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Seating For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Arts and Crafts
Pair of Louis XV-Style Giltwood Fauteuils/arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
These fine chairs have a domed and padded back surmounted By a floral crest, joined by padded arms to the like seat, raised Above a floral guilloche-carved apron on molded cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Giltwood

Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Floral Carved Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Gold Giltwood Floral Carved Upholstered Arm Chair. Item features a carved gilt wood frame, distressed gold finish, floral print upholstery. Circa 19th C...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric

1930s Louis XV Style French Carved Settee In Cut Red Velvet W/ Down Cushion
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful 1930s French Louis XV style settee in a vintage red cut velvet with a plump sown cushion. It is unmarked and in very good condition. My shipping is for the Cont...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Velvet, Fruitwood

Arts and Crafts Oak Stool Side table by Gaskell & Chambers, 30s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
A superb all-original Arts & Crafts oak pub stool crafted in Birmingham by Gaskell & Chambers in the early 20th century. Features a round top raised on striking arrow feet and taper...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating

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Oak

Pair of French Louis XVI Painted Parcel Gilt Petite Antique Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant pair of petite French Belle Époque period (1871-1914) Louis XVI style parcel gilt painted chairs. Hand-crafted in France in the l...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood

Pair Of Louis XV Style Bergeres In Carved Beech Around 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Louis XV Style Bergeres In Carved Beech Around 1920
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Late 20th Century European Louis XV Seating

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Beech

Glasgow School Oak Armchair George Walton Style 'Abingwood' Liberty & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb Glasgow School Arts And Crafts oak armchair. After a design by George Walton for Liberty & Co. Circa 1895. The chair is almost identical to the George Walton design, but has a variant shaped top to the back. Literature: Daryl Bennett, 'Liberty Furniture 1875-1915'.4 Art Furniture, Page 131, plate 4.91. Sketch illustration of George Walton design. Please see photographs. The seating retains the original webbing and filling and has been padded and re-covered with brown leather and copperised studs. The studs are set how they were originally on the chair. Please refer to the last photograph showing the frame before re-upholstery. They have been slightly aged. The oak has the original patina, which has been waxed. There are some marks around the frame with an indentation to note to the top of one arm. The edges to the legs are knocked with use. The chair has a flattened curved arm with an elongated tapering back. The Abingwood design was considered some of the most distinctive of Walton's designs, strongly influenced by C R Mackintosh...
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19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of small rope stools
Located in Paris, FR
Small rope stools in the style of Audoux & Minet. Good general condition. Will give a lot of elegance to your living room near a coffee table. Possibility of taking a single stool on...
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Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Rope, Wood

Scandinavian pine wood Rocking chair
Located in Paris, FR
Scandinavian pine wood Rocking Chair - 1970s
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1970s Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Pine

Set of Eight French Louis XV Style Dining Chairs w/ Belgium Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight French Louis XV style dining chairs with Belgian linen upholstery. The bleaching process gives them a fabulous and contemporary appeal while still showcasing their clas...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood

French 19th Century Carved Louis XV Bench or Window Seat with Original Paint
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bought in the South of France, this beautifully carved Louis XV bench retains its original lovely patinated pale white paint with a grayish patin...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Beautiful Pair of Scottish Arts & Crafts Oak Bedroom Side Chairs by E A Taylor
Located in Leicester, GB
A stunning pair of Arts & Crafts side chairs from the early 1900s. Attributed to E A Taylor for Wylie & Lockhead. Made in Scotland. The chairs have the most elegant structure, with s...
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Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Seating

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Oak

Late 19th Century French Large Gilt Frame Sofa Newly Upholstered
Located in London, GB
This is a very large and comfortable 19th-century sofa, newly upholstered with a hardwearing washable suede-like light grey fabric. This style of furniture was popular during the rei...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Country French Provincial Louis XV Style Serpentine Wingback Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming walnut wingback settee canape made in the country French provincial or Louis XV taste. The carved frame has a distinctive serpentine crest and apron with gracefully curved w...
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20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique English Carved Tiger Oak Joint Stool Side Table
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique early 20th-Century English oak joint stool with a beautifully carved apron, hand turned legs, and lovely figured tiger oak seat with scalloped edges. This fine stool...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century Louis XV Style French Adjustable Stool
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XV style adjustable swivel stool made of solid rosewood with hand-carved details, sturdy curved legs and decorative wood finial. Covered in original peti...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Rosewood

Fine Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Carved Armchairs Wingchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning pair of painted and exquisitely carved French 19th century Louis XV armchairs, wing chairs or bergeres. Beautiful original pale grayish white paint, with new upholstery in h...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Bergere cabriolet armchair pink white and blue Louis XV style - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XV style cabriolet bergere armchair in patinated white lacquered wood carved with ribbon decoration and flowers. Whiplash armrest supports Curved ribbed front legs. R...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts rocker By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak, with original olive green leather seat. Measures: 25.25"W x 27.5"D x 34.5...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of French Louis XV Style Walnut & Caned Swivel Armchairs
Located in Montreal, QC
A Pair of French Louis XV style walnut swivel armchairs, the caned seats and back are in excellent condition. These are a wonderful and quite comfortable pair, with a curved back bac...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Classic Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted UpholsteredArmchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and classic vintage Louis XV armchairs or fauteuils in immaculate condition, with lovely contrasting fabric on back. Classic Louis XV carved florets and tapered cabriole legs...
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1940s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Hilana Shag Dining Chair by Diego Olivero Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hilana Wool Chair is a unique piece of furniture that combines functionality, shape, and craft. It is crafted by artisans in Momostenango, Guatemala, who weave each chair on a pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Arts and Crafts Seating

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Wool, Cotton, Hardwood

Pair of French Louis XV style Giltwood Carved Rococo Fauteuils, Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Louis XV style giltwood carved Rococo fauteuils (armchairs). The intricately carved wood frames with open scrolled and padded armrests...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood

Arts And Crafts Armchair attributed to Walter Cave
Located in Petworth, GB
A beautiful generous Arts and Crafts armchair with sweeping arms , arching top rail and pad feet raised on brass castors. This chair has a presence and proportion that is difficult to capture on a camara its a statement piece designed in every way to capture a sense of a changing style. Typifying the English Art Nouveau style with its flowing lines, subtile detail and restrained elegance. The top rail not only arching but thinning out to almost a blade at the top and the upholstery billowing out to meet the underneath of the arm. Not by accident but by a skillful eye for design and detail. We have chosen ‘Ianthe’ Velvet fabric from Liberty of London’s new range of takes on old designs. First introduced as a wallpaper in 1902 for Liberty, designed by French Art Nouveau designer, R. Beauclair , this design rescaled in velvet seems to of been made for this chair. Design attributed to Walter Cave Made in oak Fabric by Liberty of London ‘Ianthe...
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1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

French Antique Walnut Louis XV Armchair, c. 1770
Located in Weehawken, NJ
French Antique Walnut Louis XV Walnut Armchair featuring deep hand carved elegant flower and foliage designs. Made in France circa mid-1700’s. The upholstery is a lovely tapestry of ...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Pair Of Antique Carved And Caned French Provincial Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style Grand Mere type fauteuils with low seats. Nicely carved walnut frames with darkened leaves and scrolled vine details on the caned backs. With curved arms and wide cane...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Wood

Antique American Oak T-Back Dining Chairs w/ Leather Seats Set of Six Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 Antique Circa 1900 American Oak "T Back" Dining Chairs with Leather Seats. Mission / Arts & Crafts style.
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Giltwood and Aubusson Tapestry Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive and unusually wide French 18th century Louis XV period giltwood and Aubusson tapestry eight legged bench. The bench is elegantly raised by elongated 'S' scrolled ca...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

French Black Leather Armchair/ Desk Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV style walnut and black leather armchair or desk chair. Arm height is 27 inches.
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1940s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century Louis XVI Period Painted and Parcel-Gilt Bergere Chair
Located in Louisville, KY
Stunning French, 18th century, Louis XV Bergere Chair aligned with Rococo period. Previously part of a museum collection in Louisville, Kentucky. Collectors or those with a refined t...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Giltwood, Paint

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...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Gorgeous Pair Silk Damask Upholstered French Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb pair of silk damask upholstered and nailhead trimmed armchairs in the Louis XV style. The chairs are in good condition and very fresh and clean. They are used so the...
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1950s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

A solid oak stool or footrest - Art & crafts - 1930 - France.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A solid oak stool or footrest, likely a masterfully crafted piece from the Arts and Crafts movement era. The stool exhibits distinctive characteristics of the movement, such as simpl...
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1930s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Morris Armchair, Arts & Crafts, United Kingdom, Circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Morris armchair. Arts & Crafts. United Kingdom, Circa 1900 Backrest inclination adjustable by rack system. Beech wood structure In good condition. Reupholstered a few years ago wi...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Morris armchair / lounge chair, Arts & Crafts, United Kingdom, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Morris armchair / lounge chair, Arts & Crafts, United Kingdom, circa 1900 Superb Morris armchair / lounge chair, rare model. Arts & Crafts. United Kingdom, circa 1900 The rack back...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Carved French Louis XV Moss Green Original Mohair Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely all original soft moss green period Louis XV mohair armchairs or bergeres. All original creamy white paint that perfectly complements the luxurious moss green mohair. F...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Mohair, Wood

Mid-Century French Louis XVI Style Pink And Gilt Venetian Ottomans / Stools - 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century Venetian Louis XV style ottomans. They are painted pink with gilt floral accents and trim. Sadly, the upholstery is in need of replacing. They are unmar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Poplar

Set of Eight French Louis XV Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of eight French Louis XV style dining chairs having four cabriole legs with snail feet and lovely carved acanthus leaves and carved flowers on the top or crest of the chair frame. These are lovely Martel arm and sides chairs from Century furniture’s Coeur...
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1980s American Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Pair French Louis XV Style Fruitwood Fauteuil Arm Chairs Circa 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Circa 1800 Period French Directoire Fruitwood Fauteuil Armchairs. Upholstery in light blue striated fabric with white sprigs. Coil spring seat foundation. Aged finish.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Hand Carved Gilt Wood Foot Stool Tapestry
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautifully executed with fine attention to details, French Louis XV style carved gilt wood stool on cabriole legs ending with snail feet, deco...
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Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood, Tapestry

Pair of 19th Century Italian Window Benches or Settees
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary and finely carved benches with original gilding. It's part of an eleven piece s salon set published 1stDibs Reference #: LU985910554043 Provenience from a Sicilian...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of French Louis XV style open armchairs having carved frames circa 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of French Louis XV style open armchairs having painted and carved frames done in a powder blue upholstery circa 1920.
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchairs Louis XV style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchiars in the Louis XV style circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Fauteuil de coin en hêtre sculpté, estampillé Jean AVISSE, XVIIIe
By Jean Avisse
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Fauteuil de coin en hêtre sculpté, estampillé Jean AVISSE, XVIIIe Quelques éraflures au bois et anciennes traces d’insectes xylophage Garnissage et garniture en très bon état Assise ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

A pair of French Louis XVI style relief carved open armchairs circa 1860.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of French Louis XVI style relief carved open armchairs circa 1860.
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Gilt and painted French upholstered open armchair in the Louis XV style.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gilt and painted French upholstered open armchair in the Louis XV style circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Louis XV Style French Style Side Chairs In Grasscloth W/ Brass Nailheads -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French Louis XV style side chairs wrapped in grasscloth with plaid backs and applied brass nailheads. They are attributed to Grange and most likely date to the late...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Grasscloth, Beech

Set of Four French Mid-18th Century Rococo Louis XV Painted Fauteuils
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A rare and attractive set of four period Louis XV pale green and rose painted armchairs. Each with a flowerhead and foliate carved toprail, padded and scrolled arms and a serpentine ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Tapestry, Wood

Argyle Chairs, Design by Charles.R.Mackintosh, Atelier International Italy 90s
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of three "Argyle" chairs designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Atelier International, Designed 1897 and exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibition in Vienna, Austria in 190...
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1990s Italian Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

A swiveling, height-adjustable, tripod stool from early 20th-century France.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
wiveling, height-adjustable, tripod stool from early 20th-century France. The tripod base is made of stained wood, and the seat is height-adjustable with a steel screw." Diameter of...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century French Louis XV Red Leather Carved Painted and Gilt Desk Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a pop of color to your office or study with this elegant antique painted and gilt desk armchair. Crafted in Provence France circa 1960, the chair stands on cabriole legs decorate...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Seating

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Leather, Walnut

A set primitive high back chairs designed and manufactured during the 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of two primitive high back chairs designed and manufactured during the 1950s. The craftsman was inspired by the wabi-sabi philosophy ce...
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1950s European Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Dining Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of solid quarter sawn Mission oak or Arts & Crafts dining chairs By Limbert USA, Circa 1900 Measures: 17.25"W x 18.5"D x 37"H. Seat height 18". Good vintage cond...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating

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Oak

Antique French Louis XV Velvet Sofa
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning French antique Louis XV sofa hand carved frame in walnut even arm canape sofa, reupholstered in low pile Italian cotton velvet in chart...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

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Walnut, Velvet

Set of six painted and giltwood French upholstered dining chairs, Louis XV Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six painted and giltwood French upholstered dining chairs in the Louis XV style circa 1900. Pair of Armchairs Dimension: 35.25" X 25.5" X 25" Seat Height: 17.5" Four Side Ch...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Cabriole Leg Bar Height Barstools, S/3
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s Set of vintage cabriole leg barstools with a tubular steel foot ring. Great detail to these stools. Bar Height at 29.5". CONDITION NOTES: Fabric is tired and reupholstery ...
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1970s American Louis XV Vintage Seating

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Wood

Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Country French Open Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of carved fruitwood French provincial open arm chairs are of generous proportion, and feature cabriole legs, and carved crest rails. The upholstery shows signs of wear.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fruitwood

Louis XV Style Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and painted Louis XV style bench with newly upholstered seat.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Paint

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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