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Period: 19th Century
Number in Set: Set of 2
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Lounge Chairs - Antique Fauteuils
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large pair of antique French Napoleon III lounge chairs made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The detailed Fauteuils have a slightly reclined backrest with wide armrests,...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Walnut

19th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Barrel Back Armchairs with Lion Heads
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish antique barrel back armchairs in the Gustavian style, circa 1880. These stunning chairs have shaped barrel backs with li...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Linen, Wood, Paint

19th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Barrel Back Armchairs with Lion Heads
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish antique barrel back armchairs from the Gustavian period, circa 1810. These stunning chairs have shaped barrel backs with...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Linen, Wood, Paint

19th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Barrel Back Armchairs
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish antique armchairs from the Gustavian period, circa 1810. These stunning chairs have shaped barrel backs. The frame features...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Pair Halabala Chairs New Upholstery 27" x 29" x 29.5"
Located in Austin, TX
Newly upholstered, early-edition Halabala lounge chairs. Fabric = Gobi K5241/12 Colorway Mustard treated by FiberSeal. Wood is left as found for authenticity and contrast to the n...
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American Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Bull Horn Chairs Austria 1870
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair of Antique Bull Horn Chairs Austria 1870 A pair antique bull horn chairs, from a noble villa in Austria. The seats are with antique green velvet ...
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Austrian Black Forest Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Wood, Antler

Set of two bedroom chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
A set of His and Hers bedroom chairs the ebony and Amboyna inlaid frames having shaped upholstered backs and overstuffed seats. All raised up on fluttered legs terminating in ceramic...
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British Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Ebony

Pair of Stylised Porter's Wingback Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Whether you are ready to read a good book or smoke a cigar, each chair invites one to sit back, relax and reflect. Offered is a pair of handsome wingback library chairs made in the E...
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English Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique Pair of Victorian Lion & Shamrock Carved His & Hers Oak Library Chairs
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb pair of Victorian his and hers library chairs, circa 1870, the gentleman’s armchair with carved lion head terminals to the padded armrests, each with shaped back and deep seat and recently reupholstered in aubergine purple velvet chenille with braid trim, standing on turned Irish shamrock carved legs with brass caps and white porcelain castors, the brass stamped ‘WT&S Patent’ for William Tonks & Son. In good condition and comfortable these deep seated chairs...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19TH Century Burmese Palace Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elaborately and ornately carved and generously scaled hardwood chairs- - his and hers as one is somewhat larger. The chairs are appointed with tiger heads and raised upon elephant mo...
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Burmese Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Hardwood

Pair Of 19th C. Neoclassical French Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Labeled Dugard underneath the seats. With carved gadrooned pediment crest rails with center scrolled crests over burled upper backs. The curved arms with carved leafy backs and ribbe...
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French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Italian Lounge Chairs in Walnut -a pair - newly upholstered in Silk Plaid
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful pair of wing back chairs, in walnut, hand crafted of the finest materials, and newly recovered in a classic silk plaid. The walnu...
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Italian Louis XIII Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

19th C. Rococo Gustavian Ebonized and Partial Gilt Upholstered ArmChairs, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Rococo Gustavian / Swedish Arm Chairs for him and her. Light greenish. Measures 21"W x 22"D x 32H. Seat height is 17" and arm height is 23" and 22". Seat interior width 17"...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood, Giltwood

Pair Antique Carved Leather Upholstered Club Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of Classic English style club chairs. The elegant chairs with closed arms, the carved mahogany frames with scrolled side and arm suppor...
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Georgian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

New Kiln-Dried Maple Lawson Style Lounge Chair Frame with Mahogany Legs.
Located in North Salem, NY
This new kiln-dried Maple Lawson style lounge chair frame with Mahogany square tapered front legs can sit comfortably in any style decor. This stylish frame with a straight back and ...
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American Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 19th century satinwood Lounge chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of 19th-century graduated satinwood Lounge chairs, the shaped backs and overstuffed scrolling arms and seat upholstered in damask, the Upholstery is worn with some marks. Raised...
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British Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Satinwood

Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Rare Pair of Mahogany Lounge Chairs Model 831
Located in New York, NY
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina rare pair of lounge chairs model 831 with frame in mahogany veneer and bent plywood with brass mounts, and camel leather upholstery, Italy, 1955.. The...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair of Loungers by Fredrik Kayser, Model No 860 for Vatne Lenestolfabrikk
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A rare pair of organic chaped lounge chairs, model 860 by Fredrik A. Kayser for Vatne Lenestolfabrikk. Upholstered in a 100% wool fabric in a ...
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Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Wool, Teak

Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Fauteuils Upholstered Chairs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautiful pair of hand carved walnut open arm chairs in Newly upholstered vintage Fonisetti style large print damask. fabric. The masterfully carved frames with real gold leaf with...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

19th Century French Armchairs: Dark Walnut Finish with Striped Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the grandeur of the late 19th century with our exquisite pair of French armchairs, meticulously handcrafted from solid wood. Each chair, reflecting exceptional craftsmanshi...
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Pair of George IV Library Arm Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of early 19th century George IV mahogany library arm chairs. The chairs have a high curved back with a carved scroll decoration to the top....
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European Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Silk

Pair of Antique Open Armchairs, Scrolling Shaped Arms, on Fluted Turned Support
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An elegant matching pair of mahogany open armchairs, scrolling shaped arms, on fluted turned supports, re-upholstered in cream damask fabric. The open armchair and the fluted leg was modelled after ancient Greek columns...
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British Hepplewhite Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Damask, Mahogany

Victorian Era Campaign Chair with Lidded Ottoman, circa 1890s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare late Victorian folding campaign chair with accompanying lidded storage ottoman chest, circa 1890s. Chair measures 24.25" wide, 30.5" deep, 37....
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American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of French Provincial gilded Wood Corner Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A charming pair of French Provincial gilded wood corner chairs. Beautifully carved walnut frames and new upholtered seats, sturdy and strong and in good antique condition. Stylish, eye-catching chairs would make a fabulous addition to any eclectic interior.
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of 1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 1890s Louis XV carved, ebonized and upholstered lounge chairs. Quality velvet upholstery. Nicely ebonized and carved. Measures 21" in width, 21" in depth and 37.5" in height....
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of 1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Bergere Arm Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Lounge Chairs. Quality striped upholstery. Nicely ebonized and carved. Very firm and comfortable seats. Measures 27" in width...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of Upholstered Linen Armchairs from France - Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of comfortable French upholstered armchairs, c.1880, completely refurbished and re-upholstered in a subtle grey pure linen fabric - in elegant contrast to the rich turned legs of brown walnut. Piped and trimmed with antiqued brass studs...
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French Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Linen, Upholstery, Wood

Antique Danish 19th Century Pair of Baroque Carved High Back Armchairs
Located in Odense, DK
A gorgeous pair of high back armchairs in solid oak. Hand carved by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 19th century. The overall impression is really good. These fine armchairs will co...
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Danish Romantic Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Oak

Pair of English 19th Century Iron Garden Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational pair of English 19th century Garden Arm Chairs. Soundly constructed from iron with iron mesh netting backs and seats. The c...
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English Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Iron

RARE ORIGINAL REGENCY X FRAMED RECLINING BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAiR
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite original X Framed circa 1810-1820 Regency Reclining brown leather Chesterfield tufted armchair that has been fully restored What a...
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British Regency Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Hardwood, Leather

Pair Domestic Cotton Victorian 'Deconstructed' Tufted Scroll-back Chair, 1900
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely stunning and beautiful pair original Victorian lounge chairs, completely and professionally restored in "deconstructed manner". These restored lounge chairs are newly upho...
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Swedish Victorian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Cotton, Linen, Pine

Pair of Custom Hide Upholstered Antique Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic 19th C. French carved and gilt fauteuils with elaborate crests with roses. Carved bound ribbed leafy frames and carved acanthus leaves on the arm ends. Raised on fluted cylin...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Hide, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Irish Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of 19th century Irish mahogany framed armchairs, with rectangular back and out-scrolling arms, covered in a grey velvet fab...
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Irish Victorian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Mahogany

Antique French 19th Century Napolean III Armchair and Footstool Bullion Fringe
Located in London, GB
Antique French 19th century Napolean III armchair and footstool Bullion Fringe Excellent condition. Chair: h78/40 w79 d85 Footstool D43 h42.
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery

Pair Antique French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Salon Chairs C.1870
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique French 19th century Louis XV Style Giltwood salon chairs A superb pair of Louis XV-style gilt wood salon chairs. c.1870, France. Each...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair of Fine Antique Georgian Style Armchairs with Carved Panel Detailing
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant pair of armchairs upholstered in a creamy locale yellow damask. The chairs exhibit carved blind fretwork detailing to the arms and front square legs with H-Strtcher. The b...
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Georgian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Mahogany

Two Antique Spring Steel Garden Arm Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
For comfortable garden seating, these two similar complementary spring chairs with "mesh" steel seat and back can be used indoor and outdoors, porch or patio. Newly re-painted and in...
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American Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Steel

2 Napoleon III Low Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III low chairs, France, 1850s. Price is for 1 2 are available
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Velvet, Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs, Leather, Steel Base, American, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs, leather, steel base, American, 1980s American designers of the period include Milo Baughman, Paul McCobb, Charles and Ray Eames, Florence Knoll, Edward Wormley, Hans Wegner, or George Nelson. Mid-century square form lounge chairs by an unknown American...
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American Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony and Caned Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of 19th century Anglo-Indian lounge chairs Solid hand-carved ebony armchairs, curved back, long arms and raised on turned front legs. Caned back and original suede uphol...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Ebony, Suede, Cane

A Pair of Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Located in New Haven, CT
8 Louis XV style fauteuils. They are large in scale and are exquisitely hand carved with leaves and flowers out of beechwood and then painted in traditional grey and blue tones. The ...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Beech

Pair of 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Curved Back Arm Chairs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of hand carved walnut rounded back armchairs with new upholstered seat. The chairs with a warm age patination to the wood with hand carved backs.
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American Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

2 Original Napoleon III Low Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III low chairs, France, 1850s. price is for 1 2 are available
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut, Alligator, Wood

2 Antique Chinese Elm Qing Dynasty Horseshoe Club Lounge Yoke Arm Chairs Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
"An impressive pair antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Horseshoe back armchairs, circa first half 19th century Made of Elm featuring bentwood horseshoe shaped back with intricately carved ...
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Qing Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Elm, Bentwood

19th C French Armchair and Footstool in 'Fan Palm’ Fabric
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful 19th century French Napoleon lll armchair and footstool, upholstered in our exclusive Tropics 'Fan Palm' fabric. This stunning Armchair and Footstool dating from around 1860, have been painstakingly covered in the luxurious Fan Palm fabric from our Tropics range, designed in-house. The Armchair and Footstool were made as a pair, the curved shaping on the front edge of the Armchair sits together perfectly with the curved shape of the footstool. The frame retains the roots of it's history, the patina of the turned mahogany legs bearing testament to its' 160 year life. 100% organic cotton gabardine, piped with designers guild 'Varese' grey velvet. Dimensions: Armchair 80cm width, 88cm height, 40cm seat height, seat depth 50cm Footstool 67cm width/depth, 40cm height The armchair and footstool are being sold as a set, the price is for the armchair and footstool, we cannot sell separately All of our antique pieces have been especially hand picked by us and reupholstered in either our own exclusive luxury fabrics designed in house, or in a sumptuous fabric that has been exclusively chosen for the item. Ensuring that every piece from our Antiques Collection is a true one off that cannot be found anywhere else. Our pieces of furniture are genuine antique/vintage pieces and therefore can have some signs of age related use or wear, this adds to the character and uniqueness of each of them. All of our hand picked antique furniture pieces...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Cotton, Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A magnificent pair of 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood open armchairs of exceptional quality and scale. Each of the armchairs with elongated oval backs, carved frame bander...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Giltwood

Laminated Rosewood John Henry Belter Victorian Slipper Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique laminated rosewood John Henry Belter Victorian salon slipper lounge chairs, a pair. Item features laminated rosewood bentwood backs, b...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Laminate, Rosewood

Pair of 19th Century Baroque Revival Style Carved Walnut Throne Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Italian 19th century Baroque Revival style carved walnut throne armchairs. The high-back frames with recent upholstered back and seat and open carved scrolled armrests...
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Italian Baroque Revival Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Early Belle Époque French Fauteuils in the Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of late Napoleon III fauteuils or armchairs in a hardwood with a burnished gold overtone. In the Louis XV style, chair frames offer carved cabriole legs with escargot feet, sc...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Walnut Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Armchairs, 1850
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Genoese armchairs from the mid-19th century. Furniture carved in walnut wood of Louis XVI line finely chiselled with feral ornament in the upper part (see photo). Armchairs f...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Boudoir Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved Boudoir side chairs. The low giltwood carved frames with a padded tapered backrest crowned with carved crossed flaming tor...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Silk, Giltwood

Pair of French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Carved Thrones Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French 19th-20th century Baroque style carved walnut and needlepoint upholstered hall throne armchairs with raised carved armrests and fluted conjoint legs. The tapestries ...
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French Baroque Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Wool, Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Walnut Wood Italian Charles X Era Benches, 1840
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian benches from the Charles X era. Furniture carved in walnut with seats covered in fabric with floral decorations (not original, replaced d...
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Italian Charles X Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

19th Century Pair of Italian Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
An attractive pair of restored carved walnut armchairs, Italy, circa 19th century. Each chair features a curved crest rail, padded back and seat covered in a new sturdy cotton fabric...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Bronze

Two Large Biedermeier Armchairs Walnut Cream Material with Blue Flowers
Located in DE
Two large Biedermeier armchairs circa 1850 in a typical cream material with blue flowers. These two chairs are very comfortable chairs made from walnut. The Biedermeier period refe...
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Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Walnut

Charming Pair of English Slipper Chairs Covered in Tapestry Style Fabric
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming pair of English slipper chairs covered in tapestry style fabric. Great compact scale and would be great by a fireplce.
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George III Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a rich black lacquered color. This pair of chairs consist of a top rail leading down ...
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French Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

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Wood, Leather

Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque Carved Arm Throne Chairs, Figural Carvings
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian 19th century Baroque carved arm throne chairs. The pair with figural carvings and putti sleeping on beds of leafs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662–25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-1680 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall Stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the 18th century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the Baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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Italian Baroque Antique 19th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

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