$3,116 / set
Side Slipper Bedroom Chairs
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
French pair of Napoleon III slipper chairs A pair of low back upholstered side chairs, nicely wide seated design with beautifully polished ebonized legs. Fully reupholstered in this ...
Birch
Georgian style Leather Wingback Chair
Located in Pomona, CA
A wonderful Chippendale Style Wingback Chair. Upholstered in a burgundy / oxblood fine leather. Great styling with deep wings, scroll arms and sitting on cabriole legs.
Leather
Japanese Root Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Japanese style rocking chair made of carved fruitwood. Artistic chair for home or office. Please confirm location.
Wood
$6,500 / set
pair american philadelphia style wing chairs
Located in Augusta, GA
pair centennial copies period philadelphia wing chairs
Mahogany
Large Antique Faux Bois Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Sculptural large scale faux bois french chair in excellet antique condition. The scale of this piece is wonderful as well as the antique condition.
Concrete
$2,415Sale Price|40% Off
Mission Chestnut Slat Back Rocking Chair by National Chair Co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Chestnut Mission style slat back rocking chair with black leather seat by National Chair Co., circa 1910.
Wood, Chestnut
Georgian Leather Wing Chair Chesterfield Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Circa 1920 These chairs are commonly found in living rooms, studies, or libraries, where they provide a cozy and stylish seating option.
Leather
Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Side Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Chippendale Style Bamboo Side Chair, with cane-paneled seat and teal blue seat cushion. 38.5" H x 20" W x 21" D; seat: 17.5" H. Provenance: From a Forest Hills Gardens Esta...
Textile, Bamboo, Cane
$1,257Sale Price|20% Off
Children Rattan Rocking Chair
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unusual children rocking chair is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Rattan
Wooden hand shaped side chair, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage solid wood sculpted hand shaped side chair. Very eye catching chair which is also very decorative and can be used just as a sculpture as well. 1970s - Asia Good overall co...
Teak
$3,684 / item
Livon Occasional Burl Chair
By Ransom & Dunn
Located in London, GB
A minimalist interpretation of a vanity chair or the perfect seat for the extra guest. An elegant play on geometrical forms, creating seating that is both practical and chic. Made ...
Linen, Burl
$2,737 / item
Tubo Chair by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tubo Chair by Wentz Dimensions: D 58 x W 62 x H 76 cm Materials: Steel, Upholstery.
Steel
Vintage Paper Mache Inlay Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite antique Victorian side chair is a masterclass in 19th-century decorative artistry. Featuring a stately balloon-back silhouette, the frame is meticulously finished in r...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Paper Mache Inlay Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite antique Victorian side chair is a masterclass in 19th-century decorative artistry. Featuring a stately balloon-back silhouette, the frame is meticulously finished in r...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Bamboo Accent Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
This antique bamboo accent chair is a timeless piece to own. Note, seat is 8.5"H, seat area is 20.5" x 14"
Bamboo
$1,640Sale Price|36% Off
Walnut Framed Nursing Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut nursing chair the foliate carved frame with needlepoint upholstered back and seat. All raised up on foliate carved squat cabriole legs and ceramic castors. Dimensions Height...
Walnut
$1,975 / item
Green Leather Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Green Leather Arm Chair from Niagara furniture featuring a solid mahogany frame and full grain genuine leather. We had so many requests for our traditional fireside c...
Leather, Mahogany
$1,093Sale Price|44% Off
Smokers Carved Oak Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 19th century smoker’s carved oak chair, the leather-upholstered hinge back opening to reveal a storage compartment. Above splat back carved with pipes, to the overstuffed seat. ...
Oak
$8,800
Single Danish Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
A decorative single Danish side chair on wooden base and legs. Upholstered in boucle fabric.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Winfield Rocking Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century brass framed rocking chair attributed to R.W.Winfield. Loosely upholstered in plain calico.
Brass
$1,968Sale Price|20% Off
Ladder Chair in Greige Lacquer, “Rebecca” by Promemoria, Italy, 2018
By Promemoria
Located in Glasgow, GB
A versatile piece suited to a dressing room, home library, or private study, the Rebecca chair offers both functionality and design excellence in a compact format.
Nickel
Architectural Dutch 1960's accent chair
Located in Diest, BE
Beautiful 1960s Dutch design accent chair with clean architectural lines and a sculptural silhouette. Crafted with the understated elegance typical of mid-century Dutch modernism, th...
Wood
Pascal Mourgue Rocking Chair
Located in New York, NY
Pascal Mourgue rocking chair with a stained birch frame. Frame is well constructed.
Fabric, Wood
$2,805 / item
Leather Swan Arm Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high end Leather Swan Arm Chair from Niagara Furniture is impressive with solid mahogany hand carved details as well as the full grain genuine leather upholstery. A great design...
Leather, Mahogany
1950s "Martini" Side Chair
Located in Highland, IN
A visually light and lovely design from the 1950s, this side chair has a back with a pattern in bent square stock that echos the shape of a martini glass. 31.55"h X 17.5"w X 21"d ...
Metal
Bluff Side Chair Right, Wood Sculptural Accent Side Chair, American White Oak
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bluff side chair is an homage to the foothills surrounding Luft Tanaka's hometown of Kasugai, Japan. Poetic and architectural; planar yet curvy, the Bluff Side Chairs are sculptu...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Danny Kaplan Studio Basket Chair, Handmade Ceramic, Modern Side Chair
By Danny Kaplan 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Basket Chair is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Please note exact dimensions may vary. Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-Provence, France, Da...
Ceramic
$2,590 / set
Pair Of Inlaid Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
A fine quality pair of Edwardian mahogany side chairs of elegant shield back form, beautifully decorated throughout with satinwood and boxwood inlaid detailing. The shaped backs feat...
Wood
$4,623 / item
Renner Carver Chair by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Renner Carver Chair by Madheke Dimensions: D 54.9 x W 58.8 x H 75.9 cm. Materials: Leather-clad body with leather lacing detail at back, Stitched highlights on leather-clad body, Fab...
Brass
Paul McCobb for Winchendon "Shovel" Chair
By Paul McCobb, Winchendon
Located in Astoria, NY
Paul McCobb for Winchendon "Shovel" Chair, maple and wrought iron, unmarked. 34" H x 18.25" W x 19" D; seat: 17.25" H. Provenance: From a Manhattan Townhouse.
Wrought Iron
$1,770 / set
Fine Pair French Walnut Tub Chairs
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Very good pair of French Walnut tub chairs, with brass toes, in very good overall condition. 27.5" high Overall depth 24" 25" wide Seat depth 17" Seat height 18" You are welcome to...
Walnut
Modernist Wicker Cane Rocking Chair, 1960s
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Elegant modernist rocking chair from the 1960s, handcrafted in woven cane and wicker. The organic, sculptural seat is supported by a striking black industrial-style metal rocking bas...
Steel
1950s, Decorative Wingback Chair
Located in New York, NY
1950s decorative wingback chair. Newly upholstered with black lacquered wood legs.
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six French Ash Fluted Mutton Leg Dining Chairs or Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six French ash mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid-twentieth century are constructed using mortice and tenon joinery. Their curved fluted legs are joined...
Upholstery, Ash
Solid Wood Sculptural Accent Side Chair, Bluff Side Chair Left, White Oak
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bluff side chair is an homage to the foothills surrounding Luft Tanaka's hometown of Kasugai, Japan. Poetic and architectural; planar yet curvy, the Bluff side chairs are sculptu...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
$4,379 / item
Carter Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Carter chair by Domkapa Materials: Fabric, Fumé Stained Ash. Dimensions: W 62 x D 68 x H 86 cm. Also available in different materials. Carter chair is the perfect combination ...
Fabric, Ash
$15,800 / set
1950s Italian Wingback Chairs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Stunning pair of Midcentury Italian wingback chairs re-upholstered in an Italian peacock blue silk stripe by Bergamo. It offers a high back and three tufted buttons that enhance the ...
Silk, Rosewood
$1,425Sale Price|30% Off
Antique English Victorian Newly Upholstered Prie-Dieu Chair/ Side Chair C.1880
Located in London, GB
Antique English Victorian Newly Upholstered Prie-Dieu Chair/ Side Chair C.1880 Mahogany turned legs on brass cup castors. In excellent condiiton.
Upholstery
$2,350 / set
Brabbu Red Velvet Upholstered Chairs, Pair
By Brabbu
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Brabbu Red Velvet Upholstered Chairs, with plaque labels to undersides. 29.5" H x 23.25" W x 22.25" D; seat: 18.5" D. Provenance: From a Fifth Avenue Collection.
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$2,800 / set
Peacock Iron Patio Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Peacock Patio chairs in the style of Salterini with satin black powder coating.
Metal, Iron
Arthur Umanoff Rocking Chair
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Arthur Umanoff rocking chair is a timeless piece of furniture that combines elegant design with exceptional comfort. Designed by Arthur Umanoff, a prominent mid-century modern fu...
Steel
Postmodern Side Chair Bloomingdales
By Bloomingdale's
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great mixed metal side chair from Bloomingdale's. Whimsical design with draped seat which has leaf cutouts. Steel frame topped with curved aluminum back. Copper soldering along back ...
Aluminum, Copper, Steel
$17,769 / item
Our Signature Hooded Porters Chair
By David Robinson
Located in London, GB
Such a beautiful and striking piece. Our hooded Victorian Porters chair certainly holds court and can be crafted in any combination of fabrics and leathers. Please get in touch to ...
Beech
Danish Organic Arm Chair in Solid Birch, Curved Back, 1950s Design
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Dronten, NL
The warm tone and fine grain of the birch lend the piece a natural, understated presence, while the balanced proportions ensure both comfort and visual harmony. Ideal as a head chai...
Birch
$4,076 / item
Ruth Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Ruth chair by Domkapa Materials: microfibers, Fumé stained beech. Dimensions: W 63 x D 58 x H 82 cm. Also available in different materials. Carter chair is the perfect combina...
Natural Fiber, Wood
Mid-Century Rattan & Bamboo Wrapped & Upholstered Chair signed Bielecky Brothers
By Bielecky Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Ideal for any refined home office or study, this signed Bielecky Brothers chair is a masterpiece of mid-century modern design, seamlessly blending the elegance of natural materials w...
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
George II Mahogany Wing Chair
Located in Essex, MA
A fine chair with beautiful needlepoint. Wing back and scrolled arms. Loose cushion seat with cabriole legs with shell carved knees and pad feet.
Mahogany
$3,435 / set
Duo of Peter Opsvik chairs
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Duo of sculptural wood and red fabric chairs by Peter Opsvik circa 1970. Large rotating chair: 62x70x94 h cm Little chair: 35x52x69 h cm Great design, good condition.
Wood
Custom Glenwood Wing Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Defined by its iconic winged sides, high back, and wooden legs, the wingback chair is an iconic piece in interior design. This custom chair is an updated take on a classic. Available...
Upholstery, Wood
19thc Oyster Painted Wooden Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky 19thc original oyster painted rocking chair is in fine as found condition.It has all original slatted seat and backing from when it was made.
Wood
$1,900 / item
Midcentury Art Studio Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury handmade Art Studio Side Chair. We have two chairs available.
Oak
Modern Wood Rocking Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Modern simple wood rocking chair. Ready for a new home.
Wood
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Gilded Accent Chair
By Isenhour Furniture
Located in Naples, FL
Vintage Isenhour giltwood accent chair with detailed carvings and nailhead trim. Striped upholstery is original. Minimal wear to frame, some wear to original upholstery. Chair measur...
Fabric, Wood
Large Thonet rocking chair no.7021B
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Large Thonet rocking chair no.7021B in excellent structural condition. The rattan cane is mostly tight and intact, with only a minor, non-critical defect on the backrest that does no...
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Pair of English Regency Hall Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Cambridge, US
England, ca. early 19th century. A fine pair of antique Regency mahogany hall chairs after the style of Gillows. Expertly crafted from solid mahogany with a rich, dark patina. Featur...
Mahogany
Ib Kofod-Larsen Lounge Chair
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lounge chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen c.1950s, Denmark. The chair features a stained beech frame with sculpted arms and a curved upholstered backrest. The chair has new cushions and has be...
Mohair, Upholstery, Beech
Windsor Spindleback Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English windsor spindleback side chairs, 19th century (2 available).
Wood
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