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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Antique Unusual Swedish Folk Art Chair with Antique Hand Carved Graffiti
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish folk art chair. Rustic and made by hand in solid pine, around the mid 1800s in northern Sweden. The chair has never been painted but is covered in 19th century grafit...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

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Pine

19th-C. English Scrubbed Pine Dining Chairs New Upholstery - S/12
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This beautiful set is ready to go! This is a late 19th century English scrubbed pine set if twelve dining chairs. The neutral upholstery is new. The side chairs measure as follows: 2...
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Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating

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Upholstery, Pine

19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Antique Large Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Antique settee 1825s in full Charles X era. The settee is made of solid walnut hand carved. Particular shape called a boat. Large size compared to other ...
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1820s Italian Charles X Antique Seating

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Walnut

Bench No. 5 Thonet 1858 made of bent beech and wickerwork restoration needed
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, very rare original bench no. 5 by the Thonet brothers (Gebrüder Thonet) Vienna from 1859. Vienna Secession. Art Nouveau With original branded logo and one original paper l...
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1850s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

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Wicker, Bentwood

19thc Pennsylvania Birdcage Windsors in Original Black Paint / Set of Six
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century original black painted Pennsylvania birdcage windsor chairs a set of six with bamboo turnings. Fine pristine condition and very sturdy.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating

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Wood

18th Century Spanish Walnut Bench
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large 18th Century Spanish bench of solid walnut construction. With signs of its original hand carved elements, displaying a wonderfully primitive aesthetic.
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18th Century Rustic Antique Seating

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Walnut

Antique Pair French Empire Armchair Fauteuils Chairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique pair of French Empire Revival upholstered back mahogany armchair fauteuils, circa 1880 in date. The mahogany is beautiful in colour with superb patina. Th...
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1880s French Empire Antique Seating

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Mahogany

Single Napoleon III piecurst armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very high quality and beautifully designed French armchair. The pie crust detail and shape of the chair make this elegant and a great addition to any room. Neat size but st...
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19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

Set of Twelve English Georgian Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand set of twelve late 19th/early 20th century fine English dining chairs crafted from mahogany. The chairs have been refurbished and reupholstered with a new modern fabric. Constr...
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19th Century English George III Antique Seating

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Fabric, Mahogany

A Heywood Wakefield wicker chair, C. 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extravagant Victorian wicker chair has wonderful detail including intricate weaves, braids, beads, and balls, all supported by four flaring legs. The Heywood-Wakefield Company ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wicker

Antique French Louis XIV Overstuffed Carved Walnut Armchair 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique French Louis XIV Overstuffed Carved Walnut Armchair with Floral Upholstery 19thC. Measures...
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19th Century Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Armchairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant and fine Biedermeier ash wood armchairs were made circa 1825 in Vienna. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare an...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Ash

19th Spanish Carved Large Hall Bench with Storage
Located in Miami, FL
This 19th century mobila bench is richly made with Castilian motifs. Despite its age, the piece has a very solid frame with relatively minor damage. Boards show the evidence of very ...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique Swedish Folk Art Bench, Rare Primitive Folk Art Furniture
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art bench from Sweden made around 1820. The bench is made by hand in solid pine and has never been painted. Rare primitive folk art furniture. Unusually curved, rococo l...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

18th/19th Century Italian Louis XVI Set of 10 Antique Painted and Gilded Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exceptional set of 10 Louis XVI dining chairs, finely carved with fluted legs and rosette details, retaining their original painted and gilded finish—offering refined neoclassical...
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19th Century Italian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Swedish Karl Johan/ Empire Meridienne/ Recamier in Carved Mahogany w/ Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally beautiful Karl Johan meridienne or fainting couch with graceful curves and foliate and fleur-de-lis carvings on the mahogany frame, with upholstered back, seat and s...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Seating

Materials

Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century French Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French armchair exemplifies refined craftsmanship and timeless design, showcasing the elegance of Louis XV or Rococo-inspired styles. The solid wood frame, likely w...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

19th Century German Set of Four Antique Biedermeier Cherry Shovel Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique set of four German dining room chairs made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The detailed Shovel side ch...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Cherry

Victorian Walnut and Cane Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Walnut and Cane Rocking Chair. Caning in great condition
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Eight Antique Country French Ladder Back Maple Farm Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats
Located in Astoria, NY
A rustic set of eight late 19th-century Country French Provincial ladder-back farm chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-carved from solid maple, the chairs feature elegant lad...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Maple

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine and elegant Viennese Biedermeier walnut sofa was made circa 1825-30. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined desi...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Swiss alp escabelle A 103
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle folk art chairs A103
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1840s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century American New England Fan Back Maple Windsor Arm Chair 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique 18th century American fan/comb back New England maple Windsor armchair, Massachussetts, circa 1780. A very handsome late 1700s maple windsor armchair from the Federal period, the chair having a fan shaped back with plain spindles connecting to the seat through a continuous armrail, and terminating to 'paw' shaped handrests. The armrail is supported at the front with a pair of turned spindled supports, the shaped seat is raised on four finely turned legs joined by a 'H' frame turned stretcher. These early American Windsor chairs...
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1780s American Federal Antique Seating

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Maple

Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair This is a superb mahogany, Chippendale ribbon-back side chair with embroidered sea...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Set of Six Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine Biedermeier set of six chairs and the large round table. The set was made in Vienna circa 1825. Vie...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut

Rustic Antique Swedish Folk Art Pine Bench or Sofa with Birch Faux Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic antique Swedish bench in folk art from northern Sweden. The bench is made around 1820 by hand with a frame in solid pine. Original seat ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

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Pine

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Needlepoint Square Footstools
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of late 19th-century English Victorian footstools featuring fine needlepoint upholstery with a scrollwork motif. The stools have a square-shaped pine frame that is soli...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

French Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of 18th century Louis XVI period bergere armchairs. The wood frames–painted light gray–are carved with stunning clarity & richness in foliate motifs from the top of the handra...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Foam, Wood, Feathers

Pair of Napoleon III elegant buttoned tub chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of French buttoned tub chairs. Elegant design and neat proportions. Ideal bedroom chairs or occasional seating in a living room. Measurements Heig...
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19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Cane Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Cane Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6. Listing includes (6) side chairs, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, nicely carv...
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Early 17th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality carved oak armchair having a wonderful quality carved oak top with carved oak leaves, barley twist supports, carved oak leaves to the centre splat with reeded supports. The seat is newly reupholstered in burgundy leather. It boasts an attractive carved frieze, open arms with leather arm rest and fantastic carved oak lions heads. It stands on barley twist legs with turned feet united by barely twist...
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19th Century English Antique Seating

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Oak

Swiss alp escabelle dated 1808
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle in pine dated 1808
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Early 1800s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench/Table, England c1900s
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench/Table, England, c19th Century. A rustic bench which would also serve as a side/coffee table. Sitting on four splayed cham...
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19th Century English Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish Empire Karl Johan Wood Sofa 19th Century Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Empire Karl Johan style sofa dating c. 1830
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Birch

Antique Italian Besarel Walnut Arm Chair Baroque Upholstered Mid-19th C Rare
By Andrea Brustolon, Valentino Panciera Besarel
Located in Tyler, TX
Stunning & rare Italian venetian highly carved walnut Baroque upholstered arm chair~~ Besarel~~mid-19th century We recently had the good fortune to obtain this rare work of art~~an antique carved walnut arm chair...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

A Rare Original West Country Blue Painted Settle
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very rare blue painted settle. A curved bench seat known as a settle having a traditional clapboarded high back to block out drafts, splayed back s...
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Early 19th Century English Country Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swiss Alp Dated 1793 from Saanen Village
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp dated 1793 and signed MM from Saanen village.
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1790s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Bergere Chairs with French Linen Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of French Louis XVI-style wood chairs. This pair of French Louis XVI-style bergère chairs invites you to indulge in the aesthetics and comfort of a bygone era. The timeless be...
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18th Century European French Provincial Antique Seating

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Linen, Beech, Paint

Antique Louis XV Chairs, French
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden chair from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. A classic French dining chair, it features a curved back with intricate carvi...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Swiss alp folk art pine armchair from Bulle village
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp pine armchair from Bulle village near Gruyere village
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1850s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Italian, Lombardia, Late Baroque Pair of Walnut, Ebonized, & Upholstered Benches
Located in Atlanta, GA
having rectangular seats newly upholstered in white linen atop frames of turned walnut with ebonized moldings, the legs joined by elaborately shaped x-form stretchers with three turn...
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1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

A French Empire Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Terminus
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A French Empire Georges Desmalter Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Pediments With Square Tapering Legs & Hoof Feet. François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770–...
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18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Florentine Savonarola Chair, all hand Carved Walnut Restored and Wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important Original Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chair in carved walnut restored and polished to wax. Armrests ending with two finely hand-carved heads of lion: type of finish pr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

French Louis Philippe Daybed in Figured Walnut, circa 1835
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite Louis Philippe daybed in beautiful figured walnut, of superior design and fine craftsmanship. France, circa 1835. In near perfect condition, this is one of the most extr...
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1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Gustavian Painted Banquette-Trundle
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish 18th century Gustavian banquette with its original hand-scraped painted finish. The solidly constructed frame makes for a sheltering sofa as well, with a removable bench se...
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Edwardian Bobbin Corner Chair With Fabric Early 20th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
Antique oak bobbin corner chair, England, circa 1900. Crafted from solid oak, this corner chairs feature turned bobbin legs and simple, traditional lines showcasing the traditional E...
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Early 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Antique Spanish Leather and Wood Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Classic antique Baroque style dining chairs, in weathered wood, and leather. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, both show some cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. We ...
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Swiss Alp, folk art , Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp , folk art ,escabelle.
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry, Southern Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Set of six identical chairs from the Biedermeier period around 1830. H x W x D: 90 x 50 x 43 cm, seat height: 50 cm Made in southern Germany. Solid cherry and cherry veneered. Beau...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Cherry

19th Century Rococo Style Wide Marquise Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique chair is a French Louis XV style ‘Bergère Marquise’ in the Rococo tradition, dating from circa 1890-1900. The chair is meticulo...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique Islamic Syrian Moorish Arabic Caligraphy Inlaid Chair Levantine 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Syrian Moorish inlaid chair with mashrabiya and Arabic calligraphy decoration, circa 1890. This very attractive antique Levantine chair ...
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1890s Syrian Islamic Antique Seating

Materials

Bone, Shell, Ebony, Walnut

19th Century Fine Set of Six Biedermeier Walnut Chair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These fine set of six Viennese Biedermeier walnut chairs from circa 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which reflect innovative design and highest quali...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Biedermeier Chaise Longue, Viena, Austria c1830
Located in Norwalk, CT
Biedermeier chaise longue made in the early to mid 19th century in Austria. A fine example of the genre with a sleek form and handsome figured walnut veneer. The wood has been freshl...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Period Gustavian Chairs in Original Paint, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of Swedish Gustavian side chairs from the late 18th century, each scraped back to reveal traces of their original soft grayish-white paint, now beautifully timeworn a...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

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...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Ebony, Mahogany

French Pair of Louis XVI Style Bergeres
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI-Style bergeres are in wonderful condition. The frames are 19th century, hand carved with a twisted ribbon border, acanthus leaf arms, and painted in its...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood, Down, Paint

French 19th Century Louis XVI Tall Back Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautifully constructed French settee from the 19th century incorporating Louis XVI decorative motifs and proportions that would also fit with Empire or Directoire tastes as well. ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Fruitwood

French Louis XV Style walnut carved sofa, 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
This louis XVStyle sofa has incredible carving with exceptional craftsmanship made of fine walnut and hand carved. It has floral and foliate detailed carving. The fabric is a silk Ve...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Set of Four English Windsor Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A set of four, circa 1890 English Windsor chairs. Made from oak with shaped oxbow-handrails at the top connecting to shaped splats and thin spindles for a backrest. Two additional sp...
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19th Century English Other Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Louis XV Style Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Loveseat. We offer this shapely antique French Louis XV style painted and parcel gilt curved or Courbe loveseat. This versatile piece works well in...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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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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