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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Very Low Seat Height Antique Tea Gossip Chairs in The French Louis XV Style
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Like a pair of Downton Abbey chairs, these gossiping chairs are made for having tea and biscuits and would have been in a lord's home or wealthy merchant's home. They have white pain...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
English Mahogany Stools with 19th Century Turned Legs on Casters, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned legs resting on casters and upholstered seats. This exquisite pair of English mahogany stools features elegantly t...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Marquetry Inlaid mahogany settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Marquetry inlaid settee. Having a shaped back with fine marquetry and pen-work inlaid panel above the central padded back, flanked by pierced fretwork panels, with open arms and a pa...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Turners Corner Chair
Located in London, GB
A 19th century Turners corner chair constructed from ash with the original rush seat.
In good condition with no movement to the joints and no damage to the rush seat.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
Vintage chair by Fredrik Kayser, modell 2010, Norwegian, 1952
Located in Bergen, NO
Selling this rare amazing big and cozy chair designed by Fredrik Kayser at Rastad & Relling Tegnekontor in 1952. This chairs is one of a few produced and was only sold at the Rastad ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Antique Camelback Sofa With Carved Hairy Paw Feet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique camelback sofa with strongly carved frame and legs in a paint decorated finish.
The sofa with a long button tufted seat cushion secured...
Category
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Pair of mahogany inlaid bedroom chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Marquetry Inlaid mahogany chairs. Having a shaped back with fine marquetry and a pen-work inlaid panel above the overstuffed padded seat. Supported on slender tappering suppo...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Heywood Wakefield Natural Wicker Divan or Photographer's Chair circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming Natural honey colored wicker divan was made by the Heywood-Wakefield Company around the turn of the last century. Features include round plied reed at post and wrapped ...
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
Pair Syrian Ebonized Wood & Mother of Pearl Inlaid Arm Chairs Late 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Age: 1850 - 1900
Furniture Style: Syrian - Moroccan
Overall Dimensions: 46.5"h
Pair of Late 19th Century Syrian ebonized wood and mother-of-pearl inlaid chairs, each with back hav...
Category
Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Seating
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Fabric
Four English Bent Wood Bar Stools
Located in Port Chester, NY
A set of four bent wood bar stools, ebonized and newly upholstered in an oatmeal linen. The circular foot supports show wear, but we have left them in their original condition. The...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of English Mahogany Stools with 19th Century Turned Legs on Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned legs resting on casters and upholstered seats. This exquisite pair of English mahogany stools features elegantly t...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century.
Located in Asaa, DK
English Regency Black and Gold Armchair, 19th Century.
Antique shield back chair with hand painted reclining nude female and swan motif. The back stretcher is decorated with ornate ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Two Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry, Southern Germany, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
A near pair of Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry with burl veneer and ebonized thread inlays on the backrest. The chairs stand on square tapered legs, with the rear ones slightly c...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany desk chair having a quality figured mahogany top rail and centre splat, elegant carved mahogany shaped open arm, newly reupholstered drop in seat in ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Egyptian Revival Thebes Stool / Liberty & Co. / Circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Egyptian Revival Thebes stool in oak w/ overall beautifully aged original rich surface color patina. Eight slat concave seat / spindle stretch...
Category
1890s Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Set of 2 Antique Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 19th century of the period Charles X Italian set of 2 chairs antique in solid walnut wood. Characterized by an enveloping and refined backrest, embellished with an elaborat...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Walnut George II Style Side Chairs
Located in Wilson, NC
Set of four walnut George II style side chairs, the crest rail features the Prince of Wales plume above vase shaped splat with carving on the upper edges. The balloon slip seats are...
Category
1880s English George II Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Chestnut Seat with Lift Lid and Graceful Arms
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome chunky chestnut bench with lots of good wear and a lift up seat with good storage. Graceful curved arms. The interior of the storage compartment is quite clean. There is...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut
Antique French Cane Living Room Set Louis XV
Located in Buxton, GB
Embrace the charm of the 19th century with this elegant French Rocaille Salon Set. Crafted from high-quality walnut with Cane Seat and Backrests, this Louis XV style set includes a s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Falcon chair, design Sigurd Ressell, wood and brown leather version
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Falcon chair designed by the Norwegian designer Sigurd Ressell (1920-2010) and produced by the Norwegian manufacturer Vatne in 1970. Like a suspended hammock, the chair is made up of...
Category
1870s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood, Beech
Painted Venetian Armchair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A hand carved, hand painted and gilded Venetian armchair. Modern velvet upholstery and trim. Upholstered arm pads. (note: available as a pair, different fabric on other)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Walnut Armchair
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Armchair was crafted from walnut in the mid 1800's. Presented as found in it's original upholstery, the piece features hand car...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of English 19th Century Oak Stools with Turned Legs and Custom Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English oak rectangular stools from the 19th century with turned legs raised on arrow feet and custom upholstery. This captivating pair of English oak stools from the 19th ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Napoleon armchairs in Woven Navy Stripe
Located in Faversham, GB
A pair of stunning 19th century French Napoleon III square back armchairs on turned ebonised legs.
Fully reupholstered with hessian and calico to the walnut frame, finished in a wov...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut
Late Victorian Mahogany Sofa
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4891 Fine quality late Victorian / Edwardian mahogany and inlaid settee, having shaped and satinwood inlaid top rail above reupholstered back and reupholstered sprung seat, flanked...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Gray-Toned Swedish Vernacular Stool
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish vernacular stool in wonderful gray-toned sun-bleached woods. Sculptural, functional folk art piece. Mid-19th century, Sweden.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French 19th C Mustard Velvet Napoleon III Stool or Foot Bench
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delight in the charm of this French 19th-century Napoleon III style stool or foot bench, featuring an elegant mustard velvet upholstery.
The vintage velvet upholstery has been clean...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Stools with Saber Legs and Custom Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany rectangular stools from the 19th century with saber legs and custom upholstery. This exquisite pair of English Regency period mahogany stool...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair Mid Victorian Hall Chairs Mahogany 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of Victorian hall chairs in mahogany
Circa 1840 on this refined pair of chairs
Great design and would work well as accent chairs
Bought from a private residence in Londo...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency 19th Century Mahogany Stools with Turned Spindle Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Regency period mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned spindle shaped legs and linen upholstery. This pair of English Regency period mahogany stools, dati...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Original Red Painted Kubbestol Log Chair, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique carved and painted kubbestol, a traditional Scandinavian chair crafted from a single log.
The lovely original red paint is accented by a carved and black painted band. Much o...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set 4 Antique 19thC High-backed English Ash Elm Country Windsor Arm Chairs 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A very nice set of 4 antique English country high-backed ash & elm Windsor armchairs, circa 1840.
This harlequin set of four Windsor chairs are from the Buckinghamshire area, the hoo...
Category
1840s English Country Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
Pair of Art & Crafts Chairs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of very unusual chairs is made of wood and fabric. This is an interesting Arts & Crafts work. Circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 19th century French buttoned back armchairs with painted carved frame
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like these chairs upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. These would require 12 metres of material (6m per chair). You can supply your own or ple...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Antique Edwardian Settee Bench
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Edwardian settee. This was made in England, it dates from the 1900-1910 period.
The quality is outstanding, this has a stunning design with three separate pierce...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
English 19th c. Hall Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mahogany hall bench with bolster ends above solid seat and turned, ringed legs, having very good color. William IV, circa 1835.
Category
1830s English Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies
By Schumacher
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Louis XV Style Bergere Arm Chair w Schumacker Strolling Butterflies Fabric. This listing is for one chair but we actually have two chairs available.
Category
Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
English 19th Century Pine Stool with Stretchers and Rustic Character
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 19th century pine stool with side stretchers and rustic character. Discover the rustic charm and practicality of this English 19th-century pine stool, a piece that beautif...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Vintage Louis XVI Style Painted and Upholstered chair
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Louis XVI style painted and upholstered chair
Painted in an oyster french gray washed finished, with subtle distressed edges, and upholstered in a standard cotton muslin.
Solid and sturdy ready for everyday use.
Antique chair 21...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Six Legged Carved Limed Bench in Oak
Located in Port Chester, NY
A richly carved bench in limed oak with an elaborate leaf and shell motif. Graceful cabriole legs with a charming fleur di lis pattern at each side. This piece as been covered in a p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique English Upholstered Bench
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautifully Upholstered English bench the fabric is an off white or slight cream. The photo makes the benches appear whiter than ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
6 Legged Faux Bamboo Stool -B
Located in Port Chester, NY
A long comfortable bench or stool in elegant faux bamboo, possibly carved of English Golden Oak. A classic look, newly uphostered in cream linen. If you are looking for a pair, we a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
French Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
French upholstered open arm chair, the serpentine and scrolled arms terminate with acanthus carving and volutes; tapered square legs with carved bell flower and rosette; shaped st...
Category
1890s French Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Wabi Sabi Rustic Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century rustic wabi sabi bench, a unique piece hailing from the picturesque region of Auvergne in the heart of Rhône-Alpes, Cantal, France. Handcrafted from the finest dark soli...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Intricately Carved Wingback Club Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant antique pair of French Louis XV style walnut wingback bergères from the 19th century, with completely carved frame décor, new neutral high end upholstery and Louis XV classic...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Fine English Regency Antique Mahogany Curule Curved Chair Bench c. 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FINE REGENCY CARVED MAHOGANY CURULE BENCH
England, circa 1815
Item # 403PHK02S
Inspired by Greek antiquity, the present example is a very finely made "curule" bench of the Regency p...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
This is a superb mahogany, Chippendale ribbon-back side chair with embroidered sea...
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere Backing and armrest rest. Single Drawer set on carved ornate legs. Cream Paris Boucle upholstered cushion.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Mahogany
Set of Six 19th Century French Dining Chairs
Located in San Antonio, TX
Enhance your dining ambiance with our Set of Six 19th French Oak Dining Chairs, adorned with a delightful flower and vine fabric pattern. Crafted from premium oak wood, these chairs ...
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
19th Century German Biedermeier Settees Made of Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome pair of 19th century walnut settees with ebonized details from Germany. Upholstered in a creme colored fabric. Beautiful, polished wood and nice clean lines. Gorgeous! Note:...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
"Hill House" chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Alivar
Located in Conversano, IT
Extraordinary set of 4 iconic "Hill House" chairs designed by Charle Rennie Mackintosh and produced in Italy in the 1980s by the well-known company Alivar.
These chairs are called th...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Naive Wabi Sabi Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century folk art bench, a magnificent treasure originating from the picturesque region of Auvergne in the heart of Rhône-Alpes, Cantal, France. Handcrafted from the finest dark ...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Settee
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully elaborated c. 1800 Swedish Gustavian bench or settee. The bench retains its original painted surface which has acquired a superb natural patina over its 200 yea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Large Regency rosewood slipper chair
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like this chair upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. This would require 3 metres of material. You can supply your own or please get in touch an...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Arts & Crafts Rare Pair of Edwin Lutyens Armchairs
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts rare pair of ladder back oak armchairs
With rush seats
By Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens
Circa 1902
Height 98cm Width 61cm Depth 50cm
"Sir Edwin Lutyens was a designer an...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved-wood sofa bench with rushed seat from the 19th century. This antique bench from France has been beautifully carved with Neoclassical details, featuring a gracefully curved top rail which gives way to an open back with three widely-spaced back rests; all carved in a lyre motif. The top rail gently wraps to the sides, creating a tub-style effect. Hand-woven rushed seats give this piece a more casual comfort appeal. The wood skirt is a neat, straight line, and is raised upon four slender and curvy legs...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set Of 12 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4893 Fine quality set of twelve William IV dining chairs in mahogany, each chair having flamed mahogany top rail with fleur de lis carving and scroll carved mid rail above drop in ...
Category
19th Century British William IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904
Located in Coronado, CA
A true pair of artifacts! This pair of large Shaker style, loungey, arm chairs was designed and built by Gordon Russell around 1904 in Broadway, England. The chairs feature incredibl...
Category
Early 1900s English Shaker Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
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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