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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
An early Victorian leather-upholstered rosewood stool
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early Victorian leather-upholstered rosewood stool, of square form, the drop-on top re-upholstered in deep buttoned burgundy leather, raised on bold cabriole legs, the seat rail a...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
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
Set Of Twelve Italian 19th Century Rococo St. Patinated And Mecca Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and finely detailed set of twelve Italian 19th century Rococo st. Patinated and Mecca dining chairs, from Venice. Each most elegant chair is supported by two front cabriol...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
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
Four Art Deco stools from 1921, mahogany veneered wood trimmed with leather.
Located in Paris, FR
Four Art Deco stools, mahogany veneered wood trimmed with leather.
Small accidents. 49x43x39.5 cm.
French work 1921.
These stools fit perfectly into the Art Deco style with pure, st...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
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
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
Fireplace bench dating from the 19th century straw seat
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
splendid little fireplace bench (cantou) in walnut dating from the 19th century, original mulch and in good condition beautiful little model easy to put in your home due to the small...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Rare set of 12 Carved Mahogany Neo-Classical Revival Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A rare set of beautifully drawn proportions with two larger armchairs and ten of smaller scale, all carved from mahogany, rising from tapering and fluted ring turned front legs, with...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Leather Georgian Style Foot Stool
Located in London, GB
A charming antique foot stool. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920’s.
It is of fantastic quality and is a useful size. It sits on solid cabriole legs with carvin...
Category
1920s British Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 of 19th Century English Armchairs Tufted with Light Brown Wool Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome set of armchairs with light brown tufted wool upholstery. Fluted wood legs with brass wheels. Tufted cushions on slightly rolled backs.
No obvious markings on the bottom ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Seating
Materials
Wool
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
1920's Art Deco Tabouret
Located in Brno, CZ
An original Art Deco tabouret produced around 1920’s. You can see classical inspiration from ancient Greece mixed with the 17th century notion of the ‘court tabouret’, an often elabo...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Seating
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Set Queen Anne Dining Chairs Walnut Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 12 Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs.
These Chairs are in the Style of Giles Grendey.
Circa 1920
The Chairs are Raised Upon Cabriole Legs with Pad Fe...
Category
1920s Queen Anne Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
Pair of low chairs in the Viennese Secession style
Located in Ramillies, BE
Magnificent eclectic-style low chairs in lacquered wood, gilded and carved with spirals, umbilics and stylized leaves, with a high openwork back formed by three bars. Upholstered in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Seating
Materials
Silk, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pair of Antique British Elbow Office Chairs circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Antique British Elbow desk chairs in solid Wood dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
This office chairs are beautifully proportioned, featuring a rounded fan-shaped backre...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Antique Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Category
1890s Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
Small English Victorian Boudoir Chair, 1880s
Located in Ely, GB
An Unusual Small, Antique Boudoir or Nursing Chair. circa 1880s,
Made in the midst of the Victorian Aesthetic Movement, the chair has low proportion...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Victorian Hand Carved Hardwood Spoon Medallion Back Occasional Dining Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this handmade original Victorian spoon or medallion back dining chair with original upholstery
A good looking we...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Restored X Gothic Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This presence demanding piece comes from our exclusive Signature Collection.
Lovingly brought back to its full potential with gold gilding, structural reinforcement, reupholsterin...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Armchair ‘Bridge’ Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nk, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Armchair ‘Bridge’ designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for NK,
Sweden, 1930s.
The model was first exhibited at NK's spring exhibition in 1931 and at Ängby-villan in 1932.
Our version, pictured above, was crafted using lacquered...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Birch, Lacquer
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
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
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 Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet, Austria, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of bentwood armchairs by Thonet, Austria, 1900s
Art Nouveau.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Swiss, French Armchairs, Louis XV Style, Rococo, Silvered, Brown-Red
Located in Ettlingen, DE
This pair of armchairs came to us from a friend, descendant of a traditional familiy in Geneva, Switzerland. Her grandfather was a renowned doctor in the city. Geneva was a very honorable christian-calvinistic place that time. When the first brothel opened in the 1920ties, it became an immediate huge scandal. The cathouse had to close on the next morning. The doctor, father of our friend aquired some of the furniture, amongst them this lovely pair of armchairs.
The armchairs are restored, stable, and ready to use. The velvet is a linen by Maison Charles Burger...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Louis XV Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
Set of Six Late Regency Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
A set of six late Regency rosewood dining chairs, with bowed top rails, shaped stiles, drop in seat and raised on turned and stylised tu...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
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
Rustic Folk Art Lounge Chair, UK, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th-century easy chair, a true testament to the principle of form following function. This exquisite piece stands out for its meticulous attention to detail. The intricate pat...
Category
1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Circular Swivel Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. circular swivel bench. The bench is raised by four elegant circular fluted tapered legs with chandelles en...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Chestnut Stools
Located in London, GB
A pair of vernacular chestnut stools, circa 1830.
Provenance: from a non-conformist chapel in the West Midlands built in 1832.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Chestnut
Set of 12 Antique English Mahogany Chippendale Chairs, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of 12 Antique English Mahogany Chippendale Chairs, Circa 1900.
2 Armchairs and 10 Sidechairs, all newly upholstered.
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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
Indian Raj Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Indian raj chair.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Delicate Chair in the antique Style of the 19th Century hand crafted
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, turned and grasped. Trapezoidal frame on conical balustrade-shaped legs, connected by straight struts. High backrest frame, perforated balustrade-shaped middle bars ...
Category
19th Century German Other Antique Seating
Materials
Wool
19th Century Italian Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 19th century Italian finely carved walnut throne chair with mohair fabric.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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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