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Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1910s
The Set of Three Original 18th Century Louis XVI Gold Gilded Armchairs
Located in Doha, QA
This magnificent set of three French antique Louis XVI (ca 1770) gold gilded armchairs originated from the region of Avignon. These stunning original armchairs are elegant and charac...
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18th Century Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Gold

George III Hepplewhite Armchair in Manner of Robert Adam
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A George I...
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18th Century Unknown Hepplewhite Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Two Arts & Crafts Chairs in Wood and Rattan, circa 1910
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two Arts & Crafts chairs in wood and rattan, circa 1910 By unknown designer and manufacturer. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1910. Wood and rattan. In original condition with m...
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1910s Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Patinated Wooden Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
A throne-like silhouette and a rich patina give this antique chair an air of august dignity. Built in France in the 18th Century — before the advent of electric light — the deep burnished polish and warm ruby hue of the wood would have reflected the light from candles and oil-lamps beautifully in the evenings. Visible pegs and mortises showcase the impressive craftsmanship that went into the making of this piece. The paneling of the backrest, the contoured crest and carved ears...
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18th Century French Rustic Antique Chairs

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Oak

Pair of 18th Century Queen Anne Style Oak Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of mid 18th century English or Dutch oak side chairs. Recently refinished and upholstered. Some professional old repairs but chairs are very sturdy and sound.
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Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare and important 18th century hand craved Italian circa 1740 Tete a Tete conversation settee What a find, I have never seen another ...
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1740s Italian George II Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

18th Century Giltwood Gustavian Bucket Chairs, Set of 4, Sweden, Circa 1790-1800
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Gustavian bucket chairs, set of four (4), giltwood, origin: Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1790 - 1800. Elegant proportions, beautif...
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Set of Four 18th century Louis XVI Chairs, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique set of four 18th century Louis XVI Chairs comes from Southern Germany. The chairs have a beautiful open back brezel design. Th...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Pair of George I Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The crestings above solid vase-shaped splats, the waisted uprights above shaped drop-in seats raised on cabriole legs with pad feet. Possibly American.  
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French, Louis XV Régence Caned Chairs, 18th Century, Two Similar
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French, Louis XV Régence Style caned Chairs, 18th Century, Two similar presented as a pair without being identical. Chair 1 - 19" W x 18.5"D x 38.25"H Seat height 18" Chair 2 - 19...
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18th Century French Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

A Rare Louis XVI Giltwood Corner Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare and unusual carved and gilt corner chair of the Louis XVI period. The frame is totally carved with scroll work, rosettes, ribbons, with a decorative 'acorn' at the back corner...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Rococco Gainsborough Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Rococco design Gainsborough chair in the French taste. Shown in a bleached out finish but can be classically polished if required. To be upho...
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17th Century British Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Large George III Wing Arm Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large George III wing arm chair, the shaped deep-buttoned back with scrolling arms, reupholstered in distressed blue-black leather, raised on four cab...
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1790s English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather

English Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair with Cabriole Legs
Located in Wells, ME
English Queen Anne walnut side chair with cabriole legs, pad front feet, turned stretcher connecting back legs, and slip seat. This elegant chair has a graceful curved tall back with...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Wooden Chairs, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of beautifully carved wooden chairs Lombardy, first half of 17th century H 86 x L 48 x P 43 cm Pair of “da balia” (nanny) chairs. The backrest is decorated with winged myt...
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Plitman Banquet Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Plitman banquet chair is a mahogany dining chair hand carved in the Chippendale style and upholstered with client’s own fabric. Bespoke sizing, d...
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16th Century British Neoclassical Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century Swedish Armchairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 18th Century Stockholm-made armchairs with carved backs. With deep seats, cabriolet legs and beautifully upholstered Belgium linen seats. Re-painted in a typical white paint.
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

Set of Four French Directoire Period Painted Side Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine set of four late 18thC period Directoire painted side chairs. Each chair has a different carved back splat painted black and in the full neo-Classic taste including a dolphin, flambeau, garland etc. The top of the chair rail...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech

18th Century 5 Chairs 1 Armchair Handcarved Gilded Wood White Paint Linen Cover
Located in Epfach, DE
4 chairs, one of which has been replaced, and 1 armchair, around 1790, Vienna, (or maybe German?), from a noble family, original white with carved edges set in gold Branding on the ...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow / Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III carved mahogany elbow/desk chair having a wonderful shaped carved top and rail with open lattice work splat and shaped open arms, newly reupholstered drop in seat....
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1780s English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Other

Pair of Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period painted wood chairs from the 18th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs, H-Form cross stretchers, floral upholstery and distressed patina. Create...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

17th Century English Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 17th century Armchair soundly constructed is richly stained oak. Wonderful carving detail. The seat height is 17 1/8". A terrific accent piece.
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17th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This as an unusual painted pair of late 18th century Chinese chairs. The back splat is painted with a floral design, which is reminiscent of...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine, Paint

18th Century Set of Six Sheraton Stained Elm Dining Chairs
Located in Sherborne, GB
Unusual set of six 18th-century Sheraton period stained elm dining chairs. They feature ornate carved backs, squared tapered front legs joined with a lower H rail (which gives additi...
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18th Century English Sheraton Antique Chairs

Materials

Elm

Rare Reclining Chair Louis XIV
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Reclining Chair Louis XIV is a stunning example of 17th Century French country furniture design and a very rare find. The chair's metal m...
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18th Century Louis XIV Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Rococo chair from Stockholm, Southern Sweden. A fantastic chair with nice proportions & curvy legs It comes from the upper class environment. Scraped by ha...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Antique Georgian Chair, Oak Hall Chair, Scotland 1790, H262
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Georgian chair, oak hall chair, Scotland 1790, H262 Scotland 1790 Solid oak Original finish Shaped top rail Solid wooden seat On turne...
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1790s Scottish Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Fine George III Carved Mahogany Upholstered Library Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With an arched back and square seat. The down curved arms carved in foliate scrolls, the front legs with carved blind fretwork with interlaced and trefoil motifs, circa 1765. Splayed...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Set of antique Biedermeier Chairs Cherrywood, 1820
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful set of Biedermeier chairs, circa 1820. Solid cheerywood. Slightly arched backrest with straight top and middle bridge. upholstered ...
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18th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Cherry

18th Century Pair of Italian Venetian Chairs with New Removable Seat Cushions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian pair of rounded and carved-wood accent chairs from the 18th century. This antique pair of Venetian chairs from Italy each have round...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Chippendale Period Carved Carver/Arm/Desk Chair
Located in Folkestone, GB
A particularly fine quality 18th century mahogany Chippendale period mahogany armchair profusely and finely carved to the back and arms with trailing acanthus, flowerheads and 'C' sc...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th century pair of chairs
Located in Perth, GB
Pair of Windsor Chairs 18th century sizes aproximate, slight difference in height due to wear over the centuries
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Late 18th Century Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late Baroque Swedish Chairs, Origin, Sweden, Circa 1750-1760
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late Baroque Swedish chairs, origin: Sweden, circa 1750 -1760, reupholstered in linen sateen fabric from Rogers & Goffigon, the wood stained to resemble walnut. The for...
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

1700s Tilt Top Oak Chair Table with Storage
Located in Germantown, MD
Storage seat, Maple stain on pine, pegged up, all tight and sturdy, breakfast table or tilt up for foyer chair. Very good vintage condition with wear appro...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Quality Pair of Georgian Revival Inlaid Mahogany Dining Side Hall Bedroo
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality pair of Georgian revival inlaid mahogany dining side hall bedroom chairs C1910. Attractively carved with line and marquetry inlay...
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1910s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Antique Nursing Chairs, Edwardian, Inlaid Walnut, Scotland 1910, H320
Located in Vancouver, BC
Pair of antique nursing chairs, Edwardian, inlaid walnut, Scotland 1910, H320 Scotland 1910 Solid Walnut And Veneers Original Finish Neo Classi...
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1910s Scottish Vintage Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of 6 Chinoiseries chairs At Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional set of 6 chairs "Chinoiserie" in lacquered wood. France, Late 18th Century.
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Late 18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Antique 18th Century French Walnut Cardinal Armchairs
Located in Doha, QA
Magnificent pair of walnut hand carved cardinal armchairs with royal antique red velvet with golden metal threats upholstery. These extraordinary la...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Chair Carved Silver-Gilt Painted 18thc Original Floral Silk Brocatelle Floral
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, carved, silver-gilt & painted,18th century, side chair with original floral, silk Brocatelle Feminine, sidechair in rare, original condition with original textile bringing s...
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1760s Italian Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech

Early 18th Century Hand Carved with Figures Italian Renaissance Armchair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved armchair with Figures carved on each arm post. Detailed and all mortise and tenon construction with wood pegs locking it tightly together. Flat back panel with a...
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1750s Italian Renaissance Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Spanish Baroque Embossed Leather Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular leather back and seat with brass studs, square legs with carved stretcher. Brass finials. Provenance William Hodgins.
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Early 1700s Spanish Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Rococo Pair of Chairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
A stunning pair of Swedish Rococo chairs that are sturdy with nice proportions with hand carved details. This pair has been dry scraped t...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Paint, Wood

Pair of George III Mahogany Side Chairs with Well-Carved Crestrails
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English Georgian late 18th century mahogany side chairs, each with a shaped and well-carved crestrail over a carved central open splat, the drop in seats covered in striped...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
A good Chippendale-period mahogany Gainsborough library armchair, circa 1760. This is a lovely example of an early-George III Gainsborough armchair in the sophisticated Chinese taste of the period. With well-executed blind-fret carving to the square legs and arm supports. Note the unusual treatment of the gently-outswept padded arms. Furthermore there is subtle shaping to the top of the back. The 'H' stretcher with pierced Gothick (or 'Gothic') carving. Professionally upholstered to a high standard and overstuffed in a neutral soft velvet, with float buttons and close nailed. Raised on old brass castors. Lovely, rich, old colour and patina. In excellent condition with a sturdy frame throughout. These Georgian library armchairs are sometimes also known as Martha Washington chairs...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Small Swedish Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Swedish Side Chair.
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18th Century Swedish Dutch Colonial Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Hepplewhite Period Side Chair in Walnut, English circa 1785
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very elegant, good quality Side or Dining Chair from the late 18th Century period, circa 1785. Camel back chairs of this date are popula...
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Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique Pair of Georgian Carved Armchairs circa 1780 Lovely Carvings Throughout
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely pair of antique Georgian circa 1760 carver armchairs A very good looking and well made pair, these are a his and hers pair so ever so slightl...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

17th, century oak arm chair superbly carved with original patina
Located in Perth, GB
A good 17th century oak chair with carved back and original patina of a lovely attained gloss , the chair glows of age with beauty. The Chair ...
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17th Century European Elizabethan Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of 18th Century Tuscan Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th century Tuscan walnut side chairs. These large stunning Italian Louis XVI armchairs or side chairs from the Tuscany region were taken down to frame and professionally upholstered in striated white cut velvet. These grand 18th century Italian side chairs...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Fine Quality Georgian Mahogany Elbow, Carver or Desk Chair 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Georgian mahogany elbow, carver or desk chair 18th Century. Very rare, with an elegant design and fine detailed carving! No loose joints or woodworm. The upholstery is in very good order with no significant wear or major marks. Overall maximum dimensions: 63cmW x 61cmD x 97cmH (44cmH seat when sat on, 69cm high arms) Good very antique...
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18th Century Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Regency Period "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair, 18th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Regency period "fauteuil à la reine", richly carved. The wood is richly carved with regency motifs with shells on the front of the seat, floral motifs on the armrests and l...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Garden Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Early 20th century English garden chairs. Made of cast iron with some paint loss. We have three available.
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1910s English Vintage Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of 17th Century Italian Baroque Parcel-Gilt Walnut Leather Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine pair of walnut Baroque Italian armchairs dating to the middle part of the 17th century retaining parts of extremely old leather seating. Italian circa 1650-70. T...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large Turned Wood Baroque Style Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large turned wood Baroque style chair.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet

18th C. Pair of Italian Side Chairs w/Hand-Painted Chinoiserie & Caning
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of wooden side chairs with chinoiserie and caning from the 18th century. This antique pair of chairs from Italy each features a shapely wood back with scooped top...
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18th Century Italian Antique Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Exceptionally Rare Original 17th Century Wainscot Armchair Northern England Oak
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 17th century Northern English hand carved from solid oak Wainscot armchair ...
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Alpine Board Chair Decorated with Two Birds 18th Century
Located in Epfach, DE
The present piece is an unusual board chair made of walnut from the Alpine region. It is not a simple peasant chair, as evidenced by the particularly orn...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th C. Louis XV Beach wood and Cain Arm Chair Chaise Percée Side chair. Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Louis XV Beach wood and Cain Arm Chair Chaise Percée Side chair. Antique .The 18th Century Chaise Percée we have is of the same period of the Roi...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale

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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