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Pair Empire Style Enameled and Velvet Upholstered Scroll Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Empire Style Enameled and Velvet Upholstered Scroll Armchairs.
Measures 22" in width x 22
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery, Paint
$1,871 Sale Price / set
25% Off
American Empire Style Carved Mahogany
Beige, Red,
Striped Upholstery Sofa
Located in Queens, NY
American Empire three-seat sofa with a carved mahogany frame with scroll arms, upholstered in a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Sofas
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed Empire Style Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Style North American Sofa. This embodiment of timeless elegance boasts an Empire style design
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th century modern empire style stool with cowhide upholstery
Located in Allentown, PA
in a natural cowhide and sits on top of an aluminum Empire style base.
Category
1990s American Empire Stools
Materials
Metal
Pair of Late 19th Century Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of late 19th century lounge chairs are in the Empire style. The curved arms end with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$4,800 / set
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French mid-19th century Empire style mahogany and ormolu mounted pair of armchairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
French Napoleonic 2nd Empire Style Polychrome and Giltwood Armchair Throne
Located in New York, NY
with large coat of arms of the Napoleonic Second Empire (1852-70) on the crest rail, and fine modern
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Couch
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze couch
French, late 19th century
Dimensions
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Canapes
Materials
Ormolu
Swedish Late 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Stool
Located in Skanninge, SE
A very stylish and elegant 19th century model. Newly upholstered in cream white/yellow fabric. The mahogany frame is in a good unrestored condition. This stool/banquette is free stan...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Stools
Materials
Bronze
Empire-Style Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming set of six carved and inlaid mahogany dining chairs in the French Empire style
Category
20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,950 / set
A Pair of French Empire Style Corner Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
French Empire or Napoleon III style mahogany corner armchairs with ormolu mounts, arms rest on
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Corner Chairs
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Carved Wood and Gilded Armchair and Settee Suite
Located in El Monte, CA
This exquisite Empire style armchair and settee suit, hand carved and rendered in a striking
Category
20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Pair Armchair
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered pair of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Ebonized Cross-Sword Bench with Gilt Highlights
Located in San Francisco, CA
the rectangular upholstered seat above an ebonized wooden frame raised on splayed swords with gilt handles; newer upholstery
Category
Vintage 1960s American Empire Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Style Ebonized Giltwood Carved Dolphins Settee Circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Empire style ebonized giltwood settee, circa 1950, is a striking piece of neoclassical
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Canapes
Materials
Beech
$2,300 Sale Price
33% Off
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Settee / Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered settee / sofa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Settees
Materials
Bronze
French hand carved oak daybed in Empire style
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / daybed / oak, linen / Mid-century / Empire revival
Empire style daybed or chaise
Category
20th Century French Empire Revival Chaise Longues
Materials
Linen, Oak
Pair of French Empire Style Carved Fruitwood Open Armchairs
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of 19th century fruitwood armchairs feature carved acanthus leaves and reeded arms.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Empire Style Childrens Chair
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant and rare childrens 'Bergère chair made in Empire style. Made of finely carved beechwood
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Late American Empire Style Painted Figural Settee, 1890 For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine carved late American Empire settee in white paint. With a shaped back open at the sides and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of French Empire Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of elegant French Empire style side chairs. The chairs are burl with bronze mounts and feet
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$7,600 / set
Large armchair in walnut, leather and bronze, Empire style, circa 1930/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Large armchair in walnut, leather and bronze, Empire style, circa 1930/1950
the leather on the back
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze chairs
French, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Ebonized Empire Style Black Hair Hide Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century ebonized mahogany Empire style fauteuil with winged caryatids, newly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Empire Style Campaign Armchair with Red Wood Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome antique empire style campaign armchair, walnut, with green and white striped fabric
Category
Antique 17th Century North American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Empire Style Armchairs in Gilt and White Wood, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Empire style armchairs in white carved wood with gold highlights.
Standing on two front
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
20th Century Empire Style Palisander Swan Sofa
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire Schwanen canapé in the style of Classicism (1810).
solid beechwood. Partially ebonized and
Category
20th Century Sofas
Materials
Wood
$5,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Style Heraldic Coat of Arms Carved Mahogany Double Eagle Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Empire Style Heraldic coat of arms Intricately Carved Mahogany Double Eagle
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Benches
Materials
Mahogany
$3,746 Sale Price
25% Off
Empire-Style White Bench by CG Capelletti
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
design inspired by the luxuriousness of the Empire style. Gold leaf adds a mesmerizing sheen to the
Category
2010s Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
$22,025 / item
Set Of 2 Antique Empire Style Armchairs Made In Mahogany From 1920s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of Danish Empire style hand-polished mahogany armchairs with striped fabric from around the
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Mahogany French Empire Style Spinx Bronze Mounted Stool Bench
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th Century Mahogany French Empire Style Spinx Bronze Mounted Stool Bench
Dimensions : 19.75
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Mahogany
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
French Empire Style Mahogany Daybed with Ormolu Mounts and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century French Empire style mahogany daybed on casters with ormolu gilt bronze mounts in
Category
20th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Ormolu
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$1,919 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Incredible Pair of French Empire Style Walnut and Vibrant Yellow Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible pair of French Empire style bergère chairs showcases a masterful blend of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,396 Sale Price / set
20% 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
A Mid Twentieth Century Empire style parcel gilt bench by Baker Furniture Co.
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Mid- Twentieth Century Empire style walnut bench having gilt lions' heads handholds and paw feet
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Benches
Materials
Walnut
Italian Midcentury Empire Style Painted and Upholstered Bench with Ram Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian midcentury Empire style painted bench with carved ram heads and new upholstery. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Empire Style Gilt X Frame Stool
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Empire Style Gilt X Frame Stool
A superb antique Neo-Classical X Frame stool in the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Stools
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Style Curule Stool with Gilded Accents and Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood curule stool from circa 1900 with gilded accents, curved X
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Style Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century French Empire style sofa. Consists of beautiful hand carved wood details all
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
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
Pair of Empire Style Carved Giltwood Tub Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery.
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Pair of Empire Style Carved Giltwood Tub Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Patinated Bronze Caryatids Iron Empire Style Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron Empire style bench with paw feet, draped swag and winged maidens, patinated bronze
Category
Vintage 1920s American Stools
Materials
Iron
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Empire Style Napoleonic Swan Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Napoleonic pavilion armchair in Empire style.
Very exact fine-carved sculpture made of solid
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Painted Wooden Daybed / Chaise with carved swan side
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful French Empire Daybed / Chaise Lounge,,Great size and proportion. Carved and gilded swan
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Carved and Fluted Empire Style Foot Stool
Located in Bronx, NY
Carved and fluted Empire style foot stool ready for finish and upholstery. Finish an upholstery
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Footstools
$250 / item
Empire Style High Sided Bench with Gilt Details and Mohair Velvet Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s French Empire style wooden stool has an antique white painted frame with gilded details
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Gesso, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 3 Italian Empire style Painted and Giltwood Stools, C. 1890.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A refined trio of stools, each featuring a white-painted and giltwood frames with classical carved details and turned tapering legs. The combination of painted surfaces, gilded acce...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape with cut silk velvet
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Canapes
Materials
Silk, Walnut, Paint
2 Kreiss Luxury Modern Empire Style Mahogany
Wicker Back Arm Chairs Suede Seat
By Kreiss
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful pair of Kreiss Luxury Empire style arm chairs. Made from mahogany with a wicker inset
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wicker, Mahogany
$1,190 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Napoleonic Empire Style Gondola Chairs with Dolphins
Located in Rio Vista, CA
French empire taste with a curved crestrail and intricately carved splat centered by entwined dolphins
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Empire-style Salon in Mahogany and gilded bronzes
Located in Paris, FR
An imposing Empire-style salon comprising a mahogany sofa and eight chairs. They are richly adorned
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Bronze
$32,398 / set
Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Armchairs ~ Bergere with Fauteuil
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut, Paint
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
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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 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.
- 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.
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