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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Chippendale Period Bench In Oak - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Chippendale bench in oak from the 18th century from England
Very beautiful large bench which was at the time placed in front of the bedrooms in the large English castles. The...
Category
British Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
18th century George III Mahogany Window Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century George III Mahogany Window Seat
Leather Upholstery
Scroll Arms
Brass Nailhead Trim
Cabriole Legs with Support Feet
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Leather
Early 18th Century French Régence Carved Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Large and impressive early 18th century French Régence carved armchair. The Régence was the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and the land was governed by Philippe d'Orléans.
This high quality piece has tapestry upholstery and was typically used with a Mazarin desk...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
$5,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Soft Pad by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller - 1970s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Amazing soft pad chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1960s.
This is an edition produced by Herman Miller, the chair is stamped under the seat as you can see in the photos...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Chrome
18th Century Venetian Rococo Walnut Fauteuil "Au Chasse", Italy, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Venetian Rococo walnut fauteuil "Au Chasse", Italy, circa 1760.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Pair of Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs "The Swedish Model"
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs " The Swedish Model." from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to the original color. Retouches are made...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Pine
Set of Four English George II Period Walnut Side Chairs with Shelled Carved Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 4 English George II period walnut side chairs of good scale, the undulating crestrail above a vasiform splat with carved volutes, terminating in a balloon seat with drop-in ...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Sacristy Armchair
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome mid-18th century Armchair from the South of France. Soundly constructed from beautiful walnut. The seat lifts to expose a hidden compartment for storing a Bible. W...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Walnut Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early George III walnut settee of very graphic form, the square back over deep seat having gentle scrolled arms, the square legs with original brass castors and having dramatic ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
$11,500
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Antique Painted Pinewood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian pair of armchairs with a loose seat cushion, made of hand crafted painted Pinewood in good condition. The l...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Pine
Beautiful Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Renaissance Carved Walnut armchair
Origin : Italy
Period : 16th century
Dimensions:
Height: 114 cm Seat height: 52 cm
Widt...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Canape
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 18th-century French canapé, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and timeless style of the Louis XVI period. This graceful piece features a painted wooden frame, highlight...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
18th Century Baroque styled provincial Italian salon sofa
Located in Alton, GB
Ornately detailed relief 18th Century Baroque styled provincial Italian salon sofa finished in pale gold gilt over gesso on carved hardwood. Wonderfully sculpted centrepiece mask of ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
English Georgian Mahogany Armchair with Upholstered Slip Seat, c. 1720
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne / George I chair with shepherd crook arms and vasiform splat beneath a yoke crest rail. The upholstered slip set is supported by cabriole fr...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Antique 17th-Century French Chairs--Simple, functional beauty, Louis XIV
Located in Saint Helena, CA
Three hundred years of history, rich wood, simple beauty, and rare transitional form!
This is a near pair of early French chairs. They are dated circa 1690; imagine more than 300 years of history! They are made of two prized hardwoods--walnut and oak. The chairs are a rich, dark chocolate color with a wonderful patina. The chairs are similar in size, color, and construction, but they are not perfectly matched pairs.
The chairs have a simple, utilitarian beauty. Their open backrests have small curves decorating the top rail. The front legs and front crossbars have easy turnings. The legs are reinforced with classic H-stretchers. There are simple cylindrical feet in front and block feet in back. They are of the period and representative of an early, rustic, provincial Louis XIV style.
Each chair includes a custom hand-tied cushion made from a Scalamandre textile. The design features deep foliage in faded greens, yellows, and browns, with a few red speckles. The fabric is contemporary yet finished to look wonderfully old, faded, and worn.
The chair's historical interest will inspire the collector in you. Early on, most people sat on stools. During the 1600s, chairs--an innovation at the time--became popular. Early chairs were often backstools--more stools with backrests than our modern seats. This pair captures this unique moment of the evolution from stool to chair.
The chairs are smaller in size. Their backs are about 32 and 1/2 inches tall, and their seats are about 15 and 1/2 inches high. They are bigger than a child's chair but smaller than a dining chair.
The size is part of the historical context. For sure, people were smaller back in the 17th century—maybe 6 inches shorter or more on average. Most importantly, the small size meant these rare, highly valued items could be easily carried where needed—to a guest relaxing, a servant doing light chores, or a devotee praying. (Before we purchased these chairs, they had been in a family chapel at a manor house in the South of France for 100+ years.)
Today, you might use these chairs to provide a striking contrast with the rest of your home. The smaller size means they might accessorize your living room, study, hallway, or nook. As the chairs come as a pair, you might sit on them around a fireplace, use them to bookend a side table, or corner them around a coffee table. Wherever placed, these chairs communicate a beauty that's timeless, simple, and functional.
Email us to learn more about and to view more pictures of this pair of antique 17th-century French chairs.
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Set of Eight George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Consisting of eight side chairs, each with a rectangular back with trellis splats, upholstered seats raised on square tapered fluted legs. Resided on Park Avenue in New York for the ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Louis XVI Chairs from the Workshop of Barthelemy Denis Chardon
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of French carved and painted Louis XVI fauteuils, with oval backs, seats and armrests upholstered in Chelwood fabric, designed by Nina Campbell. With grey/white painted frames...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,736 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Pair of Elegant Gustavian Chairs in Original Paint, circa 1780
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Fine pair of Gustavian dining chairs, retaining their original paint.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th-Century Mexican Colonial Silver Armchairs (Jamugas)
Located in Madrid, ES
An important pair of 18th-century Mexican Colonial armchairs (jamugas), exquisitely crafted from silver, silk, and red velvet. These chairs showcase repoussé silver ornamentation, a ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Mahogany Pair of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine pair of Chippendale period mahogany side chairs having
attractive carved decoration to well-figured pierced splat backs
above unusual bowed seats raised on square chamfere...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$2,736 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Baroque "Queen Anne" Side Chair in Original Painted Decoration '1700s'
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Italian Baroque “Queen Anne” side chair in original painted decoration with a bone colored ultrasuede upholstered slip seat. The painted surfaces have been cleaned and stabilized. Ar...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood, Paint
Elizabethan 'Tudor' Hand Carved Oak Wainscot Arm Chair circa 1580
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Elizabethan Tudor hand carved oak wainscot arm chair - circa 1580 - would be an asset to any space with its simple and modern shape and carved details... its spectacula...
Category
English Elizabethan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
18th century or older, some later support added
A quietly stunning figural Italian Baroque Bench/ Sett...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century English Wingback Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century English wingback armchair.Reupholstered traditionally and covered in Ralph Lauren linen fabric.Circa 1760.
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Wing Chair w/ Carved Ball & Claw Legs Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
Make a quality statement with this New Important Wood & Hogan Chippendale style mahogany wing chair with its high back and hand carved ball & claw front legs. Covered in a handsome s...
Category
Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Suede, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery
$6,755 Sale Price
30% Off
Walnut Chippendale Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Cupids bow crest with a carved shell pierced splat and bold arm supports ending in carved knuckles with cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet.
Category
Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
$26,500
Connecticut William & Mary Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Connecticut William & Mary bannister-back rush bottom armchair with straight rails and spindle back in maple, circa mid-18th century.
23 ½ inches wide by 20 ½ inches deep 42 ¼ i...
Category
American William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Rush, Maple
Pair of 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of fauteuils, of walnut, each having a padded, square, molded back accented by a small floral carving, the outward-curved arms, ending in scrolls, and raised on down swept termi...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
$5,550 / set
English Queen Anne Needlepoint Tapestry and Walnut Settee
Located in Queens, NY
English Queen Anne (18th Century) loveseat with floral needlepoint tapestry upholstery (as is) and a walnut frame with a stretcher base and cabriole legs ending in pad feet.
Category
British Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
18thC Irish library armchair
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A George II period Irish library armchair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat & Cabriole Legs ending in Ball & Claw Feet
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 18th Century Welsh Painted Tavern Bench
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 18th century Welsh painted oak tavern bench with nice faded/ worn paint work. 1720.
Seat height: 17.5-inches (44cm)
Code: 8846
Dimensions:
W: 68" (172.7 cm)
H: 44.5" (113 c...
Category
Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
17th Century English Oak Bench
Located in High Point, NC
Extremely rare 17th century bench made from oak with a newly upholstered top in linen with single welt decoration. There is wear and signs of old repairs on the legs. Old woodworm da...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Linen, Oak
Antique 18th Century French Gilded Bergere Armchair with Stud & Floral Detailing
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Wonderful Antique 18th century French gilded Bergere armchair with stud detailing.
Silk Damask Cushions with tassel borders.
Embroidered hardBoard with ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Brass
$5,951 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely elegant, rare quality pair of George III period armchairs. English, circa 1780.
Why we like them
Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually...
Category
European George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery
$10,260 / set
Unusually Large Swedish Antique Brown Pine Baroque Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusually large baroque chair from Sweden made around 1770. The chair has a frame in solid pine with original faux paint. The painter has made a free interpretation of walnut. The pa...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Pine
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs C. 18th Century
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils, crafted circa 1770, epitomize the elegance and refinement of the late 18th century French design. The finely carved wooden frames feature delicat...
Category
Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine & Rare Original 18th Century 1720 Wainscot Armchair Northern England Oak
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare original 18th century Northern English hand carved from solid oak Wainscot armchair circa 1720
A highly decorative and original piece ...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
Swedish Kubbstol Dated Circa 1700 Red Painted Folk Art Peasant Seating
Located in Forest, BE
Unique Swedish hand carved pine trunk red painted from circa 1700. Lots of history, patina and traces of time. Very good condition. Could be used to sit on a desk with a small cushio...
Category
Swedish Brutalist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An exquisite Swedish tragsofa with traditional Rococo shape and design (e.g. cabriole legs, curves and counter-curves) and Gustavian carvings (e.g. cross hatching, floral detail abov...
Category
Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
17th Hand Carved Antique Italian Wood Chair with Inlaid Inlays
Located in Marbella, ES
17th Hand Carved Antique Italian Wood Chair with Inlaid Inlays
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
French 17th Century Primitive Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
17th Century Primitive Bench, France
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
FINE ANTIQUE GEORGIAN CIRCA 1780 GiLTWOOD CHESTERFIELD WINDOW SETTEE SALON SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale very rare, highly collectable Georgian circa 1780 Salon settee or window seat with the original gold giltwoo...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Empire Mahogany Armchairs Stamped "Jacob D R Medee"
Located in Stamford, CT
This pair of capacious, perfectly designed and executed chairs was created by the workshop of George Jacob and his son, Francois, during the Empire period at their Parisian workshop ...
Category
Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Sofa Bench Fruit Wood and Light Green Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bench made of fruit wood. Altona 1780-1790 (then part of Denmark, today Germany - a suburb of Hamburg).
Reupholstered in 'Sahco Hesslein' fabric.
Category
Danish Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
18th Century Swedish Baroque Style Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque sofa.
Scraped back to original blue/grey shades of paint and upholstered seat in neutral linen.
Seat height: 50cm.
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
George III Mahogany Window Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III (Hepplewhite) carved mahogany scroll arm window bench.
Category
Great Britain (UK) Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Paneled Bench
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century oak bench from England with a highly carved back which has four raised panels, all with floral decoration, flanked with more decorative carvings. The arms are shap...
Category
English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Oak
Large Period Baroque Arm Chair
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A large period Baroque armchair reupholstered in Belgium linen, and repainted in soft grey.
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
$3,721 Sale Price
20% Off
C. 1795 Sheraton Design Set of 8 English Dining Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1795 Sheraton design set of 8 dining chairs, English. Mahogany. Of the highest quality with graceful turned, tapered legs, reeded stiles, reeded framing of crest rails & of the...
Category
English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wrought Iron Daybed ends.
Located in London, GB
A pair of sculptural wrought iron daybed ends with scrolling arms, terminating in hand beaten hoof decoration. Ligura, 18th Century.
The antique metalwork has developed a wonderful ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Pair of Early George III Mahogany Sofas, c. 1765
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Early George III Mahogany Sofas, c.1765
Of pleasingly compact form, with straight back and tightly curving C-scroll arms, with Chinese-Chippendale pierced stretchers and s...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Leather, Calico, Upholstery, Mahogany
$65,670 / set
18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Blue Painted Sofa Bench Tragsofa / 'Trägsoffa'
Located in Wichita, KS
This is a stunning 18th c. Swedish trag sofa bench Tragsofa / Trägsoffa (sofa bed) from the Gustavian period wearing blue paint and newly upholstered in linen, circa 1790. Shaped arm...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Armchair chair 17th Century English Walnut Needlework X-Stretchered, Scroll
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptional, museum quality, English, baroque, walnut, open armchair with faceted legs and shaped ‘x’ stretcher, upholstered in fine Georgian needlework...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
George I Wing Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George I walnut wing armchair of elegant proportions, the arched back over shaped sides and outrolled arms and standing on cabriole legs joined by turned stretchers front to bac...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
$10,900
Pair of Italian Walnut Needlepoint Arm Chairs, 18th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian walnut armchairs with arched top, floral carved scrolled arms, original needlepoint, and terminating on bulbous turne...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Upholstered Fret Work Arm Chair, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany upholstered arm chair with removable cushion, frontal carved fret work legs, and rear carved splaye...
Category
English Chinese Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Eight walnut Direttorio chairs, Tuscany, Lucca circa 1795
Located in Prato, IT
Eight walnut Direttorio Chairs with banded backs and floral pattern carving.
Paws with carved frames typical of Lucca.
Entirely hand-sewn straw seat.
Tuscany, late 18th century
Category
Italian Directoire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Walnut Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century French walnut armchair from the Dordogne region. The typical baluster shaped legs under a high back with upholstered armrest concealing tray supports. Armchairs as the...
Category
French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Spanish Walnut Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Walnut Spanish Bench on carved legs. Great patina to the wood.
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Seating
Materials
Walnut
$10,750
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