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Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Swiss alp escabelle B 61
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 61
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 58
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 58
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 62
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 62
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Antique Original Biedermeier chairs, 19-20 centuries
Located in Kerepes, HU
The presented piece is in an age-appropriate condition. The upholstery is clean , the chair can be used immediately
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Early 1900s Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Set Of 8 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive And Charming Matched Harlequin Set Of 8 Early 19th Century, Georgian, Ash And Elm Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs, Consisting Of 6 Single Chairs And 2 Armchai...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

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Ash, Elm

Louis XVI Glitwood Versailles Style Giltwood Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Ross, CA
Suite of four Louis XVI giltwood chairs in the style of Versailles. Each boasts a delicately carved splat with a rosette medallion surrounded ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

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Giltwood

Swiss alp escabelle B56
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B56
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B55
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B55
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Jakob & Josef Kohn Fancy Back and Seat Chair
Located in Tucson, AZ
Beautiful Jacob & Josef Kohn "fancy" chair with embossed/engraved back and seat. Their indestructible chairs where designed in the late 1800's and the label places this chair in ear...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs

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Wood

Stunning Set of 6 Louis XV High Back Cerused Wood Chairs circa 1900 -1X15
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Elevate your dining experience with this magnificent set of six Louis XV high back chairs, crafted from cerused wood and dating back to circa ...
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Early 1900s Antique Chairs

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Wood

Antique chair from around 1900, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chair from around 1900, Northern Europe. The piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of the upholstery. Wood: beech dim...
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Early 1900s Norwegian Louis Philippe Antique Chairs

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Beech

Thonet No 19 Chair 1900s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet no19 Chair Austria 1900s
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

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Bentwood

Swiss alp escabelle B 43 dated 1802
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 43 dated 1802
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 48
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 48
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 46
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 46
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Pair of quality carved oak antique Victorian throne chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of quality carved oak antique Victorian throne chairs, having quality carved oak backs with carved lions to the top, barley twist supports,...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Oak

Antique Belle Époque Wooden Chair, 1900s Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice chair.  
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Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Chairs

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Wood, Fabric

Swiss alp escabelle B 50
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 50
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 49
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 49
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

19th century Swedish Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Lindome chairs early 1800s with regtangular shaped back surranded by criss-cross pierced splats and frames carved in classic Gustavian motifs. Hand scraped ...
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Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Chairs

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Linen, Pine, Paint

Pair of Early 19th century Swedish Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of early 19th century Swedish chairs with reeded chair back supports, reeded front rail and tapered turned legs. The seat pads covered in linen.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Chairs

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Linen, Pine, Paint

Swiss alp escabelle B 40
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 40
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Pair of Regency Hall Chairs, attributed to Banting and France
By France & Banting 1
Located in Richmond, London
A fine pair of hall chairs of the Regency period, attributed to Thomas Banting and William France. England, circa 1820. Why we like them These fine hall chairs have a particularly elegant and sophisticated scrolled cartouche design of the backs, with the finest carving and figuring of the timber. Also of great colour and natural patination, these chairs are highly decorative and rare. Attribution The design of these chairs is identical to a set of hall chairs...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

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Hardwood

Stunning antique Victorian quality carved walnut ladies chair
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning antique Victorian quality carved walnut ladies chair, having a quality carved walnut back with turned reeded supports, standing on turned reeded tapering legs to the front a...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Antique Carved Basswood Throne Chairs in Pair, ca. 1900 '2 Pieces'
Located in Budapest, HU
Antique basswood throne chairs in pair in renaissance revival style, with fine carved details and embroidered upholstery. Manufactured arround 1900.
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Early 1900s European Renaissance Revival Antique Chairs

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Wood

Set of 6 Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
This elegant set of six Biedermeier chairs comes from Southern Germany and dates back to around 1820. The walnut chairs stand out for their exquisite back design, a combination of a shovel back design with a beautifully shaped fan decor...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Pair Chippendale Arm Chairs Mahogany Antique 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Style Armchairs. Raised upon square legs with an "H" frame. 1800 Swept Arms with a very pretty pierced back splat and a shaped cresting rail.
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Early 1800s Chippendale Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Regency Oak Hall Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A pair of late Regency oak hall chairs of a good colour and patina; the shaped backs finely carved with C scrolls, patera with spiral carved detail and splendid circular framed Princ...
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1820s English Antique Chairs

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Oak

A Pair of Klismos Chairs, Attributed to George Oakley - Eight Chairs Available
By George Oakley
Located in Richmond, London
An exceptional pair of Regency period chairs, of well-shaped 'Klismos' outline and rare generous proportions, attributed to George Oakley of Bond Street. London, circa 1810. Four pairs available: to purchase a set 8 eight chairs, please, select quantity 4 pairs. Priced per pair. Why we like them: With its front legs unusually splayed in two dimensions, this elegant model is one the most sophisticated examples from the Regency period. Unusual in their form, subtle in ornamentation and outstanding in quality, these chairs display the decorative techniques of cabinetmaking, rather than joinery. The veneers and greek-key brass-inlays cover the seatrails and front legs joints, a highly unusual feature for chairs, that demonstrates the superb cabinetmaking skills of the craftsman or a high-end workshop origin. Attribution: Extremely rare with this 'double-splayed' form of front legs, deriving from the ancient Greek 'Klismos' seats, these chairs feature exquisite brass inlays throughout, and share similarities with a number of pieces of furniture traditionally associated with the oeuvre of George Oakley (1773-1840), one of the most prominent London cabinetmakers of the era. The distinctive scrolling foliage pattern of the inlays on the back tablets of these chairs is identical to those adorning the top of a spider-leg sofa table, illustrated in F. Collard, Regency Furniture, Woodbridge, 1987, p. 317, and in Mallett, The age of Matthew Boulton - Masterpieces of neo-classicism, London, 2000, pp. 112-113. This table belongs to a group of furniture firmly attributed to George Oakley and most likely originates from the same workshop as the present chairs. An identically decorated daybed, en-suite with the present chairs, is illustrated in the same Mallett's catalogue, pp. 94-95. A magnificent centre table, featuring the same set of inlays, certainly from the same workshop and possibly part of the same suite with the present chairs, was sold Christie's, New York, 29 January 1994, lot 342. An identical pair of chairs is illustrated in Ronald Phillips, Fine Antique English Furniture 2018, pp. 158-159. George Oakley: The firm of George Oakley produced stylish furniture in the Grecian taste during the decades spanning the turn of the 19th century, and was one of the pioneers of ‘Buhl’ inlay, a form of decoration that regained popularity during the early years of the Regency. Fashionable materials such as rosewood, mahogany and calamander were often used in Oakley's furniture, combined with inlays of satinwood and ebony, and brass stars and bands of metalwork. The high-class furniture made by George Oakley earned him a royal appointment and a contemporary reputation for fine craftsmanship. Visits by the royal family to Oakley's Bond St Showrooms are recorded in the Morning Chronicle of 1799. In May ‘the ROYAL FAMILY, with the PRINCE and PRINCESS of ORANGE did Mr. OAKLEY the honor of viewing his Printed Furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

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Brass

Chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Three chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Northern Europe. The chairs are in very good condition, the seats and backrests are covered with new fabric. Dimensions: ...
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Early 1900s Norwegian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 8 black painted wooden chairs Vienna straw antique Italian 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of eight chairs with seat and back with rounded corners made of black painted wood and Vienna straw, round section legs also made of black painted wood. Dating from around the ea...
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Early 1900s Italian Romantic Antique Chairs

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Straw, Wood

Set of 7 rustic chairs
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The rustic chair from the early 19th century, with a hand-carved shell, is a charming piece that evokes the simplicity and craftsmanship of the era. This chair, anchored in the charm...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chairs

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Rattan, Oak

Venetian Illustrated, Polychrome, Gilt, and Leather Gondola Chair, c. 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An absolutely stunning and rare circa 1820 museum-worthy Venetian gondola chair with illustrated panels, polychrome finish, parcel-gilt decorations, and original leather upholstery. ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Chairs

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Brass, Iron

Antique Belgian Wooden Chair
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden chair from Belgium, circa 1800. An upright shape with a striking open-framed backrest and a square paneled seat upon turned legs. The dark, softly polished wood has weathere...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Rustic Antique Chairs

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Oak

William IV Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine original condition Library Chair with Leather Seat. The frame with handsome wood graining, pierced splat back, and overall sinuous form and having castored front legs. With g...
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique Chairs

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Brass

Set Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Style inlaid Dining Chairs. These Rather Pretty Chairs Stand upon Tapered Legs. The Seats Being of a Stuff Over Form (very comfortable) the Backs of The...
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Early 1900s Hepplewhite Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

Near pair of yew wood Windsor chairs with crinoline stretchers
Located in Bakewell, GB
Near pair of yew wood Windsor chairs with crinoline stretchers and interesting splats size 110cms high width across arms 58cms seat 47cms
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Early 1800s Antique Chairs

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Yew

Elm Windsor Chair Georgian Farmhouse 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Windsor Chair. This Chair is Made from Elm and Yew Wood. Circa 1800 Standing upon Ring Turned Legs with a Crinoline Stretcher. The Arm Supports Being of a Turned Form. The C...
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Early 1800s Georgian Antique Chairs

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Wood

Georgian Regency Painted Chairs, 3 Pairs Available
Located in Richmond, London
A charming pair of painted side chairs (THREE PAIRS and a PAIR OF MATCHING ARMCHAIRS are currently available) dating back to the English Regency era, exquisitely hand-painted to simu...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

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Wood

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Chair, 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chair Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Material: Wood Country:France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questi...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

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Wood

Carved Oak William IV Pierced And Carved Gothic Hall Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare Carved Oak side chair in the Gothic style dating to 1830-1837 in original condition. The Chair in an overall fine and worn age patina with Classic Gothic Arch back pierced wit...
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Early 19th Century William IV Antique Chairs

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Oak

Antique Craftsman Quarter Sawn Oak Dining or Single Desk Chair Upholstered Seat
Located in Monrovia, CA
This Is An Antique Craftsman Quarter Sawn Oak Or Tiger Oak Wood Single Dining Chair or Single Desk Chair With An Upholstered Black Vinyl Seat. The Tiger Oak Or Quarter Sawn Oak Woode...
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Early 1900s American American Craftsman Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Oak

19th century Biedermeier carved and painted cane chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century biedermeier carved and painted cane chair circa 1800. A fine example of early austrian biedermeier furniture. Shaped backrest with pierced detailing, main feature being...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

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Pine, Paint

A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchairs Louis XV style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of painted and giltwood French upholstered open armchiars in the Louis XV style circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The furniture is in very good condition. Dimensions: height 90 cm / seat height. 46 cm / width 47 cm / depth 52 cm
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Early 1900s Norwegian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Beech and straw model 209 chairs by Michael Thonet for Radomsko, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of eight model 209 chairs, with curved beech frame painted black, with ring also made of curved wood placed under the round seat to reinforce the frame, acting as a connector bet...
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Early 1900s Polish Romantic Antique Chairs

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Straw, Wood, Beech

Set of 3 Japonisme style / Aesthetic Movement chairs, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Set of 3 chairs in Asian style. Japonism / Aesthetic Movement, France, circa 1900 Structure in good condition, traces of use. Damaged canings. Dimensions: height 92 cm width 48 cm...
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Early 1900s French Japonisme Antique Chairs

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Wood, Paint

Italian antique rattan chairs by Mongiardino and Bonacina for Bonacina, 1900s
By Renzo Mongiardino, Bonacina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique rattan chairs by Mongiardino and Bonacina for Bonacina, 1900s Pair of rattan chairs. The backrest is finely decorated with soft, ...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Chairs

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Rattan

Swiss alp escabelle B26
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B26
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B9
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B9
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B8
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B8
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Windsor Highchair In Original Paint Circa 1820
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American, windsor, arrow-back high chair in original surface. Circa 1820, this chair is in excellent condition with an incredible surface history. The splayed legs are much...
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1820s American Federal Antique Chairs

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Maple, Paint

Vienna Secession armchair by Gustav Siegel for J.J.Kohn, Modell 715/F Austria
Located in Argelato, BO
One of the most iconic and refined armchairs of the Viennese secession, designed by the famous Austrian designer Gustav Siegel and created by the Kohn company, is proposed here in it...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs

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Beech, Bentwood

Asian Rosewood Hand Carved Scribes Chair 19th Century
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Early 19th century Asian scribe's chair features hand carved skirt and back detailing, and mortised joints. Rare example of artisan craftsmanship that has been well preserved. Good c...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chairs

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Wood, Rosewood

Swiss alp escabelle B34
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B34
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B30
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B30 from Bulle village nice wood and nice patina
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B5
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B5
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1820s Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B23
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B23
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

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Wood

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Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

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