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Huge Pair of Barrel Form Mahogany Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Late French Empire mahogany barrel form chair with turned legs, along with a modern copy. Very deep
Category
Antique 1840s French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$29,000 / set
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Fan Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Early 1900s Antique Quilted Birch Wreath A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of beautiful carver chairs in highest grade quilted birch veneers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch square
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Giltwood Caning and Upholstery Chair with Woven Pattern
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage gilded caning and upholstery chair with woven pattern. Excellent condition. measurements
Category
Late 20th Century American American Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Foam, Walnut, Giltwood
$1,087 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Victorian Carved Magogany and Upholstered Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Victorian Carved Magogany and Upholstered Chair. Measures 20" in width, 22" in depth
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$671 Sale Price
25% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch PAIR Z
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Early 1900 Swedish Antique Marquetry Inlays Art Deco A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Art Deco/ late Biedermeier Empire pair of carver chairs in highly quilted golden birch
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,237 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Accent Dining Chairs Swans Lyre Lacquered
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Pair of Swan and Lyre Back Black Lacquered Accent Dining Chairs
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
$952 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Pair of Early Chiavari Chairs by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Sharon, CT
. Missing their rush seating-one chair retains remnants of early (if not original) rushing. These chairs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square 2+1 A
Located in Lewes, England
3 Swedish Biedermeier Empire antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,536 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Wreath Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,237 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Dark Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,237 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rider Gold Velvet and Brass Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. Our modern homage to an Empire style dining chair. Our rider dining chair is petite
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Nickel
$1,050 / item
19th C Biedermeier Italian Burl Fruitwood Curule Base Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 19th C Biedermeier Ebonized & Fruitwood Curule Base Side Chairs. Item features shapely
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of 6 Wooden Gondola Chairs From the Early 19th Century
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of six wooden chairs with open, wraparound backs. Sabre legs. Padded seat upholstered in damask
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Modern Sabre Leg Chairs in Engl. Neoclassic style, after a Model by Thomas Hope
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empire".
The chairs offered, interpret the design by Thomas Hope in a very
stylish way.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Revival Side Chairs
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Maison Jansen Style Rare French Midcentury Patio Swan Chairs Set of 6
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
also worked and had a studio. The chair shape is amazing. A empire high back with sensual curved sides
Category
Vintage 1960s European Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of six chairs, Northern Europe, turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Set of antique chairs from around 1900, Northern Europe.
Furniture in very good condition, after
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th c, Danish Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Allerum, SE
casters, from the Empire period. Ca 1850, Denmark.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs, Brass, Baltic States, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two classicistic mahogany armchairs with brass decoration and openwork backs. The chairs stand on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Baltic Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Four Mid-Century Modern Dining Chiavari Chairs, Blond Walnut with New Upholstery
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and robust set of four Mid-Century modern dining Chiavari chairs, in blond walnut with new
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 natural rustic style chairs en wood and leather from the 1930s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Set of 4 natural rustic style chairs en wood and leather from the 1930s - dark solid wood frame, oval back with carved details with brown leather seat with studded finish and underst...
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Rare Italian Art Deco Chair by Gucci for Gucci Executive Offices, Florence, 1938
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
expanded by Aldo Gucci. This was a time before Gucci was a worldwide empire. The chair is undoubtedly
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Elm, Hardwood
Set of 6 Midcentury Fruitwood Dining Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
sophisticated design tastes of the 19th century from Regency to Empire. All the chairs have upholstered and
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood, Fruitwood
$2,995 / set
1890s Bentwood Debrecen Single Dining Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. This chair is an early model probably 1890?s
Category
Vintage 1950s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs with Swans and Lyre from the 1850s
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the Louis XVI souvenir towards the Empire lines. The chairs have been recovered with muslin
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Set of 13 Fine French Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of 13 fine French Neoclassical cherry wood dining chairs in an Empire-Directoire style with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
$23,500 / set
1930
s Diamond Back Bentwood Dining Chairs - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are late 1930's, beautiful surviving and fascinating
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
1940’s Bentwood Debrecen Dining Arm Chairs – Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Hungarian empire. Beautiful surviving and fascinating chairs. All our chairs pass through our own workshop
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
1940
s Early Debrecen Bentwood Dining Chairs - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
chairs in various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are late 1940's
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Set of Six Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of six mahogany French dining chairs made in the transitional directoire pre-Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
1940
s Tall Back Debrecen Bentwood Dining Chairs - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Hungarian empire. These chairs are late 1940's, beautiful surviving and fascinating chairs. All our chairs
Category
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
chair is supported by four elegantly shaped sabre legs.
Please note we have a similar First Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,660
1810s Bergere Armchair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
supported by four elegantly shaped sabre legs.
Please note we have a similar First Empire Bergère chair
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,950
Tobey Furniture Antique Arts and Crafts Mahogany Upholstered Dining Chairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of 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
1950s Bentwood Debrecen Blonde Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Both produced chairs in various factories throughout the Austro Hungarian Empire. These chairs are from
Category
Vintage 1950s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Eclectica, set of 8 Walnut Biedermeier dining Chairs each in different style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The Eclectica collection showcases a selection of Biedermeier-style chairs presented in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
1960
s Bentwood Debrecen Simple Framed Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Austro Hungarian empire. These chairs are 1960's, they are not labelled Debrecen but we are confident
Category
Vintage 1960s European Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
French Empire Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Cent) mahogany round back dolphin arm chair with bronze trim and gold
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
1960s Six Dining Chairs Chiavarine by Fratelli Levaggi / Gaetano Descalzi
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exceptional set of six Chiavarine chairs from the 1960s, in walnut wood with original handmade
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Straw, Walnut
EJ Victor Regency Carved Mahogany and Gold Gilt Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By E.J. Victor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six 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 - Good Qty Av
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
1940
s Bentwood Debrecen Panel Back Dining Chairs - Mixed - Good Qty Avai
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
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Upholstered Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Forney, TX
A rare set of four period Napoleon III Second Empire dining chairs, hand-crafted of solid fruitwood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Empire Style Chairs 1950
s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Empire style chairs made in high quality wood and red fabric. in a very good condition.
PRICE
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,750 / item
Set of Four Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs with Lyre Shaped Backs, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire era, the chairs exude an air of understated elegance. With their lovely patina and refined
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Empire Gilt Arm Chairs Fauteuil
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of French Empire Revival armchairs in gilt
Frames have been hand
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Swedish Regency Style Period Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Regency style armchair featuring a Fruitwood frame with hand-carved matte ebonized plume body details and traditional 22-karat gilded parcel gilt detail on stylized heron he...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair French Empire Tub Chairs Arm Chair Fauteil Gilt Frame
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of French Empire style gilt tub arm chairs
These really are every interior designers
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Style Chair by Frederick Victoria
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Empire style chair made by Frederick Victoria with ostrich leather seat.
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Arm Chairs Gilt Seats Empire Hand Carved
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French gilt arm chairs in the Empire manner
Very comfortable with wide arms and
Category
Vintage 1920s Empire Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
$1,748 / set
Late 19th Century Empire Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of antique Empire style armchairs. The armrest and legs are made of solid mahogany, the
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$2,632 / set
French Empire Monumental Walnut and Velvet Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
"French Empire style (19th Cent) monumental walnut throne chair with carved figure with wreath and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Pair 19th Century Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century diminutive Italian Empire Scalamandré Tiger Velvet Bergère chairs composed of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
(A relative typical design in the early to mid-19th century
these chairs are in the French Empire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair French Empire Armchair Fauteuils Chairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique pair of French Empire Revival upholstered back mahogany armchair
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Armchairs
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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