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Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1910s
18th Century Rococo chair
By Carl Magnus Sandberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair made in the Royal workshop in Stockholm, attributed to Carl Magnus Sandberg. Not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1760 and died before 1790. It is ve...
Category
1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Transition Chairs in Original Color
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of transition chairs made in Stockholm about 1780:s. Chairs that are made between the rococo period and the gustavian period are called transition chairs. So for example the b...
Category
1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Antique French Louis XIII Highly Carved Oak Armchair Early 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century French Louis XIII style gothic carved oak armchair, the carved crest having trefoil accents, above the back decorated with quatrefoil panels, continuing to the scrolled ...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Four 17th Century Yorkshire Chairs/ Backstools.
Located in Skipton, GB
A good set of four Yorkshire backstools consisting of three and one similar. Having turned legs and front stretchers. The shaped back crests with carved scrolls, central flower heads...
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Late 17th Century Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Carved Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of antique carved side chairs. They were made in continental Europe, possibly Denmark, or somewhere close and they are quite...
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1790s Danish Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis Sognot (1892-1970)- JUEGO DE SEIS SILLAS
By Louis Sognot
Located in MADRID, ES
Juego de 6 sillas diseño de Louis Sognot editadas por arFlex. Marcadas en la base «AR FRANCE».
Francia años 50.
Biografía: Muebles y decoración, nº 5, junio 1960. Mobilier Et Dècora...
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1650s French Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass, Metal
Three Original Antique Baroque Chairs, circa 1740 Solid Walnut Wood hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Three original museum Baroque Solid Walnut Chairs, circa 1740
Solid walnut. On the curled legs, strongly cambered frame. Curved, medial-shaped backrest. Seat and backrest from the g...
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Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Period Chippendale Armchair
Located in London, GB
An excellent Georgian period armchair in the Chippendale style. This very fine example was made in England, it dates from around 1760-80’s period.
It is of absolutely fabulous quali...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Seventeenth-Century Antique Rustic Bench from Galicia
Located in London, GB
A rare late 17th Century bench from Galicia with nearly 300 years of patination, creating a beautiful and inimitable texture. The construction is rudimentary but incredibly solid, an...
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17th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Four Danish Régence Dark Stained and Birchwood Side Chairs, circa 1740
Located in Virum, DK
Four Danish Régence dark stained (3) and birchwood (1) side chairs, circa 1740.
Category
Mid-18th Century European Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Single 18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single carved 18th century Italian silver leaf armchair upholstered in leather. Purchased at the famed store Therian.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
An Important Pair of Portuguese Rococo Rosewood Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Each back with a stylized foliate crest rail above an elaborately carved splat, on a serpentine seat on cabriole legs terminating in carved pad feet, joined by shaped stretchers
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Chairs
18thc American Stenciled Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat and Original Finish
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare 18th century painted oak and stenciled New England ladderback chair features a heavily defined lower stretcher, graceful arms terminating in round knobs, and three slats in...
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1780s American American Classical Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th Century Painted Louis XV Seating Chairs
Located in Lisboa, PT
A Louis XV chair refers to a style of chair that was popular during the reign of King Louis XV of France, which lasted from 1715 to 1774. This style of chair is characterized by its ...
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Mid-17th Century French Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Italian 1790s Neoclassical Period Music Chairs with Gilded Trellis
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Set of four Italian Neoclassical period painted wooden music chairs from the late 18th century with new upholstery. Each chair features a curved back, delicately accented by volutes on the sides, painted motifs on the upper rail and a gilded trellis. This open back flows seamlessly into the rear legs. The seat has been reupholstered with a sturdy cotton double welt fabric. Each seat is raised on a simple apron resting on four saber legs, adorned with additional foliage motifs, which create a perfect continuity with the upper rail and side posts. With their elegant Neoclassical lines, subtle painted décor and light color palette, this set of four Italian music...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice clean pair of George 111 Walnut Queen Anne side chairs. Very good original condition with the original seat frames. Very nicely carved top crest and legs. Excellent col...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
George III Letter Box/Stand, Hand Painted, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
The box has a lidded top, and serpentine front, set on a four-legged base with a medial shelf.
Note: This item is one single piece, the top and the stand are fixed together.
Dimens...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Set of Six George III Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
An extremely elegant, superb quality set of six George III period mahogany dining chairs. A pair of matching armchairs is available separately.
English, circa 1780–1800
Why we lik...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Beechwood Ratchet Wing Chair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand carved Beechwood, winged back, reclining ratchet chair with original iron mounts. Newly upholstered in woven fabric.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Chairs
Materials
Iron
18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Chair Umeå, Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 18th Century very genuine & rustic Late Baroque Chair from Umeå Västerbotten ,Northern Sweden.
The chair is scraped by hand to its original color.
The seat is reuphol...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of 18th Century Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A pair of provincial barrel back chairs in a decorative carved design with stylish kick-out legs.
Repainted in soft grey with newly upholstered linen.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique Georgian Carved Oak Country Medieval Side Chairs King's Head 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and unusual pair of antique country Georgian carved oak side chairs, circa 1760.
The chairs are from the reign of king George III and they are carved in the Medieval Revival s...
Category
1760s English Medieval Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Swedish Chair
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant,antique Swedish Chair in Rococo Style,
nice colored patina of the wood, warm shine of the patinated wood as well,
refined but simple design of the chair,
new upholstered with...
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1790s Swedish Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Primitive Blue-Gray Painted Swedish Round-Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive blue-gray painted Swedish round-back chair circa 1770-1789. Remnants of original or early blue-gray, green and salmon pink painted decoration. Heavy, thick single board sea...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm, Bentwood
18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period with the shell shaped form.
The word...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
18th Century Rococo chair, with original color
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair, rococo, made in Stockholm about 1765, attributed to Alexander Thunberg, not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1757 and died 1797. The chair is in good...
Category
1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
An early George I Caquetoire chair Circa 1718
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional example of an early and rare caquetoire chair with carved cresting over an unusually narrow back, inscribed ‘I.M.I., I.H.S., ANNO 1718, G.B.’, with large outward scrol...
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1710s English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four gustavian chairs made in Sweden about 1790. The chairs secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the original color.
Category
1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
6 equal chairs, early 19th Century, Late Gustavian, made by Ephraim Sthal
Located in Stockholm, SE
6 Late Gustavavian chairs made by Ephraim Ståhl. The chairs are beautifully hand carved with nail clippers and leaf shaped decorations.
The chairs are made by Ephraim Stahl, who wor...
Category
1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Exceptionally Fine And Rare James I Oak Wainscot Chair Dated 1609
Located in Heathfield, GB
An extremely rare and exquisitely carved English oak wainscot chair dated 1609 and with two figural masks – the central mask possibly the ‘Green Man’ with foliage scrolling and falli...
Category
17th Century Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Late 18th Century Swivel Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
The swivel chair is made in Sweden about 1770:s. It is in a good condition and a practical functional chair.
Category
1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch, Pine
Pair of 18th Century Gustavian chairs, made in Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair gustavian chairs in original color, about 1780, made in Stockholm,
attributed to Johan Lindgren, who became member of Stockholms chair mak...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
10 late 18th Century Rococo chairs made in Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A set of 10 similar Rococo chairs made in Stockholm, about 1770. The chairs are made in alder, that is a very light wood.
In Stockholm they made chairs that are very similar and i...
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1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Suite De 9 Chaises Louis XVI En Bois Sculpté Rechampi De Beige, XVIIIème Siècle
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Suite Of 9 Louis XVI Chairs In Carved Wood Rechampi De Beige, 18th Century
New upholstery with Frey struck velvet.
One chair is slightly different.
Category
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice clean matching pair of Maple Delaware River Valley arched five slat Ladder Back side chairs. Straight rounded stiles topped with inverted turnip shaped finials. Five grad...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair or Kubbestol
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair, or kubbestol, from Dalarna circa 1770-1789. Flip-seat for storage inside chair. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina. The flip-seat has b...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early Georgian Vernacular Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of unusual early Georgian period walnut hall chairs of 'ladderback' design,
English, circa 1740.
Why we like it
A very rare example of vernacular design to be so superbly cr...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Thonet Art Nouveau Set of Six very Rare Chairs with Printed Pattern.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique very beautiful Art Nouveau set of six Thonet chairs with a printed pattern all chairs are labeled with the original THONET paper logo. Thonet...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1920's Dining Chair Model No. 105 by Gebrüder Thonet
Located in Brno, CZ
This is one of the most commercially successful chairs designed and produced by famous Gebrüder Thonet Company. It was first designed in 1885 (most likely by August Thonet) and can b...
Category
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Scottish George III Laburnum Carver Armchair Of Generous Proportions.
Located in Skipton, GB
A fine and rare George III Laburnum Armchair of large proportions and of a good colour and patina. Having a well shaped top rail, a shaped and fretted splat and well shaped arms that...
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Late 18th Century Scottish Antique Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Category
Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
XVIII Century Portuguese Joao VI after English model
Located in Lisboa, PT
João VI style refers to the artistic and architectural style prevalent during the reign of King João VI of Portugal and Brazil, who ruled from 1816 to 1826. João VI was a significant...
Category
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Chairs
Materials
Wool, Straw
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Walnut Ratchet Wing Chair with Needlewo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Walnut Ratchet Wing Chair with Needlework Upholstery
Category
Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Bergere with Tapered Legs & Dow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Bergere with Tapered Legs & Downswept Arms
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat & Cabriole Legs ending in Ball & Claw Feet
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swedish 18th Century Chair-Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pine Swedish chair-table from the 1700’s. This functional antique is a chair that converts into a table by use of hand forged iron hinges that allow the chair’s back to fold down a...
Category
18th Century Swedish Other Antique Chairs
Materials
Iron
Chair, France, circa 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chair, France, circa 1910.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: beech
dimensions: height 93 cm seat height 45 width 45 cm depth ...
Category
1910s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair George III Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A pair of George III Hepplewhite period hall chairs of a good original colour and patina; the oval backs with centres finely decorated with gilded griffins and laurel wreaths on a pa...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Pair Of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Pair Of 18th Century Mahogany , Georgian, Hepplewhite Period Side Chairs, Having Shaped Top Rails And Elegant Pierced Splat Backs With Crisply Carved Decoration, Over ...
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Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
17th century Antique Side Chair Wabi Sabi Free Shipping
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Acquire a fragment of pastoral elegance with this original 17th-century farmer's chair, a treasure adorned with hand-carved motifs that complement a minimalist or wabi-sabi style int...
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17th Century Spanish Country Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Early-Mid 18th Century Queen Anne Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English country house Queen Anne arm chair, early-mid 18th century, oak. Gracious, well shaped shepherd's crook arms. Vasi-form backplat with whor...
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Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rare 17th Century Solid Walnut Single Chair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 17th century of the period Louis XIV Italian antique chair in solid walnut wood. The legs are finely turned. Seat and backrest are padd...
Category
1650s Italian Louis XIV Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare Portuguese Chair 18th Century Rosewood with VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 18th Century Portuguese Chair in Walnut
High-backed armchair à la reine in walnut, molded and carved with acanthus leaves, leafy shells and foliage, front claw feet joined by an...
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18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 18th Century Hall Armchairs
Located in London, GB
An outstanding pair of George II period hall armchairs in black walnut, of unusual 'Windsor' design.
England, circa 1740–50.
Why we like them
Items that are not merely quirky, but...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Oak Wainscot Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A rare pair of late 17th century oak wainscot chairs. Very striking detail: grand cresting rail with very similar carved detail to the main panel and a further smaller panel with 4 c...
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1680s English Charles II Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Hand Carved Scale Sculptural Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible hand carved vintage chair, the splat and stile feature intricate fish scale carvings. The ornate cresting rail is adorned with shell mimicked in the apron. Features a slip...
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18th Century Victorian Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Good Quality Queen Anne Period Chair c1720
Located in Bakewell, GB
Good quality queen Anne period single chair c1720
good shaped legs and seat rails rich colour and patination
Size 101 cms high
49cms wide
seat 44 cms
Category
1720s English Queen Anne Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Fine Pair of 17th Century Oak Chairs
Located in Bakewell, GB
A fine pair of 17th Century Oak Chairs with shaped cresting rails and front stretches all of good colour and patination.
120cms high 45 wide cm...
Category
17th Century English Antique Chairs
Materials
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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