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Pair of Armchairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hudson, NY
These two Thonet armchairs have a bentwood frame of solid beech, moulded from a single piece. Original faux leather black seats.
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Antique Early 1900s German Modern Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Otto Wagner Armchair Number 6141, circa 1905
By Otto Wagner
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Thonet armchair with armrest as well as with backrest which are excellently shaped. Backrest is stunningly manufactured, having nicest decorations consisting of decorativ...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Turn-of-the-Century French Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French armchair with a contemporary "pickled" finish and dyed, cowhide fabric. The frame featuring lion's heads and a scrolling back splat embellished with a floral motif, relief car...
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Antique Early 1900s French Armchairs

Materials

Hide, Wood

Pair of Thonet Armchairs, Model No. 511 by Wiener Werkstätte
By Wiener Werkstätte, Thonet
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Thonet armchairs by Wiener Werkstätte, Model No. 511. Model featured in the Thonet catalog.    
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Set of 6 Austrian Secessionist Brown Leather Arm Chairs
By Marcel Kammerer
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Austrian Secessionist mahogany stained arm chairs with an oval inlaid back panel back & similar inlaid panels under the arms with a brown leather seat. (by MARCEL KAMMERER; ...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Dutch Arts Crafts or Jugendstil Inlaid Armchair by Onder den Sint Maarten
By Onder den Sint Maarten
Located in Charlevoix, MI
A wonderful simple yet elegant armchair with simply highlights mad by the Dutch company Onder den Sint Maarten. Leather has recently been professionally updated. Onder den Sint Ma...
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Antique Early 1900s Dutch Jugendstil Armchairs

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Leather, Oak

G M Ellwood.J S Henry. Pair of Arts Crafts Mahogany Armchair with Pewter Inlay
By George Montague Ellwood
Located in London, GB
G M Ellwood (1875-1955) made by J S Henry. A fine pair of Arts & Crafts Mahogany Armchairs with stylised Pewter Inlays and central stretcher. Only one shown at present.
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Pewter

Antique Louis XVI Style Pair of Velvet Bergères
Located in Austin, TX
French antique pair of Louis XVI style bergères in hand-painted beechwood with a light gray and white patina. Original velvet upholstery with down cushions in fair condition and bra...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Josef Hoffman Bent Beechwood and Hand Tooled Leather Armchairs
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of gorgeous stained bent beechwood armchairs upholstered in custom hand tooled period Art Nouveau leather. Both chairs with beautiful curvilinear lines throughout, from the ...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

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Beech, Bentwood, Leather

Richard Riemerschmid Armchair
By Richard Riemerschmid
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Riemerschmid armchair produced by Fleischhaur, Nuremberg, Germany, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Mahogany Arts Crafts Elbow Chair
Located in Babworth, Retford
With a high square back and lattice arms. The seat and padded panel to the lower back covered in tan leather, England, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Oak and Leather Armchairs, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Pair of Oak and Leather Armchairs, from England circa 1900. Edwardian armchairs featuring solid oak construction with unique architectural form. Each chair has a moulded oak seat,...
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Carved Italian Armchairs, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of finely carved Italian armchairs with scrolled acanthus leaf arms and legs. The armchairs have been newly upholstered in burlap textile with tiny nailhead trim detail.
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Rococo Armchairs

Materials

Burlap, Wood

French Antique Directoire Style Pair of Velvet Armchairs
Located in Austin, TX
Antique pair of French Directoire style armchairs of hand-carved fruitwood with a patinated white finish. Professionally reupholstered in a light teal "breeze" 100% cotton velvet wit...
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Antique Early 1900s French Directoire Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Fruitwood, Upholstery, Velvet

French Antique Louis XVI Lilac Velvet BergèRe Marquise
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely French Louis XVI style bergère "Marquise" armchair (think antique chair-and-a-half). Original lilac velvet accented with upholstery tacks on hand-carved beechwood frames with...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet

French Louis XVI Style Lilac Bergère
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style bergère armchair with original lilac velvet accented by upholstery tacks. Hand-carved beechwood frames with hand-carved fluting and a light gray patin...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet

Stunning Pair of Antique Leather Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A lovely pair of antique leather shaped armchairs raised on mahogany cabriole legs with acanthus leaf carving to the knee of very good proportions making them extremely comfortable. ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Club Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Two Arts Crafts Design Oakwood Sculptural Armchairs Easychairs
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Rare set of two Art & Crafts period armchairs, carved in massive oakwood in a Brutalist manner combining geometrical forms and metal inserts. Cognac colored Skai upholstery.
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Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Extremely Good Pair of Antique Walnut Desk Chairs
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely good pair of antique walnut desk armchairs with leather seats. A fine example of a excellent craftsmanship from the 1900s these chairs have been designed to be on disp...
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Antique Early 1900s English George I Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Fine Pair of Antique Walnut Gothic Armchairs
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine quality pair of antique walnut Gothic armchairs/throne chairs. Of very good form with finely executed carving this delightful pair of walnut chairs date to circa 1900. Cons...
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Antique Early 1900s Gothic Armchairs

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Walnut

Pair of Josef Hoffmann Armloffel Chairs Made by Wittmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Josef Hoffmann Armloffel chairs made by Wittmann with leather seat cushions in excellent condition. Dimensions: 38" H x 26" W x 20" D.
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Antique Early 1900s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of George III Style Library Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of Georgian style mahogany and suede Gainsborough chairs, the shaped back with gentle rake over upholstered arms with acanthus and bead carving, standing on square legs joi...
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Antique Early 1900s English Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Suede

Pair of Louis XVI Style French Painted Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of neoclassical style French painted armchairs newly upholstered in sea foam colored linen velvet with self welt and spaced nailhead trim detail. The chairs Stand on four straig...
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Wide Seat Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1900s French Louis XVI bergeres. Solid walnut wood frames, hand-carved, newly painted in a gray with a distressed finish. Professionally upholstered in a ivory color linen fa...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Fabric, Linen

Pair of Josef Hoffmann Armchairs
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Josef Hoffmann armchairs. Chairs have been refinished and reupholstered to keep the integrity of the chair.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Sleek Ladder Back Chair, circa 1900
Located in Alhambra, CA
Streamline Victorian era ladder back chair with beautiful brownish black patina. Clean lines with "wave" rungs on back. Original rush seating replaced with supple black...
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Antique Early 1900s American American Empire Corner Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Thonet Vienna Art Nouveau Armchair Number 6575, circa 1905
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Thonet armchair with armrest as well as with backrest which are U-shaped. Seat and all parts of backrest are upholstered, further they are covered with green leather as...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Rosewood Chinese Carved Armchair
Located in Summerland, CA
Exquisite workmanship on this beautiful carved arm chair. Solid rosewood, solid seat, excellent condition.,
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Antique Early 1900s Asian Furniture

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Antique French Scroll Back Armchairs
Located in Kent, GB
A pair of un-upholstered antique French scroll back armchairs. These have a very elegant shape. We are happy to have these upholstered for you if you so wish with either our antiq...
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Antique Early 1900s French Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair Harden Mission Arts and Crafts Armchairs, circa 1907
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of quarter sawn oak mission arts and crafts armchairs. Mortise and tendon construction. Circa 1907. Gustave Stickley era and quality.
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Antique Early 1900s American Mission Armchairs

Materials

Oak

French Art Nouveau Important Desk Armchair, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved mahogany and leather Art Nouveau desk chair from France, circa 1900. Reminiscent of Majorelle and Galle Nancy.
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Swedish Neoclassical Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of Swedish Neoclassical chairs wit set of backs, friezes and legs richly carved. Newly upholstered in linen. Sweden, circa 1900 More than ever, we selected the best, the r...
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Antique Early 1900s Swedish Neoclassical Armchairs

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Linen, Pine

Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood armchair B 129 from the 1900-1910. Walnut stained laquered. Excellent restored.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood, Plywood

Fine Pair of French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Bergères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved bergères, each with a recent upholstered back, sides and loose cushion seat in a striped and floral velvet fa...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

Kohn Art Nouveau Vienna Armchair Model 416 Attributed to Hoffmann or Siegel 1905
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Jacob & Josef Kohn Vienna most elegant as well as rare armchair: Attributed to Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) or to. Gustav Siegel (1880-1968). Model number 416. Designed before 190...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of French Antique Painted Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The elegant pair of 1900s French armchairs. Solid wood frames, with original olive and cream paint. Carvings all throughout the frames finished with fluted legs. Back, arms and seats...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Linen, Wood

Armorial Chair, Renaissance Style, English, ca.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Limed oak frame with the original upholstery. Wonderful colour of distressed cream leather. Great oversized gilded brass studs. The armorial provenance is unknown.
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Antique Early 1900s English Renaissance Revival Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Rare Thonet Armchair Nr. 8
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
Very simple and elegant construction, for the first time shown in Thonet catalogue in 1904. (Catalog number 8 or 6008). Beech bentwood nut stained and perfectly restored with a shel...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

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Beech, Bentwood, Plywood

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Round Back Open Arm Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Dating to circa 1900, and carved in the Louis XVI style, this pair of charming armchairs feature the traditional medallion shaped back, giving way to graceful and sweeping open arms,...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak, Tapestry, Velvet

French Ebonized Armchair with Upholstered Seat
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French ebonized mahogany desk chair (or armchair) featuring an upholstered back and seat with nailhead trim. Elegant serpentine arms with carved designs in the Greek Revi...
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Antique Early 1900s French Armchairs

Materials

Paint, Upholstery, Wood

Edwardian English Mahogany Library Chair with a Leather Seat England, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
We love the large-scale of this English library / reading chair made about the turn of the last century. This design is inspired by pieces first made circa 1790 that remained popular...
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Antique Early 1900s English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Parcel Gilt and Oak Chair of 17th Century Design
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A parcel gilt and oak Chair of 17th Century design, with shaped supports joined by elaborate cross stretchers, the anthemion leaves to the knuckles and sections of the supports, soft...
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Antique Early 1900s British Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Pair English Leather Wingback Armchairs
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous pair of antique English handmade leather wingback Chippendale style armchairs, circa 1900 in date. Standing on hand carved solid mahogany hand carv...
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Antique Early 1900s English Chippendale Armchairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Armchairs, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of antique Louis XVI style armchairs in a warm off-white enamel finish. Upholstered in a delicate rose pink and cloud grey satin damask, with a pattern of peonies. Cla...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Satin, Wood

German Art Deco Armchair
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
German Art Deco lounge chair of carved oak.
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Antique Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Baroque Style Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Baroque style carved walnut armchairs, circa 1900. These chairs have excellent carved walnut arms and feet. The upholstery is new and in excellent condition.
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Antique Early 1900s European Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Carved Oak Armchair by Antoni Gaudi
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antoni Gaudi's solid carved oak calvet chair first designed in 1902 for Casa Calvet in Spain (1902) is surely among the finest armchairs ever designed. This expressively forceful, re...
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Antique Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Thonet 209 Armchair by Auguste Thonet for Thonet, circa 1900
By August Thonet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Thonet 209 by Auguste Thonet for Thonet manufactured In Germany. Bentwood and rattan. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beauti...
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Antique Early 1900s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Neoclassical Mahogany Bergeres a "Gondole", Italy, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
These comfortable armchairs feature a unique line and profile designed to be seen from the front, back and sides with equal visual impact. The chairs themselves are modelled after th...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI Pair of Bergères
Located in Austin, TX
Antique pair of French Louis XVI style bergères in hand-painted beechwood with original velvet upholstery (fair condition) and brass nailheads. Seat height is 19 in.
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Six Early 20th Century Mahogany and Leather Open Armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful set of mahogany open armchairs, circa 1905. Featuring an oval stuffed back with carved crest rails, leather red hide seats without swept arms which contain a pierced qua...
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Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Thonet Desk Armchair Nr. 28 (6028)
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
fully restored. Beech bendwood darknut stained and shellack polished. The seat with plant fibre and black leather upholstered. 2 pcs already restored 2 pcs delivry time 3-4 weeks.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

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Beech, Bentwood, Leather

Thonet Armchairs Attributed to Otto Wagner
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Otto Wagner
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to six pcs available upholstery is included in the price and will be done on request. delivery time about 4-7 weeks.
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Antique Louis XV Style Fauteuils, France, ca 1900
Located in Pau, FR
Beautiful pair of antique Louis XV style fauteuils from France, ca 1900, with blue velvet upholstery.
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Bergères, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XVI style . Carved and giltwood . On tapering and fluted feet . Leaf-wrapped arms on separated columns . Circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Pair of Bergères
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French pair of Louis XVI style bergères in hand-carved beechwood, professionally reupholstered in a gray linen blend. Beautiful crisp carving of acanthus leaves, flowers, an...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

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Beech, Linen, Upholstery

Louis XVI Style Pair of Armchairs
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style pair of armchairs in patinated fruitwood, professionally reupholstered in a velvet blend. Seat height is 18.75 in. Large and extremely comfortable.
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Chenille, Fruitwood, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

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Early 1900s Wood Armchairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of early 1900s wood armchairs available for sale. Early 1900s wood armchairs made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Early 1900s wood armchairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jacob and Josef Kohn, Otto Wagner and Thonet are consistently popular.

How Much are Early 1900s Wood Armchairs?

Prices for early 1900s wood armchairs start at $350 and top out at $76,495 with the average selling for $2,897.

Finding the Right Armchairs for You

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.

Questions About Early 1900s Wood Armchairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 21, 2023
    In the early 1900s, engagement rings often looked like other jewelry from the Edwardian era, which coincided with the reign of King Edward VII in the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910. Cutters used new diamond saws and jewelry lathes to refine the old European cut. The resulting stones, designed to sparkle in the light from candles and gas lamps, are beloved by connoisseurs for their inner fire and romantic glow. The invention of the oxyacetylene torch enabled jewelers to use platinum, which had previously been too challenging to work with. This technological advancement made it possible for Edwardian rings to show off lacy filigree and milgrain work. Nature also influenced jewelry in the early 1900s. Flowing and floral garland motifs were so popular that the Edwardian age is sometimes called the "garland era." Find a selection of Edwardian engagement rings on 1stDibs.