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Mid-Century French Empire Style Chaise With Mahogany And Bronze Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a handsome mid-century French Empire style mahogany chaise lounge. Th frame is mahogany
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Empire Style Fauteuils with Carved Dolphin Arms by Century, USA
By Century Furniture
Located in Morristown, NJ
, exhibits the refined elegance of Empire style. The chairs feature classic Empire detailing, including
Category
Vintage 1980s American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Newly Upholstered Empire Style French Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
We recently had this 19th Century French chair reupholstered. It's amazing how a modern day contemporary fabric can transform an antique chair frame. The green and white fabric again...
Category
Antique 1880s French Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,175 / item
Empire Style Walnut Tub Chair in the Manner of Jacob Desmalter
Located in Montreal, QC
Empire Style Walnut Bergere Chair in the manner of Jacob Desmelter with nicely carved rams head
Category
Antique 1850s American Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Mid-century vintage Empire style newly upholstered benches/pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage empire inspired walnut benches. These handcrafted walnut
Category
Vintage 1950s Benches
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Pair Of Italian Chairs "King" With "Vienna Straw"
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Empire Style Pair of Italian Chairs (Lucca) "King" with "Vienna Straw"
We kindly suggest you read
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Straw, Walnut
French 1860s Empire Style Walnut Bench with Out-Scrolled Sides and Swan Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut bench from the mid-19th century, with carved swan heads and new
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, 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
20th Century Empire Style French Garniture Living Room Sets
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial garniture in French Empire style.
Solid, ebonized beechwood. Fine engraved and silver
Category
20th Century Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood, Beech
A Pair of French Empire Revival Style Mahogany
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Game Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French empire revival style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted horseshoe shaped game
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$3,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Enchanting French Empire Style Chaise Longue
Located in Asheville, NC
silver-leafed masterpiece. The chaise is Romanesque by way of the French Empire and is both
Category
20th Century Unknown Chaise Longues
Materials
Gold, Silver Leaf
20th Century Unique Empire Biedermeier Style Canape Sofa
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine canape / template by Josef Danhauser / Vienna in Biedermeier style 1825.
solid beechwood
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sofas
Materials
Wood, Beech
$3,258 Sale Price
51% Off
Pair of American Empire Style Stripe Upholstered Wooden Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Empire mahogany veneer side chairs having an openwork urn-form splat back with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Empire Style Carved Wood and Gilded Armchairs
Located in El Monte, CA
Empire style. The chair backs feature a central medallion depicting a classical female figure surrounded
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
An Empire Style Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris
By Kahn
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Desk Chair, By Kahn, Paris.
Incised ‘L. KAHN’ to the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Style Black chair with Gilding and Stripe Velvet
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful ebonized and parcel gilded Regency-style armchair. The stripe velvet upholstery is newer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
$2,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Maison Jansen Swan Stool in Empire Style with Paw Feet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1950
Maison Jansen Swan Stool in Empire Style with Paw Feet
Sku 1129
W66 x D31 x H58 cm
Seat
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Iron
$3,248 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Antique Victorian Empire Style Mahogany Loveseat
Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Needs New Upholstery, Carved Wood
Style: Victorian Empire
Condition: Needs New
Category
Vintage 1920s American Victorian Loveseats
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Likely Circa 1825–40 Antique American Classical, Empire Style, White Sofa!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning Likely Circa 1825–40 Antique American Classical, Empire Style, White Sofa!
Antique Sofa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Classical Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Napoleonic Empire Style Bronze Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary set of six mahogany dining chairs made in the grand Napoleonic Empire taste. The
Category
20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, 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
Brass and Lucite "Empire" Style Benches by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two sets available, one in polished brass and one in polished nickel.
Exceptional pair of Empire
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Six Early 19th Century Venetian Chairs, Walnut, Empire Style, wax polished
By Bassano
s Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
the original patina. Elegant and very rare. Sufficiently robust structure, empire style graced by a
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 American Empire Style Carved Wood Gondola Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 American Empire wood dining chairs in mahogany veneer with sloped gondola backs with an
Category
20th Century Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Style Ormolu and Solid Mahogany Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and solid mahogany side chair. The chair is raised
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
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
Tufted White Empire Style Chaise With Mahogany Legs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage tufted Empire style chaise lounge with turned mahogany legs on casters. The late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Style Brass Harp Lyre Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Style Brass Harp / Lyre Back Side Chairs - a Pair. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Mahogany, Empire Style, Green Upholstery Office Chairs, Set of Two!!
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Vintage Mahogany, Empire Style, Green Upholstery Office Chairs, Set of Two!!
Office Chairs
Category
Late 20th Century Other Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Charles Hollis Jones "Empire" Style Benches in Polished Nickel
Lucite
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional pair of Empire style benches designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones.
The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Antique Empire Style Dutch Marquetry Inlaid and Carved Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
with this exceptional pair of 19th century Dutch Empire style side chairs, exquisitely crafted with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
HAND CARVED
PAINTED ViNTAGE FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE EAGLE SOFA AND ARMCHAIR SUITE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
year old suite of French Empire style carved seating depicting large Eagles
Please note the delivery
Category
20th Century French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
French Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Mahogany Five-Piece Salon Suite
Located in London, GB
French Empire style gilt-bronze and mahogany five-piece salon suite
French, Late 19th Century
Sofa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric High Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High Back French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric Wing Back Arm Chair. Item features a tall
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
14 French Empire style Paint Decorated Carved Gilt Chairs by Balzarotti of Paris
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
frames feature classical motifs typical of the French Empire style—squared backs with rosettes, fluted
Category
Vintage 1960s French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Chaise Longue, Neo-Empire Style with yellow fabric, brass details
Located in Opole, PL
A chaise longue made in mahogany wood and softwood with a mahogany burl.
The seat is on springs, upholstered with a beige-golden fabric.
The furniture’s Form is simple, referring t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Revival Chaise Longues
Materials
Brass
$1,919 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Napoleonic Style Chairs in South African Zebra Hide
Located in Saint Louis, US
Here we have a pair of antique French Baroque chairs. These two chairs were fully restored and upholstered from the bone; they were given a complete revival. The South African zebra ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
$16,000 Sale Price / set
36% Off
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Living Room and Gilded Bronze Caryatid Head
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Empire style mahogany and gilded bronze decorated living room with caryatid heads and claw
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Suite of 12 Empire Style Chairs circa 1970/1980 in the Style of Maison Romeo
By Maison Romeo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 12 Empire style chairs circa 1960/1970
in the style of Maison Romeo in Paris;
2 chairs
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Vintage Italian Empire Style Gold Giltwood Swedish Gout Stool Footstool Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Empire Style Gold Giltwood Swedish Gout Stool Footstool Ottoman. Item features bun
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Classizim Style Empire Swan Chaise Longue
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid beechwood, partially ebonized and gilded.
(J-Sam-7).
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood, Beech, Maple
Set 6 Hickory Chair Co. American Empire Style Cherry
Upholstered Dining Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A Fabulous Set of 6 Hickory Chair Furniture Manufacturing Co. American Empire Style Cherry and red
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
$2,246 Sale Price / set
25% Off
French Empire Revival Style 5 Piece Mahogany
Gilt-Bronze Sphinxes Salon Suite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Empire Revival Style Five Piece Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Figural Salon Suite, in
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Revival Living Room Sets
Materials
Bronze
$26,970 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Set of 2 Black and Gold Armchairs and 4 Chairs , Empire style
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 2 Black and Gold Armchairs and 4 Chairs , Empire style
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Empire Style Curule X-Frame Black Carved Wood Upholstered Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Hand-Carved Curule Upholstered X Frame Black Bench. Item featured has a
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Charles Hollis Jones Empire Style Benches in Lucite
Polished Nickel
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One empire style bench by Charles Hollis Jones.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Nickel
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
Set of Six Empire Style Mahogany Armchairs with Duck Back and Armrests
Located in Marbella, ES
Set of six Empire Style mahogany armchairs with duck back and armrests.
Category
Late 20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Six 19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs W/ Floral Tapestry
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of six late 19th century French Empire dining chairs sourced from Provence, France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
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
Pair of New Linen Upholstery French Empire Style Ball Finials Benches MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of New Linen Upholstery French Empire Style Ball Finials Benches MINT!
Category
20th Century American Empire Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Empire Style Walnut, Bronze, and Marble Table and Chairs Living Room Set
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Empire-style walnut and marble eight-piece salon set with golden and light yellow fabric and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Charles Hollis Jones "Empire" Style Pair of Benches in Nickel and Naugahyde
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional pair of Empire style benches designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones.
The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Set of Three Elegant Mahogany, Empire Style Chairs, One Pair and a Single Chair
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous chairs white great patina and beautiful lines on these Swedish Empire style chairs. They
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,412 Sale Price / set
35% 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
Mid 19th Century A Near Pair of Empire Style Fauteuils With Carved Arm Detail
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Handsome near pair of Empire style open-arm chairs with square backs and fluted, carved arm
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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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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