Set of six etruscan style chairs, XIXth c.
$7,216 / set
Set of six etruscan style chairs, XIXth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of six neoclassical walnut etruscan chairs. Italy, 19th c.
Italian Antique 1880s Chairs
Wood
$7,216 / set
Set of six etruscan style chairs, XIXth c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of six neoclassical walnut etruscan chairs. Italy, 19th c.
Wood
Antique Armchairs Reupholsted Chauffeuse Napoleon III French late 19th Centuty
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chauffeuse little armchair French of the Napoleon III period circa 1880. The feets are in wood, the fauteuil has been recently reupholstered and recovered. Antique, 19th century. Sol...
Upholstery, Beech
$4,250 / set
Pair of Swedish Armchairs, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish armchairs, circa 1880, with black painted frames and upholstered seats in pale linen, offering the matched seating that anchors so many well-composed rooms. The squ...
Fabric, Wood
Original of the Time, Rare J.&J. Thonet Stool, Late 19th Century, 1880
By Woka Lamps, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful and rare Thonet stool, published already in the 1888 Thonet Catalogue on page 23 as Salon-Stockerl Nr 5 zum Polstern Material Beechwood black stained with gold colored not...
Fabric, Beech
Morris & Co. Armchair from the Sussex Line, London, 19th Century
By Ford Madox Brown 1, Morris & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Armchair, from the Sussex range of chairs by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., later Morris & Co., English 1870-1900 The armchairs and chairs, which have round seats and square back...
Rush, Fruitwood
Attributed to Philip Webb Aesthetic Movement original rush seat Sussex chair
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with original rush seat and retaining the rush seat side panels. This chair has been totally ...
Rush
Bentwood Chair By Harnisch & Co. Wiena 1880
By Thonet
Located in Čelinac, BA
Harnisch & Co. Benrwood Chair Wiena 1880
Bentwood
$1,470Sale Price / set|25% Off
Harnisch and Co chair Wiena 1880s Set of Two
Located in Čelinac, BA
Wiena 1880s chair by Harnisch Co
Bentwood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Century English Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Armchair, circa 1880
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Baroque carved walnut throne chair, circa 1880. The chair having a carved crest with a shell motif to the center flanked by a pair of fi...
Walnut
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Chippendale Carved Chair, Ribband-Style
Located in New York, NY
An English walnut side chair circa 1880, inspired by the famous Chippendale design known as the "Ribband-Back". The design of this chair is taken directly from Chippendale's 18th C...
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Walnut Twin Chair Back Sofa After a George II Design
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb quality late 19th century walnut double chair back sofa / settee after a George II design of Giles Grendey’s . English Circa 1880. A wonderful sofa having scroll back supp...
Walnut
ANTIQUE 1880 METAMORPHIC ARTS & CRAFTS LiBRARY STEPS IN TIGER ENGLISH OAK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite English Oak Metamorphic Library steps chair of the Arts & Crafts Victorian Era Circa 1880...
Oak
Ebonized 19th Century Art & Craft Sussex Armchair
By Morris & Co.
Located in Weesp, NL
An original Arts & Crafts piece attributed to Morris & Co established in 1875. The turned wood frame is solid Ebonized beech. The chair will be shipped overseas in a custom ...
Beech
Bruce Talbert, for Gillows Set of 6 English Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chairs
By Bruce James Talbert, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert. Made by Gillows of Lancaster and London. A good quality set of six oak dining chairs with an upper and lower row of turnings and carved details above. As you can see...
Oak
Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak and Embossed Crocodile Leather Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs with crocodile leather embossed seat pads A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
Crocodile, Oak
Vintage French Woven Rush Occasional Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage French occasional chair featuring a hand-woven rush seat and classic ladder-back form. Rooted in traditional Provençal and rural 19th-century French country design, it show...
Rush, Wood
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Chair, Swiss circa 1880.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Late 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Chair, Swiss circa 1880. Re-upholstered in beautiful hand block printed fabric decorated with pheasan...
Oak
Velvet X-Frame Chair, England 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
Velvet X-Frame Chair England, 1880 Late 19th century English velvet library chair, curved arms with nailhead trim and a mahogany base on casters. 23.75”w x 19.5”d x 34.75”h x 17”seat...
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique English Aesthetic Movement Caned Side Chair C.1880
Located in London, GB
Antique English Aesthetic Movement Caned Side Chair C.1880 In very good condition commensurate of age. Please message for a shipping quote
Satinwood
Very Rare 19th Century 1880 Italian Venetian Grotto Fantasy Stool Height Adjust
By Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 19th century circa 1880 Italian Venetian height adjustable Grotto Fantasy stool after th...
Walnut
Antique French SET OF 8 Dining Chairs Upholstered Carved Walnut 19thC EXQUISITE
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING Antique French SET OF 8 Renaissance Revival Walnut Upholstered Exquisitely Carved Dining Chairs~~c. 1880s SUPERB French style~~STATELY set with highly carved angels and che...
Walnut
Gothic Revival Accent Chair, Brown Wood & Fabric, Antique, 1880s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown wood, Gothic Revival-style accent chair, dating to the 1880s and made in France. The wood frame is finished in fabric, combining structural presence with tactile comfort. Got...
Fabric, Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...
Upholstery, Oak
$1,232Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 19th Century Pair of mahogany Gothic Hall Chairs – Fine Side Chairs
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique 19th Century Pair of mahogany Gothic Hall Chairs – Fine Quality Side Chairs An antique 19th Century pair of mahogany Gothic hall chairs, full of age, character, and patina. ...
Wood
Bruce Talbert, Attributed. A pair of back throne style Aesthetic Movement chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of tall back throne style Aesthetic Movement chairs with fine carved decoration throughout. The seats are drop in and the backs have an unusual design where they are held firm...
Walnut
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Four Marquetry Inlaid Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...
Mahogany
$1,520Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Swiss alp , folk art Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of Swiss alp , folk art escabelle.
Wood
A pair of substantial Gothic Revival oak hall chairs with period tiles
Located in London, GB
A pair of Gothic Revival oak hall chairs with two sets of period tiles inset in each chair depicting medieval farm workers. The tiles designed by John Moyr Smith.
Oak
$687Sale Price / set|29% Off
Pair of Napoleon III Chairs Fabric and Painted Wood, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Pair of Napoleon III, circa 1880. Black painting with gilded vegetal motifs Antique, late 19th century. It can be recovered with the fabric of your choice to suit your inte...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed / Upholstered Armchair Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Edwardian style mahogany wood framed upholstered armchair set of four pieces. Each chair is in great antique condition. Signed an...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$595Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Chair with Turned Beech and Velvet for Child French, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French chair for child late 19th century Turned beech, with patina, The fabric in a good quality. Two marks in the velvet, nothing dist...
Beech, Velvet
$2,061 / set
Pair of Swiss alp escabelle B 81
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of Swiss alp escabelle B 81
Wood
Lovely Antique Ornately Hand Carved Lion's Hairy Paw Leg Club Library Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-Century, Micheal Thonet No. 37 Chair, Vienna 1880s
Located in Kampen, NL
Thonet No. 37 armchair, designed by Michael Thonet in Austria circa 1880s, is a masterful example of early industrial furniture. Crafted from steam bent beechwood with a cane seat an...
Cane, Bentwood
Orkney Island Pine Wingback Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With woven straw back and wood seat and lower drawer. Square legs.
Straw, Pine
Pair of Gold and Green Painted Louis XV Style Cane Side Chairs
Located in Den Haag, NL
A very nicely proportioned pair of Louis XV style side chairs, the foliate carved chanel moulded frames in a distressed Green and Gold Coloured paint and with Brand new cane backs a...
Wood
Stunning Suite of Antique Anglo Indian circa 1880 Oak & Iron Bound Hall Seats
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of original Anglo Indian circa 1880 oak and iron bound hall seating with internal storage A good looking and well made suite, the set ...
Oak
William Smee Leather Library Chairs, London, 1880
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of William Smee (1829-1886) library chairs, London, circa 1880. 19 inches wide by 21 ½ inches deep by 34 ½ inches tall; seat height 18 inches
Leather, Hardwood
$8,625
1880s Texas Horn Chair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This horn chair came from Texas and was made for the Glantz Ranch between 1880 and 1900. The piece was inherited by Ruth Glantz around 1920 and purchased from her daughter by Fred an...
Antler, Leather, Horn
Fine Set of Six Henry II circa 1880 French Oak & Embossed Leather Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of six French oak with Embossed pressed brown leather upholstered Henry II circa 1880 dining chairs A very rare and totally original set of Victorian dining chairs...
Leather, Oak
Spanish Baroque Style Walnut And Leather Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful scale with pristine stamped leather and well carved frame. Brass tacks with bronze patina.
Leather, Walnut
Italian Art Deco Style Set of 6 Cream Velvet and Black Lacquered Chairs
Located in Meda, MB
This set of 6 Art Deco style chairs were produced in the north of Italy in the 1980s. They are completely covered in an high quality cream velvet on a black lacquered structure. Me...
Lacquer
A Rare Pair of Neo-Egyptian Vulture Chairs, Cairo, circa 1880–1885, Giuseppe Par
Located in London, GB
A rare and highly sculptural pair of neo-Egyptian carved, inlaid and caned chairs, attributed to the celebrated Cairo cabinetmaker Giuseppe Parvis (1831–1909), circa 1880–1885. Each...
Cane, Hardwood
Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
Oak
Victorian Desk Chair Mahogany Office Seat 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany desk chair This rather unusual desk chair is braised upon shaped legs with fitted castors Circa 1880 We ship to every corner of the planet - including the US - ple...
Mahogany
Stunning Pair of Victorian Military Campaign Folding Chairs Steamer Liner Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of Victorian circa 1880 military campaign style folding chairs A very good looking and highly collectable pair of desk steame...
Upholstery, Oak
$3,207
Antique Ebonized Chair
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant salon chair has been painted with black laquer and decorated with gold painted ornaments. The height of the seat is 40cm.
Wood
Set of Ten Neoclassical Armchairs in Gilded Wood, Italy, 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
A set of ten Italian neoclassical armchairs dating from the third quarter of the 19th century, featuring a carved and gilded wooden frame. The rounded backrest features a frame decor...
Fabric, Giltwood
Rare circa 1880 Burmese Solid Hardwood Hand Carved Floral Chair High Back Ornate
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning solid Rosewood hand carved high back low seat Burmese chair A truly stunning piece, this type of furniture is just about as ornate as ...
Hardwood
19th Century English Study Chairs, Oak Frame, Leather Seats, 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These sculptural study chairs feature a minimalist oak frame with softly worn auburn leather, drop-in seats. Their refined and scholastic feel adds a touch...
Leather, Oak
$777 / item
Spanish Antique rush chairs , 1880s
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Spanish Antique rush chairs , 1880s each price.
Wood
Antique Alsace Chair, Hardwood & Iron Frame, France, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th-century wooden chair from the Alsace region of France exemplifies rustic craftsmanship. Constructed from hardwood, the chair features a single slab seat and a unique twiste...
Wood
English Classic Antique Victorian 19th Century Elm and Ashwood Windsor Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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...
Ash, Elm
Victorian Mahogany Childs Chair - Childrens Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian mahogany childs chair Circa 1880 This chair has turned and faceted front legs. The back of the chair being on an unusual shape with a carved centre rail. The seat is co...
Mahogany
Traditional British Victorian Balloon Back Chair. Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Typical English Balloon Back Chair used for the parlor, a lady's desk, or in the boudoire at a dressing table in mid-Victorian England. It has the r...
Wood
$1,300 / set
19th Century French Neo Renaissance Chairs
Located in palm beach, FL
Beautiful pair of richly carved Renaissance-style chairs from the 19th French period.
Oak
Pair Victorian Carved Oak Hall Chairs Parlour Chairs Circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stylish pair of Victorian carved oak hall or parlour chairs dating to circa 1880 Ornate high backs feature carved lion heads, scrolling details and decorative pierced work Oval uphol...
Oak
Pair of 19th c. French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th‑century French Louis XVI side chairs typically means carved, neoclassical, straight‑lined chairs with fluted legs, rosette blocks, and refined proportions. 35h x 21w x...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Victorian Balloon Back Salon Chairs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of Victorian salon chairs with shaped balloon backs and decorative carved details The moulded back frames feature pierced crest rails carved with foliage and central rou...
Terracotta
Napoleon III Chiavari Chair, Gilded Wood & Green Fabric, France, 1880
Located in High Point, NC
A Napoleon III Chiavari style chair, its gilded wood frame built from slender, turned spindles that give the piece an open, ballroom appropriate lightness rarely found in chairs of g...
Fabric, Wood
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