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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Louis XIV
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Four Marquetry Inlaid Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage English Brown Leather Tufted Chesterfield Club Armchairs a Pair
By Chesterfield
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage English Brown Leather tufted Chesterfield Club Armchairs, England circa.
Pair vintage brown english traditional leather chesterfield club arm chairs.
Upholstered in tight but...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather
19th Century E W Godwin Mahogany Bow Back Chair William Watt
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
An exceptional Bow back corner chair dating from the 1870s attributed to E W Godwin, probably made by William Watt. Very well constructed Bow chair with circular seat and bobbin turn...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Dennis & Leen Louis XIV Os de Mouton Hall Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing near of pair of French Os de Mouton hall chairs or side chairs crafted by Dennis and Leen Hollywood, CA. Known as Louis XIV chairs they feature a whimsical walnut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Spoon Back Armchair
Located in London, GB
An excellent antique Victorian spoon back armchair. This was made in England and it dates from around the 1860-1880’s period.
Th...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Louis XIV Style Carved Fruitwood And Leather Bergere / Arm Chair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale French Louis XIV style bergere in a tooled saddle leather. The frame is a very detailed carved fruitwood. Note the tooled diamond f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Fruitwood, Leather
Pair of Antique Victorian Quality Carved Ebonised Oak Side Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality carved ebonised oak side chairs having quality ebonised oak carved backs depicting leaves and barley twist supports unusual carved oak seats standin...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ebony
George Smith Chelsea Signature Full Scroll Arm Brown Leather Armchair & Ottoman
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, hand dyed saddle brown leather George Smith Chelsea, Signature full scroll arm armchair with matching run up large ottoma...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather
Heavy Victorian Leaf Cast Iron Small Garden Bench Cast Iron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique French Victorian grapevine leaf cast iron small garden bench loveseat.
Category
20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Iron
Vintage Thonet Ebonized Black Rattan Bergere Rocking Chair Lovely Small Armchair
By Thonet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely small vintage Thonet Rocking armchair with ebonised black frame and rattan seat
Originally designed in the 1800s with elaborate curv...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Rattan
Pair of Louis XIV Style French Walnut Fauteuils
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Louis XIV style French fauteuils, or arm chairs, with solid walnut frames. Boldly carved armrests with large ball finials and turned wood spindle legs and stretcher. Nice p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Solid Walnut Single Chair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 17th century of the period Louis XIV Italian antique chair in solid walnut wood. The legs are finely turned. Seat and backrest are padd...
Category
1650s Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Stunning antique Victorian quality carved walnut ladies chair
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning antique Victorian quality carved walnut ladies chair, having a quality carved walnut back with turned reeded supports, standing on turned reeded tapering legs to the front a...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Throne Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality carved oak throne chair having a quality carved oak top rail with two cherubs, barley twist supports, cane back flanked by carved scrolls and sunflowe...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair Leather Club Chairs Victorian Antiques 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Victorian Leather Club Chairs.
Circa 1900
These Leather Club Chairs Feature Traditional Wing Backs and Wide Arm Rests.
The Chairs ...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Circa 1930s English Howard & Sons Country House Open Easy Beech Armchair
Located in London, GB
Circa 1930s English country house Howard and Sons open arm easy armchair featuring the classic ring turned front legs and exposed wooden feature arm supports. Made of Beech with an O...
Category
1930s English Late Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Stunning Set Of Four Victorian Heavily Carved Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
WE DELIGHT TO OFFER FOR SALE THIS STUNNING SET OF 4 OAK FRAMED DINING CHAIRS WITH HEAVILY CARVED DETAIL BEARING CREST AND TWO KNIGHTS, LEATHER UPHOLSTERED SEATS AND STRETCHER SUPPORT...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
6 Feet Walnut Bench From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely large walnut bench from the 19th century from England with 6 feet
Very beautiful walnut base with a beautiful, simple and elegant turning
The benches were covered in a light...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair Antique English Victorian Carved Mahogany Leather Upholstered Stools 19 Ct.
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Hand Carved Victorian solid Mahogany frame upholstered identical pair of occasional Stools of square form and of English origin. Circa last quarter of the Nineteenth Century....
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Ebony Stool Bench with Nail Head Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Ebony Stool Bench with Nail Head Finish
This antique ebony turned leg foot stool bench with nail head finish is a classic and elegant piece of furniture. It features ebony w...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Chesterfield Leather Chairs - Wingback Victorian Deep Button
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of Victorian style leather wingback chairs
Also referred to as Chesterfields
Perfect gentlemans club look - very comfortable with deep button leather
Hand carved ball a...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Large Victorian Elm Windsor Armchair 19th century
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Large Victorian Windsor armchair in solid elm with high comb-shaped back. Wide turned wooden base. Wide hoop-shaped arms. Perfect for an office or bedroom.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Rosewood Crown / Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Ely, GB
Set of Four Wonderful Early Victorian Solid Rosewood Dining Chairs, Circa 1840-1860.
They are of superb quality and have beautiful form, with curvaceous backs & cabriole legs.
Th...
Category
1840s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
VICTORIAN THOMAS CHIPPENDALE LION'S HAIRY PAW BERGERE BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, Circa 1880 Thomas Chippendale style carved with Lion's hairy Paw feet...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
A Pair of Victorian Side Chairs - Cream and Red Painted Frame and Toile Fabric
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of late 19th c., custom cream and red painted chairs each with the padded back and seat upholstered in a red and cream toile, on octagonal tap...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Set of four Louis XIV style armchairs. 20th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Louis XIV-style armchairs, with their baluster-shaped legs joined by a spacer bar, covered in a rustic-style linen fabric reproducing a lampas from the second half of the...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
18th Century Hand Carved Scale Sculptural Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible hand carved vintage chair, the splat and stile feature intricate fish scale carvings. The ornate cresting rail is adorned with shell mimicked in the apron. Features a slip...
Category
18th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set Victorian Dining Chairs Mahogany Balloon Back
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 6 Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs.
Circa 1850
These chairs Have Turned Front Legs and Sabre back Legs.
The Chairs Feature Recently Re Upholstered Lift Out Seats.
Having a Sha...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Late Victorian Oak Bench
Located in Essex, MA
With an upholstered seat raised on turned legs joined by stretchers. Another is available.
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
PAIR OF ORNATELY CARVED NEO-GOTHIC SOLiD WALNUT 19TH CENTURY CEREMONY ARMCHAIRS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare pair of ornately hand carved Italian Neo Gothic ceremony chairs with hand carved arm rests a...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Period American Victorian Carved Walnut Saloon Back Armchair Circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Victorian upholstered armchair, circa 1860, executed in walnut upholstered in a vintage midnight blue velvet upholstery fabric.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Hardwood, Walnut
Pair Victorian Arm Chairs Salon Chair 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Victorian Rosewood Open Armchairs.
Raised upon Cabriole Front Legs with Brass Castors and Swept Back Legs.
Circa 1870
Having a Shaped Frieze Rail and Carved and Shaped Arm Su...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
3rd Quarter 19th Century English Child's Parlor Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
3rd quarter 19th century child's parlor chair, English. Victorian period. Spool-turned frame now with old velvet upholstery. Original finish. Apparently mahogany.
15.5" w., 15.5" d.,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique deep buttoned leather Chesterfield sofa. This was made in England, we would date it to around the 1920’s.
It is of outstanding quality, this is extremely well ...
Category
1920s British Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Turned Oak 19th Century Stool on Casters with Oval Upholstered Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period oak stool from the 19th century with oval upholstered seat, turned legs resting on casters. Step into the charm and craftsmanship of the 19th century with...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
A late Victorian two-seater Chesterfield sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian two-seater Chesterfield sofa, of typical form with a continuous scroll back and arms, reupholstered in deep-buttoned blue leather, raised on turned tapering walnut l...
Category
20th Century English Late Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
walnut and leather bench from the 19 century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely walnut bench from the 19th century from England
Very beautiful walnut base ending with casters
The bench seat has been covered in cognac-colored leather
beautiful patina and i...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Matching pair of Victorian Carved Oak Wing Arm Chairs
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A lovely pair of heavily carved Victorian oak wing back armchairs. These chairs have intricate carvings on the back panels, side wings and exterior sides panels all done in the style of the 17th. Circa 1850
Provenance: These were acquired from “The Wodehouse”, Wombourne, Staffordshire
The Wodehouse is a Grade II listed English country house near Wombourne, Staffordshire, notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
Set Of 4 Windsor Chairs From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant set of 4 English Windsor chairs from the 19th century in chestnut
good quality set which has an elegant base and a back composed of small bars which gives them an original lo...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Double Spoon Back Settee, English, 3 Seat, Sofa, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique double spoon back settee. An English, rosewood three seater ornate sofa, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Striking ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
English easy upholstered armchair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques takes great pleasure in presenting an exquisite Victorian upholstered easy armchair, dating back to circa 1890. This remarkable piece stands gracefully on turn...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Original Painted High Back Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 19th C English high back settle with a funky original paint finish. 1880.
Seat height is 16".
Reference: 8248
Dimensions
89.5 inches (227 cms) Wide
21 inches (53 cms) De...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Victorian Oak & Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud Detailing
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Victorian Oak & Leather Rail Back Revolving Desk Chair With Stud Detailing
With a dark Olive green seat.
Height to top of the arms is 71.5cm
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair Of Walnut Benches From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely pair of large walnut benches from the 19th century from England with 6 feets
Very beautiful walnut base with a beautiful turning
The benches were covered in a light gray lin...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Style Carved Fruitwood and Upholstered Lounge Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Style Carved Fruitwood and Upholstered Lounge Chair in good vintage condition. Clean upholstery Measures 29" in width x 31" in depth x 39.5" in height x 20" seat height ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
R.J. Horner Victorian Ornate Carved Oak High Back Dining Chairs, Set of Ten
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of ten Victorian or Renaissance Revival high back dining chairs
Attributed to R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1890s
Ornate carved oak, with upholstered seats and p...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Period Antique American LateVictorian Carved Walnut Balloon Back Sofa Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Period Antique American Late Victorian Balloon Back Bench Sofa With Classical Victorian Hand Carved Walnut Detailing. Solid Walnut Hardwood Construction and Hand Dovetailed Joinery. Eight way hand tied seat foundation. A very solid, quality hand made piece of history - all in very good condition - including the silk upholstery fabric.
Provenance: Purchased From the Estate of Larry Flynt...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Silk, Walnut
Victorian circa 1880 Liberty London Ianthe Upholstered Ottoman Footstool Trunk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian ottoman footstool upholstered with Liberty London Ianthe fabric
My favourite type of stool in my favourite liber...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Victorian Mahogany Office Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5032 Victorian, mahogany, swivel desk chair, having shaped back rail with a carved splat below and a caned seat with a new cushion flanked by outswept, pad arms, all standing on ca...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Victorian Carved Walnut Sofa Blue Mohair Late 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool late Victorian Circa 1880 American made carved walnut sofa upholstered in a lustrous vintage blue mohair fabric having a carved floral crest above the three loose cushions,...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Down, Mohair, Walnut
Antique Victorian Oak Hall Bench Seat Umbrella Cane Stick Stand 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian hall bench umbrella / cane / stick stand. Made of oak featuring pierced / reticulated accents with seat that opens for storage and copper drip pan...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique French Victorian Walnut Tufted Back Bergere Sofa Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian French Walnut Carved Tufted Back Bergere Parlor Sofa Newly Upholstered in High End Plush "Blush Rose" Velvet with Patterned Mohair Outside Back
Gorgeous restored a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Seating
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Wicker Fiddlehead Style Foot Stool or Ottoman in the Manner of Heywood Wakefield
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage wicker footstool features classic fiddlehead design. Good condition with imperfections consistent with age, see photos for condition d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Seating
Materials
Wicker
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 6 antique Victorian quality rosewood dining chairs having a quality rosewood shaped top rail with carved scrolls, carved splat to the centre, newly reupholstered seats in a qu...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Vintage Marge Carson Carved Living Room Beauvais Bench Settee Newly Upholstered
By Marge Carson
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Marge Carson Carved Living Room Beauvais Bench Settee
Semi-attached boxed seat cushion with double pencil welt around frame of hand-carved wood. Original striped silk fabric...
Category
1980s American Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique French Louis XIV Style Carved Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
38”H x 59.50”W x 30.25” D
Seat Height 18.25”
Materials: Mahogany, Original Upholstery
Category
1930s Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Louis XIV Style Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French Louis XIV style giltwood sofa.
With elegant sweeping armrests terminating in scroll front supports.
Upholstered in hessian.
Please note this piece features wear c...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Six 19th Century Louis XIV Style Giltwood Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of six 19th Century French Louis XIV style giltwood dining chairs with elaborate wavy X-frame stretchers.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
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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