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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Wingback Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An antique Georgian winged armchair. It has been reupholstered in muslin. It has intricately carved claw feet made from solid mahogany.
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mahogany Regency arm chair with a striped silk upholstered seat.
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Foam, Mahogany
Late 18th Century Large English Pine Bow Back Settle Bench
Located in Milford, NH
A great form large pine bow back settle bench with tongue and groove back, carved arms, conforming seat, and three fitted drawers. English in origin, dating to the late 18th century,...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
19thc French Louis XVI Arm Chair and Side Chair [2 piece]
Located in Opa Locka, FL
One 19thc French Louis XVI Carved Wood Arm Chair and One LXVI Side Chair. These beautifully framed chairs are sturdy and they are ready for reupholstery. Wood is really good and fab...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
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George 111 period Chippendale Arm Chair finely carved, Circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb hardwood, Mid Georgian, Thomas Chippendale period Arm Chair of excellent wide proportions and superb colour, which we date to the mid 18th century, George 111rd period, circa 1760.
The Armchair has many fine features:
Excellent wide proportions.
Fine Scroll Arms.
Similar carved Scroll Ears to ends of cresting rails.
Intersecting ribbon pierced splat with carved detail.
Fluted side rails to back.
The pegged and jointed legs are square with an inside chamfer on both back and front legs.
It has a drop-in seat with a very light green plain fabric. This drop in seat allows for an easy change of fabric covering to one of choice, by reupholstering the seat.
The proportion of this chair is excellent with very good width and a good rake to the back and rear legs. The hardwood, possibly Walnut, has developed a beautiful mellow colour and patina with age and polishing over the years.
Overall a fine quality, English Georgian Arm Chair...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
French Gothic Revival Pair of Carved Stools 19th Century
Located in Wells, ME
French 19th century gothic revival pair of stools in oak. These beautifully carved stools have gothic carved molded arches on all four sides; the legs are slightly splayed which mak...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Oak
French 19th Century Napoleon III Tête-à-Tête or Confident Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Unusual French armchair called tête-à-tête in French, or conversation chair, 19th century Napoleon III period. The upholstery is original from the time, in fair condition with signs ...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Beech
19th Century Howard Style Willoughby Armchair With Cope Castors
Located in Accrington, GB
A 19th century armchair in the style and quality of Howard and Sons Willoughby arm chair. The armchair has front turned walnut legs with stamped Cope and Collinson castors, with rear walnut legs again with stamped Cope and Collinson castors. The armchair has a beautiful floral linen fabric...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Oak milkstool, circa 1870
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Original handmade folk art milking stool. Made in France around 1870. Solid oak stool with tripod legs so that the stool is never unstable. Simple in design.
Category
1870s French Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Venice 19th Century Throne Chair attributed Testolini Frères Leather Upholster
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Venice 19th Century Throne Chair attributed to Testolini Frères Venice ,Leather Upholstery, wax polished
About Testolini Frères Venise
Testolini Brothers saw its birth as a carpentr...
Category
1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of 6 Rococo Dining Chairs, Norway circa 1770-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of 6 lovely Swedish rococo dining chairs with curved cabriolet legs and carved accents.
Newer professionally applied custom layered salmon painted finish with pink undertones ha...
Category
Late 18th Century Norwegian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Fancy Painted Child’s Rocking Chair
Located in Savannah, GA
Fancy Painted Child’s Rocking Chair, mid-19th century.
14 inches wide by 18 ½ inches deep by 21 ¾ inches tall
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Antique Glastonbury Chairs, English, Decorative Armchair, Gothic Revival
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique Glastonbury chairs. An English, pitch pine decorative armchair with Gothic overtones, dating to the late Victorian ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Two Napoleon III Caned Beech Chairs, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Two french chairs Napoleon III, made circa 1880.
Beech and cane in faux-bambou style.
Antique, late 19th century.
Sound and solid.
Shipping:
L42 / H 89 / P 55 cm 13 kg.
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech
Set of four Louis XVI Armchairs, France 18th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Dating back to 1780, this set of four Louis XVI armchairs exudes timeless elegance and classic sophistication. Each chair features an oval-shaped back adorned with intricate floral m...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century English Oak Dining Chairs Circa 1670 , Set of Six
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A rare true set of original 17th-century dining chairs/back stools, circa 1670 . These chairs showcase a fabulous colour and patina and unique design adding to their character and ch...
Category
17th Century British Charles II Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Armchairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish armchairs from the Rococo period hand-scraped to the original paint from Lindome, circa 1780. Elegantly shaped frame with beautiful carved flower motif on the chair...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of French Armchairs, 1830, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail around the year 1820-30, these stunning French Restoration Armchairs epitomize the sophistication and grace of their era. Their timeless d...
Category
1820s French Restauration Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful antique Victorian quality carved walnut freestanding stool
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian quality carved walnut freestanding stool, having a quality carved walnut shaped frieze standing on four shaped carved walnut cabriole legs with scroll fee...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Black Forest Music Box Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A music box hidden inside this beautifully carved Swiss chair will activate when the chair is sat upon. A remarkable example of the intricate craftsmanship and artistic innovation ch...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Convent Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Some call this a convent chair. I call it cute.
Category
18th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Suite Of 6 Louis XVI Style Chairs In Lacquered Wood After A Model By Jacob
Located in BARSAC, FR
Set of 6 Louis XVI style chairs in cream lacquered wood after a model by Jacob with hot air balloon-shaped backrest and large oblong seat.
The fabric has been changed by our upholst...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Ten English Hepplewhite Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of ten English walnut dining chairs made in the Hepplewhite revival style of the late 19th/early 20th century. The chairs feature thick, robust walnut carved frames with...
Category
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Empire Period Armchairs and Bergere by P.BELLANGÉ
Located in Paris, FR
EXCEPTIONAL seats by Pierre Bellangé
PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, circa 1805
Mahogany with mahogany veneer. Powerful tapered front legs with three scalloped rings, and sabre back legs.
Slight...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Oak Hall Bench Four Feet Long with Turned Legs, Roll Ends
Located in Wells, ME
English Victorian oak hall bench with turned roll ends, turned tapered legs and single board seat. This type of bench is called a hall bench as they were originally used in entrance...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique French Milking Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French milking stool comprised of two wood slats on an iron base.
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Antique French Milking Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French milking stool with original wood slats mounted on an iron base.
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of Five Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry Wood, Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Set of five original Biedermeier shovel chairs from Thuringia, Germany around 1830.
Cherry wood book-matched veneered on the shovel and apron. Cherry solid wood frame and legs.
Top ...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
19th Century English Corner Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A chair for the corner. Or any where you need it.
Category
19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Restored Biedermeier Armchair with Stool, Beech, Oak, Cherry, Austria, 1830s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Armchair dimensions:
Height: 91 cm (35.8 in)
Width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
Depth: 63 cm (24.8 in)
Seat height: 50 cm (19.7 in)
Stool dimensions:
Height: 52 cm (20.5 in)
Width: 46 cm (18.1 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Beech, Cherry, Lacquer
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee
Located in Houston, TX
This Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee exudes timeless elegance with its intricate giltwood frame, meticulously crafted in the 18th-century French aesthetic. Adorned with delicate carv...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs in Louis XVI Style with Cane Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved dining chairs delicately hand painted in light grey with original cane seats and backs. The frame of the backs is in oval shape and all of them are in...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Gothic Revival Rosewood High Back Chair
By Pugin
Located in Altrincham, GB
Gothic Revival Rosewood High Back Chair with Padded Seat & Back on Turned Legs Supported by X Stretcher - 22"w x 22"d x 46"h (17" to the seat)
Category
1860s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Pair of Victorian Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Victorian Mahogany Framed Armchairs Upholstered in Deep Blue Velvet with Buttoned Arms on Turned Front Legs and Sabre Rear having Pot Castors 29"w x 39"d x 35"h (16" to the s...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Maison Jansen Louis XV Style Giltwood Banquette
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare gilt wood bench or day bed made in the Louis XV style which adds a lot of charm to a classical or ecclectical style ambiance living room or entrance in the classic...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
END OF THE 17th CENTURY WALNUT ENTRANCE BENCH
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid entrance bench in solid walnut, characterized by a carved backrest with linear decorations on three parts. The shoulder rest was also made from a single piece of fine walnut...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Directoire Period Hand Carved Walnut Daybed
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French Directoire period walnut daybed from the late eighteenth century features hand carved rosettes on the die joints. Each end is crowned with a double faced pediment detaile...
Category
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian 18th-Century Giltwood Stools With Fortuny Fabric, a -Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a pair of Baroque Italian 18Th. C. Gilt Wood Stools with Fortuny Fabric.
These stools are water gilded on wood, they are supported by four straight legs joined together by ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis Philippe Bench Seat Wood Sofa or Banquette French 19th Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Louis Philippe banquette or sofa on wheels
Carved with floral decorations and canelures.
France circa 1840
Good seating with springs. The fabric can be used as such, but if you wish,...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 6 Chippendale Chairs in Light and Dark Mahogany -1X56
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Enhance your dining experience with this exquisite set of 6 Chippendale chairs, crafted in alternating light and dark mahogany tones around 1880-1900. Each chair features plush velve...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Stool
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite and refined, this 19th-century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Stool epitomizes the elegance and sophistication of its era. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the sto...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Rare Unique English Oak Gothic Victorian Settee Settle Bench Circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb and very unique form of Gothic bench from England. The bench features a dark oak finish with minor signs of age and use such as finish losses and minor wear. The ben...
Category
1890s English Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Second Empire Fine Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Canapé—Napoleon III, 1860
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine and well preserved mahogany & gilt bronze canapé from the Second Empire Period under the reign of Napoleon III. Absolutely wonderful condition, seat cushion has been redone in...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Buttoned scroll back armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish Napoleon III buttoned scroll back armchair with a very shapely frame. I have not seen one like this before. A great feature in a room for its unusual design an...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
19th Century Kochs for Lewis-Stenger Barber Supply Co. Barber Chair
Located in Alpha, NJ
Beautiful example of 19th c. Kochs barber chair. This chair is in good functional condition and shows minor wear and patina indicative of its age.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of painted open armchairs/ fauteuils
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Presenting a pair of early 19th-century French open armchairs at Hutton-Clarke Antiques, epitomizing the refined aesthetic of the Neo-Classical taste. Crafted during a period that re...
Category
1840s Neoclassical Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Four Legged Mahogany Stool, Inlayed Legs
Located in Port Chester, NY
An elegant stool newly covered in French beige linen, with decorative nailheads at the corners of the seat. Constructed with mahogany legs, intric...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Maison Jansen Fine Pair of Gilded French Louis XV Style Benches
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and elegant hand carved giltwood pair of benches, 19th century French Louis XV style created very probably by Maison Jansen.
The very high quality and beauty of this work a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Shallow Pine Seat
Located in Port Chester, NY
A slim country bench with eye catching back supports and some interesting age appropriate wear, shown. The piece is shallow for a small entrance hall, at the end of the bed, or in a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
18th Century Primitive Oak Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A beautifully simple and rarely available 18th century hand crafted primitive chair, this has a lovely colour and patina to the wood and will make a wonderful statement piece for any...
Category
18th Century British Primitive Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Giltwood Side Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved and gilded side chairs with beautiful lines. Note that the back of the chair is as charming as the front! The shield backs on both have significant cracks. The shie...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
18th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A real antique, this 18th century rustic wainscot chair has a carved shaped top rail above a panelled back, with turned front legs, square section back legs and carved arm supports. ...
Category
18th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Oak & Tapestry Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French oak and tapestry stool made in the 1800’s. This comfortable stool is upholstered in a bright and colorful floral needlepoint tapestry with nailhead trim. Raised on turned so...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Tapestry, Oak
19 century Gyogyoru Biedermeier Living Set
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy gyógyáru nappali garnitúra , forma es stílus szempontból egyaránt.
Szükséges viszont a restauralas munkák, a fa es a karpit részek.
De ez után egy igazan impozáns es elegáns ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Other
19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Bench was crafted from old growth walnut in the 1800's. Sturdily constructed and having a great patina, the bench features four...
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Leather Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Cirencester, GB
This leather chair is mid 19th century with just the most fantastic colour and patina to it. Bags of Character and texture. The wing-backed armchair was originally designed to keep ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of Napoleon III curved hessian back armchairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a neat pair of 19th century Napoleon III curved back armchairs. Standing on turned legs and an elegant shape. Great smaller than average size while still maintaining comfor...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
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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