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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Gothic Revival
E W Pugin attri. A Gothic Revival oak duet chair with a wider than usual seat.
Located in London, GB
E W Pugin attributed. A Gothic Revival oak duet chair with a wider than usual seat. With later period upholstery.
Category

1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

LOVELY HOWARD & SON'S / CHAIRS LTD TWO SEAT SOFA FEATHER FILLED SEAT CUSHIONs
Located in GB
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...
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20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Seat Corner Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Seat Corner Chair. Good antique condition. Measures 24.5" in width, 22" in depth, 29" in height. Seat height is 16" and the arm height is 26.25"....
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

George Edmund Street. Judges armchair designed for The Royal Courts of Justice.
Located in London, GB
George Edmund Street. A Gothic Revival oak armchair, designed for the Judges for The Royal Courts of Justice in Fleet St (London's High Court). With spiral carved finials and further spiral carving to the front legs. With a subtle flowing design below the arms and shallow carved floral decoration to the back of the arms. This armchair is ready for upholstery, the horse hair back is designed for button back upholstery. In 1868 G E Street's design won the competition to build The Royal Courts of Justice. Queen Victoria opened the Royal Courts in December 1882 after eleven years of construction. The building instantly became an awe-inspiring landmark in the heart of London’s Fleet Street. We have two more Judges armchairs...
Category

1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Original Charleston Battery Bench Cast Iron & Painted Cypress, 6 ft. double size
By Geo. C. BIrlant & Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
This is the original Charleston Battery Bench with heaviest weight cast iron sides made from the 19th century original pattern and du...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

J.G.Crace attributed. In the style of AWN Pugin. A pair of Gothic Revival chairs
Located in London, GB
J.G.Crace attributed. In the style of AWN Pugin. A pair of Gothic Revival oak cane seat dining chairs. The head rail and back rail with carved florets and chamfered details throughou...
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1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique French Victorian Grapevine Leaf Cast Iron Small Garden Bench Loveseat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian grape vine leaf cast iron small garden bench loveseat. Item features cast iron construction, very nice antique item, qualit...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

A Victorian blue leather oak library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair, the arched back continuous with the scroll arms, and carved with beribboned foliate sprays in the centre, the shaped seat rail set above t...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Chesterfield Sofa Gray Mohair 19th Century
Located in Hanover, MA
Late 19th century Chesterfield club sofa on six tapered block mahogany legs with brass casters with wooden wheels, newly reupholstered in luxurious grey mohair with deep button tufts...
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mohair

A Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Black Lacquered & Gilt Decorative Hallway Chair
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Victorian Jennens & Bettridge Black Lacquered & Gilt Decorative Hallway Chair upon Cabriole Legs Decorative chair utilising the Victorian art form of papier mache & indochine. ...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

FINE PAIR OF FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON'S ViCTORIAN PORTARLINGTON SOFAS
Located in GB
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

Antique English Victorian Cast Iron Wooden Slat Garden Seat Patio Park Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Cast Iron Wooden Slat Garden Seat Patio Park Bench. Cast iron leafy scroll frame, iron stretcher, "sled" form base to legs, weathered green painted finish, ...
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19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Iron

FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN CHESTERFIELD BROWN LEATHER HOWARD & SON'S STYLE ARMCHAiRS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Victorian fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed armchairs made in the Howa...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

18th Century Side Chair, France
Located in New York, NY
A rare treasure discovered in France, this courtly 18th-century slipper chair, with its fanciful carved frame and button-tufted upholstery, is not only a gorgeous antique but also a ...
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18th Century French Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Linen

Large English Water Gilded and Finely Carved Settee
Located in London, GB
A large English carved and water gilded settee of fine quality, with shell crest, scrolled corners and decorated with English roses and foliage throughout. Newly upholstered in faux ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of mid 20th century leather Chesterfield sofas
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century leather chesterfield sofas circa 1960. Good quality pair of very comfortable sofas from Sweden.  Button back detailing to the back rest with over stuffed ar...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Seating

Materials

Leather

19th Century Victorian Oak Bankers Desk Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian patinated Oak bankers desk Chair on wheels. Mesures 21.5" in width, 22" in depth and stands 32" tall. Seat height is 18.25...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

English Stool wood and Leather Twisted Legs, 20th Century, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century oak stool from England, the top is in a cross of Leather Straps . Legs are in a twisted carved shape. This is in a brown color.
Category

20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Wood, Leather

Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Yorkshire beech and elm broad arm windsor chair. Very good colour. 1850. Seat depth is 17 inches, seat height is 17 inches. Reference: 8127 Dimensions 26.5 inches (67 cms) ...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Elm

19th Century English Oak Corner Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak corner chair from England. The arms and back of the chair are wonderfully barrel shaped and embellished with hand carved decorations. The top rail of the chair is ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Circa 1830s 19th Century Small English Moorish Side Chair with a Caned Seat
Located in London, GB
A lovely small painted and unusual English side chair. Circa 1830s it has a canned seat (small damage to weave) And Moorish architectural styling. Good for a bedroom or bathroom.
Category

1830s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Antique Rustic Victorian Elm Stool, 1900s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
A lovely Victorian vernacular Elm stool. Probably early 1900s With marvelous age and wear. Having ring turned legs and well worn seat. Seat with nearly oval shape. Four legged stool...
Category

1920s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Elm

Pair of Gothic Revival Decorated Wooden Chairs by Kittinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of gothic revival altar chairs by Kittinger Furniture. Slender wood backs with polychrome detail. Trapezoidal seats and turned wood legs. Rich patina to wood throughout. Marke...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Seating

Materials

Wood

PAIR OF ANTiQUE VICTORIAN CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRS CLAW & BALL FEET
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage Victorian circa 1880 lightly restored Chesterfield brown leather armchairs with ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather

A rare Antique Beech Wood X Framed Cane back Arm chair
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A rare Antique Beech Wood X Framed Cane back Arm chair. With its unusual Savonarola looking frame makes this wonderful chair both charming and a practical hall or bedroom chair that ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Seating

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Beech

19th Century Yorkshire Windsor Chair
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Yorkshire beech and elm broad arm windsor chair. 1850. Seat depth is 16 inches, seat height is 17.5 inches Reference: 8128 Dimensions 25.5 inches (65 cms) Wide 26.5 inches ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Elm

Beautiful Set Of Six Antique Victorian Carved Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
Highly decorative set of six of antique Victorian Jacobean oak dining chairs dating from circa 1870 They have elaborately carved backs with ...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique Small Child's Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Parlor Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Small Child's Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Parlor Arm Chair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 32" H x 17.5" W x 18" D x 12" Seat height x 20" Arm height.
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Gothic Revival Throne Chairs a Pair 1920's
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of 1920's Gothic Revival armchairs. Also referred to as Jacobean, Spanish Revival and Renaissance Revival. Highly detailed carving with claw foot and barley twist detail. Over...
Category

Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Primitive 19th century Windsor chair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Good example of a primitive Windsor chair. All original with ash and elm wood. Not 100 % sturdy but verry usable. Beautiful patina and proportions.
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Ash, Elm

Yorkshire Windsor Chair
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Yorkshire broad arm windsor chair. 1850. Reference: 8129 Dimensions 26 inches (66 cms) Wide 28.5 inches (72 cms) Deep 42.5 inches (108 cms) High
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Elm

Set of six Hand- Carved Lion Terminal Victorian Dining Chairs.
Located in Crawley, GB
Set of six Hand- Carved Lion Terminal Victorian Dining Chairs. We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of six early Victorian hand-carved oak dining chairs made in the J...
Category

Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Victorian quality carved walnut Italian corner chair
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut Italian corner chair having a quality carved solid walnut shaped back with a cherub to the centre griffins and dragons pierced carved splats, ...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Seating

Materials

Walnut

FOUR FINE ANTIQUE FRENCH BERGERE DiNING CHAIRS WITH PERIOD VELOUR UPHOLSTERY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of four antique circa 1870 French Bergere dining chairs...
Category

1870s French High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of 8 English Victorian walnut dining chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Set of 8 Victorian walnut dining chairs This set of 8 Victorian walnut dining chairs were made circa 1870. The chairs have a shaped top-rail with the central splat that has fine piec...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Rare 19th Century Gothic Revival Armchair from Eaton Hall by Gillows
Located in London, GB
A Splendid Gothic Revival Armchair Of the Regency Period By Gillows of Lancaster Designed by William Porden For Eaton Hall, Cheshire The finish parcel gilded and painted throughout, the chair stands on four legs, each wrapped with carved acanthus leaves, and the lower section consisting of five blind cusped ogee arches; above, the seat frame with a blind trefoil and quatrefoil design, with corner rosettes adorned with embedded lozenges, issuing the arm terminals of conforming hexagonal shape, consisting of three tiers each set with blind cusped ogee arches and topped by a foliate boss. English, circa 1812-14 An in-depth discussion on the chair's history, design, and significance in relation to Eaton Hall, written and compiled by Dr Peter Lindfield, available for consultation. Dimensions: H: 37.5 in / 95 cm W: 30 in / 76 cm D: 37 in / 94 cm Comparative Literature: Christopher Payne. British Furniture 1820 to 1920 : The Luxury Market. ACC Art Books, 2023, pp. 52-53, for a discussion of Eaton Hall’s furnishings and a bed designed by William Porden previously with Butchoff Antiques...
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19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

6 Victorian Oak Upholstered Dining Chairs, Scotland 1880, H1169
Located in Vancouver, BC
6 Victorian Oak Upholstered Dining Chairs, Scotland 1880, H1169 Solid Oak Original finish Carved shaped top rail Pair of supports on the ends with turned finials on top Upholstered ...
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1890s Scottish Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Victorian Burgundy Floral Needlepoint Carved Mahogany Balloon Back Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Burgundy Floral Needlepoint Carved Mahogany Balloon Back Side Chair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 36" H x 18" W x 22" D x 18" Seat height.
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Mid 19th century French mahogany and leather reclining chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality mid 19th century french mahogany and leather reclining chair circa 1860. We are pleased to be able to offer this stunning french f...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

1940s French Children’s Wingback Chairs In Cat & Birdcage Toile / Chintz - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are so adorable! It is a pair of French children’s wingback chairs that have been completely re-done. They have down cushions and rest on brass castors. The fabric is a polishe...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Victorian Seating

Materials

Brass

Victorian leather easy library chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian leather easy chair This Victorian leather easy chair was made circa 1885. The deep buttoned back and a deep seat. It stands on oak turned legs with castors under. This desi...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique American Victorian Cast Iron and Wood Tripod Pedestal Adjustable Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Victorian Cast Iron and Wood Tripod Pedestal Adjustable Stool. Circa 1900. Measurements:19.5-23" H x 13" W x13" D.
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Style Swivel Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A smart and very comfortable antique Victorian style leather swivel desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1960’s. The quality is superb, with beautiful deep...
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1960s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Quality antique Victorian carved walnut stool
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian carved walnut stool having a holstered seat supported by four quality carved walnut shaped cabriole legs with pad feet. D. 1880
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

PAIR OF ViCTORIAN ENGLISH OAK ANTIQUE LIGHTLY BURRED DINING TABLE BENCH PEW SEAT
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Victorian oak dining table ben...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Victorian Mahogany Upholstered Footstool
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Style Mahogany and Upholstered Footstool in great antique condition with newer upholstery. Measures 17.5" square and stands 9.5" tall. Matching chair available in our Inv...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Velvet, Mahogany

A Deep Seated 19th Century Howard Style Armchair
Located in Accrington, GB
A deep seated country house Howard style armchair dating to the second half of the 19th century. The armchair sits on turned mahogany legs to the front and mahogany legs to the rear ...
Category

1880s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Hardwood

Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rope Seat Armchair Seen in the V&A Museum
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable William Morris Rush seat Sussex armchair circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum The History This chair was named after a country chair found in Sussex, which inspired the design with the turned frame and rush seat. Similar types of chairs, with imitation bamboo frames and rush seats, were fashionable between 1790 and 1820. Ownership & Use William Morris and his wife, Jane, used Sussex chairs in their first home, Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, from 1860 and subsequently in their London house, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. Morris's great friend, the artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) had Sussex armchairs in his studio, as did the sculptor, Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934). Robert Edis recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic' in his influential book, 'Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses in 1881'. Examples from the Sussex range were supplied for students' rooms at Newnham College...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rope, Beech

Antique Exotic Folding & Adjustable Daybed "British Campaign Furniture" London
Located in Antwerp, BE
Victorian walnut-stained beech campaign style day bed with caned seat designed to be folded up it's ratcheted on all three sections to adjust to numerous positions including flat, se...
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1870s British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Set of Eight Victorian Dining Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable set of eight 19th century English dining chairs having two armchairs and six sides crafted in mahogany with eboni...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

RARE ORIGINAL ViCTORIAN HOWARD & SONS BRIDGEWATER ARMCHAIR PERIOD UPHOLSTERY
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, totally original, Howard & Son's Berners street fully stamped Bridgewater model armchair wi...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair measuring 20" in width, 20" in depth and standing 36.25" in height with a seat height of 18"
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Large Victorian Country House Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A commanding mahogany Victorian country house sofa in the manner of Howard and Sons. Featuring a wide, deep sprung seat with a stepped backrest and six large handmade duck feather c...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

English Elm Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs, 19th Century - Set of 4
Located in Savannah, GA
A set of 4 English elm broad arm windsor armchairs, 19th century. 26 inches wide by 26 ½ inches deep by 45 inches tall arm height 28 inches; seat height 18 inches
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Victorian Mahogany and Tapestry and Velvet Upholstered Footstool
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Style Mahogany and Tapestry and Velvet Upholstered Footstool in great condition. Navy velvet Upholstered on the side and Tapestry top Upholstered.
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Velvet, Mahogany

Antique Industrial Oak Swivel Machinist Factory Workshop Desk Chair, c.1940
Located in London, GB
Oak framed industrial machinist's chair. c.1940 Likely a historical marriage of two chairs, the backrest bearing the Leabank stamp. Although height adjustable, it doesn't seem to ...
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Seating

Materials

Oak

Charming Ebonized Victorian Armchair Newly Upholstered in Light Blue
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming compact curvy ebonized carved wood armchair in decorative Victorian style having flowers carved into the top and fancy turned wood details. The chair has been beautifully u...
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1920s American Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

19th Century Horse Carriage Bench
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a vintage horse carriage bench, which can be used as a decorative seating in an ante-room, terrace or around grill. The bench was made ...
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1870s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Iron

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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