Skip to main content

Side Chairs

1
344
to
37
236
103
344
344
344
46
24
23
16
15
6
4
3
3
2
359
1,148
4,029
1,797
502
2,227
850
92
19
76
139
219
575
597
368
194
60
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
179
131
8
31
3
19
1
6
1
4
1
5
318
82
80
60
45
261
91
76
51
50
1
1
1
1
Side Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
Pair of Rococo Swedish Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Swedish rococo period chairs, hand-carved circa 1750-1789. Finish gently scraped back to original and early layers of paint in shades of red. Sold together and priced $2,900 ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Italian Carved 18th Century Tall Back Caned Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful antique very early caned tall backed Italian chair. Bought in the South of France. Caning has a small hole on the back but in great s...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish Gustavian period side chair hand-scraped to its most original paint, with oval back, pierced slats and carved wheat sheaf, cross...
Category

Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

18th Century Venetian Side Chair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
One of the prettiest side chairs you will ever see. This is Venetian and ready for your home.
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

18th c. Swedish Primitive Chair with Provenance
Located in Wichita, KS
A charming Swedish primitive chair in pine wood from Dalarna, dated and signed, 1749 PIS.
Category

18th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Folk Art Chair, Original Paint Dated 1781
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SWEDISH CHAIR A decorative and characterful chair with simple lines, a solid arched back, a solid seat and a box stretcher. Peg joined construction made of pine with layers ...
Category

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Circa 1765 Set of 4 English George III Period Side Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765 set of 4 side chairs, English, George III period. Mahogany with upholstered seats. Chippendale style. Complex, cut-work, interlaced backsplats with rosette & whorl carving...
Category

1760s English George III Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Circa 1720-40 Queen Anne Side Chair, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1720-40 Queen Anne side chair, English. Walnut. Raised on c-scroll carved well shaped cabriole legs ending in pad feet. Shaped returns. Outswept back legs. Typical shaped backs...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th c. English Hepplewhite Prince of Wales Parcel-Gilt Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th c. English Hepplewhite Prince of Wales Parcel-Gilt Side Chair. A charming Hepplewhite English Chair in Paint and Parcel-gilt. Prince of Wales plumes seat back with gilded ...
Category

Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Set of 4 Antique Period American Colonial Pine Splat Back Chairs lLate 18th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Late 18th Century American Colonial side chairs circa 1750, having a contoured back with vertical splats, a carved seat and ri...
Category

Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Set of 4 Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk Fabric
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of four Queen Anne style side chairs, with urn-shaped pierced back splats. The wood furniture has great character - well constructed and solid, with a rustic handmade q...
Category

18th Century Spanish Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set Of Four Italian Rococo Painted and Gilded Chairs Venice
Located in Hudson, NY
Set of four 18th century Italian painted & parcel-gilt chairs, Venetian. These beautiful chairs have carved wooden frames with sweet detailing. The surface is painted green with gold...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Gold

American 18th Century Queen Anne - Chippendale Transitional Maple Side Chair
Located in Wells, ME
American Queen Anne-Chippendale transitional side chair in maple with rush seat, boldly turned front stretcher and front legs and a classic Chippendale back. This chair takes ele...
Category

Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

Pair of Anglo-Dutch Carved Walnut Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare and unusual pair of walnut Anglo-Dutch side chairs with a saddle chest top rail over a veneered back splat, the stiles carved with bell flowers, having a molded, balloon-shape...
Category

1710s European Baroque Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century baroque hand-carved 1750 Venetian walnut armchair. Straw seat not original. The 18th Century was in Venice the Golden Age and this armchair is a remarkable work by ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

18th century Georgian shield back side chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very nice example of an 18th century shield back side chair. Great quality with painted lion on the back rest. Still in very vibrant cond...
Category

18th Century Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Child’s 17th Century Welsh Oak Great Chair c. 1620
Located in Heathfield, GB
An early and extremely rare original oak Great chair (Wales c. 1620) made for the child of a very wealthy household. In the early 17th century, Great chairs were used by the master ...
Category

17th Century Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

English 17th Century Charles II Period Pair of Oak Carved Chairs, Back Stools
Located in Wells, ME
English period Charles II pair of oak carved side chairs, referred to as back stools in this era. These 17th century chairs have wonderful hand-tu...
Category

Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rare, 18th Century American or Bermuda Queen Anne Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
American or Bermuda, C. 18th century. A highly important and unusual 18th century Queen Anne side chair. Featuring a shaped crest rail with fiddle back style splat and a shaped seat with scroll detailing to the cabriole legs with cutout rails joining cabriole legs above block, vase, and ring-turned and flat-shaped stretchers and resting on flat pad foot. Supports have been added to the underside of seat for stability, a linen and trimmed upholstered seat which is accompanied by a victorian needlepoint cushion. Provenance: From the estate of a Little Compton RI...
Category

18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Queen Anne armchair late 18th early 19th century possibly Wallace Nutting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Queen Anne armchair late 18th early 19th century possibly Wallace Nutting 22 x 18 x 44
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Portuguese Rococo Carved Side Chairs
Located in Free Union, VA
A near pair of very elegant carved walnut Portuguese chairs with parcel gilding, almost certainly from a larger set of dining chairs. Within the English inspired format of ball and claw footed chairs...
Category

18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

18th C French Louis XV Fauteuil Chairs Each With Unique Carvings - Set of 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 4, 18th Century French Louis XV fauteuil chairs each with unique carvings but same dimensions. Look closely at the photos show...
Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Pair of Louis XVI 18th Century Armchairs or Fauteuils, Stamped/Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Important pair of 18th century Louis XVI armchairs stamped Menuisier du Roy (Ebeniste of the King). Very generous proportion...
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of Gustavian Side Chairs with Linen Upholstery Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pari of Late 18th C., Early 19th C., Swedish Gustavian Chairs. The Swedish Grey patination is perfection and the attention to detail, carving and design represent the er...
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Venetian Arm Chairs With Original Painted Finish and Leather Seats, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Venetian arm chairs with original painted finish and original embossed leather seats. Fabulous detailed carving and original painted finish and decorate gold painti...
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Unique 18th Century Chippendale Chair Family Heirloom, Extensive Repair.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Unique 18th Century Chippendale Chair Family Heirloom, Extensive Repair. This chair from the American Colonial era fills a special place in the field of antiques. Obviously, the own...
Category

18th Century American Folk Art Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Of Louis XV French Provincial Carved Beechwood Chairs
Located in Free Union, VA
A pair of period mid 18th century French chairs, the natural beechwood frames of sturdy and comfortable proportions. Serpentine lines are we...
Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Beautiful antique side chair, late 18th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this beautiful antique pearl. What a particularly beautiful piece to see. We love this! The chair is of good age and is in correct condition. The carvings are rich and de...
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair in Olive Velvet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful walnut Queen Anne side chair with a slender vase splat with a molded and pierced crest rail. Dramatic cabriole legs on front and rear of the chair terminating in pad feet...
Category

1710s Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany, Walnut

Elm Side Chairs Dressed in Mustard-Color
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of elm side chairs dressed in mustard-color linen skirts. English country side chairs hand-carved from elm wood in Queen Anne style ci...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Elm, Foam

Museum of Fine Arts Provenance: 18th Century Dutch Carved Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dutch School, 18th century. A deacquisition from the Museum of Fine Arts. With label affixed to underside of the chair. A very unique chair in the Baroque taste - featuring carve...
Category

18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of Portuguese Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great pair of carved Portuguese Oak Rococo side chairs. These chairs are beautifully carved with exaggerated cabriole legs detailed with carved knees, stirrups and pad feet. The center splat is whimsical with its scrolling carved openwork. The crest rail features a central carved cartouche. The modified balloon seat is further detailed by an oxbow front and carved center cartouche. The chairs are ready to ship and would spice up just about any room. **Please contact MJH Design...
Category

Late 18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set of Four Italian 1790s Neoclassical Period Music Chairs with Gilded Trellis
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Set of four Italian Neoclassical period painted wooden music chairs from the late 18th century with new upholstery. Each chair features a curved back, delicately accented by volutes on the sides, painted motifs on the upper rail and a gilded trellis. This open back flows seamlessly into the rear legs. The seat has been reupholstered with a sturdy cotton double welt fabric. Each seat is raised on a simple apron resting on four saber legs, adorned with additional foliage motifs, which create a perfect continuity with the upper rail and side posts. With their elegant Neoclassical lines, subtle painted décor and light color palette, this set of four Italian music...
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Antique Elm Side Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of mid 18th Century elm side chairs from the Georgian period, having a shaped rail above a decorative shaped splat with turned side supports, wonderfully figured plank seat wi...
Category

1760s British Georgian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Elm

Queen Anne Balloon Back Side Chair, c. 1730-1750
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an extremely handsome Queen Anne Burl Walnut side chair. The chair features a finely carved shell to the crest rail, beautiful burl walnut veneer, carved knees and claw and ball feet. The compass seat has retained its 18th century needlework cushion and original seat frame. The chair is in overall very good condition. Although it has been refinished at some point the current surface is old with a fine luster. **Please contact MJH Design...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Burl

High Quality George II Mahogany Side Chair c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
A really beautiful English side chair c. 1740 with well proportioned and completely original frame, the curved splat was a very difficult element to carve and demonstrates a skilled ...
Category

18th Century Georgian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Alexandria, VA Attributed 18th Century Mahogany Side Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
Alexandria, VA attributed 18th century mahogany side chair with typical flat top/serpentine bottom crest rail. Posts flare out slightly. Back legs square and with slight backward fla...
Category

Late 18th Century American Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Period Shield Back Chairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of 18th century Swedish painted wood shield back dining chairs from the Gustavian period. Circa 1780. These chairs have been hand-scraped to reveal the original paint surfac...
Category

18th Century French Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Queen Anne Side Chair in Walnut, England 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Queen Anne Side Chair in Walnut, England 18th Century
Category

18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of English Regency Era Painted Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of late 18th century mahogany hall chairs with shield form backs centered by oval reserves painted with an heraldic devices. Bow front seats are raised on tapered and reeded l...
Category

Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Of George III Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with carved serpentine crest rail and pierced vasi-form splat and serpentine seat raised on square section legs with H form stretcher.
Category

1760s English George III Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair 18th Century Neoclassical Gustavian Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 18th Century Gustavian chairs: beautifully carved, scraped painted adorned with exceptional Neoclassical motif decoration. Newly uph...
Category

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Dutch 18th Century Walnut Side Chairs with Marquetry Inlay & Pad Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Dutch 18th Century Walnut Side Chairs with Marquetry Inlay & Pad Feet
Category

18th Century Dutch Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rare and Beautiful Walnut and Yew Spindle 'Back Stool' Chair c. 1600
Located in Heathfield, GB
An absolutely beautiful and very early walnut chair with finely turned yew wood spindles, exposed tenons, chip carved U-gouge running cable decoration. Original timbers and pegs thro...
Category

17th Century Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Yew

A Pair of George III Ladderback Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of striking mahogany chairs, with elegant raking leg and ladder back. The seat pads now covered in hand dyed antique linen and ready to use. English, George III H 94.5 x W ...
Category

1790s English George III Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Mahogany

18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Lindome Side Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
Gustavian period side chair, having the signature fruit and flower carving of the hops plant used by Lindome furniture makers. Hand scraped to the most original color and seat uphols...
Category

18th Century Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Set of Four 18th Century Neoclassical Gustavian Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Set of four 18th Century Gustavian chairs: beautifully carved, scraped painted adorned with exceptional Neoclassical motif decoration. Ne...
Category

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Victorian Carved Mahogany and Velvet Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A late Victorian Carved Mahogany and Velvet Upholstered Seat Side Chair in very good antique and sturdy condition. Velvet upholstery in good condition. Measures 17" in width, 17" in ...
Category

17th Century American Late Victorian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Louis XVI Square-Backed Painted Side Chair, France, circa 1770-1790
Located in New York, NY
This charming Louis XVI side chair possesses a remarkable solidity for a piece of its size. Built out of hand carved, painted wood, it is appointed in elegant lines of brass detailing, which perfectly frame its upholstered cushions. Provenance: Private collection of Hubert de Givenchy, Paris. Private collection of Mrs. Susan Gutfreund.
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Harlequin Set of 12 French Louis XIII 17th Century Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Troy, NY
A Harlequin Set of 12 French Louis XIII 17th Century Walnut and upholstered Side Chairs of beautiful quality, generous Proportions and solid pegged co...
Category

17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Stunning 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs, Pair
Located in San Angelo, TX
A gorgeous and unique pair of late 18th century Swedish barrel backs from the Gustavian period that have been dry scrapped and then had a recent paint touch up with grays and white h...
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Pair of C18th Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An unusual pair of 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs. The top rails with scroll ears and central carved splats of architectural design, with pad seats below and raised on square tape...
Category

1760s English Chippendale Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Philadelphia Chippendale Mahogany Slip Seat Side Chair by Thomas Tuft, 1770
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany slip seat side chair by Thomas Tuft. The chair crest rail and back splat are carved with rococo detail, and the chair res...
Category

Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Hancrafted and Carved Mahogany Ladder Back Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century Victorian Hancrafted and Carved Mahogany Ladder Back and upholdtered seat Chair. Good antique sturdy condition. Measures 18" in width, 17" in depth and stands34" tall. ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Victorian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of George 2nd Walnut Side chairs
Located in Sherborne, GB
Pair of George 2nd walnut side chairs circa 1750. They have a shaped cupids bow top cresting rail resting on a pierced baluster back splat and mortise and t...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
5928 Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair With fine carving on arms & back, Carved reeded front legs, upholstered seat With brass studs. 26”w x 38”h x 19.5”d 66cm w x 96cm h x 50cm d Ite...
Category

1790s George III Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Of Early 18th Century Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Good Quality Early George II Period Pair Of Solid Walnut Side Chairs, Of Exceptional Colour And Patina Throughout, With Carved & Pierced Decoration To Top Of Shaped Soli...
Category

Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 18th Century Dutch Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderful pair of heavily carved 18th century Dutch side chairs. Both chairs have shell carvings in the crest rails. The knees are carved with Rococo themed acanthus patterns, roundi...
Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch George II Antique Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Vintage, New and Antique Side Chairs

Antique and vintage side chairs are space savers by design and wonderfully versatile pieces of seating for your dining room or wherever guests may gather.

Chairs have been indispensable pieces of furniture for a long time. We sit, therefore we deserve good seating. In Ancient Egypt, chairs were utilized in homes regardless of class, and most furniture was made of wood. Comfortable folding chairs, for example, were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Chairs evolved to be more commonplace in the 1830s, and by the Industrial Revolution, they could be found in most homes. The traditional wooden side chair might feature an upholstered back and seat and was typically used for gathering around a big dining room table. Because the side chair does not feature armrests, it could easily be tucked under the table when not in use or delicately placed in a corner for decorative purposes. Today, the side chair’s slim silhouette and armless design still offer the same level of versatility as it did in its early days. It’s supportive of a large gathering for a meal in the dining room or kitchen and serves as an accent piece (or extra seating) resting against the wall in a living room or inviting foyer.

When shopping for side chairs, think about the colors and furniture style you’ve already introduced to your living room or dining room. Keep the height of your sofa in mind, for example. If you intend to pair your sofa with your side chair when it’s not perched near the dining table, it wouldn’t hurt if the height of your side chair matches the height of your sofa. Even if your side chair will largely be used in the kitchen or dining room, it will likely be used in the living room or home entertainment area as well. When you’re thinking about the seating where meals are served in your home, benches, stools and armchairs make suitable alternatives too. And if you’re feeling adventurous, combining a variety of dining room seating options can be both aesthetically pleasing and downright practical.

Side chairs are available in a number of styles today, and this convenient seating is one of the types of chairs you should know when furnishing your new home. Explore antique and vintage side chairs on 1stDibs. Find Art Deco side chairs and mid-century modern side chairs, or search by creator to find side chairs crafted by legendary designers like Charles and Ray Eames and others.

Recently Viewed

View All