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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1940s
Long Narrow Plank Top Bench, Hungary circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Rustic narrow 8' plank top bench, originally painted brown now distressed and worn down to natural pine with deep aged patina.
The top reveals generations of use with nicks, cracks, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Chinese Huanghuali & Marble Corner Chairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Huanghuali and Dream Stone Marble Inset Corner Chairs, circa 19th century or earlier, with shield-form backs. 34.25" H x 24.25" W x 21" D; seat: 18.25" H.
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Seating
Materials
Marble
Classic Pair of Antique Georgian Style Newly Upholstered Wing Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of vintage Georgian style wing back chairs in a smaller size than many of the larger ones. Chairs are newly upholstered in an updated white cottom duck with down cushio...
Category
Late 19th Century American Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Louis XVI 19th Century Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Indulge in the elegance of a Louis XVI wood carved settee, a timeless piece that epitomizes the sophistication and grandeur of 18th-century French design. Crafted with meticulous at...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Rare Hand Carved Empire Style Chairs with Leopard Print Covering
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our vintage oak Empire-style chairs. Each chair is adorned with eye-catching Leopard print upholstery and features intricately hand-carved ...
Category
1940s American Empire Revival Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Fauteuil Arm Chair
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
pair of French 19th century Transitional st. patinated wood armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Transitional st. patinated wood armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with finely detailed foliate carvi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Set of 6 Victorian Walnut Cabriole Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of six English antique Victorian walnut dining chairs, circa 1860 in date.
They have striking carved solid walnut backs and mid rails and are raised on elega...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Art Deco Stool with Backrest Newly Upholstered
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian 1940s/50s occasional stool presented atop four tapered walnut legs with the two front legs with brass caps. The simplicity of the design and the short backrest offer ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Gustavian Sofa / Bench, By a Swedish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning antique late Gustavian sofa/bench, skillfully crafted by a talented Swedish cabinetmaker of the era. This exquisite piece showcases the hallmark elements of Gustavian desi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
George IV Leather Club Sofa, Early 19th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A George IV leather club sofa, early 19th century with straight back and arms, turned wood legs, upholstered in dark brown leather, button and stud detail.
Category
Early 19th Century George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Saddle Seat Leather Desk Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine quality 19th century English Victorian period saddle seat desk chair, constructed of solid mahogany with a brown upholstered backrest and armrests, circa 1880. The mahogany of...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Carved Fauteuil Arm Chairs. This listing is for two chairs but we actually have four available.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Country French Beech Wood and Rush Prayer Chair from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions. Created in Normandy, France circa 1880, the Prie-Dieu ( Pray God ), stands on curved legs joined by a d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
19th Century Painted Chair-Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A painted pine chair-table from the Netherlands made in the 1800’s. This functional antique is a chair that converts into a table by use of hand forged iron hinges that allow the cha...
Category
19th Century Dutch Other Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Velvet Ottoman
Located in Culver City, CA
Velvet Ottoman
England circa 1890
Original upholstery, on Gilt barley twist legs with original castors.
20”w x 20”d x 18”h
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Leather Stool with Brass Capped Feet by Jacques Adnet, France, c. 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Gorgeous leather stool with stitched leather legs and patinated brass capped feet. This is a great example of Adnet's work; a real collector's item.
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Victorian Gold Gilt Wood Wing Back Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Victorian Gold Gilt Wood Wing Back Bergere Arm Chair. Item featured has a large impressive profile, carved and applied acanthus and geometric accents,...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Louis XV Style Bergère with Carved Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Louis XV style armchair features an ornately carved wooden frame that is finished in a beautifully antiqued white patina that contrasts the rich gray upholstery w...
Category
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Venetian "Fan" Sofas with Mustard-Yellow Upholstery
Located in Dubai, AE
A pair of early 19th-century three-seater Venetian canape sofas, also commonly referred to as 'fan'-shaped sofas. The frames are carved from wood, with serpentine padded backrests an...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Barokk bor szek szettet
Located in Kerepes, HU
A teljes szett 6 db barokk bor székből áll. Csak is egyben elado.
A korara kepés nagyon jól alapattal örvendezik , rögtön használható, élig különleges es mutatások.
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique English Footstool With Vintage Scalamandré
Located in Tampa, FL
A lovely 1880s round carved wooden footstool with brass. Upholstered in 1970s silk Scalamandré animal print fabric.
Category
1880s English Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Two Oak Art Nouveau Side Chairs by Emile Gallé, 1890s
By Emile Gallé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Nouveau side chairs.
Design by Emile Gallé.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Solid oak frames with original sycamore decorations of flowers in the backsides.
This wonderful pair of Art Nouveau side chairs by Emile Gallé...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Oak, Sycamore
19th Century Spanish Baroque Giltwood & Mohair Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, early to mid 19th century.
A very attractive antique Spanish side chair with gilt wood finials, carved skirt rail and upholstered with a gray mohair fabric back and seat.
...
Category
19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch PAIR
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms....
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
19th Century Italian Red Leather Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair was made sometime in the 1800s in Italy. Has beautiful hand carved ornamental carvings throughout the frame of the chair; hand scalloped arms on a sea-scroll with the pati...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
Attributed Herter Brothers Antique Aesthetic Movement Carved Slipper Chair
By Herter Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
The firm of Herter Brothers, (working 1864–1906), was founded by German immigrants Gustave (1830–1898) and Christian Herter (1839–1883) in New York City.
An antique late 19th centur...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Iron & Leather Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bring history home with our Iron and Leather Armchair – a 19th century Spanish style masterpiece. In excellent antique condition this piece is delicate yet commanding. The leather up...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chair "Oh Romeo, where is Juliet ?" by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Church Chair contemporized, painted and multi-lacquered, cut, additional leg added.
• Info about Markus
• born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany
• since 1986 active as a visual artis...
Category
Late 19th Century German Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Restored Rattan Six Strand Square Pretzel Four Seat Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This restored mid-century rattan six-strand square pretzel four-seat sofa with sectional pieces showcases timeless charm styled after the design made famous by Paul Frankl. Crafted w...
Category
1940s American Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
19th Century Barokk szek
Located in Kerepes, HU
A szekek csak szetben elado ( 4 db.)
Fugetlenul hogy regi barokk stilusrol van szo es azert antik patinaval rendelkeznek, attol hogy teljesen uj karpit kaptak, az uj tulajdanosnak...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric
1946 Pair of "Chauffeuse" Armchairs Attributed to Andre Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of armchairs "Chauffeuse" of 1946 attributed to Andre Arbus
Composed of a low seat with cushion, the upholstery is original horsehair and spring, high back in horsehair. Fabric ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Damask, Silk, Beech
Restored Rattan 3-Strand Full Pretzel 3 Piece Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Indulge in comfort and style with this restored rattan 3-strand full pretzel 3-piece sofa. Meticulously refurbished, its unique design offers a blend of retro charm and modern sophis...
Category
1940s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Original Painted Italian Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very good original painted carved Italian settle. 1880.
Seat height is 18".
Reference: 8372
Dimensions
67 inches (170 cms) Wide
21 inches (53 cms) Deep
36 inches (91 cms) High
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Long Hand Painted Bench With Interior Storage, Hungary circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted bench with divided storage at over 9' long .
Traditional Eastern European folk art hand-painting reveals faded flourishes/flower borders along front against brow...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Plywood Group Lounge Chair, Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Neuss, NW
Plywood Group Lounge Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, designed in the 1945/1946s. Stainless steel frame with seat and backrest shell made of bent ash plywood.
Quality Features...
Category
Late 19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
German Mid Century Josef Hoffmann Armchair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A statement armchair made by German architect and designer Josef Hoffmann. Typical of Hoffmann’s style, this comfortable armchair has a slanted pierced back with carved shapes and pa...
Category
19th Century German Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Renaissance style bench with storage, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Renaissance style chest, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 190 cm width 145 cm depth 55 cm
Category
1870s French Renaissance Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Pair of Chinese 'Horseshoe Back' Chairs
Located in London, GB
19th Century pair of Chinese 'Horseshoe Back' chairs.
Dimension: H 99 x W 67 x D 45 cm.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A set of chairs from the mid-19th century, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs from around 1860, Northern Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 86 cm / seat height. 44 cm / width 43 cm / depth 48 cm
Category
1860s Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Early 19Thc Original Stenciled Hitchcock Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original stencil painted children's chair with original hand woven rush seat and in very sturdy condition.Fine undisturbed painted surface.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Danish Oak Easy Chair with Black Stained Legs, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern, also known as Scandinavian Modern, is a design movement that emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly during the 1940s to 1960s. It originated in Denmark but quic...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
A pair of George V leather upholstered fireside stools with nail head trim.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A pair of George V leather upholstered fireside stools with nail head trim. Distressed leather is original. Lovely old patina, great color. Priced per stool.
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Small Rustic Antique Chestnut Bench
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small handmade French bench in glossy chestnut with a long drawer in the seat. The irregular planks and quirky silhouette add charm, and have no effect on the stability of the pie...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Three-Piece "Duchesse Brisee"
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique fruitwood "Duchesse Brisee" (French for broken duchess), or chaise, was crafted in Provence, circa 1890. The set is made up of two armchairs (his and hers), an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
French Midcentury Rope Cantilever Chairs by Audoux & Minet
Located in Oakland, CA
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France 1940s. Cantilevered bentwood frame with woven sea grass rope in a grid pattern. Fantastic condition, frames have previously been restored. Sold ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Rope, Beech
Pair of Upholstered Easy Chairs With Stained Beech Legs, Denmark ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Danish Modern designers are the undisputed masters of mid-century modern chair design. As this pair shows, their furniture generally united form and function; in every design, they p...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
19th Century regi Kozma Lajos, "reformalva "ulo garnitura
Located in Kerepes, HU
A garnitúra attól egy nagyon különleges , egyedi darab mert az kívül hogy egy híres magyar tervező, Lajos Kozma áll mögötte, ez a garnitura " reintrepeltava es reformálva " volt az ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Other Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Louis XVI Style Two-seater Piano Bench In Gray Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant two-seater bench in light gray lacquered wood, richly carved with neoclassical-inspired motifs.
Six sheathed fluted legs joined by a superb spacer with a sinuous path.
Cover...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pair of Colonial Catalan Spanish Altar Armchairs with Carved Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Spanish Colonial style armchairs, having carving leather seats and backs, brass nailheads and a beautiful patina throughout, turned legs and carved top,
18th century or earli...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Fantastic Shabby Distressted Multicolored Maison Jansen Style Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Distressed. Upholstered. 38 1/2" h x 23" w x 24" d. Seat height 20".
Condition
Minor stains.
Dimensions
39 x 23 x 24 in
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Country Carved Oak Bench from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress an entryway or a breakfast table with this antique provincial trestle bench. Crafted in the northern region of France, circa 1860, and carved of oak wood, the 5 and a half seat...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century o-nemet garnitura , 2 fotel + asztal
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez a ülő garnitúra , o-nemet stílusban , csak szettben eladó.
2 fotel meg egy dohányzó asztal.
Méretek :
fotel : 70x 64 cm ülés , 40 cm magas az ülés, 94 cm magas a hat támlája.
asz...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Other Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s Lambswool Lounge Chair
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Danish cabinetmaker: Beautiful easy chair with stained beech legs. Sides, seat and back upholstered with white lambswool. Made in the 1940's
Feel free to request a delivery rate and ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Lambskin, Upholstery, Beech
A Pair of George III Side Chairs in the manner of Mayhew & Ince
Located in Conwy, GB
A pair of ash and elm side chairs in the manner of Mayhew & Ince.
The oval back centred by a crest, details below, above a shaped seat and square tapering legs with foot blocks, sw...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
Pair of cane mahogany with faux grain rosewood early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of cane chairs on brass casters. Faux rosewood grain with gold gilt accents. Low size allows window or flanking fireplace placement.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Antique Stunning & Hand-Carved Rococo Revival Armchair with Perfect Upholstery
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and stately chair with some of the best quality carvings we ever seen.
This large armchair from the 1800s is as strong and stable as the day it was handcrafted. The two things...
Category
Late 19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Rustic Peg Leg Plank Seat Bench, Hungary circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
The thick top of this rustic bench is covered in scrapes, gouges, nicks, stains, and old cracks acquired with over 100 years of use. May also serve as a small coffee table.
The top i...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
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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