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Seating For Sale
Creator: Jonathan Sainsbury
Creator: Thomas Chippendale
Pair English Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1890
Pair English Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1890

Pair English Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1890

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Pair of English Chippendale Mahogany side chairs, circa 1890. Outstanding pair of marvelous carved mahogany side chairs in Classic Chippendale style. They are crafted after one of t...

Category

Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Klismos Chair
Klismos Chair

Klismos Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A design developed by the Greeks in the 5th Century BC, gaining popularity throughout the 4th Century BC. The design was then resurrected in the English Regency period. The Klismos c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Dundas Sofa
Dundas Sofa

Dundas Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A sofa designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale for Sir Lawrence Dundas for the Great Room at Arlington Street, London. Hand carved and water gilded to match the origin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Foremarke Hall Sofa
Foremarke Hall Sofa

Foremarke Hall Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A sofa after a drawing by Thomas Chippendale for the drawing room at Foremarke Hall in Derbyshire. Hand carved and water gilded the boldly shaped serpentine back, carved with a centr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Giltwood

George II Sofa
George II Sofa

George II Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A George II carved mahogany two seater sofa with swept upholstered arms on cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves on claw and ball feet. To be upholstered in the clients own mater...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Grand Tour Dining Chairs
Grand Tour Dining Chairs

Grand Tour Dining Chairs

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Grand Tour design mahogany Egyptian revival dining chair in the manner of Marc Du Plantier. This chair can be upholstered in the client’s own material. Please note we are cur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Grand Tour Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Pavilion Crocodile Library Armchair

Pavilion Crocodile Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A carved mahogany library armchair inspired by furniture from Brighton Pavilion, with stylised crocodile. To be finished in the clients own material. Please note we are currently wo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Revival Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Irish Regency Stool
Irish Regency Stool

Irish Regency Stool

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A carved and gilt-wood large Irish design baronial stool, supported by four fantastically over-scale lion paw feet. This over-sized stool serves superbly as a large drawing room coff...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Giltwood

The Hugh Henry Lattice Back Dining Chair
The Hugh Henry Lattice Back Dining Chair

The Hugh Henry Lattice Back Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Hepplewhite design lattice back dining chair. The shaped open fret back with reeded framing. The seat rail with fluted decoration. The tapered legs with recessed star panel to...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Hepplewhite Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Camel Back Garden Bench
The Camel Back Garden Bench

The Camel Back Garden Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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 client’s own material. Pleas...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Seating

Materials

Teak

Country House Library Chair
Country House Library Chair

Country House Library Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An elegant George III style mahogany library chair, with brass castors. Can be supplied in specialist aged leather or upholstered in the clients own material. Bespoke sizing, design ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George III Seating

Materials

Brass

Metamorphic Chair
Metamorphic Chair

Metamorphic Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A George II design metamorphic library steps armchair with shaped solid back centred with painted scallop shell crest above a hinged seat resting on cabriole legs, opening into four ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Pavilion Daybed
Pavilion Daybed

Pavilion Daybed

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An important carved gilt-wood day bed, displaying the mythological influences and designs of the Regency period. Comparisons may be drawn with the furnishings of Brighton Pavilion. T...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Hepplewhite Swag Hall Chair

Hepplewhite Swag Hall Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Hepplewhite design hall chair with urn shaped back and acanthus leaf drapery carving. The seat with circular recessed panel above a fluted frieze and tapered legs. Please not...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Hepplewhite Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Hope Library Bench
Hope Library Bench

Hope Library Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A Thomas Hope design bench with architecturally inspired recumbent lion and platform base design ends resting upon square recessed block feet. To be upholstered in the client’s own m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Kedleston Hall Stool
Kedleston Hall Stool

Kedleston Hall Stool

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A finely carved and decorated stool from a design by John Linnell, inspired by Roman designs. Carved wood with aged paint and gilt decoration and hand painted circular armorial end p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Classical Roman Seating

Materials

Mahogany

High Hall Camel Back Sofa
High Hall Camel Back Sofa

High Hall Camel Back Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine classical country house camel back design country house sofa. The sofa features a shapely mahogany frame with out-scrolled arms. The legs of elegant moulds and tapering form, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Dorset Sofa
Dorset Sofa

Dorset Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

The Dorset Sofa is a fine country house sofa in the manner of Howard. Fitted with a pair of cushions, flanked by fixed hanging cushion arms, the entire sofa rests upon tapering mahog...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

George II Library Chair
George II Library Chair

George II Library Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A George II design profusely carved mahogany library chair with lions head arms, acanthus leaf scrolls and foliate cartouches. The cabriole legs with lions masks flanked by foliate C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Chinoiserie Dining Chair

Chinoiserie Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A mid 18th Century design mahogany dining chair in the Chinese Chippendale manner. To be upholstered in the clients own material. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 wee...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Library Armchair
Regency Library Armchair

Regency Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An important sabre legged, acanthus carved Regency mahogany library armchair, of generous proportions. Can be supplied in specialist aged leather as seen in the image or upholstered ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

The Buckingham Palace Sofa
The Buckingham Palace Sofa

The Buckingham Palace Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptional bespoke carved giltwood sofa modelled closely upon the sofa in Buckingham Palace. The feet altered to a more delicate scroll toe. The original sofa was removed from th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Thomas Hope Hall Chair

Thomas Hope Hall Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A Regency design carved mahogany Egyptian influence hall chair with carved and panelled back, supported on Herme tapered panelled legs. Please note we are currently working to a 30-...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Gothic Dining Chair
Chippendale Gothic Dining Chair

Chippendale Gothic Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine gothic Chippendale design lattice back and carved dining chair with pointed arches and carved central paterae. Available as arms and singles in specialist paint finish, as in ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Dundas Library Armchair
Dundas Library Armchair

Dundas Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine carved and water gilded library armchair designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale for the Great Room at Arlington Street, London. The serpentine scrolled crestin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Adam Style Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Kent Library Armchair

Kent Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A William Kent design gilded wood library armchair with tapering square legs, acanthus and shell carvings, vitruvian scroll rails and swept arms with acanthus roundel and bell-flower...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Dinton Sofa
The Dinton Sofa

The Dinton Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs
Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs

Six Imporatant George III 1760 Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda Dining Chairs

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this important suite of museum quality, George III circa 1760-1765, Thomas Chippendale Chinese Pagoda top dining chairs with the original embroidered seat pads Where to begin, if you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you know exactly how significant this suite is. Thomas Chippendale was simply put, the most important furniture designer in history. A similar suite of twelve chairs with one reproduction that were attributed to Chippendale...

Category

1760s English George III Antique Seating

Materials

Hardwood

The Cranborne Lattice Garden Bench

The Cranborne Lattice Garden Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Georgian design four panel lattice back design garden bench. Exterior seat pads can be supplied if required. Seat pads upholstered in client’s own material. Please note we ar...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Seating

Materials

Teak

Country House Sofa
Country House Sofa

Country House Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine late Regency design sofa of country house proportions. The perfect combination of decadence, comfort and fine styling. To be finished in the clients own material. Please note...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Leather

Tatham Library Chair

Tatham Library Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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

21st Century and Contemporary British Grand Tour Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Hepplewhite Sofa
Hepplewhite Sofa

Hepplewhite Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Hepplewhite Seating

Materials

Giltwood

George II Giltwood Banquet Chair
George II Giltwood Banquet Chair

George II Giltwood Banquet Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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. To be upholstered in the cli...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Country House Stool

Country House Stool

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptionally well drawn Georgian mahogany, turned and tapered leg stool with brass spoked wheel castors. To be finished in the clients own material. Please note we are currently...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Chiswick William Kent Armchair
The Chiswick William Kent Armchair

The Chiswick William Kent Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A finely carved and water gilded armchair by William Kent for Chiswick House. The frames carved with acanthus and bellflowers; the arm supports with lion’s mask terminals. To be upho...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George III Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Dundas Refined Library Armchair
Dundas Refined Library Armchair

Dundas Refined Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine carved and water gilded library armchair designed by Robert Adam and made by Thomas Chippendale for the Great Room at Arlington Street, London. The serpentine scrolled crestin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Adam Style Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Sabre Leg Dining Chair

Sabre Leg Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A classical reeded mahogany sabre legged dining chair of early 19th Century inspiration. To be upholstered in the clients own material. Please note we are currently working to a 30-...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Hepplewhite Wheelback Dining Chair
The Hepplewhite Wheelback Dining Chair

The Hepplewhite Wheelback Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine English Hepplewhite design wheelback dining chair with a slightly raised fixed upholstered seat. To be upholstered in the client’s own material. Please note we are currently w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Hepplewhite Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Harewood Hall chair
The Harewood Hall chair

The Harewood Hall chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptional carved and paint decorated hall chair from a design by Thomas Chippendale for Harewood house. The chairs with symmetrically carved foliate backs, centred by a gilded a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

George II Banquet Chair

George II Banquet Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine George II design banquet chair with classical rake to the back on acanthus and shell carved legs terminating in a carved hairy claw foot. To be finished in the clients own mat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Crocodile Pavilion Chaise
Crocodile Pavilion Chaise

Crocodile Pavilion Chaise

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Regency design daybed inspired by works at Brighton Pavilion. The ends in the form of scallop shells. The legs of stylised crocodile form, carved in teak or mahogany for garde...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany, Teak

Morel Armchair

Morel Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An imposing Regency carved gilded wood armchair after a design for George IV by Morel and Hughes. The Klismos bow back of Grecian design supported on carved reeded cross frame base w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Giltwood

The Hugh Henry Dining Chair
The Hugh Henry Dining Chair

The Hugh Henry Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Hepplewhite design shaped and upholstered back dining chair. The shaped upholstered back with reeded framing. The seat rail with fluted decoration. The tapered legs with reces...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Hepplewhite Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Strawberry Hill Hall Chair
Strawberry Hill Hall Chair

Strawberry Hill Hall Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine gothic revival, Horace Walpole, mahogany hall chair with castellated top rail above triple gothic panels the legs with inset panel decoration. Please note we are currently wo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Gothic Revival Seating

Materials

Mahogany

George II Library Wing Chair
George II Library Wing Chair

George II Library Wing Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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 proportions. Classically upholstered and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Jennings Regency Library Chair
Jennings Regency Library Chair

Jennings Regency Library Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine Regency designed library tub chair of pleasing proportions. An unusual feature of the Jennings Regency Library Chair is the laminated wood cross over bar decoration to the bac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Irish Chippendale Dining Chair

Irish Chippendale Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An Irish Thomas Chippendale carved mahogany dining chair with eagle carved arms and top rail on claw feet. To be upholstered in the client’s own material. Please note we are curren...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Wimbledon Tennis Bench

The Wimbledon Tennis Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine carved teak tennis bench. Exterior seat pads can be supplied if required. Seat pads upholstered in client’s own material. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Seating

Materials

Teak

Monumental William Kent Bench
Monumental William Kent Bench

Monumental William Kent Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine William Kent design carved teak or mahogany garden or hall bench. Each panelled back centred by a scrolling scallop shell crest above a mask with Vitruvian scroll frieze above...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George II Seating

Materials

Mahogany, Teak

The Branksome Park Dining Armchair
The Branksome Park Dining Armchair

The Branksome Park Dining Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptional teak garden chair model in both arms and singles. Exterior seat pads can be supplied if required. Seat pad would be upholstered in the client’s own material. Please n...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Seating

Materials

Teak

Regent’s Park Library Armchair
Regent’s Park Library Armchair

Regent’s Park Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Brass

Winged Paw Stool

Winged Paw Stool

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A carved and silver gilded Regency style stool supported by four fantastically over-scale winged lion paw feet. To be supplied in a specialist aged leather or upholstered in the clie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Reilly Library Armchair

Chippendale Reilly Library Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A fine and robust carved mahogany library or Gainsborough chair of Chippendale influence, boldly carved with fine decoration and over scaled French scroll toe feet. To be upholstered...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Hope Lotus Stool
Hope Lotus Stool

Hope Lotus Stool

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A Regency gilded wood stool, carved with lotus leaf decoration and lion paw feet, based on a design from Thomas Hope’s ‘Household Furniture and Interior Decoration’ 1807. Please not...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Witchampton Sofa
Witchampton Sofa

Witchampton Sofa

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A George IV design sofa with square padded back and out scrolled arms and squat seat. The channelled arm supports and front seat rails with applied carved and gilded rosettes on spir...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British George IV Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Regency Window Seat
Regency Window Seat

Regency Window Seat

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A Regency gilded wood window seat, the panelled frieze inset with carved paterae, supported by a naturalistically carved ‘x’ frame base. To be upholstered in the clients own material...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Belgravia Library Chair
Belgravia Library Chair

Belgravia Library Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

The Belgravia Library Chair is an exceptionally comfortable buttoned backed tub design library chair with finely turned mahogany legs terminating in hand-cast brass castors. This cha...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Late Victorian Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Tatham Dining Chair

Tatham Dining Chair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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. Please note we are currently worki...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

The Gillows Bench
The Gillows Bench

The Gillows Bench

By Jonathan Sainsbury

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. Please note we are current...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Chippendale Armchair

Chinese Chippendale Armchair

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

A Chinese Chippendale design lattice back, column carved, and square leg dining chair. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and that this item is made to o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

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.