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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Empire
Style: Queen Anne
Late Empire Armchair Made In Mahogany With Light Striped Fabric From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
This late empire armchair from around 1840 exudes timeless elegance with its mahogany frame and light striped fabric upholstery. Crafted during the height of the empire period, it sh...
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1840s Danish Empire Antique Armchairs

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Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of Late Empire Armchairs in Birch from the 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of Late Empire birch armchairs, upholstered in red fabric and from around the 1840s, make a beautiful and period feature in any interior with their classic look and historic c...
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1840s Danish Empire Antique Armchairs

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Fabric, Birch

Rare Set of Jacob Frères Empire Chairs and Armchairs
Located in Paris, FR
Rare set of 6 chairs and 6 armchairs, painted and partial gilt. The underside of each backseat is stamped JACOB FRÈRES RUE MESLEE. This stamp was used between 1796 and 1803. Empir...
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Wood

20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
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20th Century French Empire Armchairs

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Beech

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs One Stamped J Louis
By Jean Pierre Louis
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic pair of French Empire period open armchairs each with a square back topped by a bow shaped carved frieze featuring folliate rosettes and downscrolled arms. Where the arms ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

St Timothy Chair Co Burgundy Leather Queen Anne Library Office Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
St. Timothy Chair Co. Burgundy leather Queen Anne Library Office arm chairs - a Pair. Item features burgundy leather button tufted upholstery, solid w...
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Late 20th Century North American Queen Anne Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Empire-Style Italian Armchair with Cushion in Walnut and Gold Leaf Finish
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Exquisitely carved armchair in walnut finish with gold leaf decorations. Cushion and fabrics are 100% customizable, this particular model uses an exclusive grey damascus. This majest...
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2010s Italian Empire Armchairs

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Antique Danish Late Empire Armchairs, C. 1810-1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of elegant late empire armchairs. Crafted in birch wood with marquetry inlaid on backrest in the form of vases. Fine line inlays on backrest and apron. The tops of the bac...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Armchairs

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Birch

Empire Satinwood Figural Gilt Bronze Mounted Fauteuil de Bureau, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Luxurious 19th century French Empire, Napoleon III period, 1852-1870, satinwood gilt bronze mounted desk chair. Fine hand chased figural bronze mounts depicting classical maidens at the arm rests, rosettes, laurel leaf garlands...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Bronze

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze armchairs. French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 70cm, depth 60cm This pair of French Empire style fa...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire mahogany armchair makes an ideal style statement for the tailored, more formal decor. Handcrafted from exot...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Bronze

Queen Anne Leather Upholstered Wingchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine English Queen Anne mahogany leather upholstered wingchair with rare out flaring rear legs and front cabriole legs. English, Circa 1730 Dimensions: 42" H Seat height - 20" We are proud of our long-standing partnership with George N Antiques...
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1730s European Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

a Pair of Newly Upholstered French Empire Armchairs One Stamped J. Louis
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic pair of French Empire period open armchairs in well figured and carved mahogany; each with a square back topped by a bow shaped carved frieze featuring folliate rosettes and downscrolled arms. Where the arms join the chair rail there are carved anthemians and palmettes. These two chairs are presented in the green Empire fabric...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Swedish Empire Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Generous scale with slightly arched crest rail with scroll carving terminating with bird heads over an upholstered back and bowed seat, scrolled arms with bird terminals raised on cu...
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1830s European Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne style (19/20th Cent) walnut open arm chair with white upholstered seat and back.   
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19th Century Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

Pair of French Mid 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu mounted armchairs. The pair are raised by front square tapered legs that have pawed ormolu feet with a roset...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Ormolu

French, Empire Provencal Armchair
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A rare, beautiful, early-19th century Napoleon I, First Empire provencal armchair, a period piece, newly upholstered in the traditional laurel-leaf ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Wood

Queen Anne Style Mahogany Child's Chair
Located in New York, NY
The tall back with vasiform backsplat issuing outscrolled armrests; with drop-in seat newly covered in a Mario Buatta trellis fabric; the seat rail centered by a shell over cabriole ...
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20th Century American Queen Anne Armchairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of Queen Anne Revival Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Queen Anne Revival pair of carved wood armchairs with leather upholstered seat and ebonized round medallion back insert with ormolu rosette. Deale...
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Early 20th Century Queen Anne Armchairs

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Ormolu

Pair of Stately Antique French Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of high quality gorgeous vintage French Empire style club chairs from Bloomingdale's with handsome carved dolphin armrests. Probably walnut, faux painted a greige color. #4271 ...
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1940s American Empire Vintage Armchairs

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Wood

Pair Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bergere Armchairs, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bergere armchairs with red & gold upholstery, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Ormolu

2 Kreiss Luxury Modern Empire Style Mahogany & Wicker Back Arm Chairs Suede Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful pair of Kreiss Luxury Empire style arm chairs. Made from mahogany with a wicker inset backing and swooping arms with bulbous fluted...
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Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs

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Ultrasuede, Wicker, Mahogany

Pair of Walnut Wing Armchairs in the Queen Anne Style
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of walnut wing armchairs in the Queen Anne style, the front legs carved with shells on the knees. English, circa 1920.  
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1920s English Queen Anne Vintage Armchairs

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Leather, Walnut

Pair of French Armchairs Fauteuil White Carved Back Early 1900s Antique Empire
Located in LONDON, GB
Unusual early 1900s French antique pair of armchairs in original white paint with carved backs and beautiful curved arms and legs. They hark back to Napoleon's favorite Empire style ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs

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Bentwood

Pair of Empire Armchairs
Located in New Haven, CT
This gorgeous pair of Empire armchairs was made in France of solid Mahogany, ca 1860 Gilt bronze accents throughout including the paw feet.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of French Empire Green Armchairs with Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany armchairs with bronze trim and eagle heads with green seat.  
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19th Century Empire Antique Armchairs

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Bronze

Noble Venetian Armchair in Blue and Gold Fabrics with Pillow
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete a lavish living room set up with this sophisticated royal blue armchair. The carefully selected upholstery fabric adds a unique charm on the gold-painted solid wood of this sofa. The deep seated...
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2010s Italian Empire Armchairs

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Mahogany Empire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Empire armchairs. Solid mahogany with fine carved details throughout.
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1810s Russian Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

English Queen Anne Needlepoint Tapestry and Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne (18th Century) armchair with green, beige, and red needlepoint tapestry upholstered seat and back with a walnut frame having two scroll arms and cabriole legs.  
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18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Wood, Walnut, Tapestry

Rare Set of Four Empire Rams Head Carved Mahogany Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular suite of four Empire period carved mahogany armchairs custom upholstered in close nailed fine crimson leather with down filled seat cushions. Each stamped Jacob on the ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Fauteuils, 19th Century, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of French Empire Mahogany fauteuils, 19th century, circa 1810. 3 pairs available.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of French Empire Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Empire Style a Russian Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid mahogany. Straight frame on saber-shaped legs with laid sheet. Strongly curved supports for slightly rising armrests. High-profile, contoured backrest frame with a wide finish....
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Russian neoclassical parcel-gilt mahogany armchairs Each armchair made during the Empire period in Russia. The mahogany veneered frame with gilded details. With unusual tu...
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Armchairs

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Giltwood

19th Century Unique Empire Armchair Around 1820, France, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Unique Empire armchair around 1820, France, Mahogany Solid mahogany wood, France around 1820/30. Finely carved swan's heads on each armrest. Extremely high quality a...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of 20th Century French Armchairs Neo Gotic Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polished wrought iron armchairs dating from the 70s. French work. Neo-Gothic style. Beautiful work done by hand. Measures: 54 x 86 x 48 cm 3250 EURO.
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Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs

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Iron

English Queen Anne Needlepoint Tapestry and Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne (18th century) armchair with green, beige, and red needlepoint tapestry upholstered seat and back with a walnut frame having two scroll arms and cabriole legs.
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18th Century Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

18th Century Georgian Queen Anne Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century English Georgian Queen Anne armchair with wonderful out-turned arms resting on scrolled supports, and cabriole legs with wide pad feet, and turned stretche...
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18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

French Empire Blond Mahogany Swivel Leather Chair with Bronze Trim
Located in New York, NY
French Empire blond mahogany swivel armchair upholstered in gilt embossed red leather with brass nail head trim and having bronze embellishments and medallions throughout with hoof s...
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19th Century Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

19th Century English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Armchair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century English Queen Anne carved burr walnut splat back dining armchair. Item features remarkable aged patina, carved Queen Anne legs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood g...
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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

18th Century Walnut Open Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century walnut open armchair in the Queen Anne style, having a shaped central splat flanked by curved uprights, the elegantly shaped arm supports incorporating swan heads, drop ...
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1770s British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French mid-19th century Empire style mahogany and ormolu mounted pair of armchairs. The pair are raised by front square tapered legs that have pawed ormolu feet and e...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Ormolu

French Empire Style Chair by Frederick Victoria
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Empire style chair made by Frederick Victoria with ostrich leather seat.
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20th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Armchair
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period French Empire mahogany armchair with carved lion heads to the arms and lion's paw feet to the legs, upholstered in French Emp...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Museum Court Empire Armchair circa 1830, Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum court Empire armchair circa 1830, mahogany Solid mahogany body. Empire beginning of the 19th century. Armrests, curved volute-shaped, ending in carved dolphins. Rectangular backrest framing flanked by classicist carved lion heads and elaborately inlaid brass inlays in the form of acanthus leaves below. Straight frame on baluster and saber legs, some of which are also inlaid with brass. Scattered rich and intricately inlaid brass inlays. The seat and backrest are classically upholstered and covered with a fine velvet upholstery fabric. Untouched original condition. Such a piece of furniture is indeed part of the courtly inventory, see comparable model, literature reference: German classicism...
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Armchairs

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Brass

Armchairs Pair of Swedish Empire 19th Century Mahogany Gilded, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A pair of armchairs made during the Empire / Karl Johan period in Sweden 1810-1830. Veneered in a beautiful dark brown mahogany and decorated with two gilded dolphins. Sabre back leg...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Armchairs

19th Century France Furnished Armchair Group
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid maple. Curved frame on curly legs. Strong curved supports in rolled volutes ending for slightly rising armrests. High-profile, contoured backrest frame with a wide finish. Seat...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Wood, Maple

Queen Anne Style High Back Walnut Carved Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional carving with intricate open pierced carving on the back of This chair. Gracefull curved arms that curl at the ends. New cream upholstery make this Piece especially desi...
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Late 19th Century British Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

The Last King's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare and important carved mahogany Empire Period armchair attributed to Jacob Desmalter, France circa 1800, of neoclassical form inspired by the design of Percier et Fontaine, architects to the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, the armrests beautifully carved with leopards heads and torso, the front legs ending in carved paw feet. Attributed to Jacob Desmalter. France, circa 1800. Provenance: The front under railing stencilled “Raincy” period paper labels hand written: Mrs Duque Orlean, Grand Salon, Palais Royal. This chair was part of a large salon suite (this one is number belonging to King Louis Philippe - Duke of Orléans - the last king of France. An almost identical model was known to be part of the collection of Molly de Balkany who had an important collection of Empire furniture. Sister of Robert De Balkany...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

Queen Anne Style Upholstered Wing Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Ladies scale wing chair with carved mahogany pad feet on the front legs, square curved legs on the back. Uphostered in pointe d'hongrie (flame stitch) tapestry in soft celedon and du...
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1970s North American Queen Anne Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Important French Empire Early 19th Century Armchair
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An impressive Napoléonic Empire mahogany armchair, attributed to Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841). With a pedimented top rail above a rectangular padded back and seat covered in red and g...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Dolphins' Heads Fauteuils, Manner of Bellangé
By Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Dolphins' Heads Fauteuils, Manner of Bellange A pair of Empire walnut fauteuils or armchairs 'aux Dauphine'' (with dolphins' heads) in the manner o...
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1810s French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Early 19th Century Mahogany Bergères Armchairs
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of Austrian Empire period large scale mahogany bergères, the square chamfered backs are enriched with bold pierced flutes and the arms terminate in column supports with brass ...
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Armchairs

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Mahogany

French Empire Green Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style (19th century) mahogany armchairs with bronze trim and eagle heads with green seat.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Bronze

Pair of French Empire Style Carved Fruitwood Open Armchairs
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of 19th century fruitwood armchairs feature carved acanthus leaves and reeded arms.
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

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Fruitwood

Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne style (19-20th century) walnut open armchair with white upholstered seat and back. (similar to PPF333A).
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Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Walnut Queen Anne Potty Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Cupid's bow crest, solid splat, great concave arm supports and carved knuckles. Spooned back, deep scalloped skirts, cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet. Wonderful old patina. P...
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

French Empire Style Mahogany and Pink Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style (20th century) mahogany armchairs with gilt feet and classic carved heads detail on arms and pink striped upholstery
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20th Century French Empire Armchairs

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Mahogany, Giltwood

Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.

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