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Seating For Sale
Creator: Jonathan Sainsbury
Creator: Gillows of Lancaster & London
Pair of Magnificent Oak Gothic Style Choir Stalls
Located in Nantwich, GB
This magnificent pair of 19th century oak choir stalls, dated 1870, were part of the furnishings in the private chapel on the Sandeman Estate in Lancaster...
Category
1870s British Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Johnathan Sainsbury Set of 8 Egyptian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Highly decorative Egyptian Klismos design copied by Robsjohn Gibbings in the sixties now recreated by Johnathan Sainsbury of London. This set was fabricated in 2020 with woven leathe...
Category
2010s English Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bruce Talbert, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement upholstered oak armchair.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed, stamped Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement oak armchair. It was professionally re-upholstered in a light blue Damask.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Amazing Stamped Gillow Open Arm Chair
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
We have brought this chair back to life with a full overhaul, new upholstery,
Linwood butterfly palm print.
Woodwork lovingly waxed,
1 rear leg historically replaced
Original stamp ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Bruce Talbert for Gillows and Co. Aesthetic Movement scissor style side chair
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert for Gillows and Co. An Aesthetic Movement scissor style side chair with ebonized dot details and chip carved details to the fra...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Bruce Talbert Gillows, Aesthetic Movement rosewood armchair with pink upholstery
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert for Gillows. An Aesthetic Movement Rosewood armchair with a pink button back upholstered back and seat.
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
A W N Pugin Gothic Revival oak armchair by Gillows of Lancaster or Holland & Son
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster or Holland and son, for the House of Lords in Parliament Square London. A Gothic Revival oak armchair. Professionally re-upholstered.
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
A W N Pugin attributed, made by Gillows of Lancaster. A Gothic Revival oak side
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin attributed, made by Gillows of Lancaster. A Gothic Revival oak side chair with carved entwining leaf florets to the shaped upper back rest, and a carved rose to the centr...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster A Gothic Revival oak armchair
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, probably made by Gillows of Lancaster for the House of Lords London. A Gothic Revival oak armchair with carved rosettes to the headrest, and each side of the arms, and u...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Bruce Talbert attributed probably made by Gillows. A Gothic Revival oak armchair
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed, probably made by Gillows. A Gothic Revival oak armchair with a shaped head rail centered with a carved floret, flanked by carved floral finials...
Category
1880s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Rare 19th Century Gothic Revival Armchair from Eaton Hall by Gillows
Located in London, GB
A Splendid Gothic Revival Armchair
Of the Regency Period
By Gillows of Lancaster
Designed by William Porden
For Eaton Hall, Cheshire
The finish parcel gilded and painted throughout, the chair stands on four legs, each wrapped with carved acanthus leaves, and the lower section consisting of five blind cusped ogee arches; above, the seat frame with a blind trefoil and quatrefoil design, with corner rosettes adorned with embedded lozenges, issuing the arm terminals of conforming hexagonal shape, consisting of three tiers each set with blind cusped ogee arches and topped by a foliate boss.
English, circa 1812-14
An in-depth discussion on the chair's history, design, and significance in relation to Eaton Hall, written and compiled by Dr Peter Lindfield, available for consultation.
Dimensions: H: 37.5 in / 95 cm W: 30 in / 76 cm D: 37 in / 94 cm
Comparative Literature:
Christopher Payne. British Furniture 1820 to 1920 : The Luxury Market. ACC Art Books, 2023, pp. 52-53, for a discussion of Eaton Hall’s furnishings and a bed designed by William Porden previously with Butchoff Antiques...
Category
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Gillows Walnut Open Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A superb quality mid-19th century armchair by Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on finely worked walnut turned front legs and arm supports without splayed chamfered legs to the rear, all ...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, c. 1815
For a related mahogany hall chair see Susan E Stuart, Gillows of LANCASTER and LONDON 1730-1840, Antique Coll...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows UK Early 20th Century Triangular Carved Corner Chair
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A beautifully detailed and carved walnut corner chair by Gillows of Lancaster and London. The richly carved chair with lion's head on the armrest has a matching pattern cushion in a ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Unique Set of Four Walnut Framed Dining Chairs by Gillows of Lancaster
Located in Crawley, GB
For sale a set of four Victorian walnut framed dining chairs by Gillow of Lancaster , raised on fluted tapering legs , bearing stamped maker s marks to seat rails. According to Wikip...
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Tatham Library Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important carved mahogany library armchair of large proportions inspired by Charles Heathcote Tatham’s designs from the Grand Tour. To be upholstered in the clients own material.
...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Camel Back Garden Bench
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional Georgian Camel back design carved teak slatted back garden bench. Exterior seat pads can be supplied if required. Seat pad upholstered in cli...
Category
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Robert Adam Window Seat
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by
Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available.
We are curr...
Category
18th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Adam Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and important George III design attributed to Robert Adam, circa 1775. The Adam Armchair is carved gilt-wood and upholstered in the client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, d...
Category
Late 18th Century Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Regency Oak Leaf Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely carved and reeded mahogany stool, with a central panel of oak leaves and quatrefoil corner paterae, on brass castors.
To be upholstered in ...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
William Kent Teak Rousham Bench
By William Kent, Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine William Kent teak Rousham bench of flat back form profusely carved. This bench can also be supplied in mahogany and specialist painted or polished for internal use.
Bespoke...
Category
Early 18th Century British Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Gillows Bench
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine regency design Grand Tour inspired mahogany bench/hall seat of elegant proportions. Almost certainly designed by renowned Charles Heathcote Tatham.
Bespoke sizing, design a...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Ditchley Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Regency design taken from Ditchley park, with carved and decorated sabre legs. The back with brass ball finals and the frame with inset paterae. The...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Dinton Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Dinton sofa is a fine polished mahogany regency design sofa/settee with classically polished turned and tapering legs terminating in brass castors, below a polished frieze with i...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Hepplewhite Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Hepplewhite design parcel gilded sofa with arched shaped serpentine crest rail, straight front rail and fine tapered and fluted legs. This sofa is classically upholstered and although appearing formal in design, is extremely comfortable, with secret hidden...
Category
Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Serpentine
George II Library Wing Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine and well-drawn George II design country house library/drawing room wing chair. This chair is unusual in that it has extremely generous proporti...
Category
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Feathers
Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A late Regency/early Victorian library open armchair with finely turned arm supports and turned and tapering front legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. The armchair is classi...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
George II Giltwood Banquet Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine George II gilt-wood banquet chair with a classical rake to the back on acanthus and shell carved legs terminating in a carved hairy paw claw foot...
Category
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Greek Key Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Hepplewhite design stool or coffee table. The buttoned upholstered top above a fine Greek key frieze, supported by eight fine tapered and fluted legs. Fini...
Category
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Adam Dressing Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved gilt-wood dressing stool in the manner of Robert Adam, with fluted and turned legs. To be upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespo...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Tennyson Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Tennyson sofa is a fine country house Chesterfield design of generous proportions. The upholstered body of the sofa terminates upon finely turned polished mahogany bun feet with ...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Marle Club Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Marle Club Sofa is a polished mahogany Regency design sofa/settee with fine classically polished tapering legs. Can be made to the client’s specific req...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Irish Estate Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An impressive carved mahogany stool, in the Irish mid-18th century manner, incorporating shell carved knees and hairy paw feet. To be upholstered in the clients own material.
Besp...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Rococco Gainsborough Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Rococco design Gainsborough chair in the French taste. Shown in a bleached out finish but can be classically polished if required. To be upho...
Category
17th Century British Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Tatham Dining Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency mahogany dining chair with carved paterae and reeded legs, carved in the style of Tatham. To be upholstered in the clients own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptatio...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows Country House Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely carved mahogany Gillows design library stool/ coffee table. Turned and stylised acanthus leaf decorated legs with a solid brass top block to leg...
Category
16th Century British Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Plitman Banquet Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Plitman banquet chair is a mahogany dining chair hand carved in the Chippendale style and upholstered with client’s own fabric.
Bespoke sizing, d...
Category
16th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Hope Bench
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A carved and gilded window seat in the English Regency style. The upholstered and gently curved moulded ends are decorated with carved paterae and rest on Greek key pattern carved ra...
Category
18th Century European Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gillows of Lancaster George 3rd Painted and Parcel Gilt Arm Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
Untouched stunning Gillows of Lancaster and London George 3rd cream painted and parcel gilt arm chair, in its original warn through condition. This chair ha...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
AWN Pugin, Six Gothic Revival Oak Dining Chairs Probably for the House of Lords
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, made by Gillows of Lancaster. Stamped Gillows to the back legs.
A set of six Gothic Revival oak dining chairs probably designed for the House of Lords...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Sainsbury Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A very fine Georgian mahogany library armchair of unusually generous proportions. Exceptional features of these chairs include the tapering Greek key...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany, Feathers
Set of 3 Regency Gillows, Shell Back Hall Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality set of three Regency period Mahogany Gillow Shell backed hall chairs, wonderfully carved, original patina, raised on elegant...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Gillows of Lancaster Regency Rococo Revival Rosewood Side Chairs, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exquisite set of four English George IV circa 1825 'First' Rococo Revival style side or dining chairs all signed by the legendary cabinetmaking firm Gillows of Lancaster having fo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows an Aesthetic Movement Ebonized & Parcel-Gilt Settee
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows of Lancaster and London.
A very good quality English Aesthetic Movement ebonized and parcel-gilt upholstered settee with a rollover back and arms with in...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Gold
Extremely Fine Gillows Mahogany Chair, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, GB
Extremely fine Gillows mahogany chair,
circa 1800
Price; £3,750.
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gillows of Lancaster Walnut & Leather Upholstered Library Arm Chair
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A 19th century Gillows of Lancaster walnut and leather upholstered library arm chair, with exceptional overall condition and colour. The button down ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows Set of 6 English Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster and London.
A good quality set of six oak dining chairs with an upper and lower row of turnings and carved details above.
As you can see...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century George IV Pair of Chairs by Gillows of Lancaster and London
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George IV pair of occasional chairs by Gillows of Lancaster and London, the curved top rail with centred flower head...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs by Gilllows, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique pair of Regency mahogany hall chairs by Gillows Lancaster, circa 1820 in date.
These lovely chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid maho...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Thomas Jeckyll by Gillows, Aesthetic Movement, Rare Set of Ten Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll, made by Gillows of Lancaster.
Aesthetic Movement. A rare set of ten oak dining chairs.
This set are identical to the chairs Jeckyll designed for the industrialist Edward Green...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Bruce Talbert, Gillows, Two Rare Gothic Revival Oak Armchair in Blue Upholstery.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Gillows of Lancaster.
Two rare Gothic Revival armchairs.
*The two with dark and light blue upholstery shown here are available, the one with brown upholstery is now s...
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
A W N Pugin, Stamped Gillows, a Set of Four Gothic Revival Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A W N Pugin, made by Gillows of Lancaster. Stamped Gillows to the back legs.
A set of four Gothic Revival oak dining chairs.
Measures: Height 34 1/2 inches. x width 17 inches. x d...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Very Rare Gillows of Lancaster Regency Hardwood Harpist Height Adjustable Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning and very rare original Gillows of Lancaster Rosewood height-adjustable Harpist musician stool
A very good looking ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Beech
Early 19th Century Regency Pair of Hall Chairs by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency pair of mahogany hall chairs by Gillows of London & Lancaster, the carved moulded back with centred armorial shield surmount...
Category
1810s Irish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century ‘Gillows of London’ Parlour Chairs c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
A wonderful pair of Gillows solid mahogany parlour chairs in exceptionally fine original condition, very heavy and robust without weak joints or damage. Both chairs stamped ‘Gillows . Lancaster’ to both seat rails, this stamp used...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Fully Stamped Original Gillows of Lancaster Fully Restored Library Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this original fully restored Gillows of Lancaster library slipper armchair, stamped on the inside of the back leg
Please note the delivery fe...
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale on 1stDibs
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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