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Four Italian Dining Chairs Empire Style Red Gold Upholstery 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
A set of four solid walnut chairs in the fabulous Empire style with ormolu decorations, made in
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$1,915 Sale Price / set
50% Off
19th Century Ebonized Italian Empire Style Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonized Italian Empire style side chair featuring brass ormolu, claw feet, and a lattice-work back
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Felted Wool JG SWITZER Empire Wingback Chair
By JG Switzer
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
This Empire Wingback fabric is "painted" with wool by Fiber Artist Jessica Switzer Green for JG
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
$5,327 / item
Pair 19th Century French Empire Style Chairs With Red Silk Upholstered Seat
Located in Sheridan, CO
Extraordinary pair of French Empire style mahogany chairs featuring a tub or gondola form frame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
American Empire Boston Mahogany Girandole Chair, Circa 1860s
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful American empire Boston Girandole chairs. This is a very rare chair in today's market
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$746 Sale Price
25% Off
Impressive Pair of Empire Black Leather
Gilded Club Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive pair of Empire style black and gilded wood club chairs having black leather upholstery
Category
1990s American Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,900 Sale Price / set
50% Off
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Side Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Side Chair is a luxurious and elegant piece of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Magnificent Empire Swan Chair/Bergere, gold
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Magnificent Empire Swan Chair/Bergere, gold
Solid wood, hand-carved, with very fine
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gold Gilt and Painted Empire Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful Empire chair that we purchased in Naples, Italy. This is a classic style, with
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
EARLY 19th CENTURY TEN EMPIRE CHERRY CHAIRS
Located in Firenze, FI
Ten elegant, finely carved, solid cherry wood chairs. The chairs feature slightly curved legs at
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry, Fruitwood
$11,147 / set
Pair of ormolu mounted and lacquered metal curule chairs in the Empire style
Located in London, GB
These beautiful, simple, and sophisticated, curule chairs were executed in the Empire style
Category
20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Ormolu, Metal
Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze side chair
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 94cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Russian Empire Period Desk Chair
Located in Pembroke, MA
Lovely burled birch wood ("loupe de bouleau de Carélie") desk chair from the Russian Empire, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Damask, Upholstery, Burl, Birch
Impressive 12 Chairs First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Cent Sold at Sotheby
s
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive 12 chairs first Empire Napoleon III early 19th century.
Sold at Sotheby's for €25,000
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Carved Empire Upholstered Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
The set of 10 Carved Empire Upholstered Chairs comprise of a group with 2 arm chairs and 8 side
Category
2010s Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,535 / set
Pair of Swedish Empire Armchairs
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of Swedish Empire armchairs made in Lindome outside Gothenburg. Flared saber legs at the
Category
Antique 1810s Swedish Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,550 / set
Set Of Six 19th Century Empire Side Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
century. The set, made of mahogany, displays the Empire style beautifully. Each chair features delightful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$15,000 / set
Antique French Empire Regency Inlaid Mahogany Swivel Piano Harpist Stool Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Regency Inlaid Mahogany Swivel Piano Harpist Stool Chair. Circa Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Swivel Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Napoleonic Empire Style Gondola Chairs with Dolphins
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of carved walnut gondola chairs featuring dolphins. Crafted in the grand Napoleonic
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Empire Style Window Seats
Located in Lymington, GB
A smart pair of Empire-style window seats of superb quality, and in excellent condition.
Supported
Category
20th Century Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,090 / set
19th Century Empire Tub Armchair
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire Tub Armchair in Mahogany with New Upholstery, Circa 1820
Unique Empire tub armchair, crafted
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Newly Upholstered Empire Style French Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
We recently had this 19th Century French chair reupholstered. It's amazing how a modern day
Category
Antique 1880s French Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,175 / item
Unusual American Empire Mahogany Armchair
Located in Hanover, MA
Saturday Sale until 31 July 2024
Mid-late 19th century (Second Period) American Empire chair
Category
Antique 1850s American Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Style Pair Of Italian Chairs "King" With "Vienna Straw"
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Empire Style Pair of Italian Chairs (Lucca) "King" with "Vienna Straw"
We kindly suggest you read
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Straw, Walnut
French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany open swivel base arm chair with black
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Walnut Tub Chair in the Manner of Jacob Desmalter
Located in Montreal, QC
Empire Style Walnut Bergere Chair in the manner of Jacob Desmelter with nicely carved rams head
Category
Antique 1850s American Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
American Empire Mahogany and Needlepoint Upholstered Chair, circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
Recently needlepoint reupholstered American Empire mahogany side chair.
Measures 19" in width, 19
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$356 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Empire Mahogany Side chair with Ormolu Mounts 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire side chair offers mahogany construction having stylized urn form back slat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and Cane Seat Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A finely refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and cane seat chair in very good condition. New
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
$746 Sale Price
37% Off
Pair of 19th Century Empire Lyre Back Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century Empire Lyre back dining chairs
Wonderful pair of walnut dining chairs with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs, Two Pair Available
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 19th-century Italian Empire side chairs featuring carved foliage back with central ebonized
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of American Empire Style Stripe Upholstered Wooden Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Empire mahogany veneer side chairs having an openwork urn-form splat back with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Empire Style Black chair with Gilding and Stripe Velvet
Located in Wichita, KS
. This chair displays a finely carved and gilded tapered legs and arms with a simple ebonized rail with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
$2,480 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Magnificent Empire Swan Chair/Bergere, Black and Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Magnificent Empire Swan Chair/Bergere, Black and Gold
Solid wood, hand-carved, with
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Mounted Side Chairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Empire Period gilt-bronze mounted side chairs.
French, Circa 1820.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs Attributed to Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs Attributed to Francois Linke
Dimensions : 36.5
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th C. American Empire Carved Magogany and Upholstered Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair 19th Century American Empire Carved Magogany and Upholstered Chairs. Measure 18.25" in width
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$1,331 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
2 small gaps at the top of the armrests,
which
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Vintage Empire Gilt Tipped Scalamandre Tiger Fauteuil Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this exquisite pair of Vintage Empire-style Fauteuils, featuring iconic
Category
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Giltwood
Antique French Empire Parcel Gilt Mahogany
Ormolu Chair with Figures c1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Empire Carved & Parcel Gilt Mahogany & Ormolu Chair with Figures c1820
Measures
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire-style Bergère, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Empire-style Bergère, 1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Empire Black Opera Chairs with Tiger Upholstery, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of antique Empire hand carved walnut hall chairs, painted black, with gorgeous
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery, Paint
French Empire Bergere
Located in Hudson, NY
A classical French chair from the early 19th century. The form is good and the wood selection is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,200
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glorious set of ten mahogany dining chairs made in the neoclassical French empire taste. The chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Mahogany Side Chairs w/ Neoclassical Bronze Ormolu - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Mahogany Side Chairs with Neoclassical Bronze Ormolu - a Pair. Item features
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Ormolu Mounted, Partial Gilt Mahogany
Upholstered Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century Empire Ormolu Mounted, Partial Gilt Mahogany and Upholstered side Chair.
Measure
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$1,271 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Rare Postmodern Empire Black Lacquered Swan Neck Wide Chairs
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of Swan neck black lacquered wide chairs recovered in beige ultrasuede fabric , and a
Category
20th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Empire Period Armchair in Walnut, Upholstery Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone.
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Empire Period Armchair in Walnut, Upholstery Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire period armchair in walnut, upholstery redone.
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Vintage Regency Empire Frame Lounge Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
armchairs. Channeling the graceful lines of the Empire and Biedermeier periods, these chairs feature a
Category
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Set of Three Elegant Mahogany, Empire Style Chairs, One Pair and a Single Chair
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous chairs white great patina and beautiful lines on these Swedish Empire style chairs. They
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,412 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Dining Chairs Swedish Set of 6 Empire Mahogany Gilded Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Dining chairs Swedish set of 6 Empire mahogany gilded Sweden. A set of six dining chairs made
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Dining Room Chairs
Vintage French Empire Mahogany Side Chairs with Bronze "Sphinx" Ormolu - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Side Chairs with Bronze "Sphinx/Lion" Ormolu - a Pair. Circa
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Style Ormolu and Solid Mahogany Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and solid mahogany side chair. The chair is raised
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Italian Empire Dining Chairs From Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Italian early 19th Century Empire dining chairs in solid walnut.
This Tuscan pair of
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th-C. French Empire Gilt Bronze Mahogany Side Chairs - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of late 19th century French Empire mahogany side chairs with gilt bronze mounts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
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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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