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Seating For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Chinese Chippendale
Chinese Chippendale Style Armchair, Wood Frame Caned Seat Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Wood chair with armrests, Chinese Chippendale Style inspired. This armchair belongs to " Belloni Bamboo collection" that was one of the most appreciated and well selled collection in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Style Tribal Stool
Located in Pasadena, TX
Ashanti Style Tribal Stool Stool in the style of the Ashanti Tribe of Ghana. Beautifully carved with a stepped base.    
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Late 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Seating

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Wood

Studio Furniture American Craft Stool Mid-century modern 1960s USA
By Bobby Falwell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Walnut stool, hand-crafted, studio craft, USA Wendell Castle, Roger sloan, JB Blunk, Jawar, Richard Bronk, Gerald Mccabe, Bobby Falwell, David Scott, Charles Fischer, Howard Osinski...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Seating

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Walnut

18th Century Swedish Rustic Folk Art Bench
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish Folk Art bench from the late 1700s. The bench is Primitive and rustic and has a lot of character, especially given the original distressed paint and authentic patina...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

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Pine

Stellar Restored Set of 8 Mahogany Cockpen Dining Chairs in Espresso, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent unique set of dining chairs is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored, newly upholstered...
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1940s Unknown Chinese Chippendale Vintage Seating

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Mahogany

Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Naples, FL
Set of four Chinese Chippendale dining chairs with cream striped original upholstery in good condition.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Faux Bamboo Aluminum Yellow Hauser Pool Patio Dining Chairs, Set or 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage faux bamboo aluminum yellow hauser pool patio dining chairs - Set or 4. Set includes (4) arm chairs, yellow vinyl straps, faux bamboo design metal frames, cast aluminum const...
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1970s North American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Seating

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Metal

Set of Ten Chippendale Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Set of ten mid century armchairs crafted in mahogany in a modern version of the classic chippendale form designed by Yale Burge for Donghia.
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Chinese Chair in Lacquered Red Wood and Gold of 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Large and very elegant and well-made pair of Chinese armchairs from the late 1800s. The pair of armchairs is in curved wood. The backrest is curved and is paneled with friezes depict...
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

"Art Populaire" Folk Art Stool from the Auvergne, Mid-Century Rustic 1800's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-century; rustic; "Art Populaire"; Folk art; Stool ;Auvergne; France; 1800s Mid-century rustic "Art Populaire" Folk art stool. This chair is from the Auvergne, France and we da...
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Early 1800s French Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Feline Motif Upholstered Leopard Print Wood Chair in Green & Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand painted wooden chair with upholstered leopard print cushion. The back of this piece is wood, with a stylized carved design in or...
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20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Armchairs, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Hollywood Regency faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale armchairs. Professionally refinished. No makers mark. Measures: Arm height 26.63 inches.
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Faux Bamboo, Cane, Lacquer

Pair of Vintage Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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20th Century Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Four 19th C Original Painted Pennsylvania Plank Bottom Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These chairs were found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and are in very good and sturdy condition. Beautiful set of four mauve colored hand painted plank bottom chairs...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Seating

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Tulipwood

Mid-Century Cerused Pine Chinese Chippendale Style Arm Chair with Leather Seat
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century cerused pine Chinese chippendale style arm chair with expresso brown leather seat. It is unmarked and in very good co...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Leather, Pine

Milking Stool with original Hand Painted Folk Art Scene, English 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a 19th century, English milking stool, with a chamfered rectangular Elm top having a hand painted, Folk Art, country scene on it. It has ...
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Seating

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Elm, Oak

Vintage Dimitri Omersa Lion Leather Footstool, circa 1950s
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage Dimitri Omersa lion footstool with light wear and patina on the leather consistent with wear and age.  
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Majestic Odd Fellows Carved and Painted Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This magnificent Odd Fellows Fraternal Lodge 'throne' (circa 1910-1920) with carved and painted decoration throughout is a fine example of early 20th century Folk Art. Nice use of de...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Set of 6 Baker Dining Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of baker dining chairs Dark walnut consisting of 4 arm and 2 side chairs reupholstered in a bright Ikat print. Measures: Seat height 18.5" Arm height 24".
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1670s North American Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Stool Fruitwood Treen Heart Love Minature Folk Vernacular Commemorative Child's
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Charming piece of folk, vernacular, country furniture oozing character. - It was most likely intended as a love token or to commemorate a child as there is not much wear on the un...
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1780s English Folk Art Antique Seating

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Fruitwood

Pair of Folk Art Carved Oak Chairs, 1900s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Early 20th century Folk Art carved oak side chairs with heart cutout. Very sturdy and heavy chairs. Believed to be italian work 1900s, Ital...
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Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Upholstered Fret Work Arm Chair, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany upholstered arm chair with removable cushion, frontal carved fret work legs, and rear carved splaye...
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1780s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Gustavian Stool with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Folk Art stool from Umea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. A very charming stool. The Stool`s seat is made of wood but is upholstered in a beautiful fabric. Scr...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Pair of Rattan Lounge Chairs by Bryan Ashley
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bryan Ashley is a leader and innovator of hospitality industry furniture, custom hospitality furniture, contract furniture, upholstered furniture...
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Late 20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

Late 19th Century Swedish Stump Chair in Solid Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish stump chair manufactured from a hollowed tree trunk. The chair is primitive and has never been painted. The two bands going around the seat...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Stool
Located in Lymington, GB
A sophisticated antique blind-fret carved mahogany stool in the Chinese Chippendale style. 19th century. In excellent condition and sturdy in the joint...
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19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 4 Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Side Chairs Attributed to Bernhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 4 mahogany Chippendale style dining side chairs attributed to Bernhardt. Listing includes (4) side chairs, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, very nice vintage item, gre...
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Late 20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Milo Baughman for Dia Chinese Chippendale Mirror Chrome Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible set of six mirror chrome dining chairs. Done in the iconic Chinese Chippendale style with gorgeous black and white Devore seats. Produced by DIA ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Chrome

Antique Swedish Folk Art Countrry Carver Chairs in Kurbits Faux Wood Grain
Located in LONDON, GB
Lovely antique Swedish turbots Folk Art pair of carver chairs in hand-painted faux wood grain with excellent detail and a turbots hand-printed Fo...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Chinese Chippendale Bergere Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Chinese Chippendale style (19th-20th Century) mahogany bergere arm chairs with cluster legs with stretcher and gold damask upholstery
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Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Wood

Pair of Chippendale Style Chairs in Red Lacquered Wood, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Chippendale style chairs in red lacquered wood standing on four legs: cabriole front legs with a decor of cartouche, foliage a...
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1880s European Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Ten Mid-19th Century Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs of Fine Quality
Located in Essex, MA
An exquisite set of ten Chinese Chippendale mahogany dining chairs. Well carved back and silver form arm cavings. Fretwork legs. Period styling. Six sides and four arms. Purchased...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

China Corner Chair antique with Mother of Pearl Inlays hardwood
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful chair with a fantastic mother of pearl inlays. Solid tropical wood.
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Swedish Designer, Side Table / Stool, Wood, "Faluröd" Paint, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden side table or stool painted in "faluröd" red pigment, designed and produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Armchair Captain's Chair Black Swedish 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Captain's chair black Swedish 19th century Sweden. An armchair made during the end of 19th century. Painted in our signature Laserow Black.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antoni Rzasa Polish Folk Art Carved Wood Chair
Located in New York, NY
Polish Folk Art carved and sculpted wood chair created by renown Polish artist and sculptor Antoni Rzasa (1919-1980). The chair features a carved back with a sculpted nude woman. The bottom of the seat features a 'made in Poland' stamp and the artist's carved signature, country of origin, and date of fabrication ('1958-1959'). During the 1960s, Antoni Rzasa was known as one of the most famous Polish sculptors. His sculptures are feature simple forms and a specific style inspired by Folk Art. His works are found in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, Kraków and Poznan, in the Polish Army...
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1950s Polish Folk Art Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Bench Swedish Red Wood, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Swedish red wood, 19th century, Sweden. A bench made during the early 19th century in Sweden. Original paint in a dark red shade.    
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Armchair Red Horseshoe Chair 19th Century China
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Red Horseshoe chair 19th century, China. A beautiful armchair made in a horse shoe style, during the 19th century in China. Original dark red paint
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Antique Folk Art Swedish Rustic Kubbstol
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art rustic Kubbstol from northern Sweden. A Kubbstol is a chair made of a single piece of wood that's been hewn out to form the seat, back and frame. It's a primitive constructi...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

19th Century Combination Chair and Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Primitive combined chair and table. This folk art combination furniture is a good example of 19th century compact living. The goal was to fit as many uses into the same item or a lim...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...
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19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Fir, Paint

19th Century Swedish Combination Furniture Table and Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art combination furniture table and chair. Combination furniture are great for small spaces and this works well as a coffee table or side table. Made early 1800s, circa 1820-184...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

English Chinese Chippendale Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century English Chinese Chippendale style armchair. The chair is composed of mahogany and features a Gothic pierced tracery des...
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20th Century Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Scandinavian Wooden Barrel Chair Made in the 19th Century
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian wooden barrel chair made in the 19th century. A circular, beautifully wooden chair with patina and soft edges hollowed out from a natu...
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1890s Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

1970s Chinese Chippendale Style Chairs by Erwin Lambeth -A Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These Erwin Lambeth chairs date to the 1970s. They have Chinese chippendale styling and have been given a fresh update with a satin linen white paint and textured linen upholstery. T...
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1970s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood

French Carved Folk Art Chair, circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very lovely Folk Art armchair of generous proportions. The wood (probably oak) is finely carved with an intricate decor. The crest is topped with a sacred heart symbol, and fruit and...
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A farmers wooden stool produced in Sweden, 19th century. Signed "B" on the seat.
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden farmers stool produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Green-Painted Wood, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A farmers green-painted wooden stool produced in Sweden, early 19th century. Most likely painted in early 20th century.
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Bench Swedish 18th Rustic Century Original Paint, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Sweden 18th rustic century original paint, Sweden. A bench made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original dark red paint.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

English Black Lacquer Pagoda Armchair in the Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in London, GB
An armchair in the ‘Chinese Chippendale’ manner. The design for the frame of this chair is drawn from Plate XXVII in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Dire...
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20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Seating

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Red Chinese Chippendale Style Iron Garden/Patio Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly stylish, classical form of a English garden chair, sometimes referred to as “chinoiserie” style, but also known in Britain as “cockspen” chairs. This chair is large and commodious. The garden/patio chair...
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Late 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Iron

Chippendale Style Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Camel back sofa in the Chippendale style with Marlborough fluted front legs braced with the sabre rear legs through stretchers. The leather is red, supple and deeply buttoned, finish...
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1960s British Chinese Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Folk Art Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual English oak armchair with profuse carving to rails, crest and arms and possessing great color and patination. Custom crewelwork cushion over later plank seat, carved to ...
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1760s English Folk Art Antique Seating

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Oak

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from hemp. The hand carved figurines and hand carved signatu...
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Seating

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Wood, Hemp

Early New England Decorated Childs Chair with Original Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely painted and decorated child's chair from New England has wonderful original gilding and fine stenciled splash. The rush seat is original to the chair. There is wear to be...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Seating

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Pine

Pair Grosfeld House Hollywood Regency Mahogany Lounge Arm Chairs Dorothy Draper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quality pair of 1940s mahogany fireside armchairs attributed to Grosfeld House. The pair has a very unique Chinese Chippendale style with shaped wingbacks and tapered legs.
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1940s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Hand Crafted Guitar Shape Inlaid Stool, Exotic Woods by Darrin S. Millard
By Darrin S. Millard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual hand crafted Guitar Shape Inlaid Stool.exotic woods by Darrin S. Millard..Beautifully hand exicuted,Solid oak wood,Exotic wood inlay simulating guitar details ,f-hole,fret bo...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Seating

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Oak, Walnut, 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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