1890s Armchairs

Antique French Louis XVI Painted Armchair represents a style transition into the Directoire look, where a more tailored design created a cleaner appearance. The squared off, contoure...

Antique French Armchair or Antique French Throne Chair that was hand-carved from walnut probably in the late 1800's and is in dire need of ...

Wooden frame upholstered with pink fabric. Made in Sweden in circa 1890-1900.

Pair 19th century French Louis XVI painted armchairs is a superlative decorative accent that just happens to provide seating! Hand-carved from solid walnut, each features a distinctive neoclassical theme in its carved embellishment that is enhanced by the patina of the original painted finish. The contoured oval seatback is framed with spiral ribbon trim topped with roses...

Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style walnut armchairs with original needlepoint upholstery. Chairs feature padded arms, channel backs, bow carvings, fluted legs. Each chair ha...

Exquisite pair of giltwood chairs in the Louis XVI style, each with a padded slightly domed rectangular back surmounted by a floral crest, join...

Truly beautiful French armchair. Black leather. Beautiful colour and patina. Wonderful comfort. France, ca 1900. Dimensions: 62w x 76d x 109h

A late Victorian oversized armchair in the Chippendale manner, the scrolling mahogany arms, seat rail and legs carved with scrolling tendrils and ant...

Pair of Italian 19th century Baroque carved arm throne chairs. The pair with figural carvings and putti sleeping on beds of leafs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662–25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-1680 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall Stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the 18th century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the Baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...

The new Rococo polished wood carved armchair, adorned with intricate carvings and exuding timeless elegance, is a stunning testament to the craftsmanship of the late 19th century. C...

Unusual Mahogany arm chair (Possibly Scottish) The cresting rail being of a shaped and fluted form with carved patre. circa 1890 The chair features a carved and shaped back splat flanked by turned uprights and shaped arms. The legs being of a turned and fluted form with a crinoline stretcher.

- Rare child's armchair or possibly a sample made when large country houses were being remodeled in the Baroque taste towards the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. ...

Pair of oak and rush armchairs. Attributed to George Henry Walton. Scotland, circa 1890. Glasgow school period.

Philip Clissett. A fine set of four early Arts and Crafts ash ladder back armchairs with pegged joints. Slightly larger than usual, beautifully made with sculptured ladders and all i...

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Inlaid Elbow Chair. This piece having swept arms and the cresting rail with floral marquetry inlays. The Tapering legs having a shell patre to the tops and ...

Fine set of of four Baroque Rococo "Cabriolet" armchairs. Gilt carved wood. Original vintage grey fabric (canvas). Italy, end of the 19th century.

Exceptional shaped ebonised mahogany arm chair very unusual shape. upholstered in a bright coloured fabric, which is in very good condition, no marks. Measurements seat height 37c...

Code: FI60 New upholstered 19th Century Antique Venetian Baroque Pair of Armchairs laquered and Gold Leaf. Armchairs in walnut with richly carved details. The Venetian duo would make great husband and wife chairs...

A refined pair of late 19th-century Venetian armchairs, finely hand-carved in solid walnut, fully restored and reinterpreted with a contemporary sensibility. The seats have been reup...

A beautifully made pair of antique Chippendale style armchairs. They were made in England, they date from around the 1890-1900 period. They have a gorgeous design, with beautifully ...

19th Century Pair of Anglo-Indian rare armchairs in ebonized wood with original moire velvet.      

This is a spectacular pair of Fauteuil à la Reine or extremely formal armchairs. The chairs feature incredible genuine gold leaf gilding and beautiful black leather upholstery. The c...

Beautiful neo Renaissance tapestry armchair, circa 1900 Solid wood, stained walnut. Classic seat and backrest upholstery with tapestry fabric c...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1890 Anglo Indian Elephant upholstered Colonial Military Campaign folding chair Please...

- wooden parts made of beechwood has been refurbished and finished by shellac - original springs - needs to be reupholstered - made in Czechoslovakia - labeled by producer

C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair with arms that follow down through to the side stretchers. Ashbee used this version of armchair for his family home, off...

A classic Minister's hat armchair from Henan, China. Northern elm wood, original finish, circa 1890. Open hand-carving of "Good Fortune" on back-splat. Tw...

Antique French Louis XV style armchairs in a suite of (4) matching antique French Armchairs in their Original Aubusson inspired thick fabric. The Gilded frames are original and have been structurally restored, but cosmetically left original. The arms and outside backs of the antique Louis XV arm chairs...

Ok, so when have you ever seen this style of chair painted with peacock feathers painted on the front of the back. The chairs are incredibly well detailed and painted and feature sup...

William Birch made furniture for Liberty and Co. A rare set of sixteen Arts & Crafts oak ladderback dining chairs, including a pair of matching armchairs...

Stunning and rare Antique Country children's ladder back chair. Striking Dutch design from the 1890s. Solid beech frame with original adjustable feet support. This wonderful Antiq...

A pair of antique armchairs from the late 19th century. Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. The seats and backrests of the seats have been covered with new f...

Liberty and Co. A set of six Arts & Crafts oak rush seat dining chairs with arrowhead details to the tops and turned legs united by an H-stretcher. Consisting of two armchairs and four singles. All of the seats have been professionally re-rushed. Last two images, show a variation of the same chairs from:- The Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th...

George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms.An Arts and Crafts walnut armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around ...

Six Liberty and Co walnut Arts and Crafts Windsor armchair with original green finish. Featured in the Liberty and Co Yule Tide gifts catalogue of 1895-6. And also in the Liberty Des...

Wonderful pair of antique French gilt arm chairs or fauteuils Hand carved frames with gilt finish Nicely cushioned and upholstered fabric seats, arms and back rest so very comfortabl...

Edwardian Howard woodstock style armchair covered in organic H&S faded green ticking standing on mahogany legs and original castors. Dimensions: H 30″ W 29″ D 28″ SD 19″ SH 19″ Re...

Antique French Armchairs hand carved from solid Figured Walnut in the late 1800s. Some dealers might refer to these as a "near-pair", while others might call the Pair of Antique Armc...

William Birch. An Arts and Crafts oak artist's sketching armchair with a shaped top for sketching or writing on. The shaped top supported on the upper ...

Intricately carved Chinese hardwood horseshoe back armchairs with detailed inlay of bone. The inlay depicts townspeople and architectural elements along with winged birds with other ...

Matched pair of generous Howard style Woodstock chairs covered H&S monogrammed faded green organic cotton standing on mahogany sabre legs and original castors. Ref MS179 Dimensions...

W R Lethaby. A Rare Arts & Crafts Sculptured oak armchair with shaped arms, shaped head rest and lower stretchers united by large plank uprights. Lethaby was one of the most influent...

A late Victorian Armchair of very nice quality. Mahogany turned front feet. On original castors English Circa 1890

Glasgow school, an unusual pair of stained cypress wood armchairs, possibly by Herbert MacNair. Herbert MacNair worked very closely with Mackintosh and some pieces of furniture in ...

Wooden frame painted with brass food ends upholstered with flower fabric. Made in Germany in circa 1890-1900.

Antique 19th Century Thames Valley English Gothic Windsor Chair,,, carved seat,, pierced back.,,cabriole legs..Wonderful patina,, Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en ...

Austrian wooden Thonet armchair with Vienna straw, late 1800s Armchair in wood and Vienna straw. The wooden structure has a round section and has rounded lines that form the elements...

19th century French Louis XIII needlepoint armchair represents the essence of style, grace and elegance, all rendered by a master sculptor from old-growth white oak, then upholstered...

Hand-carved in the Renaissance style in France, circa 1890, this imposing oak armchair features a verdant tapestry affixed with iron nailheads. The sc...

Pair 19th Century French Louis XIV Gilded Armchairs will add regal elegance to any room! Bold Baroque styling has been hand-carved into the framework which was then given a gold fini...

Antique Pair of French Oak Armchairs from the turn-of-the-century in an unrestored condition and priced accordingly. The seat height makes the Antique French Armchairs idea as the head Armchairs for a dining table. This particular pair of Antique French Armchairs have extremely strong frames and are ready for new upholstery. Currently, we have several hundred Antique French Side chairs...

Antique Italian pair of armchairs that were hand carved from solid Walnut and in desperate need of restoration. We have (2) pairs of Matching Italian Armchairs that must have come ou...

With shield back and painted Prince of Wales plume over a pair of arms, serpentine caned seat raised on tapered circular legs.

Wonderful pair of Italian vintage armchairs made entirely of wood, dating back to the 1800s. The Italian vintage wooden armchairs have a very unique back, with two wooden earrings...

Antique French armchair, circa 1880-1900, that our Old Plank upholstery and finishing departments thoroughly restored. The seat has been restrung and we used old fashion horsehair for the seat cushion padding. Just waiting for someone...

Pair of oak armchairs on turned legs and original casters. Circa 1890 H 82cm (SH 45cm) x W 72cm x D 59cm

Pair antique French Provincial carved walnut bergeres, Circa 1890.

Late Victorian upholstered club chair Circa 1890 This chair is raised upon mahogany legs with brass castors. The chair having shaped arms. The upholstery featuring floating buttons. ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable late Victorian circa 1890-1900 metamorphic armchair which converts into a side table attributed to Gillow's of Lancaster and London. This wonderful piece of English history is very desirable and collectable, it is stamped to the base with a Gillow's serial number and patent number. The frame mechanism operates perfectly and is very smooth. Gillow's were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Painted Armchairs represent a style transition into the Directoire look, where a more tailored design created a cleaner appearance. The squared off, con...