Pair of English Regency Side Chairs attributed to Morel & Hughes, circa 1815
By Morel and Hughes
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Pair of circa 1815 English Regency period side chairs attributed to renowned cabinetmakers Morel & Hughes having parcel-gilt and gilt-metal mounted rosewood 'klismos-form' frames; th...
Ormolu
19th Century Empire Revival Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Period Empire side chair: This highly stylized chair has brass inlay and ormolu features to include reclining goddesses, feathers and detailed Roman feet all newly upholstered in a b...
Brass, Ormolu
French Empire Burlwood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th Century French Empire burl wood chair featuring stylized ormolu to include swans, lyre, acanthus and ribbons with lion's paw sabots. Seat newly...
Ormolu
A 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu and Leather armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and most handsome Continental 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu and Leather armchair. This wonderful chair is raised by curved Mahogany legs leading to a c...
Ormolu
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Empire Mahogany Side chair with Ormolu Mounts 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire side chair offers mahogany construction having stylized urn form back slat and foliate cast ormolu mounts throughout, 19th century Measures - 35.75"H x 16.7...
Ormolu
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Empire Parcel Gilt Mahogany & Ormolu Chair with Figures c1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Empire Carved & Parcel Gilt Mahogany & Ormolu Chair with Figures c1820 Measures - 34" x 18" x 20 1/2" A striking example of early 19th-century French Empire design, t...
Ormolu
$48,375Sale Price / set|25% Off
Set of Twelve French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine set of twelve French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Époque mahogany and ormolu-mounted dining chairs. The rounded and padded backrests and sides, surmounted with...
Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze chairs French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 93cm, width 51cm depth 48cm This pai...
Ormolu
Set of Eight Regency Dining Chairs, ex. collection of Edmond and Lily Safra
Located in London, GB
Four Regency ormolu-mounted brass-inlaid ebony and oak side chairs, circa 1815, attributed to George Bullock, and four Arlington modern copies made to match, brass-mounted and inlaid...
Brass, Ormolu
Pair Victorian Salon Chairs Arm, 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Victorian salon chairs with original ormolu mounts Very comfortable with cushioned arm rests We date this handsome pair to ci...
Ormolu
19thc Pair Swiss Elm Hall Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 19thC Pair Swiss Elm Hall Chairs With pierced backs and cleated seats. Measures: W 35 x D 45 x H 93cm. Seat height 44.
Elm
$6,470Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 22.84 in
Set of Empire Armchairs / Chairs, Maple Wood, Paris, 1825
Located in Berlin, DE
Seat group made of maple wood with rosewood intarsia, France, presumably G. Alphonse Jacob, the last of the famous Eben family, probably second quarter of the 19th century. Semi-circ...
Maple
Unique English Oak Side Chair, Circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century very unique English side chair in solid oak with carved back in floral motif. Two long vertical open slats (one to each side of the back) add to the unique design o...
Oak
Pair of 19th Century French Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century French giltwood armchairs. Finely carved with nice patina. Newly upholstered in Rubelli silk fabric.
Silk, Giltwood
$8,000 / set
H 33.75 in W 20 in D 17 in
Set of Four English Regency Mahogany Dining Room Chairs, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four English Regency mahogany upholstered and brass tacked dining room chairs with floral reeded cross hatching and terminating on tapered squared legs with spade feet. Set co...
Brass
$4,995 / set
H 33 in W 21.5 in D 20 in
Antique Set Eight Georgian Regency Flame Mahogany Dining Chairs Armchairs 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine set of eight antique Georgian, Regency period flame mahogany dining chairs, including two armchairs, circa 1820. This very elegan...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 32.29 in W 18.51 in D 18.9 in
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...
Fruitwood
$3,995 / set
H 33 in W 20.75 in D 22 in
Pair of Regency Styled Side or Accent Chairs with Reclining Nude & Swan Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique chairs are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Regency, or Hollywood Regency style. The...
Cane, Pine
Traditional Victorian Balloon Back Side Chair, English, Circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality traditional form solid mahogany Victorian balloon back chair with "slip in" seat, upholstered in gold silk damask. Nicely carved do...
Damask, Mahogany
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glorious set of ten mahogany dining chairs made in the neoclassical French empire taste. The chairs feature decorative bronze mounts ...
Bronze
Karl Springer Attributed JMF Chair Lacquered Burlwood Patchwork
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Jean Michel Frank JMF chair attributed to Karl Springer featuring an ebonized wood frame covered with a rich burl patchwork. The burl veneer is show...
Fabric, Wood, Burl
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.16 in W 18.31 in D 17.72 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Side Chair
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style dining side chair from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassical gil...
Walnut, Giltwood
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H 36.25 in W 21.25 in D 18 in
Set of Ten French Louis XV Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Bronze D'ore Mounts
Located in El Monte, CA
An elegant set of ten Louis XV Style Mahogany Dining Chairs featuring fine foliage motif dore bronze mounts on seat backs and aprons of chairs. Caned backrests, delicately carved cab...
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Style Armchair
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style armchair French, early 20th century Height 65cm, width 74cm, depth 55cm This elegant armchair is crafted...
Ormolu, Bronze
Empire Revival Chair
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine empire revival gilt-bronze mounted mahogany fauteuil. This elegant armchair has a scrolled mahogany frame with a padded upholstered back and seat, the arms put down on fine...
Ormolu
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H 35.44 in W 19.69 in D 20.48 in
Four Italian Dining Chairs Empire Style Red Gold Upholstery 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
A set of four solid walnut chairs in the fabulous Empire style with ormolu decorations, made in Italy in the 20th century, in good condition. The walnut frame is beautiful in color ...
Ormolu
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H 34.65 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Swedish Biedermeier Empire Antique Dining Chairs 19th Century Ormolu Style, Pair
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier pair of dining chairs with rare roundel motifs decorated in ormolu style finish - the chairs have top grade golden birch quilted veneers finished in a Cla...
Ormolu
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H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze armchairs. French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 70cm, depth 60cm This pair of French Empire style fa...
Ormolu
19th Century Neoclassical Style Giltwood Hall Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th century continental giltwood hall chair with a lovely face carving and ormolu detail, newly upholstered in a cream low pile velvet with petite old...
Ormolu
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H 35 in W 24 in D 25 in
French Empire Armchairs with Ormolu Mounts and New Upholstery Napoleon III
Located in West Hartford, CT
A magnificent pair of French Empire armchairs with bronze mounts, late 19th century. Napoleon III style mahogany armchairs with ormolu ...
Brass, Ormolu
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H 35.83 in W 17.92 in D 20.08 in
Vintage French Empire Mahogany Napoleon Style Dining Chairs Pair Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of vintage French Empire style Napoleon chairs with Ormolu mounts. A good looking and decorative pair...
Ormolu
Boulle Inlaid Armchair with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
This magnificent armchair, or throne chair, is a majestic work of seated furniture, decorated to exacting standards in the highly detailed and complex Boulle technique. It is a rare and wonderful French antique, which should take pride of place in a grand study, living room or throne room. The frame of the chair has been crafted from ebonised wood and inlaid with Boulle marquetry (combining precious tortoiseshell, pewter and brass). This has resulted in deep red coloured panels, decorated with metallic scrolling vines which bloom in white flowers. Curling gilt bronze acanthus leaves are mounted onto the four triangular chair...
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
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H 38 in W 18 in D 21.5 in
Pair of French Empire Winged Lion Gilt Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Side Chairs
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French Empire / neoclassical winged lion and paw feet gilt doré bronze, ormolu mounted side chairs with new red velvet upholstery.
Bronze, Ormolu
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H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Antique Biedermeier Empire Swedish Dining Chairs Fan Motif Ormolu Style Pair
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier pair of dining chairs with rare fan motifs decorated in ormolu style finish - the chairs have top grade golden birch quilted veneers finished in a Classic...
Ormolu
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