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Seating For Sale
Style: Empire
Style: Late Victorian
Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century open armchair by Hindley & Son made in birch and upholstered in a vintage blue and white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century.
Fully restored and re-upholstered.
Category
Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Antique French Stool Empire Style Mahogany Tabouret
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Fabulous Antique French Tabouret
Empire Style
Tapered & Fluted Legs
Upholstered Seat Panel in Cream ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Mahogany Bench With Cornucopia
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This unique empire mahogany bench originates from the nineteenth century. It has a tight straight hood with even arms. The curved armrests are ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybed
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th century French Empire daybed.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late Victorian Hand Dyed Brown Leather Chesterfield Porters Armchairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of late Victorian, fully restored Chesterfield cigar brown leather porters armchairs
These a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Collection Late Victorian Club Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding late Victorian custom upholstered deep tufted club chair or tub chair with scrolled arms on turned bun feet
From the exclusive "Stately Homes Collection...
Category
Late 20th Century American Late Victorian Seating
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Painted Iron Bench, 19th Century, French
Located in El Monte, CA
A highly decorative and unique 19th century French empire painted and parcel gilt cast iron upholstered bench.
Parcel gilt border is of a rich gold with warm red undertone painting jester...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Antique French Empire Napoleonic Ormolu Parcel Gilt Bureau Desk Armchair, 1815
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & stylish antique French Empire Napoleonic parcel gilt and ormolu mounted French Fauteuil de bureau (desk chair), circa 1815.
The chair back and armrest of hooped shaped form,...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Howard & Sons Ltd Antique English Bridgewater Arm Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
Howard & Sons LTD Bridgewater arm chair retaining It’s original upholstery in H & S monogram ticking, the Bridgewater is one of the most popular models of outstanding quality has wha...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Huge Fully Restored Antique Chesterfield Club Armchair Whisky Brown Leather
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely massive, original late Victorian Chesterfield club armchair with coil sprung frame and hor...
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
French Empire Burlwood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th Century French Empire burl wood chair featuring stylized ormolu to include swans, lyre, acanthus and ribbons with lion's paw sabots. Seat newly upholstered in a dark chocolate...
Category
19th Century European Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
Offered for your consideration is a solitary black lacquered Chiavari chair in beautiful vintage condition. Featuring turned legs and hand carved purple willow frame and backrest in a restrained 17th century Empire style and painted in a black lacquer with a herringbone woven cane seat.
Chiavari chairs originated in the city of Chiavari, Italy and are the creation of early 17th century Italian cabinet...
Category
17th Century Italian Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Cane
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Category
1860s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Victorian Carved Mahogany and Velvet Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A late Victorian Carved Mahogany and Velvet Upholstered Seat Side Chair in very good antique and sturdy condition. Velvet upholstery in good condition. Measures 17" in width, 17" in ...
Category
17th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Hall Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the elegance and grandeur of the Napoleonic period with this exceptional pair of early 19th century Italian mahogany hall chairs. During the Napoleonic period, hall chairs ...
Category
1820s Italian Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Cherry Wood Desk Barrel Armchair with Gilt Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or study with this elegant antique armchair. Hand carved in France circa 1870 and built of cherry, the armchair stands on tapered front legs ending with paw sabot feet, over a bombe apron decorated with a brass laurel leaf motif mount. The rounded rail back over shaped slat, is embellished with gilt metal mounts, ending scrolled armrests decorated with elegant gilt bronze Egyptian female figure supports. The seat is dressed with black vinyl leather like upholstery, and embellished with decorative brass nail head trim. The comfortable barrel desk chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Late Victorian Style Ebonized and Decorated Maple Plank Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Late Victorian Style Ebonized and Decorated Maple Plank Chair measuring 15" in width, 16" in depth and standing 32" tall. Seat height is 16". Good vintage condition with some scatter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Seating
Materials
Maple, Paint
Midcentury Vintage Empire Inspired Newly Upholstered Bench
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage newly upholstered empire inspired bench. This bench has been upholstered in a black cotton with a large button in the center. The bench has a dark walnu...
Category
20th Century American Empire Seating
Materials
Wood
German Carved Oak Settle with Curved Armrests, circa 1880
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb German carved oak settle. Featuring two bust finials on its straight crest rail and a high seat back intricately carved with scroll motif and floral leaf surrounding two carved scenic panels...
Category
19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Buttoned Back Open Armchair in Green Velvet C1900
Located in Batley, GB
A good quality elegant mahogany open armchair raised square tapered legs and retaining its original brass casters. Upholstered in green velvet which is in good order.
Structurall...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Seating
Materials
Velvet
Rare Carved Figural Maiden Walnut Victorian Bench Stool Circa 1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1870s French Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late Victorian wicker rocking chair that that is detailed in scrolling wicker and a diamond pattern, in addition to a...
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
2 small gaps at the top of the armrests,
which does not interfere with the stability of the chair
Category
1860s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Birch Empire Stool
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-19th century birch empire stool, circa 1850.
Scandinavian empire period stool made in birch. Shaped support handles which flow through to the 4 splayed legs. Original floral t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
PAIR OF LATE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WALNUT B COHEN & SON'S LTD SWIVEL CAPTAINS CHAIRs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning pair of late Victorian circa 1899 B Cohen & Son's LTD stamped Captains swivel armchairs...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Empire Salon Sofa/Couch, Black
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century French Empire Salon Sofa/Couch, black
Very specific finely detailed carving work on solid ebonized beechwood. Partially gilded. Cum...
Category
20th Century French Empire Seating
Materials
Beech
Empire Period Armchair in Walnut, Upholstery Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone.
Category
1860s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa-bed of the Empire period in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes. This sofa is decorated in front of a lyre in the center,...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Framed Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very beautiful North American Empire style mahogany wood framed upholstered sofa with matching bolster pillows and mahogany frame scroll...
Category
1820s American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Lovely Victorian Oak Armchair
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful Victorian Oak Armchair. A fabulous Victorian antique upholstered armchair. The antique armchair has a Beautiful green fabric u...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Empire Period Armchair in Walnut, Upholstery Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone.
Category
1860s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Henbdrix And Allardyce Painted Empire Style Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire style painted armchair, circa late 20th century. With paint intentionally distressed to imitate age. Attributed to Hendrix and Allardyce, "Mai Mason". Seat dimensions, Width 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Leather Armchairs Empire Style Midcentury
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair of Mid Century ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Giltwood
Set of Six Napoleonic Empire Style Bronze Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary set of six mahogany dining chairs made in the grand Napoleonic Empire taste. The chairs feature beautifully crafted mahogany frames with rich, deep woodgrains on the fi...
Category
20th Century French Empire Seating
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Empire Style Bench with Hand-Carved Swan Figureheads
Located in Middletown, MD
Freshly reupholstered late 19th century Empire style bench in a neutral cream-colored fabric. Artisan crafted in solid, rich walnut wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful Antique Victorian Walnut Lady’s Chair
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful Antique Victorian mahogany ladies chair boasting a lovely shaped back, serpentine front rail, standing on shaped cabriole legs to the front out swept back legs in original ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Empire Revival Lacquered Swan Neck Settee, 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French Empire style settee offers a truly spectacular silhouette that is sure to impress. Wonderfully detailed featuring a reeded top rail, down swept arms are intricately ha...
Category
1970s Empire Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique French Victorian Walnut Side Chair, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Victorian side chair.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Original hand-carved walnut frame and re-upholstered with a quality fabric.
This wonderful ...
Category
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Sofa, 20th Century
Located in Kerepes, HU
Dimensions:
Height: 40 (seat), 70 ( six backrests ) cm Width: 80 cm Length : 175 Seat ( 210 whole ) cm.
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Empire Birch Wood Armchairs 19th Century Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Stockholm Birch Wood Armchairs in the Empire / Karl Johan period, circa 1810-1830 Sweden.
This Swedish pair of armchairs are veneered in a warm golden honey color. Style is ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Birch, Upholstery, Wood
Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze side chair
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 94cm, width 52cm, depth 52cm
Crafted from mahogany, this unusual side chair...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Continental Walnut Armchair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality continental carved walnut armchair, remaining in very good condition.
Width: 73cm Depth: 102cm Height: 100cm.
Category
19th Century European Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Set of Two Armchairs in Mahogany Empire Style, 1920
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of Danish Empire style hand-polished mahogany armchairs with striped fabric from around the 1920s.
Measurements in cm: H:84 W:52 D:47 SH:50
This product will be inspected ...
Category
1920s Danish Empire Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Empire Chairs from Around 1810-1815
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Empire chairs from around 1900
Solid wood mahogany. Seat upholstered and covered with black fabric. Very stable and robust built. Hind...
Category
19th Century German Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Empire Gold Bronze & Mahogany "Lit de Repos" Daybed.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French Empire Gold Bronze & Mahogany "Lit de Repos" Daybed.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Black French Antique Empire Ebonized Mahogany Sofa Bench, Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French sofa bench-recamier made of hand crafted ebonized Mahogany, in good condition. The canapé is particularized by two side backrests, standing on four arched wooden...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Ebony, Upholstery, Cotton
Carved Empire Upholstered Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
The set of 10 Carved Empire Upholstered Chairs comprise of a group with 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. All chairs with a carved top rail and featuring a fully upholstered back which...
Category
2010s Empire Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Original Antique French Empire Sofa Mahogany Veneer with Columns
Located in Berlin, DE
Original French Empire sofa, circa 1800.
Mahogany,
right and left, each with columns and fire-gilt bronze fittings.
Some bronze are missing.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Empire St. Flamed Mahogany Desk Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Empire st. flamed Mahogany desk armchair. The armchair is raised by stout elegantly scrolled legs with fine carved ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century, Pair of French Empire Style Wood Armchairs
Located in IT
19th century, Pair of French Empire style Wood Armchairs
This delightful pair of wood armchairs was made in France in the nineteenth century in the Empire style. The plant is strai...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
French Empire Period Billiard Room Bench openable Dry Bar Columns and Drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
This one of a kind museum quality piece of furniture is an important French Empire period bench or settee dating back to late 18th – early 19th century that furnished the billiard room...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
American Victorian Eastlake Upholstered Chair, 19th Century
Located in Vero Beach, FL
American Victorian Eastlake Upholstered chair 19th century.
Impressive carved and upholstered parlor chair, carved in openwork with two a...
Category
19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th C. Flame Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid with Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century Flame Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid with Upholstered Seat Side Chair.
Measures 17.5" in width, 20" in depth and 33" in height. Seat height is 17".
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Bellanger French Empire Mahogany Pink and Red Stripe Upholstered Settee
By Bellanger
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style mahogany settee with a carved frame and striped blush pink and red upholstered seat, arms and back. (BELLANGER).
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Wood
Small Stool Empire-Style from the 20th Century, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Empire style emerged in France during the early XIX century under the leadership of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. It is characterized by its prominent straight lines and geometric ...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Empire Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Benches
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular upholstered seats with klismos form bases with turned stretchers, bronze mounts and paw feet.
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Giltwood Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and giltwood stools. Each circular stool is raised by three square tapered legs with the front leg displaying a handsome pa...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Living Room Suite in the Antique Empire Style Beech Hand Carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact fine-carved sculpture made of solid, blackened beechwood. Poliment gold-plated. Scratched frame on sculpturally carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in...
Category
20th Century French Empire Seating
Materials
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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