Bergere Chairs
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bergere Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Bergere Chairs
Oak
1980s American Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Silk, Wood
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Bronze
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
20th Century Bergere Chairs
Wood
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Bergere Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Silk, Walnut
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Dutch Brutalist Bergere Chairs
Leather
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Bergere Chairs
Walnut
1940s American Egyptian Revival Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Ebony, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Silk, Walnut
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s European Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Beech
1970s North American Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Wood
1940s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
20th Century Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bergere Chairs
Silk, Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Bergere Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bergere Chairs
Chrome
Early 1900s Danish Rococo Revival Antique Bergere Chairs
Nutwood
Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Walnut, Cotton
20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Bergere Chairs
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Bergere Chairs
Walnut, Paint
20th Century French Art Deco Bergere Chairs
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Bergere Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Late 20th Century American Louis XIV Bergere Chairs
Fruitwood, Leather
Late 20th Century French Regency Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Down, Feathers
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bergere Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Bergere Chairs
Cowhide, Leather, Walnut
20th Century English Gothic Revival Bergere Chairs
Pine
1960s Italian Vintage Bergere Chairs
Iron
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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