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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Paire de tabourets en métal doré
Located in PARIS, FR
TRAVAIL FRANÇAIS 1970
Paire de tabourets en métal doré à patine nuancée et montants à têtes de
chevaux.
Piètement d'angle à quatre jambes terminées par des sabots et réunies en pa...
Category
1870s French Modern Antique Seating
Materials
Metal
Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Swiss Black Forest chair offers a delightful surprise—a music box hidden inside will activate when the chair is sat upon. A remarkable example of the intricate craft...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Bentwood Bench by Otto Wagner for J & J KOHN, 1900s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood Bench by Otto Wagner for J & J KOHN, 1900s
Category
Early 1900s Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique English Solid Mahogany and Leather Desk Chair, Circa 1820.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Solid Mahogany and Leather Desk Chair, Circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
A Fine Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Second Empire Canapé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Second Empire Canapé in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter, having armrests headed by finely cast caryatid herms.
French, Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904
Located in Coronado, CA
A true pair of artifacts! This pair of large Shaker style, loungey, arm chairs was designed and built by Gordon Russell around 1904 in Broadway, England. The chairs feature incredibl...
Category
Early 1900s English Shaker Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
A Pair of Empire Style Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter. The Bergères each having armrests headed by finely cast caryatid herms.
French, Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Edwardian Mahogany & Inlaid Armchair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Mahogany & Inlaid Armchair with marquetry laureate fan paterae and with gros and petit-point tapestry seat cover - reupholstered with original cover to verso - 26"w x 21"d ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Chinese Low Chairs With Carved Back Panel, Late 19Th C., A-Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Classical 19th C. Low Chairs Backed with a carved back panel with armrest, in Burma Rosewood. These are called Opium chairs or meditation c...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Vernacular 19th Century Plank Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vernacular 19th Century Plank Chair featuring a Scalloped Backrest and Pitched Seat.
Dimensions: 35"H x 20"W x 16"D
Period: 19th Century
Condition: Good condition. Wear consistent w...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Parlour Arm Chair Walnut
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Walnut Open Arm Chair.
This Arm Chair is Raised upon Cabriole Legs with Carved Toes and Carved Knees and Retain the Original Porcelain Castors.
Circa 1860
The Swept Arms Ha...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Important Rare Important 19th Century Carved Wooden Red Leather Stool Table
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is a Rare Outstanding 19th Century Red Leather Upholstered Top Carved Wooden Antique Stool Table. Stool Table i...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Chippendale Arm Chairs Mahogany Antique 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Style Armchairs.
Raised upon square legs with an "H" frame.
1800
Swept Arms with a very pretty pierced back splat and a shaped cresting rail.
Category
Early 1800s Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Style Piano Stool
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made antique Chippendale Style piano stool. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1900 period.
It is of fine quality, the frame has beau...
Category
1890s British Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Of French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany And Ormolu Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and finely detailed pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Ormolu armchairs. The armchairs are raised by four square and gently curved legs with Ormolu pawed ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Antique Handmade, Upholstered Rustic Wood Chairs from Northern Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
A more or less matched set of four rustic country style side chairs following popular design traditions of the province of Navarra, Basque Country in northern Spain. Forceful and str...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair Antique Anglo Indian Levantine Style Inlaid Bone Arm Chairs Circa 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Pair of Late 19th Century Anglo - Indian Bone Inlaid armchairs, each having all over floral inlay and marquetry with geometric reserves, padded velvet seat and back, and risi...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Bone, Hardwood
A Pair of George IV Irish Library Armchairs
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine pair of George IV Irish library armchairs, the well shaped backs with scroll shaped profile, acanthus carved arms, resting on turned fluted legs, with lotus leaf carving and b...
Category
1830s Irish George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair Hepplewhite style arm chairs.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of good quality Georgian Hepplewhite style Mahogany arm chairs, each with upholstered backrest, seat and arm rests, carved gadrooned pattern decoration, raised on elegant cabr...
Category
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set William IV Dining Chairs Mahogany Upholstered Seats
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs.
19th Century
These Chairs are Raised Upon Typical William IV Turned and Carved Tulip Front Legs With Sabre Back Legs.
The Chairs Having a ...
Category
Early 1900s William IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Irish Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Irish Mahogany Open Armchair. This desk chair in the Georgian style with a solid carved splat and top rail, outswept arms, oval seat, with scallop scroll seat rail, sitt...
Category
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fauteuil Art Nouveau à haut dossier en hêtre
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Fauteuil Art Nouveau à haut dossier en hêtre
Sur roulettes
Mousses et tissu en bon état
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Bench in Birch Veneer, Russia, Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Bench in Birch Veneer, Russia, early 19th century
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Lion Feet Ottoman
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Lion feet ottoman upholstered in Antique textile from Katie’s personal collection. Complete with 4200 and green tape trim.
22″d x 32″w cushion, 37″ d x 27″ w including legs.
19″ ov...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Colonial Settee Arm Chairs Antique India 3 Piece Suite Padauk Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sought after antique three piece suite from India
We date this to circa 1840 and it's hand carved from padauk wood
This type of colonial furn...
Category
1840s Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of N° 715 Gustav Siegel Armchairs for Kohn, Austria, 1900s
By Seigel
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of N° 715 Gustav Siegel Armchairs for Kohn, Austria, 1900s
Wood and Leather
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Irish Mahogany Square Footstool
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Irish mahogany square footstool with tapestry top terminating on hairy paw feet. The weight and detail of the wood carving strongly indicates that it is likely a piece p...
Category
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Stunning Mid 19th Century Burr Elm Nursing Chair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 19th century, early Victorian period burr maple nursing chair. The burr maple foliate carved frame, with leaves head carved cresting rail, with upholstered back and set in a qu...
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
Antique Mahogany “Louis Philippe” Desk Chair Voltaire c 1830-50
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Mahogany “Louis Philippe” Desk Chair Voltaire c 1830-50
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair with Red Leather Upholstery
Located in London, GB
A Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Constructed from solid carved mahogany, the chair standing on confidently lobed baluster front legs, with splayed legs to the rear, all with porcelain castors; the horseshoe-shaped back with pierced scrolls and a buttoned red leather upholstery matching the seat.
English, circa 1850
This chair is nearly identical to the so-called "Charles Dickens Chair" (A9979) at the Museum of London, sharing many carved features. The famous author...
Category
19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Pair of 19th Century Georgian Period Carved Mahogany Chairs
Located in London, GB
A Pair of George IV Hall Chairs
By William Latham Huxley
Constructed in mahogany, having beautifully turned and reeded front legs and elegant sabre legs to the rear, the back rest of a most unusual waisted shape and adorned with carved garlands, ribbons, laurel wreaths and English roses. Each stamped "W. Huxley" to the underside.
English, circa 1825
Dimensions: H: 42 in / 107 cm | W: 18 in / 46 cm | D: 18 in / 46 cm
William Latham Huxley (fl. 1822-1845) is a recorded cabinetmaker from Liverpool, having been apprenticed there to Thomas Croft Huxley of 52 Park...
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Painted Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly upholstered in turquoise color high-end fabric. Strong. Sturdy. Comfortable.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gustavian Style Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Charming freestanding Gustavian style sofa with beautiful carvings, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 16, 19th Century Mahogany Dining / Boardroom Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality set of sixteen Victorian mahogany dining / boardroom chairs each with show wood frames, leather button upholstered backs and seats, raised on elegant cabriole legs, te...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Chaise Lounge and Ottoman, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI chaise lounge and ottoman, circa 1890.
Measurements:
Chair- 37.75 inches high x 27 inches wide x 20 deep
Ottoma...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gustavian Armchair, Early 19th C
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Richly carved Gustavian armchair, early 19th C.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Giltwood Ottomans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very finely carved giltwood ottomans. Have been newly upholstered in cheetah-leopard print. Great scale and size.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Geogian Style Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very hansome 18th century style Mahogany leather upholstered arm chair, having a wonderful faded colour tan colour to the hide, brass studded. Classical hand carved scrolling amd f...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 8 Antique French "Francois Premier" Walnut Dining Chairs, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 8 antique French "Francois Premier" walnut dining chairs, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Large Set of Fourteen 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Fourteen Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Dining Chairs
Item # 8476
Comprising of two arm and twelve side chairs, rectangular seat backs with strai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Curved Wooden Armchair with Inner Compartment, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
French wooden rustic 19th-century armchair featuring a unique organically shaped base, straight armrests, and a lift-up seat revealing a concealed storage compartment. The piece is c...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Button Back Tub Chair with Mahogony Legs, Upholstered in Navy Silk
Located in London, GB
Victorian Button Back Tub chair with Mahogony Legs, Upholstered in Navy Silk
Set upon mahogony legs with brass castors, this classic Victorian tub chair...
Category
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Silk
Antique French Carved Walnut Desk Chair, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French carved walnut desk chair, circa 1880.
With Burgundy Leather Upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
1860's Ashanti King's Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
1860's Ashanti King's chair
Iron work with trade tracks and studs
Bronze finials
Kuba cloth.
Category
1860s Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique French Louis Philippe Gold Bronze and Rosewood Parlor Chair, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Philippe gold bronze and rosewood parlor chair with red and gold upholstery, Circa 1880.
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Seating
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Armchairs, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI gold leaf armchairs, circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique English Art Nouveau Armchair
Located in London, GB
A fine antique Art Nouveau armchair with exquisite inlaid designs. This was made in England, it dates from around 1890’s period.
This armchair loo...
Category
1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric
19th Century Sheraton style arm chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century Sheraton revival shield back arm chair, with wonderful hand painted classical floral decoration, velvet ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Armchairs by Hans Günther Reinstein for Vereinigte Möbelfabriken
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Armchairs by Hans Günther Reinstein for Vereinigte Möbelfabriken Germania, Germany, 1908
Made out of Cardboard.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Seating
Materials
Softwood
French Antique Armchair in Walnut with movable back
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful French armchair with movable back,
good old patina and warm and worn finish,
new upholstered with Jim Thompson Fabric, Cats Pyjamas,
nice...
Category
1890s French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Giltwood Bergères À Oreilles Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood Bergères À Oreilles armchairs. Each armchair is raised by elegant cabriole legs with scrolled feet and finely carved sea...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated and Giltwood Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and giltwood stools. Each square stool is raised by elegant patinated cabriole legs with fine giltwood acanthus leaf feet and most decorative scrolled foliate corner carvings. The arbalest shaped frieze displays scrolled...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Villa Suvera Benches with Coat of Arms of the Lucchesi Palli Family
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
Extraordinary pair of benches painted in grisaille technique based on motifs from Greek Antiquity with the coat of arms of the Lucchesi Palli Family. T...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of large 19th Century French Carved Walnut Reupholstered Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A great quality pair of antique 19th century French walnut carved and reupholstered armchairs in the Louis XVI style. Having high padded upholstered back and seat, joined to carved l...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Eight French 19th Century Directoire St. Patinated Wood Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very unique complete set of eight French 19th century Directoire st. patinated wood dining chairs. Each chair is raised by lovely turned circular legs at the front wit...
Category
19th Century French Directoire Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Mahogany Empire influenced arm chairs. Each with classical scrolling leaf decoration, brass trimming, upholstered stuff over back and seats and raised o...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative set of four French 19th century Louis XV st. patinated armchairs. Each chair is raised by lovely cabriole legs with fine scrolled feet attached by beau...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in London, GB
With stylised ‘X frame’ legs and faded green velvet top.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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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