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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Charles X
Unusual Antique Victorian Oak Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian oak side chair having an upholstered lift up top to reveal a storage compartment above a shaped carved centre splat sup...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A little different with the fret back design,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Early English Tufted Gold Leather Chesterfield Ottomans, a Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love these! This is a pair of early English tufted gold leather Chesterfield ottomans on mahogany frames. Note the carved and turned feet!They are unmarked and in very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Six Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of six walnut dining chairs having a quality walnut carved pierced balloon back and newly reupholste...
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Danish Rocking Chair with Foot Stool
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic antique Danish rocking chair with foot stool.
This chair is in excellent overall condition with few signs of age-related wear (see pho...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Victorian Seating
Materials
Wood
French Gilt Wood Two Seat Settee
Located in Norwich, GB
French gilt wood two seat settee standing on tapered fluted legs with beautifully carved decoration, c.1870.
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Molla Cast Aluminum Victorian Style Blue Painted Garden Patio Sofa
By Molla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Molla Cast Aluminum Victorian Style Blue Painted Garden Patio Sofa. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 31" H x 75" W x 34" D x 11" Seat height x 23" Arm height.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Tufted Leather Upholstered Chesterfield Sofa, late 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully worn chesterfield style sofa with a deep seat and tufted back and arms, the front of the arms with an interesting crimped leather, tight seat, raised on turned ebonized w...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid-19th century mahogany stool, of diminutive proportions, having attractive needlework drop in seat to frame with elegant carved decoration, raised on cabriole ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Footstool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive, unusual and original English foot stool from very early in the Victorian period of the 19th century, circa 1840.
The foot stool has a rare and very deco...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
Superb Ladies Mahogany Wing Armchair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb quality small size mahogany wing armchair, newly upholstered in teal velvet, in overall excellent condition.
37" high
25" wide
20" seat depth
14" seat height
You are welc...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved mahogany desk chair having an outstanding quality carved mahogany back with carved acanthus leaves, bows and ribbons, shaped carved mahog...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Fine Antique Gillows of Lancaster Height Adjustable Piano Stool Embroidered Seat
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved in Victorian mahogany height adjustable piano stool with hand embroidered seat attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
A very good looking and well made piano stool, its exactly what collectors are looking for due to the ornately carved base, the upholstery looks period but I can’t be sure, I can have it replaced for brown leather should the new owner wish for the cost price
We have cleaned waxed and polished it from top to bottom, there will be age related patina marks all over
I have the matching harpist stool...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this important Museum quality William Birch made and stamped, retailed through Hampton & Son’s, designed by Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer lounge armchai...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Unrestored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Chesterfield Sofa Inc Ticking Fabric
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer very rare, original Victorian circa 1860 Howard & Son’s Chesterfield sofa with the original ticking fabric
I actually have ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Heywood American Victorian Wicker Settee
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker lovrseat with arched fan shaped back and scrolled arms with ball and stick uprights above a woven seat. (HEYWOOD BROS. WAKEFIELD CO.)
Category
20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Wicker
British Victorian Bamboo & Cane Reclining Steamer Armchair With Footrest
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A British Colonial Formed Bamboo & Cane Reclining Steamer armchair with Pull Out Footrest 1900's
Exquisite indoor or outdoor reclining chair ...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Stunning pair of quality 19th Century mahogany desk chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning pair of quality 19th Century mahogany desk chairs having a quality pair of antique mahogany desk chairs with upholstered seats and back panels, scrolled arms above turned ta...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Howard & Sons Club Armchair in Red Moroccan leather.
Located in Batley, GB
A superb 19th century low and deep seated country house Club armchair in worn red Moroccan leather. Raised on walnut turned front legs with short splayed rear legs and all on period ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl & Gold Leaf Papier Mache Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Victorian inlaid mother-of-pearl & gilt papier mache chair.
This elegantly shaped chair is detailed with Mother Of Pearl inlaid pattern...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
6 Vintage Wicker Dining Room Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful set of 6 Wicker chairs. All handcrafted and intricately done. Table is also available please see our listing LU908333614222
A compliment to many settings - if you are a ...
Category
20th Century Victorian Seating
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Antique Victorian Heywood Wakefield School Rolled Arm Photographers Chair c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian photographers chair in the manner of Heywood Wakefield offers wicker construction with rolled back and arm over bombe form sea...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
19th Century Walnut Victorian Hand-Carved Chairs - a Pair
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunning pair of Victorian hand-carved walnut ladies chairs are nothing short of breathtaking when you see them in an environment. They've spent the last 50 years of their lives...
Category
Mid-18th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
4 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Balloon Back Side Chairs Needlepoint Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 4 Victorian Dining or side chairs from the last half of the 19th century. Each is made from mahogany with a carved balloon back and floral needelpoint. Each of the chairs ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fine Quality Antique Rosewood Victorian Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique rosewood Victorian armchair having an attractive shaped moulded back and carefully carved shaped arms with a serpentine front rail. The cabriole legs to the fron...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
A Reupholstered Antique English Victorian Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian late 19th century Library chair, newly re upholstered in Velvet. The new fabric copying the original fabric design on the ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet
Late 19C English Oak Spindle-back Ball Finial Rocker
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY & RARE Late 19C English Oak Spindle-back Ball Finial Rocker.
Probably made in England or Scotland, circa 1880-90.
Made of oak wi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Pair of circa 1880 William Morris Carved Legged Wingback Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of original circa 1860-1880 English William Morris style wingback armchairs with grey linen summer cushions
A good looking and well-m...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Grosfeld House Ebonized Chairs With Hoof Feet
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Grosfeld House Ebonized Chairs with Hoof Feet.
Stunning pair of mid-century Grosfeld House attributed ebonized lounge chairs with hoof feet. These unique armchairs have been ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Charles X Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
ANTIQUE HAND CARVED ENGLISH 1880 VICTORiAN COCK FIGHTING METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, handmade made in England, circa 1860-1880 Victorian ornately hand carved English Oak Cockfig...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Victorian Easy Library Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful Victorian rosewood library chair in green plush, on original brass castors, in excellent overall condition.
Category
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Lily of the Valley Wrought Iron Garden Chairs
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair iron Lily of the Valley white garden chairs. Very nice condition. Not sure if finish is original. Dimensions: 22" depth x 25.5" w x 32" h, seat height 16".
Category
20th Century Unknown Victorian Seating
Materials
Iron
Italian Three-Seat Deluxe Sofa in Top Quality Massive Wood with Gold Leaf Decor
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Bringing the royal elegance to your living space with the dramatic silhouette of this three seater classic French palace style sofa. The ornate design over legs and seating crown are...
Category
2010s Italian Victorian Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Early American Elm Windsor Plank Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Early American Elm Windsor Plank Chair.Very sturdy.
Measures 17" in width, 17" in depth and stands 33" height.
Seat height 17".
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
Lovely Set Of Six Victorian Carved Oak Carolean-Style Dining Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this fantastic Set of Six (4+2) Victorian Carved Oak Carolean-Style Dining Chairs, late 19th century, with removable squab cushions and single-cane back ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair Of Howard & Sons Deep-Buttoned Armchairs
Located in Darlington, GB
A pair of early Howard & Sons deep-buttoned armchairs, in birch satinwood and walnut. C.1850
Professionally and traditionally upholstered in a striki...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Satin, Walnut
Antique Gentleman's Drawing Room Armchair, English, Chippendale Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's drawing room armchair. An English, mahogany elbow chair in Chippendale taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Presents wonderful Chi...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Monumental Antique Victorian Ornate Carved Oak Throne Arm Chair 58"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique Victorian throne armchair. Made of oak featuring ornate reticulated design with highly carved foliate / floral motif throughout. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Small Restored Chesterfield Victorian Whisky Brown Leather Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian circa 1880 hand dyed Chesterfield two-seat sofa with fully but...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century Windsor chair with spindle turnings and dished seat. This lovely chair is made primarily of oak with hand turned back splats. It has tall and wide proportions giving it...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Oak
19th Century Victorian Mahogany "Tête-à-Tête" (Head to Head) Lovers Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare English 19th Century Victorian mahogany "Tête-à-Tête" (Head to head) Lovers or Kissing Settee, The rounded arched crests over S-shape...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
GEORGE SMITH RESTORED HOWARD & SON'S BROWN LEATHER SiGNATURE SCROLL ARM SOFA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale one of two fully restored, deep seated, George Smith Signature Scroll Arm large sofas with feather filled ba...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech, Oak
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
A very nice antique Swiss nutwood chair decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting ibex and chamois. The backrest...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Arm Chair Leather Seat Cabriole Leg, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Rosewood Cabriole Leg armchair.
circa 1860
Standing Upon Cabriole Front legs with Carved Toes.
Having Shaped a Front Rail with Carvings and a Wood Show Frame again with ...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Antique Victorian Pink Tufted Carved Wood Parlor Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Pink Tufted Carved Wood Parlor Arm Chair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 42.5" H x 31" W x 27" D x 18" Seat height x 26" Arm height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Large Country House 3 Seater Sofa
Located in Batley, GB
A large country house 3 seater sofa raised on a beautifully carved mahogany base. The fabric is worn so the sofa does need upholstery.
Measures: 224cm wide
78cm deep
96cm high
...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
A pair wonderful inlayed nutwood chairs decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, goat, hare, hunter, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Eastlake Victorian Reupholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Stuning pair of Eastlake Victorian maple side chairs. Professionally Re-Upholstered with a very fine fabric of gold and turquoise colors on raised seats. Very comfortable.
Very good...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Maple, Hardwood
American Victorian Wicker Woven Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker ornate high back platform rocking chair with woven rolled arms and finials & swag chain link on back (HEYWOOD BROS.)
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian walnut stool having a newly reupholstered seat in a quality fabric standing on shaped carved walnut cabriole legs wi...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with original maroon leather seat & stud details, on a claw base with
Castors.
The cha...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Green and Gold Bentwood Chairs with Heavy Patination
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wonderfully designed wooden bentwood chairs with gilt details. The chairs are original. The design is unique and rare and would make a lo...
Category
19th Century Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Set Of 6 Carved Oak Dining Chairs ( REF AF-3424 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
A magnificent set of 6 dining chairs from the late 19th century, crafted in oak and featuring heavily carved frames that showcase exquisite attention to detail. Each chair stands on ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Victorian Mahogany Upholstered Footstool
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Style Mahogany and Upholstered Footstool in great antique condition with newer upholstery. Measures 17.5" square and stands 9.5" tall. Matching chair available in our Inv...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Velvet, Mahogany
19th century English upholstered buttoned back armchair in french linen
Located in London, GB
Circa C19th upholstered English armchair with turned legs and ceramic castors.
This understated buttoned back armchair has been upholstered in a slightly coarse off white vintage fre...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
Pair of Late Victorian Walnut Inlays and Cane Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful set of four Late Victorian walnut inlays cane seat side chairs.
Measures 16.5 inches in width, 16.5 inches in depth and stand 33.5 inches tall. Seat height is 17.5 inches.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
FIRST HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY SMALL CHARLES X CHAIR
Located in Firenze, FI
Small and elegant walnut chaise longue, upholstered in ochre velvet in good condition. The legs, characterized by an elegant curl design that recalls the shape of a stylised cornucop...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Stunning Antique Fully Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa Walnut
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original antique circa 1900 cigar brown leather Chesterfield club sofa in restored condition with feather filled cushions a...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, 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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