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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
19th Century French Hand Carved and Painted side Chair in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French hand carved side chair in Louis XV style beautifully hand painted in light green with gilt wood accents. It is upholstered in floral silk textile and is in very good original ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood
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
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of beautifully honey colored fruitwood Biedermeier side chairs, with gently curved rectangular backs, the top and side inlaid with banding, the splat carved with a stylized flower head, on sabre legs. Newly upholstered in black Prussian horse hair fabric...
Category
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century hand carved French walnut Louis XIV style armchair features hand carved armrests with scrolling acanthus leaves. The seat rests on spooled legs joined by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Swedish Original Painted Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century carved Swedish settle with original grey paint with traces of later white paint. 1820.
Seat height is 16".
Code: 8617
Dimensions:
W: 82" (208.3 cm)
H: 34.5" (87...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Swedish Empire Sofa
Located in London, GB
An Empire period birch sofa, on lion paws feet
Sweden, early 19th century
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Amazing 19th Century French Settee with Schumacher Silk Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Louis XVI French Settee with Schumacher Silk Upholstery. A one-of-a-kind reimagining of old meets new. Sturdy gold gilt frame with exquisite Shumacher silk fabric. Ready...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six 19th Century Spider Back Swedish Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Set of Six 19th Century Spider Back Swedish Chairs
Re-upholstered in old hemp sheets.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Seating
Materials
Hemp, Wood
French Daybed
Located in London, England
French scroll arm daybed / settee in original paint and gilded finish.
Circa 1890.
H 99cm (SH 50cm) x W 209cm x D 86cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique sofa Classicism - Empire Walnut
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Top condition
✓ Wonderful veneers
✓ Unique craftsmanship
Dimensions:
W: 208cm H: 102cm D: 64cm
Item: Antique sofa
Item no.: 929
Epoch: Empire around 1800
Material: Walnut
Color:...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Nutwood
A fine set of 10 19th century original gilt Louis XV oval back side chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine set of 10 19th century French Louis XV hand carved and gilt oval back side chairs after a design by George Jacob. All original gilding . Recovered
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th C. Rustic Bench or Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic wooden bench or coffee table.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Antique Swedish Rococo Dining Chairs With Gray Paint, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely set of six dining chairs exude a graceful country charm. While likely from a Swedish farm house, these speak to a more upscale home with a touch of elegance due to the ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
American Victorian Wicker Woven Rocking Chair
Located in New York, 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
EW Godwin Style of. Aesthetic Movement ebonized folding chair with new cane seat
Located in London, GB
EW Godwin Style of. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized folding chair with bobbin details to the backrest and a new cane seat.
This listing is for one chair. We ...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
FINE ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780 GiLTWOOD CHESTERFIELD WINDOW SETTEE SALON SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale very rare, highly collectable Georgian circa 1780 Salon settee or window seat with the original gold giltwoo...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England c1900s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England, c19th Century.
A small rustic bench stool that would also serve as a sid...
Category
19th Century English Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Upholstered Eight-Leg Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this large elegantly carved bench for extra seating in a hallway, or at the end of a large king size bed. Crafted in southern France circa 1860, the antique giltwood bench featur...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Pair Of 18th Century Painted Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of French XVIII Century painted armchairs. In their original condition, newly upholstered in XIX Century hand died French linen.
Category
1780s French Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
19th Century Russian Giltwood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Period Early 19th Century Russian Giltwood and Painted Armchair or Bergere. In style of Rossi. Incredible proportion and size. Good size for modern sitting...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
ANTIQUE LATE ViCTORIAN HAND EMBROIDERED FLORAL FOOTSTOOL WITH HARDWOOD FRAME
Located in GB
All Vintage Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original late Victorian hand Embroidered mahogany framed small footstool
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Opulent Giltwood Pair of Louis XVI Style Bergere Armchairs from Salon Suite
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite gilt wood carved French Louis XVI style pair of bergeres from a complete parlor suite. The design, with elegant Louis XVI lines and the delicately hand carved decoration, s...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Rosewood Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality carved rosewood stool having a newly reupholstered seat in a quality lavender colour stylish fabric, carved rosewood frieze, standing on shaped carved...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Phillip Webb A large Aesthetic Movement bobbin turned Satinwood chaise lounge
Located in London, GB
Phillip Webb for Morris and Co attributed. A larger than usual Aesthetic Movement bobbin turned Satinwood chaise lounge or day bed, the upper turned armrests with typical Morris and ...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Wicker Vanity Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique white wicker vanity or desk chair with a skirted apron.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Seating
Materials
Wicker
Traditional British Victorian Balloon Back Chair. Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Typical English Balloon Back Chair used for the parlor, a lady's desk, or in the boudoire at a dressing table in mid-Victorian England. It has the r...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pine Camel-Back Bench or Settle
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is the classic shape for a Hungarian Bench or Settle. The top rail is nicely scalloped and sits on top of two rectangular flat panels. The integral arms and legs present a gen...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-proportioned pair of French giltwood Louis XVI style upholstered armchairs, now covered in light brown velvet, circa 1890-1900. These chairs sit well and have an attractive pr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Elegant Newly Upholstered 19th Century Biedermeier Sofa
By Biedermeier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely and rare antique Biedermeier carved sofa having top grade walnut burled bookmarked veneers. It features wonderful rounded motifs on the arm and gently curving feet, and wonder...
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Burl
C18th century Swedish Gustavian painted & gilt chairs
Located in London, GB
From the late C18th this elegant pair of side chairs highlight Gustavian style elements.
The curved backs have delicate spindles with stylised wheat motifs and their tapered legs enh...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
French Pair of 19th Century Opera Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
With this pair of 19th century antique opera chairs at home, one does not actually have to attend the theater to feel elegant and sophisticated. The ebonized, balloon-back frame is p...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
19th century rustic Chinese hardwood stool
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century rustic Chinese hardwood stool circa 1890.
Shaped hardwood seat, made with character wood showing the knots and splits. Standing on 4 legs united by stretchers.
Expect...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Boston Rocking Chair Original Paint / Stencil / Gilt Decoration, 1860
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American Boston rocking chair in all original antique condition w/ black painted surface, stenciled flower basket decoration at back crest...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Late 19thC Hepplewhite Style Arm Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Hepplewhite Style Arm Chair with Wheatsheaf Carving on the Slat Back and Outswept Tapering Legs - 25"w x 23"d x 38"h (19" to the seat)
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Brazilian Armchairs
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Discover a beautifully crafted pair of Brazilian armchairs from the 1960s, epitomizing the sophistication and natural warmth that defines Brazilian mid-century design. These chairs c...
Category
19th Century Brazilian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
American Campeche Chairs
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Presenting a rare and remarkable pair of 19th-century American Campeche chairs, a quintessential example of early American craftsmanship influenced by Spanish Colonial design. Origin...
Category
19th Century Central American Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Set of 4 William IV Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Set of 4 William IV Rosewood Dining Chairs with Gillows Reeded Leg (plus 1 free) - Almost certainly from the Gillows workshop in Lancaster the Top Back Rail with Tulip Pediment, the ...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Biedermeier Swedish Sofa Couch Settee Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 1800s Empire A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier 3-4 seat sofa couch in beautiful light honey color French polish finish with curved arm detailing and carved applique roundel decorative motifs in the highest qua...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
A Superb Georgian Leather Upholstered Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Superb Georgian Leather Upholstered Desk Chair
The Chair has a deeply buttoned leather back, a sculpture saddle seat, scrolled arms and is set on a crinoline stretcher with turne...
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
Pair of mid 19th century carved elm Chinese yoke back armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality pair of Chinese yoke back armchairs circa 1860.
These chairs would have been originally lacquered and have since been stripped back to the bare woodwork, sealed with a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Yew Wood Windsor Chair. English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb piece of country furniture.
Delightful colour
Mainly yew wood. Elm seat and legs
Crinoline stretcher
Very honest piece.
Totally original patina
2 old repairs shown in t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Elm, Yew
Swedish Biedermeier Carved Sofa Quilted Golden Birch 19th Century Antique A
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Empire sofa settle couch in the country style with a wealth of appliqué decoration on the front panels, arms and legs. Measure: 215cm.
It is finished in ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch
Pair of Excellent Quality Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Carver Chairs A good pair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Excellent Quality Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Carver Chairs
A good pair of chairs very stout and sturdy, in the Arts and Crafts style with gothic style carving and wide stats...
Category
1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
18th century mahogany settee
Located in Penzance, GB
George the third mahogany cabriole legged, ribbon-back two chair settee. This piece is of top quality with no repairs and therefore a rare piece. The carving is very fine. It is si...
Category
1760s Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Lincolnshire Windsor Chair Comb Back Chair Antique 1840 Early Victorian 1800s
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, extremely rare and very characterful museum-worthy early 19th Century Comb Back Windsor armchair in lovely condition. Made around 1840 in Lincolnshire in England, this wo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash, Birch
19th Century Gothic Revival Stool / Side table
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
19th-century French Gothic revival carved, oak side table/stool. Good condition with signs of age and use.
Dimensions: 26 cm x 27 cm x 41 cm
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid 19th century Swedish birch empire stool
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century birch empire stool circa 1850.
Scandinavian empire period stool made in birch. Shaped support handles which flow through to the 4 splayed legs. Original floral ta...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Birch
English 19th Century Oak Bench
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This sturdy English oak bench is currently upholstered in a sage green woven material, finished with a large nailhead trim. Handsome, barley-twist legs and stretcher carved from oak ...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Seating
Materials
Textile, Oak
Mid Victorian Side Chair Finely Hand Carved with Wool Work Seat, Circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality example of an English occasional side chair in the Rococo style, from the mid Victorian period, circa 1850, made from Beech.
The back is a Classic balloon back shape, but with intricate cut-out and carved detail to the frame and particularly to the cross splat. This carved detail is continued on the front legs and front stretcher. The foot of the legs are splayed slightly outwards which adds to the features of this chair. Twin side stretchers give additional strength to this chair but overall this is a delicately made chair.
It has a good wool-work covered seat with a rose spray design.
Please note:
This chair is not a strong dining room chair and is not recommended for regular use as a chair to sit on. The chair is light and would make a very pretty bedroom or hall side chair, to be used principally for display either on its own or with say teddy bears displayed on it, or for draping light...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Beech
Pair of English Regency Painted Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of English Regency armchairs with original paintwork and decorative tops.
With signs of later paintwork to back leg of one. The chairs would have originally been caned but have...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Paint
Pair of 19th century French fauteuil walnut armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century french fauteuil walnut armchairs, circa 1870.
Fine pair of french carved walnut armchairs, circa 1870. Nice proportions on this pair of chairs, which original t...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Original Brown and Blue Painted Swedish Pine Bench with Storage, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This original hand painted Swedish pine bench displays a brick red/brown faux wood background and simple blue folk art motif along the front and back panels.
The bench seat opens to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Regency Period Armchair
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Regency period armchair, made in England and dating from around the 1815-1830 period.
It is of wonderful quality, with stunning gilt bronze mounts on the armrest an...
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elm Daybed with Carved Fo Dog Motifs and Bamboo Base
Located in Kastrup, DK
A cool and beautifully crafted Chinese Qing Dynasty daybed from the 18th century in its original condition, showcasing a rich, natural patina.
Made from solid elm wood with a bamboo...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Exceptional Pair Of Antique Button Tufted Leather Georgian Style Wing Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of early 20th century Georgian style wing chairs with button tufting, rolled arms, brass tack decoration, loose pillow seat, cabriole front legs with pointed toes, shaped back l...
Category
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
17th century Spanish Catalan bench
Located in Diest, BE
Great 17th century Spanish bench from the Catalan region
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
17th Century Oak Joined Bench / English Charles II Circa 1680
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An extremely rare 17th-century oak joined bench in lovely condition circa 1680s , featuring a deep chestnut patination. It has a single thick oak plank top, turned baluster legs, and...
Category
17th Century British Charles II 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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