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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
Set of 11 Antique Dining Chairs with 9 Sides & 2 Arms in West Indies Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely set of 11 antique Christian VIII dining chairs in fine Cuban/ West Indies mahogany with upholstered slip seats, comprising of (9) side ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Polished Mahogany Armchair - Antique Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German Biedermeier single armchair made of hand shellac polished Mahogany, in good condition. The detailed side chair has a half round, arched backrest with sli...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Caned Settee
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV style Settee Frame tight, Seat & back in good condition. Item was touched up & waxed. Includes old custom seat, needs recovering
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Chinese Qing Daybed Oxblood red , female opium bed, wood
By Style House China 1
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Women's opium daybed, China, Qing Dynasty, Jia Qing Period (1796-1820).
Exquisite and unique Chinese opium daybed made of richly carved sandalwood. Only hardwoods, such...
Category
1820s Chinese Qing Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Carved Giltwood Italian Sofa Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, of grand scale, having a frame of elaborately carved giltwood. Its arched crestrail carved with combing and scrollwork, centered with a leafy cartouche. Its framed, padded ba...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Swedish Empire Karl Johan Wood Sofa 19th Century Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Empire Karl Johan style sofa dating c. 1830
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Birch
19th Century Swedish Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming Gustavian sofa, dating back to the early 1800s, is a stunning example of Swedish craftsmanship and design. The sofa has been meticulously scraped back to reveal its ori...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Set of 19th-Century English Chairs in Sheraton Style with Inlays
Located in Opole, PL
Set of 19th-Century English Chairs in Sheraton Style with decorative inlays
The set consists of five English chairs in the Sheraton style. The chairs are richly decorated with inlay...
Category
Late 19th Century British Sheraton Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swiss alp escabelle from Gruyere village signed C A M 1857
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp pine escabelle dated and signed C A M 1857 from Gruyere village
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Rolled Arm Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Rolled Arm Sofa. Item features carved paw feet with cornucopia carvings, spiral carved top rail, great antique sofa to reup...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 antique Victorian quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shaped back with a carved splat to the centre, newly reupholstered seats in a quality fabric stand...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
French 19th Century Neoclassical Recamier or Chaise Lounge
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An extremely elegant French 19th-century Neoclassical mahogany upholstered rcamier. The chaise lounge has a stunning carved lion head armrest, and lovely neoclassical green silk wrea...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchairs with Wood Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs.
Mea...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Art Nouveau Side Chairs by Emile Gallé, 1890s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Nouveau side chairs.
Design by Emile Gallé.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
Solid oak frames with original sycamore decorations of flowers in ...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Oak, Sycamore
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybed
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th century French Empire daybed.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Oak Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak joint stool from England with a beveled edge around the single plank seat, which also has pegged construction. The apron is hand carved decorated on all four sides f...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Orkney Island Pine Wingback Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With woven straw back and wood seat and lower drawer. Square legs.
Category
1880s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Straw, Pine
Storage Box Bench Upholstered with an Antique Hand Knotted Woolen Shirvan Carpet
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome utilitarian storage bench is covered with an antique Caucasion Shirvan carpet from the Russian district of the Caucasus Mountains. The lid of the box is covered with th...
Category
1890s Russian Kazak Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Hardwood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Grotto Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical 19th-century Venetian grotto chair is carved from gorgeous dark brown walnut. The piece features a large-scale open scallop shell motif on the back and seat, with sinu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Regency Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 19th century regency period
Mahogany chaise longue of rare design having
Elegant carved decoration which includes eagles
Head to back and scrolling end raised on unu...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Satinwood Victorian High Back Armchair or Voltaire Chair, 1860s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Victorian high back armchair or Voltaire chair.
Striking Dutch design from the 1860s.
This wonderful piece of furniture is rare b...
Category
1860s Dutch Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Satinwood
Romantic Set of 4 French Louis XV Giltwood Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning and romantic set of four antique French Neoclassical Louis XV chairs in original gold gilt paint, newly reupholstered in high quality French ivory linen blend. #5798
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique American Wrought Iron Shoe Shine Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous American Victorian painted yellow wrought iron wire Grand shoe shining stand by Royal Products Chicago.
Born in the late 19th century, the tall shoeshine chair...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Upholstered Eight-Leg Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this large elegantly carved bench for extra seating in a hallway, or at the end of a large king size bed. Crafted in southern France circa 1860, the antique giltwood bench featur...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Pair of Country French Provincial Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of late 19th century carved armchairs or lounge chairs featuring newly upholstered walnut frames. The large frames are decorated in the French Provincial or Louis XV ta...
Category
19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Sofa. Austria, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early mahogany Austrian Biedermeier sofa was made in circa 1830.
The sofa is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design and excellent...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Jacobean Style Oak Hall Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
Simple yet stately, this classic Jacobean style English oak carved settle bench is what the English calls a wooden bench that has arms and a high back, l...
Category
Early 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Side Chairs 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A PAIR OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE
WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
19TH CENTURY, INCORPORATING EARLIER ELEMENTS
In solid walnut with straight seats, gilt acanthus leaf finials, carved front st...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Regency Mahogany Window Seat with Linen Upholstery
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1820
A fine Regency mahogany window seat with scrolling arms with ormolu paterae mounts, supported on four sabre legs. Upholstered in pale yellow linen.
Height 69.00...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, 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...
Category
1850s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This very rare and elegant Biedermeier cherry sofa was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare an...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
19thc Ladder Back Chairs From Pennsylvania -Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of three matching ladder back chairs are in very good condition and fine patina.Great for at a round kitchen table for that fine country look ! ...
Category
1860s American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
19thc Ranch Style Pressed Back Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original old surface pressed back chairs in fine sturdy condition. The set of a great cowboy or Ralph Lauren Double RL look !!! Fantastic condition and...
Category
1890s American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique Louis XV Style Upholstered Bergere
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Louis XV style upholstered bergere with deep seating and carved fruitwood frame, floral cresting rail and resting upon carved cabriole legs. The chair is upholstered in a patt...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Floral Needlepoint Footstool Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Floral Needlepoint Footstool Ottoman with Shapely Legs. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 13" H x 18" W x 14" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of 3 Early 19th Century Sabre Leg Klismos Form Side Chairs
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Three sabre leg Klismos form side chairs of European beech and mahogany with seats upholstered in suede.
Denmark, circa 1820.
Category
1820s Danish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XIV style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Those 19th century French dining room chairs are covered with a wonderful big needle point with beautiful patterns and colors. The back is covered of a green velvet.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique French Carved Walnut Hall Bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved walnut hall bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance.
Direct from Brittany, France, an ornately hand carved antique French hall bench...
Category
1890s French Renaissance Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Wood Stool Bench Upholstered in Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Design and purpose best describe this one-of-a-kind custom bench. This piece features an authentic classic Monogram Louis Vuitton fabric...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Wood
Antique French Gilt Rococo Base Bench with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French Gilt Rococo Base Bench, France, late 19th Century. It has recently been reupholstered in an ivory color fabric.
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine early 19th century Swedish Gustavian period sofa or daybed in Its original finish. circa 1810, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back slats and stood on turned legs.
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Six 19th Century French Provincial Ladder Back Oak Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of six late 19th century country French provincial ladder back dining chairs sourced directly from Provence, France. Beautifully handcrafted from solid oak, these chai...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Day Bed Sofa
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Swedish sofa day bed from the Gustavian period hand scraped to original paint with a nicely upholstered seat. The frame features a guilloché pattern and the tapered and fluted legs...
Category
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
Catalan, Colonial Spanish Carved Armchair with Leather, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Victorian English Antique Leather Bobbin Chair With Tooled Heraldic Lion Decor
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Antique English Victorian Mahogany & Leather Upholstered Bobbin Chair With A Tooled Heraldic Coat of Arms Lion Decoration
Raised on Bobbin Turned...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Cane, Foam, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Victorian Parlor Libarary Chairs on Castors, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated early 19th Century with this exquisite chairs in a teal vibrant upholstery. The ultra rare chairs exudes an air of luxury and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Windsor Chair
By E.S England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century English Windsor Chair. Elm Wood. Nice Patina
Category
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
French Louis XVI Style Two Piece Bergere Chair and Ottoman Set Duchesse Brisee
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant duchesse brisee in walnut from the 19th century. This lovely two piece chair and ottoman set can be used separately or together; together the ottoman has a face with a slight...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchair with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs.
Mea...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of William Birch Arts & Crafts Chairs Attributed To George Walton, 1910
Located in London, GB
A pair of oak Arts & Crafts dining chairs produced by William Birch with the design attributed to George Walton.
Circa 1910, England.
Tapering backs with pierced panels above the o...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair Of Restored Art Deco French Leather Mustache Club Chairs
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Referred to by collectors as the 'mustache' chair, owed in full by the silhouette of its backrest, this pair of remarkably rare and equally beautiful aniline leather club chairs were...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Extremely Rare Chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben, Original
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben 29a - Trattnerhof
Stained and polished beechwood, upholstery not original.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech
Early 19th Century English Tufted Brown Leather Loveseat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning distressed brown leather tufted sofa. The sofa's design suggests a classic style that can be adapted to various decor trends.
Category
Early 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
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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