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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Swiss alp escabelle A 102
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A102
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of six antique Victorian quality carved mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shape balloon back with a carved splat to the centre, serpentine shaped seats upholstered...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique Early 19c French Empire Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Daybed
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19c French Empire Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Daybed.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Spanish baroque hall bench
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very impressive 19th century Spanish baroque hall bench. Gorgeous deep red colour to the timber and the design is striking. Totally original with the only faults being sign...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Antique Early 19th C Biedermeier Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Early 19th C Biedermeier Arm Chairs
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
$3,040 Sale Price / set
74% Off
English Regency Caned Mahogany Armchair or Bergere of Unusual Form, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual English circa 1830 George IV, William IV period regency form armchair or bergere, the solid mahogany frame having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with caned back, sides,...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut 9 Piece Suite
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exhibition quality antique Victorian carved walnut 9 piece suite consisting of a large settee, ladies and gentlemens chair and 6 side/dining chairs in
exhibition quality carved soli...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Sofa in Patinated Brown Leather, Studs and Velvet Late 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Monumental Sofa in Patinated Dark Brown Leather, Brass Studs and Velvet Late 19th Century
A very remarkable and monumental late 19th century sofa in patinated dark brown leather, st...
Category
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Original John Sollie Henry, armchair, London 1895
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
solid mahogany with polished finish, original brown leather; decorative knobs; strikingly high backrest with stylised decoration in bas-relief; rear legs curved, forelegs tapering do...
Category
1890s British Jugendstil Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Small 19th century Swedish empire birch sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century Swedish empire birch sofa circa 1860
Good quality Swedish empire period birch sofa upholstered in kalim woven fabric.
Small sofa or a very comfortable single cha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Irish George III Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Hall Bench, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional circa 1805 Irish late George III neoclassical hall bench of solid mahogany construction, the rectangular seat with satinwood and ebony 'zigzag' border inlay above flat...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Paint
19th Century Burmese Elephant Howdah Seat
Located in Waxahachie, TX
19th Century Burmese Elephant Howdah Seat.
The upholstered seat cushion is newer than the wood seat.
The cushion is probably 1960-70s.
Has zipper on the back.
Recently professionall...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Moorish Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Regency Ebonised side chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very nice pair of sabre legged Regency period side chairs. The have a very attractive worn original ebonised finish. The brass details all over are also original but some...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
$1,703 / set
A Pair of Regency Mahogany Cane Chairs, c.1810
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of regency mahogany low-back cane bottom chairs, circa 1810.
18 ½ inches wide by 22 inches deep by 30 ¼ inches tall; seat height 17 inches
Category
1810s Unknown Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$2,400 / set
Art Deco Model 721 Arm Chair by Otto Wagner for J&j Kohn, 1900s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant bugholz armrest chair by jacob & josef kohn after a design by otto wagner from the turn of the century. A design piece of early modernity.
A functional design with special m...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A Bleached Pine Bench, Northern Europe, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached pine bench, Northern Europe, late 19th century.
68 inches wide by 17 inches deep by 30 ¾ inches tall; seat height 19 inches
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier walnut sofa – Vienna, c. 1825
We are pleased to offer this rare and exquisitely elegant Biedermeier walnut sofa, crafted in Vienna circa 1825. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Swiss alp folk art armchair from Verbier village Wallis
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss Alpine armchair from the village of Verbier in the Valais region, a heart carved on the back as well as wheels and a signature on the back, very beautiful and rare mountain arm...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Dark Pinewood Handled Stool, mid 17th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a planed rectangular top with canted corners and a pierced handle opening atop two tresle-form legs with shaped feet joined by a shaped stretcher
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Genuine Gustavian Period Decorated Foot Stool with Original Seat
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique foot stool from the Swedish gustavian period around 1770 to 1780. This Swedish antique has classic carved wooden decor on the legs and sides. Original paint from the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair 19th Century Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century diminutive Italian Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère chairs composed of mahogany and gilded accents. and newly upholstered in Scalamandré Tiger Velvet.
Category
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Louis XV Armchair, France, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Louis XV armchair crafted from solid walnut with a generously proportioned frame. Standing on elegant cabriole legs, it features a finely carved, pierced serpentine apron....
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Rococo Revival Armchair Attributed to John Belter
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rococo revival style armchair attributed to John Belter widely known as the "Henry Clay" design. Beautifully carved in mahogany with a fruit and floral crest, kidney shaped back, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,650 / item
19th C. French Louis XV Style Mahogany and Needlepoint Tapestry Settee
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Louis XV style Settee features walnut frame with carved foliate, floral and scroll decoration; upholstered in pictorial needlepoint tapestry depicting courting scene in gard...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
English Grand Hall Bench or Window Seat of Patinated Oak
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English grand hall bench or country house window seat of patinated oak, featuring a rectangular top over a serpentine frieze with two facing cabriole legs and two straight leg...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
Louis XVI armchair - stamp of Claude Sené II - 18th century
By Claude Séné II, Lelièvre Paris
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine lacquered cabriolet armchair, medallion shaped backrest, Louis XVI period circa 1780. The seats bears the stamp of prestigious Parisian seat maker Claude Séné II underneath.
I...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Beech
Antique French Entry Bench Settee Trunk Renaissance Revival Dark Walnut c1890s
Located in Tyler, TX
HANDSOME Antique Dark Walnut French Renaissance Revival Bench or Settee with Lift Top Seat~~PAW FEET~~c. late 19th C
These benches are always in high demand!
Versatile size easy t...
Category
1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III buttoned back and seat sofa with cabriole legs
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant Napoleon III buttoned back and seat sofa. Standing on tall elegant cabriole legs. Great shape from all sides and comfy to use. Ideal occasional sofa or smaller...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique Set 8 English William IV Barback Dining Chairs Circa 1830 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic English set of eight antique William IV barback dining chairs, circa 1830 in date.
The set comprising six side chairs and a pair of armchairs with drop in seats...
Category
1830s William IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Spanish bench
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Spanish antique wood bench
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,800
Pair of Napoleon III square back armchairs on tall legs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of square back French armchairs. The simplicity of the design makes these a classic seat that will work well in a large number of interiors. Genero...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique 19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Parlor Sofa Couch 85"
Located in Dayton, OH
Fine American Empire parlor sofa / couch with classical form and masterful carvings. Made of flamed mahogany featuring carved back crest and flared rolled arms accented with carved f...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
$4,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Captain's Chair, English Beech, Home Office, Elbow Seat, Victorian, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique captain's chair. An English, solid beech office desk or elbow seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Of classic bow form and traditional craftsmanship, ...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique American Colonial Farmhouse Spindle Back Pine Wood 8 Leg 72" Long Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote.
Antique American Colonial Farmhouse Spindle Back Pine Wood 8 Leg 72" Long Bench with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Rare Napoleon III pair of Buttoned back and seat armchairs with matching stool
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very high quality and rare pair of chairs with matching stool. What sets this apart is the stool can attach to one of the chairs with metal hooks. The fact everything is st...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands
Located in Delft, NL
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn
A corner sofa with fabric upholstery. The beautiful hand-carved details in Art Nouveau patterns and dragonflies, as well as on th...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Palmwood
19th Century Austrian Set of Four Antique Biedermeier Walnut Dining Room Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique set of four Austrian dining room chairs made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The detailed side chairs have...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Art Nouveau Style Wicker Settee / Tete-a-Tete in Natural Finish
Located in Nashua, NH
A rare early wicker settee also known as a Tete-Tete that is attributed to the Wakefield Rattan Company of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It was designed in the late 19th C. and is done i...
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Reed, Wood
Pair of 19th century French carved walnut armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French carved walnut large armchairs, circa 1880.
Elegant pair of 19th century armchairs which are generous in the seat dimensions. Beautifully carved scrolling arms wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Unique Antique Swedish Arm Chair of Solid Wood with Verdigris Paint 1850s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
A charming and unique piece of furniture with great personality!
Antique Swedish armchair made of solid wood with verdigris green patinated surface, worn at the most exposed places.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
E.W. Godwin(1833-1886) (Attributed) For James Peddle Aesthetic Movement Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
E.W. Godwin (1833-1886) (Attributed Designer) For James Peddle, High Wicombe Aesthetic Movement Armchair, Circa 1880, with moulded seat.
Measures 23" in width, 23" in depth and 33" ...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique English 19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Hall Window Seat Bench 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique late 19th century carved oak hall bench seat, circa 1890.
This very elegant and whimsical carved bench having an ornately carved back rest with a scrolled p...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Set of 10 Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian set of 10 quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shape back with a reeded splat to the centre newly reuphols...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique French Louis XV 19th C. Bergere Chairs
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Intricately hand carved mid 19th C. French Bergere chairs upholstered in Scalamandre floral silk with plump goose down loose cushions. Seat Height: 21".
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
$5,900 / set
Jugendstil Secession Black Beech Four Armchairs Josef Hoffmann circa 1899 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Secessionist Jugendstil Four ( 4 ) Armchairs or Corner Chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann circa 1899, Vienna.
A wonderful and very rare set of four ( 4 ) outstanding armchairs or corn...
Category
1890s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
20thc Hand Crafted Ladder back Chairs With Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc Reproduction of 18thc L:adder back chairs with removable rush Seat. hand Carved and crafted.
Category
1890s American Adirondack Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19Thc Tiger Maple Day Bed W/ Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc tiger eye maple day bed or hired hands bed is in fine condition with a rope tied frame.The custom made cushion is made from homespun linen & down & feather fill mattress.
Category
Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th century Louis Philippe I period 5 piece salon suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality Louis Philippe I period 5 piece gilt salon suite circa 1830.
We are pleased to offer this superb quality gilt salon suite with original tapestry covering, from the peri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Beech, Paint
Vintage Painted Stool With Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Painted stool with crossed X-form base and turned stretcher. Upholstered in a floral needlepoint-style tapestry and finished with brass nailhead trim. The painted frame shows age-rel...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair of Napoleon III Hessian tub chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of French tub chairs. Elegant design and neat proportions. Ideal bedroom chairs or occasional seating in a living room.
Measurements Height 82cm W...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
$3,236 / set
Swiss alp escabelle A91
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A91
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
New England Windsor Style Deacon’s Bench, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large painted and stenciled deacon’s bench in the Windsor style with parcel gild decoration, spindle back and scroll arms, early to mid 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
$1,650 Sale Price
37% Off
18th century Yew wood comb back Windsor chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional late 18th century comb back Windsor chair made from Yew wood. The colour and design makes this hugely attractive. The condition is also very good with no major...
Category
18th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Yew
Pr Geo III Cream Painted Shield Back Chairs Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Backs
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Cream Painted Geo III Side Chairs With Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Three Feather Backs, c1790. Prince of Wales refers to the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales, which...
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Oak Armchair, Throne
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style oak coffer armchair features eight hand carved panels in the lower apron and seat back, each with different Gothic motifs. The two lo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of Napoleon III plain square back armchairs
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like these chairs upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. These would require 10 metres of material (5m per chair). You can supply your own or ple...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$3,236 / set
Set of 4 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 4 Antique Victorian quality carved walnut dining chairs having a quality carved walnut high back with a super carved eagle to the top, carved scrolls, turned supports and a ca...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Superb Quality Set Of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality set of six antique Victorian mahogany dining chairs having a superb quality mahogany balloon back with carved scrolls, newly reupholstered serpentine shaped seats in a...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Antique French Louis XVI Rosewood Tete A Tete Conversation Chair Bench Loveseat
Located in Dayton, OH
An Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Tete A Tete Conversation Chair / Courting Bench. Made from Rosewood with an elaborate "S" form supported...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th century painted Swedish Gustavian sofa
Located in London, GB
A useful and understated Swedish Gustavian sofa/bench.
Later painted in a light grey blue and upholstered in a blue stripe with cushioned sides and separate long seat cushion with b...
Category
1810s Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
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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