English Victorian Green Velvet 8-Piece Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 8 English Victorian walnut living room / salon set upholstered in green cut velvet with fringe & rope trim (loveseat, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, 1 footstool)
Pair of Tufted Fringe Trim Tufted Club Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
The chairs are accented with a fabulous rope fringe trim.
Metal
Set of Four Matching Tufted Fringe Trim Tufted Club Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
The chairs are accented with a fabulous rope fringe trim.
Metal
Set of Six Matching Tufted Fringe Trim Tufted Club Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
The chairs are accented with a fabulous rope fringe trim.
Metal
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H 51.5 in W 25 in D 22.5 in
Antique French Pair Arm Chairs Fireside Throne Chairs Large Red Upholstery 19thc
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning antique French pair renaissance revival oak upholstered arm chairs throne chairs fireside chairs~~large~~circa 1880s Classic French charm and style~~stately pair with hig...
Upholstery, Oak
Upholstered Boudoir Accent Slipper Chair By Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lovely, midcentury, Hollywood Regency, mahogany frame, slipper chair by Kroehler features paisley print, silk blend upholstery with fringe trim.
Fabric, Mahogany
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H 30 in W 30 in D 34 in
Gardner Leaver for Steelcase Sculptural Chrome Series 455 Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Steelcase, Gardner Leaver
Located in Chicago, IL
These classic and unique mid century lounges have been custom restored & reupholstered in a gorgeous Holly Hunt "Sand" tan suede with hand-cut Holly Hunt fringed suede trim making th...
Chrome
French Napoleon III Walnut Armchair, C. 1870.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant French Napoleon III armchair dating to circa 1870, crafted in richly figured walnut and upholstered in a decorative fabric accented with fringe trim. The chair displays th...
Fabric, Walnut
Regency Style Painted Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of Regency Style Painted Armchairs with Cushions. Chairs feature the classic double x-form backsplats and caned seats, fitted with loose drop-in cushions upholstered in stripe...
Textile, Wood
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H 34.5 in W 28 in D 24 in
Victorian Tufted Rocking Chair, Floral Velvet & Fringe Trim, c. 1900s USA
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A whimsical and romantic Victorian rocking chair, custom upholstered in a soft blush and floral velvet fabric with a decorative fringe skirt. This antique piece features a high tufte...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
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H 31.89 in W 29.53 in D 30.32 in L 31.89 in
19th Century French Velvet Armchair with Tassel Fringe Trim
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th-century French armchair upholstered in a soft terracotta velvet, featuring a refined silhouette and generous proportions typical of the Napoleon III period. This invitin...
Velvet, Elm
Set of Twelve Tudor Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of twelve English Tudor style dining chairs, consisting of two armchairs and ten side chairs with turned legs and stretchers and embroidered upholstery with fringe trim. circa 19...
Wood
1930’s English Mahogany Bergere Suite
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1930 1930’s English mahogany bergere suite. Reupholstered in linen with foam core feather wrap cushions sku 403 Measures: Sofa W140 x D76 x H83 cm Armchairs W66 x D76 x H...
Linen, Mahogany
$34,185 / set
H 32.68 in W 76.78 in D 27.56 in
Art Deco Green Velours Three-Seat Sofa with Two Armchairs "Merkt"
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
One of a kind seating set completely re-upholstered and restored. Cushions filled with goose feather's. 17 meter's of green relief velour was used to cover. The sofa is 195 cm long...
Fabric, Wood
$1,980 / set
H 39 in W 50 in D 20 in
Antique Salon Set, Austrian, Inlaid, 5-Piece Set, Settee with 4 Chairs!!
Located in Austin, TX
Charming Antique Salon Set, Austrian, Inlaid, 5-Piece Set, Settee with 4 Chairs!! Beautiful curved lines! Neutral upholstery color! Great pieces for the parlor or your living are...
Fabric, Wood
$2,595Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 77.17 in D 32.68 in
Set of French sofa 2 armchairs 2 chairs carved painted wood - Louis XV style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent set consisting of a sofa / bench, two armchairs à la reine and two Louis XV style chairs. Each piece is in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and carved with scrol...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$3,193Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 37.41 in W 29.14 in D 73.23 in
19th Century Exclusive Napoleon III Living Room Sets
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Exclusive French Napoleon III living room set from the late 1800s, the set is composed of seven pieces, a cm sofa: (L185 x D74 x H95 x S45), two cm armchairs: (L67 x D73 x99 x S42), ...
Satin, Silk, Beech
$2,950 / set
H 37.5 in W 44.5 in D 21 in
19th Century Aesthetic Victorian Parlor Set Settee & 4 Chairs By John Moyr Smith
By John Moyr Smith
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This parlor set was designed by John Moyr Smith in the 19th century UK. The panels are made by Minton designed by John Moyr Smith. The panels are excellently made and the chairs are ...
Porcelain, Oak
$13,905
H 38.59 in W 70.87 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Original French Empire Sofa and Armchair Set Made from Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Massive mahogany partly carved. Cambered frame on curly legs. Supports bracing supports for slightly rising armrests in rolled-up volute. High-awned, slightly curved backrest frame w...
Mahogany
$22,500 / set
H 43 in W 70.75 in D 32.25 in
Victorian Living Room Set, Mahogany & Blue Damask, Circa 1870s
Located in Queens, NY
6 Piece American Victorian living room salon set including a settee, an armchair, and 4 side chairs with carved mahogany frames featuring crest pediments and turned legs, upholstered...
Damask
$3,200 / set
H 38.5 in W 49 in D 23 in
Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Inlaid Parlor Set Sofa and 4 Chairs - 5 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Inlaid Parlor Sofa Set - 5 Pcs. Set includes (1) Lo...
Mahogany
$4,519 / set
H 39.38 in W 67.33 in D 31.5 in
Living room set in Louis Philippe Style from France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Living room set, France, circa 1870. Very good condition, after renovation and replacement of upholstery. Wood: oak dimensions : sofa height 100 cm seat height 39 cm width 171 cm...
Oak, Fabric
Victorian Rosewood Living Room Set, 11-Piece with Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 11 American Victorian rosewood living room / salon set with carved back crest and floral needlepoint upholstery (settee, 4 arm chairs, 6 side chairs)
Upholstery, Rosewood
$3,708 / set
H 40.16 in W 65.75 in D 27.56 in
19th C. Five Piece Victorian Period Salon Set, Side Chairs, Armchairs and Sofa
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Spanish Isabelina / Victorian style "Quintetto" or five-piece sofa and chair set. With carved dark hardwood frames decorated with sections of floral relief, curving arms...
Fabric, Hardwood
$19,500 / set
H 36.5 in W 20 in D 22 in
American Victorian Rosewood Salon Set, Tufted Green Velvet, 5 Pieces
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 5 American Victorian carved rosewood salon set with tufted green velvet upholstery (settee: 66"w 29"d 53¬Ω"h, 2 arm chairs: 25"w 28"d 39"h, 2 side chairs)
Velvet, Rosewood
American Victorian Rosewood 6-Piece Living Room Set
By John Henry Belter
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian rosewood 6 piece salon set with scroll design back. Upholstery varies in color and condition. (att: John Henry Belter) (2 sofas, 1 arm chair, 3 side chairs).
Wood, Rosewood
Magnificent 19th Century Victorian Parlor Set
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This remarkable 19th-century 5-piece parlor set is a stunning example of the Victorian era’s craftsmanship and elegance. Comprising a grand settee and four exquisite chairs, includin...
Wood
19th Century Bergere & Dappled Walnut Suite, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare late Victorian suite of two chairs and a sofa in a dappled walnut finish with bergere panels, geometric detail and spade feet. Reupholstered in a white boucle with scatter cus...
Bouclé, Walnut
Extraordinary Carved Mahogany Full Bed With Swans
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved full bedstead with intricate swan carvings. The headboard with a gadrooned carved acanthus motif trim around the parquetry herringbone inlay. The arched headboa...
Mahogany
Rare and Fine Copeland Spode Dinnerware Service For 12
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Copeland Spode dinnerware with ivory color china, rose band flanked by gilt gadroon trim, gold filigree embellishments. Included in this service: (12) dinner plates, 10 1/2" (12) lun...
Porcelain
$16,400
H 32 in W 50 in D 28 in
Hollywood Regency Napoleon III Style Gilt Rope & Tassel Settee in Leopard Velvet
By Dorothy Draper, Niccolini, Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
For aesthetes and those that appreciate living amongst furniture that draws attention and curiosity, this curvaceous 1960s Gilt Rope and Tassel Italian Settee newly upholstered in ri...
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
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
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
$19,468 / set
H 33.47 in Dm 47.25 in
1930s Renaissance Extendable Table & Chairs by Michele Bonciani Cascina, Tuscany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A Michele Bonciani 20th century Tuscany dining room set, Renaissance style, all solid walnut and carved walnut, wax-polished An important classic dining room set with a beautiful pa...
Walnut
American Oak Dining Suite by R.J. Horner
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This outstanding 13-piece Victorian dining suite by R.J. Horner of New York boasts intricate hand carving rarely seen in furnishings of the era. Crafted of fine golden oak, the suite...
Oak
$20,256
H 35.04 in W 94.89 in D 37.01 in
Sofa Settee 3-Seater Crimson Cut Velvet Italian Toni Facella Sensi Della Penna
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An opulent, cut-velvet, three seater sofa, by Italian architect & designer Toni Facella Sensi della Penna This sofa epitomises elegance, opulence and comfort which characterise the ...
Velvet
$75,491
H 107.09 in W 70.48 in D 83.47 in
Henri-Auguste Fourdinois - Exceptional Canopy Bed Know as François 1st Bed
Located in Beaune, FR
Four-poster bed said to belong to François I Carved walnut 19th century Around 1880 Signed « Henri August FOURDINOIS » Spectacular four-poster bed said to be of Francis I in walnut ...
Walnut
Louis Majorelle "Chicorée" Walnut and Oak Dining Suite
By Louis Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
This Louis Majorelle extendable dining table, accompanied by a set of six matching chairs, is a solid display of French Art Nouveau style in furniture. The "Chicorée," or "Chicory," ...
Upholstery, Wood, Oak, 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.
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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