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Thonet Assymetrical Chair with Fornasetti Style Print, Empire, 1905
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Thonet; Fornasetti; Empire; 1905; Germany; Lounge chair; Armchair; Asymmetrical chair; saddle
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Empire Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
French Empire Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Day Bed Recamier
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful French Empire style recamier day bed. The rich mahogany frame features outswept sides
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Daybeds
Pair of Empire Style Bedroom Scroll End Bench Seats
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of Empire style bedroom scroll-end seats or benches.
One in the form of a bench to
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Walnut
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
Empire Style Swan Settee After a Design by Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Essex, MA
Empire style carved and gilt swan settee.
Swans supporting tub form.
After a design by Jacob
Category
Vintage 1980s European Empire Settees
Materials
Beech
Exceptionally Magnificent Large Pair of Empire Style Versace Armchairs
By Gianni Versace
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally large pair of Empire style Versace armchairs. This magnificent one-of-a-kind
Category
1990s Italian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of French Empire Style Stools
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire style crème painted and parcel-gilt stool or benches.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Benches
Materials
Wood
French Empire-Style Scroll-Arm Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire-style scroll-arm armchair, mid-20th century. Beautifully Classic lines on this piece
Category
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Empire Style Antique Mahogany Winged Sofa Settee, Early 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Empire style parcel-gilt and mahogany sofa
Continental, circa early 20th century, with carved wing
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Giltwood
Stool - Swedish Empire-style - Reupholstered Sheepskin
Located in Stockholm, SE
A wonderful stool in Empire-style or Swedish Karl Johan style, reupholstered with sheepskin. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Sheepskin
French Empire Style Pair of Antique Mahogany Armchairs, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
gorgeous. Designed clearly in the Empire taste, the pair is probably from the turn of the century while
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Ormolu Henredon Classic Armchair or Throne Chair
By Henredon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine quality Henredon chair in the French Empire style with gorgeous gilded ormolu and a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Metal
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
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze armchairs.
French, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Style Walnut Barrel-Back Chairs Restored in France
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Magnificent pair of French Empire Style walnut barrel-back chairs, that was beautifully restored in
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Savonarola Italian Regency Empire Style Cast Iron Griffin Bench Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Savonarola Italian Regency Empire style cast iron Griffin bench stool. Item includes cast
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Benches
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Empire Style Ebonized Armchairs with Carved Gilded Wings
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of French Empire style ebonized armchairs featuring a scroll back and carved gilded wings
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Gold
French Pair 19th C. Empire Style Fauteuils, Newly Upholstered in Belgian Linen
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Empire style armchairs, with their original painted finish, from the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Gondola Style Empire Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six dining chairs in the Empire style of the classic French gondola design. These chairs are
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Burlap, Mahogany
Antique Quervelle Style American Empire Foliate Carved Flame Mahogany Sofa C1850
By Quervelle School
Located in Big Flats, NY
Empire Foliate Carved Flame Mahogany Sofa in the Manner of Quervelle C1850
Measures- 42"H x 82.75"W x 32
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Empire Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Bench by John Widdicomb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical bench with tiger velvet fabric by John Widdicomb.
Category
20th Century American Benches
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
Maitland Smith Empire Revival Style Gilt Wood and Leather Clawfoot Daybed
By Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maitland Smith Clawfoot daybed in the Empire Revival style featuring gilt and ebonized
Category
20th Century Philippine Empire Revival Daybeds
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 stiles, centered by a lyre backsplat of dolphins, its round, crown seat with nailheads...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian Walnut Empire Style 1870s Curule Stool with Carved Rams Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire style walnut curule stool from the late 19th century, with carved rams heads and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Empire Style Gilt Upholstered Stool from the Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Empire style upholstered stool, circa 1870 features a giltwood framework in Asian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Muslin, Upholstery, Giltwood
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
Empire Style Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Upholstered Recamier
Located in Hanover, MA
Very dramatic and theatrical Empire/Regency style recamier chaise in ebonized mahogany with carved
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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
Neoclassical Empire Style Curule Leg Ebonized Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic Empire style curule leg armchair featuring an ebonized lacquer finish. Decorated with
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair of His and Hers Empire Style Painted Swan-Form Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Slightly different sizes, carved and gilded wood.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French 1870s Empire Style Walnut Bench with Bronze Mounts and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut bench from the late 19th century, with velvet upholstered seat and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Ebonized Wood Upholstered Curule Stools, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire style Curule tabourets stools of ebonized wood from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Wood
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
Mahogany Frame American Empire Style Fainting Couch Sofa Chaise Lounge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th century mahogany frame American Empire style fainting couch sofa chaise lounge. Item
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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 Mahogany and Brass Figural Settee Sofa Couch, circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous French Empire sofa settee with fantastic solid brass figures at each end. This
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Sofas
Materials
Brass
Pair of French 1880s Walnut Empire Style Curule Stools with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire style Curule walnut tabourets stools from the late 19th century, with new
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Empire Style Painted Armchair in French-Indie Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This antique chair is a little gem. Newly upholstered in an organic hand, block-printed French-Indian cotton fabric (indigo against soft white) from Les Indiennes. The antique frame ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Midcentury French Empire Style Ebonized Curule Stools with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French vintage Empire style ebonized curule stools from the mid-20th century with gilt
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
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 seat. Expertly carved and detailed with the best quality materials.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Materials
Beech, Cane, Leather
Early 1800s Handmade Empire Style Leather Thrown Chair Re-Invented in Cowhide
Located in Chattanooga, TN
office. At the same time it can at texture and integrate into nearly any room, style or decor
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Abalone, Oak
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
Pair of French Empire Style Mahogany Bergere Armchairs with Dolphins
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of French Empire style mahogany bergeres or armchairs with carved mythical dolphin head on the
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Silk, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Early 20th-C. Empire Style Tufted Green Leather Chaise / Sofa / Recamier
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century Empire style green tufted leather chaise. It was manufactured in New
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Leather, Oak
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 Vintage Empire Style Benches by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of benches painted black with carved gilt accents.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Benches
Pair of French Empire Style Walnut X-Form Stools with Cornucopia and Swan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire style X-form walnut stools with cornucopia and swan-neck motifs from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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 20 inches. French made chairs. Distressed finish in yellowish white.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
Small French Empire Style Carved Wood Red White Chaise Lounge Fainting Couch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Vintage French Empire Style Carved Wood chaise longue. Great for use as a child's chaise
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
. The chair frames have a subtle gondola style design with peaked crests. The backs have an inset of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Gilt X-Frame Stools
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of 19th century Empire style gilt X-frame stools
A superb pair of large antique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Stools
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
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
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Empire Style Seating For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of empire style seating you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and mahogany, every item from our selection of empire style seating was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of empire style seating, we have 477 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of empire style seating you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of empire style seating is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Mid-Century Modern and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. A well-made piece of empire style seating has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles Hollis Jones, Maison Jansen and Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Empire Style Seating?
Prices for a piece of empire style seating start at $250 and top out at $90,000 with the average selling for $3,931.
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 Style Seating
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between the Biedermeier and Empire styles lies largely in the characteristics most commonly associated with them. Although these two furniture styles both emerged around 1815 and persisted into the 1840s, pieces associated with them have differing features. Developed in France, the Empire style emphasized ornamentation and grandeur, with furniture makers often drawing inspiration from ancient Roman forms. Dark woods were the most commonly used materials of the style. In Germany and other parts of Central Europe, artisans working in the Biedermeier style favored simplicity. They also tended to source woods locally and chose light finishes for their pieces. Explore a selection of Biedermeier and Empire furniture on 1stDibs.
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