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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Folk Art
Organic Tripod Bench in Solid Wood, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Organic tripod folk art bench that beautifully captures the essence of the wabi-sabi philosophy, a Japanese tradition that appreciates the beauty of natural imperfection and the grac...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman, of rectangular form, re-upholstered overall in distressed burgundy leather, the hinged lid deep-buttoned to form a seat, the...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Good 19th Century English Oak Settle with Freshly Upholstered Seat
Located in Oak Park, MI
A large and stately English oak settle or bench with a paneled back and freshly upholstered seat. c1890 with a lovely patina. Beautiful dark oak color. Handsome. Ready to use - very...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
A pair wonderful inlayed nutwood chairs decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, goat, hare, hunter, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Victorian Armchairs in Pierre Frey Chenille Circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Victorian Armchairs in Pierre Frey Chenille
England circa 1890
Antique frame reupholstered in Pierre Frey chenille.
31”w x 40”d x 36”h x 13”seat
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Chenille
Victorian Armchair in Embroidered Pierre Frey Circa 1880
By Sopwith & Co.
Located in Culver City, CA
Victorian Armchair in Embroidered Pierre Frey
England circa 1880
Victorian country house armchair newly upholstered in embroidered Pierre Frey fabric.
30”w x 32”d x 37”h x 14”seat
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric
Mahogany Hall Bench From The First Part Of The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely solid mahogany bench from the first part of the 19th century also called hall bench
Very beautiful little model which rest on a superb turning with a beautiful decoration on...
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Bench From The 19th Century Covered With A Linen Fabric
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely mahogany bench from the 19th century from England
Very beautiful mahogany base with a small medallions and round corners
The bench has been covered with a beige line fabric
...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
A vintage barber shop children chair. With rotatable height adjustment and a wooden horse head which is attached to the front of...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Daybed in Pierre Frey Fabric Circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Daybed in Pierre Frey Fabric
England circa 1890
Antique frame with turned wooden feet on castors, newly upholstered in Pierre Frey embroidered fabric.
34”w x 73”d x 33.5”h x 15” seat
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ORNATELY HAND CARVED WALNUT CHAiSE LOUNGE PORCELAIN CASTORS
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning heavily carved walnut framed Chaise Lounge with period Porcelain castors
Please note the deli...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Children's Dining Chair
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a beautiful ocena blue and white children's dining chair. It was used in a noble family in order to increase the seating height of their child.
Category
1880s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair of Victorian Carved Side Chairs with Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Mahogany, Original Upholstery
Category
1930s American Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four Duncan Phyfe Style Mahogany and Upholstered "X" Back Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Duncan Phyfe Style Mahogany and Upholstered "X" Back Dining Chairs in great vintage condition. New upholtery. Measures 21" in width, 20" in depth, 33'5" in height with ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Art Populaire Chest Bench, France, 17th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carved chest bench from 17th century France. Made of rich, dark wood, this majestic piece embodies the epitome of refinement and grace. Intricate carved details showcase the craftsma...
Category
17th Century French Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Salon Chair 1860 Nursing Seat
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian nursing chair in mahogany
Can also function as a parlour or salon chair
Circa 1860 on this collectable piece
The low seat is a give away to it being originally desi...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Corner Chair American or English
Located in Lomita, CA
The cherub upholstery fabric of this antique corner chair will bring a smile to your face, but the piece deserves a deeper look. It has a secret.: The chair has a "second skin," in a tweed upholstery that someone was reluctant to remove. The cherub upholstery on the armrest of the chair is actually a shawl or drape for the for the chair.
It is Victorian, carved and turned walnut on a part-upholstered corner armchair
that is English or American from the late 19th Century according to our appraiser.
The seat is triangular with a rounded front rail, that is backed by two low arms with raised upholstery. The curved seat rail has a long fringe trim, all raised on four cylindrical bead turned legs on casters. The detachable fabric drape or shawl is priceless. Appraisers beleive this could have possibly been half of a two-piece tete-a-tete chair...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vict. Carved Oak Jacobean Bobbin Upholstered Nursing Chair, Scotland 1880, H859
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian carved oak Jacobean bobbin upholstered nursing chair, Scotland 1880, H859.
Scotland 1880
Solid Oak
Original Finish pierced top rail
Bobbin supports with finials
Upho...
Category
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Victorian Pink Stripe Button Back Armchair
Located in Faversham, GB
A Victorian button-back armchair with a generous seat and a high back.
Mahogany turned front legs and splayed back legs and all raised on original brass castors.
The armchair has ...
Category
1870s British High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Refurbished Hand Carved Lion and Duck Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
When we got this chair it was just the wooden structure, with the carvings of the ducks and lions. Not knowing exactly where it came from or when it was made; only knowing that the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
A pair wonderful inlayed nutwood chairs decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, goat, hare, hunter, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hall Bench in Wool Blend by de la Cuona Circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Hall Bench in Wool Blend
England circa 1890
Antique frame with turned legs, newly upholstered in wool blend by de la Cuona.
76”L x 16”d x 23”h
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Heywood Wakefield Natural Wicker Divan or Photographer's Chair circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming Natural honey colored wicker divan was made by the Heywood-Wakefield Company around the turn of the last century. Features include round plied reed at post and wrapped ...
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
Late Victorian Mahogany Sofa
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4891 Fine quality late Victorian / Edwardian mahogany and inlaid settee, having shaped and satinwood inlaid top rail above reupholstered back and reupholstered sprung seat, flanked...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Mid Victorian Hall Chairs Mahogany 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of Victorian hall chairs in mahogany
Circa 1840 on this refined pair of chairs
Great design and would work well as accent chairs
Bought from a private residence in Londo...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Original Red Painted Kubbestol Log Chair, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique carved and painted kubbestol, a traditional Scandinavian chair crafted from a single log.
The lovely original red paint is accented by a carved and black painted band. Much o...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Victorian Curved & Button Back Upholstered Loveseat C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Curved & Button Back Upholstered Loveseat C1900
Measures - 32.5"H x 48"W x 31"D
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1920s
An antique barber shop children chair. With rotatable height adjustment and a wooden horse head which is attached to the front o...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere Backing and armrest rest. Single Drawer set on carved ornate legs. Cream Paris Boucle upholstered cushion.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Mahogany
Large Victorian Deep Seated Armchair
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful navy blue armchair of generous proportions.
Featuring a high back, scrolling arms and an inviting wide and deep seat.
Mahogany frame with turned front legs raised on o...
Category
1880s British High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Fine Quality Victorian Sofa, Walnut Settee
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3818 Fine quality, substantial Victorian sofa in walnut, having elegant shaped back with scrolling foliate carving, flanked by fluted columns and intricate detailing, above scrolle...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
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 Fine Early Victorian Walnut & Cane Folding Travel Steamer Chairs
Located in Sittingbourne, GB
Step back in time to the adventurous era of the Victorian age with these exquisite folding steamer chairs - slightly different size, crafted from solid walnut and adorned with woven ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
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
Antique Piano Stool, English, Walnut, Adjustable Music Riser, Brooks, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique piano stool. An English, walnut and leather adjustable music or recital riser by Brooks Limited, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Of superb craftsmansh...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A 19th Century Swivelling Oak Office or Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th Century Swivelling Oak Office or Desk Chair
The Chair has an attractive deep curving back top rail which is has deeply buttoned dark blue leather upholstery giving great com...
Category
19th Century Victorian 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
RJ Horner Oak Man Of The Mountain Renaissance Revival Arm Chairs
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Gorgeous RJ Horner Oak Man Of The Mountain Renaissance Revival Arm Chairs
Dimensions : 50" Tall X 28" Wide X 22" Deep
This gorgeous pair of oak man of the maintain chairs were mad...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid-19th C. Charles Parker Mahogany and Iron Piano Stool with Ball Claw Feet
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-19th Century Vicotian Mahogany and Iron Piano Stool with Ball Claw Feet by Charles Parker. Measures 14" in width, 14" in depth and adjustable seat height of 18 to 23"
Category
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Fine Victorian Mahogany Button Crushed Velvet Scroll Frame Armchair
By Druce & Co.
Located in Sittingbourne, GB
Step into the lavish elegance of the Victorian era with this exquisite antique button back armchair, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and re...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Late 19th C. Victorian Walnut and Tapestry Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th Century Victorian Walnut and Tapestry Upholstered Seat Side Chair in great antique condition. Measures 21" in width, 21" in depth and 34" tall. Seat height is 18". Newer ta...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Tapestry
19th century French carved walnut tapestry armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century french carved walnut tapestry armchairs circa 1870.
Fine quality pair of french carved armchairs, with fine craftmanship shown in the quality of the carving.
Heavily c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Pair of Antique Victorian Walnut Stools / Benches
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique Victorian walnut stools / benches. They have been adapted from antique Victorian walnut dining chairs and expertly crafted into a useful pair of stools.
...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
Quality Antique Victorian Pair of Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian pair of walnut dining chairs having a quality balloon back with a pretty carved top rail and a shaped carved spl...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Parlour Arm Chair Walnut
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Walnut Open Arm Chair.
This Arm Chair is Raised upon Cabriole Legs with Carved Toes and Carved Knees and Retain the Original Porcelain Castors.
Circa 1860
The Swept Arms Ha...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron & Wood Garden Bench c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian park bench, crafted with cast iron and wood. It features elegantly scrolled arms and legs painted in a white finish. The bench is structurally sound an...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Antique English Green Leather Library Armchair on Castors, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
A Good Quality Antique English Mahogany & Green Leather Library / Desk Chair on Brass Castors, circa 19th Century.
The chair is super comfortable and the leather upholstery is in ve...
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, 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
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Four Marquetry Inlaid Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Chaise Longue c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautifully proportioned Victorian chaise lounge from the 19th Century, offering a touch of elegance to any space. Left in a natural hessian finish, it awaits your choice of fabric...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Victorian English Style leather Ottoman with Brass Casters and Nailhead Trim
By George Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rectangular Victorian English Style leather Ottoman.
Coffee table or cocktail table with turned walnut legs with brass casters and brass nailhead trim.
Dimensions: H 17" x W 27" x D 27".
Rectangular Victorian English style coffee table...
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather
Victorian Settee With Inlay Decoration
Located in Petworth, GB
Victorian mahogany veneered settee
with stylised satinwood inlay decoration
Awaiting re-covering (included in price)
Original label
Plucknett & Steevens Warington & Leamington
...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Walnut Framed Velvet Tub Chair With Studded Borders on Tapered Supports
Located in High Wycombe, GB
French Walnut Framed Velvet Tub Chair With Brass Studded Borders Raised on Tapered Supports
Classic tub chair well suited to a reading room, or hallway.
Height to arms 70cm
Width o...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Late 19th century adjustable walnut piano stool
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century adjustable walnut piano stool circa 1890.
Circular piano seat which has a height adjustment of 6 inches. Standing on 4 turned legs with a central turned column wh...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Matched Set of Two Early Low back Yew Wood Windsor Chairs
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A wonderful matching pair of early Victorian Low back Yew wood and Elm Windsor Chairs.
With turned arm supports, splat back and a carved trace outline all around the edge of the sea...
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Yew
Early Victorian Mahogany & leather Desk Elbow chair
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Early Victorian Mahogany & leather Desk Elbow chair
Balloon Shaped Back With carved back Splat
Scroll Open Elbows
Brown Leather Drop in seat. recently covered
Hexagonal & turned fron...
Category
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
EXQUISITE CIRCA 1880 HAND MADE FRUiTWOOD DRAFTSMAN ARTIST STOOL STUNNING PATINA
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century English Fruitwood Draftsman Artist bar stool with beautifully sculpted top
Pleas...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
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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