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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
French 19th Century Set of Three Parlor Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A delightful set of three (3) 19th century French “fauteuil crapaud”, these Empire style chairs are
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$3,800 / set
Very Fine and Rare Pair of Early 19th C Italian Empire Carved and Gilt Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and rare pair of Empire period mahogany and parcel gilt armchairs. Fine French polished
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
One Pair Of Empire Highly Figured Mahogany Arm Chairs.
Located in Buchanan, MI
ONE PAIR OF EMPIRE HIGHLY FIGURED MAHOGANY ARM CHAIRS. USUALLY NOT A HUGE FAN OF EMPIRE BUT THESE
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Antique 19th Century British Empire Armchairs
3 Pc Victorian Empire Mahogany Dolphin Carved Parlor Set Settee Armchair
Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
late 19th century. Measurements: Sofa 41.5" H x 52" W x 27" D x 17" seat height x 26" arm height
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Swedish Empire Desk Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of desk chairs from the Empire period (early 1800's) in Sweden. Made in light mahogany.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Set of 4 Empire Bonze Dore and Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Important set of 4 19th Empire Mahogany and bronze dore arm chairs with swan heads. covered in
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
$22,500 / item
Empire Period Desk Chair in Mahogany, c. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and substantial Empire period Desk Chair in Mahogany, with a streamlined form and (very
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Pair of His and Hers Ebonized Empire Style Dolphin Chairs with Brass Mounts
Located in Troy, MI
Late 19th century pair of upholstered his and hers chairs. Frames are made of ebonized mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
c.1820 Empire Style Book-Matched Mahogany Chair
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Empire style mahogany book-matched grain chair with the original velvet upholstery, all wooden peg
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
Pair of Antique French Empire Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of French Empire 1860s Barrel back chairs or of the La Belle Epoque Period (The Gilded Age
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
$2,000 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Tub Chairs with Brass Swan Motifs from the 1870s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire style upholstered tub chairs with swan motifs from the second half of the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Brass
A set of chairs from the mid-19th century, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs from around 1860, Northern Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition
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Antique 1860s Swedish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Child
s Chair or Stool Upholstered in Classic Clarence House Velvet
By Clarence House
Located in Bellport, NY
A rare find in this early 19th century child's chair or stool, mahogany wood frame, new upholstery
Category
Antique 18th Century American Empire Stools
Rare Russian Empire Bronze Mtd Arm Chair, ca 1810
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rare and unusual Russian bronze mounted eagle arm arm chair with sabre legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Armchairs
Regal Pair of Russian Second Empire Mahogany&Parcel Gilt Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and regal pair of Russian second empire mahogany and parcel-gilt armchairs; each with
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Antique 19th Century Russian Second Empire Armchairs
Antique American Empire Classical Greco Figural Gooseneck Mahogany Chair c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire Classical Greco figural armchair offers mahogany frame with scroll form
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
A Fine Classical Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An American Empire mahogany tub back desk chair with leather upholstery. 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century American Empire Armchairs
One Pair Of Very Good Empire Arm Chairs, Great Old Color And Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
One Pair Of Very Good Empire Arm Chairs, Great Old Color And Patina
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
One Pair Of Empire Walnut Fauteuils.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very handsome pair of early 19th century Empire arm chairs
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique, large dining table with chairs, Western Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table with a set of six chairs from around 1870, Western Europe.
Furniture in very good
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Newly Upholstered Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
of beige and black, early 19th century.
Measures: Arm height: 25.5”
Seat height: 17.25”
Seat
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Rare Danish Modern Borge Mogensen Tall Secretary Secretaire Desk Cabinet
By Børge Mogensen
Located in West Hartford, CT
, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Teak
Pair of 19th Century Empire Chairs
Located in Opole, PL
We present you two chairs of a simple form, which is varied by brass appliqués.
The rails of the
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Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire barrel back chair. This mahogany chair has a brown/tan antique leather
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century, Empire Chair with Lion Head, circa 1850-1870 Solid Oak
Located in Berlin, DE
From former castle possession. Solid oak. Closing on two curving, carved lions in lion-heads. Seat and back upholstered and covered in classic design.
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Empire Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Empire Chairs, Italy Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of chairs in mahogany with gold patinated decorations in the form of palmettes and acanthus
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Klismos Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair of the Greek antique.
Solid wood. The striking shape with the wide-legged saber legs and the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Pair of Klismos Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair Klismos chair empire / chair of the Greek antique around 1820.
Solid wood. The striking shape
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Klismos Saber-Legs Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair of the Greek antique.
Solid wood. The striking shape with the wide-legged saber legs and the
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Klismos Saber-Legs Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair of the Greek antique.
Solid wood. The striking shape with the wide-legged saber legs and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Mahogany Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
French Empire style parcel-gilt mahogany armchair.
19th century.
Upholstered front on back
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Second Empire Walnut Chair with Original Bronze Ormolu
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully restored gilt bronze-mounted walnut chair, Second Empire period (Napoleon III). Newly
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of 1st Empire Bergere Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
the Empire period, these very striking chairs are in excellent condition, with exquisitely woven cream
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
6 Empire Style Dining Chairs - France, 19th century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Set of 6 French Empire style dining chairs upholstered in soft green velvet. Stately, tapering
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome and well-proportioned French Empire period office chair, featuring a wonderfully curved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French 19th Century Empire Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
S-curve back flows into flat armrests. Turned columns run down the front of this chair from the
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair Russian 19th Century Empire Period, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Chair made during the 18th century and Empire period in Russia. Frame made from dark mahogany with
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of early 19th century Empire side chairs in their original condition, circa 1815, France
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Side/Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome set of eight French 19th century Empire style mahogany side/dining chairs. Each
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The French Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau with Lion head arms and lion paw feet, with green leather upholstered seat.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Revival Chair
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine empire revival gilt-bronze mounted mahogany fauteuil.
This elegant armchair has a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$7,921
Set of Four French Empire Influenced Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality set of four French late 19th century Empire influenced side chairs. Each with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Bergere
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century French Empire Bergere,
1815, France
Mahogany
Original French Bergere made of solid
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Antique 1810s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th, Century, French Empire Style Mahogany Side Chair-English
Located in San Francisco, CA
A excellent quality late 19th century mahogany side chair in the French empire style with superb
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Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Set of 8 French 19th Century Empire Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Refined and imposing, this set of eight French 19th-century Empire-style walnut chairs is a
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Empire Tub Arm Desk Chair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
all but extinct.
Empire style,
is an early-19th-century design movement in architecture
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Antique 1850s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Bergère Beech
Leather Armchairs Empire Legs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Bergère Beech Armchair With Tan Leather Seat Pad Upon Empire Legs Circa 1800's Two
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Antique 19th Century British Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Beech
19th Century Mahogany French Empire Library Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality mahogany French Empire library armchair having
swept arms with moulded decoration
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 8 French 19th Century Empire Style Barrel Back Dining Chairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A charming set of 8 French 19th century Empire style barrel back mahogany dining chairs.
French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
French Pair 19th C. Empire Style Fauteuils, Newly Upholstered in Belgian Linen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Empire style armchairs, with their original painted finish, from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Empire Period Gondola Children Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
-century Empire Period. Crafted from fine veneers and intricately carved wood, these chairs feature the
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Chairs
Materials
Beech, Upholstery
Italian Empire Style Bergere or Tub Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Empire Style bergère or tub chair, gray-painted with barrel-back molded crest rail above
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Empire Style French "Gondola" Chair Dedar Fabric
Located in Prato, Tuscany
schematically represent the heads of two snakes with gaping jaws. "Empire style gondola chairs" refer to a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Victorian American Empire Flame Mahogany Side Chair Embroidered Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming antique American Empire side chair. Features a mahogany frame with crotch mahogany veneer
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany, Burl
French 19th Century Upholstered Vanity Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
We love this charming vanity chair from France, hand built during the 1800s. The carved mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mahogany
Empire Revival Chairs
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Empire Revival chairs, walnut and inlaid fruitwood, gold on gold patterned fabric, gilt
Category
Antique 19th Century Club Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$5,200
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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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