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Period: 19th Century
Number in Set: Single Piece
Antique French Fruitwood Bergere armchair, 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th century French fruitwood bergere armchair. It is of superb quality and features down filled cushions and exquisitely carved details. Additional information: Materia...
Category

Louis XV Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Chippendale Chair with Wool Chevron fabric and leather tape trim and nailheads
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
35″w at the front, 31″w at the back, x 37″h, 34″h side height, 26.5″ arm height, 19.5″ seat height x 22″ seat depth, 30″d
Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Antique Oak Hall Chair, Arts & Crafts Spinning Chair, Scotland 1890, H1113
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak Chair, Carved Arts & Crafts Spinning Chair, Hall Chair, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1890, H1113 + Scotland 1890 + Solid Oak + Original finish + Decorated to the sea...
Category

Scottish Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Louis XV Style Giltwood Chair, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style giltwood chair, 19th century. Louis XV style chair in carved and gilded wood, cane seat and back, late 19th century, lack of gilding which can be restored on request....
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

African Ashanti King's Asipim Chair Ghana 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
African Ashanti tribe chiefs chair. Highly decorated with brass tacks and pressed brass decorations. Hardwood with vellum back and seat. Ghana. Late 19th century.
Category

Ghanaian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass

Syrian Walnut Chair with Mixed Inlay, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A highly decorative example of a Late 19th / Early 20th Century hand carved Syrian Moorish style armchair with velvet and appliqué cushion. Walnut with hand turned fretwork and elabo...
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Syrian Moorish Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass

Charles X Birch Tub Form Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
a Charles X birch tub form arm chair featuring elegantly curved gilt arms and legs. France, circa 1825 38.25" H x 25' W x 25" D 20.5" seat height
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French Charles X Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Birch, Giltwood

Antique French Empire Mahogany Side chair with Ormolu Mounts 19th C
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...
Category

French Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Otto Wagner for Jacob & Josef Kohn Secessionist Movement Stained Bentwood Chair
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Otto Wagner for Jacob and Josef Kohn Secessionist Movement Stained Bentwood Chair, with Pierced Vase Splat & Branded Stamp to Chair Underside Made in Vienna Austria Jacob & Josef Ko...
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Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Velvet

19th Century Victorian Upholstered "Cockfighting" Chair, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very rare “cockfighting“ chair made in England in the middle part of the 19th century. Still in its original leather upholstery, the chair has a sweeping back rail and a narrow bac...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Pine

Antique William IV Leather & Mahogany Library Chair With Athenian Carved Wood
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Elegant William IV Leather & Mahogany Library Chair With Athenian Carved Wood And Brass Studded Detailing Upon Brass Castors 1800's
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British William IV Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass

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...
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Italian Empire Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Provincial Carved Walnut Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century French Provincial carved walnut armchair.
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French Country Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

A 19th Century Antique Chinese Elm Horseshoe Armchair Late Qing
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A late 19th Century Chinese Horseshoe Armchair in Elm. Superb form with horseshoe back and sweeping arms that hug your wrists perfectly. A single vertical slat backrest with solid ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Elm

Victorian Walnut Armchair
Located in London, GB
Victorian walnut armchair A Victorian walnut armchair of good proportions. Fully restored and covered in calico. Loose cover made in 'Old Flax, Ivory' by ...
Category

Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Oak Chair, Tall Carved Oak Hall and Spinning Chair, Scotland 1890, H1077
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak Chair, Tall Carved Oak Spinning Chair, Hall Chair, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1890, H1077 + Scotland 1880 + Solid Oak + Original finish + Has a lovely shaped carve...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Armchair French Louis XIII Style Fauteuil 19th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
19th century from French or Spanish. Louis XIII, It does not need to be reupholstered. The fabric is kept in very good condition, with minimal scratches almost invisible on the up...
Category

French Louis XIII Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

1880s German Piano Chair, Walnut, Height Adjustable
Located in Greven, DE
Antique height adjustable piano chair Germany Walnut Wilhelminian period around 1890 Dimensions: H x W x D: 105 x 46 x 45 cm, seat height variable from H 46 - 58 cm Description: Q...
Category

German Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Chair Thonet Nr.32, since 1883
Located in Praha, CZ
Firm and compact, perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac. The seat, originally woven with pedig, was replaced by a more durable plywood with art nouveau decor. This chair appear...
Category

Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Antique Walnut Chair, Single Victorian High Back Chair, Scotland 1890, H1069
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Chair, Single Victorian Walnut High Back Chair, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1890, H1069 Scotland 1890 Solid Walnut Original F...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Painted Oak Adjustable Music Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Painted Oak Adjustable Music Chair. Adjustable seat height 18" to 25". 14.5" wide x 17" in depth and stands 38"
Category

American Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak, Paint

Fine Pair of 18th-19th Century Carved Hall Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of antique hall chairs with carved relief decoration on the backs of a heraldic lion on top of a castle turret, likely English....
Category

European Regency Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century French Fauteuil in Walnut
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Regence style fauteuil, French. Well carved walnut. Shaped cross stretcher. Shell & acanthus carving throughout. Cabriole legs ending in hoof feet. Original tapestr...
Category

Regency Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Victorian Dining Chairs, Scotland 1880, H1132
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Occasional Chairs, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1880, H1132 + Scotland 188...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Italian Painted Dining Chair, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This upholstered dining chair wonderfully recreates the delicate, feminine seating of 17th and 18th century European furniture, designed in the style of Venetian Rococo and Louis XV....
Category

Italian Louis XV Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900 A wonderful inlayed nutwood chair decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, stag and edelweis flowers. Surro...
Category

Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Nutwood

Curule Style Mahogany Armchair, circa 1890
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sherborne, GB
Mahogany Curule style open armchair in the manor of the design of Thomas. Hope. This attractive late 19th century chair has a moulded X frame facade with a central carved reeded rand...
Category

English Regency Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Smoking chair with Cigar Storage
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique "Chaise de Fumeur" or smoking chair was crafted in France, circa 1880. This rich oak chair stands on two front scroll legs ending with paw feet and barley twist ...
Category

French Black Forest Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Florentine Savonarola Chair, all hand Carved Walnut Restored and Wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important Original Florentine Renaissance Savonarola chair in carved walnut restored and polished to wax. Armrests ending with two finely hand-carved heads of lion: type of finish pr...
Category

Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Carved Spinning Chair, Poker Work, Scotland 1880, H272
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian carved spinning chair, Poker Work, Scotland 1880, H272 Scotland 1880 Beechwood Original finish High back with cut out near top With flora...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Hand Carved Louis XIII Highback Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Lucenec, SK
Antique hand carved Louis XII highback armchair, late 19th century. New upholstery.
Category

European Louis XIII Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Carved Prayers Chair or Prie Dieux
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 19th century French elaborately hand carved ebony cross splat Prie-Dieu or prayer chair. A religious kneeler from the late 19th century, featuring a padded black leather top rail a...
Category

French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This rare and elegant Biedermeier walnut chair was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refin...
Category

Austrian Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Swedish Folk Art Rustic Pine Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art chair made during the late 1800s. The chair is hand-made from pine with a heart cut out from the backrest. The chair has never been painted so the pine has aged natu...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Pine

Huge Fully Restored Chesterfield Hand Dyed Brown Leather Hearth Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original, extra large, late Victorian, fully restored, Chesterfield cigar brown leather hearth footstool A very good looking coll...
Category

English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather

202 years old Folk Art Chair, made of Pine tree in 1821
Located in Farsta, SE
202 years old Folk Art Chair, made of Pine tree in 1821. The patina and repairs over the years makes it really smooth and tactile. Maker marks and date on the back. Height: 75 cm ...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Pine

Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900 A wonderful inlayed nutwood chair decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting chamois, goat and edelweis flowers. Surro...
Category

Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Nutwood

Pair of Antique Portuguese Arm Chairs W Fortuny Seats
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Portuguese Arm Chairs W Fortuny Seats
Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chair with Oval Hand Carved Back
Located in Sofia, BG
Attractive nineteenth century mahogany hall chair. Hand carved oval back with lovely elegant decorations and a seat raised on turned reeded legs. England, circa 1880.
Category

Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of a late Victorian wicker rocking chair that that is detailed in scrolling wicker and a diamond pattern, in addition to a...
Category

American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

1890s Bentwood Debrecen Single Dining Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1890?s Bentwood Debrecen Single Dining Chair 1890’s Bentwood Debrecen Elegant Single Dining Chair. It is hard to be precise about the origin of this chair as little history is known...
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European Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

A Fine 19th Century Chippendale Style Armchair
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine 19th Century Chippendale Style Armchair This superb 19th-century example of a top-quality Chippendale open armchair is made from rich...
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English Chippendale Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XVI style Cane Back Fireside Chair
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Louis XVI style Cane Back Fireside Chair.
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

19Thc Original Painted Decorated Fiddle Back Chairs -Set of Six Signed G. Nees
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original paint decorated fiddle back plank bottom chairs from Lancaster County ,Pennsylvania. Signed G. Nees made in Manheim,Pennsylvania. These chairs are so comfortable and ...
Category

American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Georgian Chairs in Ikat
Located in Dallas, TX
English Georgian Chairs in Ikat
Category

European Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Huge Fully Restored Antique Chesterfield Club Armchair Whisky Brown Leather
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely massive, original late Victorian Chesterfield club armchair with coil sprung frame and hor...
Category

English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

19th Century Red Maroon English Country House Leather Armchair
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine and original late 19th century maroon buttoned leather armchair. On turned front legs and typical squared back, all with their original brass castors. Areas of wear as you ...
Category

English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Official Hat Armchair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
fine and unusually large single Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back official hat armchair. circa 1850 China.
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Two Elegant Antique Chairs from France in Louis XVI Style, circa 1860
Located in Sofia, BG
Two elegant antique chairs from France in Louis XVI style, circa 1860. These chairs are made of solid painted wood with curved frame and legs and have been reupholstered with a beige...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

High Back Wooden Wabi-Sabi Church, Pray Bench II, Modular Back, Rustic, 1880s
Located in Antwerp, BE
High back wooden wabi-wabi church, pray bench, modular back, Rustic, 1880's Rustic high back wooden church or pray bench from the 1880s. The backre...
Category

French Rustic Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swiss Alpine Folk Art from Gstaad Village
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp Folk Art from Gstaad village.
Category

Swiss Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Chair with Antique Indigo Cloth on Wheels
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Chair with Antique Indigo Cloth
Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century open armchair by Hindley & Son made in birch and upholstered in a vintage blue and white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century. Fully restored and re-upholstered.
Category

Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Birch

New England Hitchcock Style Chair with Woven Rush Seat
Located in Norton, MA
A New England Hitchcock Style/Fancy chair. Hand painted/stenciled with a deep and rich patination from years of good wear. The seat is woven rush seats and is in very good condition....
Category

American Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

European Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Large European barley twist chairs with hand-carved details and dark red vinyl upholstery. Statement pieces that are sturdy and comfortable to sit in.
Category

Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Rare circa 1880 Burmese Solid Hardwood Hand Carved Floral Chair High Back Ornate
Located in GB
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 ...
Category

Burmese Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

French antique wood oak and straw chair with armrests decorations, late 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
French antique wood oak and straw chair with armrests decorations, late 1800s French chair with armrests. The structure is in oak and the s...
Category

French Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Scotland 1880, H1133
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1880, H1133 + Scotland 1880 + Solid Walnut + Original Finish + Shaped top rail ...
Category

Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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