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Chairs For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Louis XV
Set 10 Carved French Louis XV Dining Chairs Circa 1990
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1990s American Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Exquisite Quality Victorian 1860 Hardwood & Leather Dining Chairs After Gillows
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this suite of six absolutely exquisite quality hand made in England Mahogany framed dining chairs after Gillows These chairs are honestly the fi...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Pair of Carved Walnut Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian pair of carved walnut chairs having outstanding quality carved walnut oval backs, carved walnut supports, carved walnut serpentine shaped front ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Antique French Pair of Louis XV Style Fauteuil Armchairs w/Original Wood Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Louis XV style, carved-wood fauteuil armchairs from the early 20th century. This antique pair of armchairs from France have upholstered backs framed within a beautif...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

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Wood

Four Late 20th Century Floral and Gingham Upholstered Louis XV Style Armchairs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th c., a set of four Louis XV style armchairs in custom floral tapestry style upholstery with blue, pale green and white gingham seat backs and welting, unmarked. Dimension...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Chairs

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Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Trimming

Pair of Antique Honduras Hardwood English Hand Carved Lion Hairy Paw Feet Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of late Victorian Honduras Mahogany side chairs with ornately carved Lion’s Hairy paw feet ...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Hardwood

Stunning Suite of Original Solid Hardwood Victorian Maple & Co. Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four original Maple & Co. solid mahogany dining chairs These chairs are part of a suite These are a very well made set, ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Superb 19thC. Iron Frame Leather Sling Rocking Chair by R W Winfield England
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb early 19th Century example of R W Winfield Iron Rocking Chair. History The firm of R.W. Winfield, one of the largest and most celebrated of English brassfounders, who ex...
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Series of 8 English Chairs in Green Leather, Mahogany, Early 20th Century
Located in Nice, FR
Series of 8 English chairs, made around 1910, chair with high back in carved solid mahogany, green leather upholstery.
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Victorian English Walnut Pair of Chairs With Balloon Back
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Particular pair of chairs in walnut wood; the seat is wide and very comfortable and the covering has been redone over time with a delicate embroidered cotton, the front legs are "cabriole" that is a design shaped in two curves, the upper one convex and the lower one concave; a shape known by the ancient Chinese and Greeks, back in fashion in Europe at the end of the 17th century, when it was incorporated into the more curvilinear styles introduced in England, France and Holland, The most interesting part of the chair is the elegant and harmonious "ballon back...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

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Cotton, Walnut

20th Century Fancy Chair in Louis XV Style, Velvet Leopard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Fancy chair in Louis XV style, velvet leopard Solid wood and gold frame. Bombed and carved frame on curved feet. Leopard velvet fabric cove...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Victorian Hand Carved Walnut, Show Framed High Back Armchair in Colefax Fowler
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely Colexfax & Fowler floral upholstered Victorian armchair with hand carved show frame A very good looking and well made chair, this is what's ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Vintage Pair of Painted and Upholstered Louis XV Style Open Armchairs
Located in Brea, CA
Pair of painted and upholstered Louis XV style open armchairs Beautiful painted chairs in soft white with subtle antique distressing. An oyster gr...
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20th Century Louis XV Chairs

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Cotton, Wood

Mid-19th Hindley & Sons Country House Armchair
Located in London, GB
An elegant Hindley & Sons upholstered armchair with satinwood legs, newly covered using naturally dyed antique linen in bottle green. English, early nineteenth century.
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Linen, Satinwood

Mechanical Adjustable Patent Victorian Chair Table after Hunzinger
Located in New York, NY
Interesting mechanical folding chair/table from the Victorian period. The chair backrest folds down to become a table surface, this style known as patent, or proto furniture was popu...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Antique French Vanity Chair Painted in a Pale Pink and White Belgian Linen
Located in Brea, CA
Antique French vanity chair painted in a pale pink and upholstered white Belgian linen. Measures: 22" W x 41" H x 25" D Seat height 19"...
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

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Linen, Upholstery, Wood

Antique Carved Victorian Oxblood Leather Burgermeister Chair 17th Century Design
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale highly decorative and exquisitely made Antique Victorian circa 1870 Burgermeister chair based on a 17th design A very well made and decorative c...
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of 19th Century French Ebonized Side Chairs
Located in Somerton, GB
A pair of 19th century French ebonized side chairs upholstered in eye catching monochromatic linen with amazing engraving details. Perfect for occasional use. These chairs have love...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Set of Six French 19th Century Louis XV Style Caned Dining Chairs in Walnut
Located in Lucenec, SK
A set of six French hand carved dining chairs from the second half of the 19th century with cane seats and backrests. Louis XV-style dining chairs in walnut style with well-articula...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Walnut, Cane

circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very rare and important suite of five fully restored C Hindley & Son’s dining chairs circa 1844-1845 These are a very important and substantial set of chairs, they have been fully restored to include being stripped back to the bare frames, all the timber has been washed back and French polished , they have then been resprung using the original period coil sprung bases, new webbing fitted, then upholstered with premium Italian cattle grade fully aniline plain natural leather which has been individually hand nail tacked in place using antiqued studs, lastly hand dyed six times and antiqued to give it this one off cigar brown colour. These chairs have been on a journey as mentioned and they are true investment pieces, ready to serve the new owner for decades to come. Usually, I wouldn’t take dining chairs through such an expensive process however the carving to the legs is so sublime they warranted the treatment, I have never seen such beautiful Lion’s mains and terminating with hairy paws with recessed castors, these are simply put the finest dining chairs on the market anywhere in the world today you can buy. Dimensions Height:- 94.5cm Width:- 57cm Depth:- 74cm Seat height:- 50cm ABOUT THE CABINET MAKERS Hindley, Charles & Sons Berners Street & Oxford Street, London; cabinet makers, upholsterers and retailers (fl.c.1820-1892) Charles Hugh Hindley (b.1792- d.1871) was the son of Christopher, a merchant in Mere, Wiltshire. He moved to London with an elder brother to live with his uncle, who was possibly running the London branch of the Wiltshire business. In 1817 Charles joined the upholstery firm of Benjamin Merriman Nias at 32 Berners Street. Within a few years he bought the Nias business with a £1,000 investment from his family. Despite his business being described as a 'carpet warehouse' in London directories from 1820-1841, by the mid-1830s upholstery and cabinet work had joined his repertoire and he had taken on more showroom space next door at 31 Berners Street. Family records of the 1840s showed that individual custom-order business expanded to also ‘supplying established furnishing houses with goods on wholesale terms’. Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furniture. Hindley was the father of eleven children with three involved in the business: Charles Hugh (b. 1818), Frederick (b. 1820), and Albert Daniel (b.1822). Charles Hugh and Frederick joined the family firm about 1832, thus establishing the family partnership, Charles Hindley & Sons. Albert Daniel learned the carpet manufactory and trade in Kidderminster and eventually established a carpet manufactory in Liversedge, Yorkshire, supplying the family’s London store and others. In 1845 he patented an early tufted carpeting technique. Charles Hindley & Sons acquired the firm, Miles & Edwards in September 1844, including their premises at 134 Oxford Street. Both companies operated from this address until 1845 when Miles & Edwards was closed. The purchase of Miles & Edwards enabled Hindley & Co. to compete with other West End firms by offering everything from cabinet making and upholstery to painted decoration and interior design for the middle and upper class market. In a sample of 737 orders from October 1842-June 1845, six per cent of the clientele were upper and lower aristocracy with approximately seventy per cent gentry or middle class. The aristocratic clientele included the surnames of Hoare, Kirland, Drummond, Montefiore, Ashburton and Rothschild, and the Oriental Club at 18 Hanover Square (1824). Commissions were also executed for: Lady Fetherstonaugh at Uppark: bills dating 1852 and 1862 for furniture and curtains C B E Wright of Bolton Hall, Yorkshire: decorative wood panels The Earl of Dudley at Himley Hall, Staffordshire: a carved gilt wood centre table with mosaic top, dated 1845 and a bedroom suite (sold by Hampton & Sons, July 1924) Sir Clifford Constable at Burton Constable (1849) George Hammond Lucy at Charlecote Park: carpeting (19 December 1844) The Duke of Cleveland at Raby Castle The Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle Lord and Lady Burton of Burton-on-Trent Sir William Eden of Windlestone Hall, Durham. Buckingham Palace: a small supply of Chintz wall covering for some rooms (1855) Surviving marked furniture by Hindley & Co. includes a stamped Regency kidney-shaped desk, veneered in yew and panelled with boxwood and ebony inlay, ornamented with finely-chased mounts and beadings, c.1830 [Connoiseur, November 1978], which is possibly the one illustrated in Gilbert (1996), fig. 498, and a walnut writing table with a raised set of drawers, 1840s, stamped C. Hindley & Sons, illus. (Gilbert (1996), fig. 497 and sold by Sotheby’s, 5 August 1981, lot 209. The staff at 134 Oxford Street comprised management, sales staff, designers, foreman, clerks, cabinet makers, chair makers, upholsterers, carvers, carpenters and French polishers. They also contracted tradesmen specialising in particular decorative and finishing techniques; such as Joseph Spong, a japanner, and William Stannard, a carver and gilder, who supplied significant orders, 1845-46. Stannard was also recorded in the stock book for ‘Repairing, Cleaning and Varnishing 18 Paintings [frames] £9.0.0’. Family records describe several employees: ‘a large and very ancient carpenter named Tomlinson… a cabinetmaker named Westbrook... [and] a foreman named Sorrel’. Charles Hindley & Sons showed a large Gothic sideboard at the Great Exhibition in 1851, inspired by Pugin (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 86) and they exhibited a Gothic bookcase and large sideboard at the 1862 International Exhibition, London (illustrated Microulis, Studies in the Decorative Arts (Spring/Summer 1998) p. 88). Both were elaborately carved pieces, described in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue as ‘evidence of sound judgment and advanced taste in the designer, and of able and skilful workmanship’. They also participated in the Building Trades Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 7 April 1883]. They exhibited Japanese leather papers at the Manchester Fine Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1882, and were awarded a silver medal for embossed leather wall hangings at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883 [The Furniture Gazette, 18 November 1882 & 10 May 10 May 1884]. They also participated in the Workman’s Exhibition at Central Hall in Holborn, 1890 [The Furniture Gazette, 15 April 1890]. The designers did not sign their work but about fifteen different people were probably involved during the fifty-year period. One designer who worked in the late 1880s was J. Armstrong Stenhouse. He and the cabinet makers, G. R. Mackenzie, D. MacLennan and D. F. Lavach, as well as the carver, F. Lucas, worked on two Hindley exhibition pieces for the 2nd exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Society, London An archive of 114 drawings (now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) was collated by Charles Albert Hindley (1863-1947), a grandson of the founder. These designs c.1844-1883 (some illustrated in ?Microulis, Furniture History?(2001), figs 1-16.), reflected the current trends of reinterpreted styles such as Gothic and Louis, and several seated furniture designs were labelled with specific commercial names such as the ‘Victoria Chair...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Victorian antique carved walnut chair having a beautiful carved detail to the top, shaped back with elegantly carved shaped arms with a se...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after th...
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1880s Italian Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

English Classic Antique Victorian 19th Century Elm and Ashwood Windsor Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid ash and elm hand sawn circa 1880 Windsor stick back armchair The antique Windsor chair is a...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

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Ash, Elm

Dark Walnut Dining Chair by Modenese Gastone Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
High-end palaces need high-end furniture, and the mission of Modenese Gastone Interiors is to serve this purpose. This majestic shiny dining ...
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2010s Italian Victorian Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils, circa 1940
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of French upholstered Louis XV style fauteuils with brass nailhead trim, circa 1940.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

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Brass

Victorian Side Chair in White Finish and Bluemarine Upholstered Seat by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your elegant luxury dining room by pairing your home décor with this victorian high-end side chair by Modenese gastone, featuring a wood frame painted in ivory finishings and hand made gold leaf applications. Seating cushion...
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2010s Italian Victorian Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Winston Churchill Linked Harry Warren House Eight Antique Dining Carver Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of eight original, early Victorian circa 1840, hand carved Jacobean revival dining chairs...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Leather, Oak

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Child’s Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very charming French 19th century Louis XV st. child's chair. The chair is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant scrolled feet. Above each leg is a lovely foliate carving, cent...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Giltwood

Elegant Pair of Antique French Armchairs in Louis XV Style, circa 1880
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of antique armchairs from France. These chairs are made of solid walnut with curved legs and back and have been reupholstered with a beige fabric with floral motifs. Very comfor...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Walnut

English Classic Antique Victorian 19th Century Elm High Back Windsor Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid elm hand sawn circa 1880 Windsor high back armchair The antique Windsor chair is a country pi...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

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Elm

Victorian Chair with Armrests in Walnut Finish and Pink Upholstered Seating
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your fancy luxury dining room by pairing your homeware with this Victorian chair with armrests for everyday use, featuring a wood frame painted in natural walnut finishing and silver leaf applications. Seating cushion...
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2010s Italian Victorian Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Four Peacock Blue Velvet Armchairs from the Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
This is a set of four Louis XV period armchairs in walnut wood. They are molded and carved with flowers. Each chair rests on four arched legs and has two sinuous armrests. Three of t...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Velvet, Walnut

19th Century Corner Seat
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany corner chair with urn back slats, upholstered seat, three-pillar legs & cabriole leg with pad foot to the front.
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19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Chairs

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Mahogany, Upholstery

19th Century Set of 6 English Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Reilly
Located in Casteren, NL
An exclusive set of 6 Victorian Mahogany splat back dining chairs made by master carpenter James Reilly (1825 – 1889). The chairs have a balloon back ab...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Italian Carved Klismos Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs

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Velvet, Wood

Victorian Side Chair in Walnut Finish and Pink Upholstered Seating by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Complete your fancy luxury dining room by pairing your homeware with this victorian side chair for everyday use, featuring a wood frame painted in natural walnut finishing and silver leaf applications. Seating cushion...
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2010s Italian Victorian Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A little different with the fret back design,...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Lovely Antique Ornately Hand Carved Lion's Hairy Paw Leg Club Library Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Victorian hand carved Library reading armchair with Lion’s Hairy paw feet A very comfortable and well made piece, this chair...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Louis XV Style Set of 4 Chairs
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Italian made in the 1970s of excellent Louis XV form and have great proportions, the fabric is still very attractive and very usable but tired in places, the paint finish has a soft ...
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20th Century European Louis XV Chairs

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Wood

Louis XV French Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of French Louis XV style fauteuils a la Reine. Seats are upholstered in a silken striped brocade secured with braided gimp. A classical floral vase and ribbon motif is superim...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Dark Oak Louis XV St. Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. dark oak chairs. Each chair is raised by elegant cabriole legs and handsomely decorated with carvings o...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Oak

19th Century English "Discipline" / Posture Chair Circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century English "Discipline" / posture chair Circa 1860. Diminutive tall stool type chair, made for a child to sit upright and straight. The two str...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Cane, Beech, Elm

Victorian Piano or Desk Chair
Located in Peekskill, NY
This swivel chair is a bit ornate but still has a nice light feel to it. It wood finish is original with a dark reddish color and a slight aged patina. Strangely enough I've walked b...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Chairs

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Wood

Louis XV Period Cabriolet Armchair "à la Reine", 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XV period armchair covered with a flower patterned tapestry. The armchairs have a sober and elegant movement of its accotoires as well as its arched feet. France ci...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Tapestry, Wood

Pair of circa 1840 Hand Carved Prie Dieu High Back Prayer Chairs Original Bases
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of early 19th century Prie Dieu chairs made with solid walnut frames and the original thatched sears A great pair of occasion...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Heavily Carved Lion Hairy Paw Feet Victorian Armchair Sky Blue Velvet George II
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England antique Victorian armchair with heavily carved Lion’s hairy paw feet in ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Stools
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Victorian carved mahogany stools, each of square form with a pierced frieze and raised on scrolling cabriole legs, the drop-in seats upholstered in woven horsehair. English...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

Old Spanish Throne Occasional High Back Chair Period Distressed Paint & Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very old and original Spanish high back carved occasional chair An ornately carved and decorated ori...
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19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Chairs

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Leather, Wood

19th Centuy Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Ladies Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian carved walnut ladies chair with a walnut shaped framed back and pretty carved top rail. Newly reupholstered in a quality fabric and standing on carved ...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of Armchairs, Louis XV Montespan Style, Soft Caramel/Tan Leather
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of Armchairs, Louis XV Montespan style, newly upholstered in soft caramel/tan leather.
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20th Century French Louis XV Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Pair of Louis XV Period Painted and Parcel Gilt Fauteuils
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous pair of Louis XV period fauteuils featuring a painted and parcel-gilt distressed finish. Upholstered in a stunning salmon pink brocade. Beautifully molded frames with cabrio...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs

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Metal

1 of 6 Burr Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs circa 1860 English Countryhouse Furniture
Located in GB
We are delighted to 1 of 6 lovely solid Yew hand sawn circa 1860 Windsor stick back armchair I have six of these in stock, one exact pair and th...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

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Yew

19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV Style giltwood armchair newly upholstered in a black, white and gray wave fabric.
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Fauteuil Armchairs in Giltwood
Located in Southall, GB
A fine pair of 19th century French fauteuil armchairs in giltwood. They have been finely carved with theatrical masks, flutes and...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Chairs

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Giltwood

Four Restored Antique Victorian Heavily Carved Ebonised Gold Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this extremely rare suite of four early Victorian circa 1840-1860 hand carved dining chairs with ebonised and gold gilt frames which have been fully restore...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Victorian Side Chairs with Green Paint and Red/ White Upholstered Seats
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Victorian balloon back side chairs. With delicate cabriole front legs and a shaped back with medial stretcher. The chairs have a 20th century faux finish green r...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

19th Century Victorian Leather Armchair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This armchair is newly upholstered with hand-patinated sheep leather. The leather is treated so that it is open diffusion, which allows a comfortable sitting in winter and summer...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Chairs

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Beech, Leather

Pair Victorian Rosewood Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of good quality Victorian rosewood upholstered chairs in good condition having nicely carved backs standing on cabriol legs.
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1860s European Victorian Antique Chairs

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Rosewood

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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