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Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 19th Century
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
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...
Category
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...
Category
1790s Danish Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
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
Category
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Chairs
Pair of Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Hall Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite early 19th-century Irish George III mahogany hall chairs, executed in the sgabello form, are exceptional examples of the period's style and craftsmanship. Each chair ...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century American Curved Ladder Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
This early American Colonial chair features curved splats in back and turned front legs and double upright supports on three sides. The front supports are also turned, with turned fi...
Category
1740s American American Colonial Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
19th Century Swedish Folk Art chairs with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of similar 19th century Swedish country chairs. Very slight difference with great patina ,see pictures
Scraped by hand to its beautiful blue original color.
Such nice ext...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of beautifully honey colored fruitwood Biedermeier side chairs, with gently curved rectangular backs, the top and side inlaid with banding, the splat carved with a stylized flower head, on sabre legs. Newly upholstered in black Prussian horse hair fabric...
Category
1810s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Russian Giltwood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Period Early 19th Century Russian Giltwood and Painted Armchair or Bergere. In style of Rossi. Incredible proportion and size. Good size for modern sitting...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Regency Ebonized Klismos Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a curved wide seat rail with grape leaves and grapes central decoration, upholstered seat, raised on exaggerated saber legs. Provenance; Estate of William Hodgins, Interior...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Giltwood Side Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved and gilded side chairs with beautiful lines. Note that the back of the chair is as charming as the front! The shield backs on both have significant cracks. The shie...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
18th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A real antique, this 18th century rustic wainscot chair has a carved shaped top rail above a panelled back, with turned front legs, square section back legs and carved arm supports. ...
Category
18th Century British Rustic Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Primitive Oak Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A beautifully simple and rarely available 18th century hand crafted primitive chair, this has a lovely colour and patina to the wood and will make a wonderful statement piece for any...
Category
18th Century British Primitive Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 spool chairs in walnut, upholstery replaced, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique and rare set of 4 walnut chairs, hand-carved with spool type, green/blue upholstery replaced new, original from the 1600s, coming from an Italian residence, excellent as a di...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Venetian Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair w/ Leather Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Venetian 18th Century Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair with Brown Leather Upholstery
This stunning armchair showcases intricate hand-carved details in the Baroque s...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of cane mahogany with faux grain rosewood early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of cane chairs on brass casters. Faux rosewood grain with gold gilt accents. Low size allows window or flanking fireplace placement.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of original Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Explore our stunning pair of original Biedermeier chairs, originating from 1820s Southern Germany. Crafted with gorgeous walnut veneer, these chairs boast an exquisite back design ac...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice pair of Queen Anne walnut side chairs with shaped back splat above a drop in seat supported on cabriole leg and pad foot. Very good original condition with the original s...
Category
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of George III Side Chairs in the manner of Mayhew & Ince
Located in Conwy, GB
A pair of ash and elm side chairs in the manner of Mayhew & Ince.
The oval back centred by a crest, details below, above a shaped seat and square tapering legs with foot blocks, sw...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Biedermeier Chair, 1820-30, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover a timeless piece of history with our classic Biedermeier chair from 1820s Southern Germany. Crafted with beautiful walnut veneer and showcasing an elegant ebonized back desi...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
1780s American American Classical Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Set of seven Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Set of six dining chairs and one armchair on high, elegant square tapered legs with thread inlays. The rear legs are slightly flared and, together with the rounded backrests, give th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
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 ...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Two Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry, Southern Germany, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
A near pair of Biedermeier shovel chairs in cherry with burl veneer and ebonized thread inlays on the backrest. The chairs stand on square tapered legs, with the rear ones slightly c...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Set of 2 Antique Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 19th century of the period Charles X Italian set of 2 chairs antique in solid walnut wood. Characterized by an enveloping and refined backrest, embellished with an elaborat...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
Pair of Regency Chairs, attributed to George Bullock
Located in London, GB
Collectors' choice - a very fine and rare Regency period pair of mahogany chairs, firmly attributed to George Bullock. England, circa 1815.
Why we like them
These superb quality, wo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
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...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of Swedish early 19th century late Gustavian chairs in their original finish by master chair maker Melchior Lundberg (active in Stockholm 1795-1834) . Ca 1810 Stockholm, Sw...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Swedish Biedermeier Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier chair, beautiful hardwood frame, newly upholstered seat with a soldier blue gray mohair and cognac leather welt.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mohair, Wood
Wonderful set of four antique Regency mahogany dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful set of four antique Regency mahogany dining chairs, having a figured mahogany top carved mahogany centre splat stuff over seats, standing on turned tapering legs to the fro...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Swiss alp escabelle B 59
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 59
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss 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
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
Set of 4 Small Swedish Folk Art Chairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of four Swedish 18th Century Folk Art chairs
Set of 4 smaller chairs with its old vintage patina in pine. "Allmoge", the Swedish word for Folk Art, is exactly what these four ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
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
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
19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Set of Four Antique Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 19th century of the period Charles X Italian set of four chairs antique in solid walnut wood. Characterized by an enveloping and refined backrest, embellished with an elabo...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique English Mahogany Pair of Chairs
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
English mahogany with fabric lift out seat, with brass detail and carved support for the top rail.
Circa: 1840
Material: Mahogany
Country of Origin: England
Measurements: 87cm hi...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
1710s English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
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
19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Set of Four Antique Chairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 19th century of the period Charles X Italian set of four chairs antique in solid walnut wood. Characterized by an enveloping and refined backrest, embellished with an elabo...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
A Lovely Pair of Early 19th Century French Salon Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A truly delightful and charming pair of early 19th century French salon chairs. With original caned back splats. Newly upholstered in fresh Kravet 100% linen. The silhouettes are st...
Category
Early 19th Century British French Provincial Antique Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
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...
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Birch
Early 19th Century Late Gustavian chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair made in Sweden about 1800. The original and first secondary color give the chairs surface indigenous textures. The seat is original as well as the leather.
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
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
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Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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