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21st Century Empire-Style Bed Bench with Plated Fabric by Modenese Interiors
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
, this piece has six white finished empire-style wooden legs to support it, below a solid wood base with
Category
2010s Italian Empire Benches
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Empire-Style Italian Armchair with Cushion in Walnut and Gold Leaf Finish
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Exquisitely carved armchair in walnut finish with gold leaf decorations. Cushion and fabrics are 100% customizable, this particular model uses an exclusive grey damascus. This majest...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Salon Suite in the Empire Style
Located in Montecito, CA
Exceptional three-piece salon suite in the Empire style in richly toned mahogany; consisting of one
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
$32,000 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Detling, GB
French, circa 1850.
This stunning pair of chairs are in showroom condition.
Reeded along the top over a beautiful flame mahogany panel and reeded scroll arm rests.
Recently uphols...
Category
Antique 1850s Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair Empire Style Chairs Shield Back Beechwood Initials CA
Located in New York, NY
Pair Empire Style Chairs Shield Back Beechwood Initials CA
Category
20th Century Russian Chairs
Materials
Beech
A Gilt wood Empire Style Armchair Attributed to Marcion
By P. Marcion
Located in Madrid, ES
a guilt wood Empire style armchair atributed to the french seat maker Marcion.Very similar pieces
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Pair of French Empire Chairs in Gondola Style, Walnut, 1840 ies
Located in Basel, BS
Exquisite Pair of French Empire Gondola-Style Chais: A Fusion of Elegance and Tradition
Immerse
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Pair Slipper Chairs 1966 Hollywood Regency French Empire Style
Located in South Coast, CA
Lovely pair of Hollywood Regency Slipper Chairs dating 1966 having classic French Empire lines
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery
A PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE FAUTEILS. FRENCH, 20th CENTURY
Located in New York, NY
EACH WITH A SCROLLED SQUARE BACKREST AND SLIGHTLY BOW-FRONTED SEAT, THE ARMS FITTED WITH CARVED ROSETTES AND RESTING ON CARVED CARYATID SUPPORTS CONTINUING INTO TAPERING SQUARE LEGS ...
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
The Elms Empire Style Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Bench
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The arched generous boxed cushion with two fabric rosettes set off patterned fabric for this accent piece. The top is borded by a self-welt and straight sides with gilt, spaced nail ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
#3332 Pair of Empire Style Iron
Brass Pillow-Top Stools
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire Style Pillow Top Stools with Brass Swan Heads and Brass Paw Feet. Graceful Black
Category
Vintage 1940s French Footstools
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Mid 20th Century Cherry Empire Style Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of dining side chairs in the Empire style, unbranded. Solid cherry with carved barback crest
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Mid 20th Century Cherry Empire Style Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of dining side chairs in the Empire style, unbranded. Solid cherry with carved barback crest
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
French 2nd Empire Napoleonic Style Ebonised
Parcel Gilt X-frame Stool
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very stylish and beautifully proportioned? French late 19th century 2nd Empire Napoleonic
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Stools
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Small Empire Style Ottoman in Red Damascus by Modenese Gastone Interiors
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Tindy empire-style pouf in natural walnut finish and red-flowered damascus premium fabric. The high
Category
2010s Italian Empire Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Early 20th Century Restauration/Empire Style Chairs with Green Velvet
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved mahogany open armchairs with green velvet nailed upholstery. With carved lotus leaf decoration.
Damage to the velvet on one of seats. France, circa, 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Restauration Chairs
Late 19th Century Set of Four English Mahogany Chairs in the French Empire Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
French Empire style with superb ormolu mounts by EH Kahn & Co, London.
This set of chairs consists of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Ormolu
#1008 Set of Four Empire Style Arm/Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four Empire Style Chairs (2 Arm, 2 Side). Mahogany Frames with Bronze Mounts of Typical
Category
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$4,200 / set
Pair of Carved French Empire Style Decorative Chairs of Ebonized and Giltwood
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of highly decorative French Empire style hall chairs, each having a partial gilt and pierced
Category
Late 20th Century European Regency Revival Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
20th Century antique Empire Style Lion canapé Sofa beech bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial stylish lion Kanapee in Empire style. Finely detailed carving work on solid ebonized
Category
20th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Beech
Living Room Suite in the Antique Empire Style Beech Hand Carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact fine-carved sculpture made of solid, blackened beechwood. Poliment gold-plated. Scratched frame on sculpturally carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in...
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Imperial Stylish Lion Salon Couch in Antique Empire Style beech hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine detailed carving work on solid beechwood. Gilded.
Armrests ended in protruding, winged, forward leaning lions heads in Bronze.
Measures:
Width:146cm
height:117 cm
Depth: 7...
Category
20th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Beech
20th Century Antique Classizim Style Empire Swan Chaise Lounge Birdseye Maple
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid beechwood, partially ebonized and gilded.
Finely carved swans, feet carved with paws.
Very high quality fabric.
Category
20th Century English Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
20th Century antique Empire Style Palisander Swan Sofa Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire Swan canapé in the style of Classicism, (1810). Exotic palisander on solid beechwood
Category
20th Century French Biedermeier Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
French Style Pink Armchairs
By Empire Furniture
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful pink French style armchairs in very good condition.
Wooden structure with carvings.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Stool Empire Style
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Swedish empire style stool, mid-19th century. With large carved ram heads.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,141
Swedish Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of late 19th century Swedish Empire style barrel back armchairs decorated with carved Egyptian
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Chairs
Materials
Pine
$1,998 / set
Antique Empire Style Chairs
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of chairs in the style of Empire, made of mahogany. The chairs have been renovated and
Category
Vintage 1920s European Empire Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
$600 / set
Swedish Empire Style Sofa
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century Swedish empire style sofa decorated with carved Griffins raised on fluted turned
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Sofas
Materials
Pine
American Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of gilt American, empire style armchairs with very fine carving.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Armchairs
$7,200 / set
French Empire Style Sofa
By Meyer Gunther Martini
Located in Southampton, NJ
A small scale sofa in the French Empire style featuring exquisite curved Mahogany frame embellished
Category
20th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
$4,900
Empire Style Padded Chair
Located in Premariacco, IT
Single chair from the 1950s in wood with backrest and seat in the original fabric of the time.
Shows normal signs of wear, note how little it has been used. The seat is still prot...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Empire Style Daybed, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
- Mahogany
- Gilt bronzes
- Sculpted and giltwood sphinge
- Empire style
- circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Daybeds
Empire Style Sofa 1950
s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Empire style sofa made in high quality wood and red fabric. in a very good condition. with some
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Empire Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,750
Pair Of Canopies Empire Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Empire Style
. Flamed Mahogany
. Gilded Bronze
. Circa 1920
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Empire-Style Armchairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of elegant French, Empire-style armchairs with carved scroll arms and a swan motif, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Armchairs
$3,750 / set
Empire Style Antique French Armchair
Located in Austin, TX
Empire style French armchair made of solid mahogany with the original nailheads and bronze colored
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Duncan Phyfe Style Empire Sofa
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A high quality 1930's Neoclassical style sofa, this piece has a fluid design with fine hand-carved
Category
Vintage 1930s American Empire Sofas
Pair Empire Style Bergeres
By Karges Furniture
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding example of an empire-style bergere that was created by Karges Furniture c
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,280 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Savannah, GA
20th Century Pair of French Empire Style Armchairs with Salmon-Striped Upholstery and Down Cushions
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Silk
Empire Style Settee
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire style gilt bronze-mounted beechwood settee, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Settees
Materials
Bronze
$2,000
Empire Style Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elegant Empire Style Bench with Cane Seat and Beautiful water Gilt Carving and accents.
Category
20th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood, Cane
$1,250
Empire Style Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Carved and Painted Empire Style Armchair. Caryatid arm supports, carved detail throughout. Mocha
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Suede
$2,800
Empire Style Bench
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French cerule-form bench in the Empire style, parcel gilt and gesso finish, circa 1920, seat
Category
Early 20th Century French Footstools
Materials
Wood
$4,500
French 19th Century Empire-Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Upholstered in a fabulous pink velvet with nail-head trim, this 19th century Empire-style settee is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Desk Armchair, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style desk armchair, 19th century.
Desk armchair, lion-head armrests, sheath legs, green
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Empire Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire style barrel back armchair with excellent quality bronze mounts and nicely figured mahogany
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Painted Swedish Armchair in Empire Style
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th century Empire style armchair with intricate carved swan head decoration to the
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Empire-Style Armchairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of French Empire-style cherrywood armchairs, circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Empire-Style Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Unusual set of four French Empire-style mahogany library chairs. Vintage from the mid-20th century.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Lounge Chairs
French Empire Style Gold Bench or Settee
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Vintage French Empire Style Gold Bench or Settee
This vintage bench is a perfect addition to any
Category
Vintage 1960s Empire Benches
Materials
Fabric
20th Century Empire Style Lion Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Imperial stylish lion armchair in Empire style.
Finely detailed carving work on solid ebonized
Category
20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Sofa with Mahogany Base
Located in Troy, MI
Small French Empire style sofa with new off white upholstery, circa 1930. Mahogany frame with
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Empire Style Foot Stool Or Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
Painted and stained fruitwood in the French Empire style. Made in the mid 20th century, this piece
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Empire Footstools
Materials
Wood, Upholstery, Paint
20th Century Empire Style Curule Bench
Located in Houston, TX
A beautifully carved 20th century Empire style Curule bench. Hand carved hardwoods have lovely
Category
20th Century Empire Revival Stools
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a square back with reeded carving and bowed seat, the arms reeded with swan form terminals raised on square tapered legs with paw feet. Upholstered in suede.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
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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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