Bergere Chairs
1940s Italian Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wicker, Wood
1940s French Vintage Bergere Chairs
1940s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Bergere Chairs
Cowhide, Leather, Walnut
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1950s Unknown Neoclassical Revival Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Brass
1940s Unknown Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Leather, Velvet
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet
1950s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
1950s American Rococo Vintage Bergere Chairs
Leather
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Satin, Sycamore
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech, Fabric
1950s American Rococo Vintage Bergere Chairs
Leather
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Leather, Wood
1950s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Sycamore
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Metal
1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Bergere Chairs
Linen, Giltwood
1950s Jacobean Vintage Bergere Chairs
Textile, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Beech
1950s American Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech, Mahogany
1950s English Chesterfield Vintage Bergere Chairs
Leather, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Foam, Wood
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
1950s French Vintage Bergere Chairs
Faux Leather
1940s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Hardwood
1940s French Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fruitwood, Upholstery
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Gold Leaf
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Satin, Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
1940s Vintage Bergere Chairs
Lacquer
1950s French Vintage Bergere Chairs
Twill
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Mahogany
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech, Wool
1950s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Suede
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Linen, Walnut
1940s Saint Pierre and Miquelon Hollywood Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
Vintage, New and Antique Bergère Chairs
Vintage, new and antique bergère chairs add a touch of history to any leisure space. This beautifully upholstered seating furniture spans centuries of style, design and fashion.
A bergère armchair exudes comfort. The best-known versions have cushioned armrests and an upholstered back (or, at the very least, a cushion for the backrest). The seat is usually home to a sumptuous loose cushion, and the exposed wooden frame, molded or decoratively carved, is quite wide and sits low to the ground. In your living room, alongside your mahogany side tables and plush sofa, this chair will embody class, exceptional design and precise craftsmanship.
Bergère armchairs are among the chairs you should know. They originated in France and date back to the late 17th and early 18th centuries. There are at least three types of bergère chairs: bergère à la reine, which features high armrests, a straight back and sides that slope down to the arms; a shorter bergère cabriolet; and the bergère marquise, which is usually smaller with a low and curved back.
Louis XV bergère chairs were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period, while versions that were made during the Louis XVI period — which is characterized by furniture designed in reaction to the florid stylings of the previous era — see the particular style of chair developed further, with the area between the elbow rests and the seat being upholstered with fabric. Over time, the bergère chair took on dramatically different forms, while maintaining the same basic features. Mid-century modern bergère chairs have a sleeker design with simple yet elegant features. Whatever your overall chosen furniture style, a bergère chair introduces a comfortable yet commanding presence to any space.
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