairs from George III Period
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1800 George III period set of 12 dining chairs, English. Mahogany. A long set of 2 arms & 10 sides made for a fine English Country House.
Wood
Vintage French Black Leather High-Back Club Chair with Wooden Legs - 2 Available
Located in Chicago, IL
A French club chair from the 1940s–50s, upholstered in supple black leather with a commanding high back and rolled arms.
Leather, Wood
Set of four Neoclassical 18th Century Upholstered dining Chairs in Pink France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Neoclassical carved wood dining chair set of 4 circa 19th Century France. Beautiful set of four carved wood dining chairs.
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Barbara Barry for Baker Spindle Back Dining Chairs
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The seat fabric is original and has minor wear, but shows well and is still presentable. Each chair is crafted in a modern neoclassical style with subtle French Directoire and Regenc...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four Sculptural Solid Elm Dining Chairs with Carved Split Back, 1960s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
European workshop, set of four sculptural dining chairs, solid elm, 1960s.
Elm
Set Of Six Wrought Iron Chairs
Located in BARSAC, FR
Set of 6 black lacquered wrought iron chairs with trapezoidal backs and curved legs with stretchers, all on shaped frames, with circular seat cushions.
Iron
$9,000 / set
Set of Six French Burlwood Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of six French dining chairs hand-crafted from mahogany featuring a dramatic burl wood veneer.
Mahogany, Burl
A Set of 4 BRUTALIST CHAIRS by MICHEL MILLERET, Pierre Chapo Style, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A powerful and rigorous set of 4 chairs in massive elm and dark brown leather, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Forme Libre, geometrical structures in thick pieces of massive elm ...
Leather, Elm
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch square
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms ...
Birch
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square Pair
Located in Lewes, England
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier Empire antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms...
Birch
$4,800 / set
Fine Set of 10 Antique French Dining Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large Antique French chair set with a particularly fine form. With elegant shaped curved crest rails and open back supports in a high polish.
Rush, Wood
Set of Six Art Deco Oak Dining Chairs, France, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Art Deco workshop, set of six dining chairs, solid oak, France, 1940s.
Leather, Oak
Set of Ten French Mahogany Directoire St. Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and complete set of ten French turn of the century Directoire st. mahogany dining chairs.
Mahogany
$9,220 / set
Sculptural Post Modern Chairs, France 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
The silhouette and play of lines makes it a very interesting and playful set, this effect is amplified due to the mix of the regular chairs, the high back chair and the square stool.
Metal
Set of Eight French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elegant suite of eight French dining chairs crafted in the grand Louis XVI style, consisting of six side chairs and two host armchairs.
Fabric, Hardwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Carmine, TX
A set of six 19th century Louis XVI-style dining chairs featuring classic square backs, fluted tapered legs, and carved rosette accents. Upholstered in rich light burgundy velvet wit...
Velvet, Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Louis XVI Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Carmine, TX
A set of six 19th century Louis XVI-style dining chairs featuring classic square backs, fluted tapered legs, and carved rosette corner details. Upholstered in an elegant geometric pa...
Fabric, Velvet, Wood, Paint
Set of 6 French 19th century Mahogany, Walnut & Ormolu dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality set of six French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Burl Walnut and Ormolu dining chairs.
Ormolu
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Set of six antique chairs France mahogany early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 88 x 47 x 44 cm, seat height: 48 cm Description: Set of six French directoire chairs in mahogan...
Wood
Set of Eight Louis XVI Style French Ebonised Fauteuils Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of eight mid 20th Century fauteuils in Louis XVI style. With square backs over turned and reeded tapering legs. Later ebonised and recently recovered. Circa 1960.
Fabric, Wood
Michel Blondeau set of four 'verre securit' chairs, France 1958
By Michel Blondeau
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare set of four 'verre securit' chairs by Michel Blondeau, France 1958.
Metal
$19,783 / set
George Candilis chairs for Sentou France 1968
By Anja Blomstedt, Georges Candilis
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A rare set of 6 industrial designed chairs by architect Georges Candilis (1913-1995) and manufactured by Sentou, France 1968.
Aluminum
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square 2+1 A
Located in Lewes, England
3 Swedish Biedermeier Empire antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms and th...
Birch
$7,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Directoire Period Set of Six Bleached Beechwood Chairs, 18th c.
Located in Wichita, KS
A very charming set of six French dining chairs from the Directoire period.
Fabric, Beech
Set of 12 French Louis XVI Painted & Caned Dining Room Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Elegant Set of 12 French Louis XVI Painted & Caned Dining Chairs A very elegant set of twelve painted and caned dining chairs in the Louis XVI taste, retaining their original blue p...
Wood
Set of Eight French Art Deco Style Macassar Ebony Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A dramatic set of eight 20th century French Art Deco style dining chairs featuring an exotic Macassar ebony veneered and lacquered finish.
Ebony, Macassar, Fabric
A Set of Four Stained Beech Modernist Dining Chairs, France 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The carved wood of the backrests break the angularity of the design, softening and balancing the set. To complete the design and reinforce the already evident sturdy build, stretcher...
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Lyon, France, this set of ten late 19th-century Louis XVI dining chairs is crafted from fruitwood and showcases the clean neoclassical lines associated with the Louis XVI ...
Chenille, Fruitwood
Complete Set Of Twelve French 19th Century Neoclassical style Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome and complete set of twelve French 19th century Neoclassical style Mahogany, Giltwood and Ormolu dining chairs.
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs W/ Red Velvet - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome set of six early 20th century French dining chairs made in Louis XVI style, sourced in Provence, France.
Velvet, Hardwood
Antique French Henri II Style Oak Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming set of six late 19th century French dining chairs executed in the Renaissance Revival, Henri II style, sourced in Provence.
Cane, Oak
Set of Eight Mid 19th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome set of eight mid 19th century French dining chairs made in the Louis XIII style, sourced in Provence, France.
Cane, Walnut
Art Deco Dining Chairs Set of Six, Walnut, French Design, Circa 1940
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of quiet assurance, this set of six French high-back dining chairs embodies a language of measured proportion and discreet refinement.
Walnut
Set of Six Dining Chairs in the Style of Gaston Poisson, France, 1940s
By Gaston Poisson
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
A set of six side chairs in dark stained solid oak, France, circa 1940s.
Leather, Oak
Set of Eight Restored French Louis XVI Dining Chairs in Olive Green
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of eight French Louis XVI style restored dining chairs, consisting of six side chairs and two armchairs, sourced in Paris, France.
Leather, Hardwood, Paint
Set of Four French Louis XIV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular set of four bespoke dining chairs crafted from walnut in the grand French Louis XIV baroque taste.
Brass
Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Patinated Pale Green Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The mottled straight curved frieze is below the wide seat and square mottled back. The set of chairs are prepped and ready to be upholstered.
Wood
A set of 6 French Painted Dining Room Side Chairs, c. 1940.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These chairs are a classic square-back form with elegant neoclassical lines, typical of Louis XVI style. Updated with new fabric for a fresh yet timeless look.
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
set of eight French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood dining chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of eight French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood dining chairs.
Wood, Paint
Set of Eight French 19th Century Directoire St. Patinated Wood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very unique complete set of eight French 19th century Directoire st. patinated wood dining chairs.
Wood
set of six French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu dining chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome set of six French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu dining chairs.
Ormolu
Set of Eight French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs, Early 20th C
Located in Astoria, NY
A refined set of eight early 20th century French Louis XVI style dining chairs, sourced in Paris and structurally revised in our workshop for stability and daily use.
Fabric, Cotton, Hardwood, Paint
Set of 8 Maison Jansen Style French Louis XVI Dining Chairs Circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your dining space with this exquisite set of eight French Louis XVI / Directoire–style dining chairs, crafted in the sophisticated tradition of Maison Jansen.
Faux Leather, Walnut
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.
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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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