Mid-19th Century Seating

A 19th century bench-made Windsor settee of birdcage form featuring “cattail” spindles and foot rails with faux bamboo turnings and through-socket joints. It is superbly crafted in a...

This fine hand crafted New England 19thc extended arm Windsor chair in a natural unpainted surface.The natural chair is in fine sturdy condition.

19th-century Swedish slagbänk bench with spindle back, reeded panels, and beautifully worn layered paint. The removable seat opens to reveal generous storage beneath, while the origi...

A Charming Set Of 6 Early 19th Century Matching Ash & Elm Farmhouse Kitchen Windsor Dining Chairs, Having Scribed Edge To Typical Hooped Backs, With Elegant Turned Stick Spindles And...

We offer this antique Italian sofa or chaise longue dating back to the mid-19th century. The sofa features a solid walnut frame and a comfortable padded seat and backrest. Its desig...

A characterful mid‑19th‑century English farmhouse bench in solid oak, crafted around 1850 and embodying the honest, utilitarian charm of rural British furniture. With its time‑soften...

An elegant French Napoleon III boudoir chair featuring a gracefully shaped upholstered back and seat (lovely clean fabric) raised on ebonized turned feet. Designed for the intimate s...

A substantial set of eight Spanish Revival dining chairs, comprised of six side chairs and two armchairs. Each chair features a solid dark-stained hardwood frame with geometric carve...

Rare Horrix Brothers Lounge Chair in Olive Green Velvet The Netherlands Mid 19th Century A rare lounge chair of exceptional quality by Horrix Brothers, upholstered in a rich olive g...

This pair of mid nineteenth century Louis XVI style painted armchairs, features a curved top seat back detailed with a central laurel motif and acanthus finials at the corners. Its d...

This pair of mid-nineteenth century gilt wood armchairs is in the classic French Louis XV style. The hand carved frames are detailed with simple fluting and scrolling armrests. With ...

Swiss alp escabelle B 79

This elegant antique stool was crafted in Southern France circa 1850 and exemplifies refined late 19th century French craftsmanship. Constructed from solid fruitwood, the square form...

Swiss alp escabelle B 41

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Antique Belter Victorian Rosewood & Burl Boudoir Chair C1860 Measures - 33 5/8" x 17 5/8" x 20 1/2" This boudoir chair is attributed to the style of...

Set of six Pennsylvania plank seat side chairs painted gray with floral decorated back splat and crest rail. The chair elements are black pinstriped and banded in gold. American, ci...

An impressive and highly decorative 19th Century Anglo-Indian, bleached rosewood settee. This beautiful piece has a great shape and is decorated with fantastic carved detail on the s...

Swiss alp escabelle B 67

Swiss alp escabelle B 65

Swiss alp escabelle A 101

Set of 10 19th century Chippendale design dining chairs Fine quality set of dining chairs in the Chippendale taste, circa 1860. Set comprises of 8 single and 2 carver armchairs. So...

This is an antique salon chair. An English, walnut armchair, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840. Beautifully appointed salon chair...

These French ballroom chairs, dating to the mid 19th century, exemplify the grace and craftsmanship of the Second Empire period. These would make fabulous accent chairs!! Retaining t...

19th century William IV carved mahogany chaise longue circa 1835. Fine quality late William IV chaise longue, one of the most elegant you will find of it's type. Profusely hand car...

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An exquisite Louis Philippe daybed in beautiful figured walnut, of superior design and fine craftsmanship. France, circa 1835. In near perfect condition, this is one of the most extr...

Swiss alp escabelle A 87

A light-brown, antique Biedermeier German single armchair made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, the fiber décor is made of Maplewood in good condition. The seat backrest of...

Signature wrap-around brass arms curve continuously from back to front, creating the sculptural silhouette that defines Dan Johnson's 1950s Viscount design. reupholstered (10-12 year...

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Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of our exquisite late 19th-century French Louis XV walnut patinated bergères armchairs. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each ch...

France / 1840 / bench / wood, fabric / Antique / French Provincial A refined and elongated antique bench dating from around 1840, featuring six beautifully hand-turned legs that ex...

Sourced in Paris, France, this set of ten mid-19th century French Directoire dining chairs is crafted from solid walnut and showcases the refined neoclassical lines that define the s...

Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian bench or settee crafted in pine. The bench retains an original blue-gray painted finish that has been lightly scraped, revealing natural wood ben...

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19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a carved shields in the back leather. Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine structure . This pair created in the 19th century, most likely 1840s-1850s, are in good condition, the wood restored but the leather is damaged. The Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X-frame when viewed from the front or back. It was designed to fold so it was portable and used during campaigns or other outdoor pursuits. The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. This pair would make perfect hallway or entryway chairs...

An antique French Louis XV style sofa offers giltwood frame with carved crest over Aubusson tapestry upholstered back and seat, covered scroll form arms and raised on cabriole legs w...

Presenting a fabulous 19C set of 6 Irish Chippendale style ribbon back dining chairs. Irish made circa 1840-60. We know that these are Irish due to the signature ‘hairy paw’ feet which is synonymous with Irish Georgian furniture that were made in the Chippendale Style. These are hand crafted chairs, made of mahogany, and have fabulously detailed ‘Ribbon’ backs splats with tassel, acanthus floral and bow details. All 6 have been re-upholstered by us in a gorgeous tan/light gold silk damask fabric which is beautifully sympathetic to the style and period. We are confident that these are Early to Mid 19th Century chairs for a number of reasons: (1) The are hand crafted, (2) the color/patina is what you would expect with natural aging, (3) they have evidence of historic repairs, wear and tear consistent with age, (4) when we removed the old upholstery fabric, which looked like it was done in the 1980’s, we discovered the original ‘horse hair’ cushion filling … this practice stopped in the early 20th Century. The seat webbing was also much older and needed replacing. Fabulous acanthus carving on the knees of the front legs, with curved legs leading down to the fabulously carved hairy paws. Nice indented decoration on the front of the seat. The rear legs are undecorated and curve outwards for additional support and stability. Unsigned and unmarked but undoubtedly made by a top Irish furniture maker. probably in Dublin. Condition: Each chair has been newly re-upholstered and seat webbing replaced. The original horse hair cushion filling was cleaned and incorporated into the new cushion with modern foam to create a more comfortable and uniform seat cushion, but still retaining originality. Each chair has signs of historic repairs to the ribbon back splats over the generations. This is not unusual due to the somewhat delicate nature of these types of back splats. Also, it is an indicator of true age. The chair to the back left in the main photos has had the most repairs and much more recently performed (by us) as the back splaty was broken in 2 places (but we had the original pieces) and the chair needed the insertion of metal pins to secure the repaired sections. We have provided a couple of photos of this back splat which you can see evidence of the repairs. The repairs are very professionally done and the chair is now fully functionable and usable and the repairs are not very noticeable. These repairs are reflected in the pricing, as, if these chairs were ‘mint’ they would be very valuable and expensive ! Irish furniture can be recognised by certain features, which differentiate it from its European counterparts. The Irish style of furniture is said to have been lagging behind in fashion compared to English equivalent by a number of years, in both its design and manner by which the furniture was manufactured. A defining feature of the mid-eighteenth-century furniture is the carving on different parts of the furniture such as the aprons, blanket chests, bottle-stands and such objects. The carvings included foliated details, baskets of flowers and scallop shells, which are some of the most prominent carvings that are represented on Irish furniture at this time. A few of the Irish makers of these objects were James Hicks, Arthur Jones, William Moore, Mack & Gibton and Robert Strahan. All though individuals would have been the most prominent at the time of the 18th century and early 19th century but there are any other cabinet makers as well. Not all Irish furniture was detailed with such wonderful carvings and some might have been seen to be rather plain. One of the most identifiable items that are described as plain is the Irish Hunt Table, its simple elegance comprising of with straight plain legs. It was most commonly used in the dining room of a rural house such as a agents house or large house of a land holder. Another very popular and simply designed piece was the Irish Silver table, its design is very elegant and yet individual partially owing to the shell motive. Other examples of such Irish tables are side tables which have a distinctive double scrolled leg. Usually legs are carved with acanthus and have paw feet which are quite popular in Ireland but more rare in England. Other features are the inside leg which is carved with elongated C-scroll. The triple scroll on the leg was common place. Some cabinet makers and creativity was really captured with their side tables in how the carving was done. This carving may include Jupiters eagle or Lion mask and flanked Swags of flowers. In other furniture such as chairs, the H-shaped serpentine stretcher was popular in the 18th century in Ireland and when English chairs had moved forward in their design the Irish makers were still using the H-shaped serpentine. There was certainly an overlap between Irish and English furniture, one can see that Irish cabinet makers used English pattern books but used Irish features such as the carvings as the shell, baskets of flowers and foliated details. Another unique feature in Irish cabinet making was Killarney ware...

Unique French alp wood armchair

Elegant lounge chair featuring a tufted button-back upholstery, rounded crest, and slightly flaring arms. Supported on turned feet, this piece exemplifies the refined comfort and dec...

This pair of mid nineteenth century French Henri II style hand carved beechwood side chairs features gold detailed lion heads at the top of the seat backs. Additional gold detailed a...

This beautiful pair of 19th Century armchairs in the French Louis XV style, features a comfortably curved and enveloping back and a loose, but tailored, padded seat cushion. Upholstered in cream Damask fabric, these chairs, with their deep and wide seats, are designed for lounging in comfort. It’s a very chic pair of 'fauteuils cabriolets...

An early Shaker 'Tilter' side chair, This is a tilter that has lost its tilters.

A substantial mid-19th century French Gothic Revival church bench sourced in the Bordeaux region of France and crafted in solid oak with a beautifully aged warm patina. Originally ma...

Neoclassicism was a cultural movement that inspired art and architecture during the 18th and 19th centuries. This pair of Italian armchairs was hand-carved circa 1830 and features no...

This is an antique prie dieu chair, a 19th century, early Victorian chair in walnut with a needlepoint tapestry seat cover. Ideal as a bedroom side chair and dating to circa 1840. ...

Pair of Baltimore, Maryland classical paint-decorated fancy side chairs. Made of poplar and probably maple, the tablet crest with an applied scroll above two turned posts centering a...

An antique bench in solid pine, crafted in Scandinavia during the 19th century. The piece features a simple, honest construction with a thick plank seat and sturdy supports, reflecti...

An elegant French Napoleon III chaise longue dating to circa 1860, featuring a graceful oval-back frame, scrolling crest and arms, and turned wooden front legs. The refined silhouett...

Antique storage bench from the 1860s in grey-painted pine wood with carved details and storage. Antique storage bench from the 19th century. — Type: Storage bench — Material: Pine w...

An early 19th century antique pair of Biedermeier armchairs, crafted from finely veneered walnut and hand-polished to a warm, lustrous finish. The chairs feature wide arched backrest...

Antique French Napoleon III tufted velvet and needlework chauffeuse chair owned by Ann and Gordon Getty. Part of their personal antiquity collection (they) purchased at Butterfield a...

19th century Swedish Gustavian deep seated bench with back, crafted in pine. The bench features simple curved arms and four front cabriolet feet with carved detail along the scallope...

Elegant pair of Biedermeier side chairs, circa 1835–1850, crafted in fruitwood with the clean, sculptural lines that define the later Biedermeier period. Each features a graceful bal...

A set of six 19th century Louis XVI-style dining chairs featuring classic square backs, fluted tapered legs, and carved rosette accents. Upholstered in rich light burgundy velvet wit...

Dated to mid 19th century, this rustic, farmhouse, primitive and brutalist stool has simple splayed-leg design and well-worn finish. Crafted of northern elm wood with mortise-and-ten...

A pair of solid pine lounge chairs in the manner of Axel Einar Hjorth’s Sportstuge designs, produced in Sweden in the 1940s. The chairs feature a sturdy, architectural frame with wid...

19th century antique rocking chair North Germany Mahogany Late Biedermeier, around 1840 Dimensions: Height: 97 cm, width: 5...

A wonderfully worn circa 1860 Napoleon lll cast iron daybed, with a intricate floral scroll work design with a nod to the rococo style Original green paint, faded, chipped, scratc...