Lacquer Papier Mâché Chair
Located in New York, NY
Important English Victorian black lacquer papier mâché chair. Scalloped back with open-work intricately inlaid with mother-of-pearl in floral motifs.
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
Victorian Lacquered Side Chairs, Papier-Mâché with Inlaid Pearl
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Victorian papier-mache and pearl inlaid black lacquer side chairs with spindle design back and stretcher
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century Papier Mâché Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Papier mâché chair Creator signature on back.
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.
Gold Leaf
Vintage Boho Mother of Pearl Inlay Papier Mache Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the captivating allure of this exquisite vintage accent chair, featuring intricate mother-of-pearl inlay shimmering against a deep black lacquered finish, likely over a trad...
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
$2,950 / set
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 decorative opulence.
Gold Leaf
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
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 slipper back form is beautiful with gilding design. Some color added in greens and...
Cane, Wood, Paint
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 In very good condition commensurate of age. Please message for an accurate shipp...
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 seat and floral design back.
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 HAND PAINTED. THE SEAT IS UPHOLSTER IN NEEDLE POINT FABRIC.
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 centre back splat richly decorated in water gilding, mother of pearl, imitation di...
Other
Victorian Papier Machè Chair with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
So industrious Victorians relied on paper mâché to recreate the luster and sheen of natural lacquer.
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 back and stretcher.
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 decorate the chair's frame including the splat and legs, small paintings of women a...
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 designs.
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
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Jenners & Bettrige Birmm London early 19th century parcel gilt papier mâché mother of pearl chair with bergère seat and inlaid tropi...
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 the 1860-1880 period.
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, floral design back and cane seat.
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 gilt.
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 mother-of-pearl inlay and gilt decoration depicting a floral and butterfly motif.
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 and shaped balloon back with mother of pearl inlay and gilded decoration, pierced scr...
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 and Bettridge The pierced slipper back of scalloped form is beautifully gilded and...
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane, Wood
Papier Mâché Side Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Victorian papier mâché side chairs in an ebonized finish.
Mother-of-Pearl
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 gilt decoration and original cane seat.
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 Birmingham, each with metal makers labels under the seat rails. The backs, legs and seat ra...
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 charming spray of Lily of the Valley) , circa 1850. The seat is newly caned with a squab ...
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 Schumacher Chinoiserie-style silk-and-cotton upholstery depicting Chinese men in fish...
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 Revival taste has a molded and shaped balloon back with mother-of-pearl inlay and gilded ...
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 Mother of Pearl Original finish Beautiful inlaid with Mother Of Pearl Extensively han...
Walnut
$686 / set
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Antique Northern French Ebonized Rush Seat Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
A beautifully understated pair of antique rush-seat chairs from Northern France, circa 1900. The frames have a deep ebonized finish that has been softened by decades of use into a lo...
Rush, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Chair with Gold Leaf Accents, Antique
Located in Phoenix, AZ
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chair Purchased in France. Beautiful chair with chipped Gold Leaf. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us with questions.
Wood
$1,475 / set
H 34 in W 15.75 in D 18.5 in
Pair Of American Painted And Decorated Fancy Side Chairs, Branded "Warranted"
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Of American Painted And Decorated Yellow Ground Fancy Side Chairs, Each Branded 'Warranted'. Very sturdy.
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Portuguese Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Portuguese Rococo style mahogany chair featuring a scrolled crest on a double yolk back centering a shaped flat splat, scalloped seat rail centering a stylized splayed l...
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Painted And Gilt Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Italian Painted And Gilt Chair. This lovely antique Italian Louis XV style painted chair with gilt trim is the perfect side chair, desk chair, vanity chair or closet cha...
Fabric, Wood
Regency Painted Chair
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Regency chair with finely painted chinoiserie decoration. Old metal braces - please see photo. Margaret Jourdain's - Regency Furniture illustrates a very similar chair: Fig. 94
Beech
$2,710Sale Price|51% Off
H 40.16 in W 27.56 in D 20.48 in
19th Century Baroque Thron Chair in Colonial Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique body, solid rosewood. Initials on the frame. Trapezoidal, profile-trimmed frame on strongly curved legs with applied Akkanthus, ending in plastically carved claw feet. High, b...
Bentwood
19th Century French Regency Gilt-Painted and Caned Tub Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French Regency tub chair distills the language of its period with uncommon clarity and confidence. A deep, near-black green ground sets the stage—rich, saturated, a...
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Embossed Leather Throne Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
This fantastic 19th century French carved walnut throne armchair has the original embossed and painted leather from the 1870s and contains nail head trim. The wood carving along the ...
Walnut, Leather
King's Lacquer Chair
Located in Ridgewood, NY
The king’s lacquer chair is defined by strong lines and simple angles. This throne of a chair employs a very basic principle: sharp, hard features don’t have to take away from comfort.
Fabric, Lacquer
Vintage Victorian Style Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
49” Vintage Victorian style chair. Vintage tapestry style fabric and intricately detailed woodwork.
Walnut
19th Century Continental Armchair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Title: 19th Century Continental Carved Armchair Item Code: S27-799A Description: A highly decorative 19th century Continental armchair, richly carved throughout and retaining its ori...
Walnut
Piraruku Chair with Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Piraruku with structure in solid beech wood and covered with Piraruku skin from Amazonia, and with Aries and Ibex horns. Nails, details and finishes in solid bronze. Excepti...
Bronze
19th Century French Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French armchair showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of its era, making it a timeless statement piece. The chair features a solid wood frame, walnut, with beaut...
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,800 / set
H 38 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
French Louis XV Style Provincial Maple Side Chairs W/ Rush Seats - A Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming pair of French Provincial side chairs in the Louis XV style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid maple, each chair features an elegant...
Rush, Maple
$600
H 33.86 in W 18.9 in D 22.05 in
Elegant 19th-Century English Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Decorative Chair
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This graceful 19th-century Victorian antique chair is full of stunning decorative details and features a classic spoon-shaped backrest. This highly original English Victorian chair h...
Wood
$125,000
H 18 in W 18.5 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
Handmade Paper
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
$1,482
H 22.45 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Antique French Renaissance Revival Richly Carved Wall Cabinet 19th Century Brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Luxurious & romantic French Renaissance revival Wall cabinet / small cabinet , richly carved & decorated with brass. Very nice craftsmanship with impressive carvings. When opened...
Brass
$1,995
H 39.25 in W 24 in D 17.5 in
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Desk by Maddox, Asian Motif, 1970s
By Edward Wormley, James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene, traditional Asian motif from head to toe. The gold and greens appear as mystical and radiant...
Brass
Repoussé Patinated Brass Vase, Hokkaido, Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Repoussé Patinated Brass Vase, Hokkaido, Vikram Goyal Repoussé brass vase. Handmade in India. Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the re...
Brass
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
Rene Lalique Glass L'elegance Perfume Bottle
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear and frosted glass L'elegance perfume bottle. This pattern features two dancing female figures amongst flowers. Sepia stained relief details. Moulded, 'R. LALIQUE' ...
Glass
$303,435 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
Chinese Qing Chinoiserie Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Qing hand-painted lacquered wedding cabinets were popular in the1800s as wedding gifts and used to store linens, among other items The cabinet features front doors with a cen...
Wood
$74,030
H 14 in W 11.8 in
Two royal portraits (the Duc d'Angoulême and the Duc de Berry) by H.P. Danloux
Located in PARIS, FR
These two royal portraits are a major historical testimony to the stay of the Comte d'Artois (the future Charles X) and his family in Edinburgh in 1796-1797. Given by the sitters to ...
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$148,061Sale Price|35% 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
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
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
English 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode with Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black commode from the 19th century, with Chinoiserie low-relief décor, guilloche motifs and five drawers. Created in England during the 19th century, this lacquered commo...
Wood
$8,428 / item
H 38.98 in W 38.19 in D 22.45 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Dorsoduro Chest with Blooming Flowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Mouseback Dorsoduro Chest of Drawers. This beautiful piece is made in this brown-grey background t...
Wood
circa 1820 Grande Spanish Sideboard
Located in San Angelo, TX
A stunning circa 1820 Spanish painted sideboard. Featuring 4 drawers with dove tail and 4 doors that enclose 2 shelves throughout the width of the sideboard. This beauty showcases a ...
Wood, Paint
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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