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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1940s
Rococo revival chaise longue
Located in Cheshire, GB
Rococo revival chaise longue, upholstered in burgundy hand-dyed deep buttoned leather. The carved and pierced back with scrolling decoration. To the arms carved with lion heads. All ...
Category

19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Swedish Modern Sheepskin Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Swedish Modern Side Chair newly upholstered in high-quality Sheepskin by Scandilock. This chair is most likely form the 1940s by an unknown designer and in the style of the famous ...
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

New England Carver Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very classic form of a 17th century New England Style Carver chair that looks to be made in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. This very well crafted chair is made of Maple and ash ...
Category

19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Maple

Pair of French Napoleon III Armchairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
A classic pair of French 19th century Napoleon III style armchairs with gracious rounded backs and gently scrolled arms. These chairs are designed with impeccable proportions, featur...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Fine Quality Victorian Sofa, Walnut Settee
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3818 Fine quality, substantial Victorian sofa in walnut, having elegant shaped back with scrolling foliate carving, flanked by fluted columns and intricate detailing, above scrolle...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

11 Fine French 1940s Oak Armchairs by Jacques Quinet (price is per chair)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Quinet (1918 - 1992) - Eleven fine French 1940s solid oak desk armchairs or dining chairs. Provenance: Reading room of the library of Rouen. Price is per chair
Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Empire “Kissing Settee” with Privacy Screens
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful French Empire walnut “kissing settee” with carved swan arms, crests, and corners, privacy screens which raise up on each side, adorned with striped satin upholstery and s...
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Louis XIII Bench In Walnut With Its Tapestry
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely Louis XIII style bench in walnut covered with a tapestry Very beautiful little model which has a superb turning The bench is covered with a very beautiful tapestry represen...
Category

19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Marquetry Inlaid mahogany armchairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Marquetry Inlaid mahogany armchairs. Having a shaped back with fine marquetry and pen-work inlaid panel above the central padded back, flanked by pierced fretwork panels, wit...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Bergère Chair, Austria circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Biedermeier bergère in cherry veneer with elegant, c-shaped curved armrests and a centrally rising backrest. The armchair stands on socketed square feet at the front and flared sabre...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Cherry

Fantastic Rare Caned Bronze Ormolu Signed Francoise Linke Pair Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of French Louis XVI style signed Francois Linke Cane back and seated walnut side chairs. They are in good condition with minor signs of age and use but nothin...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Bronze

Danish Modern Club Chairs, 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Danish modern club chairs in style of 'Model 1146' by Fritz Hansen, 1940, original olive mohair upholstered body on a solid beech wood frame with hand tied spring seat struct...
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century.
Located in Asaa, DK
English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century. Antique shield back chair with hand painted cherub/putti motif. Ebonized frame with golden Greek key patterns and striping. W...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

Vintage chair by Fredrik Kayser, modell 2010, Norwegian, 1952
Located in Bergen, NO
Selling this rare amazing big and cozy chair designed by Fredrik Kayser at Rastad & Relling Tegnekontor in 1952. This chairs is one of a few produced and was only sold at the Rastad ...
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Mid-19th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Teak

1940s Rare Pair of Oak Armchairs by Krasna Jizba, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Spring seats - Very comfortable - The color is actually brown - The substance has signs of usability - Structurally solid.
Category

1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Liège armchair dating from the 19th century, pretty sculpture
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
Liège armchair dating from the 19th century Magnificent rock sculpture and acanthus leaf Oak armchair Perfect state of conservation
Category

19th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century Italian Carved Gilt-wood Salon Suite - Sofa, Chairs & Footstools
Located in London, Park Royal
A nine piece Italian, Louis XV style, gilt-wood Suite. This masterfully handcrafted set includes one sofa, two armchairs with matching footstools, and four chairs, all unified by a a...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

Set of 9 beautifully carved original polychrome chairs
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent set of 9 very nicely sculpted original polychrome chairs new tapestry with high quality Italian silk fabric enhances gold on the sculptures stunning
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Oak, Paint

19th Century Turners Corner Chair
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Turners corner chair constructed from ash with the original rush seat. In good condition with no movement to the joints and no damage to the rush seat.
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Ash

Pair of Danish 1940s Channel Back Low Easy Chairs with Open Armrests by Slagelse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic pair of elegant Danish low back armchairs from the 1940s by Slagelse Mobelvaerk. The style of the legs is identical to the style used on most of Viggo Boesen's design so the ...
Category

1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Marquetry Inlaid mahogany settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Marquetry inlaid settee. Having a shaped back with fine marquetry and pen-work inlaid panel above the central padded back, flanked by pierced fretwork panels, with open arms and a pa...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

English Mahogany Stools with 19th Century Turned Legs on Casters, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned legs resting on casters and upholstered seats. This exquisite pair of English mahogany stools features elegantly t...
Category

19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of mahogany inlaid bedroom chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Marquetry Inlaid mahogany chairs. Having a shaped back with fine marquetry and a pen-work inlaid panel above the overstuffed padded seat. Supported on slender tappering suppo...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Coppia di sedie nello stile di Ernest Archibald Taylor 1980
By Arts and Crafts Company
Located in Conversano, IT
Stupenda coppia di sedie riedizione delle iconiche sedie Liberty del Maestro Ernest Archibald Taylor. Realizzate negli anni 80 in frassino nero con dettagli in intarsio di madreperla...
Category

1870s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ash

Antique Camelback Sofa With Carved Hairy Paw Feet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique camelback sofa with strongly carved frame and legs in a paint decorated finish. The sofa with a long button tufted seat cushion secured...
Category

Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Pair of English Mahogany Stools with 19th Century Turned Legs on Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned legs resting on casters and upholstered seats. This exquisite pair of English mahogany stools features elegantly t...
Category

19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair Mid Victorian Hall Chairs Mahogany 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of Victorian hall chairs in mahogany Circa 1840 on this refined pair of chairs Great design and would work well as accent chairs Bought from a private residence in Londo...
Category

1840s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century.
Located in Asaa, DK
English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century. Antique shield back chair with hand painted reclining nude female and swan motif. The back stretcher is decorated with ornate ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

Napoleon III buttoned back open armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant 19th century Napoleon III buttoned back open armchair. Great design with the stylish ebonised frame. The size is attractive making it practical as well as deco...
Category

19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

French Chestnut Seat with Lift Lid and Graceful Arms
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome chunky chestnut bench with lots of good wear and a lift up seat with good storage. Graceful curved arms. The interior of the storage compartment is quite clean. There is...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Chestnut

Painted Venetian Armchair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A hand carved, hand painted and gilded Venetian armchair. Modern velvet upholstery and trim. Upholstered arm pads. (note: available as a pair, different fabric on other)
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Easy chair by Otto Schulz for Boet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Easy chair by Otto Schulz for Boet from the 1940s. Newly upholstered Schumacher Teddy Boucle fabric. Otto Schulz is now an iconic Swedish furniture and interior designer th...
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Finn Juhl Fireplace chair
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Finn Juhl 'Fireplace' chair designed 1946 and executed at cabinetmaker Bovirke, Denmark. Frame of teak, new upholstery in light fabric by Tove Kindt-Larsen. Very fine condition.
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Pair of English 19th Century Oak Stools with Turned Legs and Custom Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English oak rectangular stools from the 19th century with turned legs raised on arrow feet and custom upholstery. This captivating pair of English oak stools from the 19th ...
Category

19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set of Four Walnut George II Style Side Chairs
Located in Wilson, NC
Set of four walnut George II style side chairs, the crest rail features the Prince of Wales plume above vase shaped splat with carving on the upper edges. The balloon slip seats are...
Category

1880s English George II Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of Teak Aalto Model 60 Stools, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pair of rare model 60 stools, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s. Birch frame with teak top. Good vintage condition, patina consist...
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch, Teak

Antique Slipper Chair Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An interesting early 19th century slipper chair of small proportions, retaining original needlework upholstery, English, circa 1835. The chair p...
Category

Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of English Regency 19th Century Mahogany Stools with Turned Spindle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned spindle shaped legs and linen upholstery. This pair of English Regency period mahogany stools, dati...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Regency Mahogany Stools with Saber Legs and Custom Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany rectangular stools from the 19th century with saber legs and custom upholstery. This exquisite pair of English Regency period mahogany stool...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Dutch Directoire Style Painted Fauteuil
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This single Dutch fauteuil in the Directoire style is in wonderful antique condition. The carved frame is sturdy and decorative with its original paint finish. The stripe fabric is s...
Category

19th Century Dutch Directoire Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Pair of Napoleon armchairs in Woven Navy Stripe
Located in Faversham, GB
A pair of stunning 19th century French Napoleon III square back armchairs on turned ebonised legs. Fully reupholstered with hessian and calico to the walnut frame, finished in a wov...
Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Wool, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Armchair
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Armchair was crafted from walnut in the mid 1800's. Presented as found in it's original upholstery, the piece features hand car...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Quality Set of Four Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality set of four antique Victorian mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shaped balloon back, serpentine fronted...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

Original Red Painted Kubbestol Log Chair, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique carved and painted kubbestol, a traditional Scandinavian chair crafted from a single log. The lovely original red paint is accented by a carved and black painted band. Much o...
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Six Legged Carved Limed Bench in Oak
Located in Port Chester, NY
A richly carved bench in limed oak with an elaborate leaf and shell motif. Graceful cabriole legs with a charming fleur di lis pattern at each side. This piece as been covered in a p...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany desk chair having a quality figured mahogany top rail and centre splat, elegant carved mahogany shaped open arm, newly reupholstered drop in seat in ...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Other

French Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
French upholstered open arm chair, the serpentine and scrolled arms terminate with acanthus carving and volutes; tapered square legs with carved bell flower and rosette; shaped st...
Category

1890s French Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

English 19th c. Hall Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mahogany hall bench with bolster ends above solid seat and turned, ringed legs, having very good color. William IV, circa 1835.
Category

1830s English Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies Fabric. This listing is for one chair but we actually have two chairs available.
Category

Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Unique prototype Art Deco club chair, France 1940s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Prototype Art Deco club chair, France 1940s. Unique chair made as a prototype / experiment; the frame is carried out in hardboard, a new material for that time which allowed to bow i...
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

6 Legged Faux Bamboo Stool -B
Located in Port Chester, NY
A long comfortable bench or stool in elegant faux bamboo, possibly carved of English Golden Oak. A classic look, newly uphostered in cream linen. If you are looking for a pair, we a...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Two Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry, Southern Germany, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
A near pair of Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry with burl veneer and ebonized thread inlays on the backrest. The chairs stand on square tapered legs, with the rear ones slightly c...
Category

1820s German Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

Danish Large Size Club Chair in Original mohair with Channeled Backrest, 1940's
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sublime large club chair in the style of Fritz Hansen model 1518. Superbly comfortable. Dramatic low and wide proportions with a charming and very strong presence to anchor any room...
Category

1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Mohair

Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & White Leather Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this beautiful pair of Brazilian Modern armchairs are made of ebonized Pau Marfim hardwood & white leather in buttone style. The structure is composed of curved arms & feet, and were designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in the 1940’s. The wood joints are composed of delicate wood pins in Pau Marfim also, which were typically used by the artist at the time. Sold as set of two. For the restoration process, both armchairs where dissembled to understand their condition and to restore them following Tenreiro’s technique. This is shown in the last 3 images. The set comes from a private residence in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. This mid-century modern pair would look incredible in any modern, mid-century modern, boho chic or contemporary environment. Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century Brazil. Tenreiro was born in Melo, Gouveia Municipality, Portugal into a family of woodworkers and carpenters. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furniture industry to adopt a European modernist vernacular. His initial efforts, including the 1942 "Poltrona Leve," met with considerable success, and in 1943 he established his own firm with factories in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. However, it was not until the 1950s that he began to be recognized as a master furniture designer in Brazil. His design philosophy found a great response with architects who supported modernism. A forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials (like cane and jacaranda -Brazilian Roswood) as well as the creator of a new formal language in 20th-century Brazilian furniture design, he drew on the lessons of past furniture-making as a vital source, not only in the mastery of technical and constructive solutions but also in the aesthetic experience, craftsmanship, and the cultural meaning of his production. As a result, his exquisitely crafted pieces evoke a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics, firmly bound to the Brazilian cultural milieu. Literature: • Arquitetura e Decoracao, no. 12, Jul-Aug 1955 • Tenreiro book...
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1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Set of 4 French Louis XVI Style Cane Dining Chairs Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous set of 4 cane seated cane backed French made and signed "made in France" set of chairs. They are in good condition and have a single visible whole in one chair tha...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair This is a superb mahogany, Chippendale ribbon-back side chair with embroidered sea...
Category

19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere Backing and armrest rest. Single Drawer set on carved ornate legs. Cream Paris Boucle upholstered cushion. ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Mahogany

Vintage Louis XVI Style Painted and Upholstered chair
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Louis XVI style painted and upholstered chair Painted in an oyster french gray washed finished, with subtle distressed edges, and upholstered in a standard cotton muslin. Solid and sturdy ready for everyday use. Antique chair 21...
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Walnut

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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