Lacquer Papier Mâché Chair
Located in New York, NY
Important English Victorian black lacquer papier mâché chair. Scalloped back with open-work
Antique 19th Century English Side Chairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
Lacquer Papier Mâché Chair
Located in New York, NY
Important English Victorian black lacquer papier mâché chair. Scalloped back with open-work
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
$8,600
H 37 in W 23.5 in D 14.5 in
19th Century Victorian Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl & Gold Leaf Papier Mache Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Victorian inlaid mother-of-pearl & gilt papier mache chair. This elegantly shaped
Gold Leaf
Vintage Boho Mother of Pearl Inlay Papier Mache Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
-mâché form. Its graceful balloon-back silhouette and delicate woven cane seat speak to Victorian-era
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
Vintage Papier Mache Cane Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This rare pair of Victorian papier-mâché side chairs represents the height of 19th-century
Gold Leaf
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 15.5 in D 14 in
Papier - mâché / Paper Mache and Lacquer Chair with Gilded Design, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
19th Century papier- mâché / paper mache chair with lacquer paint and a caned seat. The pierced
Cane, Wood, Paint
$2,668
H 32.09 in W 17.33 in D 17.72 in
Antique English 19th Century Lacquered Mother of Pearl Papier-mâché Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Lacquered Mother of Pearl Papier-mâché Gilt Detailed Side Chair C.1840
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Bergére Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Papier mache pearl inlaid and decorated small bergere arm chair with tapestry
Fabric
VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE CHAIR.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH ROCOCO RIVIVAL DECORETED WOOD AND PAPIER MACHE CHAIR. THE BACK OF THE CHAIR IS
Wood, Paint, Papier Mâché
Pair of English 19th Century High Victorian Papier Mache Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of superb quality early Victorian papier mache chairs; having pierced lobed spoon backs, the
Other
Victorian Papier Machè Chair with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the mid-18th century, Europeans used papier mâché as an alternative to carved wood. When
Other
Pair of English Victorian Papier Mache and Pearl Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Victorian paper mâché and pearl inlaid black lacquer side chairs with shaped open
Mother-of-Pearl
Black Lacquer and Gilt Papier Mache Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
a curved back black lacquer and gilt finish papier mache chair with turned front legs, gilt swirls
Lacquer, Wood
19th c. English Pearl Inlaid Papier Mache Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century English papier mache side chair with an open back design and inlaid floral pearl
Pearl
Sold
H 34.45 in W 24.41 in D 27.96 in
Jennens & Bettridge Brimm Parcel Gilt Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Birds Chair
By Aaron Jennens & T.H. Bettridge
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
century parcel gilt papier mâché mother of pearl chair with bergère seat and inlaid tropical birds A
Paper
English Papier Mâché Gondola Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
English black papier mâché gondola form armchair with mother-of-pearl inlay and cabriole legs.
Pair of Antique Victorian Papier Mache Chairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique Victorian Papier Mache chairs. They were made in England, they date from
Wood, Paper
1880s Victorian Papier Mâché Petite Slipper Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Victorian era papier mâché slipper chair. Parcel-gilt painted detailing with mother-of-pearl inlay
Cane, Wood, Paint, Mother-of-Pearl
19th c. English Papier Mache Pearl-Inlaid Lacquered Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
19th c. English Victorian papier mache black lacquered pearl inlaid side chair with a shaped
Cane, Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Paper, Wood
Papier Mache Victorian Painted and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Chairs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pair of Victorian papier mache chairs, floral painted motifs, mother of pearl inlay and polychrome
Wood, Shell, Paint, Papier Mâché
Victorian Papier Mache Side Chair
Located in Roswell, GA
English Victorian Papier Mache Occasional Chair inlaid with Mother of Pearl and hand painted
Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Papier Mâché
Pair of Papier Mache Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A very fine near pair of late Regency or early Victorian papier mache slipper/lounge chairs with
Cane, Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Papier Mâché
English Victorian Papier Mache Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
This fine mid ninteenth century English Victorian period papier mache slipper chair has a molded
Wood, Cane, Paint, Mother-of-Pearl
Victorian Japanned and Inlaid Papier Mâché Slipper Chair
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A good example of a Victorian Japanned and inlaid papier mâché caned slipper chair possibly Jennens
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Papier Mâché Chair
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A small and elegant mid-19th century. English papier mâché slipper chair with mother of pearl and
Lacquer
Pair of Papier-Mâché Japanned Lacquer Side Chairs by Bettridge
By John Bettridge
Located in Folkestone, Kent
An outstanding pair of exhibition standard black Japanned side chairs by John Bettridge of
Lacquer
Sold
H 32 in W 17 in D 15 in
A Papier-Mache Chair in Black Lacquer with Mother of Pearl Inlay, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Papier-Mache chair in black lacquer finish with mother-of-pearl inlay details (including a
Pair of 19th C. Papier-Mache Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Ballroom Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black papier-mache mother-of-pearl inlaid ballroom chairs with brass nailheads and new
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Cotton
English Victorian Rococo Revival Papier-Mâché Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
This fine mid-19th century English Victorian period papier-mâché slipper chair in the Rococo
Wood, Cane, Paint, Mother-of-Pearl
Sold
H 34 in W 16.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Hand Painted Papier Mache Mother of Pearl Chair, England 1870, B2846
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique hand painted papier mache mother of pearl chair, England 1870, B2846 England 1870
Walnut
Red Fox Fur Cushion by Muchi Decor, Made in Italy
By Muchi Decor by LA-RI S.r.l.
Located in Poviglio, IT
This natural Red Fox fur cushion has been made by carefully selecting each skin, ro be processed as to create a chequered composition, combining colours and volumes in a meticulous a...
Other
Large Classical Italian Bronze Bird Fountain Statue
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning large Italian bronze water fountain Classical look complemented by the gorgeous verdis gris patina Love the birds depicted drinking from the rim of the main bowl Classica...
Bronze
$230,916Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Pair of Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Murano Glass
$1,480,231
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
Copper, Gold
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf
$189,469Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in Dm 18 in
A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A magnificent and very rare early 18th century celestial table globe produced by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Established at the end of the previous century by Gerard Valk, and assisted ...
Other
$1,026,346
H 33.47 in W 44.49 in D 24.81 in
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
Malachite, Silver
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$69,866
H 31.11 in W 44.89 in D 29.53 in
Rare German Rococo 18th Century Period Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very unusual and superb Rococo console table from the mid-18th century. On four carved legs with an X-shaped stretcher, overall with scrolls and dolphin-like sea creatures. This ex...
Marble
$8,750
H 34.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized lacquered and gild bronze mounts. Beautifully exec...
Marble, Ormolu
$18,300Sale Price|23% Off
H 39.5 in W 53 in D 25 in
Important Maison Jansen Velvet and Gilt Canapé, c. 1930s, Signed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maison Jansen settee in emerald green velvet and gilt frame, signed underneath with remnants of Jansen stamp. Incredible collectors piece, with exquisite detail and craft...
Wood, Velvet
$109,477
H 95.08 in W 69.89 in D 95.28 in
LARGE & IMPORTANT ANTiQUE CIRCA 1600 CHARLES I DOCUMENTED ENGLISH OAK 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, extra large framed, Documented English oak Tester bed c...
Oak
19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was made in the Chinoiserie revival period of Europe in the mid-19th century. The desk f...
Brass
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
$195,000 / set
H 104.5 in W 63.5 in D 4 in
Pair of French 18th Century École Française Oil on Canvas Portraits
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary and monumental pair of 18th century École Française Oil on Canvas portraits of Marie-Josèphe of Habsbourg of Austria (1699-1757), wife of Frederick Augustus II of Sa...
Canvas, Giltwood
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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