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19th Century French Fireside Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th century french fireside chairs.
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19th Century Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Gio Ponti Fireside Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino. Striking ladderback frame with carved details, with dramatic angles typical of the Italian architect. Natural wov...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Pair of Fireside Chairs by Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti in walnut retaining the original handwoven rush seats. Manufactured by Casa e Giardino.
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1930s Italian Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany fireside chair Louis Philippe circa 1830/1850
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mahogany fireside chair Louis Philippe circa 1830/1850
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1830s French Louis Philippe Used Fireside Chairs
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Bronze
Pair of Fireside Chairs by Gio Ponti, circa 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, circa 1939
Excellent condition.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wicker
4 Vintage Chairs with 3 Positions High Chair, Fireside Chair, Lounge Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
4 vintage chairs with 3 positions high chair, fireside chair, lounge chair
fabric to redo
dimensions are given in high position.
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
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Beech
H 39.77 in. W 14.97 in. D 22.84 in.
Pair of Fine Custom Upholstered Fireside Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impeccably upholstered pair in striking color. Elegant and comfortable oval tufted back Fireside Chairs raised on tapering square wood legs. Upholstered in a coral on pale tan cut...
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Fireside Chairs by Gio Ponti, circa 1939
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy circa 1939. Solid walnut structure and rush seating. High- ladder back in typical 'Ponti' shape. In an excellent condi...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Pair of Fireside Chairs by Gio Ponti, circa 1939
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, circa 1939. Solid walnut structure and rush seating. High- ladder back in typical Ponti shape. In an excellent condit...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Foldable Fireside Chair by Hans J Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Really nice foldable fireside chair
Hans J Wegner
Teak wood and black skai,
circa 1950.
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1950s Danish Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Teak
Ligne Roset by Didier Gomez Stricto Sensu Cream Fireside Chair, Set of 2
By Didier Gomez, Ligne Roset
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Didier Gomez for Ligne Roset in 2014, the Stricto Sensu fireside chair offers the maximum comfort within a streamline design.
The fireside chairs, fully uph...
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2010s French Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric
H 25.01 in. W 10.63 in. D 32.68 in.
Pair Of Fireside Chairs By Gio Ponti For Casa E Giardino
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, London
Pair of fireside chairs
By Gio Ponti
For Casa e Giardino
Rush seats
High backs
Seat height 30cm
Italy Mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Midcentury Danish Modern Wingback Leather Fireside Chair with Beautiful Patina
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Danish modern wingback leather fireside chair with beautiful patina. Chair shows a lot of wear. All original vintage used patina. Beautiful Tan leather. Great addition for...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
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Teak, Leather
H 36 in. W 36 in. D 36 in.
Pair of rattan fireside chairs, 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Elegant pair of woven rattan fireside chairs attributed to Frédéric Weimberg on a blackened round iron frame, France 1950. The free-form base is in curved and patinated iron. Superbl...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Pierre Jeanneret ‘Fireside’ Chairs, model No. PJ-SI-36-A
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, Greater London
Pair of Pierre Jeanneret “Fireside” chair, circa 1955-1956. Teak and faux leather. Intended for; High court and University of Punjab, Chandigarh, India
Photos include chairs in or...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
French Fireside Chair
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French chauffeuse with ottoman, 1950s, sycamore frame, the circular seat resting on sycamore boomerang legs with cream ribbed fabric upholstery.
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1950s French Art Deco Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Sycamore
Michel Ducaroy's Togo Fireside Chair in Dusty Pink Bloom Alcantara
By Michel Ducaroy
Located in Seattle, WA
A Ligne Roset classic, Michel Ducaroy's Togo has been the ultimate in comfort and style for over forty years. The timeless collection features an ergonomic design with multiple densi...
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Early 2000s French Organic Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Foam
Pair of Fireside Chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1939
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of "Fireside" chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino. Made in Italy, 1939. Wooden frames with original paper rushed seats. In all original condition with no outstanding flaws. ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Important Irish Fireside Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An important handcrafted fireside cottage armchair. Shaped hewn top rail over turned spindles through a braced and continuous curved arm with hand holds. Solid low D-shaped seat on c...
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Mid-18th Century Irish Rustic Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Ash
Oak Fireside Chair Attributed to Adolf Loos, 1930s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Uppsala, SE
Fireside chair with a dark oak frame and red Naugahyde fabric from the 1930s, attributed to Austrian designer Adolf Loos. Adolf Loos used variants of this model in different interior...
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1930s Art Deco Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Oak
Miniature Turned Wood Fireside Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in East Hampton, NY
Dudouyt turned chairs with rush seats — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in late 16th...
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1940s French Rustic Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Grasscloth, Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Hand Painted Tole Fireside Chair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Called a chaise chauffeuse or fireside chair in English due to its low seat height of 15 inches, this mid-nineteenth century French Napoleon III period hand painted tole chair featur...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Used Fireside Chairs
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Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Wood
"Robert" Fireside Chair by Pierre Guariche Upholstered in Pierre Frey
By Pierre Guariche, Meurop
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A "Robert" Fireside chair designed by Pierre Guariche and produced in the 1960s by Meurop.
Formed of tubular metal and reupholstered in decorative waves of fake fur that is a perf...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 27.56 in. W 24.81 in. D 27.56 in.
Pair of Fine Antique Walnut and Leather Fireside Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early and rare fireside chair pair, possibly Dutch. Tall backed chairs with short wings upholstered overall in brown leather, now time worn to a fine antique patina. The leather trim...
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Early 19th Century European Rustic Used Fireside Chairs
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Leather, Walnut
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-10-A Fireside chair / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
"Fireside Chair" by Pierre Jeanneret is a characteristic low lounge chair. Because of its sophisticated shape, it becomes to a comfortable piece of furniture, while being at the same...
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20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
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Cane, Teak
H 20.87 in. W 22.05 in. D 24.81 in.
France & Son, Danish Fireside Chairs in Rosewood, 1962
By France & Søn
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Danish fireside chairs in rosewood standing on four rectangular shape legs linked each other by four stretchers: two on sides at the same height, a higher front one and a back one pe...
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1960s European Scandinavian Modern Used Fireside Chairs
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Rosewood
Pair Upholstered Leatherette Wingback Fireside Chairs 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A matching pair of fireside wingback chairs offer leatherette upholstery with shaped crest and scroll form arms, 20th century
Measures- 42.5''H x 32.25''W x 30.5''D.
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20th Century Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Leather
Gio Ponti "Fireside" Chair Walnut and Rush Seat, 1930's
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gio Ponti designed chair with high ladder back typical of Ponti's style. Dark, stained wood frame with rush wicker seat. Manufactured for Casa E Giardino, Milan, Italy 1939.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Swag & Drape Fireside Chairs
By Grosfeld House
Located in Dallas, TX
Bringing new life to the classic! Stunning pair of 1940's Hollywood Regency chairs by Grosfeld House. Each chair in ebonized walnut and features a hand-carved draped design top stile...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of Hollywood Regency Fireside Chairs Attributed to Grosfeld House
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of mirror image asymmetrical Art Deco shell back parlor chairs in a wine colored upholstery. The pair features solid wood frames with gold leaf finish, curved backs, tap...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 33.25 in. W 30.5 in. D 22.5 in.
Set of Original Fireside Chairs Designed by Adolf Loos and Heinrich Kulka
By Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Adolf Loos
Located in Brno, CZ
This extremely rare pair of chairs was designed by Adolf Loos in collaboration with Heinrich Kulka (Loos’s closest colleague) in the early 1930’s and most likely produced by the reno...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Jute, Oak
H 27.96 in. W 22.05 in. D 26.78 in.
Pair of Wide Carved French Provincial Style Lounge Living Room Fireside Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of carved patterned multi-color velvet like upholstery lounge armchairs extra wide seats.
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20th Century American French Provincial Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 41 in. W 32 in. D 32 in.
Pair of Fireside Gio Ponti Chairs in Mahogany and Rush Seating
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Pair of fireside chairs attributed to Gio Ponti, created in 1939, Italy.
Mahogany with rush seating.
Dimensions: H100 x W41 x D43 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Rush, Wood
Pair of Carved Mahogany French Hollywood Regency Fireside Chairs Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning pair of 1940s carved mahogany Hollywood Regency fireside armchairs in the manner of Grosfeld House (to be refurbished). The pair features solid pierce carved mahogany wood f...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
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Mahogany
H 42 in. W 28 in. D 25 in.
Giancarlo Piretti, Pair of Fireside Chairs in Foam and Chrome Steel, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Giancarlo Piretti, attributed to.
Anonima Castelli, edited by.
Pair of low chairs. Chromed steel structure. Seat in thermoformed foam covered with a gray cotton fabric.
Italian ...
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1970s Italian Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 28.75 in. W 25.99 in. D 29.93 in.
Pair of Italian fireside chairs from the 70s. Wooden structure. Original fabric.
Located in Brussels , BE
2 vintage Armchairs, in Fabric & wood, italy 1970s, in good condition
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.47 in. W 37.01 in. D 37.41 in.
Pair Red Crushed Velvet & Mahogany Queen Anne Style Fireside Chairs, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of fireside wingback chairs offers shaped backs and scroll form arms with red crused velvet upholstery raised on Queen Anne style mahogany legs, 20th century
Measu...
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20th Century American Queen Anne Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Upholstery, Velvet
H 44.5 in. W 35.5 in. D 36.5 in.
2 Restoration Hardware Asher Brown Leather Wingback Chairs English Fireside Pair
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Dayton, OH
An English 1800s inspired brown leather fireside chair from circa. Features an arched top and deep, sheltering wings down to the swiveling, spoked brass casters, engraved with S Dobb...
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Late 20th Century Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 47 in. W 32 in. D 37 in.
French Louis XVI Low Caned Fireside Slipper Chair, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI low caned fireside slipper chair, 18th century.
This very rare and exceptional low chair is very old, and has withstood the test of time in a remarkably good state,...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Fireside Slipper Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice slipper chairs possibly designed by Dunbar. Good original condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Antique French Chair Tapestry Needlepoint Floral Carved Walnut Fireside Throne
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING Antique French Carved Walnut Upholstered Needlepoint Tapestry "Throne" or "Fireside" Carolean arm chair~~c. 1880s
Beautiful hand-carved flared walnut arms, legs, and stre...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
H 47 in. W 25 in. D 29 in.
Pair of Faux Bamboo Chrome Fireside Lounge Side Chairs
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice Mid-Century Modern fireside or lounge chairs with newly upholstered seats.
In style of Maison Bagues
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Antique Fireside Elbow Chair, English, Beech, Occasional Seat, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fireside elbow chair. An English, beech occasional seat, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightfully figured, low profile occasional chair
Di...
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Late 19th Century British Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Beech
H 30.91 in. W 23.82 in. D 23.23 in.
18th Century Nantucket Fireside Ladder Back Side Chair, circa 1780
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century nantucket fireside ladder back side chair, circa 1780 or earlier, having characteristic ball finials atop sausage and ball turned standards, holding three shaped back sl...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 31.50 in. W 20.50 in. D 15.50 in.
Vintage Victorian Style His and Hers Rose Carved Fireside Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian style his and hers rose carved fireside lounge chairs - a pair. Item features His and Hers size, pink tufted upholstery, channel backs, rose flower carved pediments...
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Mid-20th Century American Victorian Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Cherry
H 45 in. W 27 in. D 35 in.
Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen Pair of “Fireside" Lounge Chairs in Original Leather
By Gustav Bertelsen, Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen for Gustav Bertelsen, pair of 'Fireplace' chairs, teak, leather, Denmark, 1940
This pair of lounge chairs was specially designed to sit in front of a fi...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
H 32.68 in. W 27.56 in. D 29.53 in.
Pair Regency Ebonized Gilt Craved Fireside Dining Arm Chairs Horn Shape Leg
By Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Regency ebonized gilt craved fireside dining arm chairs horn shape leg.
Peach color upholstery.
Category
20th Century Unknown Regency Revival Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 37 in. W 23 in. D 20 in.
Pair of Vintage Fireside Ladderback Chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of Italian fireside ladderback chairs designed by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino. They are in fabulous original condition with a lovely age patina to the wood and the ru...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 40.5 in. W 17 in. D 18 in.
Mid Century Fireside Lounge Chair in the Style of Pierre Guariche, 1960, France
By Pierre Guariche
Located in CANGAS, ES
Butaca vintage diseño Fireside de origen francés. Pieza de los años 1960’s en metal lacado y tapizado original de skai negro.
Como info adicional de interés, comentar que la altu...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 25.99 in. W 21.66 in. D 24.81 in.
Pair of Tufted Faux-Leather Carved Fireside Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With carved fluted frames, square backs, scrolled arm ends and carved leaves on the arm supports. Raised on fluted cylindrical tapering legs in front and scrolled back legs. With tuf...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wood
Scottish Fireside Lambing Chair, circa 1760
Located in Greenwich, CT
Boldly designed Scottish oak fireside/lambing armchair with paneled back on low duck-foot cabriole legs. Original flame stitch squab cushion on ropework weaving. Good rich color, cir...
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18th Century Scottish Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique French Hollywood Regency Carved Mahogany Fireside Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Hollywood Regency carved mahogany fireside wingback arm chair. Item features wing back solid mahogany wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved detail, tapered l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 44.5 in. W 30.5 in. D 34 in.
Antique Georgian Floral Needlepoint Carved Mahogany Fireside Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Georgian floral needlepoint carved mahogany fireside lounge arm chair. Item features red floral needlepoint upholstery, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, cabriole legs...
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Early 20th Century North American Georgian Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
H 40 in. W 26 in. D 32 in.
Rare Belgian Mid-Century Modern Fireside Lounge Chair by Marcel Baugniet
By Marcel Louis Baugniet
Located in New York, NY
Rare Belgian 1940's fireside chaufeusse / armchair / club chair by the leading Belgian modernist designer, Marcel Baugniet. The piece integrates tradition with spare, modern aestheti...
Category
1940s Belgian Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rope, Wood
Pair Hollywood Regency French Victorian Mahogany Saber Leg Fireside Arm Chairs
By Dorothy Draper, Grosfeld House
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning pair of 1940s saber leg fireside lounge chairs attributed to Grosfeld House. This elegant pair of armchairs features shapely solid mahogany wood frames, rolled backs, carved...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 41 in. W 26 in. D 28 in.
Pair of Hollywood Regency French Louis XV Style Carved Chairs Fireside Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of French Louis XV style carved fireside armchairs. Listing includes open drape carved arms, nicely carved top rail, solid wood construction, cabriole legs, great style and form...
Category
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 38 in. W 25 in. D 26 in.
French Primitive Fireside Chair (reference # PAR51)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut Fireside Chair from Quayras, Savoie French Alps. Used by fireplace with open backs to warm sitter quickly. Primitive and diminutive but a great piece to add scale to a space.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Country French Walnut Louis XV Fireside Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
Lovely low-seating country French faded walnut Louis XV fireside chair with leopard tapestry covering.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Olivier Mourgue Djinn Fireside Chairs and Ottoman
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Baltimore, MD
Wonderful pair of Olivier Mourgue, Djinn chairs with matching ottoman, fabric covered polyurethane and bent tubular frame. Designed in 1965 for Airborne International, the then futur...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Wool, Foam
Adolf Loos Pair of Fireside Chairs Designed for Werkbundsiedlung Vienna, 1932
By Adolf Loos
Located in Wien, AT
Adolf Loos pair of fireside chairs presended at the Werkbundsieglung Vienna, House Nr. 49. The same style chair of chair was previously used by Adolf Lo-os for the apartment Hugo Sem...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Used Fireside Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 26.78 in. W 22.84 in. D 17.72 in.
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Used Fireside Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of used fireside chairs available for sale. The range of distinct used fireside chairs — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. Used fireside chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Used fireside chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many used fireside chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Michel Ducaroy, Gio Ponti and Ligne Roset produced popular used fireside chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Used Fireside Chairs?
Prices for used fireside chairs start at $250 and top out at $95,501 with the average selling for $2,645.
Finding the Right Seating for You
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 antique, new and vintage seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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