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Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Original of Time Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This particular chair was manufactured at Mundus circa 1906. Especially the design of the armrests shows the adventure of the new technique. Lit.: Giovanni Renzi, „Il mobile moderno“, Silvana Editoriale Spa, Milano, 2008. S.48-49 Eva B. Ottillinger (Hg.), „Wagner, Hoffmann, Loos und das Möbeldesign der Wiener Moderne“, Ausstellungskatalog Hofmobiliendepot Wien, Böhlau Verlag, Wien, 2018, S.34 ff. J. Uhlír: Vom Wiener Stuhl...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Set of English Country Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good assembled set of English country oak Hepplewhite chairs having shield crests over pieced back splats over plank seats, over square tapered legs joined by box stretchers, all of ...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Pair of Armchairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Those French chairs are made with mahogany wood, very comfortable, easy to place anywhere.
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Arts and Craft Art Nouveau Set of 8 Bentwood Chairs Signed Thonet, 1900
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 8 Thonet chairs, bentwood with viennese braid. all signed. As found condition. All chairs a solid and stable. 4 of the braids are perf...
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Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Braid

Brewery Munich Set 6 Chairs in Wood and Leather Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
6 chairs in leather and wood. Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty The back of the chair forms the word Munich Year 1900 Country: German Materials : wood and leather Elegant and ...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Johan Rohde a Pair of Chairs with Mahogany Frames, 1900-1910
Located in Vejle Øst, DK
Johan Rohde A pair of chairs with mahogany frames. Seat upholstered with embroidered wool. Performed approx. 1900–10. Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen write...
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Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 4 Regency Mahogany Chairs with Lyre Style Bac
Located in Altrincham, GB
Set of 4 Regency mahogany chairs with Lyre Style back within a square frame decorated with rosettes on square tapered legs, measures : 21"w x 19"d x 37"h.
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Early 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Tall Early 19th Century French Provincial Walnut Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very unusual tall French Provincial carved walnut ribbon back armchair with a fancy x stretcher and old if not original rush seat. In excellent ...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair '2' Empire Chairs Around 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair (2) Empire chairs, around 1900 Solid wood mahogany. Upholstered seat and backrest covered with black fabric. Very stable and robust built. Hind legs in classic Empire saber s...
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Early 1900s German Empire Revival Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Painted Child's Windsor Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Hallowell, US
New England rod back Child's Windsor side chair, with original surface.
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Chairs

Materials

Ash, Maple

Pair of Original Hand Painted Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 Side Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original circa 1810-1820 Regency hand painted side chairs with period woven seats A very good looking well made and decorat...
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1810s English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Pine

Four Original Regency Walnut Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning set of four Regency period circa 1810-1820 fully restored Chesterfield aged cigar brown leather dining chairs i...
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1810s English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

19th Century Set of Four Biedermeier Walnut Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These Fine set of four Viennese Biedermeier walnut chairs from circa 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which reflect innovative design and highest quality craftsmanship. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, excellent craftsmanship and continue to have a great influence on modern design. The chairs are beautifully veneered in walnut wood accentuated by a deep amber tone of french polish finish and 200 hundred years old patina. The set is in very good condition. The chairs sits well and are very comfortable. The chairs will be a great complement to any elegant interior. It does not matter whether it is a classic or modern interior because Biedermeier is simply timeless. We offer our clients to send this elegant Biedermeier piece by air for discounted price of $1200. This is the safest form of transport for...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Collectible Design "Peak of a Century" by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Simple farmers chair, cut, abroad, painted. A good example for Staabs work of functional art. Through my work I transform each chair into a unique and individual object. Chairs that...
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Early 1800s German Black Forest Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak, Lacquer

Set of 6 Biedermeier Dining Chairs, South Germany, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of 6 Biedermeier dining chairs has a pretty walnut veneer. The chairs stand out for their gorgeous backrest decor. They com...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

2 Sedie Kohn Wien, Anni 20
Located in Felino, IT
coppia di sedia Khon Wien anni 20. originali in tutte le loro parti. particolare tipo di sedia con schienale in paglia di vienna. impagliata a mano, i...
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1820s Italian Art Deco Antique Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

19th Century Set of Six Biedermeier Walnut Chair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These fine set of six Viennese Biedermeier walnut chairs from circa 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which refle...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Antique circa 1900 Edwardian Scottish Oak Bobbin Turned Carver Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique circa 1900 Scottish bobbin turned carver armchairs with new Oxblood heritage leather seats A very good looking and w...
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Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Liberty & Co Attributed, an English Walnut Arts & Crafts Ladder Back Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed made by William Birch. An English Arts & Crafts shaped ladder back armchair with ball finials to the back and to the front of the arms with turned supports b...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Art Nouveau Armchair 'Model Stössler', Design by Adolf Loos, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) designed the chair model shown here in 1899 based on an English model as part of his earliest work as an interior designer for the dining room in Eugen Stössler's apartment in Vienna. The omission of the front supports of the armrests and the backwards curved legs lend the early chair a touch of elegance. Instead of the turned legs of the English model, Loos used smooth round wood with brass feet to protect the carpet. So these ankle cuffs fulfill a practical purpose and at the same time have a decorative effect. They thus correspond to Loos' demand for a 'unity of form and function'. Beautifully shaped furniture made by hand in high quality, solid walnut and veneered, shellac hand-polished, upholstered seat and covered with leather, brass nails and brass shoes. Execution: Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, circa 1900 Model number 6865 The model was produced by the company F. O. Schmidt and was also in their offer at the time. This explains why this chair model, specially designed by Loos for one of his interiors, can also be found on the art market. Measures: Total height: 82.0 cm / 32.28 in Seat height: 47.0 cm / 18.50 in Width: 57.0 cm / 22.44 in Depth: 50.0 cm / 19.68 in Bibliography: - The dining room in the Stössler apartment was published in 1900 in the Viennese arts and crafts...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Papier-mâché 19th Century Gold Leaf Detail Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
English Papier-mâché 19th century gold leaf detail chair.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Set of Six Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine Biedermeier set of six chairs and the large round table. The set was made in Vienna circa 1825. Vie...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut

Papier-mâché 19th Century Gold Leaf Detail Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
French Papier-mâché 19th century gold leaf detail chair.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Regency circa 1810 Oak Carved Armchair with Lions Head Oxblood Velour
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Regency circa 1810-1820 carved oak frame depicting Lions heads armchair This chair is an absolute classic, designed as a Regency library chair, the frame is ornately carved in oak and depicts Lion's heads The chair is 100% solid and stable, the frame has been checked, we have also deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished it from top to bottom. The velour oxblood upholstery is nice and vintage circa 1940's, it has one small repaired patch to the back, otherwise its all good Dimensions Height:- 77cm Width:- 71.5cm Depth:- 68cm Seat height:- 44cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point. This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20 1DF. A privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating...
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1810s English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Edward Gardiner, An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner. An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair. These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design ha...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

19th Century Pair Early Biedermeier Chairs Vienna Finest Ink Painting
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare pair of early Biedermeier chairs, Vienna around 1815, ebonized wood. Depicting the Greek goddess Demeter with the finest ink painting. ...
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1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

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 ...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Cane, Goatskin, Leather

Chippendale Style Wooden Chairs with Red Leather, Early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Chippendale style Wooden chairs with red leather, early 1900s Pair of chairs with finely worked wooden structure. The square seat is padded and upholstered in red leather. The backr...
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Early 1900s Chippendale Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique rocking chair, this was made in France and dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and steam bent solid...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Pair of 19th Century Maple Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century maple side chairs with rush seats. Seats with remnants of paint. Frames tightened. Chairs touched up & polished.
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

Daws Patent Improved Reclining Chair, circa 1830
By Robert Daws
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine G1V Mahogany Daws Patent improved Recumbent chair circa 1830, This improved Recumbent chair was patented by Daws circa 1830, Described : [ by elevating a spring beneath the ...
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1820s English George IV Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of "Nana and Poppa" Barrel Backed Chairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of “Nana” and “Poppa” walnut barrel backed chairs from the area of Genoa. Upholstered in new Correggio silk fabric. "Nana" chair slightly smaller than "Poppa" chair measuremen...
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Early 1800s Neoclassical Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

English Ladder Back Armchair, Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
English Ladder back armchair, Early 19th Century A country-made early 19th century ladder back armchair. Made in Ash with great patina and origi...
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Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Ash

19th Century Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These fine and rare Biedermeier chairs were made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, excellent craftsmanship and continue to have a great influence on modern design. The chairs originates from the most prolific Viennese cabinet...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Swiss alp escabelle dated 1801 from Wallis country
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle from Wallis country dated 1801
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Early 1800s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Fine Pair of Fully Restored Antique Art Deco Armchairs Hand Carved Carved Panels
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored pair of antique hand dyed Cigar brown leather Art Deco club armchairs with hand carved panels. An exceptionally goo...
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Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Chairs, Set of Eight, Cherrywood, Circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Eight identical antique Biedermeier chairs in cherry wood West Germany / France Cherry tree Biedermeier around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Unique Rippl-Rónai József Art Nouveau Chairs, circa 1900s
By Jozsef Rippl-Ronai
Located in Budapest, HU
Four unique chairs in art nouveau style with carved walnut decor. The carved forms let the chairs be dated back to the 1900s artistic movements. The prolo...
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Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

1 of 30 Antique Lady Diana's Family Spencer House Giltwood Bergere Banque Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 30 stunning circa 1900 French Giltwood Bergère banquet chairs from Spencer House which was built for the Spencer...
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Four Biedermeier Satinwood Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of four Austrian Biedermeier chairs in satinwood with ebonised detailing. Newly upholstered in blue boucle.
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1820s Austrian Antique Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Antique American Robert Mitchell Carved Chinoiserie Savonarola Dragon Chair 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique American carved Savanarola dragon chair, by Robert Mitchell, circa 1900. This most unusual chair by Robert Mitchell (formerly Mitchell...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Baroque Style Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Rustic Baroque style chair from Boden Norrbotten, North of Sweden. The chair is a country furniture from the first half of the 19th century. The model itself is from the Baroque pe...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Revival Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Antique Regency Period Mahogany Dining Chairs, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th C Regency period mahogany dining chairs. Each featuring an raised upholstered seat. Additional information: Materials: Mahogany Please note that this item con...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Side Chair, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Side Chair, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1830 Solid cherry wood. Restored and hand polished with shellac. Back decoration of three ebonized leaves. New upholstered ...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cherry, Paint

Antique chair, France, 1900s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chair from around 1900. Furniture in very good condition. Dimensions: height 85 cm / seat height 44 cm / width 44 cm / depth 45 cm
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Early 19th century Swedish Log Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Vernacular early 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chair or “kubbestol” a provincial Scandinavian chair made from a log. Ca 1800 - 1820 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood

English Elm Corner Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
English Elm Corner chair, Early 19th Century An early 19th Century corner chair made in elm with a rush seat and an unusual simulated bamboo details in the seat back. A lovely ...
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Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Elm

Antique Carved Oak, Upholstered, Rocking Chair, American 1900
Located in Vancouver, BC
American 1900 Solid Oak Original finish Carved top rail with supports on the end and finials on top Upholstered back and seat Out swept shaped a...
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Early 1900s American Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of American Burl Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs, Pa., Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Queen Anne side chairs with carved flanking cresting rails, centered vase splat back, upholstered seats, serpentine carved skirt , and terminating on cabriole legs w...
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Early 1800s American Queen Anne Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut, Burl

Future Classic by Markus Friedrich Staab, 2021
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
This Farm Chair from Schwarzwald Germany has been painted, multi-lacquered and a griphole has been added. The prominent colors are infectious. Through my work I transform each chair...
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Early 1900s German Brutalist Antique Chairs

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Fruitwood, Lacquer

Pair of Empire Side Chairs, France, 1810
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of two Empire Side Chairs dates back to around 1810. The elegant chairs stand out for their plain design and the beautifully designed front legs. The side chairs have a cher...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Library Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, circa 1900 fully restored Chesterfield tufted library armchair A very rare find, I never come across original library ...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather

Swedish Painted Folk Art Kubbstol Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Folk Art Kubbstol chair from Northern Sweden. A Kubbstol chair is made from a hollowed tree trunk; from a single piece of wood that's been hewn out to form the seat, back and frame. ...
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Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Pair of Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and steadfast pair of early 19th century English Regency period armchairs with perfectly curved backs, columnar arm supports with ba...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

1900s Marcel Kammerer Chair No.6517 for Thonet, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered in Backhausen fabric - carefully refurbished and finished with ebony shellac - Height of seat 47 cm.
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Original and Documented Jugendstil Adolf Loos Chair, 20th Century, 1907
Located in Vienna, AT
Chair from the antechamber of the Rudolf Kraus apartment, brother of Karl Kraus, the famous wordsmith. This Apartment in Vienna 1, Nibelungengasse 13, was presented by Adolf Loos on walking tours, when he has shown his works to the public. Loos has ordered furniture at cabinet makers as Josef Veillich or Friedrich Otto Schmidt, often following inspiring examples from the 18th century. The old...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Swedish Folk Art Stump Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish stump chair in folk art. The chair has a round shape and is made from a hollowed pine tree stump. The chair is in untouched conditi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Antique Regency 1820 Brown Leather Pollard Oak Chesterfield Office Desk Chair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare fully restored Victorian Chesterfield brown leather office desk chair with Pollard oak frame and original horse hair padding. Thi...
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1820s English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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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. 

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