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Period: 19th Century
Recognized Seller Listings
Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Swiss Black Forest chair offers a delightful surprise—a music box hidden inside will activate when the chair is sat upon. A remarkable example of the intricate craft...
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Georgian Period Carved Mahogany Chairs
Located in London, GB
A Pair of George IV Hall Chairs
By William Latham Huxley
Constructed in mahogany, having beautifully turned and reeded front legs and elegant sabre legs to the rear, the back rest of a most unusual waisted shape and adorned with carved garlands, ribbons, laurel wreaths and English roses. Each stamped "W. Huxley" to the underside.
English, circa 1825
Dimensions: H: 42 in / 107 cm | W: 18 in / 46 cm | D: 18 in / 46 cm
William Latham Huxley (fl. 1822-1845) is a recorded cabinetmaker from Liverpool, having been apprenticed there to Thomas Croft Huxley of 52 Park...
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair with Red Leather Upholstery
Located in London, GB
A Mid-19th Century Carved Mahogany Desk Chair
Constructed from solid carved mahogany, the chair standing on confidently lobed baluster front legs, with splayed legs to the rear, all with porcelain castors; the horseshoe-shaped back with pierced scrolls and a buttoned red leather upholstery matching the seat.
English, circa 1850
This chair is nearly identical to the so-called "Charles Dickens Chair" (A9979) at the Museum of London, sharing many carved features. The famous author...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Steel and Leather Rocking Chair in the Manner of R. W Winfield
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A strip metal steel frame rocking chair in the manner of R. W Winfield, reupholstered in new black distressed leather.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak
Unusual Primitive 19th Century Swedish Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual primitive and sculptural early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art chair. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Pine
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 round, or balloon shaped back; cabr...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century 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
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Pine
Victorian Child's Rocking Chair. American, Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely child's mid-Victorian hardwood rocking chair, ebonized with hand painted polychromed floral stenciling to the top back rail in colors of blue, green and red; gold line and fle...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight*
The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair
by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Carved entire...
Category
Irish Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Yew
Set of 8 English Chippendale Brown Leather Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 English Chippendale style (late 19th Cent) chairs with a carved ribbon back design & new brown leather slip seat. (2 arms-26"w 24.5"d 41'h, 6 sides (att: GILLOWS)
Category
English Chippendale Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair, the arched back continuous with the scroll arms, and carved with beribboned foliate sprays in the centre, the shaped seat rail set above t...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Fine pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Gustavian (the Swedish Model) chairs in their original colour with great wear to the surface.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Pine
A fine pair of Regency mahogany armorial hall chairs attributed Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of Regency mahogany armorial hall chairs attributed Gillows, each with an ogee back supported on C-scrolls and circular dished seat raised on turned and reeded outswept f...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rare pair of 19th Century Gustavian Faux Bamboo Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Rare pair of early 19th century Gustavian faux bamboo chairs in their original finish. Ca 1810 Stockholm, Sweden.
The chairs are attributed to Ephraim Sthal. Supplier to the Royal ...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Revolving Ship Chair(s), England circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Revolving Ship Chair(s)
England circa 1870
Mahogany seats on cast iron bases with three decorative lions heads and P+O Motif carved on the back.
18.5”w x 19”d x 35”h x 19”seat
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Iron
A Regency mahogany library reading chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Regency mahogany library reading chair, of rectangular form with slatted back and sides, with two deep buttoned cushions and padded elbow rests re-upholstered in distressed black l...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs.
Each with tablet toprail elaborately carved with stylised flower-head and scrolling foliage around a central scallop shell. The channelled side rails running to swept arms with leaf carved terminals resting on flared tassel and cup supports decorated with lotus petals. The front and side seat rails are carved with foliate and flowers to the corners above turned front legs. The rear legs are of square section and slightly shorter so that the chair gently reclines. Caned backs and seats with leather squab cushions.
Galle District, Sri Lanka, Circa 1830/50.
Although furniture represented a small part of raw and manufactured exports from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), it was considered a centre of interest for furniture making in the nineteenth century and Ceylonese furniture...
Category
Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ebony
A patented mechanical campaign invalid chair by Chapman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This mahogany wheel chair has a padded back, arms and seat, reupholstered in deep buttoned blue leather. The brass-bound wheels have a secondary outer wheel, and a pair of smaller b...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Brass
Georgian Reading Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A handsome and rare Georgian-style reading chair, expertly crafted of mahogany. With its high, wide back that slims at the seat, the chair is constructe...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of English Country Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good assembled set of English country oak Hepplewhite chairs having shield crests over pieced back splats over plank seats, over square tapered legs joined by box stretchers, all of ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak
Victorian Rosewood Medallion Backed Open Armchair by Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian rosewood medallion backed open arm chair by Holland & Sons, the rounded back and seat raised upon stop fluted front legs and kicked out ...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Stick Back Armchair, England, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Stick Back Armchair
England, circa 1890
Spindle back chair with slab seat, turned legs, and original stain.
Measures 24.5”w x 23”d x 39.25”h x 18” seat
Category
English Primitive Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
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
Oak Captain's Chair, England, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Captain's chair.
England circa 1890.
Carved seat and back, turned spindles, legs, and stretchers.
Measures: 22.5”L x 19”D x 34”H x 19.5”seat.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair 19th Century Mahogany Corner Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th century mahogany corner chairs with shaped backs, scroll arm supports and decoratively carved back splats to the centre.
Both chairs sit on four cabriole legs, the front...
Category
Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fine Pair of 19th Century Swedish Empire Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Swedish Empire chairs veneered with mahogany after a drawing by C. Sundvall (Architect 1754-1831). For the interior of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Primitive Oak Chair, France, circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive oak chair
France circa 1880
Measures: 18.5” L x 17” D x 30.75h” H x 16”seat.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Tapestry Fauteuils
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style giltwood and tapestry fauteuils.
The tapestry 18th century and attributed to the Beauvais Manufactory. The frames are finely carved with guilloche bandin...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
Early 19th century Swedish Log Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Vernacular early 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chair or “kubbestol” a provincial Scandinavian chair made from a log. Ca 1800 - 1820 Sweden.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Occasional Chair in the French Style
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century occasional chair in the French style, with simply turned mahogany legs to the front terminating on brass castors, and two plain mahogany legs to the rear. This piece has recently been re-upholstered in a simple fabric with decorative brass nail detailing just above the front legs.
Often called ‘Slipper Chairs’, these types of chairs...
Category
Irish Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
French Empire Bergère Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
The beautiful design of this pair of French upholstered bergère chairs exemplifies the artistry and elegance of the Empire period. Exhibiting perfect proportions, the chairs are enha...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Salon Chairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Sèvres-Style Porcelain Mounted Salon or Bedroom Chairs
These charming chairs are delicately carved and adorned with attributes of love. The to...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
New England Hitchcock Chairs Rosewood Painted & Stenciled Flowering Plants
Located in Downingtown, PA
New England Hitchcock chairs,
Set of Six,
Most likely Connecticut,
Circa 1840
The set of six side chairs have stenciled gilt decorations of flow...
Category
American American Classical Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of George IV Mahogany Carver Armchairs
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine pair of George IV mahogany carver chairs. The carved shaped backs, above a reeded central splat, with stuff over seats, resting on turned ...
Category
English George IV Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Two Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These beautiful late 19th-century fauteuils (armchairs) are designed in the style of furniture crafted in France in the Louis XVI period (1774-92).
The chairs’ frames are crafted...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Generous George III Wing Arm Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A generous George III wing arm chair, the shaped deep-buttoned back with scrolling arms, reupholstered in distressed blue-black leather, raised on four ...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather
Traditional Carved Norwegian Kubbestol, Norway 1800s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This “kubbstol” or “kubbestol” is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a log. The kubbestol was quite common in some districts of Norway from about 1750 to 1960, where it was usually made from logs with significant girth and three to four feet in length.
The tree trunk was hollowed out so that the base (from the seat down) would be cylindrical while the back of the chair continues upward from the seat in a curved shield that makes the chair both snug and comfortable. Most, but not all, kubbestols were decorated with carving, painting, or some combination of the two. This chair has beautiful folk patterns hand carved into it, with visible, raw craftsmanship. Carved and painted decorations would differ from district to district and styles changed over time. While the log is seemingly roughly shaped, this chair is surprisingly comfortable, as functionality has been historically important for Scandinavian furniture makers. The kubbestol was often placed next to the open-hearth fireplace or next to the bed, and it was reserved for the head of the household. Large, impressive farmhouses might have had several richly carved and painted kubbestols as a display of wealth and status.
These days the log chair has become a symbol of Scandinavian roots for many families with ties to Norway, Sweden, or Denmark. The kubbestol is a reminder of our rural heritage and a time when most things in and around the home were made by hand from materials found in nature. Essentially a chair hewn from a tree trunk, this chair is as closely associated with Norway as Peer Gynt...
Category
Norwegian Brutalist Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Chippendale Carver Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of Chippendale-style carver chairs with drop-in needlework embroidered seats, pierced splat backs and cabriole legs terminating on simple pad feet. This pair of carvers feature ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair 18th Century English Hepplewhite Armchairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 18th-century English Hepplewhite armchairs complete with fine studded green damask upholstery. The pair feature serpentine front seats terminating with simple reeded legs suppor...
Category
English Hepplewhite Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Hepplewhite Style Wheelback Armchairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A fine pair of Hepplewhite style wheelback armchairs with oval-shaped backrests and spiderweb detailing, shaped reeded armrests & stuffed over seats. These chairs are raised on taper...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Italian Giltwood Palazzo Chair Suite
Located in London, GB
Consisting of three armchairs and seven side chairs, this superb giltwood suite was made in Italy in the nineteenth century. With slight variations in t...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Exuberantly Carved Walnut Chair with Ruby Red Upholstery
Located in London, GB
An Exhibition-Quality carved chair
Possibly by Mssrs Hunter of London
An exuberant and striking example of mid-nineteenth century furniture craft, the single chair carved from so...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare Pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Rare and fine pair of early 19th century Gustavian chairs in Chinese taste signed by master chair maker Ephraim Sthal (1767-1820) Suppli...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
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...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A little different with the fret back design,...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
A pair of Glastonbury chairs made for the Pembertons of Durham
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Each of these oak Glastonbury chairs has a pointed back and a fixed rectangular seat. The shaped arms and X-frame legs are attached with protruding pegs, giving the impression of a c...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Antique English Late Victorian Chairs
Located in London, GB
Set of eight antique English late Victorian chairs
English, c.1880
Measures: Height 87cm, width 46cm, depth 48cm
These excellent chairs were craft...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Gustavian chairs in secondary historical color and it's original padding, ca 1810 Stockholm, Sweden.
This ...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
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 black and maroon pin-striped fabri...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Armchair French Giltwood Rococo Style, France
Located in New York, NY
Armchair French giltwood Rococo style France. An armchair made during the 19th century in France. Frame of giltwood with beautiful carvings. Contempora...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
American Victorian Tufted Upholstered Red and Beige Checkered Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Eastlake style armchair with burgundy and beige checkered upholstery with a button tufted roll back and a mahogany frame with carved detail including floral medall...
Category
Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This so-called “tête a tête” bench from Tibet is a truly unique and historic piece. Furniture from Tibet generally brings to mind hand-painted wooden creations with religious and folk patterns and exceptional craftsmanship. This love seat from the 1800s is a much less decorated, but nonetheless an amazing piece to behold.
There are two types of love seats, this form is known as a tête-à-tête, courting...
Category
Tibetan Other Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Upholstered Hepplewhite Shield-Back Armchairs w Provenance, circa 1870s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite pair of circa 1870s Hepplewhite style 'Shield-Back' armchairs are exquisite. We believe the wood to be crafted from solid Mahogany with intricate detailed carved details.
The upholstered back and arms provide additional comfort from the traditional open back style of standard Hepplewhite chairs. Acquired from English Antiques specialist Dillingham & Company in 1998, a copy of the receipt is attached in the photo gallery.
These 19th Century antique shield back arm chairs would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs...
Category
English Hepplewhite Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Corner Seat
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany corner chair with urn back slats, upholstered seat, three-pillar legs & cabriole leg with pad foot to the front.
Category
Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Gothic Revival Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Gothic Revival mahogany arm chair with ogee arched back & green striped seat. (late 19th Cent)
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Fourteen Anglo Indian Regency Ebony Armchairs
Located in Dublin, GB
A rare set of fourteen Anglo Indian Regency Ebony armchairs,
The reeded backs above a central splat, with reeded arms,
resting on turned reeded legs, w...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Reed, Ebony
Chairs Assembled Baroque Style Set of 10 Dining Chairs Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chairs Assembled Baroque Style Set of 10 Dining Chairs Black Sweden. An assembled set of 10 dining chairs in the baroque style made during the 18-19th Century. Refinished in our Lase...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
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