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Suite of Painted Bergere, Fauteuil and Footstool
Located in Stamford, CT
A suite of bergere, fauteuil and footstool painted in Swedish Empire form.
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,900 / set
Set of 12 British Colonial Mahogany Dining Chairs Upholstered in Madagascar
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A set of 12 very impressive, handmade early 20th century British colonial dining chairs in the
Category
20th Century Asian British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Regency Cherry and Ebonized Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Regency, Neoclassical, or Empire style dining chairs
By Baker Furniture
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
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
1940’s Bentwood Debrecen Walnut Dining Chairs – Harlequin Set Of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
empire. These chairs are an early model probably 1940s from Debrecen, we know it is a Mundus model
Category
Vintage 1940s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1950
s Bentwood Debrecen Blonde Dining Arm Chairs - Set Of Fours
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Hungary, producing chairs in various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
1940
s Bentwood Debrecen Classic Back Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are 1940's, they are not all labelled Debrecen but we
Category
Vintage 1940s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1950
s Bentwood Debrecen Dining Loop Arm Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Hungary, producing chairs in various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are
Category
Vintage 1950s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1950
s Bentwood Debrecen Dining Standard Arm Chairs - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Hungary, producing chairs in various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are
Category
Vintage 1950s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of French Bergeres with Fine Carving
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of French walnut stain over beech bergeres with urns and vine carving on arms, seat, and back. Include an early 19th century original and a copy made in the 1920s. Newly uphol...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1870 set of four windsor "firehall" masonic armchairs
Located in Surrey, BC
A rare documented set of masonic influenced Windsor firehouse chairs in original blue paint , solid
Category
Antique 1850s Canadian Empire Windsor Chairs
Materials
Pine
Tobey Furniture Antique Arts and Crafts Mahogany Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By Gustav Stickley, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six antique Arts and Crafts or Empire side chairs or dining chairs
By Tobey
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Tobey Furniture Antique Arts and Crafts Mahogany Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By Baker Furniture Company, Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four antique Arts and Crafts or Empire side chairs or dining chairs
By Tobey
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
1940
s Bentwood Debrecen Thonet Classic Back Dining Chairs - Set Of Twelve
Located in Hook, Hampshire
throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are 1940's, they are not all labelled Debrecen or Thonet
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Birch Armchairs Bergeres
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality pair of Swedish birch armchairs, circa 1920.
Good color with ebony stringing to front and legs.
Original fabric in good condition.
Shaped back with scrolled arms, sta...
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Birch
EJ Victor Regency Carved Mahogany and Gold Gilt Dining Chairs, Set of Ten
By E.J. Victor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of ten Regency, Neoclassical, or Empire style dining chairs
By EJ Victor
USA, Late
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
1940
s Bentwood Debrecen Spindle Back Dining Chairs - Mixed - Set Of Ten
Located in Hook, Hampshire
factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are an early model probably from Debrecen, we
Category
Vintage 1940s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
6 Vintage L. Hitchcock Harvest Stenciled Fan Back Windsor Maple Dining Chairs
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Dayton, OH
period but it also included elements from Empire klismos chairs with a few pointers from the popular
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple, Paint
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
Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, Solid Cherry, Gold-Leaf, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Set of Six early Biedermeier, late Empire Dining Room Chairs from Southern Germany around
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Gold Plate
English Empire Armchair Lounge Chair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
English Empire Solid Wood & Wicker
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Wicker
French Empire Style Childs Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming diminutive French Empire style child’s chair is painted in teal blue and gold and
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Children s Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 terminating in bronze rams feet.
Superb shape and quality.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Rosewood 3 x Suite c.1900
Located in London, GB
, rococo and empire style. The wing chair is a classic shape, and upholstery favoured chintz and damask in
Category
20th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Two Modern Trellis Back Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
an upholstered drop-in seat, on square tapering legs. Inspired by an Empire original.
Shown in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,600 / set
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
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
Empire Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Empire arm chair with inlaid trim.
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Early 20th century 13 piece mahogany salon suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century 13 piece mahogany salon suite circa 1920
Very much in the empire taste
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$3,964 / set
Pair of Empire Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Pair of 19th-Century Empire Period Side Chairs.
Made from mahogany and walnut, these chairs are
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Wood
$2,136 / set
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
Pair of Empire Style Carved Marble Chairs
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive pair of Empire style carved white marble chairs.
The beautifully hand carved white
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Marble
$12,000 / set
Empire Style Desk Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Empire inspired chair features a gracefully curved structure and upholstered seat. Black
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,450
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 Dagobert Empire Style Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Dagobert arm chairs with grey velvet seating. In original condition with visible signs of
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Empire Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$2,495 / set
Antique French Empire Style Brass Stool / Chair
Located in London, GB
A wonderful solid brass stool in the antique French Empire style. This was probably made in France
Category
Mid-20th Century European Empire Stools
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Desk Chair in Mahogany and Leather
Located in Paris, FR
Very nice desk chair in mahogany and leather in the Empire style, from 1875. Each armrest is
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, 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 form enlivened by the unusual embossed and painted leather seat richly decorated with...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British Empire Armchairs
Pair of Empire Style Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pair of stylized french empire barrel back chairs with upholstered seats and tapered legs
Category
20th Century Unknown Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
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
French Mahogany Desk with Chair in the Empire Style
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Wonderful French Empire leather-top desk and chair of superior quality, this desk and chair are
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Mahogany Pair of Empire Arm Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
are worn through. Nevertheless, these French Empire lounge chairs exemplify luxury and timeless design
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebony Library Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
to French Empire chair models but the turned columns are more typically Victorian in their
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Ebony
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
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
19th Century Pair Second Empire Mahogany Tub Arm Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous pair of antique French Second Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted armchairs
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
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
Empire Burl Wood and Leather Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
: Brass, burl wood, leather.
Condition:
This Empire burl wood and leather chair is in good vintage
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Mahogany Club Chair Scroll Arm Accent Scalamandre Tub
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire mahogany club chair scroll arm accent Scalamandre tub
American Empire
Category
Vintage 1920s American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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
Empire neo-renaissance throne chair Italy
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Sit like a king in this Italian empire style armchair
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Iron, Brass
Jansen Empire style chair and ottoman
Located in New York, NY
By maker Jansen. A French Empire style steel ottoman with brass finials with pliant X-form with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage French Empire Ebonized
Gilt Upholstered Arm Chairs 20thC
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A matching pair of French Empire style upholstered armchairs by Drexel Heritage offer ebonized wood
Category
20th Century American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Marge Carson French Empire Regency Style Gold Upholstered Library Arm Chair
By Marge Carson
Located in Dayton, OH
French Empire style arm chair by Marge Carson. Features a mahogany finished and distressed frame
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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Empire Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of empire chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique empire chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and fabric. Find 596 antique and vintage empire chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of empire chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Empire chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Empire, Neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Large empire chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller empire chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 1 inches in width — may make for a better choice. There have been many well-made empire chairs over the years, but those made by Jonathan Adler, Jacob and Josef Kohn and Karl Johan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Empire Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,933, while they’re typically $246 on the low end and $212,852 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 Empire Chairs
- What is an Empire chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021An Empire chair refers to a piece of seating furniture created in the Empire style. A phase of the neoclassical style, the Empire style gets its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I. The furniture is colossal, weight-wise, and richly adorned with bronze and marble. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Empire chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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