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Seating For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Rococo
French 19th Century Rococo Style Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
A Rococo style armchair from the 19th century, delicately carved with floral clasps to the crest and seat rails and to the tops of the cabriole l...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Carved Oak Lyre Back Folding Chairs by Phoenix Chair Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of Arts & Crafts period lyre back folding dining chairs or side chairs
By Phoenix Chair Company
USA, Circa 1920s
Carved oak, with tan vinyl upholstery....
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY High Back Spindle Dining Chair MUST SELL
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Gustav Stickley High Back Spindle Dining Chair from the early 1900s. It is in excellent condition and has a Stickley paper label.
signed.
THE LOCALL WE SELLING FO...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Goat Hair, Cotton, Oak
Matti Savijärvi, 1920's unique tree root rocking chair
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing the iconic Matti Savijärvi 1920's rocking chair, a unique piece of vintage furniture that will add character and charm to any home. This vintage rocking chair is a true t...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Arts and Crafts English Oak Shapland and Petter Armchair
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Arts & Crafts mastery abounds in these classic English oak armchairs by Shapland & Petter, out of England. The peg joinery and hand carved oak is a masterclass in traditional woodwor...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A set of six North European (Danish or North Germany) parcel-gilt beechwood dining chairs. The pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs. Seat...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Arts & Crafts 2 Seater Settle By William Birch
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts oak framed 2 seater settle
Ergonomic back slats with stylised tulip decoration
Turned legs and drop-in rush seats
By William Birch of High Wycombe
Circa 1900
Heigh...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Ash
Scottish Arts & Crafts Leather and Oak Loveseat attributed to Wylie & Lochhead
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare and fabulous Arts & Crafts Glasgow School loveseat in Oak and Leather. Spectacular design and craftsmanship attributed to Wylie & Lochhead. Carved oak leg posts which are an int...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Danish Pair of Elegant Period Rococo Side Chairs (Upholstered Seats)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish pair of period Rococo painted and carved-wood side chairs, with upholstered seats, from the 18th century. These antique chairs from Denmark have b...
Category
18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rupert Griffiths, Four Arts & Crafts English Oak Tripod Design Cottage Chairs
Located in London, GB
Rupert Griffiths. English Furniture Maker.
Four Arts and Crafts style English oak cottage chairs with a sturdy tripod design, with through tenon and peg...
Category
1950s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Stickley Slat Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat Unsigned C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Stickley Slat Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat Unsigned C1910.
Measures - 35.75"H x 16.75"W x...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair with stylized floral inlay to the
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Spindle Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mission or Arts & Crafts style spindle club chairs or lounge chairs
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Early 21st Century
Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
George Walton. An Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak 'Abingdon' armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak 'Abingdon' armchair.
This design is quite radical, with large flat arms which protrude out incorporating the back legs and up...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Twelve Oak Arts & Crafts Chairs by Hendrik Petrus for the University of Leiden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare set of twelve Arts & Crafts dining room chairs.
Design by Hendrik Petrus Berlage for H. Pander & Zonen.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak ...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Antique American Robert Mitchell Carved Chinoiserie Savonarola Dragon Chair 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique American carved Savanarola dragon chair, by Robert Mitchell, circa 1900.
This most unusual chair by Robert Mitchell (formerly Mitchell...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Reclining Chair, Early 20th Century
By Heal's
Located in Uppsala, SE
Deep seated Arts & Crafts recliner in oak, possibly English and possibly retailed by Heal's of London, from the early 20th century. Seat and back covered in what is most likely the o...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Antique Neo Gothic Library Side Chair By Alfred Waterhouse, Late 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SIDE CHAIR BY ALFRED WATERHOUSE RA PPRIBA (1830-1905)
Designed by the eminent Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse. Born in Liverpool in 1830 Waterhouse had a celebrated ca...
Category
19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair with fruitwood floral inlaid decor
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with stylized fruitwood floral inlaid decoration to the backrest and sculpted arms. Seat Height: 45 cm Arm Height: 66 cm
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Painted Italianate Finely Crafted Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved in a burgundy and gilt finish with elaborate scrolled backs and lion mask crests. Gilt floral details, curved arms , and elaborate scroll decorated seat rails with crests. The...
Category
20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Liberty and Co. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with leather cushion
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair, with original Liberty label to the underneath.
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Armchair in Solid Wood by Albert Haberer for Hermann Fleiner, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare architectural Arts & Crafts chair, designed circa 1949 by Albert Haberer and manufactured by Hermann Fleiner in Stuttgart, Germany. The flexible backrest is made of thin spindle...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Lacquered and Gilt Wood Benches
Located in IT
18th century, pair of Italian Baroque lacquered and gilt wood benches
This particular pair of baroque benches was made in Rome, Italy, in the second half of the 18th century.
Their wooden structure is entirely sculpted, lacquered and gilded in Mecca. It consists of a seat with a profile moved from which depart two armrests characterized by arched elements, moved and culminating in curls. The effect of great movement is enhanced by the decorations of rocaille taste with volutes and leaves that surround them creating dynamism.
The band under the seat, quadrangular and move, is decorated with rocaille elements and framed with reserve that creates curls in some points of connection. The six curved legs, characteristic of the Baroque era, are decorated with phytomorphic elements and end with a curly...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Carved Solid Oak Rocking Lounge Chair Rocker vtg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Carved Solid Oak Rocking Lounge Chair Rocker vtg. Item featured is a charming vintage solid oak rocking chair. The chair is lightly carved with scrolled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Six Very Rare 1930s Burr Oak Restored Robert Mouseman Thompson Dining Chairs 6
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare set of six burr oak 1930s Robert Mouseman Thompson dining chairs in fully restored condition
These chairs have been fully restored, all the original woven seats had dried and perished over the last 90-100 years of use, there weren’t safe to use, as such I have had all the woven leather replaced on every chair, it took 3-4 hides of thick veg tan plain leather which was hand dyed back to the original chestnut brown colour, I have a complete suite of pictures of the entire process. The frames have been glued and clamped where required, treated for insects as a matter of process not need, then deep cleaned waxed and polished
The timber on these chairs is a bit of a lottery jackpot, they have the original scalloped backs which is basically the honeycombed look and feel, but these panels are all burr oak. To put this in context a small milking stool by Mouseman may sell for £200-£300 in normal oak, in burr oak it sells for £1600-£2000. The timber is super rare, highly collectable and the finest of all the Mouseman...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Ernest Gimson. A pair of yew wood ladder back and bobbin turned armchairs
Located in London, GB
Ernest Gimson, designer. A good quality pair of Cotswold School yew wood ladder back and bobbin-turned armchairs with rush seats.
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Elegant Arts & Crafts 1900 Armchair or Chair Mid-20th Century Design Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Arts & Crafts in the style of Thonet
Elegant and original 1900 armchair by English or Osterreich designer
Original good condition
Many sculptural wood waves effects
Measu...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Shapland & Petter, Set of Six Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Shaped Backs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A set of six Arts and Crafts oak dining chairs with subtle shaped back slats and incised details to the square t...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Shapland & Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak desk or side chair with pierced hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stre...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Oak, Rush
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
E G Punnet Attri, for William Birch Set of Four Glasgow School Oak & Rush Chairs
By E. G. Punnett, William Birch
Located in London, GB
E G Punnet Attri, for William Birch Set of Four Glasgow School Oak & Rush Chairs and probably made by William Birch retailed by Liberty and Co, consisting of two armchairs two single...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Ash
Stunning Pair Of Liberty of London Matching Arts And Crafts Primitive Oak Stools
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Stunning Pair Of Liberty of London Matching Arts And Crafts Primitive Oak Stools With Carry Handle To Seat. Early 1900's
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Carved Painted Upholstered Stools, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted stools from the late 19th century with richly carved décor, cabriole legs and newly upholstered seats. Each of this pair of Scandinavian Rococo...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique " SHOP of THE CRAFTER " Settee with Cutout - Stickley Era - W7524
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Arts & Leather settee from the early 1900s made by "SHOP of the CRAFTER " in Cincinnati, Ohio. The settee comes with a spring ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Oak
Contemporary Gina Bar Stool in Brass, Green and Gold Velvet
Located in Istanbul, TR
“GINA” is an ode to the Hollywood Regency style. A bar stool that will glamorize your interior. Contrasting colors and forms of “Gina” dramatically combine to create an elegant seat ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian, 19th Century Rococo Style Walnut Upholstered Armchair with Fine Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style tall back walnut armchair from the 19th century with scrolled open arms, cabriole legs on hoofed feet and upholstery. This Italian Rococo style armchair featu...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs with Leather Cushions, Circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
Set of Four Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs with Leather Cushions, Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs, Set of Five
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful set of five Mission or Arts & Crafts period dining chairs
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1910
Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with leather upholstered seats.
Mea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair - Stickley Era - W2232
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair in excellent condition. Made in the early 1900s, This chair is complete with no repairs or replaced parts. It is in excellent con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique "Shop of the Crafter" Arm Chair with Hand Painted "Monk" STICKLEY ERA
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Antique "Shop of the Crafter" Arm Chair with Hand Painted "Monk"
This is a beautiful painted chair with the image of a “Monk” painted on the top.
This chair is from the early...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
L. & J. G. Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts large rocking chair
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with upholstered seat and back cushion...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
18th Century Italian Rococo Painted Canape au Chasse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie painted triple back canape in hues of red, gold, and turquoise with removable upholstered seat and back panels, 18th century, Italy.
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Arts and Crafts Era Wood Paint Decorated Patio Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A compact and very well made wooden armchair with wide square and curved arms, sloping seat and shaped back. The back and side supports with matching carved linear details, the flat ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Liberty & Co. attr. Set of 3 dining chairs with Voysey style inlaid pewter heart
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed. Three matching chairs with shaped padded headrest and a single Voysey style inlaid pewter heart to the top of a fine tapering back splat with trumpet style ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Pewter
E A Taylor attri for Wylie & Lochhead. A pair of Arts & Crafts side chairs
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed a pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs made by Wylie and Lochhead. One has straight front legs and one has the slightly splayed front legs, both chairs ha...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Side Chairs by Gustav Stickley C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple and elegant pair of side chairs with rush seats by Gustav Stickley # 370 in the catalog. Ladderback and curved for comfort. Chairs were most likely rewoven with fresh...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Early American Style Arts and Crafts Solid Oak Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early American Style Arts and Crafts Solid thick Oak loveseat Bench. Measures 50" on width, 18" in depth and 18" in height. Top is 3" thick solid wood, tested to support a 1200lb...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Charles Limbert One Drawer Footstool c1910
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Charles Limbert footstool in very nice original finish with recent leather upholstery. Signed with branded mark inside the drawer.
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Russell Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
The "Russell" stool, a handcrafted recreation of one of Gordon Russell's earliest and most successful Cotswold School designs, crafted in white oak by Wooster and Essex having an uph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
E A Taylor Attributed, a Good Stylish Arts & Crafts Oak Tub Chair
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed. A good Arts & Crafts oak tub chair with a single pierced teardrop cut-out to the back support and shaped supports beneath the arms...
Category
Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Modernism Design Architects Chairs
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Early 20th Century Dutch Modernism Design Architects Chairs. Made in the Netherlands, early 20th century, 1910's - 20's period. Arts & Crafts style. Stained oak with rush woven seat....
Category
1910s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Lars Israel Wahlman Designed High Back Oak Swedish Arts & Crafts Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Lars Israel Wahlman was one of Sweden’s premier architects and designers of the early 20th century - a time known for the Swedish Arts & Crafts per...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Set of Eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs - W7468 MUST SELL
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a set of eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs from the early 1900s in very good condition. They are marked with the original Gustav Stickley red decal, as pictured. All c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Armchair Leather and Walnut
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 18th century Louis XV walnut armchair with 19th century leather upholstery. This chair has the typical Rococo design of the Louis XV era. A period when designers where inspired by ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period painted wood chairs from the 18th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs, H-Form cross stretchers, floral upholstery and distressed patina. Create...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Arts and Crafts Slatted Armchair
Located in New York, US
Oak slatted armchair, seat cushions with button detail
Arts and Crafts style, sourced in France
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Anglo-Japanese Walnut Armchair Attributed to Liberty and Co
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese walnut armchair with wavy arm supports and arms that follow through to the side stretchers.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
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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