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Seating For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Folk Art
Pair of Antique Leather Wing Back Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of antique leather wing back armchairs. They were made in England, they date from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb and they are extremely comfortable to rel...
Category
1930s British Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Beaded African Ceremony or Nobility Chair
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Mid 20th century vibrant red and white hand beaded African ceremony chair.
Originally crafted for Yoruba tribe kings and queens, these chairs boast a meticulous process involving th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Beads
Swedish Folk Art Chair Handmade in Oakwood, 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
Charming and unusual Swedish Folk Art chair made by a skilled craftsman in the early 20th century. The chair is constructed from solid oak and oak laminate decorative arm rests. The ...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Original Green Painted Kubbestol Chairs, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
A "kubbestol" is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a single log. As they are collector items, to find a pair with original paint is a special find.
Notice the deep green and...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair or Kubbestol
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair, or kubbestol, from Dalarna circa 1770-1789. Flip-seat for storage inside chair. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina. The flip-seat has b...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
early 20th Century Wabi Sabi 3 Leg Workshop Stool, Italian Folkart Around 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This early 20th century wabi sabi 3 leg workshop stool from Italy is an excellent example of this style. The piece has a octagonal, rustic-looking seat made of wood and is supported ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Solid Mahogany Blind Fretwork Chinese Chippendale Armchairs By Southwood
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of chairs from Southwood of North Carolina and have all of the quality of the best reproductions our country is capable of. The wood and carving quality are t...
Category
Early 2000s American Georgian Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rosemaled Bench
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique pine bench hand painted in the Scandinavian rosemale tradition, circa 1800s. Most likely Swedish.
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Paint, Pine
9 Ft Long 18th Century Welsh Oak Bench.
Located in Skipton, GB
A wonderful bench with a good original finish and rich patina. Having a thick single piece top and four tapered legs.
A good solid bench with a seat width of 25 cm.
Wales 18th centur...
Category
Mid-18th Century Welsh Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Large Set of 10 Oak Lancashire Ladder Back Country Dining Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A matching set of 10 solid oak Lancashire ladder back rush seated dining chairs in the Georgian style. All in very good condition believed to be made around the early 20th century. T...
Category
Early 20th Century British Georgian Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of 4 Small Swedish Folk Art Chairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four Swedish 18th Century Folk Art chairs
Set of 4 smaller chairs with its old vintage patina in pine. "Allmoge", the Swedish word for Folk Art, is exactly what these four ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
An early George I Caquetoire chair Circa 1718
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional example of an early and rare caquetoire chair with carved cresting over an unusually narrow back, inscribed ‘I.M.I., I.H.S., ANNO 1718, G.B.’, with large outward scrol...
Category
1710s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Armchair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian, Chippendale, or Queen Anne style arm chair or lounge chair
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved mahogany frame, with brass studded fruit patterned upho...
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Green Painted Folk Art Swedish Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Green-painted Swedish chair, or stool with back, dating to 19th century. Constructed in pine circa 1860-1879. Green painted finish on upper part of chair is largely early, or origina...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
18th Century Pair Armchairs After Giles Grendey
By Giles Grendey
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century pair armchairs after Giles Grendey with pierced splat back, stylised shell motif and scrolled armrests with relief carved decoration. The upholstered seats rest above ca...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
IMPORTANT RESTORED GEORGE II PERIOD CIRCA 1760 WiNGBACK BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored, hand dyed, very rare George II circa 1760 Wingback armchair
Please note the ...
Category
1760s English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
18th Century Irish George II Wingback Armchair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Irish George II wingback armchair featuring carved cabriole legs terminating in lion paw feet to the front, and simple legs to the back. The chair is covered in needlewo...
Category
18th Century Irish George II Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
A Petit Point Embroidered Tapestry Upholstered Stool A Lovely piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Petit Point Embroidered Tapestry Upholstered Stool
A Lovely piece, the stool has a geometric designed embroidered wool seat set on a dark blue background, it is set on walnut cabr...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech
Pair of English Early 19th Century Plank Seat Chairs with Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English George III period plank seat chairs from circa 1800 with pierced backs, slightly scrolling arms, straight legs and cross stretchers. This pair of George III period ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
early 20th Century Wabi Sabi 3 Leg Workshop Stool, German Folkart Around 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This early 20th century wabi sabi 3 leg workshop stool from Germany is an excellent example of this style. The piece has a square, rustic-looking seat made of wood and is supported b...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Kindel Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight Georgian or Queen Anne style dining chairs
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats and backs.
Measures:
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Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Whiskey Brown Georgian Barrel Back Wingchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A wonderful George III style barrel back wingchair with top-grain Whiskey Brown Leather, a tufted upholstery barrel backrest with winged sides, rolled arms and a padded seat. Finishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Georgian Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of George I Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous pair of early 20th century carved and gilded chairs in the George I style, the front cabriole legs have carved mask heads on the knees and carved decoration running down t...
Category
1920s English George I Vintage Seating
Materials
Giltwood
1940's Artisan Turned Oak Tripod Stool
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Artisan Hand Made Turned Oak Tripod Stool. Made in Belgium, 1940's period. Solid oak wood turned stool on three legs. Very well made with nice proportions. In very good, all ...
Category
1940s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Stunning set of eight antique George III mahogany inlaid dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning set of eight antique George III mahogany inlaid dining chairs, consisting of a pair of carver chairs and six single chairs with a quality mahogany reeded top rail with a she...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
ANTIQUE MORGAN & SAUNDERS GEORGE IV 1820 HARDWOOD COCKFIGHTING LiBRARY ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important handmade made in England circa 1820 George IV hand carved mahogany & leather Cockfighting arm...
Category
1820s English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Unusual Turn of the Century Folk Art Spool Footstool
Located in Buffalo, NY
Turn or the Century hand made Folk Art spool foot stool with original mohair upholstery.
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Mohair, Wood
19th Century English Mahogany Settee, Chair and Rocker - Set of Three
Located in Louisville, KY
This elegant Georgian style trio is English made, done in a rich mahogany with beautiful curves in the design of the arms and back. The settee is covered in what appears to be the or...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Mid 20th Century Vintage Folk Art Found Objects Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace the spirit of American folk art with this unique Vintage Chair crafted from found objects. Each piece tells a story, blending whimsy and heritage in a one-of-a-kind creation....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Seating
Materials
Metal
Panchetto Locus Solus Gae Aulenti Poltronova
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Il “Locus Solus” è stato concepito negli anni 60 e rappresenta un’icona del design moderno italiano. Caratterizzata da linee pulite e geometriche, la poltrona è stata realizzata con ...
Category
1960s Italian Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
FINE GOLD GILTWOOD 18TH CENTURY CLAW & BALL FEET CARVED ANTIQUE BERGERE ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, late 18th century circa 1790 French gold giltwood, Claw & Ball Cabriolet legged Bergère armch...
Category
1790s French George III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Scandinavian Country Style Design Red Side Chairs, Sweden 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Scandinavian Country Style Design Red Lacquer and Rope Side Chair set of 2. Made in Sweden, 1960's period. High gloss red lacquered frame with woven rope seat. Turned and car...
Category
1960s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Rope, Beech
Antique ASHANTI Queen Mother Carved Wooden Stool Ghana Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique GHANA, ASHANTI "Queen Mother" type hardwood hand carved stool.
Hand-carved stool made by the Ashanti People of Ghana, West Africa.
It's carved from one piece of wood and has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine late 19th Century French Wooden Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
fine late 19th century French wooden bench with an great original surface and shape. Ca 1890 France.
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th century hand painted folk art corner seat
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted folk art corner seat circa 1880.
We are pleased to offer this rare traditional piece of hungarian furniture, hand painted in a blue/green and red colour sc...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
OPERA: Pair of Contemporary Mexican Midwife Birthing Chairs in Mohair Velvet
Located in colima, MX
Reminiscent of the "Sillas Parteras" or Midwife Birthing Chairs made by Don S. Shoemaker in the 1960s, Ópera reveres the profound and dramatic journey of labor and birth — a prayer o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Seating
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Oak
Antique Wooden Folding Chair, Black Forest Style carved Wood, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This early 20th century folding chair from Germany is an excellent example of the black forest style. The piece has a rustic-looking seat made of wood and a wood carved backrest. The...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Folkart Tripod Chair, Germany Vintage 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Interesting Brutalist wood tripod chair from Germany. the seat was cut out of a tree trunk. Historically used as a chair in the farmhouses in Germany in the 19th Century, this modern...
Category
1950s German Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
A Set of Seven George III Irish Walnut Dining Chairs 18th Century, Great Scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Set of Seven George III Walnut Dining Chairs, Great Exaggerated Details
To The Carving. Priced Per Chair.
18th Century
Height 38 x width 24 x depth 21 inches.
Category
18th Century Northern Irish George III Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of oak English made joint stools
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of oak English made joint stools circa 1990.
Good quality pair of joint stools made from solid oak, over sailing top each supported by 4 turned legs, united by a near floor lev...
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Seating
Materials
Oak
Set Of 8 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive And Charming Matched Harlequin Set Of 8 Early 19th Century, Georgian, Ash And Elm Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs, Consisting Of 6 Single Chairs And 2 Armchai...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
Hickory Chair Lowell Lounge Chairs - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Lowell leather lounge chairs by Hickory Chair.
33 inches wide by 42 inches deep by 36 inches tall; seat height 18 inches
Good overall with wear, minor scratches and areas...
Category
2010s American Georgian Seating
Materials
Leather
Vintage French Leather Library Club Chair
Located in Elkton, MD
This Vintage French Leather Library Club Chair epitomizes the George IV style with its caramel-colored fine leather upholstery. A timeless piece, perfect for adding character to any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown George IV Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
George II Style Carved Mahogany Triple-back Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century George II Carved Mahogany Triple-Back Settee. Settee has beautiful ornately carved backs and lion's head knees on cabriole legs. Needlepoint seat features flowers and fo...
Category
19th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
Large George III Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large George III giltwood sofa in the manner of James Wyatt.
This sofa has a detailed frame that includes bellflowers and carved rosettes.
The whole...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
A pair of 19th c George 1 style mahogany English wingchairs . Ball and claw
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century George 1st style mahogany hand carved wingchairs. Chippendale ball and claw design. . Covered in a glazed English leather .
Category
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Circa 1760-80 George III Period English Corner Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1760-80 George III period corner chair, English. Mahogany of good color. Once with deep aprons to likely conceal a chamber pot, now re-braced with and slip seat. Ring-carved, t...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Breathtaking George II Style Carved Wood Settee with Needlepoint Upholstery
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in Bradenton, FL
George II Revival triple back settee was created in the style of the beloved Thomas Chippendale. From the scaled and scalloped back and zoomorphic armrests to the hairy ball-and-claw...
Category
19th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Textile
Georgian Revival Mahogany Dining Chairs: Set of 8 (6+2), Antique Quality, C1910
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Discover the timeless charm of this antique set of 8 (6+2) mahogany dining chairs, embodying the Georgian revival style circa 1910. These chairs feature a solid construction with no ...
Category
1910s Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Carved Lion Bench Oak and Pine Sweden
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Stunning bench from the beginning of the 20th century in carved wood whose sides represent a lion. Made in Sweden, handmade in solid oak and pine with an incredible patina. Very nice...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Seating
Materials
Oak, Pine
Rocking Chair "Svensk Hemslöjd" Sheepskin & Pinewood, Sweden, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Unique rocking chair handmade by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the early 20th century.. Made in solid Scandinavian dark stained pinewood with a deep patina. Carved decorations. The chair...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine, Sheepskin
Early 18th Century Oak Settle.
Located in Skipton, GB
Early 18th Century Oak Settle in very good original condition, retaining all the original rails , arms and legs. Having the original front and side stretchers, the rear one is missin...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
A George III Style Black Lacquered Stool
Located in New York, NY
Raised on shell-carved cabriole legs; reupholstered with Clarence House leopard silk velvet.
Category
20th Century British George III Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Original Hand Painted Swedish Bench, Dated 1817
Located in Round Top, TX
Original hand painted pine bench displays a brick red/brown background and simple folk art motif along the front panel.
Hinged bench seat opens to reveal interior storage. Bottom sec...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Low Back Sofa
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century low back sofa with carved arms, over long seat raised on cabriole legs with acanthus leaf detailing terminating on original brass castors.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS and INTRIGUING Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style.
Made of walnut, probably in the 1980’s and probably made and upholstered in the US ….. for the ‘amusing and ironic’ reasons, we will ‘delve’ into later in this posting!
This pair of beautiful re-production chairs, were styled upon “Gainsborough’ Library Armchairs, from the Georgian Era of British & Irish furniture.
This pair were specifically styled on the ‘Irish’ Georgian Style, with the ‘hairy paw’ feet and the ‘Celtic Knot” motif on the armrests. Both motif’s being, ‘synonymous’, with Irish Georgian furniture in the mid to late 18th Century!
Both are upholstered in an antique style, ‘Coat of Arms...
Category
20th Century American Georgian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Circa 1765 Set of 4 English George III Period Side Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765 set of 4 side chairs, English, George III period. Mahogany with upholstered seats. Chippendale style. Complex, cut-work, interlaced backsplats with rosette & whorl carving...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian 1940s folk art wood and plywood armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s folk art wood armchair
Category
1940s Italian Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood, Plywood
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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