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Chinese Hand Painted Chairs

Fine Antique Chinese Chippendale Painted Side Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A delightful and very colorful Chippendale style side chair with faux bamboo wood frame, inset back
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Chinese Sanding Varnish Hand-Painted Chairs
Located in Berlin, BE
Set of six Chinese sanding varnish hand-painted Chairs 2 Arm and 4 side chairs. All with different
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinese Export Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Silk, Wood

Set of Six Chinese Sanding Varnish Hand-Painted Chairs
Set of Six Chinese Sanding Varnish Hand-Painted Chairs
$10,603 / item
H 38.59 in W 22.84 in D 19.69 in
Pair of 19th Century Pink Painted Chinese Yoke-Back Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This pair of late 19th-century pink painted chairs features stylishly simple yoke-back designs
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Pink Painted Chinese Yoke-Back Chairs
Pair of 19th Century Pink Painted Chinese Yoke-Back Chairs
$1,784 Sale Price / set
35% Off
H 43.71 in W 23.23 in D 16.54 in
Vintage Chinese Cream Lacquered Hand Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate dining rooms with Vintage Chinese Cream Lacquered Dining Chairs—set of six, hand-painted
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red and Gold Lacquered Hand Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Chinese Red and Gold Lacquered Dining Chairs set of six showcases bold red lacquer and gold hand
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1990s Chinese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four
Located in Hamburg, DE
Four decorative chairs, each chair has a different motif, base color black, accent color Chinese
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Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four
Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four
$10,983 / set
H 34.65 in W 23.63 in D 17.72 in
Nicholas and Stone Black Lacquered Hand Painted Windsor Chair
By Nicholas Stone Co
Located in Pasadena, TX
A beautiful japanned Nichols & Stone chinoiserie chair. The chair is in the japanned black hue
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid-century hand painted decorator chinoiserie armchairs/a pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage hand painted decorator arm chairs /side shares. These chairs
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Vintage 1960s American Chinese Chippendale Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady s Chair, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
classic Chinese 'southern official's hat chair.' The side chair is crafted of elm (yumu) with mortise-and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady
s Chair, c. 1800
Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady
s Chair, c. 1800
$4,480 / set
H 42.5 in W 16.75 in D 16.5 in
Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork Armchairs, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
painted side chairs feature beautifully pierced trellis backs and intricate fretwork detailing on the
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork Armchairs, Pair
Chinese Chippendale Style Fretwork Armchairs, Pair
$1,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 36 in W 19.75 in D 18 in
Chinoiserie Pavilion Dining Chair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine mid 18th Century design dining side chair in the Chinese Chippendale manner. To be
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21st Century and Contemporary British Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Ch...

Materials

Mahogany

Chinoiserie Pavilion Dining Chair
Chinoiserie Pavilion Dining Chair
$4,105
H 35.44 in W 21.26 in D 22.05 in
Pair of Chinese Chinoiserie Bergere Side Chairs Hand Painted Lacquered Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
side chairs with hand painted and lacquered finish A very good looking and decorative pair of chairs
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This as an unusual painted pair of late 18th century Chinese chairs. The back splat is painted with
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Pine, Paint

Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
$4,000 / set
H 35.5 in W 17.5 in D 16 in
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Red Hand Painted Chair Heavy Solid Wood Frame
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We delighted to offer this lovely highly decorative Chinese Chinoiserie hand painted occasional
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Paint Decorated Brighton Pavilion Arm Chairs, 6 Available
Located in Sheffield, MA
arm chairs featuring seat backs and arm panels with fine Chinese brush paintings on both sides of the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Paint Decorated Brighton Pavilion Arm Chairs, 6 Available
Chinese Paint Decorated Brighton Pavilion Arm Chairs, 6 Available
$1,125 Sale Price / item
25% Off
H 48 in W 26 in D 22 in
PAIR OF ANTIQUE PAINTED FINISH CHINESE EXPORT CHINOISERIE GREEN SIDE CHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pair of Emerald Green Antique Chinese Export Circa 1920's Chinoiserie side chairs Please note the
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Antique Lady s Chairs
Located in Somis, CA
Chinese 19th century lady's chair in original condition is very hard to come by, especially in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Antique Lady
s Chairs
Pair of Chinese Antique Lady
s Chairs
$2,200 Sale Price / set
42% Off
H 35 in W 19.5 in D 15 in
Pair of Chinese Golden Blossom Yokeback Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
demonstrate the opulence of Qing-dynasty painted furniture. Crafted with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the chairs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Golden Blossom Yokeback Chairs
Pair of Chinese Golden Blossom Yokeback Chairs
$2,580 / set
H 46.5 in W 27 in D 22.75 in
Antique Chinese Sedan Chair, 1890s
Located in Tilburg, NL
decorated with paintings, Chinese characters, gold painted wood carvings and hand painted glass. On top
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Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia

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Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Sedan Chair, 1890s
Antique Chinese Sedan Chair, 1890s
$15,000
H 88.59 in W 44.1 in D 108.27 in
Near Pair of 19th Century Chinese Elm Arm Chairs
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Near pair of 19th century Chinese elm armcharis with original paint finish. 1890 Seat height
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Elm

Near Pair of 19th Century Chinese Elm Arm Chairs
Near Pair of 19th Century Chinese Elm Arm Chairs
$1,922 / set
H 35.5 in W 21.5 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered King Wood Arm Chairs 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Qing Dynasty red lacquered king wood serpentine crest curvature arm
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Antique 1780s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

Materials

Kingwood, Lacquer

Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm Side / Dining Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquer Elm Side / Dining Chair This beautiful red elm side chair from
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Antique Shanxi Province Red Lacquered Elm Dining / Office Chairs, Set of 3
Located in Chicago, IL
Lacquers Dining Chairs are from the Shanxi Province of China. They can be used as office chairs or any
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Recent Sales

Hand Painted Village Scene Folding Chairs, a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Presents a pair of hand painted village scene folding chairs. Intricate patterning and layering is
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs

Materials

Wood

"Dragonfruit" Multicolor Contemporary Chinese Wooden Chair
By Atelier Duyi Han
Located in Shanghai, CN
"Dragonfruit" chair is a contemporary and extravagant take of the Classical Chinese archetypal
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2010s Chinese Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Chairs, Horseshoe, Pair
Located in SOMIS, CA
Beautiful princess chair is very hard to come by, especially in pairs. Here we have a pair of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Chairs, Horseshoe, Pair
Antique Chinese Chairs, Horseshoe, Pair
H 34.5 in W 19.5 in D 15 in
Set of 12 Chinese Chippendale Style Chairs Bu Patina Hand Painted
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant set of chairs consisting of 10 side chairs and 2 armchairs. Open ribbon back with lovely
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21st Century and Contemporary American Dining Room Chairs

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Hardwood

Set of Six Barn Find circa 1880 Japanese Throne Armchairs Original Paint Chinese
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
find oriental Throne chairs with original ebonized distressed paint. These chairs are very rare
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing the 19th-century Vintage in the Style of Chinese Horseshoe Wooden Folding Chairs
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Thread, Paint

Pair of Satinwood Lounge Chairs in a Chinese-Chippendale-Style
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of very stylish satinwood lounge / club chairs with moss green mohair velvet seat upholstery
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20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Satinwood

James Mont Inspired Chinese Art Deco Lounge Chairs
By James Mont
Located in Hudson, NY
Fantastic pair of James Mont inspired, Art Deco Lounge chairs. With ebonized and paint decorated
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood, Down

Set of two Italian Ebonized Chairs with Gilt Decoration
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
inset backs and seats. Each chair has a custom animal-print cushion, 20th century.
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20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Certified Chinese 19c Armchairs in Black Laquered Elmwood and Rattan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Armchairs in Black Laquered Chinese Elmwood and Rattan. Signature curves and details and beautifully curved
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Antique 1850s Chinese Slipper Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Vintage Hickory Chair Chinese Chippendale Camelback Faux Bamboo Sofa
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic Palm Beach regency sofa designed and crafted in a Chinese Chippendale form with rolled arms
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Sofas

Materials

Faux Bamboo

19th Century Carved Painted Chinese Side Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century carved & painted Chinese side chair Brilliant 19th century carved Chinese side
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

18th Century Chinese Jade Green Painted Chair with Original Distressed Paint
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare hand-painted Jade green 18th century chair A very
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Paint

Pair Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Gilt Painted Horseshoe Back Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and exquisite pair of Chinese export black lacquer, gilt and polychrome painted
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Softwood

Pair Chinese Export Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Side Chairs, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning pair of Chinese black lacquer and gilt painted official's hat side chairs, made for the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Softwood

Asian Chinoiserie Hand Painted Dining Set, Game Table with Four Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Chinese black lacquered set includes a table with 4 chairs and features a hand painted
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Pair of 19th Century Ming Dynasty Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of Chinese hardwood chairs in well worn patina, crafted in the Ming dynasty style, late 19th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century, English Hand-Painted Chinese Chippendale Side Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century hand-painted Chinese Chippendale side chair. Highly detailed all-over painted
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Japanned or Chinoiserie Chinese Red Side Chairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Classic pair of chinoiserie or 'japanned' carved and upholstered side chairs painted
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Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Chairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese 19th Century Hand-Carved Yumu Wood Yoke Back Chair with Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese hand-carved yumu wood yoke back armchair from the 19th century, with rattan seat, painted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Elm

1970 Vintage Brighton Chinoiserie Rattan White Bamboo Caning Split Reed Armchair
By Brighton Pavilion 1
Located in Miami, FL
a handcrafted chair with woven cane seat features bamboo frames and Chinese inspired bamboo patterns
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Late 20th Century Philippine Chinese Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Reed, Paint

White Chinese Horseshoe Folding Chair Jiao Yi
Located in Somis, CA
A white Chinese carved horseshoe back "Jiao Yi" folding chair, 20th century, with substantial brass
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Hand Carved Chinese “Dragon” Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very expressive pair of ebonized and embellished antique Chinese chairs that feature a fierce
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chairs

Materials

Bone, Mahogany, Paint

Set of Eight English Chippendale Style Chairs, Original Painted Decoration, 1890
Located in Houston, TX
reflect the same painted motif. The back of each chair springs upward with flared framing that encloses
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Set of Eight Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary set of eight dining room chairs hand-crafted out of wood with its original caning
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Fabric, Cane, Maple, Paint

Set of Six Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary set of six Chippendale-style dining room chairs crafted out of wood fully restored
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Vintage 1970s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

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Pair of Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes, A Pair Classic Pair Swedish Style Painted Chest of Drawers. Two drawer chests based on an 18th Century Gustavian anti...
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Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Glustin Luminaires Creation Brass and Murano Glass Panels
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Rectangular tall wall sconces made of brass with different overlayed Murano glass panels. Four lights per sconce.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Glustin Luminaires Creation Brass and Murano Glass Panels
Glustin Luminaires Creation Brass and Murano Glass Panels
$2,025 / item
H 40.16 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
Shagreen Sea Shell Nesting Tables with Brass Details, Contemporary, In Stock
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully designed nesting tables in shagreen and sea shell with brass inlays. An organic style with curvy design and edges. The design looks like a storm, France. The shagreen ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Nesting Tables and Sta...

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bobbin Turned Chairs
By William Morris (English)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English late 19th Century ebonized and bobbin turned corner chairs with woven rush seats.
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Corner Chairs

Materials

Rush, Beech

Pair of Bobbin Turned Chairs
Pair of Bobbin Turned Chairs
$3,900 / set
H 26 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of Crapaud armchairs in navy blue ticking
Located in Faversham, GB
A set of late 19th century Napoleon III Crapaud armchairs with wide generous seats raised on turned legs. This pair of armchairs have been fully restored and stripped back to the so...
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Pair of Crapaud armchairs in navy blue ticking
Pair of Crapaud armchairs in navy blue ticking
$2,910 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 29.53 in W 29.14 in D 30.32 in
Schumacher by Miles Redd Brighton Pavilion Wallpaper Mural in Multi
By Schumacher, Miles Redd
Located in New York, NY
Based on a rare 18th-century document and created by one of Europe's premier engravers, this design comes in coordinating panels of fabric and wallpaper with a 12-foot repeat. Pane...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

Klismos Walnut Wood Leather Seats Saber Legs Dining Chairs, Customizable
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in IT
Klismos customizable chairs with saber legs, natural wood shiny finishing and leather seats with buttons. Available in other colors and upholstery. Walnut wood chairs with deep an...
Category

2010s Italian Greek Revival Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Nutwood, Walnut

Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio Early and Rare Loop Cabinet in Copper
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio, ‘Loop’ wall-mounted cabinet, welded copper with applied verdigris patina, steel, brass, painted wood, United States, circa 1968 Made around 1968, t...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Oversized Berber Moroccan Rug, Wabi-Sabi Meets Abstract Expressionist Style
By Helen Frankenthaler, Fernand Léger, Berber Tribes of Morocco, Ad Reinhardt
Located in Dallas, TX
21140 Oversized Abstract Moroccan Rug, 13'04 x 17'04. Emulating Wabi-Sabi and Abstract Expressionist style, this hand knotted wool oversized Berber Moroccan rug is a captivating visi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Expressionist Moroccan and North ...

Materials

Wool

Set of Six Chippendale Style Chairs and Two Carvers, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Set of six Chippendale-style side chairs and two carvers with wide, comfortable seats upholstered in off-white fabric with blue bee-motif. The serpentine-front seats are underlined w...
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Mid-20th Century French Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Unique Armand Jonckers Coffee Table in Green Resin and Copper
By Armand Jonckers
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armand Jonckers, coffee table, resin, copper, wood, metal, Belgium, 1984 Gorgeous, custom-made coffee table by Belgian designer Armand Jockers. Every detail of this sculptural table...
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Copper

Custom Made to Order Outdoor or Indoor Iron Sofa with Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom Made to Order Iron Sofa for Indoor or Outdoor Size: 73”w x 25”d x 29”h SH:16”. SD:24” Can be made to your specifications. This collection also includes chairs, ottomans and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Custom Made to Order Outdoor or Indoor Iron Sofa with Cushion
Custom Made to Order Outdoor or Indoor Iron Sofa with Cushion
$6,240 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 29 in W 73 in D 25 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted QUEEN Bed with Caning
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Bed with Caning is a remarkable work of the furniture maker's art! Sculpted from walnut, it features artistry exhibited from the crown of the h...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Cane, Walnut, Paint

Mandarin Lacquered Asian Chinoiserie Buffet Server Dry Bar by White Furniture Co
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
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Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric
By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sofa, reupholstered fabric, France, late 1970s The Croissant sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, epitomizes the organic and fluid design ...
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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

A Set of Four Chinese Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
These contemporary Chinese chairs feature hardwood construction and elegant, traditional curved back splats for maximum comfort. The chairs are finished in a modern clear lacquer. Th...
Category

1990s Chinese Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Elm

A Set of Four Chinese Dining Chairs
A Set of Four Chinese Dining Chairs
$2,400 Sale Price / set
52% Off
H 46 in W 21 in D 19 in
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Chinese Hand Painted Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Chinese hand painted chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Chinese hand painted chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and lacquer. We have 136 antique and vintage Chinese hand painted chairs in-stock, while there are 15 modern editions to choose from as well. Chinese hand painted chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of Chinese hand painted chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern, mid-century modern and Victorian Chinese hand painted chairs are of considerable interest. Chinese hand painted chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jim Rose, Atelier Duyi Han and Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.

How Much are Chinese Hand Painted Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $42,576 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.