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Seating For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Folk Art
19th Century Swedish Antique rustic Stamp chair folk Art " Kubb "chair
Located in Boden, SE
Swedish "Kubb "chair from the 18th-19th century. The "Kubb"chair is an old type of furniture, and is probably the first chair. It is found on depictions from the Viking Age...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Very Rare and Important 19th Century Wingback Windsor Spindle Armchair in Ash
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early 19th century English extra large, Wingback Windsor armchair in ash.
I have seen thousands on Windsor armchairs in my time, t...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
Set of Six 1930s Refinished Lyre-Back Mahogany and Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of six 1930s refinished Lyre-Back mahogany and upholstered dining chairs. Newer upholstery. Beautiful hand rub finish appearance. Measure 17" in width, 18" in depth, 33.5" in hei...
Category
Early 20th Century American George IV Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
1920s Mahogany Needlepoint Upholstered Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
A charming and patinated George III style mahogany and needlepoint upholstered bench.
Category
Early 20th Century American George III Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George IV Library Chair with Reading Arm
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine late Georgian mahogany library bergere with adjustable reading arm, the ribbed back, seat and arms with hand caning, both arms with brass sockets to accept the original brass an...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Rare Set of Six 18th Century circa 1760 Dutch Elm Marquetry Inlaid Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare set of six totally original 18th century circa 1760 hand carved Dutch Elm Marquetry i...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Pair Custom Chesterfield Tufted Loveseats, Settees, Couches, Velour, Georgian
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair custom chesterfield tufted loveseats, settees, couches, velour. A fine custom quality pair of Georgian styled Chesterfields. Each sitting on five straight legs hidden under an a...
Category
20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
A fine pair completely regilded at some point with 23 ct gold leaf. Shield form back beautifully carved. Nicely upholstered, circular tapered fluted legs. Provenance ; Estate Of Mr Martin...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Swedish Woven Rattan Basket Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique woven basket chair from Sweden made around the late 1800s. The chair is an unusual find with an eclectic collection of different weaving s...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Rattan
Geogian Style Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very hansome 18th century style Mahogany leather upholstered arm chair, having a wonderful faded colour tan colour to the hide, brass studded. Classical hand carved scrolling amd f...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish 19th Century Wooden Child's High Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish early 19th century wooden child's high chair.
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Elegant George II Walnut Carved Side Chair, c.1730
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
An elegant George II walnut side chair with scrolled crest rail, pierced splat and shell carved cabriole legs. C.1730. Similar chair design...
Category
Early 18th Century British George II Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English Oak Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak joint stool from England with a single plank top with pegged construction. This follows down to a hand carved apron with nulling decoration and supported on hand tur...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Four George III Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Regilded in burnished gold leaf. Each with oval backs with a carved beaded frame, carved arms with scroll hand hold, leaf carved seat rail with paterae, raised on circular tapered fl...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Georgian Black Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchair with Ball & Claw Feet
Located in London, GB
A restored black leather-upholstered wingback armchair, outlined with a close nail trim and raised on ball and claw feet (design of eagles claw).
English, c.1890. Leather, meta...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th c. English Paneled Commode Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century oak commode armchair having solid back with reverse arched and central rectangular inset panel, solid sides and base with shaped aprons, over open curved arms on turn...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Georgian Style Armchairs
By John Linnell
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of eight George III mahogany oval back armchairs with upholstered backs, armrests and seat, the arms with scroll ends and long leaf details, the apron finally molded and sta...
Category
Early 1900s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Sheraton Style Bevan Funnel Reprodux Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful pair of George III hand-carved mahogany dining chairs in the manner of George Hepplewhite.
Both chairs have a shield-shaped lyre back with wheat ear decoration, square tapering legs, and cross stretchers. The solid hand-carved mahogany chairs are stained and lacquered. The set has two chairs with armrests and two without. The chairs were made in England around 1970 and they are stamped reprodux. Being a replica chair...
Category
1970s English George III Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
English Elm Corner Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
English Elm Corner chair, Early 19th Century
An early 19th Century corner chair made in elm with a rush seat and an unusual simulated bamboo details in the seat back.
A lovely ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
George III Style Pierced Ladder Back Mahogany & Upholstered Seat Child Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
George III Style Pierced Ladder back mahogany & upholstered seat child armchair. Very solid construction. Not just for decorative purpose only, but for use as well.
Category
Mid-20th Century George III Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine early 19th Century Geo III mahogany upholstered library chair.
The arched back sweeps down to form armrests, with fluted baluster armrest supports to the front supported on squ...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pouf, Large Square Indian
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very large footstool or pouf made of rustically woven wool.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wool
Pair of Antique King George III Period Wheelback Armchair or Side Chair Frames
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique armchair frames are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1790 and done in the period King George III style. The chair...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Steel
Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Scottish horseshoe-back chair, circa 1850-1870. This vernacular Windsor style stick-back chair from Argyll, Scotland, features pegged construction and remnants of original earthy red milk paint. Its seat is pine, legs and spindles are elm and the horseshoe back rail is yew wood. Originally created to function as a work or milking chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Paint, Yew, Pine, Elm
Early 19th Century Cock Fighting Stool
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany and elm cock fighting stool from England. The seat is handsomely shaped from elm for comfort and aesthetic appeal. The seat i...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Mahogany
19th C. Georgian Set of 4 Pierced Ladder Back Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th century English Georgian set of 4 ladder back dining chairs, shaped and pierced cresting and back rails, suede leather upholstered seat cushion above square fluted front su...
Category
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Suede, Mahogany
19th Century Folk Art Swedish Stool
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful Swedish folk art stool from the early 19th century. This stool has the original worn patina of time and use which can be noticed on the seat and the stretcher where the f...
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
George II Stye English Mahogany Armchair in Original Blue Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage 1920s George II style armchair in mahogany and blue leather. It was upholstered in 1975. Features brass nailheads. In good condition with some wear to both the leather and ...
Category
1920s English George II Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
19th C. English Walnut Stool
Located in Hixson, TN
19th C. English walnut foot stool with drop-in tapestry covered seat, serpentine shaped on all sides, apron shaped with frieze, and resting on cabriole legs with acanthus carved knee...
Category
1880s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Swedish Folk Art Stump Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish stump chair in folk art. The chair has a round shape and is made from a hollowed pine tree stump. The chair is in untouched conditi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
1700s Tilt Top Oak Chair Table with Storage
Located in Germantown, MD
Storage seat, Maple stain on pine, pegged up, all tight and sturdy, breakfast table or tilt up for foyer chair. Very good vintage condition with wear appro...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Georgian Mahogany Childrens Armchairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Cutest little pair of antique Childrens Georgian style mahogany armchairs.
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Eight New Chippendale Style Straight a Leg Dining Chairs by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
These are new traditional mahogany dining chairs. Their design was inspired by the English Chippendale style straight leg dining cha...
Category
2010s Philippine Georgian Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Four George I 18th Century Walnut Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Four Period early 18th century English George I walnut chairs. Fine set in very good condition. Larger scale.
Category
Early 18th Century English George I Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Set of 6 Swiss Handmade Farm House Carved Dining Chairs, Switzerland, 6 Pieces
Located in Madison, WI
Absolutely stunning RARE complete set of 6 Swiss Solid wood farm house traditional dining chairs.
The chairs are handmade and display beau...
Category
1950s Swiss Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
1920s, Mahogany Upholstered Footstool
Located in Germantown, MD
A charming and patinated George III style mahogany upholstered footstool.
Category
Early 20th Century American George III Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Located in Weiningen, CH
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Category
1880s Austrian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Fine Set of 8 Antique George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine set of 8 antique George III mahogany dining chairs consisting of a pair of elbow chairs and 6 single chairs having superb quality mahogany carved backs with a turned mahogany su...
Category
1780s British George III Antique Seating
Materials
Other
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
Early 19th Century Gainsborough Armchair after Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Gainsborough mahogany armchair in the manner of Chippendale, upholstered in sage green silk damask in the traditional 19th century style with brass studding, the s...
Category
19th Century Irish George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
George II Walnut Stool ( Property of Nelson A Rockefeller & John.D.Rockefeller )
Located in New York, NY
George II Walnut Stool (formerly the property of Nelson A Rockefeller & before that John D. Rockefeller) The stool with a shaped slip seat raise...
Category
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Chair with a Very Original Design with Seat in Colored Fabric Black Wood
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian uncommon chair with a very original design with seat in colored fabric.
Heavy black wood.
Colored stick decorations on the sides.
Grooves o...
Category
1980s Italian Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Paneled Settle Bench with Sled Feet
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century West Country painted pine settle, the raised panel back extending almost to the floor (to keep out drafts), on open sled-form feet, with shaped arms, and raised ears ...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Superb Wood & Hogan George I Style Walnut Open Armchair
Located in North Salem, NY
A truly fine Wood & Hogan English George I style Walnut open armchair which can be produced only by a master chairmaker. Note the beautifully shaped deep scoop shepherd crook arms and the hand carved cabriole legs. The finish is equal to that of a prized antique.
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Very Fine Set of Twelve Irish Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs, C. 1830
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary set of twelve Irish Regency Mahogany dining chairs, C. 1830. The set has particularly rich and handsome wood with deep color and excellent graining. Each Chair featu...
Category
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Georgian Black Leather Upholstered Wingback Armchair
Located in London, GB
Georgian Black Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchair
Leather, metal and wood. A fully restored Georgian black leather upholstered wingback ar...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
George III Painted Settee
Located in Essex, MA
Three chair back with arms and caned seat raised on square tapered legs. the back splats with painted drapery design also musical trophies
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A large pair of Irish mahogany library armchairs in the Georgian style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large pair of Irish mahogany library armchairs in the Georgian style , each with the shaped rectangular back, arm rests and seat upholstered in chestnut leather with close studde...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Chippendale Carver Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of Chippendale-style carver chairs with drop-in needlework embroidered seats, pierced splat backs and cabriole legs terminating on simple pad feet. This pair of carvers feature ...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Kindel Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Dining Armchairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Georgian or Chippendale style dining armchairs
By Kindel Furniture
USA, 1995
Solid carved mahogany frames, with ball and claw feet and ivory upholstered seat...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Rare Long Swedish Folk Art Pine Bench
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish rare folk art bench made during the mid 1800s. The bench is hand-crafted in Sweden from pine and has been made carefully with attention to detail. The seat is made f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool.
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool.
Animal leopard stool hand-carved wood from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century George IV Period Carved Oak Armchairs with Blue Upholstery
Located in London, GB
A pair of George IV Period armchairs
In the Manner of Gillows
The oak construction of gentle patination, with sabre legs to the rear and tapering turned reeded front legs; the ap...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Stunning 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Chippendale Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 18th century, George III period Chippendale Cuban mahogany armchair, the shaped crest rail with carved 'c' scroll ends above the wide, carved, pierced splat and bold out scrolling arms. The padded upholstered seat raised on moulded Marlborough legs ending on bun feet united by traditional 'H' stretchers.
The dimensions are:
Height: 98cm (38.6in)
Width: 72cm (28.3in)
Depth: 49cm (19.3in)
Very comfortable seating. This chair has recently been professionally reupholstered. A rather pleasing example. In good antique condition throughout with some signs of age. The seat has recently been professionally reupholstered and remain in good, clean condition. The antique carved armchair...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Eight George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Consisting of eight side chairs, each with a rectangular back with trellis splats, upholstered seats raised on square tapered fluted legs. Resided on Park Avenue in New York for the ...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important 18th century hand craved Italian circa 1740 Tete a Tete conversation settee
What a find, I have never seen another ...
Category
1740s Italian George II Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
An 18th Century Gainsborough arm chair, circa 1780
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th Century Mahogany Gainsborough arm chair. With yellow Damask silk fabric to the back, seat and arms. Square section legs, united ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 20th Century South American Armchairs with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Pasadena, CA
Peruvian hand carved reproduction of a French found antique. Dark stained wood frame, very sturdy and substantial. Leather sling seat and back with large nailhead detailing on leathe...
Category
20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Leather
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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