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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Charles X
Pair of Howard George Smith Signature Scroll Arm Style Brown Leather Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime large pair of fully restored Howard George Smith style Signature Scroll Arm cigar brown leather armchairs with oversized feather fille...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Leather

19th Century Victorian Style Side Chairs Painted in Oyster White
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th century Victorian style chairs crafted from solid fruitwood and painted in a charming oyster white finish. These chairs are not only visually stunning but also robust and depend...
Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Fruitwood

Rare Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Victorian Wicker Conversation Gossip Chair
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Perhaps the Rarest of all Victorian Wicker pieces, this parlor chair was used for Ladies to gossip while not facing one another or to limit contact between courting couples. Victoria...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wicker

Set of 4 Mid 19th Century Oak & Elm Windsor Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine set of 4 mid 19th century quality English oak and elm Windsor armchairs. Comprising low stick and hoop back English Windsor armchairs in oak, with pierced splats, and stick ba...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Elm, Oak

6 Piece American Victorian Blue Tufted Damask Mahogany Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
6 Piece American Victorian living room salon set including a settee, an armchair, and 4 side chairs with carved mahogany frames featuring crest p...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Damask

Set of Six Antique Victorian Oak Masonic Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A superb set of six antique Victorian oak masonic dining chairs. They were made in England, and date from around the 1880-1900 period. They are of superb quality and have an extreme...
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Victorian Ebonized Walnut Sofa in Dark Blue Paisley
Located in Malibu, CA
Charming 19th Century handcrafted parlor sofa reupholstered in heavy weight fabric in dark blue. The sturdy walnut frame has been lightly ebonized.
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Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Walnut

Restored Antique Howard & Son's Berners Street Chesterfield Chaise Lounge Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning exceptionally rare and restored Howard & Son's circa 1880 Chaise Lounge with hand carved walnut frame This is the first chaise in this mod...
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Upholstered Footstool, English, Fireside, Lounge Stool, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique upholstered footstool. An English, mahogany fireside or lounge stool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Attractive footstool with great colour an...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Victorian Chaise Longue Couch Day Bed Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Pretty Victorian Mahogany Chaise Longue is Raised Upon Shaped and Carved Legs Which Retain Their Original Brass and Porcelain Castors. Circa 1860 The Chaise Longue Has Recently ...
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1860s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Studio-Made Captain’s Chairs in American Black Walnut, Winged Foot-2020
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four remaining examples of a set of 90 handmade solid walnut Windsor captain’s chairs executed for Winged Foot Golf Club ahead of the 2020 U.S Open. The rest of the set is currently ...
Category

2010s American Victorian Seating

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Burgundy Velvet Armchair
Located in Faversham, GB
A wide Victorian deep button-back armchair with turned legs, raised on castors. The armchair is in its original burgundy-coloured velvet upholstery and is in excellent condition for...
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Early 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Pair of Antique Claw & Ball Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Wingback Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of his & her’s fully restored Wingback armchairs in hand dyed brown leather and finished ...
Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

FINE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1860 JACOBEAN GOTHIC REVIVAL HAND CARVED PORTERS HALL CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale highly decorative and exquisitely made Antique Victorian circa 1860 Porters hall chair with Jacobean Gothic...
Category

1860s British High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century Victorian Carved Walnut and Gilt Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
A pretty Victorian carved walnut and gilt stool with an elegant shaped carved walnut and gilt frieze It is raised on four lovely carved walnut and gilt sh...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Whisky Brown Leather Restored Chesterfield Sofa Chaise Lounge
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored Chesterfield tufted sofa chaise lounge in whiskey brown leather. A very rare example, ...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

LOVELY HOWARD & SON'S / CHAIRS LTD TWO SEAT SOFA FEATHER FILLED SEAT CUSHIONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super comfortable Howard & Son's / Howard Chairs LTD sofa with the inside back left leg stamped Please...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Prie Dieu Chair, Early Victorian, Walnut Needlepoint Tapestry Seat, circa 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique prie dieu chair, a 19th century, early Victorian chair in walnut with a needlepoint tapestry seat cover. Ideal as a bedroom side chair and dating to circa 1840. ...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after th...
Category

1880s Italian Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Wrought Iron Victorian Style Green Garden Patio Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage wrought iron Victorian style green garden patio rocker rocking chair. Item features wrought iron construction, very nice vintage item, great style and form, possibly Meadowcraft Dogwood...
Category

Mid-20th Century Victorian Seating

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Howard & Sons Club Armchair
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A large and deep seated Howard & Sons club armchair, with strong frame and raised on square tapering legs and original brass castors, stamped Howard & Sons to all four castors and re...
Category

Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Howard & Son's Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Chesterbed Walnut Framed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare totally original Victorian Howard & Son’s Chesterfield Chesterbed chaise lounge An amazing find, the chaise has been fully restor...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

3 Victorian Revival Mahogany Balloon Back Caned Dining Chairs Silk Brocade Seats
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of 3 large late 20th century Victorian style dining chair. Made for Due Process Trading Company. Feature a solid mahogany frame with ...
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Unusual Antique Victorian Oak Corner Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian oak corner chair having a quality shaped top rail supported by a turned column, shaped splats, newly reupholstered drop...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

Antique Late Victorian Oak Pressback Upholstered Rocking Chair Rocker Cameo
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late Victorian pressback rocking chair. A beautiful design featuring a serpentine crest rail with a laurel wreath wrapped cameo at the...
Category

Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Outstanding Quality Set of 4 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality set of 4 antique Victorian carved mahogany dining chairs having a marvellous quality carved mahogany shaped back, newly reupholstered seats in a quality fabric st...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

PAIR OF RESTORED ANTiQUE WILLIAM MORRIS FOREST CLAW & BALL WINGBACK ARMCHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully restored early Victorian circa 1840 William Morris Wingback armchairs with hand ...
Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Library Armchairs Sofa Stool Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Victorian circa 1880 fully restored Chesterfield Whisky brown leather Library suite. A very rare find, I never come across original sets of four pieces from this era and especially not the fully buttoned sets. We have restored the suite and it is in better than retail new condition throughout. The set is actually quite rare size wise, the armchairs are much wider than normal and happy accommodate the larger of us, the sofa is a real sweet heart size and looks amazing. This is the finest set of this type you will find anywhere, its true library set...
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

English Inlaid Mahogany Needlepoint Armchair \ Bedroom Side Chair
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful English Mahogany Victorian chair with armrests and a unique floral tapestry seat. The chair has elegant, slim carved arms and legs and a spindle back which are inlaid wit...
Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Pair of Antique Sofas in the Manner of Howard and Sons
Located in Miami, FL
This sofas have high sides and back which is cosy in front of a fire or anywhere. The high sides are sprung and have built in down cushions. This makes them supremely comfortable if ...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Armchair, Pair, Hunting Trophy, Antler, Red Deer, Fallow, Wild Boar, Hide
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Pairs of hunting trophy armchairs are exceptionally rare. This pair are also unusual because they are made from a few large antlers giving them a minimalist quality. The fluid form of the antlers creates a sculptural, organic aesthetic. They are also usable and very comfortable. It has taken great skill to make these chairs, selecting massive antlers to create exquisite form and stability within a minimalistic, sculptural aesthetic. They are dramatic and unusual injecting a naturalistic and organic gravitas to any interior which reflects the grace, agility and presence of the kings of forest that they came from. The impressive crestings, sides and front stretchers on each armchair are made from five magnificent fallow deer antlers. The arms and supports on each chair are made from eight massive red deer antlers. The antlers are arranged creatively to create both, a stable structure and sculptural form. The seats are upholstered in wild boar hide. Dimensions: Width 91cm., 35.83in., Height 132cm., 51.97in., Depth 96cm., 37.80in. Museums With Collections Of Antler Furniture • Victoria & Albert Museum, London • Museum casle trautenfels, Trautenfels – Austria • Museum of natural history, Venice • Palace Museum, Beijing “There is grace and movement in the antler itself. They’re one of the most beautiful forms in nature…” Gail Flynn Hunting trophies have been used as source material for clothes hooks, storage racks and lamps since the 15th century. Mounting antlers and stuffed heads on walls provided impressive, decorative displays for hunting trophies. A hunting lodge replete with antlers and stuffed animals was most likely where ideas for antler furnishings emerged. At the beginning of the 19th century antler furniture was made exclusively for the European nobility to decorate palaces, castles and country seats. The furniture was either made completely from stag antler, or it was decorated with antler pieces from the stag, deer, fallow deer and others, or veneered with sliced antler pieces to create a hunting design. The first recorded antler furniture dates from 1825, made for a hunting castle of Count William of Nassau near Wiesbaden, Germany. Other famous collections of historical antler furniture are the hunting room in the country estate of the brandhof of Archduke Johann of Austria or the antler collection of Count Arco in his palace in Munich, Germany. There are hundreds of drawings of creative antler decorations by the Austrian furniture maker Joseph Danhauser (1780-1829). In 1851, chairs, chests of drawers and a sofa made of horns were exhibited at the Great Exhibition Of The Industries Of All Nations in London which were considered one of the great novelties of this iconic exhibition. This created a new lifestyle trend and fashion driven by the ambitious European middle-class and antler furniture disseminated into bourgeoisie households. One of the first designers is the German ivory carver and furniture maker H. F. C. Rampendahl who gained enthusiastic successes on several world exhibitions with his antler furniture. An antler bureau, a horn seating group or individual chairs, decorated gun cabinets, H.F.C. Rampendahl created a whole new design world for fashioning rooms. This prompted other designers in Germany Austria and USA to make antler furniture H.F.C. Rampendahl, Hamburg, P. Keutner, Regensburg, Vitus Madel & Son, Ichenhausen, Kurt Schicker, Regensburg, Heinrich Keitel, Vienna, Rudolf Brix...
Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Antler, Hide

RESTORED PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHESTERFIELD VICTORIAN BROWN LEATHER CLUB ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Victorian fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs with oak...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Fine Antique Show Framed Victorian Chesterfield Brown Leather Library Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare fully restored circa 1860 Show framed Chesterfield tufted hand dyed brown leather library reading chair...
Category

1860s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Victorian Barley Twist Oak and Upholstered Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Barley Twist Oak and Upholstered Rocking Chair. Firm seat with springs support. Measures 26.5" in width, 30" in depth and 39" in ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set of 5 Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany & Custom Newer Needlepoint Work Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful set of five Victorian Mahogany and custom needlepoint upholstered side chairs in great condition. Chairs have been recently refinished and seat redone with new custom needlepoint work for each individual chair...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

1910 Walnut Parlor Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
A richly carved parlor settee made of walnut, circa 1910. Carved throughout with foliage, the seat back is decorated with two putto heads, one at each shoulder, and supported with fo...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique Glastonbury Chair, Welsh Oak, Gothic Revival Elbow Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Glastonbury chair. A Welsh, oak ecclesiastical elbow seat with Gothic overtones, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. A classic provincial example of...
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Late 19th Century Welsh Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Hall/Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian carved mahogany hall chair having a beautifully carved shaped top and sides, attractive solid mahogany barley twist supports standing on shaped carved cabriole legs...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

1800's Antique Victorian, Ornately Carved, Floral, Upholstered Parlor Sofa!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Parlor Sofa, Victorian, Ornately Carved, Floral, Upholstered, 1800's, 19th Century! Introducing a stunning antique parlor sofa from the Victorian era. This beautifully crafted piece features ornately carved wood and intricate nail head trim, adding a touch of elegance to any room. The sofa is upholstered in a blended fabric with a stunning floral pattern, making it a comfortable and stylish addition to your home decor. This sofa is perfect for seating up to three people and is ideal for use in the living room, home office/study, or lounge. Measuring 73 inches in length, 51.5 inches in height, and 28 inches in width, this sofa is both spacious and comfortable. The seat depth is 18.5 inches, providing ample support. This antique sofa is a unique piece that will add character and charm to any space. Victorian parlor settee...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Superb Victorian Mahogany Sofa
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Super quality Victorian mahogany two seater couch, can be used as a window seat or bed end sofa, in excellent original condition, having been cleaned and...
Category

19th Century European Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Victorian Ebonized Chair with Mother of Pearl Inlay.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid Victorian Ebonized Chair with Mother of Pearl Inlay. Rare antique Mother of Pearl inlaid side chair. The ebonized and gold decorated ...
Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian carved walnut side chair having a pretty quality carved walnut top rail supported by solid walnut barley twist supports with original turned finials. It has a newly...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Mahogany Leather Armchair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality continental carved walnut armchair, remaining in very good condition. Width: 73cm Depth: 102cm Height: 100cm.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

Fine Late 19th Century Victorian Show Framed Black Leather Gentleman's Armchair
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
This 19th-century Victorian gentleman's chair is crafted from black leather and mahogany, featuring a tufted back with button detailing for added elegance. The chair's frame is curve...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

FINE PAIR OF FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON'S ViCTORIAN PORTARLINGTON SOFAS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of, fully restored Antique Victorian, fully stamped, Howard & Son’s London, large two seat Portarlington...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak and Embossed Crocodile Leather Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs with crocodile leather embossed seat pads A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Crocodile, Oak

Huge Fully Restored Antique Chesterfield Club Armchair Whisky Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely massive, original late Victorian Chesterfield club armchair with coil sprung frame and hor...
Category

19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Early Victorian Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A excellent quality early Victorian deep buttoned mahogany library chairs, lovely shape, in excellent overall condition. 41" high 25" wide 20" seat depth 17" seat height You are we...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Fantastic Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Carved Walnut 3 Piece Suite
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fantastic quality antique 19th Century Victorian carved walnut 3 piece suite having a fantastic quality carved solid walnut chaise longue with the original pair of carved walnut ladi...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Fine Quality Set of 4 Antique Victorian Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality set of 4 antique Victorian carved rosewood dining chairs having a quality carved pretty rosewood shaped balloon back with a shaped carved splat to the centre, newly reup...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Small Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Legged Footstool Embroidered Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian circa 1880 hand carved walnut Cabriolet legged footstool with floral embroidered upholstery A very decorative and well made piece, the top has a period Victorian embroidery...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Victorian Needlepoint Carved Cabriole Leg Mahogany Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian needlepoint carved cabriole leg mahogany bench. Item features a needlepoint seat, solid wood carved base, "alligatored" f...
Category

Early 20th Century North American Victorian Seating

Materials

Fabric

Early Victorian Mahogany Armchair with Tufted Leather Upholstery, England
Located in Miami, FL
An early Victorian armchair in mahogany with curved top rail, scrolled arms, turned front legs and saber back legs. Seat is upholstered in a tufted, beige/camel-colored leather with ...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Walnut and Cane Carved Rocker Rocking Chair Queen Anne Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Walnut and Cane Carved Rocker Rocking Chair Queen Anne Legs. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 35.5" H x 24.5" W x 28.5" D x 15" Seat he...
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

English Victorian Knole Sofa
By Knole
Located in Faversham, GB
An outstanding Victorian Knole sofa upholstered in blush pink upholstery. The sofa has a high back and two drop down arms with the original restored mechanisms with new hinges added...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

19th Century Refinished Carved Walnut & Cane Seat Eastlate Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous pair of Eastlake Victorian period carved walnut with cane seat chairs. Recently refinished and recaned. Will sparkle any room in your home. Use them as additional chairs i...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Victorian Courting Chair
Located in Pueblo, CO
Stunning and rare antique Victorian Courting Chair / Sofa, solid walnut with carved details and vintage wine colored mohair upholstery with b...
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Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Rare 19th Century Hand Carved Hardwood Hawk Claw & Ball Feet Library Study Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Georgian Irish style Victorian sofa with hand carved Hawk claw & Ball feet and Hawk head detailing I’ve never seen ano...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

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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