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Period Empire Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted and Gilded Empire Bergere
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,900
Set of Four French Empire Period Solid Mahogany Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four antique French Empire period dining chairs in hand carved solid mahogany, upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Oak Danish Klismos Chair Re-Upholstered in 1930s Silk Fabric, 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant 19th century oak Klismos chair is re-upholstered in a beautiful 1930s Chinese Fashion
Category
Antique 1860s Danish Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Oak
Suite of 6 Napoleon III French Empire Revival Dining Chairs Hardwood and Bronze
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six original Napoleon III French Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
19th Century French ebonized Fauteil De Bureau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous 19th Century ebonised French fauteil de bureau.
With bronze rams head masks to the arms
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Parcel Gilt Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of 19th century Italian carved and parcel gilt Empire style Bergeres. Nicely carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Consulate Style Arm Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
French Consulate style arm chair or fauteuil a la reine with rectangular mahogany crestrail and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Mahogany Fauteuil De Bureau (Desk Armchair)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The curved back terminating in carved lion's heads above a black leather seat on ring-turned front legs ending in lion feet and back saber legs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Barrel Back Ram Goat Head Empire Neoclassical Style Tuffted Lounge Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stafford, TX
2 beautiful chairs both in great condition!
These are heavy solid chairs and can be left as is or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
French Empire Walnut Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Empire walnut desk chair with comfortable curved back and scrolled arms. The seat is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair Neoclassical Style Johnson Hartig Libertine Hotch Potch Swan Chairs
By Schumacher
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style swan bergeres. Wonderfully restyled with Johnson Hartig for
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Currently, under renovation, it is possible to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
$1,480 / set
Set of 4 Antique Danish Klismos Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A set of four Danish Klismos chairs with wide-legged saber legs and the curved backrest. Made of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
$3,440 / set
French 19th Century Mahogany Col De Cygne Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fabulous col de cygne bergere was crafted in France circa 1810! In good antique condition with signs of wear consistent with over 200 years of use. Deeply toned, patinated mahog...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Set of Six Painted Antique Empire Style Dining Chairs with Gilt Embellishments
Located in Houston, TX
The set consists of 2 armchairs and four side chairs. They have been painted
In a creamy white
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany
Needlepoint Piano Seat, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
A classical American Empire piano chair offers flame mahogany construction with shaped spindle back
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
A Pair of French Empire Period Painted and Gilded Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of period French Empire painted and gilded bergeres upholstered in horsehair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Set of Four Antique Empire Period Mahogany Armchairs, circa 1820
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Set of four antique Empire-period mahogany armchairs, circa 1820. These larger-scale chairs are in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Lounge Chairs
Early 19th Century Empire Period Fauteuil (or Open Arm Chair), French
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century Empire period fauteuil (or open arm chair), French. Curved open back with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Two Armchairs, Bergeres, France, Directoire, Empire 1790-1810, Cherry, Walnut
Located in Greven, DE
furniture were created in the French Directoire or Empire in the period around 1790-1810.
One of the two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
pr of 19th Empire chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Empire bronze dore mounted armchairs. 1st quality bronze dore mounts. Mahogany with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
$28,000
A pair of French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu arm chairs.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu arm chairs. Each chair is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Mahogany Pair of Empire Arm Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning pair of French Empire style mahogany barrel (or tub) armchairs are 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Writing Desk with Chair
Located in North York, ON
19th century French Empire writing desk with chair. Masterfully restored by the Carrocel team in a
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
$12,750 / set
Mid Century Modern Oak Lounge Chair by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Weesp, NL
take on early 19th century Empire side chairs.
Yet Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Pair of Exquisite Antique French Salon Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
lovely chairs.
Seat is 22" D
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Sirkin Lewis Robert Scott Dining Chairs, 8
By Sally Sirkin Lewis
Located in Astoria, NY
Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott & Associates set of eight Empire revival dining chairs in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,800 / set
Continental Empire Klismo Antique Arm Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CONTINENTAL EMPIRE MAHOGANY KLISMO BARREL BACK ARM CHAIR
First half of the 19th Century
Crafted
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Armchairs
American Ebonized and Painted Wood Rush Chairs, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of American Empire ebonized and paint decorated side chairs with rush seats, with turned seat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
An Empire Mahogany Armchair with Green Suede Seat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Empire Mahogany Armchair with Ram's Head Carved Arm Rests and Green Suede Seat on Tapered Block
Category
Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Authentic High Back Carved Walnut Wood Side Chair Velvet Seat, France
Located in Sofia, BG
Authentic high back carved walnut wood side chair velvet seat, France, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th C Empire Open Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
pr of mid 19th c Empire mahogany and bronze dore open arm chairs. Beautiful bronze dore winged
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Carved Flame Mahogany Cornucopia
Saber Leg Side Chairs c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Pair Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Cornucopia & Saber Leg Side Chairs c1840
Measures
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid 19th century French empire mahogany and leather reclining chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality mid 19th century French mahogany and leather reclining chair circa 1860.
We are
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Set of 4 French Empire Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great set of four arm chairs. Very unusual to find four.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,800 / set
Precious Empire Chair
By Leo Von Klenze
Located in Greding, DE
Precious Empire chair by the surrounding of the famous German classicist architect, painter and
Category
Antique 19th Century German Empire Armchairs
$19,000
Empire Style Table with Chairs, Northern Europe, Mid-19th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs with an Empire style table from around 1850.
The furniture is in very good
Category
Antique 1850s Danish Empire Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Oak
Empire Fauteuil de Bureau in Walnut with Gilt Accents, c. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Empire design Fauteuil de Bureau, constructed in Walnut with a richly-figured veneer & gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
19th Century Pair Second Empire Mahogany Tub Arm Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
:
Height 31.5 x width 23.6 x depth 21.7
Height 18.9 - Seat height
Empire style,
is an early-19th century
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Bergeres with Fine Carving
Located in Stamford, CT
back. Include an early 19th century original and a copy made in the 1920s. Newly upholstered.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Bergeres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of bergeres made in France during the Empire period 1790-1830. Mahognay frame with details
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$9,500
19th Century Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Desk and Chair in the Empire Style
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted desk in the Empire style. The rectangular top with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Russian Late Empire Revolving Chair
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Russian 19th century late Empire revolving chair. The chair features a karelian birch frame with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Birch
19th Century, French Amboyna Empire Desk Writing Table and Tub Chair Set
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning opportunity to own a desk and matching chair, circa 1860.
Desk is made in stunning
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Amboyna
Upholstered Paris Chair, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A comfortable Parisian chair, reupholstered. Original carved wood frame and iron casters in its
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Empire Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
A single Empire desk chair made during the Empire period early 1800's in Sweden.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$4,600
Pair of Large 19th Century Empire Style Swedish Birch Side Chairs by Karl Johan
By Karl Johan
Located in London, England
A pair of large 19th century Swedish birch side chairs with scrolled arms and ebonized contrasting
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Birch
Pair, Mahogany Wingback Armchairs, Denmark circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Stately mahogany wingback armchairs with elegant carved curved hand rests.
Once the vintage fabric is replaced with new upholstery (at discretion of buyer) this striking pair will ma...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Empire Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire salon chairs in birch with turned spindle detail. Recently reupholstered in period
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Silk
$4,950 / set
Antique Pair French Empire Mahogany Arm Chairs with Gilt Bronze Mounts, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
seats, floral and grape & leaf cast and gilt bronze mounts, 19th century.
Measures- 35.5''H x 23.25
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Russian Empire Arm Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A pair of Russian Empire mahogany and gilt carved Fauteuil's.
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
FIne Pair of Swedish Late Empire Arm Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine pair of Swedish late Empire period figured birch arm chairs of large scale, with carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Armchairs
Empire-Style Sphinx Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of exceptionally hand-carved sphinxes distinguishes this unique Empire-style armchair
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$18,500
Pair of Empire Style French Arm Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of beautifully hand carved, painted Empire style chairs or feuteille covered in an Egyptian
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Antique French 19th Century Armchair, Potty Chair
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Antique 19th century French armchair that originally served as a potty chair. The seat is covered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Wicker
Antique Empire Carved Mahogany Chair with Figural Heads at Armrests
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare, American Empire carved mahogany chair with velvet seat fabric. A real showstopper with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Danish Empire Ebonized and Embossed Leather Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very handsome mid-19th century ebonized armchair from Denmark. The harmony of the neoclassical
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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19th Century Empire Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic 19th century empire chair available at 1stDibs. Each 19th century empire chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and fabric. Your living room may not be complete without a 19th century empire chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 19th century empire chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Neoclassical and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 19th century empire chair over the years, but those crafted by Jean Joseph Chapuis, Clarence House and Dedar are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 19th Century Empire Chair?
Prices for a 19th century empire chair start at $350 and top out at $212,852 with the average selling for $4,634.
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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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