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Beautiful French Empire Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Side Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful French Empire style malachite and gilt bronze side chair.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Malachite
French Antique Empire Style Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of seven Empire style dining chairs. Two of the chairs are armchairs with brass nailheads and
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian American Empire Flame Mahogany Side Chair Embroidered Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming antique American Empire side chair. Features a mahogany frame with crotch mahogany veneer
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany, Burl
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Bergère Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular back.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Set of “Gondole” Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant set of six French Empire gondola dining chairs made of solid mahogany with a high luster
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of 1st Empire Bergere Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
the Empire period, these very striking chairs are in excellent condition, with exquisitely woven cream
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Philippe Starck Swan Armchairs
By Philippe Starck
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning set of silver Empire Chairs
Philippe Starck designed these for the London Hotel Sanderson
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Empire Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Malibu, CA
Exceptional set of six Neoclassical Klismos Empire period mahogany dining chairs fearing a dramatic
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Italian Empire Swans Chairs in Cream and Gold Finish with Velvet Upholstery
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Neoclassical Revival Italian 19th chairs.
A very nice and decorative Chair model with a pair of
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Pine
Empire Biedermeier Unique Eclectic Set, 8 Dining Chairs Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Empire set made up of eight different styles of chairs. Each variety in style and shape is gorgeous
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Empire Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Pair of Empire Style Creme Paint Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
A gorgeous pair or creme paint chars in an Empire Style. These chairs have beautiful guilt details
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Chairs
Set of 12 Empire Style Dining Chair
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 12 empire style dining chair.
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Empire Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Low Chair, after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Napoleon III neoclassical Empire style mahogany and ormolu-mounted low chaise (Chair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Biedermeier Unique Eclectic Set, 8 Dining Chairs Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Empire set. Made of eight different style of chairs. The differentiation in stile and the shapes
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Empire Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Rosewood, Walnut
Single Carved Mahogany Empire Style Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single chair, of mahogany, having a bowed crestrail, pierced flower motifs, raised on scrolling
Category
Vintage 1940s American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Beech
Black Leather Empire Style Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Sensuously curved beech wood framed regency desk chair with an oval caned back, and black leather
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Materials
Beech, Cane, Leather
Set of Empire Style French Barrel Swan Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Empire style set of charming chairs made of mahogany and featuring hand-carved swan neck details on
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
6 Empire Style Dining Chairs - France, 19th century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Set of 6 French Empire style dining chairs upholstered in soft green velvet. Stately, tapering
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Antique French Empire Mahogany Side Chair, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire mahogany side chair, circa 1890
FOC25.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Arm / Bergere / Office Desk Chair. Ebony
Giltwood Finely Upholstered
Located in Manhasset, NY
Empire arm / bergere / office desk chair. Ebony & giltwood. This finely upholstered arm or office
Category
Vintage 1950s Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Ebony, Giltwood
20th Century Empire Style Curule
Located in Houston, TX
A beautifully carved 20th century Empire style Curule seat newly upholstered in an ecru mohair
Category
20th Century Empire Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Fine Pair of 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of early 19th century Empire side chairs in their original condition, circa 1815, France
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Victorian Solid Mahogany Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Victorian solid mahogany rocker rocking chair. Item features nicely carved
Category
20th Century North American Empire Rocking Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 10 Empire Style Dining Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Set of 10 Empire style bronze mounted dining side chairs with claw feet.
Category
20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Two Empire Revival Chairs, Miklos YBL
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
2 Empire Revival Chairs – pieces were designed for the Hungarian Loire Tura Castle (designed by
Category
20th Century Bergere Chairs
Set of Eight Empire-Style Chairs, Circa 1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique set of eight Empire-style chairs, circa 1900. Lovely detailed carvings on the backs, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
French Empire Style Open Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Empire style. The square back mahogany and giltwood frame joins the arms at the back of the chair in a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
10 Antique French Empire Style Rosewood Dining Chairs, Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
3/4 in
This 19th century set of 10 French Empire dining room side chairs is of the highest quality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Set of Eight Empire Style Flame Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
chairs are made in the Empire revival style with a gracefully curved vasiform shaped back splat. The seat
Category
20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Four French Empire Influenced Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality set of four French late 19th century Empire influenced side chairs. Each with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Gorgeous Single Paint DecoratedCarved Swan Tub Style French Empire Bergere Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Beautiful single French swan bergere chair. Measures 35.75 tall x 25 wide x 25 deep and seat height
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Empire “Gondola" Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six French dining chairs in the Empire style. These hand carved dining chairs are made of
Category
Vintage 1910s French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A handsome and well-proportioned French Empire period office chair, featuring a wonderfully curved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Chair Russian 19th Century Empire Period, Russia
Located in New York, NY
Chair made during the 18th century and Empire period in Russia. Frame made from dark mahogany with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Late 19th, Century, French Empire Style Mahogany Side Chair-English
Located in San Francisco, CA
A excellent quality late 19th century mahogany side chair in the French empire style with superb
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Eight French Empire Style Gondola Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent set of eight French gondola style dining chairs crafted in the neoclassical empire
Category
20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Pair of Russian Empire Style Neoclassical Bronze Mounted Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Russian Empire Style Neoclassical Bronze Mounted Side Chairs
Stock Number: F107
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Set of 4 French Empire Walnut Lyre Back Dining Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Four French Empire Gilt Metal Mounted Lyre Form Back Dining Chairs, 19th century, each with
Category
Antique 19th Century European Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Set of Six American Empire Dining Chairs, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
American Empire gondola chairs in mahogany with saber legs, circa 1830. Beautifully restored and
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
French Empire Style Mahogany Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
French Empire style parcel-gilt mahogany armchair.
19th century.
Upholstered front on back
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The French Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau with Lion head arms and lion paw feet, with green leather upholstered seat.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Six Mid-Century Modern Cherry Empire Style Chairs by Kindel
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Toledo, OH
Six Mid-Century Modern cherry dining chairs by Kindel., Grand Rapids MI. Upholstered seats have
Category
20th Century North American Modern Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Antique, Gustavian hand carved bench in velvet from late 18th century.
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
reinforcements.
Length 190 cm
width 46 cm
Height 54 cm
Also Italian Empire chairs matching this bench
The
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Eight Empire Style Henredon Dining Chairs, Newly Upholstered
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of eight Empire style inspired chairs from American furniture makers Henredon. This vintage
Category
20th Century American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Set of Six French Empire Style Diminutive Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive set of six 19th century walnut dining chairs made on a slightly diminutive scale. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Empire Tub Arm Desk Chair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French mahogany Empire "fauteuil du bureau", desk chair, Circa 1850 in
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Robert Venturi Post-Modern
Chippendale
Chair for Knoll International, c. 1985
By Knoll, Robert Venturi, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Empire chair, Gothic Revival chair, Art Nouveau chair and Biedermeier chair. Venturi stated "We see this
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Laminate, Plywood, Leather
Set of Eight Empire Style Fruitwood Gondola Chairs by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous set of eight gondola dining chairs by Baker crafted in the empire taste. The frames
Category
20th Century American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Pair of French Empire Winged Lion Gilt Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Side Chairs
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French Empire / neoclassical winged lion and paw feet gilt doré bronze, ormolu
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Six Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Saber Leg Gondola Chairs c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Six Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Saber Leg Gondola Chairs c1840
Measures - 32 1/4"h x 18 1
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
2 Bernhardt Neoclassical Empire Revival Leather Dining Arm Accent Chairs Pair
By Bernhardt
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely pair of chairs by Bernhardt Furniture Company. Drawing inspiration from Empire, Regency
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Biedermeier Empire Swedish Dining Chairs Fan Motif Ormolu Style Pair
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier pair of dining chairs with rare fan motifs decorated in ormolu style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Painted Baltic Empire Style Bergere
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare, exceptional, and visually dynamic Baltic Empire style bergere of neoclassical form having
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Baltic Empire Bergere Chairs
Set of 8 French 19th Century Empire Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Refined and imposing, this set of eight French 19th-century Empire-style walnut chairs is a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French 19th Century Empire Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
S-curve back flows into flat armrests. Turned columns run down the front of this chair from the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Saber Leg Gondola Dining Chairs, C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique set of four American Empire dining chairs offer flame mahogany construction in gondola
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Bergere
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century French Empire Bergere,
1815, France
Mahogany
Original French Bergere made of solid
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
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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