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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Folk Art
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
1 OF 2 TIMOTHY OULTON HERiTAGE BROWN VINTAGE LEATHER CHESTERFIELD HALO SOFAS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super comfortable, Timothy Oulton Designed, over sized Heritage brown leather Chesterfield sofa that is...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
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
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
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 Folk Art Chairs with Tractor Seats, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Almost-pair of French "homemade" iron chairs with very comfortable! tractor seats. Original paint.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Seating
Materials
Iron
Super Comfortable Pair of Howard & Son's Lenygon & Morant Ticking Fabric Sofas
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare and original pair of Howard & Son’s Lenygon & Morant sofas with the original ticking fabric.
These have to be the most comfortable pa...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid 19th Century Rosewood Salon Stool
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century, Victorian Period, Rosewood Salon Stool Having Upholstered Top Over Attractive Moulded And Carved Frame Raised On Four Elegant Carved Cabriole Le...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
SUITE OF SIX FULLY RESTORED BROWN LEATHER ANTIQUE CHESTERFIELD DINING ARMCHAIRs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of fully restored late Victorian Chesterfield brown leather dining chairs which come fr...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Organic Tripod Bench in Solid Wood, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Organic tripod folk art bench that beautifully captures the essence of the wabi-sabi philosophy, a Japanese tradition that appreciates the beauty of natural imperfection and the grac...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Bamboo Handcrafted French Riviera Stools, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern pair of bamboo and rattan handcrafted stools , circa 1960.
Traditionally manufactured in France.
By unknown designer.
In original condition with minor wear cons...
Category
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Grape Leaf Garden Settee, Chairs, Table- 4 Piece Set
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Victorian style grape leaf motif garden four piece patio set, unbranded. Cast iron construction in a pierced Rococo design of grape leaves. Very well made and heavy. Set i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating
Materials
Iron
Victorian Hand Carved Hall Chair
Located in Tarleton, GB
Introducing our exquisite Victorian Hand Carved Hall Chair - a true masterpiece of Victorian craftsmanship. Expertly constructed from solid oak, thi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Howard Style Willoughby Armchair With Cope Castors
Located in Accrington, GB
A 19th century armchair in the style and quality of Howard and Sons Willoughby arm chair. The armchair has front turned walnut legs with stamped Cope and Collinson castors, with rear walnut legs again with stamped Cope and Collinson castors. The armchair has a beautiful floral linen fabric...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Tufted Leather Round Ottoman
Located in Westwood, NJ
Tufted leather round ottoman with antiqued brown full-grain leather.
Dimensions: 36" W x 36" D x 16" H
Color variation is common and accept...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather
Orig. CHARLESTON BATTERY BENCH, Lowcountry Cypress & Cast Iron, Dk. Green, 4 ft.
Located in Charleston, SC
This is the BIRLANT exclusive original CHARLESTON BATTERY BENCH with heaviest weight cast iron sides made from the 19th century original pattern and dur...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Four Marquetry Inlaid Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Decorative English Victorian Chair, Velvet & Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Imagine a cozy yet elegant chair from the late 1800s, reminiscent of the Victorian era. This chair features a graceful wooden frame, intricately carved with ornate details, reflectin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Quality Set of Four Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality set of four antique Victorian mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shaped balloon back, serpentine fronted...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Other
Unique English Oak Side Chair, Circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique deep buttoned leather Chesterfield sofa. This was made in England, we would date it to around the 1920’s.
It is of outstanding quality, this is extremely well ...
Category
1920s British Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Figural Lion Head Carved Curule Saddle Seat Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A late 19th century antique Victorian occasional arm chair. Made from mahogany with a curule or saddle seat form and lion head carvings. Features a cello neck back tapering to a scro...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
STUNNING RESTORED HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER HOWARDS & SON STYLE SOFA PART OF SUiTE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage fully restored hand dyed brown leather Howard & Son’s style three seat sofa with overstu...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather
Vintage Thonet Ebonized Black Rattan Bergere Rocking Chair Lovely Small Armchair
By Thonet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely small vintage Thonet Rocking armchair with ebonised black frame and rattan seat
Originally designed in the 1800s with elaborate curv...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Rattan
Long Hand Painted Bench With Interior Storage, Hungary circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted bench with divided storage at over 9' long .
Traditional Eastern European folk art hand-painting reveals faded flourishes/flower borders along front against brow...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Reclining Library Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1830
Antique frame, reupholstered in de Le Cuona wool / linen blend.
27"w x 30.5”d x 41”h x 16”seat
Ref. CHAIR1221
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Linen
19th Century, Victorian Period Leather Chesterfield
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning 19th century, Victorian period, large three seater leather button down brown colour chesterfield sofa. With the original brown leather hide that has been cleaned and polis...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Victorian Mahogany Office Desk Armchair-19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rotating office desk armchair from English in mahogany from the 19th century
Beautiful quality of execution with asculpted backrest
the round seat turns and rests on four legs con...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19Thc Original Stenciled Hitchcock Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original stencil painted children's chair with original hand woven rush seat and in very sturdy condition.Fine undisturbed painted surface.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
A Vintage Set of 4 White Fiddleback Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of vintage ash fiddle back side chairs. Very solidly built in the traditional way. Handsome profiles and good and heavy. Perfect around a farmhouse table! Solid in joint...
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Seating
Materials
Ash
A Vintage Set of 4 Slat Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of vintage ash slat back side chairs. Very solidly built in the traditional way. Handsome profiles and good and heavy. Perfect around a farmhouse table! Solid in joint. ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Seating
Materials
Ash
A Set of Four Ash Crinoline Stretcher Windsor Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of 4 ash crinoline stretcher Windsor chairs. Lovely honey blonde color. Beautiful pierced back splats. Very solid and sturdy. These are not antiques. Built the old fashio...
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Seating
Materials
Ash
Wrought Iron Green Woodard Rose Style Garden Patio Springer Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Wrought Iron Green Victorian Woodard Rose Style Garden Patio Springer Chairs - Set of 4. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H x 26.5" W x 25" D x 17" Seat height x 26...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Captain's Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century captain's chair from England. The chair is made from oak and has a seat made from ash. This type of chair was made for sitting for long periods of time and is very com...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Ash
19th Century Walnut Bench Covered With A Chesterfield Style Seating
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely 19th century walnut bench from England covered with a chesterfield style seating
Very beautiful walnut base with a beautiful flame and a beautiful turning ending with casters...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Leather and Oak Stool / Bench
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique Victorian leather and oak stool / bench. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880 period.
The quality is outstanding, it stands on beautifull...
Category
1860s British High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
English Victorian Period Mahogany Metamorphic Library Armchair w/ Footrest, 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
In amazing condition with no tears or punctures to the original leather, the leather tufted and trimmed in brass nailheads, the chair with detailed carving, two buttons on the tops o...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
19th Century Swedish Folk Art chairs with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of similar 19th century Swedish country chairs. Very slight difference with great patina ,see pictures
Scraped by hand to its beautiful blue original color.
Such nice ext...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE WHEATGRASS CARVER DESK ARMCHAiR IN HARDWOOD GREEN LEATHEr
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage George Hepplewhite Wheatgrass style carver armchair in Mahogany with the period green le...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
A very nice antique Swiss nutwood chair decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting ibex and chamois. The backrest...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Pink Stripe Button Back Armchair
Located in Faversham, GB
A Victorian button-back armchair with a generous seat and a high back.
Mahogany turned front legs and splayed back legs and all raised on original brass castors.
The armchair has ...
Category
1870s British High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
19th Century Red Velvet Leather Buttonback Captains Chair With Porcelain Castors
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Red Velvet Chesterfield Red Velvet Buttonback Captains Chair With Porcelain Castors
Heavy weight hand made chair with horsehair stuffed seat.
Extra dimensions
Heigh...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
PAIR OF ANTIQUE SHOW FRAMED VICTORIAN CHESTERFIELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this pair of rare fully restored circa 1860-1880 Show framed Chesterfield tufted hand dyed brown leather lib...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Victorian Armchairs in Pierre Frey Chenille Circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Victorian Armchairs in Pierre Frey Chenille
England circa 1890
Antique frame reupholstered in Pierre Frey chenille.
31”w x 40”d x 36”h x 13”seat
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Chenille
Armchairs in Oak & Wool, Louis XIII Style, By a French Cabinetmaker in the 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
These armchairs are a classic representation of Victorian Louis XIII style crafted by a skilled French cabinetmaker in the early 20th century. Made from sturdy oak wood and upholster...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Victorian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman, of rectangular form, re-upholstered overall in distressed burgundy leather, the hinged lid deep-buttoned to form a seat, the...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Good 19th Century English Oak Settle with Freshly Upholstered Seat
Located in Oak Park, MI
A large and stately English oak settle or bench with a paneled back and freshly upholstered seat. c1890 with a lovely patina. Beautiful dark oak color. Handsome. Ready to use - very...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
Mahogany Hall Bench From The First Part Of The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely solid mahogany bench from the first part of the 19th century also called hall bench
Very beautiful little model which rest on a superb turning with a beautiful decoration on...
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Leather Slipper Chair
Located in London, GB
A charming Georgian style slipper chair of compact proportions, covered in well-aged, possibly original buttoned leather.
England, circa 1860.
Why we like it
Very comfortable and w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Leather
Daybed in Pierre Frey Fabric Circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Daybed in Pierre Frey Fabric
England circa 1890
Antique frame with turned wooden feet on castors, newly upholstered in Pierre Frey embroidered fabric.
34”w x 73”d x 33.5”h x 15” seat
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
A pair wonderful inlayed nutwood chairs decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, goat, hare, hunter, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Swedish Folk Art Chair Handmade in Oakwood, 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
Charming and unusual Swedish Folk Art chair made by a skilled craftsman in the early 20th century. The chair is constructed from solid oak and oak laminate decorative arm rests. The ...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Bench From The 19th Century Covered With A Linen Fabric
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely mahogany bench from the 19th century from England
Very beautiful mahogany base with a small medallions and round corners
The bench has been covered with a beige line fabric
...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Hampton & Sons Armchair in Rosemary Hallgarten Boucle Circa 1850
Located in Culver City, CA
Hampton & Sons Armchair in Rosemary Hallgarten Boucle
England circa 1850
Antique frame, newly upholstered in alpaca boucle blend by Rosemary Hallgarten.
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Alpaca, Bouclé
Pair of Victorian Carved Side Chairs with Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Mahogany, Original Upholstery
Category
1930s American Victorian Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
A vintage barber shop children chair. With rotatable height adjustment and a wooden horse head which is attached to the front of...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
William & Mary Wingback Chairs in Rosemary Hallgarten Fabric Circa 1890
By William & Mary
Located in Culver City, CA
William & Mary Wingback Chairs in Rosemary Hallgarten Fabric
England circa 1890
Antique frames newly upholstered in chalk stripe alpaca blend by Rosemary Hallgarten.
33.5”w x 33”d x ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Alpaca
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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