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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Framed Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very beautiful North American Empire style mahogany wood framed upholstered sofa with matching bolster pillows and mahogany frame scroll...
Category
1820s American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Extra large Victorian sofa and ottoman 1890
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This large Victorian sofa that dates back to 1890 has a comfortable and deep seat, allowing you to relax. The seat is made of full wood and has elegant claw and ball feet, which give...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional Arm Chair, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
19C antique French Louis XV XVI Transitional arm chair.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: giltwood, silk
Color: gold
Period: 19th Century
Styles: Louis XV, Tran...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Jacobean Style Oak Hall Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Simple yet stately, this classic Jacobean style English oak carved settle bench is what the English calls a wooden bench that has arms and a high back, l...
Category
Early 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut arm chair
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut arm chair having a quality carved walnut shaped back, carved walnut shaped open arms standing on shaped carved cabriole legs with scroll feet,...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Wreath Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in a honey color French polish finish with rounded arms.
They have fu...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Swedish Designer, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1900s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of dark-stained wood and white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900s.
Dimensions: 40.75” H x 25.8” W x 33” D
Seat Height: 17”
All upholstered furni...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Stool with Footstools Turned Legs and Natural Fiber Seat Late 19th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Rare stool and footstools with turned legs and natural fiber seat.It is not at all common to find the two-piece set, very unusual
Chestnut wood
Seat size: W 62 x D 45 x H 70, Seat...
Category
19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut, Rope
19th Century English Windsor Chair
By E.S England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century English Windsor Chair. Elm Wood. Nice Patina
Category
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
19th Century English Oak Joint Bench
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak joint bench from England with a single plank top which has a beveled edge, following down to a simple apron and supported on splayed l...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Ceylonese Satinwood & Caned Lounge Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of 19th Century Ceylonese Satinwood & Caned Lounge Chairs.
These are a pair of British Colonial Ceylonese satinwood and cane chairs. Made in the Late 19th in Ceylon (now Sri La...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Satinwood
Danish Teak Bar Stools by Tarm Stole OG Mobelfabrik
By Tarm Stole
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Classic Danish modern design by Tarm Stole OG Mobelfabrik made from solid teak with form fitting seats. Sturdy construction, beautiful teak woodgr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Antique Spanish High Back Armchair Early 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
Beautifully crafted around 1800-1850, this solid wood Spanish armchair features a classic high back with six turned spindles and straight armrests. The almost triangular seat is reup...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair Of Restored Art Deco French Leather Mustache Club Chairs
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Referred to by collectors as the 'mustache' chair, owed in full by the silhouette of its backrest, this pair of remarkably rare and equally beautiful aniline leather club chairs were...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed Empire Style Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the charm of the 19th Century with our magnificent Mahogany Wood Framed Empire Style North American Sofa. This embodiment of timeless elegance boasts an Empire st...
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique British Colonial Settee or Couch
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century West Indies British colonial settee handcrafted with mahogany in classic elegant form with carved ocean inspired motifs, rolled ...
Category
19th Century Caribbean Anglo-Indian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Stool With Carved Frame
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Small 19th century French stool with a carved wood frame and worn painted finish. Upholstered in a vivid cut velvet fabric with floral and vine design. Cabriole legs and low profile ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 1800’s Three Slat, Pennsylvania Ladder-Back Chair
Located in Louisville, KY
This three-slat ladder-back chair was most likely made in Pennsylvania in the early 1800’s. From the design, artisan verge markings on the legs and shape and characteristics of the f...
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Biedermeier Piano Bench
Located in New York, NY
Lovely antique piano bench with internal compartment for music sheet storage. The perfect accompaniment
to a beautiful piano, this piece is suitabl...
Category
1840s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Antique American Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame & Rush Seat Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lambert Hitchcock Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame With Rush Seat Chair
Provenance purchased from a Country Estate in Wiltshire, UK.
Lambert Hitchcock (May 28, 1795, Cheshire, Connecti...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Seating
Materials
Maple
Mid 19th Century Howard Style Open Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A mid 19th century open armchair. Raised on tall turned what we think is birch front legs and arm supports with splayed rear legs and all with the original Cope & Collinson brass cas...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
19th Century French Provencal Louis XV Carved Walnut Three-Piece Chaise Longue
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique fruitwood "Duchesse Brisee" (French for broken duchess), or Chaise Longue, was crafted in Provence, France circa 1890. The set comprises two armchairs (his and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Wrought Iron French Art Nouveau Children's Armchair, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau children's armchair.
Striking French design from the 1900s.
Blue lacquered wrought iron.
This wonderful Art Nouveau children's armchair is in good co...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Prie Dieu Chair, Early Victorian, Walnut Needlepoint Tapestry Seat, circa 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique prie dieu chair, a 19th century, early Victorian chair in walnut with a needlepoint tapestry seat cover. Ideal as a bedroom side chair and dating to circa 1840.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Scottish Regency Hand Carved Mahogany New Upholstered Armchair
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful Regency fauteuil or armchair that was made in Scotland, circa 1840.
Typically for Scottish furniture, it is made with superb timber and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Victorian Oak Green Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud Detailing
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 11 PC
Victorian Oak & Racing Green Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud Detailing
With a dark Olive green seat.
Height to top of the arms is 71.5cm
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Four Antique Stenciled Hitchcock Style Side Chairs Signed Walter Smith, 19th C
By Hitchcock
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique set of four Hitchcock style dining chairs by Walter Smith offer gilt decorated ebonized wood construction with caned seats, signed Walter Smith, c1900
Measure - 33.5"h x1...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Armchair in Deep Blue Velvet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite Napoleon III armchair from the 19th century showcases timeless French elegance and craftsmanship. Recently reupholstered in a sumptuous deep blue velvet, it retains it...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Fruitwood
Early 20thc Hand Hammered Wrought Iron Set of 4 French Garden Patio Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and a very special set of 4 hand crafted French Iron outdoor patio garden chairs. Hand wrought with charming round legs, strap seats with ...
Category
Early 1900s French International Style Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Style Giltwood Bergere Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XV style giltwood bergère armchairs with cabriole legs, upholstered seat, back and arm rests, the front feet on castors...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Peter Ghyczy 'Garden Egg' Chair For Reuters
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in London, GB
Peter Ghyczy: 'Garden Egg' Chair for Reuters, c.1960s
Designed by Peter Ghyczy in the 1960s for Reuters, the 'Garden Egg' Chair is an iconic piece of mid-century design. Featuring a...
Category
1860s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Polyester
Rare 19th Century Tavern, or Clerks, Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An extremely rare mid-19th century English country
Tavern chair, or high clerks chair, having elegant
Turned upright spindles to bowed back over
Superb...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Rosewood Oval Back Medallion Settee c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival settee offers rosewood construction with back having flanking tufted oval medallions with carved floral crests and carved gadroon element between, shap...
Category
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
19th Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs.
This pair cre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Hand Carved "Naga" Chairs (small size)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Naga tribal wood chair. Beautiful rich patina and modern shape. Lots of character and one of a kind original North India piece.
Chairs are slightly different dimens...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Primitive Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Plantation Chair with Extending Arms
Located in Čelinac, BA
Anglo Indian Plantation chair 19th Century
Category
Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Pair Antique Regency Carved Mahogany Country House Shield Back Hall Chairs 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of antique carved mahogany Georgian Regency country house hall chairs, circa 1825.
The chairs are made of the finest solid mahogany, the backs are very well carved with r...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Bench.
Our mid 19th century French Louis XIV style bench has beautifully carved legs connected by a lovely st...
Category
1850s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Rare wery old Chair Thonet Nr.4, 1860
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare chair, the oldest industrially produced version of chair no.4. (Without the circle under the seat, which was invented later, as a strengthening of the structure)
Very sens...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Seating
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Victorian Antique Captains Desk Chair With An Iron Tilt Mechanism
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 5 GS
Victorian Antique Captains Desk Chair With An Iron Tilt Mechanism With Brass Stud Detailing & Light Grey Upholstery Finish...
Category
Late 19th Century British Industrial Antique Seating
Materials
Iron, Brass
19th Century French Pair of Napoleon III Walnut Lounge Chairs, Antique Fauteuils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large pair of antique French Napoleon III lounge chairs made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The detailed Fauteuils have a slightly reclined backrest with wide armrests,...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Edwardian English Upholstered Stools
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of interesting Edwardian oak stools from England. The seats have been newly upholstered in linen and finished with single welt decoration. These are a great pair of quirky sto...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
Set of 6 Antique Hepplewhite Revival Dining Chairs, English, Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 antique Hepplewhite revival dining chairs. An English, mahogany lyre back seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Pleasingly wide set of dining chairs ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Antique English Library Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique Arm Chair with well carved frame dating into the 19th Century. The frame with strong foliate carving, the arms with an interesting re-curved support and the apron...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Oak Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak joint stool from England with a beveled edge around the single plank seat, which also has pegged construction. The apron is hand carved decorated on all four sides f...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Wooden Bench, circa 1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique bench having central hex decoration flanked by vertical rails, circa 1800.
Category
Early 1800s Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Dutch Marquetry Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Marquetry inlaid settee, the inlaid top rail above watermark silk upholstery enclosed by scrolling arms. Standing on scrolling feet.
Dimensions
Height 34 Inches height to seat 19 Inc...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Set of Four Spanish Carved Chairs with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
A set of 4 Spanish chairs with leather sling seatsand backs on oak and sycamore frames with hand carved decoration. These chairs are true to the Spani...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Plantation Lounge Chair In Bamboo And Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
An antique Chinese reclining plantation lounge chair. Features a nicely curving body made of linden wood with bamboo slats.
China 1860-1880.
Materia...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Other Antique Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Gustav Siegel for J and J Kohn. Three ebonised Bentwood dining or cafe chairs.
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel for J&J Kohn. Three ebonized Bentwood dining or cafe chairs. Two with new cane seats, one shown with original cane seat.
Price per chair.
All chairs are the same dime...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Bentwood, Cane
19th Century Antique Arrow Back Windsor Wood Accent Dining Side Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
19th century antique arrow back spindle Windsor accent side chair, circa early 1800's. This charming hand carved chair features its original finish with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Primitive Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis-Phillipe I Flame Mahogany Sofa c. 1840s
Located in Westfield, MA
Delve into the elegance of the 1840s with this meticulously crafted Antique Louis-Philippe I sofa, made from the deeply hued and richly grained flame mahogany. The sofa features a de...
Category
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Very Fine Quality Late Victorian 19th Century Decorated Satinwood Sofa
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Decorated Satinwood Sofa, Late Victorian
This very fine quality late Victorian decorated satinwood sofa from the 19th century is an exceptionally beautiful stat...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art “Allmoge” Chair in Pine, 1880’s
Located in Valby, 84
An authentic and beautifully aged Swedish “Allmoge” (Folk Art) chair, dating from circa 1880. Crafted in solid pine, this chair exemplifies the rustic simplicity and practical elegan...
Category
1880s Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Thonet, a Bentwood Chaise Lounge with Wonderful Scroll Work Details & Cane Work
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
Thonet. A bentwood chaise lounge with an adjustable back with a flowing scrollwork frame with a cane work bed.
Stamped to the base with serial number and ??? - Paris retailer.
Dimen...
Category
Early 1900s French Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Day Bed Sofa
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Swedish sofa day bed from the Gustavian period hand scraped to original paint with a nicely upholstered seat. The frame features a guilloché pattern and the tapered and fluted legs...
Category
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique French Oak Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual single carved oak side chair featuring a cartouche detail on the upper back. The two front legs are in the cabriole style. A very unique piece.
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Empire Restauration Period Armchair Bergère, France, 1825
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Empire restauration period armchair bergère, France, circa 1815-1830.
solid mahogani wood with gold leaf details. fully restored, new upholstery with
lace up padding.
very com...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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