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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Category
Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Swiss alp escabelle A 62
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A62
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Nine-Piece 19th Century Parcel Gilt Carved Aubusson Tapestry Parlor Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fantastic late 19th century nine-piece Louis XV style parcel-gilt carved walnut and Aubusson Tapestry Parlor set.
Consisting of four side chairs, four armchairs and a settee, ea...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Italian 19th Century Throne armchair
Located in Delft, NL
Italian 19th Century Throne armchair
Italian carved pine Throne chair with high backrest and acanthus leaves in red brownish gilded pinewood. The upholstery is Jacquard cream white ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th century French carved walnut tapestry armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century french carved walnut tapestry armchairs circa 1870.
Fine quality pair of french carved armchairs, with fine craftmanship shown in the quality of the carving.
Heavily c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Pair of French antiques armchairs in walnut and green fabric 19th century
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Pair of French antiques armchairs in walnut and green fabric 19th century
These charming French armchairs date back to the early 19th century and represent a rare example of period ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Early to Mid 18th Century French Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An outstanding and grand scale pair of 18th Century French carved giltwood marquise armchairs.
In the Regence style.
Circa 1750.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Gentleman's Biedermeier Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Slightly oversized, this solid birch armchair with straight back splats and crest, was part of a "Herr Rum", a gentleman's office suite, which usually comprised a similarly designed ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Georgian Style Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With classic Georgian curved openwork splats. The carved crest rail ending in scrolled arms, with three turned supports. The seat rail with shaped ends raised on a front cabriole leg...
Category
Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th c. French Daybed
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French daybed in Louis XVI style, having carved lyres in the wooden frame at each end. This piece also has 4 fluted round legs that end in brass caps.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Fabric
Circa 1860 English Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 English Windsor Arm Chair. 7-spindle hoop back, conforming turned arm supports & legs & shaped, turned cross-stretchers. Ash with ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Ash
Classic French Louis XV Fauteuil Chair in New Gold Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous French Louis XV arm chair from the 19th century. All new gray lacquer finish and new Todd Hase gold velvet upholstery. Add some classic sty...
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a study with this elegant pair of antique fauteuils; crafted in France circa 1880, the "Crapaud" chairs (or "toad" chai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Aesthetic Movement Walnut Lyre Back Bedroom or Side Chair with Button Seat
Located in London, GB
An aesthetic movement walnut lyre back bedroom chair in wonderful original condition retaining it's original button seat.
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century English Windsor Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Original English Windsor chair with fine old patina. The condition is very good and fine details to the back splash. Some old repairs but nice form.
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Norwegian Folk Art Chair 'Spinnastol' circa 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Folk Art Chair 'Spinnastol' circa 1850
With its beautiful patina and curved lines.
Made out of birch wood.
Some traces of original paint.
Heigth: 59.5 cm/23.4 inch
Depth...
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
European Wood Ladderback Chairs w/ Woven Seats
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century
Set of 4 European wood ladderback chairs w/ woven seats
1 of the Seats has Minor Bottom side Damage but you can still use the Chair & Sit.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Rounded Carved Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Rounded Carved Wood Dining Chairs feature sculptural backs and comfortably contoured seats, offering both form and function. Each piece is unique, with a rich patina that adds ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Maker, Small Chair, Pine, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine side chair designed and produced in Sweden, 19th century.
18.5" seat height
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
English 19th Century Oak Weaver’s Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Contact from countless hours spent seated at a loom have patinated the top of this wonderful English weaver’s stool. Its semicircular top is supported by three legs in a simple const...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century English Gothic Oak Hall Seat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Unusual 19th Century English Gothic Revival Oak Hall Seat or Small Bench.
This unusual bench is clearly related to the ecclesiastical furniture desig...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Marquetry Armchair with Satinwood Inlays, New York, circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
A late 19th century New York armchair in the early 18th century Dutch-Style in mahogany decorated with inlays in other woods of bows, birds, rinceau ...
Category
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Tulipwood, Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
American Victorian Wicker Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian dark natural wicker small loveseat with continuous roll arm back and woven apron & back panel with kidney shaped seat. (att: HEYWOOD...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
Rustic Bench, 19th Century, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Late 19th Century Rustic Spanish Pyreneese Mountains Wooden Bench. Made with wood. Very decorative piece.
CONDITION: Very good vintage condition.
DIMENSIONS: Height: ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Hall Bench in Red-Brown wood, England, around 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
This 19th-century Victorian hall bench, crafted in England around 1870, is a striking example of period craftsmanship and refined design. Made from rich red-brown wood, it features f...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Carved Oak Armchair ( REF AF-3295 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
Step into the refined beauty of the 19th century with this exquisite golden oak armchair, a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of its era. Crafted in 1860, this armchai...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Fully Restored Antique Hand Dyed Brown Leather Four Seater Knole Drop Arm Sofa
By Knoll
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored four seater Knole sofa with oversized feather filled cushions
If you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you kno...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
William IV Bergere finished with Goat Skin Leather
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to present day. We also ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Goatskin, Leather, Cane
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Children's Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood children's chair.
Antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood and cane children's chair or child's chair from the 19th century. This French ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved & Polychromed Gondola Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved & Polychromed Gondola Settee
This 19th-century Anglo-Indian carved & polychromed gondola settee is a remarkable example of colonial-era craftsmanshi...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Windsor Chair 1840 High Back Hoop Back Stick Back Country House Armchair
Located in London, GB
A superb, rare, impressively sized and extremely comfortable early-Victorian Windsor armchair in wonderful condition and built to last. Most likely made in England around 1840, this ...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
African Wooden Chair or Side Table, Ivory Coast
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina on this 19th century hand carved wooden chair from the Ivory Coast of Africa. This can also be used as a low side table. A piece of art.
This chair was sourced in...
Category
19th Century Ivorian Organic Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Antique French Reclining Armchair With Iron Adjusting Hardware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique French reclining armchair pair upholstered in thick heavy woven linen-like fabric in taupe with black stripes. The armchair has a selection of 8 manual reclining positions us...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Chippendale-Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding set of Chippendale-style dining chairs, created from designs by Thomas Chippendale, one of history's most celebrated artisans. A testimony to the incredible workmanshi...
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Hand Carved Wooden Bench, France, 1890s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand Carved Wooden Bench - 1890's
Hand-carved wooden bench from France, 1890's. A true conversation piece with a unique material quality to it. Th...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Foldable Adjustable Iron Chaise Lounge in Cane and Wood
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French wrought iron adjustable folding chaise lounge.
This beautiful antique metal campaign chaise can be positioned into three different positions - as a chair, a traditional chaise...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Dutch Triangular Turned Bobbin Corner Chair Rush Seat Knitting Armchair
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Late 19th century bobbin turned wood armchair with rush seat, ca 1900
Manufactured in The Netherlands.
Beautiful antique bobbin/ knitting chair with t...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Chaise Lounge in Striped Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
A traditional late 19th-century Napoleon III chaise lounge or daybed, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully handcrafted from solid maple, it features an elegant oval-back frame ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Antique Embroidered Chair, English, Walnut, Needlepoint, Bedroom, Hall, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique embroidered lyre back chair. An English, walnut and needlepoint bedroom or hall seat, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Endearing needlepoint covering and...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Louis XV-XVI Style Painted Marquise
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian Louis XV-XVI Style Painted Marquise. Marquises are oversized bergeres, chairs or loveseats/ This stunning pair of ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine Rustic Set Of Six Antique English Oak Barley Twist Arm Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
English Tavern set of Oak Armchairs with well carved Barley Twist supports and stretchers, inset Cane seats and backs, doweled flat panel arms and custom fl...
Category
19th Century English Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak, Cane
17th Century Walnut Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century French walnut armchair from the Dordogne region. The typical baluster shaped legs under a high back with upholstered armrest concealing tray supports. Armchairs as the...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Original Paint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian chairs from Smaland, Southern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original paint.
The seats are upholstered in a linen fabric.
Nice model with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
French, Louis XV Régence Caned Chairs, 18th Century, Two Similar
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French, Louis XV Régence Style caned Chairs, 18th Century, Two similar presented as a pair without being identical.
Chair 1 - 19" W x 18.5"D x 38.25"H
Seat height 18"
Chair 2 - 19...
Category
18th Century French Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Cane
Antique European Biedermeier Walnut Armchair, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Biedermeier armchair offers walnut frame with upholstered back and seat, S-scroll and reeded arms, raised on slightly flared and square legs, circa 1820
Measures: 35" H x...
Category
Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Wood
Antique Adirondack-Style Wood Branch & Twig Armchair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Incredible Adirondack-style wooden armchair made from reclaimed branches, twigs and logs. Solid frame, arm and seat made of logs with back details in smaller branches. Highly weather...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian American Empire Flame Mahogany Side Chair Embroidered Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming antique American Empire side chair. Features a mahogany frame with crotch mahogany veneer. The chair showcases an ornate crest rail with vase shaped splat, serpentine apron ...
Category
19th Century American Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Bavarian Antler Settee
Located in New York, NY
Rare late 19th century Bavarian deer antler settee. A three-section settee with large fallow deer antler-shaped backs and natural red deer antler arms. Expertly crafted with interloc...
Category
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Seating
Materials
Antler, Leather
Plitman Banquet Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Plitman banquet chair is a mahogany dining chair hand carved in the Chippendale style and upholstered with client’s own fabric.
Bespoke sizing, d...
Category
16th Century British Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty & Co. a Pair of William Birch Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Made by William Birch
A pair of English Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat dining chairs.
These chairs have been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Connecticut William & Mary Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Connecticut William & Mary bannister-back rush bottom armchair with straight rails and spindle back in maple, circa mid-18th century.
23 ½ inches wide by 20 ½ inches deep 42 ¼ i...
Category
Mid-18th Century American William and Mary Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Maple
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Wing Armchair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant Viennese Biedermeier upholstered wing armchair from c. 1825 is distinguished by sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship an...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of French Walnut Leather Tufted Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV style benches. The benches feature tufted leather seats in a rich brown coloration. The leather is secured with a row of decorative nailhead trim along the ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Georgian Hall Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Georgian mahogany hall chairs with a distinctive geometric form, including square backs with scalloped cut corners and oval back inserts retaining traces of historic surfac...
Category
1790s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set Of 4 Dutch Baroque Style Marquetry Side Chairs For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four Dutch baroque style marquetry side chairs with black leather-like drop in seats. The chairs with shaped inlaid crests above a back splat encrusted with florals, birds, ur...
Category
19th Century European Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Antique French 19th Century Bench Long Ottoman Stool C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique French 19th Century bench /Long Ottoman C.1820
Constructed in the Louis XIV style, from walnut with an upholstered seat. Standing ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th C Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs, 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These ladder back chairs are from Delaware River Valley and have the original woven seats. Selling as a pair.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine Empire Period Bronze and Mahogany Desk Chair by Jacob Freres
By Jacob Frères
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany desk armchair upholstered in gilt-tool leather. Signed: "Jacob Freres, rue de Meslee" Provenance: Partridge Fine Arts, New Bond Street, London.
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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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