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Seating For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
French Louis XVI Style Maple Dining Chairs W/ Green Velvet - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome set of six French Louis XVI-style dining chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted maple wood frame with an oval-shaped medallion back. The...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Velvet, Maple

Henredon French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Cane Back Dining Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style dining chairs or side chairs By Henredon USA, Circa 1960s Sculpted walnut frames, with caned seat backs, and floral patterned uph...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Side Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Louis XVI style gilt decorated side chair.
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chaise Lounge with a Gray Painted Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XVI style chaise lounge from the late 19th century with a French gray painted finish. This chaise lounge is a wonderful small scale and is comfortable to use. It is bea...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Six Antique French Neoclassical Louis Style XVI Dining Chairs W/ Floral Fabric
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite and rare set of six late 19th-century French dining chairs crafted in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style, sourced directly from Paris. These chairs feature beautifully han...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Divine pair of French caned lounge chairs or armchairs featuring the original art nouveau style needlepoint. Beautifully crafted from walnut i...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Walnut

Gilded Age Louis XVI Style Carved and Giltwood Bergere
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand carved Louis XVI style giltwood armchair features classic motifs including acanthus leaves, rosettes, and fluted tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair Of 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Giltwood Chairs. A glamorous pair of antique Italian Louis XVI style gilt wood chairs with excellent carving and beautiful original gildi...
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1860s Italian Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI SeatAntique French Sofa, Maison Pierre Frey Velvet
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style sofa corbeille. Two removable cushions, with a fabric of the famous French "Maison Pierre Frey" in velvet. With its thick feather and down cushion, th...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Velvet

French Louis XVI Velvet Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style cream painted loveseat with bow knot carved back crest and velvet upholstered seat and back Antique condition. Shows wear and tear
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

French Louis XVI Pair of Bergere Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Those charming pair of bergere chairs are covered of leather in the Louis XVI style. Simple and elegant they can be place anywhere at home.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of 6 Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs 6x
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs 6x Country: France Materials: Painted Carved Wood, New Linen Fabric Condition: Newly Reupholstered Style: French Louis XVI Year:...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Bergeres
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 19th-century French bergères exudes timeless elegance and embodies the refined craftsmanship of the Louis XVI style. The carved wooden frames, likely crafted from giltwo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Creme Paint Decorated Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 35 1/2in W: 24in D: 25 3/4in SH: 18 1/2in This antique pair of Louis XVI style creme paint decorated armchairs accent chairs is perfect for you and your home and is ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of French Louis XVI Style 1900s Painted Bergères Chairs with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted wood bergère chairs from the early 20th century, with carved décor and foliage-themed upholstery. Created in France at the Turn of the Centur...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Brass

Baker McMillen French Louis XVI Neoclassical Ribbon Fauteuil Balloon Back Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Baker Furniture Mcmillen collection fauteuil balloon back armchair featuring Louis XVI / Neoclassical styling with carved ribbons, floral m...
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

John Widdicomb French Regency Louis XVI Painted Desk Chair or Side Chair, 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Regency Louis XVI style side chair or desk chair By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1960s Solid cherry wood, with original cream painted and parcel gilt finish, and b...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cherry, Giltwood, Paint

Pair of French Open Armchairs Louis XVI Medallion Fauteuils, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils Medaillon, French open armchairs, made circa 1900. The beechwood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style. The upholstery i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Settee, François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved settee by François Linke (d. 1946). The finely carved frame, upholstered in a recent cream fabric, topped with an...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk chair with carved diamond motif on crest and richly carved griffin wings above articulated paw feet with tan colored leather upholstery. Height: 30" Seat height: 17" Depth: ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of French carved walnut fauteuil armchairs crafted in the Louis XVI taste. The chairs feature a gracefully arched crest and square back with padded arms. The generous se...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style gilt wood armchair, circa 1900. With a foliate carved cupids bow crest rail, down swept arms with beaded carvings ending in acanthus carvings, foliate carved apron, t...
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Early 1900s Unknown Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XVI Style Banquette in Blue Leather
Located in Buchanan, NY
A classic French early 20th century ebonized banquette upholstered in blue leather. Discover the allure of French elegance with this handsome early 20th century ebonized banquette, u...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of 19th Century French Giltwood Louis XVI Style Médaillon Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A pair of Louis XVI-style armchairs, hand-carved in France in the 1800s, each chair has a giltwood frame with several areas upholstered with a teal and...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century French Canape
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 18th-century French canapé, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and timeless style of the Louis XVI period. This graceful piece features a painted wooden frame, highlight...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Pair of Maison Jansen Giltwood French Louis XVI Style Chairs
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of very well proportioned, elegant and chic Louis XVI style wood and gold leaf gilded chairs created very probably by Maison Jansen. Each chair with curved oval-shaped padded b...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergeres ~ Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergeres ~ Armchairs envelope one in comfort, and do it in classic style! Crafted from sumptuous French walnut, the design features an arch...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Side Chairs, Hand-carved, Choice of Finishes, Armchair Available
Located in Chicago, IL
For years we have been searching for a proper size and “comfortable” Louis XVI side chair. Finally we came upon a beautiful set of Louis XVI side chairs from the 1800's in the style of Jacob from Chateau de I’ Oise in France. The seat of the Louis XVI chair was just a little wider and a smidgen deeper and the back relaxed a few more degrees, which makes for the absolute ideal Louis XVI side chair. The antique Louis XVI chairs...
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2010s French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Beech

Antique sofa Classicism - Empire Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Top condition ✓ Wonderful veneers ✓ Unique craftsmanship Dimensions: W: 208cm H: 102cm D: 64cm Item: Antique sofa Item no.: 929 Epoch: Empire around 1800 Material: Walnut Color:...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Nutwood

Set of 10 French Louis XVI Style Paint Decorated Dining Chairs with Plush Fabric
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic set of dining chairs featuring their original creme painted frames with a time-worn crackled finish and beautiful floral chenille velvet upholstery. The chairs ar...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

Elegant Pair of Empire Benches, Copenhagen, Denmark
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Empire benches crafted in mahogany. The high, architecturally designed sides feature string inlay in satinwood, topped with an ebonized panel and mounted with gilt bronze orn...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

French 18th Century Louis XVI Painted Armchairs with Velvet Upholstery Stamped
Located in Houston, TX
French 18th century Louis XVI painted armchairs with velvet upholstery stamped by N Blanchard.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Footstool or Ottoman
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome French carved mahogany footstool or ottoman made in the neoclassical Louis XVI taste. The footstool features a square shape frame with gracefully curved concave sides. The c...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Custom Upholstered Faux Paint Decorated Bergere
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom bergere with fixed back, loose pillow seat, faux paint decorated frame with a distressed finish, resting on cabriole legs. Covered in plaid fabric with slight nubby feel and t...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

French Louis XVI Style Walnut Footstool with Linen Upholstery, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut footstool from the 19th century with custom linen upholstery. This exquisite Louis XVI-style footstool, crafted in 19th-century France, showcases time...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Fabric, Linen, Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Carved Wood & Faux Zebra Leather Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Wood & Faux Zebra Leather Sofa Designer: Unknwon Country: France Manufacturer: Unknown Materials: Carved Wood, Faux Zebra Leather Style: French Louis XVI Year: 1920’s $4,500 Dimensions: 42”H x 55”W x 26” Seat Height 20
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

A Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Cirencester, GB
Circa 1900 this pair of antique armchairs have been painted over the gilt. This paint has then been rubbed back revealing the gilt in places. The seats and the more recent upholste...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Beech

20th Century Black Ebonized Empire Style Swan Bench
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Empire style bench featuring Neoclassical style carved swan frame newly padded and upholstered in a Chanel style chuncky tweed.
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20th Century Empire Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

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...
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19th Century European Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Ormolu

19th century French LXVI Style Gilt-wood Settee in Aubusson Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming small 19th century gilt wood Settee richly upholstered in hand-woven Aubusson tapestry.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

19th Century French Oval Hand Carved Walnut Cane Dining Chairs Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Six 19th century French carved walnut dining chairs in Louis XVI style, with hand-caned seats and backs. The chairs are raised on elegantly carved legs. All six are very stable as co...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marquise or Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood marquise or bergere. This stunning antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood chair, marquise, loveseat or bergere chair is most comfortabl...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Settee / Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered settee / sofa. The settee features four straight mahogany legs, the front two of which are set on...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Bronze

Stamped Jean-Michel Frank, Louis XVI Style, Parchment, Six Dining Chairs, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jean-Michel Frank attr, Louis XVI Style, Six Dining or Side Chairs, Parchment over Wood, Fabric, France c. 1930s Set of six Directoire style dining or side chairs in parchment clad ...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Parchment Paper

Louis XVI Bergère
Located in Sheffield, MA
French Louis XVI stripped armchair giving it an informal casual charm with rose dust moire upholstered back & overstuffed feather seat cushion over fluted turned legs, wonderful hand carved details and proportions. Upholstery and arms and the back are quite faded. Arm upholstery...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Painted and Carved Wingback Bergère Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted wingback bergère chair from the 19th century, with carved decor and new upholstery. Born in France during the 19th century, this lovely 'bergère à or...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Wood Marquise Wingback Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted and carved wood marquise wingback chair from the 20th century, with new upholstery. Created in France during the 20th century, this marquise chair fe...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Four Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs Washed Finish with Blue Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of four Dining chairs in the style of Louis XVI. The finish is superb with a faint line of blue, which corresponds perfectly with the blue linen fabric. The Chairs ...
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20th Century Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

French Louis XVI Open Armchairs or Fauteuils - 4 available
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Set of four French carved and painted Louis XVI style fauteuils or open armchairs, the frames with finely-carved ribbon details and standing on turned tapering fluted legs. C. 1910. ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Beech

A Pair of French Louis XVI style painted side chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quality pair of chairs appear to be in the manner of Maison Jansen. The openwork splats appear to be in the form of a hot air balloon, over a rounded seat supported by an apron ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Louis XVI style Armchairs, France circa 1890
Located in Knutsford, GB
A Pair of Louis XVI Style painted Fauteuils/ Armchairs. Late 19th Century. French. Blue silk upholstery 100 cm high x 69 cm wide x 69 cm deep
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

Pair of Rare Louis XVI Bergeres, Stamped Claude Chevigny
By Claude Chevigny
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of fine Louis XV Chevigny Stamped Bergères (late 18th century) each with arched back and nailhead-trimmed upholstery, the frame with rosette details and raised on tapered flute...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

19th Century French Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French giltwood fauteuil armchairs, pair Offered for sale is a pair of late 19th century Louis XVI French giltwood fauteuil armchairs shown in muslin and in need of uph...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Four 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Square Back Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of four late 19th-century French Louis XVI-style chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted frame with a square-shaped back, hand-painte...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Maple, Paint, Trimming

Pair of 19th Century French Canapé in Style Louis XVI
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant pair of 19th century French settees/banquette in Louis XVI style. The painted frames richly carved; the top gracefully curved, the seat rails and the fluted legs with florets...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Paint

19th Century French Hand Carved Silke Dining Chairs in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French eight hand carved dining chairs in Louis XVI style. All the chairs are in very good authentic condition and still wearing original silk upholstery. France, circa ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

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Silk, Wood

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,...
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1810s French Empire Antique Seating

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Ormolu

A Palatial Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Salon Set
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale Louis XVI style salon set comprising four arm chairs and a matching sofa. The deeply carved frames are finished in gold leaf and upholstered in antique turquoise Ita...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

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Giltwood

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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