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Bergere Chairs For Sale
Style: Regency
Style: Directoire
Fantastic Pair Carved Beech Wood French Louis XVI Directoire Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous, expertly carved pair of "limed" beechwood Louis XVI style or Directoire. The frames are very precisely carved, better than average by far and have a sophisticated...
Category
1980s European Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Beech
FOUR FINE AND ANTIQUE REGENCY BERGERE MOTHER OF PEARL EBONISED SIDE CHAIRs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four original circa 1810-1820 Regency bergere ebonised with mother of pearl inlay side ...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Ebony
Pair of Smaller French Gilded Carved Directoire Bergere Chairs in Green Velvet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of French-made gilded smaller scale bergere chairs. They have been reupholstered in Brooklyn NY and appear to be in good condition with regards to their upho...
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique English Regency Style Ebonised Bergere Side Chair
Located in Ely, GB
Antique English Regency Style Ebonised Bergere Side Chair, Early 20th Century.
The chair has lovely gold detailing and is in good condition and very solid.
Category
Early 1900s British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Bergere Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
English mahogany bergere arm chair Regency period circa 1815 attributed to Gillows. Frame caned throughout with arched top rail and down swept arms ending with ball ebonised terminal...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Caned Bergere
Located in Essex, MA
With a curved carved back and sides raised on circular tapered legs. Nice carved details overall. Completely newly caned with removable upholstered original seat newly upholstered in...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Regency Faux Rosewood Caned Tub Chair
Located in Essex, MA
Wit arched crest rail with reeded scrolled carving over a caned back and seat. Down swept arms and saber legs ending on casters. Loose cushion seat.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Beech
Antique bergere library chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
19thc mahogany library chair
This 19thc mahogany library chair was made circa 1825.
Library chairs are a wonderful item of furniture for your home.
It has square tapering legs with spade feet.
Having bergère caning to the back and sides, with a loose tobacco buttoned leather cushion.
The cabinetmaker selected a golden mahogany to make the armrests.
Imagine relaxing back in this classic antique library...
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1820s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A pair of painted French Directoire style bergere chairs C 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of painted French Directoire style bergere chairs C 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Painted French Directoire style bergere chair C 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted French Directoire style bergere chair C 1900. This chair has just been reupholstered in a burlap type fabric.
Category
Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regency Hand Carved Lisaura Paris Children’s Bergere Chairs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A gorgeous pair of unfinished Lisaura Paris Bergere chairs for children. Add a little glamour to your playroom. These chairs are in their natural state so they are ready for you to a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With rounded upholstered back with mahogany frame.The ends of the arms with turned reeded supports. Upholstered seat with tapered reeded legs and ending on casters. Very good conditi...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Regency Bergère Armchairs in the manner of Gillows
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency bergère library armchairs, in the style of Gillows of Lancaster and London. With salmon faux suede buttonned squab cushions....
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood
Directoire Mahogany Bergère Attributed to Georges Jacob
Located in Kittery Point, ME
A Directoire Mahogany Bergère Attributed to Georges Jacob, its curved back and padded armrests with finely carved baluster-shaped supports raised on turned front legs and sabre back legs.
With a spurious Jacob stamp to back rail.
The term "Directoire" refers to a historical period following the French Revolution (1789) and preceding the First Empire when Napoleon reigned, but also to a style of furniture and decoration covering a longer period from 1789 to 1804. It is characterized by the production of furniture with simplified forms and ornaments, inspired by antique decorations.
The profound social and political upheavals that marked this period had a direct impact on the production of Directoire furniture. The stripping down of furniture pieces, which had begun in the 1780s under the influence of Greek art, was accentuated during this period. The abolition of guilds by the revolutionaries also forced manufacturers in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine to simplify shapes and materials.
Elegant and graceful, the furniture is generally small-scale. They retain the Louis XVI structure. The Directoire style adopts clean shapes, straight lines, simple curves, flat surfaces and right angles. Lines accentuate geometric shapes inspired by Antiquity. A typical trait is the pronounced rolled-over back, similar to a scroll illustrated in our bergere, evocative of the klismos chair. Only the more luxurious pieces of furniture use mahogany, an exotic and expensive wood.
Despite his humble origins, Georges Jacob rose to become one of the most renowned menuisiers of his day. Unlike many artisans who joined their fathers or brothers in the middle-class family trade of furniture making, Jacob was from a peasant family and moved to Paris at sixteen to begin his career. He apprenticed in a joinery workshop and eventually became a master in 1765. He developed a reputation for producing inventive designs for chairs, beds, and screens carved with such motifs as twisted ribbons, guilloches, beading, and fluting.
Jacob's reputation grew quickly, eventually spreading outside France; the future King George IV of England, Gustavus III of Sweden, and several German princes...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Directoire Style Armchair
Located in Buchanan, NY
An exceptional 19th century French Directoire style armchair. This large Directoire style fauteuil is a timeless piece of French design. Featuring a beautiful white-distressed wooden...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Regency Faux Rosewood Caned Bergere
Located in Essex, MA
With arched back barrel form with caned back and sides, loose leather cushion and caned seat. Saber legs and casters.
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Regency Faux Rosewood Caned Bergere
Located in Essex, MA
With an arched back. Completely newly hand caned. Reeded chair rail. Raised on circular tapered reeded legs. Casters.
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Beech
Early 20th-C. French Carved Walnut Bergere Chairs In New Floral Linen -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of early 20th century French Directoire style bergere chairs that have been newly upholstered in a neutral white, beige, gray and blue linen. The cushion is a thick do...
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Regency Mahogany Caned Bergere And Ottoman
Located in Essex, MA
With straight molded crestrail over a caned back and sides, the arms with leather arm pads, tufted green leather seat cushion over a caned seat. Pull out foot rest. Raised on circula...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair Late Empire Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very desirable pair of period Lat Empire Barrel Back Bergeres that date to c. 1810-1820. The chairs have retained their original surface which we have cleaned and applied several coats of hard paste wax. The chairs are newly upholstered in a very high-end Kravet Couture velvet in the perfect shade of blue. In addition to their desirability, these barrel back chairs are very comfortable. They are the perfect addition to many settings from living room, study to bedroom.
****Please contact MJH Design...
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Handsome English Regency Style Ebonized Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
with incurved back caned back centering an inlaid crest above sloping arms with brass terminals over a caned seat all raised on reeded supports ending in brass feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Caned Bergere
Located in Essex, MA
With straight back and arms and caned overall in excellent condition. Seat recently newly caned. Used suede cushions and raised on circular tapered legs with brass cup casters. Very ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair Directoire Marquise Bergeres
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of Directoire late 18th century or early 19th century Marquis or bergere a la reine. The quality and rarity of these chairs, in addition to their beauty, speak ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Down
20th C. Directoire Style Painted and Floral Crewelwork Upholstered Bregere
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid 20th C. Directoire style crewelwork bergere with a cream painted wood frame decorated with bands of carved rope and draped swags. The crewelwork upholstery is accented with a com...
Category
1980s American Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Pair of Hollywood Regency Tufted Lounge Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Comfortable, inviting and stylish, the classic pair Hollywood Regency style club chairs chairs comes with curved tufted backs, rolled arm and down filled seat cushion. The quality ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Regency Style Caned Library Chair With Green Velvet Seat
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage stately Regency style caned chair with straight frame caned sides and back with reeded arms and turned legs that continue to the arm rests and end on casters at the base. T...
Category
20th Century Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane
18th Century French Directoire Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Directoire Bergere.
This stunning 18th century period French Directoire bergère is the perfect side chair, desk cha...
Category
18th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Bergere Chairs - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Regency Bergere chairs. Beautiful hand carved detail on the classic shape. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Patinated Regency Style Leather Upholstered Armchairs / Lounge, Bronze
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Patinated Regency Style Leather Upholstered Armchairs
Fantastic patina on this pair of regency library armchairs which still maintain...
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1890s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
William IV Bergere finished with Goat Skin Leather
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to present day. We also ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Goatskin, Leather
French 18th Century Lacquered Directoire Bergère
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique 18th Century French Directoire armchair bergere.
It’s made in beech wood and oak lacquered in off-white and upholstered in black ve...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Beech
Unusual Regency Mahogany and Brass Campaign Chair
Located in Essex, MA
An unusual chair with arched back newly caned. The sides newly caned and the sides swing open to access easily. Raised on square section legs and very l...
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1830s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Classic English Tufted Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic traditional English look, this tufted leather club chair is comfortable, stylish and will sit well among both modern and traditional decor.
With deep tufted cushions to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather
19th Century Regency Ebonised Carved Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Regency ebonised carved library chair with needlepoint back and seat, of solid wood construction and finely carved details. The arms of t...
Category
1810s Irish Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
French Directoire Carved Mahogany Bergere, 18th/19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a high barrel back with padded arms raised on baluster pillar supports, raised on round tapering legs, upholstered in black leatherette and trimmed in brass nailheads.
Category
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Stamped circa 1815 Jennens & Bettridge Ebonsied Mother of Pearl Regency Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite fully stamped original circa 1815 Regency Jennens & Bettridge LTD Birmingham ebonised gold leaf painted occasional bergere chair
...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
Pair of Antique Regency Berger Mother of Pearl Side Occasional Chairs & Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original circa 1810-1820 Regency bergere ebonised with mother of pearl inlay side chairs and matching tray table
A very good looking well made and decorative suite. In truth, they rarely come up for sale in pairs, they usually turn up as singles and are rare survivors. This set has lovely mother of pearl inlay, some great gold leaf painting and the original ebonised finish. The seats are early rattan...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Pine
French 19th Century Cherrywood Directoire Style Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French cherrywood Directoire style armchair or Fauteuil, having simple geometric lines and recently upholstered in black horsehair fabric with a woven neoclassical mot...
Category
Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Regency Style Painted Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Bergere Chairs, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These lovely chairs have regency styling with chinoiserie and floral details throughout the black lacquer frame. They most likely date to the 1950s, and the velvet upholstery does sh...
Category
1950s American Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Antique circa 1815 Mother of Pearl Inlaid Ebonsied & Gold Leaf Regency Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original circa 1815 Regency ebonised gold leaf painted and mother of pearl inlaid occasional bergere chair
A very good looking we...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Pair of Ebonized Open Armchairs French Directoire in the Manner of Andre Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of ebonized open armchairs French Directoire style in the manner of Andre Arbus. Upholstered back and seat cushion. Measure: Seat height 17.5".
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Four Antique Regency Bergere Mother of Pearl Ebonised Side Occasional Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of original circa 1810-1820 Regency bergere ebonised with mother of pearl inlay side chairs
A very good looking well made and decorative suite of chairs. In truth, I have never seen a suite of four before, they usually turn up as singles and are rare survivors. This suite has lovely mother of pearl inlay, some great gold leaf painting and the original ebonised finish. The seats are early rattan...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Superb Pair of Regency Carved Rosewood Library Bergères
Located in London, GB
Each having scroll backs and arms with foliate carved rosette mounted frames, on turned fluted tapering legs terminating in brass cappings and castors. English, circa 1810.
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Set of Four Regency Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
N turned and tapering legs and accentuated back legs.
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of Regency Style Bergères
Located in Uckfield, Sussex
A most attractive pair of ebony and parcel-gilt bergères in the Regency style, with caned back and sides. Both with calico squab cushions.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ebony, Giltwood
Pair of Regency Lyre Form Rosewood Library Chairs
Located in London, by appointment only
A very good pair of Regency rosewood lyre-shaped library armchairs. Upholstered in figured blue material with loose squab seat cushions, the chairs have tall shaped and curved backs ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Early 20th C Carved and Painted French Directoire Style Chairs in Linen, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of early 20th century carved French bergère chairs. The frames are sage green paint with almost deep russet painted details. The floral linen upholstery is recently do...
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of English Regency Style Carved Black and Gilt Cane Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (20th century) armchairs with black and gilt painted wooden frames with carved detail, cane seat backs, light yellow and gold seat...
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20th Century Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Stunning Suite of Six Regency Hardwood Bergere Dining Chairs Velvet Chesterfield
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime suite of six original Regency circa 1810-1820 sabre leg dining chairs
These are a very well made set, the frames are ornately carved...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
English Regency Bergere Chair Painted Ebonized Wood and Cane
Located in Savannah, GA
Exquisite 19th century ebonized wooden bergère armchair with caned back, bottom and sides. It is difficult to photograph all the details so please view all of the images. The origina...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Damask, Fruitwood
Very Rare Suite of Four Regency circa 1815 Hand Painted Bergere Rattan Chairs 4
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original suite of four circa 1810-1820 Regency hand painted green with floral details bergere chairs
A very good looking well made and...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Original Giltwood Famboo Regency Bergere Chairs with Period Gold Gilding
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original Regency circa 1810 giltwood famboo chairs
A very good looking and collectable pair of occasional chairs. These have the original and now distressed giltwood finish, the frames are famboo which means fake bamboo, at the latter part of the 18th to the early part of the 19th century Chinese furniture...
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1810s English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Regency Mahogany Library Bergère
Located in London, GB
In the manner of Gillows, with outscrolled back and arms on reeded tapering legs.
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Ram's Head Regency Neoclassical Style Barrel Back Chairs with Hoof Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressive pair of ram's head Regency / neoclassical style barrel back chairs. Item features heavy solid carved wood frames, ram's head armrests, hoof feet, shapely barrel backs and ...
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Mid-20th Century Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Faux Suede Directoire Style Bergere
Located in New York, NY
Elegant faux suede Directoire style bergere with fluted and tapered legs and curved columnar arm details. Natural colored wood showing great a...
Category
1950s French Directoire Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Suede
George III English Regency Mahogany Bergere or Armchair, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual English Regency period upholstered bergere or armchair having concave backrest corners and carved mahogany acanthus and panel motifs on arm terminals, corner blocks, and s...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Bergères
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of Italian painted and gilded bergères, circa 1940. Grand scale and elegant design. Beautiful combination of natural wicker and distress...
Category
1940s Italian Regency Vintage Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker, Wood
18th Century Directoire Painted Ladies' Chair
Located in Carmel, CA
Directoire upholstered ladies' bergère with down cushion and sold scroll back. The chair has upholstered arms resting on balustrade columns and scabbard legs with block with rosette detail. The two tone paint is original. The Lee Jofa fabric is a tea stained hand printed fabric...
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1790s French Directoire Antique Bergere Chairs
Materials
Paint
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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