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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Arts and Crafts
Beice 3-Seat Sofa with Yellow Patterned Fabric
Located in Istanbul, TR
Beice is a 3-seat sofa designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on cotton candy clouds. The combination of its yellow patterned fabric, arc shaped back rests, round edges and sphere ...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Wood

L. & J.G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts rocker By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with brown leather seat. Measures: 26.5"W x ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Roycroft Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Foot Stool C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Roycroft Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Foot Stool C1910 Measures- 10"H x 15.75"W x 4.25"D
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Oak

Set of 12 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 12 antique Victorian quality carved mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and ten side chairs, elbow chairs having shaped open carved arms supported by reeded ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

19th Century Pair of English Victorian Leather Armchairs
Located in London, GB
This is a handsome pair of antique Victorian mahogany and leather club armchairs, circa 1880 in date. This lovely pair was made from masterly crafted hand-carved solid mahogany with an interesting hand-carved crest of a bird on top of each. They have been reupholstered in a sumptuous chocolate brown leather with button backs and stand on their original brass and porcelain castors. There is no mistaking their beautiful and stylish design, which is certain to make it a treasured addition to one of the rooms in your home. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THESE CHAIRS ARE MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 106 x width 68 x depth 80. Dimensions in inches: Height 3 feet, 6 inches x width 2 feet, 3 inches x depth 2 feet, 7 inches. Mahogany is probably one of the largest ‘families’ of hardwood, having many different varieties within its own species. Mahogany has been used for centuries in ship building, house building, furniture making etc and is the core structure of just about every 19th century vanity box, dressing case or jewelry box. It became more of a Victorian trend to dress mahogany with these decorative veneers, such as burr walnut and coromandel, so that the actual mahogany was almost hidden from view. Mahogany itself is a rich reddish brown wood that can range from being plain in appearance to something that is so vibrant, figured and almost three dimensional in effect. Although mahogany was most often used in its solid form, it also provided some beautifully figured varieties of veneer like ‘flame’ mahogany and ‘fiddleback’ mahogany (named after its preferred use in the manufacture of fine musical instruments). Cuban mahogany was so sought after, that by the late 1850s, this particular variety became all but extinct. Scottish leather These chairs are upholstered in top quality Scottish cow...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Wonderful Early 20th Century English Arts & Crafts Leather Top Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century English Arts & Crafts period oak stool with its original woven leather top with brass nailhead trim, stretchers with a pierced square design, and fantastic flared feet...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Victorian Walnut and Cane Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Walnut and Cane Rocking Chair. Caning in great condition
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts rocker By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with newly reupholstered brown leather seat cus...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Whytock & Reid Armchair in Vintage Sanderson Floral Chintz
Located in Batley, GB
A 19th century Country house armchair by Whytock & Reid of Edinburg. Upholstered by us in vintage Sanderson "Birds & Peony" floral chintz cotton. Raised on mahogany legs with the ori...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cotton

Antique 19th Century Victorian Ebonized Platform Rocker Rocking Chair Regency
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century Victorian platform rocking chair. Features a hardwood ebonized frame with gold trim and striped upholstery. DIMENSI...
Category

Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Antique Oak Adjustable Height Swivel Desk Chair with Cane Seat
Located in Doylestown, PA
Handsome Arts and Crafts oak swivel desk chair with cane seat and adjustable height and reclining spring tilt function. The seat height is adjustable from approximately 17.5" to 20" ...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Cane, Oak

Victorian Ebonized Walnut Sofa in Dark Blue Paisley
Located in Malibu, CA
Charming 19th Century handcrafted parlor sofa reupholstered in heavy weight fabric in dark blue. The sturdy walnut frame has been lightly ebonized.
Category

Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Walnut

19th Century Holland and Sons Open Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A superb mid 19th century open armchair by Holland & Sons. Raised on walnut fluted and gadrooned front legs and arm supports with splayed rear legs and all with the original copes ca...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

2 Stickley Bros. Mission Arts and Crafts Period Quaint Furniture Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Great set of two Stickley Brothers Co., Quaint Furniture, Mission oak chairs to include a lounge chair, and the matching rocking chair. Nice large sc...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Early 20th Century Gunlocke Oak Rolling and Tilting Banker's Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Gunlocke Stained Oak Rolling and Tilting Banker's Desk Chair Measures 23.5" in width, 23.5" in depth and 35.5" in height. Seat height is 19" and armheight 28". Sea...
Category

Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Seating

Materials

Cut Steel

A Reupholstered Antique Victorian Velvet Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian armchair or club chair newly re-upholstered in a crushed burnt umber coloured velvet. The roll back and arms with piped edges, new brass casters with studded legs. ...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet

A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Upholstered in a Blue Velvet Fabric
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Day Bed Upholstered in a Duck Egg Blue Plush Fabric With A Carved Scroll End Back Rest. Brass Terminating Turned Legs on Original White C...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

1840’s Victorian Parlor Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Victorian parlor chair in walnut, circa 1840. The tulip shaped back is carved on the crest rail with simple scrolls framed with acanthus, supported wit...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Walnut

L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Reclining Lounge Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period Morris reclining lounge chair By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with upholstered seat and ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Antique Captain's Chair, English Elm, Beech, Smoker's Bow, Elbow Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique captain's chair. An English, elm and beech smoker's bow or elbow seat, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Superb country house appeal with the class...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Elm

Arts and Crafts Settee Bench signed Gustav Stickley c 1905 -1912
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, rare signed Mission, Arts and Crafts, Gustav Stickley settee, bench in original condition. The bench features a slatted back, and drop in, inner spring cushion ( needs reupholstery ). The wood frame is in original finish, and is fully and correctly marked with an early red clamp mark, please see images. We have had many pieces of Stickley furniture, this is the first time we have seen this rare form. Similar to Model 219...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Mid 19th Century Howard Style Open Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A mid 19th century open armchair. Raised on tall turned what we think is birch front legs and arm supports with splayed rear legs and all with the original Cope & Collinson brass cas...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

Western Horn Frame Leather & Cowhide Chair after Wenzel Friedrich
By Wenzel Friedrich
Located in Wichita, KS
Western horn frame chair, in the manner of Wenzel Friedrich (1827-1902), large horns as stiles with pierced copper decorative band, black cowhide covered seat and back with leather ...
Category

19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany Window Seat
Located in London, GB
A simple, but elegant mahogany windowseat or bench with a rectangular top, raised bolster ends and turned tapering legs. A lovely piece of traditional English furniture for a window...
Category

1950s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

19C British Telescopic Rotating Piano or Vanity Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY, mid-19th Century, British Victorian Telescopic or Adjustable Piano or Vanity Stool, from circa 1860. The cushioned seat turns clockwise and counter-clockwise to...
Category

19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Stickley Mission Arts and Crafts Cherry Wood Settle Sofa
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style Prairie settle sofa By L. & J.G Stickley USA, 21st Century Solid cherry wood frame, with original upholstery. Measures: 84.5"W x 37.5"D ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with floral inlays.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with extending uprights to the back and floral inlays to the backrest roundels with an array of stretchers below the seat...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique Fine Quality Victorian c.1860 Walnut Chaise Longue / Conversation Sofa
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian Walnut Chaise Longue, circa 1860 – an elegant conversation sofa of superb quality and craftsmanship. This solid, beautifully aged piece exudes character and charm,...
Category

1860s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique mahogany armchair which has a pretty shaped mahogany back with decoratively carved scrolled carved arm...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Oak Dining Chairs Linen/Silk Seats in Paprika Red, a Pair
Located in Malibu, CA
English oak side chairs with a barley corn twist & straight slats. New seats in a linen blend in paprika red. The legs are connected by an H stretcher. Circa early 20th century.
Category

Mid-19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Abalone, Linen, Silk, Oak

Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Reclining Morris Lounge Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts style spindle Morris reclining lounge chair By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa Late 20th Century Solid oak frame, with William Morris style u...
Category

Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Contemporary Gina Bar Stool in Brass, Green and Pink
Located in Istanbul, TR
“GINA” is an ode to the Hollywood Regency style. A bar stool that will glamorize your interior. Contrasting colors and forms of “Gina” dramatically combine to create an elegant seat ...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Victorian Oak Bankers Desk Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian patinated Oak bankers desk Chair on wheels. Mesures 21.5" in width, 22" in depth and stands 32" tall. Seat height is 18.25...
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

20th Century Walnut Victorian Bench in Wood and Rattan Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 19th century English Victorian bench. Listing features cabriole legs, caned seats, balloon backs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grai...
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Victorian Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Satinwood Victorian High Back Armchair or Voltaire Chair, 1860s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Victorian high back armchair or Voltaire chair. Striking Dutch design from the 1860s. This wonderful piece of furniture is rare b...
Category

1860s Dutch Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Satinwood

Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of Mission Arts & Crafts club chairs or dining armchairs By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with leather upholstered s...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Outdoor Teak Dining Chairs Set of 6
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of six outdoor patio dining chairs made of teak hard wood. Sturdy well-constructed chairs with slat back and curved top rail. Dimen...
Category

20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Teak

English Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Late 19th c. English oak ladder back chairs with rush seats and turned stretchers. 2 arms, 6 sides.
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Oak

Mustard Wicker Arts and Crafts Armchair, England
Located in Washington, DC
Mustard Arts & Crafts Arm Wicker Chair. England, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Wicker

Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Oak and Leather Lounge Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts style lounge chair By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Early 21st Century Solid quarter sawn oak, with leather upholstered seat and back cushions. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Victorian Oversized Carved Walnut Armchair, C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian parlor chair offers oversized walnut frame with foliate carved crest, upholstered seta and back, and raised on cab...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slatted Rocking Chair attributed to Stickley Brothers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous heavy duty slatted rocking chair in excellent antique condition attributed to the Stickley Brothers furniture Co. Deep rich color to the...
Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Antique Victorian quality carved walnut arm chair
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut arm chair having a quality carved walnut shaped back, carved walnut shaped open arms standing on shaped carved cabriole legs with scroll feet,...
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Victorian Style Cherry Wood Floral Tapestry High Cameo Back Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Style Cherry Wood Floral Tapestry High Cameo Back Sofa. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 41" H x 67" W x 32" D x 16" Seat heigh...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique carved veranda bench. A Ceylonese, solid teak 3 seat ornate seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Exceptional craftsmanship to this superb showp...
Category

Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Teak

Set of 4 Vintage Original Stickley Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic set of vintage walnut Stickley fan back Windsor dining chairs having spindle backs, turned legs and sturdy construction.
Category

1950s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

Matching pair of Victorian Carved Oak Wing Arm Chairs
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A lovely pair of heavily carved Victorian oak wing back armchairs. These chairs have intricate carvings on the back panels, side wings and exterior sides panels all done in the style of the 17th. Circa 1850 Provenance: These were acquired from “The Wodehouse”, Wombourne, Staffordshire The Wodehouse is a Grade II listed English country house near Wombourne, Staffordshire, notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Oak

Pair of 19th Century English Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century mahogany hall chairs from England. The backs are in the shape of shields, which are pierced and have a central lozenge in the back with carved decoration. The ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Jm Young Oak Rocker, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission rocking chair by JM Young offers quarter sawn oak construction with upholstered back and seat, each arm having...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Oak

Arts and Crafts Wicker Two Seat Sofa By Dryad and Co.UK 1920s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Two Seat Sofa Arts and Krafts Wicker By Dryad and Co UK. 1920s
Category

1920s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan

Set of four Slovenian Maple Continuous Arms Windsor chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A set two continuous arm and two side Windsor Chairs in solid red maple with high barrel back, made in Slovenia. Great vintage condition. Measure 22.5" in width, 24" in depth and 4...
Category

Late 20th Century Slovenian Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Maple

N-Gene Wooden Daybed with Cane, Leather and Checkered Fabric
Located in Istanbul, TR
The N-Gene Daybed is the latest addition to the Merve Kahraman collection. Combining contemporary style with a touch of nostalgia, it features caned side panels, checkered Alexander ...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Cane, Wood, Leather

Cast Iron Bench
Located in London, GB
Victorian Coalbrookdale Style Ivy Design Bench Lovely Leaf Pattern Lovelu Dog heads Hand Rests
Category

20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

Extra large Victorian sofa and ottoman 1890
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This large Victorian sofa that dates back to 1890 has a comfortable and deep seat, allowing you to relax. The seat is made of full wood and has elegant claw and ball feet, which give...
Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

19th Century English Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century oak window seat from England. This piece has lovely hand carved decorated arms attached to the seat, which is made from a single board. Th...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Turned Leg Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian antique carved walnut turned leg armchair with a walnut framed back carved top rail lovely carved open arms turned reeded legs to...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside shop" Stickley era-W8061
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside," the paper label is missing but you can see a shadow of a paper label. The cha...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Antique Bentwood Bistro Cafe Chairs by Josef Hoffman for Thonet
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of four antique bentwood cafe chairs designed by Josef Hoffman and manufactured by Thonet are circa 1920. The iconic bentwood cafe bistro chair has a simple design with eleg...
Category

1920s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

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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