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Pair of Chinese Ancestral Portraits
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
jade. They are seated on beautifully carved court chairs with animal heads on the armrests. The scroll
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Silk, Wood

Pair of Chinese Ancestral Portraits
Pair of Chinese Ancestral Portraits
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.5 in
Painted Rosewood Chair With Animal Heads
Located in Geneva, IL
WHIMSICAL CARVED PAINTED ROSEWOOD CHAIR. DOLPHINS, DUCKS, DOGS, BIRDS, LIZARDS AND LEAVES ALL IN
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Vintage 1960s Side Chairs

Pair of Animal Head Chateau Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Animal Head Chateau Chairs in "Tree" Fabric, with Nailheads. france Circa 1840
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Animal Head Chateau Chairs
Pair of Animal Head Chateau Chairs
H 45 in W 26 in D 21 in
Very Old Gothic Style Chair with Carved Animal Heads
Located in Charlevoix, MI
earlier. Magnificent carved animal head armrests.
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Antique 17th Century European Gothic Chairs

Materials

Oak

Swiss Alpine Stabelle Chairs, Walnut Wood, 18th Century.
Located in Zurich, CH
carvings showing flowers, leaves, animal heads and scrolls. One chair is dated 1755.
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swiss Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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Animal Head Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the animal head chair you’re looking for. Each animal head chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. If you’re shopping for an animal head chair, we have 21 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect animal head chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right animal head chair, those designed in mid-century modern, Art Deco and modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made animal head chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Abercrombie Fitch, Dimitri Omersa and Ernest Hemingway are consistently popular.

How Much is a Animal Head Chair?

The average selling price for an animal head chair at 1stDibs is $2,950, while they’re typically $1,195 on the low end and $73,518 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

Questions About Animal Head Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    What the head dining chairs are called varies. With many dining room sets, the chairs designed to go at the heads or ends of the tables are flanked by arms. As a result, people often refer to them as dining armchairs or dining end chairs. If the chairs lack arms, they're usually described as end chairs. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of dining chairs.