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18th c. William
Mary Bannister Back Arm Chair, American
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Period Black paint, with old red underneath.Original condition
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Armchairs
18th Century Coastal Connecticut Ladderback Chair in Original Red Paint
Located in Woodbury, CT
A curved top slat and three angular slats link compressed ball turned stiles with ball and double reel finials. Resting on turned arm supports, the curved arms end in scrolled handho...
Category
Antique 1740s American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Maple
Highland Armchair, a green velvet
wool embroidery bronze Mahogany Lounge chair
By Bruce Andrews Design
Located in Evans, GA
The highland chair collection inspiration by a gentleman’s study set within a manor house on the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs
18th Century American Wingback Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Older upholstery shows signs of use and age. American, 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
18th Century American Antique Continuous Arm Windsor Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
18th Century American Antique Continuous Arm Windsor Chair purchased at the Prallsville Mills
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th-19th Century American Ladder Back Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th-19th century American ladder back chair
Classic ladder back chair with rush seat
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
18th Century American Bow Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
A near pair of antique American bow back Windsor side chairs in nicely aged color and original
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Antique Late 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out-turned
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Antique 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Antique 18th C. American Chippendale Mahogany Ball
Claw Dining Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Side Chair. Made from mahogany with serpentine scallop
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Antique 18th Century Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
18th Century American Barrister Back Side Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Maple and walnut with turn supports, rush seat and ash stretcher base. Dated on back 1771. One finial replaced and possibly other components.
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Antique 1770s American Country Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple, Walnut
19th Century American Windsor Back Chair
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 18th century elm windsor back armchair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Elm
PAIR OF 18TH C AMERICAN WINDSOR BRACEBACK NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS BEAUTIFUL MATCHING PAIR OF AMERICAN 18TH C BRACE BACK WINDSOR NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS. THIS SET OF
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Pine, Hickory
Set of Eight Early American Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
I am selling these chairs along with an 18th C. American Harvest table that have been in my
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Wood
18thC American Windsor Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully worn and aged American Bow Back Windsor chair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Set of 8 American 18th Century Newport Federal Dining Chairs by John Carlisle
Located in Essex, MA
Set of Eight American Federal Dining Chairs, two arms and six sides. Open shield back Hepplewhite
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of George III Mahogany Chippendale Chairs Possibly American
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a foliate carved crest over pierced splat on front square molded legs with fret carving ending in block feet, the back legs splayed, with stretchers.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
An Early American Bannister Back Rocking Chair
Located in NYC, NY
A fine American Bannister-Back rocking chair with well turned spindles, and unique cornice all hand
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Rocking Chairs
Materials
Chestnut
A Pair of William
Mary Chairs, Possibly American
Located in Sheffield, MA
Carved and decorated throughout. With original painted surface.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Side Chairs
18th C Windsor Baloon Back Chairs
Signed Moon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th C Windsor Baloon back chairs (Signed Moon) Samual Moon Furniture Maker, Bucks County
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Walnut Queen Anne Corner Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American walnut Queen Anne corner chair, the curved backrest surmounted by a molded crestrail
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Corner Chairs
Materials
Walnut
One late 18th C. English, One early 19th C. American Wingchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
The green chair is a classic early George III English wingchair. The blue chair is American
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Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Four American Federal Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This set of four American Federal chairs exhibit the finest lines and perfect sense of proportion
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fine American Federal Period Side Chair on Splayed Legs, New York, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
that is nearly without peer, the few chairs of this form identified over the last century now reside
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Windsor Armchair
Located in Savannah, GA
Very fine American Windsor Chair with extended arms. Please note the wonderful construction
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak, Maple
$2,400
Rare American Brace-Back Continuous Arm Windsor Chair, New York ca. 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN BRACE-BACK CONTINUOUS-ARM WINDSOR CHAIR
New York, ca. 1790 retaining an early nearly
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Antique 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Period American Chippendale Chairs with Shaped Backs, circa 1780
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of Period American Chippendale Chairs, Circa 1780. Shaped backs and Stretchers Underneath
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Side Chairs
Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
chairs. Straight rounded stiles topped with inverted turnip shaped finials. Five graduated arched
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,895 / set
Stunning Upholstered Highly Carved Gainsborough George the Second Library Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 18th century American George the 2nd library / high carved Gainsborough chair. Chair is
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Office Chairs and Desk ...
Antique 18th to 19th Century American Child
s High Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique 18th to 19th century American child's high chair
Outstanding hand crafted high chair
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
American Mahogany Lolling Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An American mahogany carved open arm lolling chair with molded legs and stretcher.
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Classic Mahogany "Tub" Chair Covered in Hide with Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
This classic Mahogany "Tub" chair sits very comfortably in the library, den or office. The moulded
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Antique 18th Century North American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
FANTASTIC 17THC AMERICAN LADDERBACK ARM CHAIR W/RUSH SEAT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FANTASTIC HAND MADE 17THC CENTURY CHAIR FROM NEW ENGLAND HAS THE MOST FANTASTIC PATINA AND
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Armchairs
Materials
Pine
18th Century American High Back Windsor Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual American high back or comb back windsor chair with a ten spindle back support
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Antique 18th Century American Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hickory, Oak
18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out-turned
Category
Antique 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Antique 18th C. American Chippendale Pennsylvania Mahogany Dining Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
American Chippendale side chair, Pennsylvania, late 18th C. Made from mahogany with shaped crest
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful petite late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out
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Antique Late 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century Bow Back Signed S, KILBURN Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine bow back step down 18th century Windsor chair signed S,KILBURN ( maker ) on base of the
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Extended Arm Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing undisturbed surface rocking chair comes from a private collection and is in pristine
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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Colonial Ebonized James Chapman Tuttle Windsor Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of ebonized American Colonial Windsor chairs by James Chapman Tuttle of Salem
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Pair of 19th Century American Walnut Side Chairs with Petit Point Cushions
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century American walnut side chairs with Petit Point Cushions
Handsome mid-late
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Assembled Pair of American Bow-Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Assembled pair of rustic bow back Windsor chairs featuring a nine spindle back. One chair is
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Antique 18th Century American Rustic Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Bostonian Chippendale Corner Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This important and rare 18th-century American Bostonian Chippendale mahogany corner chair is a
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Antique 1760s American Chippendale Corner Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early American Primitive Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early New Hampshire wooden wingback chair. Handmade in USA, circa 1730s.
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century New England Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of early New England ladder back chairs in in very good as found condition. The
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Antique 1720s American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Late 18th C. Sack-Back New England Ebonized Windsor Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 18th C. Sack-Back New England Windsor chair.
old worn black-painted surface. Black painted
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Antique Late 18th Century North American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
American Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair, New England, circa 1740-1760
Located in Savannah, GA
American Queen Anne walnut side chair, New England, circa 1740-1760. The shaped crestrail and
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Early Continuous Windsor Chair Attributed to Ebenezer Lacy, circa 1780
By Ebenezer Lacy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early continuous Windsor chair with chestnut seat circa 1780 attributed to Ebenezer Lacy, great old
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Chestnut, Oak
Antique 18th Century Ladderback Arm Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Peabody, MA
An 18th century rush seat ladderback armchair with turned stretcher ca. 1760 in original black lamp
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Late 20th C. English Style Georgian Lacquer and Gilt Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., high quality black lacquer and hand painted gilt dining chairs. Six (6) Georgian style
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century North American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Silk, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
18th Century Child
s Thumb Back Windsor High Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair, circa 1780, an American Colonial Period Country
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th to 19th Century Ladder Back Chair with Reed Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th to 19th century ladder back chair with reed seat.
Hand made antique ladder back arm chair
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Fan Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Vase and ring turnings and 20th century black paint. Possibly Samson Barnett of Wilmington, DE.
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Very Rare Pennsylvania Bannister Back Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Arched crest, great turnings, molded splat and rush seat. Turned legs terminating in ball feet. Wonderful old grained paint and patina.
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Antique 18th Century North American William and Mary Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Walnut Chippendale Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
. 153) and American Chairs by John Kirk (plate #68, p. 79), this side chair has a cupid's bow crest with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Sack Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Wonderful old remnants of paint still remaining. Bamboo turnings and flat arms. PA, 1800
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Sack Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Knuckle arms, well executed vase and ring turnings and a great turned medial stretcher.
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Very Fine Low-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
D-shape seat and good turnings, original blunt arrow feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
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18th Century American Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 18th century American chair for your home. Each 18th century American chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, maple and walnut. There are many kinds of the 18th century American chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A 18th century American chair, designed in the Neoclassical, Baroque or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a 18th Century American Chair?
The average selling price for a 18th century American chair at 1stDibs is $2,325, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $26,240 for the highest priced.
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With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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Questions About 18th Century American Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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