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Seating For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Folk Art
Style: Baroque
Style: Rococo
Stunning Highback King Chair of Solid Oak with Greenish Wool Denmark 1930-40
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Stunning Danish baroque style high-backed ear-flap chair hand made in the 1930s
The frame and armrests are made beautifully of turned and carved solid oak....
Category
1940s Danish Baroque Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Set of Six Thonet Style Bentwood and Caned Chairs by Salvatore Leone, circa 1920
Located in Southampton, NY
This set of six chairs (4 side and 2 arm chairs), were produced in Italy by Salvatore Leone in the early 20th century. They are made from stained bentwood with caned seats and backs....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Set of Four 19th C Original Painted Pennsylvania Plank Bottom Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These chairs were found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and are in very good and sturdy condition. Beautiful set of four mauve colored hand painted plank bottom chairs...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Tulipwood
Vienna Chair, circa 1875, Jacob & Josef Kohn. Bent, Turned and Stained Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Vienna Chair, circa 1875, Jacob & Josef Kohn. Bent, turned and stained wood. Back and seat decorated with mascaroni and mythological creatures. Old label, Jacob & Josef Kohn. Wax pol...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
J & J Kohn Chair 714 by Otto Wagner, 1920s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Čelinac, BA
Jacob and Josef Khon 714 chair by Otto Wagner Wiena 1920s.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Painted Pine Storage Bench or Settle
Located in Baltimore, MD
This massive pine double storage bench has a long straight back rail with an applied crest about five inches high. The back rails and stiles frame two short flat panels, a pattern re...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Venetian Blue Leather and Wood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century blue-gray painted Venetian side chairs with leather seats. Chairs have a heraldic style cross maker's mark engraved on backs of chairs. Features hand carved stretchers a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Patinated Swedish Folk Art Side Chairs in Pinewood from 19th. Century
Located in Odense, DK
Charming patinated Swedish folk art chairs made in the 19th. century. All in pinewood and original paint. Great for a side chair or as a small table.
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo sofa with stylish carving and swept arms and back.
Original paint with a wonderful worn patina.
With its o...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Sculptural 2-Seater Sofa in Oak & Wool, Danish "Skønvirke" Style, 1920s
Located in Odense, DK
An exquisite two seater sofa in solid oak and white wool. Crafted by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker in the 1920s. The frame of this sofa is meticulously constructed from oak wood, cel...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Venetian 1810s Rococo Style Painted Wood Armchair with Parcel-Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian painted wood Rococo style armchair from the early 19th century, with carved splat, scrolling arms, cabriole legs and cross stretcher. Born in Venice during the early years...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Joseph Maria Olbrich attributed. An Art Nouveau inlaid side chair.
Located in London, GB
Joseph Maria Olbrich was an Austrian architect and one of the Vienna Secession founders.
Category
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Seating
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Rococo chair from Stockholm,
Southern Sweden.
A fantastic chair with nice proportions & curvy legs
It comes from the upper class environment.
Scraped by ha...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
A Set of 6 BRUTALIST Handcrafted RUSTIC MID-CENTURY-MODERN Chairs, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 6 surprising tripod chairs, Modernist, Brutalist, Folk Art, Tribal Art, sculpted in massive wood, with beautiful floral organic motifs, to be attributed, France 1950.
This ...
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish hand painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish painted pine bench circa 1860.
Here we present a traditional Swedish bench, complete in it's original hand painted deep red and green colour scheme.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Set of 10 Painted Baroque Dining Chairs, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique set of ten Swedish country baroque dining chairs with tall backs, eight side chairs and two arm chairs included.
Note the exceptional antique white painted and rubbed out fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak, Paint
Danish Cabinetmaker Spindle Chairs in Solid Stained Elmwood, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 4 charming folk art style spindle back chairs made in Denmark in the early 20th century by a cabinetmaker. The chairs are made from solid stained elmwood with an amazing grain...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Folk Art Seating
Materials
Elm
Pair of Josef Hoffmann Attr. Stools
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of puristic stools, ebonized beech wood.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Seating
Materials
Beech
In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Throne
By Valentino Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century Baroque style carved walnut figural throne armchair, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Chair
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century Swedish Folk Art chair in it's original condition. Ca 1820 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Thonet Black Swivel Austrian Art Nouveau Chair, 1890
By Thonet
Located in Rome, IT
Thonet swivel chair for piano from the end of the 1800s.
The chair in bent wood, is all in wood polished in black shellac. The seat, round in shape, is still covered with its origin...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Unique 'Ice Cream Parlor Chair' Rare Inventive Spring Version
Located in Sharon, CT
An early inventive (not to mention shapelier) version of the ubiquitous Ice Cream Parlor Chair. Note that the two circular loops are looped twi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Steel
Art Nouveau Thonet Bentwood Salon Suite by Josef Hoffmann, Austria ca. 1905
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely gorgeous bentwood seating set by Thonet Austria, designed by none other than famous Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann, wellknown from the world renowed Wiener Werkstaette....
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Original Adolf Loos Thebes Stool
Located in Vienna, AT
Wohnung Dr. Otto und Auguste Stoessl, Wien XIII, Auhofstr. 235, um 1900-02 Wohnung Haberfeld
Manufacturer Friedricht Otto Schmidt
Lit.: Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, S. 32 und 7...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
1750 Venezia Italy Pair of Rococo Carved Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exquisite gilded and carved pair of armchairs. The front and side parts are carved with scrolls that create a delicate carving effects. This pair hails from Mid- 18th Cent...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Antique Swedish Spindle Lounge Chair with Completely New Upholstery and Padding
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish spindle chair or lounge chair from the mid 1800s. The chair is comfortable and generous with a frame in blackened wood and a padded seat, back- and armrests. Unusual ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Beaded African Ceremony or Nobility Chair
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Mid 20th century vibrant red and white hand beaded African ceremony chair.
Originally crafted for Yoruba tribe kings and queens, these chairs boast a meticulous process involving th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Seating
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Beads
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wood Tripod Chair and Foot Rest, German Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A interesting brutalist wood tripod chair from Germany, with a matching foot rest or table. Great piece of functional sculpture. Stool and foot rest is in great vintage condition and...
Category
1970s German Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
1750 Venezia Italy Set 4 Blue Lacquered Wooden Dining Armchairs with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of four Venetian armchairs lacquered in blue with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration. Engraved and lacquered walnut.
A delicate and refined drawin...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
Decorative Antique Sled, Wrought Iron with a Wood Seat, German 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This early 20th century sleigh from Germany is an excellent example of a child's toy or likely a display piece for your doll or teddy bear collection. The piece has a rustic looking ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Carved Walnut Large Bench, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Precious period French walnut bench hand carved on the back and on the skirt.
Its measurements are for 4 people.
It is ideal to place it in the hall of your house and thus give it a ...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
1970s Whimsical Textile Animals Green Colorful Serpentine Wingback Settee Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, wingback settee you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful sofa is statement pi...
Category
1970s European Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Swedish 19th Century Baroque Leather Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A 19th Century Baroque armchair with original leather clothing from Sweden in dark wood.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Pair Italian 19th-20th Century Baroque Giltwood Carved Winged Throne Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine pair of Italian 19th-20th century baroque style giltwood carved winged throne armchairs, each finely carved throne with scrolls and wavy armrests, on cabriole carved feet. (New ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Living room set, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique set of living room furniture from the end of the 19th century, Northern Europe.
Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. The furniture has been covered wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Set of Original Josef Hoffmann / Otto Prutscher Attr. Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant and comfortable chairs attributed to Josef Hoffmann or Otto Prutscher. Has been rennovated over a while, the fabric is partly stained. Can be sold separately.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian, Tuscany/Marche, Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Chair, 17th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a convex or barrel shaped back with a carved crown and paneling, the seat resting upon two trestle-form supports joined by a turned stretcher
Category
1620s Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chair
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo chair with embossed carvings, original surface and great shape. ca 1770 Sweden.
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool with Lambswool, 1930s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool with Lambswool, 1930s.
Adorably small footstool with turned legs i stained solid oak. New white lambs wool upholstery on the hexagonal seat. Made ...
Category
1930s Danish Baroque Vintage Seating
Materials
Lambskin, Oak
French Art Deco, Sculptural Stool with Storage, Reupholstered, Made in the 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A luxurious square Art Deco stool with a fine storage room underneath the seat. Birch veenered and reupholstered a glamorous vintage fabric from the 1990s. Made by a French cabinetma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Birch
Originals 1905 of the Period Pair of Josef Hoffmann and Jacob &Josef Kohn Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early and important design by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn; horseshoe-shaped stand, each with two spheres under the corner joints of the seat, beechwood, light stained, polished ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Italian Rococo Blue Painted Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Original great blue color with subtle gilt details. Graciously formed cabriole legs with pad feet. Used upholstery.
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of Eight Swedish Rococo Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine set of eight mid 20th century Swedish Rococo style dining chairs. Lovely chairs feature ornate carved details, shapely curved backs and cabriolet legs, with seats upholstered in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
Vintage French Art Nouveau Scrolling Wrought Iron Wooden Slat Garden Patio Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Art Nouveau Scrolling Wrought Iron Wooden Slat Seat Garden Patio Bench. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 19.5" H x 51" W x 13" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Pair of Large Italian Carved GiltWood Arm Chairs These are large arm chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large Italian Carved GiltWood Arm Chairs
These large arm chairs are very comfortable the arms legs and back are carved with Acanthus Leaves in the Baroque style. The upho...
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
French Art Nouveau Purple Moire 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 5 French Art Nouveau walnut living room / salon set with floral carving on back & purple moire upholstery (settee, 2 armchairs, 2 side chairs)
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Stool with Fortuny Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine 18th century Italian Baroque walnut stool with cabriole legs joined by an X-form stretcher ending in hoof feet. With blue and green Fortuny upholstery...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Near Pair of Antique Welsh Country Ladder back Chairs. C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous near pair of elm ladder back chairs
One is slightly taller than the other
Lovely original patina and colour
Great in a Folk Art interior
Sturdy construction
The measure...
Category
Early 1800s Welsh Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
An Early MODERN NEO-CLASSICAL FREE-FORM ROCKING-CHAIR by THONET, France 1900
By Thonet
Located in PARIS, FR
An important, very spectacular and charming free-form rocking-chair, Art-Nouveau, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, Free-Form, bamboo structures and cane seat, by Thonet, France ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Chair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet chair designed by Antonio Gaudi manufactured in Barcelona by BD.
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 54 x 94 H cm
Year: 1902
Antoni Gaudí (1852...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Seating
Materials
Oak
Poltrona in Bambù Italiana 1920 verde e marrone Art Nouveau
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Poltrona molto particolare realizzata nei primi anni del 900 totalmente a mano in bambù con fili di colore verde.
Category
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo
Art Deco / Nouveau Cast Iron Bench, Figural Violinist Motif, Painted
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming and unusual Art Deco / Art Nouveau Cast Iron Bench, Wonderfully decorated and casted,,featuring almost mythological greek Figural Violinist Motif.. appears to be hand painte...
Category
1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Iron
New Green Cast Aluminum Three-Seat Garden or Park Bench
Located in Miami, FL
New green cast aluminum three-seat garden bench
Very confortable and resistant
Its finish makes it able to withstand the inclement weather. The paint is epoxy resin that is passe...
Category
2010s European Baroque Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet armchair designed by Antoni Gaudi manufactured by BD design,
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 65 x 95 H cm.
A company that has alwa...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Ten Therien Studio Volute Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of ten grand walnut dining chairs designed by Therien Studio Workshop for Dessin Fournir. The bespoke set consists of eight side chairs and two host armchairs. The Volute...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Seating
Materials
Brass
Italian Baroque Throne Armchair in Nutwood Reupholstered in Velvet
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous Baroque throne armchair made of full nutwood in Italy.
The armchair was completely new upholstered inside / outside with red velvet, the cushi...
Category
1920s Italian Baroque Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Nutwood
18th Century Big Swedish Rococo Reeded Dining Chairs in New Upholstery
Located in San Angelo, TX
Absolutely stunning set of 4 large 18th century Gustavian dining chairs reupholstered in a beautiful Crypton fabric. These have been carefully dry scrapped uncovering the most fantas...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
20th Century Art Nouveau Armchair with Vienesse Mesh by Mundus, AT circa 1906
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding, early 20th century bentwood armchair artfully crafted by the renowed company of Mundus around 1906. A rare, absolute...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Seating
Materials
Bentwood
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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