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Seating For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Anglo Raj
Italian Wicker Cane Top Footstool
Located in New York, NY
An Italian cane top wood stool / footstool with carving detail and cabriole leg, in the Rococo style, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. Piece can also be used as a small low tab...
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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

Materials

Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut

Anglo-Indian Rajasthani Mother of Pearl Stool Ottoman
Located in London, GB
Anglo-Indian Rajasthani Mother of pearl upholstered stool ottoman A stunning example. In very good condition commensurate with age. Two s...
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Early 1900s Indian Anglo Raj Antique Seating

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Italian, Venezia, Shaped and Carved Rococo Period Walnut Divano, 3rdq 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a slightly arched crest rail with a carved finial the back curving into the sides with carved detail at handles, the seat rail punctuated by carved squares above the slightly ...
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Seating

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Walnut

18th Century Swedish Rococo Long Bench
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century Swedish Rococo long bench is a refined example of the elegant design characteristic of the Rococo period in Sweden. Crafted from carved wood, it features gracefully...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Canvas, Wood

18th Century, Pair of Rococo Italian Lacquered and Gilt Wood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Rococo Italian Lacquered and Gilt Wood Armchairs Measures: cm W 67 x D 73 x H 106,5. H sitting 45 cm The elegant pair of armchairs was made in Genoa, Italy, ar...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo Armchair
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional and rare Swedish 18th century early rococo armchair in Its original finish, great embossed carvings, details and proportions. A masterpiece. Ca 1750 - 1760 Sweden.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Pair Of Italian Rococo Painted Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely painted with shaped crest rail and vasiform splat ,drop in bowed seat and cabriole legs.
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

A petite Portugese carved walnut foot stool in the Rococo taste. Late 18th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The stool is distinguished by a shaped apron, cabriole legs with floral-carved knees ending in scrolled feet, and the dramatic leopard print upholstery. Perfect for resting your fe...
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Dutch 18th Century Marquetry Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch Rococo style three-seat-back settee is a wonderful addition to any interior. Crafted during the 19th century with high quality, ornate marquetry work. The top of each seat...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Hardwood

1970s Venetian Style Heavily Carved Tufted Velvet Ottoman / Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Venetian style heavily carved ottoman. The tufted velvet upholstery is original and shows light wear but is free from tears or stains. The piece is unmarked.
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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

Materials

Velvet, Fruitwood

18th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 18th century French sofa exemplifies the artistry and elegance of the Rococo period. Its solid walnut frame is adorned with intricate hand-carved details along the ...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Anglo-Indian Mahogany Armchairs with Reeded Detail and Caned Seats
Located in Nantucket, MA
Fine pair of Anglo-Indian carved mahogany armchairs in the English Regency taste. Front and side surfaces carved with reeded surfaces, the back curving back at the crest rail with ex...
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19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Pair, Swedish Rococo Style Arm Chairs, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Filled with curves and graceful lines, this pair of Rococo style Swedish arm chairs have a soft gray painted finish. Distress to the dove gray painted finish is seen throughout, in p...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Fine 19th Century Italian Venetian Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Finely carved mid 19th century Italian giltwood open armchair of wide proportions in the Rococo manner. Italy, Venice Circa 1860. The asymmetrical scroll and leaf-carved top rail, centred on a stylised shell within over scrolled uprights, above a newly upholstered grey silk padded and dished seat between scroll-ended arms, raised on a decorative foliate carved scrolling X-frame base with a conforming central stylised shell. In excellent condition having a wonderful look to the gilt work this gondola style chair...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

French 19th Century Rococo Style Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
A Rococo style armchair from the 19th century, delicately carved with floral clasps to the crest and seat rails and to the tops of the cabriole l...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Venetian Lacquered Rococo Style Chairs with Fornasetti Upholstery
Located in Firenze, IT
Indulge in the lavish charm Venetian craftsmanship with this exquisite pair of lacquered Rococo-style armchairs. Likely used as fireside seats, this charming seating set showcases th...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Set of 8 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
These chairs exemplify the blend of functionality and artistic beauty that is characteristic of the Rococo style. Their distressed finish adds a sense of history and authenticity, ma...
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish 19th Century Rococo Style Painted Upholstered Stool with Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood stool from the 19th century, with carved shells and newer upholstery. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this painted stools features a sq...
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century Italian Rococo Set of Four Giltwood Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Height of Rococo style, Louis XV period set of four giltwood carved armchairs raised on cabriole legs. The serpentine curved front having a shell carving in the center. The style bei...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Indian Polychrome Tiger Throne Chairs
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible pair of Indian polychrome-decorated 'Tiger' throne chairs, also known as Maharaja Chairs, hand crafted and hand painted. Second half 20th...
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish 1780s Rococo Painted Trågsoffa with Carved Apron and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period painted wood Trågsoffa from the late 18th century, with upholstered seat, shell carved apron, meander motifs and cabriole legs. Created in Sweden during the l...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Asian Burmese Rosewood Settee
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Burmese style (19th Cent) carved filigree rosewood open X design settee with green seat.
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19th Century Burmese Anglo Raj Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood

18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period ...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

Swedish Period Rococo 3-Chair Back Painted Sofa Bench, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style three-chair back sofa from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique bench from Sweden features three carved back splats for resting, with sweetly carved flowers adorning the top of each chair rail, flanked within curvy wood arm rests at each far end. The skirt is has an elegantly draped from with shell carving embellishing the center. This piece is nicely presented upon four legs, which are supported with a turned H-stretcher. The front legs are cabriole style with rear legs squared and sabred. The upholstered seat is ready for a refreshment, the perfect opportunity to make this your own. This antique Swedish rococo style sofa...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Period Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th century Rococo sofa with carved decorative detailing to the top and along the front stretcher. Four cabriolet legs tapering to ball and claw...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Rococo Painted Canape au Chasse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie painted triple back canape in hues of red, gold, and turquoise with removable upholstered seat and back panels, 18th century, Italy.
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of 1920s Continental Upholstered Ottomans with Carved S-Scroll Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Rococo style Continental 1920s white painted ottomans with S-Scroll legs. Elevate your home with this stunning pair of Continental ottomans, boasting elegant Rococo influen...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating

Materials

Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood

19th Century Italian Rococo Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully carved sofa with original cream and yellow paint finish. Rococo detailing. New upholstery.
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric

Late 20th century hand carved teak decorator bench.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 20th century handcrafted teak decorator bench. This bench has a hand carved X design to the back with a soft curved arm. This long bench has a highly polished Amber to...
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1980s Indonesian Anglo Raj Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An exquisite Swedish tragsofa with traditional Rococo shape and design (e.g. cabriole legs, curves and counter-curves) and Gustavian carvings (e.g. cross hatching, floral detail abov...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Anglo-Raj Settee with Open Back Hand Carved Tree of Life Back
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo-Raj contemporary settee with foliate open carved wood back and carved legs. Intricately detailed. From Rajasthan, India. Newly upholstered sofas with deep red velvet fabric....
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20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Seating

Materials

Wood

Deer Sculpture Art Chair, Rococo Style Antique Chair with Crystal by GORDON GU
Located in hong kong, HK
The chair is based on a Rococo style antique chair. This style of furniture flourished in the 30s of the 18th century, emphasizing beautiful art decoration and smooth curved shapes, ...
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2010s Chinese Rococo Seating

Materials

Crystal

Italian, 19th Century Rococo Style Walnut Upholstered Armchair with Fine Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style tall back walnut armchair from the 19th century with scrolled open arms, cabriole legs on hoofed feet and upholstery. This Italian Rococo style armchair featu...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA. Good Period Pair Circa 1700’s Portuguese Colonial carved palisander wood side chairs. Portuguese furnishings of the 18th century are bold, quirky, intensive and unlike those of any other country. They have their own national flavor. The pieces often boast elaborately turned legs and energetic carving, pierced decorations and unpredictable combinations of the other styles. in 18th century colonial Latin America by way of Portugal, the influence of which lasted from the 1690’s through to the development of neoclassicism in the 1780s. Elements of the chairs’ design can be found in the work of Thomas Chippendale, as published in the three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director from 1754. Portugal and England shared a significant bond during the eighteenth century, brought about by Portugal’s decision in 1703 to fight along side the British in the War of Spanish Succession and its bitter relations with the other leading European nations. A vogue for furniture in the English style thus developed, seeded by the many pieces brought back to Portugal in 1693 by the widowed Catherine of Braganza...
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18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Set of Ten 19th C. Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Ten Italian Rococo style dining chairs with hand carved floral urn at tops of chairs. The urns are flanked by two scrolls. The chairs stand on four straight legs with intric...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Venezia Italy Early 18th Century Set 5 Rococo Carved Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exquisite gilded and carved set of five armchairs. The front and side parts are carved with scrolls that create a delicate carving effects. This set hails from Mid- 18th C...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood, Silk

Pair Italian, Genovese, Rococo Period Shaped Walnut Poltrone, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The open armchairs having slightly convex shaped ladder backs, with shaped armrests and arm supports, upholstered removable seats within frames, the cabriole legs joined by curved x-...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Chairs
Located in SE
Four chairs made in Sweden in the rococo style about 1830:s. The first secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the second secondary color. Under the secondary color th...
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1830s Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

Pair of Italian Rococo Silver Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Italian Rococo high back silver-gilt carved throne style Armchairs with beige upholstered seat and back panels (1 similar-Inv. #037738A)
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Silver Leaf

4 Carved Swedish Rococo or French Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great set of 4 vintage carved and cream distress painted dining chairs in the Swedish Rococo / French Louis XV Style. Chairs feature shapely cabrio...
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20th Century American Rococo Seating

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century large Rococo style armchair recovered in white Terry Towelling with a feathered cushion seat. The parcel gilt frame of scrolls, foliate...
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Pair Louis XV White Painted Bergeres, circa 1755, stamped Jean-Baptiste Gourdin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A pair of Louis XV white painted Bergeres en corbeille, circa 1755. Each with padded back and seat with channelled frame and foliate-carved rails and cresting, with padded arms, on c...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Anglo-Indian Silver Metal Clad Armchairs With Rams Heads.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A magnificent and striking pair of Anglo Indian armchairs adorned with intricate silver metal cladding and embellished with captivating Rams Heads motifs. These armchairs seamlessly ...
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20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Seating

Materials

Metal

Circa 1770 Pair of French Fauteuils En Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 pair of French fauteuils en cabriolet (open arm chairs). Transitional Rococo to Neo-classical period and design (Louis XV-XVI). Carved walnut & beech, original gilding rem...
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1770s French Rococo Antique Seating

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Beech, Walnut

Fine 19th C. Anglo-Indian Carved Rosewood Sofa/ Daybed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sweeping Anglo-Indian carved frame sofa in grand dimension. Finely crafted with carved details overall. The serpentine crest rail with scrolls and ce...
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Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Seating

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Rosewood

Brass and Red Velvet Chiavari Chair, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Chiavari chair is all made of brass with a red velvet on the seat. The quality of this chair is a very nice. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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1940s French Rococo Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

18th Century Swedish TragSofa Gustavian Original Patina
Located in Houston, TX
Imbued with the elegance of 18th-century Swedish design, this tragsofa emanates a timeless allure. Crafted with masterful artistry, its exquisite form showcases a harmonious blend of...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Rococo Armchair
Located in Huntington, NY
A fine Swedish Rococo armchair with carved backrest and turned arm rests. Wide seat atop cabriolet legs with turned H-cross construction. Tastefully repainted in pale blue and origin...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa, Black and Beige Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settees / canapes or loveseats in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest pair of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settees...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

4 Italian Rococo Style Red Painted Dining Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully stylish set of 4 Italian Rococo style red painted side chairs upholstered in red dappled ivory chintz. One chair upholstery shows wear exposing base material. Search ter...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique Pair of Carved Walnut Rococo Throne Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine quality pair of hand carved walnut Host and Hostess throne chairs. Upholstered in a coral tone velvet. Carving with a center cabochon form cartouche surrounded by floral scrol...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Rococo Tufted Bench with brass Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Rococo Style tufted Bench with Brass legs. Perfect for end of bed .
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1960s American Rococo Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Indian Silvered Wrapped Clad Side Chairs a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of tow Anglo-Indian silvered wrapped clad side chairs. Anglo Raj wedding palace chair, hand-hammered with repousse silver metal work over wood with carved elephant head finals an...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Seating

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Metal

Queen's Armchair made of Carved Walnut Upholstered in Black Leather with Iron-Gi
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful and decorative Queen's armchair is made of carved walnut upholstered in black leather with iron-gilded border and decoration. This is a French work in Louis XV style. ...
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1950s French Rococo Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

18th Century Rococo armchairs
Located in SE
A pair of high class rococo armchairs made in Stockholm. This type of armchairs with loose back plate were made in the Castle workshop. Front legs are decorated with acanthus leafs ...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Seating

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Birch

Anglo Indian Bone Inlaid Throne Armchair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Indian bone inlaid armchair featuring a shaped back and cabriole leg. Fabulous one of a kind throne armchair heavily inlaid with carved recyc...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Seating

Materials

Bone, Horn

Pair of Venetian Rococo Style Caned Barrel Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical pair of hand-carved hardwood armchairs or hall chairs made in the Venetian Rococo taste. The chairs feature a round seat with a barrel back form frame. The generous seat ha...
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20th Century Rococo Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Hardwood

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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