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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
19th Century British Colonial Tea Plantation Teak & Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890
Rare Teak and leather lounge chair that was formerly used in a Tea Estate in India. Hand made with pull out leaves that transform into leg rests and can be tucked back ...
Category
1890s Indian British Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
Pair Louis XVI Style Gilt Bergeres
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of late 19th Century Italian Louis XV style oval back of bergeres upholstered in a green striated velvet.
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Velvet, Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Maple Dining Chairs W/ Cane Seats - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
An exceptional set of six late 19th-century French dining chairs in the timeless Louis XVI style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid maple, each ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Maple
Set of 14 Dining Chairs, Empire Period
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very smart set of fourteen solid and elegant dining room chairs dating from 1820' s between the Empire and the Restauration period.
Although very similar...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Antique Swedish Spindle Lounge Chair with Completely New Upholstery and Padding
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish spindle chair or lounge chair from the mid 1800s. The chair is comfortable and generous with a frame in blackened wood and a padded seat, back- and armrests. Unusual ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
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 Six French Style Painted and Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Set of 6 French Style Painted and Upholstered Dining Chairs
Finished in an off white with subtle distressed edges on the legs, and upholstered in a heavy Belgian linen, in a natural ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Decorative English Victorian Chair, Velvet & Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Imagine a cozy yet elegant chair from the late 1800s, reminiscent of the Victorian era. This chair features a graceful wooden frame, intricately carved with ornate details, reflectin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair Of 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th Century French Empire Chairs.
Offered is a lovely pair of early 19th century French period Empire chairs, fauteuils or side chairs. This pair of chairs are adorned with ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa Circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish Gustavian sofa, circa 1820, is a striking example of the timeless beauty and functionality of Scandinavian design. Crafted from pine, the sofa featu...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Naive Vintage Stool, Table, Italy, c1800s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A naive, most probably 19th-century rustic, primitive, Wabi-Sabi vintage
antique stool originating from the hilltop city of Matera in Italy. The legs date
from differing periods as...
Category
19th Century British Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Josef Hoffmann. Armchair Designed for the 5th Viennese Secession Exhibition 1899
Located in London, GB
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) designed for the 5th Viennese Secession exhibition in 1899.
An exceptional oak corner armchair.
The last image is of an identical armchair designed by Hoffmann which was exhibited at the Tate, Liverpool, in the 'Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900...
Category
Late 19th Century Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique sofa in Biedermeier sofa, Northern Europe, circa 1840.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier sofa. An antique piece of furniture with a beautiful form will give elegance to any interior. A couch with a classic stile outline, upholstered with an elegant fabric on ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Swedish Set of 5 Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A set of five Gustavian- style dining chairs, circa 1810, with fantastic potential in any space. The curved backrests feature horizontal reeded texture on the outside and are perfect...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Set of 12 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 12 antique Victorian quality carved mahogany dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and ten side chairs, elbow chairs having shaped open carved arms supported by reeded ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
19th Century English Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century oak window seat from England. This piece has lovely hand carved decorated arms attached to the seat, which is made from a single board. Th...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
18th c. English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rustic comb-back West Country Windsor armchair, having shaped crest over spindle back, the narrow arm with bentwood supports and turned spindles, the shallow seat over pole turned le...
Category
Early 19th Century English Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
Extraordinary Set Of Twelve Irish Regency Dining Chairs, C. 1830
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary Set of twelve Irish Regency Mahogany dining chairs, C. 1830. The set has particularly rich and handsome wood with deep color and excellent graining. Each Chair featu...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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
7' Wide Antique Country House Sofa, English, Walnut, Button Back Settee, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique country house sofa. An English, walnut and velvet button back settee, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Stunning, grand Regency statement piece with ...
Category
1820s British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Morris & Co attributed to Philip Webb. A scarce pair of Beech Sussex Armchairs
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co attributed to Philip Webb. A scarce pair of Beech Sussex Armchairs. With unusual rushed backs and rushed seats.
Additional Measurements:
Arm height: 66.5cm / 26.18Inches
...
Category
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
19th Century Pair of Italian Walnut Armchairs With Carved Backs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Elegant pair of 19th-century Italian walnut armchairs featuring intricately carved backs with a pierced splat design. The shaped arms flow seamlessly into a serpentine seat frame ado...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th century French sofa is a masterfully crafted piece that reflects timeless design and superior artistry. The walnut frame features intricate carvings along the arms ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
1820 Austrian Biedermeier Dni g Chairs Pair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of period Biedermeier walnut dining chairs with profiled backs and ebony accents. Reupholstered in cream white striped fabric. Timeless elegance.
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier 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
Pair of Georgian Revival Mahogany Elbow Carver Dining Chairs, Antique Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Pair of Georgian Revival Mahogany Elbow Carver Dining Chairs, Antique Quality, C1900 Armchairs. These chairs encapsulate the elegance of the Georgian era with their fine craftsmanshi...
Category
Early 1900s Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
American Eastlake upholstered & painted walnut tete-a-tete, 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Eastlake tete-a-tete of painted black walnut. The seats rest on eight turned legs which terminate in cast brass cup castors. The seats and back crest rail have been reuphols...
Category
Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
19Thc Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This natural pine ladder back rocking chair is in good sturdy condition with a mustard painted rush seat.The chair has a soft nice patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
19th Century Signed Maison Jansen Louis XV White Washed Carved Window Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved and signed Maison Jansen window bench of incredible quality. The carving is absolutely decadent and of the finest quality and white washed to give the bench a...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine set of six 19th century Gustavian laughing chairs in their original condition. Ca 1800, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Thonet Rocking Chair Nr. 6
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet Rocking Chair Nr 6 for restauration.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Bentwood
Antique English Regency chaise longue Attr to Holland & Sons
Located in Batley, GB
An early 19th century Regency period chaise lounge. Raised on 4 thick turned oak legs with the original Gilt brass Cope & Collinson brass casters. Retaining its original fillings and...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
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
Outstanding Set of 6 Victorian Antique Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding set of six 19th Century Victorian antique mahogany balloon back dining chairs having circular backs and a beautifully carved lower rail standing on elegant turned fluted...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
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
Morris & Co. Phillip Webb Attri. Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with newly laid rush seat.
This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professional...
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
19th century Buttoned back country house armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant and high quality Victorian buttoned back armchair. It has a great shape and profile with neat proportions. Standing on nicely turned oak legs as well complete ...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
ANTIQUE PAIR OF C HINDLEY & SONS ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CRESTS FRENCH ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important pair of lightly restored C Hindley & Son’s Parlor chairs circa 1845 with period...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Walnut
French Napoleon III Walnut Sofa Banquette French Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Elegant Napoleon III walnut banquette or sofa.
France circa 1890,
The upholstery and the fabric has been recently changed.
Very good antique condition. A little stain on the fabri...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Turned Leg Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian antique carved walnut turned leg armchair with a walnut framed back carved top rail lovely carved open arms turned reeded legs to...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Antique Provincial French Slipper Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of Custom upholstered Slipper Chairs having a Blue and White Stripe fabric with nail head trim. The black and green painted frames with Cabriole legs, shaped Stretcher an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
An Owen Jones Chaise Longue
By Owen Jones
Located in Conwy, GB
An ebonised and gilt chaise longue designed by Owen Jones and manufactured by Jackson & Graham.
England, London, circa 1870-73.
Exceptionally original, untouched and showing no res...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Napoleon III armchairs in the style of Madeleine Castaing, France, XIXe
Located in Lyon, FR
Stunning and unique pair of Napoleon III armchairs, in the style of Madeleine Castaing, in green velvet, Maison Etro luxurious fabric, and trimming, passementeries. France, second ha...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Pair Of Antique Chippendale Style Ribbon Back Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Pair of Mahogany frame chairs with finely carved frames having sinuous and twining back splats, square Reeded front legs and button-tufted seats. The wood is particularly fine...
Category
Late 19th Century Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
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
Pair of Boston late Classical slip seat mahogany side chairs, 1830-45
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of American mahogany and figured mahogany veneered late Classical upholstered slip seat side chairs. The chairs feature a shaped & pierced crest rail and back rail. Chestnut sec...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Classical Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut, Mahogany
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
Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique carved veranda bench. A Ceylonese, solid teak 3 seat ornate seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Exceptional craftsmanship to this superb showp...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Teak
19th century English country house armchair by Waring & Gillow
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like this armchair upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. This would require 6 metres of material. You can supply your own or please get in touch...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning pair of Regency hall chairs from England, circa 1800. Dramatic in color alone, the solid mahogany planks lend themselves well to carved, scrolling details in the shield-back...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Green Leather Louis XV Armchair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Louis XV style cabriolet armchair, in white lacquered wood standing on four cabriole legs ending by scrolls with carved sculpted leaves and flowers. Arm supports slightly behind th...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Early 19thc Pueblo Indian Foot Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Pueblo Indian pine hand carved pine child's foot stool or bench.The condition is very good and strong.
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Beautiful and Original Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
A pair of superb quality club armchairs with beautiful maple wood frames of superb colour and with lovely natural chatoyancy.
The face of each arm inlaid with leaves in ebony, waln...
Category
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Maple
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
19th Century Red Velvet Carved Wood Dog Motif Library Club Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated late 19th Century with this exquisite sculptural carved dog wood armchair on castors. The ultra rare chair exudes an air of his...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
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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