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Seating For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Louis XIV
18th Century English Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Settee
Located in New York, NY
18th Century English mahogany chinese chippendale settee.
Circa 1780.
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Antique Liegoise Chairs with Embossed Leather Seats
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 4 antique liegoise chairs with embossed leather seats are perfect for the breakfast room, game room, or for use as occasional chairs anywhere in the home or office! Sculpted f...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Georgian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of George III giltwood armchairs, the molded oval backs over shaped arms ending in acanthus leaf and scrolled ends, ove...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Generous George III Wing Arm Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A generous George III wing arm chair, the shaped deep-buttoned back with scrolling arms, reupholstered in distressed blue-black leather, raised on four ...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Sainsbury Library Armchair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A very fine Georgian mahogany library armchair of unusually generous proportions. Exceptional features of these chairs include the tapering Greek key...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany, Feathers
Queen Anne Eclectic Set, Unique Set of Six chairs, Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Beautiful set of 6 Queen Anne chairs. Made of eight different style of chairs.
This group was made with the various one of a kind chairs that were collected over the years. From the same collection of the Biedermeier groups, we were able to make a set of 6 different styles.
The purpose is to have a set that breaks with the tradition and to make every chair unique and something that can not be repeated.
The idea of grouping in eclectic sets...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Antique Pair of Georgian Carved Armchairs circa 1780 Lovely Carvings Throughout
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of antique Georgian circa 1760 carver armchairs
A very good looking and well made pair, these are a his and hers pair so ever so slightl...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Olive Green Leather Georgian Library Chair, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, GB
Olive green leather Georgian Library chair circa 1820. On fine Regency mahogany reeded front legs on original castors. With fine Regency flower...
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Rare Reclining Chair Louis XIV
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Reclining Chair Louis XIV is a stunning example of 17th Century French country furniture design and a very rare find. The chair's metal m...
Category
18th Century Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Antique Carved Leather Upholstered Club Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of Classic English style club chairs. The elegant chairs with closed arms, the carved mahogany frames with scrolled side and arm suppor...
Category
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Vanity Bench with Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Vanity Bench with Tapestry is a special find, indeed! Sculpted in the bold scrollwork and prominent carved embellishment made popular during t...
Category
1890s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
19th Century Georgian Black Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchair
Located in London, GB
A fully restored Georgian black leather-upholstered wingback armchair outlined with a close nail trim and raised on cabriole legs terminating in...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Stool with Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruitwood stool was crafted in Southern France, circa 1870. Square in shape, the stool stands on heavily turned legs decorated with hand carved diamond shape med...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Restored Metamorphic Antique Regency Armchair to Library Steps Gillows Lancaster
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster.
This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery has been stripped back, hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it.
This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is a important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. The original made by Gillows can currently be viewed in the Victorian & Albert museum, below is an extra from their listing.
The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand.
They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
English Georgian Style Carved Fruitwood Bench / Ottoman in Ostrich Leather
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This handsome bench is upholstered in ostrich leather. It is English with Georgian styling. Note the detailed carved with the ball and claw feet! The draping nailheads add a nice tou...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Seating
Materials
Ostrich Leather, Fruitwood
Vintage Carved Mahogany Library Chair in Ikat Kilim Fabric
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A George III style library chair with carved mahogany arms, straight legs and shaped back. Upholstered in blue, pink and salmon ikat kilim design.
Category
Early 20th Century George III Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Pair of Louis XIII Revival Open Armchairs French, Late 19th Century to Recover
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French fauteuils, open armchairs side or desk chairs Louis XIII revival,
To be recovered.
circa 1880.
Good condition.
Frames sound and solid.
Shipping:
L146 P 68 H 12...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of George III Mahogany Side Chairs with Well-Carved Crestrails
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English Georgian late 18th century mahogany side chairs, each with a shaped and well-carved crestrail over a carved central open splat, the drop in seats covered in striped...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Louis XVI Style French Gilt Wood Salon Suite, 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and impressive late 19th Century French carved giltwood Salon suite, comprising of a Sofa, fire screen, window seat and six arm chairs.
The show wood having wonderful scrolli...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
George III Mahogany Corner Armchair
Located in New York, NY
George III Mahogany Corner Armchair, it’s carved backrest & carved eagle form arm rests raised on turned supports with pierced urn form back splats. With green silk slip seat raised ...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Italian Giltwood & Linen Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luxurious, pair of early 20th century Italian carved giltwood armchairs in the Louis XIV style. These exquisitely carved chairs have been newly upholstered in a linen fabric which is soft to the touch and rich in texture. Antiqued brass nailhead trim...
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
18th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
A good Chippendale-period mahogany Gainsborough library armchair, circa 1760.
This is a lovely example of an early-George III Gainsborough armchair in the sophisticated Chinese taste of the period.
With well-executed blind-fret carving to the square legs and arm supports.
Note the unusual treatment of the gently-outswept padded arms. Furthermore there is subtle shaping to the top of the back.
The 'H' stretcher with pierced Gothick (or 'Gothic') carving.
Professionally upholstered to a high standard and overstuffed in a neutral soft velvet, with float buttons and close nailed. Raised on old brass castors.
Lovely, rich, old colour and patina. In excellent condition with a sturdy frame throughout.
These Georgian library armchairs are sometimes also known as Martha Washington chairs...
Category
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and unusual pair of antique Georgian Style carver armchairs. They were made in England, and date from around 1920’s period.
The quality is outstanding, they are predom...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Seating
Materials
Wood
George II Gainsborough Carver Chesterfield Leather Armchair Claw and Ball Feet
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved mahogany framed George II style Gainsborough armchair with claw and ball feet
A very...
Category
20th Century English George II Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
George III Style Gainsborough Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian style carved mahogany Gainsborough armchair of generous scale, the shaped back over padded arms with acanthus leaf scroll carving ...
Category
Late 19th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Carved French Country Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Carved French country armchair in linen-blend upholstery.
Category
1980s Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 4 George III Mahogany Shieldback Dining Chairs, England
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 4 George III Mahogany Shieldback dining chairs, England, upholstered in linen.
Category
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Pair 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XIV armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair represent the essence of the form, with gracefully scrolled armrests, legs and stretchers providing stylish suppo...
Category
1890s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Set of 8 Henredon Georgian Style Dining Chairs
By Henredon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Set of 8 Henredon Georgian style mahogany dining chairs. The 2 arm chairs measure 39.5" H x 25" W x 20" D. The 4 side chairs measure 39.5" H x 20" W ...
Category
20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of English Georgian Cigar Leather Wingback Library Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distressed pair of 19th century English Georgian wingback library chairs. The distinctive pair of armchairs feature a mahogany frame covered with faded cigar leather having brass tac...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of George III Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with slightly arched backs with pierced splats, newly upholstered seats , raised on square tapered legs. Painted in a pen work type way with contrasting black ground and white p...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Oak Settle Bench Seat
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Georgian oak settle bench seat C1790.
Solid and strong, with no loose joints or woodworm. Full of age, character and charm.
Would look great in the right l...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Chunky Georgian Style Mahogany Corner Arm Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Chunky Georgian style mahogany corner arm chair
A good heavy chair with a studded tan leather seat, on the back the chair has pierced splats, set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Georgian Seating
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Pine Settle with Curved Back
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderful 18th century English pine settle with a gently curved form. It has a plank back with wing sides and gently curved arms, surrounding a single plank seat.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
19th Century Upholstered Spanish Catalan Bench
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century Louis XIV style hand carved Spanish bench or banquette having original deep red velvet upholstery with metallic gold trim tape, bru...
Category
1890s Spanish Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Irish George III Style Triple Chair Back Settee by Butler of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Irish carved mahogany triple chair back settee by Butler of Dublin in the 18th century style, each back crested with a shell, abo...
Category
19th Century Irish George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Georgian Carved Mahogany Armchairs, Circa 1940s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1940s English Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Georgian Red Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchair
Located in London, GB
A Georgian red leather-upholstered wingback armchair.
The chair is outlined with a close nail trim and raised on channeled legs by stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century English George III Mahogany Library Armchair Circa 1810
Located in San Francisco, CA
Traditional English George III period mahogany library armchair. Recently upholstered. Having its original finish and original brass casters.
In remarkable antique condition. Sturdy ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 8 Georgian Style Dining Chairs in Clarence House Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made set with corner-blocking, good weight and fine comfort. Including two arm and six side chairs. Georgian style with classic shaped crest rails and pierced back splats. Raised on front cabriole legs with carved scrolled knees and pad feet, and square splayed curved back legs. The seats upholstered in quality Clarence House fabric...
Category
20th Century Georgian Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19C Irish Georgian Foot Rest or Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 19C Irish Georgian Foot Rest or Stool.
Made in Ireland in the Chippendale Style, of Mahogany, circa 1800-20, but repaired in the early 20th Century and re-...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Pair of Georgian Mahogany Elbow Carver Side Desk Chairs
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality pair of 18th century Georgian mahogany elbow, carver, side, desk or dining chairs C1795. Lovely organic design.
No loose joints or woodworm.
New, professio...
Category
1790s Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Good Set of Eight George II Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Distinctive Hoof
Located in Reepham, GB
A good set of eight George II style mahogany dining chairs with distinctive hoof feet. The set comprising two elbow chairs and six side chairs, dating from the early 20th Century but of mid 18th Century design (c. 1740), with shaped top rail, plain vase...
Category
Mid-18th Century European George II Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Minton Spidell George II Style Giltwood Armchair With Tiger Upholstery
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning George II style armchair
By Minton Spidell
USA, Circa Mid 20th Century
Hand carved gilt wood frame, with tiger patterned upholstery
Measu...
Category
Late 20th Century American George II Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair 18th Century Mahogany Sheild Back Hall Chairs with Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th century mahogany hall chairs, each with sheild back and an inset panel depicting a painted armorial above a carved wood Prince of Wales ploom. Wooden seat...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Georgian Brown Leather-Upholstered Wingback Armchair
Located in London, GB
Georgian brown leather-upholstered wingback armchair, English, early 19th century.
Fully restored Georgian brown leather upholstered wingback armchair. The button upholstered back ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Georgian Style Leather Gainsborough Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of 1920’s Georgian style Gainsborough chairs in mahogany upholstered in beige leather with close-nailed tacks, having molded down swept arm supports and standing on carved and...
Category
1920s English Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XIV Style Giltwood folding stool made by La Maison London
By Francois I Foliot
Located in London, Park Royal
Giltwood Folding stool (Ployant) in the manner of Foliot .
the original is a model found in Versailles .
We have pairs available if needed.
Category
2010s English Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Pair 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Louis XVI Style Arm Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French late 19th century carved giltwood salon arm chairs. Each with wonderful scrolling, foliate decoration to the show wood frame, upholstered seat, bac...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV 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
George III Trellis Back Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III style mahogany dining chair with a serpentine side chair, with an interlacing trellis back, above a bowed upholstered seat, on chamfered legs. The original George III circ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Seating
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Antique French Walnut and Reupholstered Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb pair of 19th century Antique French walnut reupholstered armchairs, Louis XIV Style, reupholstered in quality orange colour fabric. Shaped arms and supported on elegant shap...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Blue Leather Wingback Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Generously proportioned antique wingchair with Mahogany frame and original blue leather upholstery. Serpentine top above a deep back, upholstered scroll arms with nail head detail th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Matched Pair of Superb Mahogany Chippendale Sidechairs
Located in New York, NY
Matched Pair of Superb Mahogany Chippendale Side chairs. English, but possibly Irish.
Almost identical to one photographed in F. Lewis Hinkley's Metropo...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Chippendale Style George III Carved Mahogany Armchairs C. 1820
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Raised on four square molded legs the rear legs back swept, these stairs feature a seat later recovered with Gobelin style fabric. A great choice. The carved and curved armrests, the...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1 of 2 18th Century circa 1780 Georgian Claw & Ball Carved Walnut Stools
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime circa 1780 George II and later walnut stool with ornately carved legs and Claw & Ball feet
This piece is a very good looking well m...
Category
1780s English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six George III Style Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of six George III style mahogany ladder back dining chairs with the concave seats upholstered in leather with stud detail.
Category
Early 1900s English George III Antique 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.
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