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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
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
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Walnut Figural Lion Pillow Top Stools, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian Neoclassical walnut flanking figural lion pillow top stools with central shell fruit carvings, and resting on acanthus foliate scrolled legs, Early 19th Century
Category
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Gothic Revival Style Stained Oak Wood And Upholstered Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Of Gothic Revival Style Stained Oak Wood And Upholstered Seat high back Side Chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century American Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Empire Style Pair Of Italian Chairs "King" With "Vienna Straw"
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Fascinating and ra...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Qing Elmwood Horseshoe-Back Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Pair Of Chinese Elmwood Horseshoe-Back Armchairs in good antique condition. Measure 25" in width, 25" in depth and 39" in height. Seat height is 21" and arm height is 31...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
Antique regency chair in Rosewood
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Outstanding quality antique Regency quality wooden armchair having fabulous carving and beautiful linnen upholstery standing on splendid carved tulip legs to the front and out swept ...
Category
1890s Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Danish desk chair
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
20th century Danish desk chair
Category
1890s Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Morris & Co Armchair, England circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1890
Antique frame, newly upholstered in Rosemary Hallgarten Teddy.
28”w x 30”d x 39”h x 18”seat
Category
1890s English Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Neoclassical Dutch Marquetry And Upholstered Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
An 18th Century Neoclassical Dutch Marquetry Satinwood inlays And Upholstered Armchair. Frame in good antique condition. Need new upholstery. We can have it Reupholstered to suit you...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century French Carved Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Antique charm meets modern comfort in this 19th-century French carved settee. Its distressed finish exudes timeless elegance, while the fresh upholstery breathes new life into its cl...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French 19th Century Armchair in Distressed Purple Velvet with White Braided Trim
Located in Buchanan, NY
A captivating French 19th century distressed purple velvet armchair. Crafted in 19th century France, in the distinctive Napoleon III style, this armchair is elegant and timeless. It ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Italian Baroque Style Sculpted Walnut Figural Upholstered Bench, Circa 18th
Located in Germantown, MD
A very unusual Italian Baroque Style Sculpted Walnut Figural Upholstered Bench, Circa late 18th Century- Early 19th Century.
Measures 20" in width, 18" in depth and stands 20" tall.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Original Howard and Sons Bridgewater Armchair, England, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An original Howard & Sons Bridgewater armchair, England, 19th Century. The chair retaines it’s original upholstery and H & S monogram ticking. Stamped to the back leg. Structurall...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Provencal Straw Armchair From the 18th Century
By Hache
Located in Grenoble, FR
"Provencal Straw Armchair From the 18th Century"
Elegant Provençal straw armchair.
Period 18th century.
Wooden armchair, back with three cut-out bars, turned legs straw-covered seat
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair with arms that follow down through to the side stretchers. Ashbee used this version of armchair for his family home, off...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush
Set of Four American Empire Burled Mahogany and Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four American Empire hancrafted Burled Mahogany and recently Re Upholstered Side Chairs in great antique condition. Measure 17.5" in width, 20" in depth, 34.5" in height wit...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Scottish George II Laburnum Library Chair
Located in London, GB
A VERY RARE SCOTTISH GEORGE II LABURNUM LIBRARY CHAIR, Circa 1760.
Category
18th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
E W Godwin for William Watt. An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean armchair
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin for William Watt. An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean ebonized armchair. See Susan Webber Soros. The Secular Furniture of E W Godwin Illustration 109 for a cane-seat...
Category
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Upholstered Parlor Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Upholstered Parlor Chair C1890
Measures - 41...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut & Burl Upholstered Button-Back Sofa C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut & Burl Upholstered Button-Back Triple Sofa with Carv...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
Pair of “cabriolet” armchairs in walnut and canework. Louis XV period. LS5209325
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
F.L., stamped.
Pair of “cabriolet” armchairs in walnut, decorated with ribbons at the top of the back and in the center of the belt. Cane seat and back, the seat covered with a leat...
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square 2+1
Located in LONDON, GB
3 Swedish Biedermeier Empire antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms and th...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Set of Four 18th Century Italian Walnut Armchairs - blue leather upholstery
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of four 18th Century Italian walnut armchairs, the arched crest over fine molded arms, the wide serpentine, seat over cabriole legs ending in hoof feet. Lovely patina. Later bl...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, 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 Arched Crest, Cove...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe. An Arts and Crafts walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms.An Arts and Crafts walnut armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Caned Bergère Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish Louis XV-style caned Bergère armchair in natural wood, featuring a generously wide seat with detachable crimson plush cushion woven with an exuberant floral design. The sha...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Bruce Talbert attributed. A set of four Aesthetic Movement walnut dining chairs
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert (attributed). Set of four fine quality Aesthetic Movement walnut dining chairs.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Style Upholstered Arm Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
This Pair of French Louis XV Style Upholstered Arm Chairs epitomizes the grace and refinement of the era. Adorned in a newly upholstered grayish sky blue fabric, they exude a sense o...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair of 18th Century Chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
A good pair of 18th century mahogany side/ dining chairs in a style closely associated with George Heppelwhite - these have charming hand painted decoration and thick rush seats and ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Gothic Revival Ebonized & Carved Walnut Upholstered Throne Chair C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Gothic Revival Ebonized & Foliate Carved Walnut Upholstered Throne Chair C186...
Category
Mid-19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Napoleon III Set of Four Oak Embossed Leather Covered Chairs w/ Brass Tacks
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome set of four petite Napoleon III French oak chairs feature embossed leather backs and seats framed in a myriad of brass tacks. The worn leather adds to the charm of thi...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
19Thc Original Green Painted Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original Windsor green high back bird cage Windsor rocking chair is in pristine condition.This rocking chair was found in Pennsylvania and is from New England.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Swedish Satin Birch Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique Swedish satin birch Biedermeier armchairs. They were recently imported from Sweden and date from around the 1850-1870 period.
They are of superb quality, ...
Category
1850s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
A Set of 4 English Oak and Elm Georgian Chairs c1800
Located in Oak Park, MI
A delightful set of 4 English oak side chairs with solid seats. Lovely dark finish with good grain. Made of oak and elm. Stretchers add support. Playful orbs decorate the back splat....
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Oak
Pair of 19th Century English Leather and Mahogany Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
This fantastic pair of 19th Century English arm chairs, with a variation of the x-frame design, are made of mahogany and upholstered in an olive green, patinated leather. The carved ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English 19th Century Bamboo, Metal and Cane Foldable Golf, Cricket or Polo Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English bamboo and metal foldable golf, cricket or polo tournament seat from the 19th century. Created in England during the 19th century, this convenient foldable seat could be b...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
George II Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Newark, GB
English George II mahogany corner chair, circa 1745, epitomizes 18th-century elegance. Crafted with a smooth, curvaceous form, it boasts a rounded back and armrest for extended comfo...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Bench, Banquette, Needlepoint
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style marquetry bench features a frame of inset walnut panels inside borders of rosewood. The die joints are detailed with a diamond pat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood, Walnut
Pair of Regency Klismos Chairs
Located in Richmond, London
A very chic Regency period pair of 'Klismos' chairs with Greek key decoration to the backs, attributable to Gillows of Lancaster and London,
England, circa 1805.
Why we like them
T...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century French Stole With Equestrian Fabric
Located in Nashville, TN
There is a 19th century French stool frame that we acquired and had recovered in a beautiful equestrian fabric. I really love the size of the legs for a small piece it gives it such ...
Category
1860s French Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
H W Batley attr. Jas Shoolbred Pair of Aesthetic Movement cane seat beech chairs
By Henry William Batley, Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in London, GB
Henry William Batley attributed for Jas Shoolbred & Co. A pair of Aesthetic Movement cane seat beech side chairs.
Stamped under the seat Jas Shoolbred and the production number 820
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
John Pollard Seddon (attributed). A Gothic Revival Oak Side or Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
John Pollard Seddon (attributed). A good Gothic Revival oak side or desk chair of superior quality with carved ripple scroll details to the head rest and curved side supports joining...
Category
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
E W Godwin attri. An Anglo-Japanese circular armchair with fan shaped arms
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, attributed, probably made by Collinson and Lock.An Anglo-Japanese walnut circular parlor chair with fan shaped arms on bulbous turned legs united by a circular stretcher....
Category
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
J P Seddon attri. An Aesthetic Movement oak side chair with ebonized circles
Located in London, GB
J P Seddon attributed. An Aesthetic Movement oak side chair with ebonized circles to the backrests and carved decoration with through exsposed tenonsn joints. Seat Height: 45 cm
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Charles Bevan. Marsh & Jones. Aesthetic Movement button back chaise lounge
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan for Marsh and Jones of Leeds Late Kendal works. A good Aesthetic Movement walnut ebonized button back chaise lounge with carved rosettes to the front upright and subtle...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Philip Clissett A fine set of four early Arts & Crafts ash ladder back armchairs
Located in London, GB
Philip Clissett. A fine set of four early Arts and Crafts ash ladder back armchairs with pegged joints. Slightly larger than usual, beautifully made with sculptured ladders and all i...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
Pair of Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English 1860s mahogany benches with caned seats and ivory linen upholstered cushions. Would make a gracious addition to any bedroom or entry space.
England, circa 1860
Dim...
Category
1860s English Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century French Gothic Revival Carved Bleached Oak Hall Bench with Trapdoor
Located in Dallas, TX
Compliment your entryway, hallway or mud room with this heavily carved antique bench. Crafted in northern France, circa 1880, and built of solid oak wood, the bleached Renaissance st...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Coalbrookdale. Lily Pad pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron garden benches
Located in London, GB
A pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron garden benches, known as the Lily pad design, with fine fern leaf detailing, and smaller Lily-style leaves to the angular legs.Price per benchC...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Berlin Iron
5 Antique French Henry II Style Embossed Leather & Oak Gothic Dining Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique set of 5 French Henry II style dining side chairs, circa 1880s. Features an oak frame with embossed leather seat and back with pierced lower arcade accented by ornate spi...
Category
1880s Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Yew High Back Windsor Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A lovely example of the traditional high back Windsor chair, this has wide armrests with tactile ends and a carved pierced splat. Unusually, the lower spindles are turned and match t...
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Yew, Wood
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut & Upholstered Lady’s Boudoir Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut & Upholstered Button-Back Lady’s Boudoir Chair C1890
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Circa 1780 Antique French Louis XVI Carved Settee Sofa Canapé
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XVI CARVED AND SCRUBBED PARCEL-GILT CANAPÉ
France, circa 1780 cambric not removed to examine for signatures
Item # 404GPQ12L
A lovely Louis XVI period canapé from the last qu...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique John Jelliff Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Side Chair C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique John Jelliff Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Side Chair with Crest having M...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Victorian Carved Walnut Lady's Button Back Upholstered Slipper Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Victorian Carved Walnut Lady's Button Back Upholstered Slipper Chair C1890
Measures ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut Upholstered Gentleman’s Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut Upholstered Gentleman’s Chair C1890.
Measures - 40...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Button-Back Gentleman’s Chair C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Button-Back Gentleman’s Chair C1890
Measu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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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