Paint Armchairs

Each with square upholstered back and seat framed by a carved and painted wooden structure, detailed with floral motifs and rosettes. The arms are molded and scrolled, resting on flu...

More information coming soon… Dating to the 1700s, this period Louis XV fauteuil has an à la reine form, which gives the armchair its wonderful, shapely form. The wooden frame, whi...

Black painted chair from Drottningholm castle Stamped KR DH under Royal Crown (Kronan Drottning Holm) Provenance: Queen Louisa Ulrika's Private Property, Drottningholm Castle,...

Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...

Set of four Painted French Louis XV style armchairs. The armchairs are upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with nailhead trim detail. The wooden frame is ornately carved with flo...

PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS A pair of extremely romantic chairs with carved frames, painted in a buttery cream paint with sap green and orange details. naturally worn ...

Italian Neoclassical style armchairs with a painted & parcel gilt finish. This style is characterized by its neoclassical elements, including straight lines, fluted legs, and i...

A striking example of French modern design, this pair of vintage black cantilever patio chairs is attributed to François Carré, the celebrated early-20th-century designer known for his sculptural outdoor...

An exceptional museum-calibre Swedish circa 1800 late Gustavian period armchair of neoclassical form by Swedish royal cabinetmaker Ephraim Ståhl (1768 -1820), the giltwood frame in o...

A pair of 19th century French armchairs featuring shaped backs, scrolled arms, and carved floral details throughout. The painted wood frames rest on fluted legs. Seats and backs are ...

Odds are good that you haven't seen many of these, with their scallop shell backs and seats, dolphin-head arms, and particularly such strange, roughened, coral-textured legs suggesti...

19th Century French Louis XVI carved armchairs, created in France circa 1880 and modeled after refined late-18th-century neoclassical seating. Each antique fauteuil features a tall, ...

A refined pair of 18th-century Swedish Louis XVI armchairs, elegantly crafted from beech wood and finished in a white painted frame with gilt leaf detailing. The chairs feature beaut...

These comfortable grey painted and giltwood chairs envelop you with the arched crests and rounded backs, small padded arms and deep fluffy cushions all supported by round tapering an...

20th c., Regency style armchair, with gilt folate design, medallions and caned seat. The arms terminate in a gold tone folate and carved detail. There is a nice button tufted loose s...

Rare vintage equipale chair from Mexico, dating to the 1930s. Entirely handcrafted using traditional techniques, it features a pigskin leather seat and backrest stretched over a ceda...

French circa 1780 Louis XVI Bergère à la Reine having painted carved wood frame with allover bellflower motifs on arms, rails, and stiles; the recta...

A gorgeous and unique pair of late 18th century Swedish barrel backs from the Gustavian period that have been dry scrapped and then had a recent paint touch up with grays and white h...

This elegant Louis XVI–style vanity chair dates to the late 20th century and is inspired by classic antique French seating models of the 18th century. The carved wood frame features ...

Regency armchair with an ebonized frame and caned seat. Turned legs and uprights support shaped arms, with a pierced back rail centered by a painted classical panel. Surface wear con...

Antique French Provincial arm chair featuring Louis XVI / Neoclassical styling with carved fluted, floral, ribbon, and acanthus accents. Dimensions: 22" x 22" x 38.5", seat 19" w cu...

Pair, attractive Swedish country Gustavian style painted arm chairs with distinctive round back topped by carved rosettes. Turned, fluted legs and carved accents along the skirt add ...

An iconic chair designed by Italian postmodern designer Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019). This wonderful postmodern work of art presented as a chair is in excellent condition and ready to display in your space. Proust was originally created in 1978 for the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. It was immediately recognized as an icon of twentieth century design and one of the most renowned and essential reference points in the quest for form and aesthetic perfection. Cappellini inherited the piece in 1993 and today Proust Geometrica...

The painted and carved frames with oval padded backs, small arm rests, and seats supported by turned and fluted legs. Perfect in your living room as accent chairs.

Antique French Louis XVI Style Armchairs or Bergère Chairs from the 1800’s. Our inhouse Old Plank upholstery department completely stripped the Louis XVI Barrel Back Bergère Chairs t...

Model Experiment armchair, designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro, manufactured by Avarte, 1980s. Black painted wood and chromed metal frame, leather upholstery. Good vintage condition, minor pa...

A charming pair of French open armchairs with each chair features a carved and painted wood frame with cabriole legs, scrolled arms, and a shaped backrest. Recently reupholstered in ...

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Painted Wingback Armchair ~ Bergere with cut silk velvet was literally designed to provide the utmost in comfort! The neoclassical architecture of the framework includes a subtly arched seat back crown that transitions to "wings" that envelope the shoulders, combining with the fully upholstered armrests prevent drafts and keep away winter's chill. Adorning the scrolled armrest supports and tapered & fluted legs are fine molding details including pyramidal rosettes, all highlighted in gold to provide accentuation and contrast against the patinaed light...

American Eastlake tete-a-tete of painted black walnut. The seats rest on eight turned legs which terminate in cast brass cup castors. The seats and back crest rail have been reuphols...

Two vintage cast iron garden chairs. Chairs are white painted with a fruit pattern. Chairs has some rust areas. One of the chairs i...

Antique Swedish Ladderback Armchair in old paint with a rush seat. This Antique Swedish ladderback chair is in an unusually very size scale, almost ...

Museum quality. Of all the examples we've seen, this is the best.

Set of 12 English Regency style (20th Century) parcel gilt & green painted open dining arm chairs with crest rail & seat on saber legs (8 upholstered in red damask, 4 upholstered in ...

Black Poodle Armchair by Mati Sipiora Dimensions: D 53 x W 66 x H 70 cm Materials: Painted. Finish: Glossy Powder Coating Paint. Weight: 14KG (Steel) 13...

More information coming soon… From the Neoclassical period, circa 1830s, these Northern Italian wooden armchairs have been hand-painted by a master level artisan. The cream colored...

Pair of 19th century Swediish barrel back chairs in cream/ white paint finish and upholstered in neutral linen. Rounded form, detailed bell flowers carvings on hand rest and carved,...

Pair of Model Ateljee armchairs, designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro, manufactured by Haimi Oy, 1960s Painted wood frame, leather upholstery. Chromed metal brackets for the headrest. The head...

A fine pair of late 18th Century Swedish Lindome armchairs. Excellent carving and shape, in later blue paint. Circa 1770.

French Louis XVI style cream and gilt painted wood armchair custom upholstered in a fabulous Geoffrey Beene inspired striped fabric by Schumacher. This round back chair features beau...

PAIR of Vintage French Louis XV-style bergere armchairs with white painted carved wooden frames and dusty pink and beige floral upholstery with removable matching seat cushions. (PRI...

Pair of vintage French armchairs with carved wood frames and shaped backs. Painted finish with light distressing and upholstered in a patterned yellow fabric with nailhead trim. The ...

Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...

A chic, rare, and unusual pair of circa 1800 Baltic Directoire style armchairs or fauteuils of both klismos and curule variant form, the solid mahogany frames gilt-metal rosette moun...

A pair of large scale mahogany armchairs highly carved and inlaid throughout. The shield-shaped backs are centered by a painted armorial crest within a beaded oval. Surrounding the c...

Vintage French Louis XV Style Green & Pink Painted armchair Fauteuil Striped Fabric. Item features green and pink distress painted finish, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, ve...

18th Century Swedish Rococo pair of armchairs that have been dry scrapped to the original paint with the natural wood showing through and features new upho...

A great pair of French arm chairs. They are newly upholstered. Ready to go.

A charming pair of Louis XVI era 'Fauteuils en Cabriole', upholstered in stripes of luxurious cream and gold satin silk, edged in gold-braid trim. Discovered in a Provençal mansion, ...

These beautiful Directoire style, square back fauteuil armchairs feature block marguerites on the top, front and sides of the legs, and date back to the 19th century. The French Anti...

A fantastic and regal French Louis XV style painted fauteuil, recently reupholstered. The painted gold chair frame is carved with exquisite craftsmanship and features intricate cross...

A gorgeous and unique pair of late 18th Century Swedish barrel backs from the Gustavian period that have been dry scrapped and then had a recent paint touch up with grays and white h...

Antique English Regency Hand-Painted Cane-Back Medallion Armchairs- Pair These antique caned chairs showcase the exquisite elegance and craftsmansh...

One of the most famous figures in 20th-century American design was James Mont, who began working at a Brooklyn electrical supply house and somehow morphed into the go-to interior des...

Vintage French Hollywood Regency Flared Arm Cream Painted Pink Arm Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H x 27.5" W x 28" D x 19" Seat Height x 27" Arm Height.

A fine George III painted open armchair in the French Hepplewhite taste. The shield shaped back, serpentine seat and arm-rests upholstered. The chair frame with channeled detailing p...

This is a very decorative early 19th century English Regency open arm chair that retains its original painted surface. The seat caning has an ol...

Designed for the 3rd Memphis exhibition by George Sowden (UK), it is a melding of his memories of British Arts & Guilds (Macintosh, etc.) and a rectilinear homage to Gerrit Rietveld ...

19th century pair of painted and upholstered open arm fauteuils in the Louis XVI style. Beautiful original painted finish in a creamy white finish, with grey patina, and antique brown glaze...

A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style white-painted lounge ottoman armchair with recent striped upholstery. The square back armchair with a padded backrest, sides and armrests f...

18th Century Swedish period Rococo pair of armchairs that have been scraped to the most its original finish with the natural wood showing through. This pair features carved cabriole...