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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Early American Three-slat Ladder-back Chair with Splint Weave Seat
Located in Louisville, KY
For those with a keen interest in historic pieces that have essentially evolved into artful pieces, this early American three-slat ladder back with stunning splint weave seat, most l...
Category
Early 19th Century American Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of 6 Louis XVI Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite set of six Louis XVI-style dining chairs from the 19th century is a stunning example of French craftsmanship and elegance. Each chair features the iconic medallion-sha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of six antique Victorian quality rosewood dining chairs having a quality rosewood shaped top with a carved solid rosewood splat to the back, newly reupholstered drop in seats in ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Oak Coffer Bench
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style oak coffer bench features ten hand carved panels in the lower apron and seat back, each with alternating Gothic motifs. Gothic column...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa in Mahogany Lining Capitonné Italy '800
Located in Taranto, IT
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa in Mahogany Lining Capitonné Italy 19th century.
Mahogany frame, upholstery in Capitonné fabric .
Item is in excellent conservative condition , only sl...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of Eight 19th C. English Country Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight 19th century traditional English country-style dining chairs. These chairs have a rustic style with a dark wood finish. The chairs feature high ladder-backs adorned wi...
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
Biedermeier Settee, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant ash wood settee featuring openwork side panels and a straight, accentuated backrest adorned with fine inlay decoration. Upholstered in a simple, neutral fabric that enhances ...
Category
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality set of six Antique Victorian rosewood dining chairs having a quality rosewood shaped back with a carved centre splat, newly reupholstered seats in a quality deep red velvet f...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Attributed to Philip Webb Rare pair of large Sussex Armchairs, fully restored
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb A rare pair of unusually large Sussex Armchairs. This original pair have been fully restored, gently dismantled, joints cleaned, glued and clam...
Category
1880s British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Napoleon III buttoned curved back armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant and well designed 19th century French armchair. It is a great size which means it works well in corners of rooms but is great quality so can be an everyday cha...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique Luigi Filippo Armchair in Mahogany Capitonné Lining Italy '800
Located in Taranto, IT
Antique Luigi Filippo Armchair in Mahogany Lining Capitonné Italy 19th century.
Mahogany frame, upholstery in Capitonné fabric .
Item in excellent conservative condition , only sl...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Large Conversation Settee - Canapé à confident - Sofa
Located in Paris, FR
Very unusual and large conversation settee - canapé à confident.
Carved gilt-wood and velvet fabric, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs, Walnut, Brown Suede, Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful set of 4 Biedermeier balloon chairs from Franconia, Germany around 1825.
Walnut veneered on beech and oak in mirror image. Solid walnut, curved square legs. Two ebonized, c...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Suede, Beech, Oak, Walnut
19th Century Edwardian Fainting Green Chaise Sofa Lounge on Castors
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This Superb late 19th Century Victorian Walnut Antique Chaise Longue dates from circa, 1890 and stands on beautiful turned legs with castors. The scroll arm has some fine carvings an...
Category
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Hand Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XIII style hand carved walnut armchair features elegant barley twist legs and gracefully scrolled armrests with acanthus leaf carvings. An H...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
Superb Quality Set Of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality set of six antique Victorian mahogany dining chairs having a superb quality mahogany balloon back with carved scrolls, newly reupholstered serpentine shaped seats in a...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Fine Quality Set of 8 Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality set of 8 antique regency mahogany dining chairs consisting of 2 carver chairs and 6 single chairs having a fine quality figured mahogany top rail with a reeded edge. Th...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Other
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
In a lovely aquamarine upholstery on gray painted frame, this beautiful French 19th century Louis XV style bergere has timeless appeal. Crowned with a delicate posy carving in the ar...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Foam, Wood
6 Antique 19th C. French Breton Brittany Figural Carved Chestnut Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite Antique Brittany (Bretagne) French dining room chairs, circa last quarter 19th century. This beautiful set was hand crafted from chestnut featuring pierced nautical wheel ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut
Mid 19th century large hand painted Swedish bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century large painted Swedish bench day bed
Large rustic Swedish pine bench / day bed circa 1850.
Very heavy i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century hand carved French walnut Louis XIV style armchair features hand carved armrests with scrolling acanthus leaves. The seat rests on spooled legs joined by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Hand carved Antique French Leather Footstool
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand carved Antique French Leather Footstool19 Hand carved Antique French Antique leather footstool delicately hand carved antique French footstool...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rare Antique American Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa Settee Boston Massachusetts
Located in Dayton, OH
A Very Fine American Federal Period Carved Mahogany Sofa, circa 1810. Features a bowback frame with cross banding. Sloped arms lead to reeded supports in front of remarkable three-di...
Category
1810s Federal Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
English Solid Mahogany Window Seat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century hall bench, or window seat, from England is of impeccable quality, from the milling of the mahogany to the depth of color. Unique carved wood arms in the shape of b...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Napoleon III large buttoned shield back armchairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of large shield back Napoleon III armchairs. Deep buttoned and attractive carved ebonised show wood frame. Generous proportions and very comfy
Mea...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Set of Six Italian Carved Walnut Chairs 19th Century Velvet to Replace
Located in Milano, MI
Six Italian Carved Walnut Chairs from the late 1800s with seat to be renewed in green velvet. The six chairs are in good joinery condition, the walnut frame is solid and you can use...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of French Bergere Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French bergere armchairs circa 1895-1905. Upholstered in light neutral linen with feather and down cushions. Sold together priced $5,800 for the pair.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Down
19th Century Original Painted Narrow Bench with Storage, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted narrow bench with divided seats and storage; 6.5' long. Two bench seats open to reveal interior storage.
Traditional Eastern European folk art painting with dark...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Needlepoint Parlor Chairs C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote***
Pair of Antique Victorian Carved Walnut & Needlepoint Chairs C1880.
Measures - 37.5"H x 20"W x 22...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Gustavian Sofa from Hälsingland, Sweden, circa 1800-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Gustavian Sofa ca 1800-1830 from Hälsingland, Sweden
An extendable sofa 'daybed' featuring a stylish sunburst-patterned backrest, exemplifying elegant Gustavian design.
Retains its...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Style Hand Carved Oak Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of late nineteenth century French Louis XIII style armchairs features hand carved Renaissance female figures that support the hand turned barley twist armrests. The seats r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
French Louis XV Style Aubusson Upholstered Antique Sofa, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the splendor of 19th-century Paris with this extraordinary French Louis XV-style antique Settee /sofa. Created during the opulent Belle Époque era, circa 1890, this settee epitomizes the elegance, artistry, and craftsmanship of its time. A perfect marriage of functionality and luxury, it invites you to own a piece of history.
Encasing the upholstery is a giltwood frame of exceptional quality, its surface richly adorned with detailed carvings. The frame boasts a continuous swirl motif that flows gracefully along the molded chair...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Danish Hand Carved Piano Bench with Lion Heads and Original Leather Seat
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Arts & Crafts / Historicism period sculptural hand-carved piano bench with seat cover of original leather crafted by a Danish skilled carpenter circa 189...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
Bentwood rocking chair attr. Thonet, late 19th century
By Thonet
Located in View Park, CA
A bentwood rocker attributed to Thonet, late 19th or early 20th century. Featuring art nouveau whiplash curves and real wicker caning. Made in Poland (possibly at the Radomsk Thonet ...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker, Bentwood
Circa 1880 French Antique Carved Teal Painted Daybed Sofa by L. Bontemps
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XVI STYLE CARVED TEAL POLYCHROMED DAYBED
Stamped twice to underside "L. BONTEMPS PARIS"
Paris, France circa 1880
83" W x 38" H x 35 1/4" D; 18 1/2" H to seat
A finely carved...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Chinese Export Porcelain Hexagonal Garden Seats, A Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Hexagonal Garden Seats,
A Pair,
Circa 1850-60
The Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion Garden Seats are of a hexagonal barrel form with gilded studs repr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Seating
Materials
Porcelain
French Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of 18th century Louis XVI period bergere armchairs. The wood frames–painted light gray–are carved with stunning clarity & richness in foliate motifs from the top of the handra...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Foam, Wood, Feathers
Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Barrel Back Parlor Suite Settee Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming 19th Century English Regency Parlor Suite. Features a barrel back form with flared arms. The set is made from mahogany with a foliate inlaid interlaced back, satinwood cro...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Set of 8 Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III set of 8 quality mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and six single chairs having a quality mahogany shield shaped back with pierce shaped splat ...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique Swedish Folk Art Bench, Rare Primitive Folk Art Furniture
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art bench from Sweden made around 1820. The bench is made by hand in solid pine and has never been painted. Rare primitive folk art furniture. Unusually curved, rococo l...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Italian Painted Hall Bench - 19th Century
Located in Vo', Veneto
Beautiful and elegant Italian hall bench, in painted fir wood.
The alternation of sage green and cream colors creates a refined play of light and shade.
This piece of furniture was ...
Category
1850s Antique Seating
Materials
Fir
19th Century French Style Painted Cane and Upholstered Vanity or Side Chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th century French cane chair crafted from solid fruitwood and painted in a charming oyster white finish. This chair is not only visually stunning but also robust and dependable, pe...
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
19th century primitive antique Welsh dairy stool
Located in Bristol, GB
Primitive Welsh vernacular tripod dairy stool dating from the 19th century.
A simple jointed tripod stool, typical of rustic Welsh furniture from the 18th-19th century.
A beautiful...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Sycamore
Late 19th Century Pair of Red Chinoiserie Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
We love chinoiserie and especially red. A nice pair of side chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Confident / Conversation Seat / Tête-à-tête
Located in Paris, FR
19th century confident in rosewood.
France, circa 1860.
Category
1860s Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Rare Set of 14 Louis XVI Period Dining Chairs with Cane Back and Velvet Seats
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional set of 14 Louis XVI period chairs embodies the timeless elegance of the late 18th century. Featuring a refined and classic design, these chairs are crafted from carv...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Oak
Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote***
Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880
Measures- 31"H x 72.25"W x 33...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Mahogany Hall Bench, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An English circa 1830 late regency period solid mahogany hall bench or window seat having rectangular molded-edge top with turned cylindrical bolsters each end above flat seat-rails ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Swiss alp escabelle C 1
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of Swiss alp escabelle C 1
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Rare Needlepoint Empire Salon (One Sofa and Two Armchairs)
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa and two armchairs in mahogany. The armrest is adorned with dolphins and saber-shaped legs.
Circa, 1830.
Rare upholstery of complete needlepoint...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pr Geo III Cream Painted Shield Back Chairs Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Backs
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Cream Painted Geo III Side Chairs With Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Three Feather Backs, c1790. Prince of Wales refers to the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales, which...
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Unusual Swedish Folk Art Chair with Antique Hand Carved Graffiti
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish folk art chair. Rustic and made by hand in solid pine, around the mid 1800s in northern Sweden. The chair has never been painted but is covered in 19th century grafit...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Set of 12 Antique 18th Century Quality Carved Mahogany Chippendale Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 12 antique 18th century George III quality carved mahogany Chippendale chairs consisting of 2 elbow chairs with shaped open a...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuil Armchair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Fauteuil armchair. This lovely chair is a genuine antique and feature a genuine giltwood finish. It is beautifully worn and the silk upholster...
Category
18th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Eighteen Georgian English Dining Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
An elegant nineteenth-century set of eighteen George III solid mahogany carved dining chairs with a shell-carved crest rail, with a pierced carv...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
French Three-Seat Conversation Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An interesting three-seat roundabout "indiscret" or conversation sofa, similar to a tete-a-tete with one extra seat. There are three curved, upholst...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
18th Century English Settle
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this handsome panelled oak settle from The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.
Early 18th Century with a leather hinged seat with storage underneath. All in very good...
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Empire Bench, Vienna
Located in New York, NY
Elegant two-seater bench, the outstanding quality of the Empire bench can be seen in the design of the backrest with floral bouquets and the finest brass inlays.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
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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