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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Swiss Alp, folk art , Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp , folk art ,escabelle.
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Seating

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Wood

Antique French Chair Gothic Revival Bishops Throne Altar Chair Cushion Oak 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
OUTSTANDING Antique French Oak GOTHIC REVIVAL Bishops Throne Altar Chair with Reversible Liturgical Cushion~~HIGHLY CARVED ~~c. 1880s Highly detailed Gothic accents~~the m...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating

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Oak

Exquisite 19th Century Brazilian Colonial Settee — Rare Inlaid Hardwood Bench
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Exquisite 19th Century Brazilian Colonial Settee — Rare Inlaid Hardwood Bench with Cane Seat An exceptional example of Brazilian Colonial furniture from the early to mid-19th century...
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Late 19th Century Brazilian Neoclassical Revival Antique Seating

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Wood

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Carved Walnut Bergères Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut bergères chair from the 19th century with carved crests, scrolling arms, floral carved apron, cabriole legs and floral upholstery. Enhance your living space with this exquisite French Louis XV style walnut bergères chair from the 19th century. The chair exudes timeless elegance and boast captivating details that will elevate the aesthetics of any room. The bergère chair features a wraparound back with a delicately carved crest, showcasing the elegance of the Louis XV style. The flowing lines of the back seamlessly blend into the scrolling arms, creating a sense of fluidity and grace. The top portion of the arms is partially upholstered for added comfort, while the curving supports lend a touch of sophistication. The chair is upholstered in a charming floral blue and gold...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Renaissance Carved Lion Heads Curule Savonarola Style Chairs - a Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a wonderful pair of antique Renaissance Curule or Savonarola Style Chairs with carved loins heads beneath carved scrolls on the arm posts and a carved crest between the posts...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Seating

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Wood

Mid 19th Century Howard Style Open Armchair
Located in Batley, GB
A mid 19th century open armchair. Raised on tall turned what we think is birch front legs and arm supports with splayed rear legs and all with the original Cope & Collinson brass cas...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

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Birch

English George III Camel Back Sofa, Circa 1770-1790 for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early Camel Back Sofa having rolled arms with brass tack decoration over a rectangular shaped seat raised on stop-reeded mahogany block legs with triple H stretcher supports. Dimen...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Pair 19th Century French Armchairs Louis XV Style
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful pair of 19th Century armchairs in the French Louis XV style, features a comfortably curved and enveloping back and a loose, but tailored, padded seat cushion. Upholst...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Wood

Seating Set of Baroque Sofa and Two Armchairs, Budapest, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the ti...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Seating

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Velvet, Wood

Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair This is a superb mahogany, Chippendale ribbon-back side chair with embroidered sea...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating

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Mahogany

Set of Four English Windsor Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A set of four, circa 1890 English Windsor chairs. Made from oak with shaped oxbow-handrails at the top connecting to shaped splats and thin spindles for a backrest. Two additional sp...
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19th Century English Other Antique Seating

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Oak

Pair of 19th Century French Giltwood Louis XVI Style Médaillon Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A pair of Louis XVI-style armchairs, hand-carved in France in the 1800s, each chair has a giltwood frame with several areas upholstered with a teal and...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Set Six Swedish Chairs Gustavian Period
By Melchior Lundberg
Located in Madrid, ES
A set of six elegant and exceptional Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period, two of which are marked by Melchior Lundberg, a chairmaker in Stockholm (1714-1816). Woodcut decoration...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

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Pine

Monumental Ebonized Venetian Hand Carved Armchair, circa 1780 by Fratelli Mora
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important ebonized Baroque Venetian armchair, circa 1780 Fratelli Mora. Produced by Fratelli Mora in Bergamo, factory established in 1778. At that time the main production was made ...
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Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Seating

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Walnut

Swiss alp, folk art , escabelle dated
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art , escabelle dated and signed
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1810s Swiss Antique Seating

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Wood

19th Century Fine Set of Six Biedermeier Walnut Chair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These fine set of six Viennese Biedermeier walnut chairs from circa 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which reflect innovative design and highest quali...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique mahogany armchair which has a pretty shaped mahogany back with decoratively carved scrolled carved arm...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

19th Spanish Carved Walnut Armchair with New Black Leather and Solomonic Columns
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind and highly decorative Baroque chair from the late 1800s. If you are looking for unique and meaningful antiques to decorate your home then this sculptural and amazing wo...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

Set Of Six Antique Georgian Style Leather Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Rustic set of Six mahogany frame chairs having strong traditional form with shaped and carved legs, upswept backs, color coordinated nail-head trim and notable distressed leather ...
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Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Seating

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Leather, Wood

A 16th CENTURY OAK WAINSCOT CHAIR DATED 1539
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An absolutely stunning example of an early oak Wainscot chair, the carved foliate and scroll top rail above a paneled back, centered with an incised lozenge, initialed and dated ‘P D 1539’, over the board seat upon turned baluster front legs and plain rear legs united by peripheral cross stretchers. We don't know the relevance of the date seeing the chair was probably made in the later part of the 16th century. It is interesting to note that King Henry VIII was on the throne during the date on this chair. This was acquired by “The Englishman’s Antiques...
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16th Century English Tudor Antique Seating

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Wood, Oak

Giovanni Michelucci's set of six "Torbecchia" Dining Chairs, designed for Poltro
Located in Almelo, NL
Giovanni Michelucci's set of six "Torbecchia" Dining Chairs, designed for Poltronova in Italy 1964. Giovanni Michelucci's set of six "Torbecchia" Dining Chairs, designed for Poltron...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Walnut

Eight 19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Dining Chairs in Light Blue Plaid
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite set of eight late 19th-century French dining chairs in the Louis XV style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Hand-crafted from solid walnut wood, these chairs show...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Cotton, Walnut

American Empire Boston Mahogany Girandole Chair, Circa 1860s
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful American empire Boston Girandole chairs. This is a very rare chair in today's market. Was handcrafted out of top grain flame mahogany in mid 1800s. This grandiose chairs ...
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare and exquisite set of circa 1830 Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Ceylonese, or Sri Lankan Galle District manufactured carved solid ebony dining chairs of neoclassical English regency klism...
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Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Oak Dining Chairs Linen/Silk Seats in Paprika Red, a Pair
Located in Malibu, CA
English oak side chairs with a barley corn twist & straight slats. New seats in a linen blend in paprika red. The legs are connected by an H stretcher. Circa early 20th century.
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Mid-19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating

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Abalone, Linen, Silk, Oak

Six Antique French Provincial Ladder Back Walnut Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats
Located in Astoria, NY
A stunning set of six late 19th-century French Provincial dining chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid walnut, these chairs feature elegant ladder-ba...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Walnut

Late 18th Century Harlequin English Lancashire Spindle-back Chairs Set of 4
Located in Louisville, KY
These mid 18th Century English Harlequin Lancashire chairs are an amazing reflection of a time when craftsmanship was uniquely individual, resulting i...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Seating

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Rush, Oak, Ash, Elm

Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa. Item features carved paw feet with leafy cornucopia carvings, carved top rail, great antique sofa. Cir...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 4 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 antique regency quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality carved mahogany top rail, carved mahogany splat to the centre with a figured mahogany panel, newly reupholste...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

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Other

Boston Queen Ann Mahogany Slip Seat Side Chair, 1710-20
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Queen Anne old growth mahogany upholstered slip seat side chair. The square seat is fitted to a conforming scolloped profile frame on cabriole legs ...
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1710s American Queen Anne Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Louis XV Style Pair 19th Century French Bergères Armchairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of our exquisite late 19th-century French Louis XV walnut patinated bergères armchairs. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each ch...
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1850s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Antique French Painted Cane Back Dining Chairs with Linen Upholstery
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Set of 4 Antique French cane back chairs painted in a soft oyster white finish, with subtle distressed edges, and finished with an anti...
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19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Cane, Foam, Wood, Walnut

Antique Swedish Sofa Bench in Gustavian Style, Solid Pine with Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish sofa bench in gustavian style. The sofa is a genuine country house furniture from northern Sweden made around 1820 to 1840. The fr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Dark Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in a darker oak color French polish finish with rounded arms. They ha...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

Elegant Newly Upholstered 19th Century Rare Carved Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Spectacular newly upholstered early 19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa or settee, having its original wood color (never painted; very rare!) and in amazing condition. Ca 1810 Swed...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique American Gothic Revival Cathedral Back Carved Walnut Throne Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique American Gothic Revival throne chair, circa 1870s. Made from walnut with a pierced cathedral back featuring arches and a cen...
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1870s Gothic Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of 19th Century English Regency Side Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite English Regency side chairs exemplify the elegance and refinement of the Regency period. Meticulously crafted from flamed mahogany, the warm, rich hues and intricate ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Set of Six 19th Century Swedish Carved Back Dining Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming set of six Swedish dining chairs with richly carved seat backs with lyre and leaf motifs. Recent upholstery seat in linen.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Exquisite 19th Century French Daybed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite 19th century French daybed, Louis XV style. As the stairways of houses and apartments in France are narrow, they build ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

19th C Original Salmon Painted Trendle Bed W/ Rag Rug Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original salmon painted trendle or child's rope bed with a custom made mattress from 19thc rag rug fabric. It comes with rag rug cushions & pillows. This bed is in amazing cond...
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

French Pair of Armchairs Louis XIV style - 1800 19th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice pair of Louis 14 style armchairs dating from the 19th century. Very beautiful pair of Louis XIII style armchairs, with high backs. Each armchair rests on four legs connected tog...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Napoleon III Style Settee in Vintage Gold Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Napoleon III style settee is upholstered in a plush floral patterned gold velvet with tassel adornments and matching bullion fringe. The beautifully curved back a...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Four Antique French Empire Kingwood & Figural Ormolu Classical Dining Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Four Antique French Empire Kingwood & Figural Ormolu Classical Dining Chairs with Shield Form Backs ...
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19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Ormolu

French Pair of Louis XV Wingback Bergeres & Ottoman
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sophisticated pair of French 19th century wingback bergere armchairs and large matching ottoman. One side of the ottoman is concave to fit the bowed front of the chair–forming a ki...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

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Textile, Oak

Antique Pair of Chinese Brighton Pavillion Style Bamboo Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th Century Chinese chairs handcrafted in bamboo and bent bamboo with a finish aged to perfection featuring rattan symbolic designs on the backs and sides, grasscloth sea...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Seating

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Grasscloth, Bamboo, Rattan

Louis XVI Bergere, C. 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XVI period bergere chair circa 1790 with arched back and fluted legs, recently upholstered in a striped fabric with loose cushion seat. Very nice scale. Excellent quality.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

Set of Six 19th Century English Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of Six 19th Century English mahogany dining chairs, one carver and five side chairs. With original castors. Recently recovered in quality fabric.
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19th Century English Country Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Turned French Stools
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century oak stools from France with newly upholstered tops in linen finished with a single welt. The frames have hand-turned barley twist legs, joined by matching stretc...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Oak

19th Century Russian Neoclassical Flame Mahogany Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Russian Neoclassical flame mahogany sofa Russia, 19th Century A fine example of 19th Century Russian Neoclassical furniture...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Small rustic French benches 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Dating from around 1850 in France, these beautiful low benches are rustic and have a beautiful patina on the wood. Their low height of just 11 cm and their length of 198 cm make the...
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1850s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Mid century low wooden bench, France ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / bench / wood / rustic / mid century Beautiful rustic small low bench crafted in solid wood in France around 1850. On the elegant legs and with nice patina on the woo...
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1850s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Late 19thC Oak Carved Jacobean Style Monks Bench
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Oak Carved Jacobean Style Monks Bench with box seat and carved Royal King and Queen to upright with animal and swag decoration - 38"w x 19"d x 45.5"h
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1890s English Jacobean Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Pair of Louis XV Style 19th Century Bergere Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very chic pair of 19th century French Bergere chairs upholstered in an off white cotton / linen fabric with blue & white ticking welt & backs. Frames have a light whitewash finish.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Fruitwood

19th Century Antique Empire Sofa Hand Carved Mahogany
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Antique empire settee three-seater sofa hand carved mahogany Feather down cushions with green velvet. Comfortable elegance, qu...
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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century, Restaured
Located in Schwerin, MV
Restored piano stool from the traditional company Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. The piano stool is made of solid wood and has a f...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Braid

Pair of Regency Chairs or Fauteuils to be Re-Upholstered Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French Regency chairs or Fauteuils to be re-upholstered midcentury, Revival French Regency French Regency is the period between ...
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Mid-19th Century French Regency Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Victorian Walnut Piano Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian walnut piano stool having a circle revolving seat newly reupholstered in a quality stylish fabric. It is raised on and elegant and...
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19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV French Bergere Armchair Finished with Black Leather & Brass Stud Detail
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Black Leather Louis XV French Bergere Design Armchair Finished with Brass Stud Detailing, Ideal For The Study, Office or Library. Measure: Height to seat 47cm.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

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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