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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Antique English Tatham and Marsh Mahogany Hall Bench Circa 1810
Located in Sherborne, GB
A rare and exceptional English Regency mahogany hall bench in the manner of Tatham & Marsh. This bench is a fine example of English furniture of this period with its classic Roman ar...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Spanish Wooden Bench
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Spanish Wooden Bench
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Yew Rocking Chair by J. Spencer
Located in Newark, GB
An attractive 19th century chair of yew, this has the appearance of a Windsor chair on a rocking base, with lovely tactile bentwood arms and a pierced splat. It has an incised stamp ...
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Yew
19th Century Barrel Back Rustic Pine Settle
Located in Newark, GB
A handsome 19th century English pine barrel back settle, with a gently curved form with a planked back and shaped sides and arms that enclose the single plank seat.
The settle has b...
Category
19th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
19Thc Original Red Painted Rounded Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original red painted rounded farm bench from Pennsylvania. The condition is very good and has amazing cut outs.
Category
1880s American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Unique English Oak Side Chair, Circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Late 19th Century English Mahogany and Rexine Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Interesting Pair of Late 19th Century English Mahogany and Rexine Armchairs.
The original rexine upholstery is showing signs of wear. The chairs have horseshoe-type combined back...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Rare Early Victorian Oak Library Chairs
Located in Newark, GB
A pair of wonderful early Victorian library chairs upholstered in green leather, with buttoned backs and seats.
- Leather in good condition, without cracks or significant wear.
- Bro...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
2 Antique Victorian Eastlake Maple Ladderback Needlepoint Velvet Parlor Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Victorian Eastlake parlor accent chairs. Made of maple featuring ladderback design with low arm, turned posts, and needlepoint / velvet seats.
dimensions:
19"L x 17"W x...
Category
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Velvet, Maple
Arts & Crafts Wood Chair with Yellow Velvet Seat
Located in Malibu, CA
Arts & Crafts hardwood chair with velvet cushion
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
Antique Neoclassical American Empire Carved Walnut And Burl Sofa C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique American Empire Greco upholstered sofa offers walnut and burl construction ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
An Adam Period Armchair from the Suite made for the Duke of Newcastle at Clumber
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Adam Period Armchair from the Suite made for the Duke of Newcastle at Clumber Park c.1775 , of Hepplewhite design with an oval back centred on an anthemion, curved fluted arms, al...
Category
Late 18th Century English Adam Style Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Past create Future by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
French Barstool contemporized. Painted, extra alder wood piece added and carved, lacquered with violine varnish.
• Info about Markus F. Staab
• born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Acrylic, Beech, Lacquer
Antique Continental Figural Dolphin Carved Mahogany Upholstered Armchair C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Continental Figural Carved Mahogany Upholstered Armchair with Crest Having Cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century Irish Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th century mahogany framed library armchair, the curved top-rail above button back upholstered in leather, with raised padded arm rests and down scrolled arms whi...
Category
19th Century Irish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Primitive Pine Chapel Bench, Late 1800s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible Pine chapel bench from the late 1800s. Thick panels of solid pine were used to construct this piece. After years of use and natural exposure the bench developed the one of...
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Rare Antique 4-Wheel Configuration Pushchair from Early 20th Century
Located in Leuven , BE
This antique pushchair is fully pliable. it's chair very well constructed with an iron under-brace and solid wood. It features four wheels and a full...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Curved Lounge in Mohair Velvet, England circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Curved Lounge in Mohair Velvet
England circa 1860
Elegantly curved lounge on antique frame, newly upholstered in mohair velvet.
84”L x 32”d x 33”h x 15”seat
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet
Pair Of 19th Century English Armchairs In The Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A beautiful pair of 19th century armchairs in the Chinese Chippendale taste, the domed crest above an elaborately carved and interlaced ribbon splat, joined by an upholstered padded ...
Category
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
PAIR OF ANTiQUE VICTORIAN KILIM UPHOLSTERED WINGBACK ARMCHAIR FOOTSTOOLS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of Victorian mahogany Wingback armchair footstools with super collectable Kilim upholste...
Category
19th Century English Kilim Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Louis XV Daybed In Beech Carved On All 4 Sides, France, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV daybed in beech carved on all 4 sides, velvet in good condition but it is preferable to replace it. the furniture deserves a high quality fabric
Category
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Beech
Pair Of Early 19th Century Irish Neo-Grecian Style Regency Side / Hall Chairs
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of Irish Regency mahogany Neo-Grecian hall chairs , with bowed tablet cresting, and conjoined c-scroll splat backs upholstered seats on ribbed sabre legs.
Circa 182...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
SUPER FINE RESTORED GEORGE III PERIOD CIRCA 1820 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 III circa 1820 Wingback armchair
Please note the...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Italian Empire Dining Chairs From Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Italian early 19th Century Empire dining chairs in solid walnut.
This Tuscan pair of chairs, with swan decoration on the back, was likely crafted in the city of Lucca. This...
Category
1820s Italian Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Gentleman’s Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Gentleman’s Chair with Fruit & Nut Elemen...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XVI Basket Bench In Carved Beech On 7 Feet 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XVI basket bench in carved beech on 7 legs, 18th century .
Seat height: 52cm
Category
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Beech
ANTIQUE CIR 1890 ANGLO INDIAN ELEPHANT COLONIAL FOLDING MILITARY CAMPAIGN CHAiR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1890 Anglo Indian Elephant upholstered Colonial Military Campaign folding chair
Please...
Category
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Regency Sofa in Pierre Frey Fabric, England circa 1820
Located in Culver City, CA
Regency Sofa in Pierre Frey Fabric
England circa 1820
Antique mahogany frame, newly upholstered in linen blend by Pierre Frey.
76”L x 31.5”d x 30”h x 13”seat
Ref. SOFA1667
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Swedish early 19th century Gustavian painted sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century Gustavian painted sofa circa 1810.
Stunning sofa in original paint. This would have been a day bed with a pull out section to the front, but it has since...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Naive Vintage Antique Stool, Table, England, c1800
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A naive, most probably 19th Century rustic, primitive, Wabi-Sabi vintage antique stool, table in oak, perhaps a lace-makers lamp table.
Befit...
Category
19th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HARDWOOD SALON CHAIR WITH STUNNING INLAiD BACK PANEL
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Victorian Salon chair with ornately hand carved Rosewood frame and Satinwood & Walnut ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Satinwood
EXQUISITE ViCTORIAN THONET ROCKING CHAIR WITH CHERUB CARVED BACK & SEAT PANELS
By Thonet
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely full sized Antique Victorian Thonet circa 1880 rocking chair with hand carved back and seat pane...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Boucle 'Cesca' Style Chairs
Located in London, England
Cesca chairs, named after Marcel Breuer’s daughter, Francesca, are celebrated for their iconic modernist design. Featuring a sleek tubular steel frame and offering a choice between a...
Category
1870s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Chrome
Antique Victorian Desk Chair Oak Leather 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Oak and Leather Desk Chair.
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Circa 1870
This Chair is Raised Upon Ring Turned Front Legs and S...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
A Dug-out Carved Rustic Primitive Tree Trunk Fireside Chair Formed of Elm, c1800
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
An amazing dug-out tree trunk chair dating from the 1800s and originating from England - formed from the base of an Elm tree trunk and would have been used in daily life which is dem...
Category
18th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A Primitive Vernacular Rustic 'Hedge' or Famine Chair, c1800s, England
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
An amazing primitive and naive vernacular 'Hedge' chair, also termed Famine chair, that dates from the 1800s and originates from England.
The piece sits on three legs, has a curved ...
Category
18th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HARDWOOD SALON NURSING CHAIR WITH STUNNiNG INLAID BACK PANEL
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Victorian Salon nursing chair with ornately hand carved Rosewood frame and Satinwood &...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Satinwood
ANTIQUE PAIR OF WILLIAM KENT EMPIRE GREEN & GOLD GILT SWAN CARVED SIDE CHAIRs
By William Kent
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of circa 1880-1900 hand carved side chairs depicting swans, hand painted in green with gol...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Chinese Hongmu Corner Chair, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese Hongmu corner chair,
19th century.
The horseshoe-form back with molded crest above
a pair of open carved splats with fruiting and fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Dutch Bonnin Wooden Armchair
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This oak bead-spindle chair, a fine representation of Dutch craftsmanship, merges the simplicity of rural life with the versatility of design. Originating from the Netherlands, it st...
Category
1880s Dutch Country Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Original Gray Painted Gustavian Bench, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely long bench is a wonderful example of Swedish Gustavian craftsmanship with it's delicately carved spindles, decoratively carved skirt and back all resting on turned fluted...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paint
RESTORED VICTORiAN 1890 EXTRA LARGE ARMED CHESTERFIELD BROWN LEATHER CLUB SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare original fully restored Victorian 1890-1900 cigar brown leather Chesterfield sofa
Please n...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of 6 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 6 antique regency quality mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs with shaped reeded open arms, figured mahogany top rail with a moulded edge, reeded centre spla...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Other
An Oversized 19th Century Desk Chair
Located in Conwy, GB
The painted pine frame raised on a revolving base with brass castors, the seat would have originally had a squab cushion below the backrest which retains its original oiled cloth uph...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
ANTIQUE DUTCH MARQUETRY INLAID CLAW & BALL FEET CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER BENCH
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine highly collectable antique circa 1860 Dutch Marquetry inlaid, Claw & Ball feet, brown leather...
Category
1860s Danish Chesterfield Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Walnut
1 OF 4 RESTORED ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN CHESTERFIELD LEATHER SNOOKER HALL PUB BENCHES
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale one of four absolutely stunning, fully restored extra large Victorian Snooker hall pub benches with new Ital...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Bench
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique Victorian carved oak bench, made in England and dating from around the 1870-1880 period.
It is of outstanding quality, with profuse and intricate carving through...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Original Howard and Sons Armchair, England, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An original Howard & Sons armchair, England, 19th Century. The chair retaines it’s original upholstery and H & S monogram ticking. Stamped to the back leg. Structurally sound. Re...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Feathers
MID 19th CENTURY ROCKING ARMCHAIR
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful rocking armchair in carved, turned and ebonized wood. The armrests and backrest are turned on the bamboo model, which gives further elegance. Upholstered in fabric in good ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
White Swedish Gustavian Stool With Saber Legs, circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This Swedish stool or tabouret has graceful saber legs and applied carving along the skirt and legs which adds an elegant touch.
Restored, solid/stable and ready to be enjoyed. Later...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair of Mid 18th Century Gilt French Armchairs Fauteuils
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid 18th Century Gilt French Sculptural Armchairs in faux crocodile and cotton velvet. Hand carved, Gilt and in very good condition considering their age. Updated in...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Plaster, Hardwood, Giltwood
18th Century Louis XV Epoque Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil, hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, cherubs, peacoc...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Panelled Church Pew, English, Oak Bench, Ecclesiastic, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 panelled church pew. An English, oak bench with ecclesiastic taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb in proportion and finish, with dis...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century French Empire Chaise Lounge Daybed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant Empire Period black lacquered walnut chaise or daybed with brass ormolu decoration. Has its original horsehair mattress.
Sturdy and sound, but needs complete re-upholstering....
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Ten 19th Century Anglo-Indian Padouk Wood Dining Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful set of 19th Century English Dining Armchairs made in solid Padauk with acanthus carved details throughout and raised on reeded front legs. Strong sturdy chairs with wond...
Category
1830s Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Padouk
Vintage Danish desk chair
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
19th century Danish desk chair. Girst purchased in Dublin as seen on the label underneath the chair
Category
1890s Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Victorian 19th Century Walnut Caned Dining Side Accent Desk Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian 19th Century dining side or desk chair. Made of walnut featuring slat back with carved accents and caned seat.
Dimensions:
17.5" x 19" d x 32.5" seat 17"
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Gilt Wood Louis XVI Settee - 1870
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
French Gilt Wood Louis XVI Settee - 1870’s
Category
1870s Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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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