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Pair of Mahogany Bergère Armchairs, Classical / Empire Style, Early 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Pair of Mahogany Bergère Armchairs, Classical / Empire Style, Early 19th Century
A refined pair of
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th C. French Empire Regency Mahogany Side Chair with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 19th Century French Empire Regency Mahogany Side Chair with Bronze Ormolu. Item features
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Parcel Gilt
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire and parcel gilt bergère. Gilt swan arms and pawed feet.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Four Antique French Empire Kingwood
Figural Ormolu Classical Dining Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Empire Kingwood & Figural Ormolu Classical Dining Chairs with Shield Form Backs having Persian
Category
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of large Empire style Giltwood Upholstered Armchairs Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage (20th century) hand-carved giltwood armchairs in the French Empire style with
Category
20th Century Unknown Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Empire Revival Upholstered Library Armchair
Located in Trenton, NJ
This early 20th century upholstered armchair reflects the restrained elegance of Empire and Regency
Category
20th Century Regency Revival Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Set of Six Bleached Mahogany French Empire Style Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in the Empire Style, known for its neoclassical lines, strong silhouettes, and regal
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Set of 4 Empire Style Black Lacquer and Blue Silk Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 Contemporary Empire-style black lacquer dining chairs with a sleigh design open back with
Category
20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany
Egyptian
Bergère Attributed to Desmalter, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
French Empire furniture-maker François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter of 'tub-chair' form having
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Bat Chiavari Chair by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Toronto, CA
chair distilled ornate Empire styles into a lighter, more refined construction that went on to influence
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Flame Mahogany Empire Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
chairs, showcasing an exquisite blend of Regency-era elegance and bold, contemporary flair. Crafted from
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
French 7 piece 19th century empire mahogany salon suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
7 piece 19th century french empire mahogany salon suite circa 1880.
Rare 7-piece salon suite made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
French Empire Period Walnut
Upholstered Officer’s Bergere, early 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a concave and arched backrest, the with shaped open armrests allowing a sword and scabbard to remain on the sitter, raised on carbriole legs, the inside of legs with antique i...
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Style 19th Century Painted Wood Marquise with Carved Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood marquise chair from the 19th century, with carved palmettes
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Wing-Back Armchairs
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptional Pair of late Empire Period Chairs, of Comfortable Size and Flowing Movement of Form
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE PAIR OF WILLIAM KENT EMPIRE GREEN
GOLD GILT SWAN CARVED SIDE CHAIRs
By William Kent
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880-1900 hand carved side chairs depicting swans, hand painted in green with gold gilt detailing
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
pr of Empire bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Pr. of Empire 19th mahogany bergeres, gilt bronze trim and carved wood sphinxs with gilt detail
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
$12,500 / set
19th Century Pair of Empire / Biedermeier Solid Beech Bergeres, New Upholstered
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An elegant pair of Empire/Biedermeier bergères crafted from solid beech wood in the early 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century German Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Beech
$8,378 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late American Empire Carved And Painted Rocker, Ca. 1890
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well carved and constructed, white paint finished late American Empire rocker. The rocker with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Bergere Armchairs, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bergere armchairs with red & gold upholstery
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Chair, Northern Europe, late 19th century. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chair from around 1890, Northern Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after
Category
Antique 1890s Scandinavian Empire Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchair in Blue Patterned Stripped Silk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique chair, Northern Europe, late 19th century. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chair from around 1890, Northern Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after
Category
Antique 1890s Scandinavian Empire Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French early 19th century Empire period Mahogany and Ormolu chaise, Circa 1805
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French early 19th century Empire period Mahogany and Ormolu chaise
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Caned chair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually
Located in Brussels, BE
Caned chair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually
Jean-Joseph
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Painted Pine Children
s Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
These delightful plank seat children’s chairs are in a rustic Empire style, with a scroll at the
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Empire Chairs
Materials
Pine
A fine pair of French 19thc Empire walnut and gilt bronze mounted large bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of 19th century Empire walnut and gilt bronze mounts. Large size and very fine
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Empire Style Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Bergères in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter. The Bergères each having armrests headed by finely cast caryatid herms.
French, Circa 1880.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Bergere Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Shepherdesses Chairs in St. Dominique Blond Mahogany
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
feet ending in doe hooves.
Rare pair of chairs purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair Empire Style Leather-Upholstered Gilt Bronze Mid. Mahogany Bergere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Empire Style Leather-Upholstered Gilt Bronze Mid. Mahogany Bergere
French, Circa 1900. Each
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather
Chiavari Midcentury Brass Chair by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi, Italy, 1950s
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and elegant Hollywood Regency-style Chiavarina chair from the 1950s. The design is based
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Revival Chairs
Materials
Brass
Cockpit Chair in Wood Upholstered Velvet Dedar France
By Dedar
Located in Prato, Tuscany
mahogany cockpit chair; the straight and enveloping backrest, the slightly worked and curved front legs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Chair Kohn Nr.321, since 1906, Thonet
By Thonet, Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. New upholstery surface on the original core.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
in Rosewood with gilt metal Empire Revival mounts and black leather steps
A very good looking and
Category
20th Century English Regency Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Three Piece Parlor Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A nice late 19th / early 20th century gilt bronze mounted empire style three piece parlor set
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chairs
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Regency Style Cherry Wood Saber Leg Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire Regency Style Cherry Wood Saber Leg Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4. Circa Late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
French Consulate-Inspired Fireside Chair in H&S Tweeds – Tent by Darren Henault
Located in New York, NY
The Fireside Chair, inspired by the classic French consulate chair, is designed with both
Category
2010s American Empire Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Empire Style Open Armchairs Blue Fabric, Chippy White and Gold, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous pair or crème or chippy white paint chairs in an Empire Style. These chairs have
Category
Vintage 1950s German Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Wood
$1,452 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Pair of Empire Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Bergeres
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Egyptian Empire style painted and gilt decorated bergeres, late 20th century. The crest
Category
Late 20th Century Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Paint
Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The early 19th century desk chair with ram's head arms and turned legs, is attributable to Jacob
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
White Wingback Chair With Ottoman, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Scandinavian Design; Empire; Pouf; Lounge Chair; Upholstery;
Stylish 1950s high back lounge chair made in
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$1,675 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Style Burl Wood Gondola Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant pair of 19th century French Empire-style armchairs featuring beautifully figured burl wood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Burl
Ferguson Copeland Laced Leather Lounge Chairs
By Ferguson Copeland
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Fantabulous Pair of Ferguson Copeland Laced Leather Lounge Chairs
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cotton, Velvet
$2,956 Sale Price
20% Off
1930s Vintage Gustavian Style Swedish Empire Upholstered Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Fabulous vintage pair of Gustavian style Swedish Empire armChairs with true gustavian carvings
Category
Vintage 1930s Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
$1,496 Sale Price
57% Off
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Desk Armchair with Bronze Mounts
Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man’s office or study with this elegant Empire armchair. Hand-carved in France circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Hardwood Pair of Klismos Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of late 19th century walnut Klismos chairs with turned front legs splayed back legs and
Category
Antique 1880s British Empire Revival Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
$2,980 / set
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish 1800s Antique Honey pair
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of carver chairs in highly quilted golden birch veneers finished in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of chairs, Poland, 1920s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Set of chairs, Poland, 1920s.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: oak
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$1,974 / set
1940s Carved Gilt Wood Swan Barrel Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, carved wood swan club chairs on
Category
Vintage 1940s English Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Side Chair by Friedrich Rambach, master carpenter, Stockholm active 1834-1861.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A unique Empire lounge chair with brass detail on neckrest. By master carpenter Friedrich Rambach
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
A French Empire Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Terminus
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A French Empire Georges Desmalter Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Pediments
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
French Regency Style Ebonized Chair W/ Gilt Neo-Classical Swans
Tiger Velvet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a killer chair! It is a regency style ebonized arm chair with neo-classical giltwood swan
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Fruitwood, Giltwood
19th C. French Empire Mahogany Desk Armchair with Scroll Arms and Leather Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant 19th-century French Empire desk chair, carved circa 1870, features a sculptural
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Two Modern Trellis Back Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mahogany lattice back dining chair, the rectangular back enclosing a lattice of interlacing C's
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,210 / set
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany
Gilt-Bronze Bergères, Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
valued at 700,000 francs.
Jacob-Desmalter et Cie produced neoclassical Empire style furniture often
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Swedish Antique Biedermeier Carver Chairs 1800s Quilted Golden Birch A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of beautiful carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,843 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Italian Inlaid Hardwood Savonarola Chair
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
. This design mimics the curule chair, a folding seat used by emissaries and rulers of the Roman Empire
Category
20th Century Italian Other Chairs
Materials
Wood
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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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