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Seating For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Louis XIV
Regence Walnut and Caned Fauteuil/ Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched back carved with central shell, beautifully carved overall with cabriole legs and shaped X-form stretcher.
Category
1730s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Ebonized and Gilded Portuguese Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonized and gilded Portuguese side chair carved in the 1980s. Covered in green-dyed leather and decorated with nailhead trim.
Note: Original/early finish on antique and vintage met...
Category
1980s Portuguese Rococo Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Rococo Carved Walnut Sofa or Canape
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian 18th century rococo carved walnut sofa or canape
Standing on four cabriole legs with stylized foliage a carved rocaille shaped apron with a padded seat. The padded back wi...
Category
1760s Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian 19th Century Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant Italian 19th century walnut finely carved armchairs with a white striped upholstery.
Measures: 130 x 60 x 50.
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Early 18th Century Painted Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of Italian 18th century parcel-gilt and pale green painted armchairs with a shaped back, scrolling armrests on a baluster legs.
Covered with white silk upholstery.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Bench with Deer Hide
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XIV style giltwood bench with deer hide.
Stunning 19th century French Louis XIV style gilt wood bench, stool or ottoman. This ant...
Category
1870s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rococo Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style walnut armchairs from the 19th century, with carved skirts, cabriole legs and upholstery. Born in Italy during the 19th century, each of this pair of Rococo style armchairs...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Reclining Armchair with Turned Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style walnut reclining armchair from the 19th century, with large scrolling arms and turned base. Created in France during the 19th cent...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Ten Scandinavian Rococo Style 20th Century Painted Dining Room Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of ten Scandinavian Rococo style painted wood dining room side chairs from the 20th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs and new upholstery. Created in Scandinavia, each ...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XIV Style Giltwood Bench
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style giltwood bench. Upholstered in vintage gold silk fabric.
Category
1950s French Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Louis XIV Style Curved Bench
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style curved bench. Bench has the original cane seat, has three painted green urns with Greek key pattern to the top frame.
Category
1960s Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Armchairs, by Mellier & Co
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century carved giltwood arm chairs, stamped Mellier & Co. Each with scrolling foliate decoration to the show-wood, upholstered back, seat and arm rests....
Category
Early 20th Century English Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage 20th Century Salon Chair in Antique French Taste, Giltwood, circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 20th century salon chair in the antique French taste, giltwood dating to circa 1970.
Attractive and comfortable salon c...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Green Floral Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique French floral settee upholstered with a deep rich green fabric embellished with beautiful red and coral flowers brings a true sense of hist...
Category
1890s French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Walnut Fauteuil or Armchair with Contemporary Upholstery, 18th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair in carved walnut wood, gilded and in its color. 18th century, with current upholstery.
Armchair with light cabriolet legs secured with H-shaped chambras, curved arms decora...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A set of six North European (Danish or North Germany) parcel-gilt beechwood dining chairs. The pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs. Seat...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Rococo Style Upholstered Open Armchair
Located in Vienna, AT
Rococo style black leather upholstered open armchair and on cabriole legs with balls on the ends, gold plated. Made in Austria in th...
Category
1850s Austrian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
14k Gold
Italian Carved Walnut Chairs with Leather Covers, Milan, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Four carved walnut chairs with leather covers
Milan, circa 1750
They measure: 39.37” high, 18.30” to the seat, 21.65” deep x 19.29”
(100 cm high, 46.5 cm to the seat, 55 cm deep x 49 cm)
State of conservation:
- the leather covers are not original;
- some signs of use, especially on leather covers;
- the rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements.
The four walnut chairs have a mixtilinear structure adorned with rocaille relief carvings; the legs are shaped and end with a curl. The backs and seats are padded and covered with impressed leather with figures and cartouche decorations from later production.
Around the mid-eighteenth century in Milan it was very popular to cover seats with impressed leather. Mutton or cowhide was used which, suitably tanned, was then worked with heated irons (hot decoration) or with carved wooden molds (cold decoration). These were impressed on the leather until obtaining a darker brown color. Our group of chairs...
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Pair of Louis XV Style Walnut Wood Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted walnut wood. Made in France in the late 19th century.
Upholsery is from the 1970s, chairs are in a good condition.
Scratches, use marks, stains.
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
Set of Eight Portuguese Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine set of eight Portuguese mahogany armchairs, original embossed, tooled and nail studded leather seats, 19th century. A rare find
Measures: H...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Six Mid-18th Century Italian Chairs, Venice, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Six carved walnut chairs
Venice, mid-18th century
Height 35.03 in (18.70 in to the seat) x 19.09 in x 18.30 in
(89 cm - 47.5 cm to the seat - x 48.5 cm x 46.5 cm)
lb 80 (kg 36)
Stat...
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Armchair, 18th Century
Located in CH
18th century Italian Venetian carved walnut armchair.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Venetian 1810s Rococo Style Painted Wood Armchair with Parcel-Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian painted wood Rococo style armchair from the early 19th century, with carved splat, scrolling arms, cabriole legs and cross stretcher. Born in Venice during the early years...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Small French Provincial Circassian Walnut Footstool with Modern Upholstery
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small French Provincial Circassian walnut footstool with modern upholstery
Rest your wary feet like royalty with this rare Louis XIV period small Fr...
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Italian Rococo Gilt Eagle Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gilt high back carved eagle back armchairs with cupid stretcher and upholstered seat, 19th-20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of French 17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Armchairs
Located in Troy, NY
Of generous proportions, beautiful turned front legs and stretchers, scrolling arms, Antique faded and worn Needlepoint, not of the period, the legs have additions of 2" at the botto...
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Chair in the Style Second Rococo, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
This chair was made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1930. Chair was designed in the style second Rococo. Partially restored. Fabric of seat has been reupholster...
Category
1930s Czech Rococo Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, String, Oak
European Velvet Side Chair
Located in Locust Valley, NY
European side chair upholstered in green velvet with carved back, curved legs and stretchers in Louis XIV style.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Seating
Materials
Velvet
18th Century Swedish Gripsholm Armchair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish Gripsholm armchair in original color and padding, circa 1775.
The armchairs got its name from the Gripsholm castle whe...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XIV Style Child's Armchair
Located in Pembroke, MA
A high-quality, French child's armchair or fauteuil, in the Louis XIV style (Circa 1900), with Scottish tweed fabric upholstery (more recent), brass nai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant Italian 19th century walnut finely carved armchairs with a white striped upholstery.
Measures: 130 x 60 x 50.
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight French Rococo Style 19th Century Upholstered Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of eight French Rococo style walnut dining room chairs from the 19th century, with carved and pierced splats, cabriole legs and ...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Dining Chairs Set of 6 Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Brown Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A set (assembled) of six dining chairs made during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Beautiful raw patina with stunning carvings. Cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Antique side chair from Italy. This keep beautiful rococo style decoration and gold paint. It is recommended for luxurious space.
Category
1890s Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Luxurious Antique Italian Lounge Chairs in Rococo / Baroque Style Brown Beige
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A wonderful pair of luxurious antique Italian lounge chairs in Rococo / Baroque style. The chairs are recently re-upholstered and have a royal a...
Category
1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Hand carved Wood Dining Side Chairs Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An important pair of 18th century Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda wood high end dining room chairs with beautiful carving all around. This set of seat...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Jacaranda, Fabric, Upholstery
18th Century French Armchair Leather and Walnut
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 18th century Louis XV walnut armchair with 19th century leather upholstery. This chair has the typical Rococo design of the Louis XV era. A period when designers where inspired by ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Italian Rococo Style Settee Polychromed in Green and Gold
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very stylish Italian green and gold polychromed settee in the Rococo style, recently re-upholstered in muslin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Upholstery, Paint
French Louis XIV Three-Seat Walnut Sofa
Located in Troy, NY
A settee of small size, elegant lines and understated details, triple-arch-back, open scrolling arms, the seat supported by four turned front legs connected by turned center stretche...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Carved Mahogany Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Louis XVI style, armchair features a beautifully carved mahogany frame with it's original patina and new underpinnings with muslin fabric. The chair can be used as is or upholstered ...
Category
1930s American Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
French 17th Century Walnut and Leather Covered Reclining or Ratchet Chair
Located in Troy, NY
Reclining or "Ratchet" Chair of Louis XIV period and very comfortable proportions, the turned front legs and stretcher, connected to the square back legs by flat H-stretchers, seat, back, armrests and seat-cushion covered in beige leather, the seat with hinges connecting the back and with wrought iron...
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XIV Style Late 19th Century Beech Fauteuil with Leather Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style beechwood fauteuil from the late 19th century, with leather upholstery, scrolling arms and X-form cross stretcher. Born in France during the last quarter of ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Ancient Italian Pair of Armchairs in “Petit Point” Embroidery, Turin Circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of carved walnut armchairs covered in “petit point” embroidery
Turin, circa 1750
They measure 33.8 in (86 cm) in height; 17.32 in (44 cm) in height to the seat; 25.98 in (66 cm...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Louis XIV Style Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style sofa. Sofa has a painted black and gold frame, caned sides and back with linen upholstery. Has a loose cushioned seat. Back cushions ar...
Category
1960s Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Swedish Rococo Style Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Swedish Rococo style distressed painted desk chair with a caned back.
Category
20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Venetian Rococo Style Painted Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted dark blue with beige linen seats, these Venetian style side chairs fit the bill lots of style with tall, elegant backs, cabriole leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric
18th Century Pair of Rococo Chairs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo chairs, newly upholstered in leather with a vintage look. Could be bought together with another pair of Rococo chairs in same color wood and leather, just a ...
Category
18th Century Norwegian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Elegant 18th Century Tuscan Rococo Daybed, Newly Upholstered
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant 18th century Tuscan Rococo daybed, newly upholstered.
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XIV Style Bergere Chairs Carved Walnut Wood Armchairs France
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Louis XIV Bergere Armchairs in Hand-carved Walnut Wood, late 19th century, French, 3 acanthus leaves on each scrolled arm and legs, very elegant cross stretcher.
In original ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Italian Rococo Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully carved sofa with original cream and yellow paint finish. Rococo detailing. New upholstery.
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric
Venetian Rococo Armchairs Sofa set hand-carved walnut , leather upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Venetian Rococò armchairs and sofa by Atelier Cadorin Venice in hand-carved walnut and leather upholstered, wax polished
Al...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Armchair Swedish Rococo Style Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish Rococo Style Black Sweden. A generous sized armchair made in the Rococo style. Carved back splat decorated with a rocaille. S shaped leg...
Category
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Grey Painted Rococo Sofa or Settee
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian late 18th century grey painted Rococo sofa
Complimentary delivery to most areas of London, UK.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
A delicate armchair of typical form, with beautiful lines and proportions and delicately carved details.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For an almost identical chair see: “Il Mobile ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Armchairs, circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Italian 19th century Rococo style giltwood carved armchairs; the arched upholstered paneled backs with foliate scroll cresting and similar borders, having padded arm s...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Italian Venetian Carved Walnut Sofa, Correctly Restored c1700's Todd Hase Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique original 106" 18th century northern Italian sofa. Expertly constructed with hand-carved walnut in the popular and romantic Rococo style, the padded a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, 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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