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Seating For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
Stamped Jean-Michel Frank, Louis XVI Style, Parchment, Six Dining Chairs, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jean-Michel Frank attr, Louis XVI Style, Six Dining or Side Chairs, Parchment over Wood, Fabric, France c. 1930s
Set of six Directoire style dining or side chairs in parchment clad ...
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Parchment Paper
19th Century French Louis XVI X Form Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Louis XVI giltwood stool. Upholstered in a nice creme colored fabric. Adds an elegant touch. Circa 1880.
26w x 19.5d x 18h
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
A Palatial Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Salon Set
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A palatial scale Louis XVI style salon set comprising four arm chairs and a matching sofa. The deeply carved frames are finished in gold leaf and upholstered in antique turquoise Ita...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Settee / Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered settee / sofa. The settee features four straight mahogany legs, the front two of which are set on...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Painted and Carved Wingback Bergère Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted wingback bergère chair from the 19th century, with carved decor and new upholstery. Born in France during the 19th century, this lovely 'bergère à or...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Four Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs Washed Finish with Blue Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of four Dining chairs in the style of Louis XVI. The finish is superb with a faint line of blue, which corresponds perfectly with the blue linen fabric.
The Chairs ...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Bergère
Located in Sheffield, MA
French Louis XVI stripped armchair giving it an informal casual charm with rose dust moire upholstered back & overstuffed feather seat cushion over fluted turned legs, wonderful hand carved details and proportions.
Upholstery and arms and the back are quite faded. Arm upholstery...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Wood Marquise Wingback Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted and carved wood marquise wingback chair from the 20th century, with new upholstery. Created in France during the 20th century, this marquise chair fe...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Pair of French Louis XVI style painted side chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quality pair of chairs appear to be in the manner of Maison Jansen. The openwork splats appear to be in the form of a hot air balloon, over a rounded seat supported by an apron ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good pair of period 19th century fauteuil with new velvet upholstery, circa 1810-1820, mahogany with carved accents to the arms. They display all the classical elements of the last...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Dining Chairs
Located in Buxton, GB
Add an elegant touch to your dining room with this set of six antique French dining chairs. Crafted from solid wood, these chairs boast a square shape and feature intricate carvings...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
French 7 piece 19th century empire mahogany salon suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
7 piece 19th century french empire mahogany salon suite circa 1880.
Rare 7-piece salon suite made in rich mahogany. Set comprises of a 2-seat sofa, 2 armchairs and 4 open armchairs....
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XVI walnut armchairs ~ Bergeres was created with timeless neoclassical style! The tailored framework is accented by...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Walnut
Six French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Dining Chairs Circa 1940s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 41 3/4in W: 24in D: 25in SH: 21in
This vintage set of 6 Louis XVI style dining room chairs is made of the highest quality! If you look at the photos provided you wi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Canapé in Style Louis XVI
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant pair of 19th century French settees/banquette in Louis XVI style. The painted frames richly carved; the top gracefully curved, the seat rails and the fluted legs with florets...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Paint
Pair of Rare Louis XVI Bergeres, Stamped Claude Chevigny
By Claude Chevigny
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of fine Louis XV Chevigny Stamped Bergères (late 18th century)
each with arched back and nailhead-trimmed upholstery, the frame with rosette details and raised on tapered flute...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
19th century French empire revival mahogany armchair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century french empire revival mahogany armchair, circa 1860.
Single french armchair made in mahogany. Shaped back linking to the padded armrests and scrolled arms. Front scroll...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs, 19th Century, Silk Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent pair of armchairs in the Louis XVI style with lovely new white silk
Upholstery having a reeded leg and a graceful arm.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Four 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Square Back Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of four late 19th-century French Louis XVI-style chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-crafted frame with a square-shaped back, hand-painte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Maple, Paint, Trimming
19th Century French Hand Carved Dining Chairs in Louis XVI Style with Cane Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved dining chairs delicately hand painted in light grey with original cane seats and backs. The frame of the backs is in oval shape and all of them are in...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Antique French Empire Napoleonic Ormolu Parcel Gilt Bureau Desk Armchair, 1815
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & stylish antique French Empire Napoleonic parcel gilt and ormolu mounted French Fauteuil de bureau (desk chair), circa 1815.
The chair back and armrest of hooped shaped form,...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Pair of Grey Painted Armchairs in Pink Ikat Fabric
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Grey painted and carved Louis XVI style small armchairs. Perfect for a little girls' room or bedroom. Newly professionally upholstered in pink Ikat fabric.
Category
1940s American Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Elegant Empire Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of elegant Empire armchairs crafted from Cuban mahogany, featuring classic details from the period.
The backrests have an oval recess, adorned with line inlays in satinwood an...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Satinwood
Authentic Pair French Armchair, Louis XVI Period, 1775-1790
Located in Paris, France
These authentic Louis XVI period armchairs, original and authentic, seduced me by their modernity. Very rare with their original cream lacquer, flat and square back "à la Reine", with their strict armrests and highly visible assembly, straight legs turned into quivers in the shape of a column tapered down and fluted. The foot ends in a dice that rests on the ground, while the top is cubic is decorated with a circular molding pattern quite rare contrary to the rosette pattern often used for copies - The queen chairs have perfect proportions in their elegant silhouette.
In general, I am only interested in design and contemporary pieces, but in the course of my peregrinations I sometimes come across pieces that do not leave me indifferent. As for the lyres chairs, the baccarat chandelier and the large golden mirror...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Marquise, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style carved-wood and upholstered marquise from the 19th century. This antique chair-and-a-half from France, often referred to as a marquise (a wide fauteuils chair), showcases all the Louis XVI decorative vocabulary with tightly carved scrolled knuckles, beautiful accent trims, and acanthus leaf accents. Flower head medallions are carved at the knees, above the four round and fluted legs, each tapering gently towards their feet. The backrest, padded manchette armrests, and seat are all upholstered in a cream fabric (note that there is some small staining). The wood finish is primarily sage green with wood showing through in various areas. This 19th century French Louis XVI style marquise...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair 19th Century Ebonized Empire Style Black Hair Hide Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century ebonized mahogany Empire style fauteuil with winged caryatids, newly upholstered in a deep espresso hairhide.
Category
Late 19th Century European Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Carved Walnut 19th Century Louis XVI Sofa, Settee or Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French elegant and well-made antique carved walnut sofa, loveseat or settee. Classic example of the French Louis XVI style: the quality is superb, the frame has crisp and intricate ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Antique Swan Neck Recamier Chaise Lounge
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fine antique French walnut recamier or chaise lounge with carved swan heads at posts, lovely neutral vintage upholstery and bolster pillow, circa 1930. The chaise rests on four ca...
Category
1930s French Empire Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Scandinavian Empire Sofa in Mahogany with Ormolu and Upholstery, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant Empire Swedish Karl Johan sofa with graceful lines in mahogany with satinwood line inlay, ormolu and ebonized details. Offers scrolled arms and saber feet with upholstered...
Category
19th Century Danish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style White Distress Painted Cane Bergere Club Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XVI Style White Distress Painted Cane Bergere Club Chairs - a Pair. Item features cane backs, white painted distressed finish, loose cushions, solid wood constru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
French Handmade Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Black Leather Side Chairs Available
Located in Chicago, IL
From the Old Plank Collection, comes a Louis XVI style dining chair, made in France, by an elderly gentleman, who has been crafting French dining chairs his entire life. Our French L...
Category
2010s French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Pair of Swedish Empire Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Generous scale with slightly arched crest rail with scroll carving terminating with bird heads over an upholstered back and bowed seat, scrolled arms with bird terminals raised on cu...
Category
1830s European Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th century Swedish carved birch sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century swedish carved birch sofa circa 1880.
Elegant Swedish formal sofa which seats a comfortable 3. Straight back with shaped birch border. Roll top arms with carved acant...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Antique Italian Louis XV Giltwood Petite Desk Chair or Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Italian Louis XV style petite side chair or desk chair
Italy, Circa 1920s
Gold gilt wood frame, with studded needlepoint upholstery.
Measures: 15.5"W x 16.75"D...
Category
1920s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Hooded Bergère
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style walnut hooded bergère. This stunning French Louis XVI style hooded chair, bergère, or porters chair has been profes...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Elegant French Style Carved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and deep French Style sofa with elaborately carved and shaped frame with a floral basket crest. The arm ends with carved acanthus leaves and bell flowers along the front frame and skirt. Raised on short fluted tapering legs in front and square in back. Upholstered in a very pleasing Aqua tweed fabric. Along with two matching pillows and two complementary machine embroidered pillows with leaves...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Empire Leather Upholstered and Nailhead Studded Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Empire Style full grain Leather Upholstered and Nailhead Studded Mahogany Arm Chair. Measures 22" in width, 24" in depth and 34" in height. Seat height is 19" and arm h...
Category
1960s American Empire Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames decorated with carved & molded foliate motifs, showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Fabric
Regal Louis XVI Style Painted Wood and Velvet Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic French loveseat having painted carved frame and wonderful velvet upholstery with luxurious down filled seat cushion. Finished front and back.
Category
1980s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Empire Sofa Bench Settee
Located in New York, NY
French Empire settee late 19th century 1870- 1890. Ebonized mahogany frame, French polished (Black) with captivating carved female heads under armrest, legs terminating into animal...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pretty Vintage Pair French Style Grey Painted and Freshly Upholstered Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very pretty compact pair of French style Bergere chairs having matte grey painted carved wood frames and fresh white linen upholstery.
Window pane backs make them lovely from every a...
Category
1950s American Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Carved Louis XVI Style Diminutive Settee for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With handsome Dark Stained and very well-carved frame depicting Scrolls and Shells. The divided Settee Back with separate Pads and the Legs terminating in a Snail’s Head foot. Uphols...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Hand Carved & Painted Silk Sofas. Signed Carpentier. Circa 1780
By Louis-Charles Carpentier
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French carved wood and painted sofas with floral silk upholstery, carved floral skirt, and terminating on cabriole legs. Signed by Carpentier. Makers Stamp is located on s...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Paint, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Fine Antique Empire / Regency Carved Ebonised Double Ended Couch
By Druce & Co.
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Step into the captivating and opulent world of the Regency/Empire period with this exquisite double end sofa, a harmonious blend of exquisite craftsm...
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Mid-19th Century British Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Ebony
Pair of Vintage French Louis XVI Upholstered Painted Stool Benches
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant pair of Louis XVI style painted wood benches was crafted in northern France circa 1980. Each bench stands on finely carved, tapered and fluted legs decorated with floral...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Empire Style High Sided Bench with Gilt Details and Mohair Velvet Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s French Empire style wooden stool has an antique white painted frame with gilded details and new gray mohair velvet upholstery. Two stools available at the time of posting...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Seating
Materials
Gesso, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Striped Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XVI style walnut arm chairs with striped upholstered seat and back. (19/20th Cent.)
Antique condition."
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Empire Revival Gondola Dining Chair Finished With An Ebonised Frame, Grey Damask
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Empire Revival Gondola Dining Chair Finished With An Ebonised Frame, Grey Damask Upholstery & Red Velour Piping.
Quality and luxurious designed chairs, elegant but robust with rich ...
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Late 20th Century British Empire Seating
Materials
Damask, Silk, Velvet
Empire Style Tall Back Loveseat with Carved Mahogany Base
Located in New York, NY
Empire style tall back loveseat with carved mahogany base and claw feet. Newly upholstered in off-white fabric.
Category
1920s Empire Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique White Bergere Armchairs Late 19th century French Armchairs
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of French Louis XVI style bergères in original paint from the 19th century. Rosettes on the corner posts with tapered and fluted legs. re upholstered in a Warm linen.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Classic French Pair of Antique Highly Carved Louis XVI Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique 19th century French Louis XVI armchairs with new neutral high end British upholstery. Carved beautifully in walnut with a fantastic patina. Each chair is raised by f...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant French Louis XVI style armchair with bleached wood frame, fluted leg and cubic blocks decorated with florets, upholstered in Classic beige suited fabric. Appropriate for dini...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of Gold Upholstered French Carved Louis XVI Canopy Porter Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a luminous pair of absolutely gorgeous French Louis XVI porter or canopy chairs. these chairs were originally designed to protect "porters" who would check calling cards for ...
Category
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
Extraordinary Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Wingback Armchairs or Bergeres
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of French Louis XVI gold and off white giltwood wingback armchairs or bergere chairs from the 19th Century, both with high end new upholstery. The framework with arched ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bergere Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale French carved wood Louis XVI style bergere chair.
This comfortable armchair is very decorative and functional, it is pegged together and very strong, the upholstery i...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Louis XVI Style Painted and Upholstered chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Louis XVI style painted and upholstered chair
Painted in an oyster french gray washed finished, with subtle distressed edges, and upholstered in a standard cotton muslin.
Solid and sturdy ready for everyday use.
Antique chair 21...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
19th Century French Hand Carved Wooden Chair Metal Ornaments Red Velvet
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful chair made in France, circa 1860.
Special about the chair are the metal ornaments and the headline contains initials.
The chair is fully new upholstered in red velvet.
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
French Louis XVI Style Natural Wood Bench with White Painted Accents, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style natural wood bench from circa 1900 with white painted accents, carved décor, fluted legs and upholstered seat. This French Louis XVI style natural wood bench...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, 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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