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Italian Empire Style Polished Steel and Leather Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome Italian Empire style polished steel and leather bench. Notice the swans on the top part of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Benches
Materials
Steel
Pair of French Empire Style Carved Open Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of antique French Empire Armchairs having tailored framework accented by a subtly arched seat
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Gondola Empire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A French antique empire style set of eight mahogany gondola chairs. This set is very comfortable
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Empire Style Daybed, End of 19th Century, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Empire style daybed, end of 19th century, France.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Empire Style Cherry Wood Klismos Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome and beautifully carved set of 20th Century Empire Style cherrywood Klismos chair newly
Category
20th Century Empire Chairs
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Framed Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very beautiful North American Empire style mahogany wood framed upholstered sofa with matching
Category
Antique 1820s American Empire Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Empire Style Painted and Gilded Stool
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Empire style painted and gilded stool.
Circa 1940.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19 C. Empire Style in Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Mahogany
. Empire style
. End of the 19th century
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Leopard Pony Hide Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
Stylishly chic vintage Empire-style bergere with gilt carved lion’s heads and feet. Newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Giltwood, Hide, Wood
Pair of Empire Style Curule Seats, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of mahogany Empire style stools or Curule seats standing on curved X-legs finished by lion
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Stools
Materials
Brass
$5,886 / set
Empire Style White and Gold Pair of Armchairs, Sharkskin Style Trim, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style white carved wood with gold highlights pair of armchairs.
Standing on two front
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of walnut Empire style armchairs with caned seat.
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Swan Neck Empire Style Bench
Located in New York, NY
Swan neck Empire style bench:
Measures: 18" x 22" x 17".
Category
20th Century Benches
Materials
Metal
French Single Empire Style Armchair
Located in Round Top, TX
French Single Empire Style Armchair in Mahogany and Leather
Keywords: desk chair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
19th Century Pair of French Armchairs in Empire Style
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of French armchairs in Empire style. Furniture of the 19th century of great refinement carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE ARMCHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR OF EMPIRE STYLE HIGH BACK ARMCHAIRS WITH NEW UPHOLSTERY. WOOD HAS BEIGE HIGH GLOSS FINISH.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Silk
Egyptian Empire style Settee Sofa
Located in Seattle, WA
Egyptian Empire style small sofa/settee with carved wood winged sphinx armrests upholstered in
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Settees
Materials
Velvet
American Empire Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of four Jansen inspired American metal Empire style side chairs with upholstered seat and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Metal
Empire Style Curved-Arm Daybed
Located in Houston, TX
Empire style curved-arm daybed, or sofa, raised upon ebonized silhouette paw feet with gilt
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Daybeds
Materials
Burlap, Muslin, Upholstery, Wood
A French Empire Style Daybed
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire style steel and metal daybed, the two ends of equal height having vertical elements
Category
Vintage 1960s French Daybeds
Materials
Steel
French Provincial Empire Style Armchair
Located in Astoria, NY
"French provincial Empire style armchair, with a square crestrail and wheatsheaf-carved splat, with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Empire Style Gilt Boudoir Window Seat, Velvet Upholstery
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A French Empire style gilt Boudoir window seat, velvet upholstery.
This is a delightful piece of
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Stools
Pair of Empire Style Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pair of stylized french empire barrel back chairs with upholstered seats and tapered legs
Category
20th Century Unknown Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of American Flame Mahogany Empire Style Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of American flame mahogany empire style side chairs
The seats unscrew / Easily change
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of French Empire Style Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of French Empire style mahogany armchairs, with velvet upholstery in mustard color. The pair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Empire Revival Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Empire revival style occasional chairs are upholstered in Belgium linen. The frames are
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Revival Club Chairs
$6,400 / set
Empire Style Armchair, Mahogany Wood, Austria, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful neoclassical Empire style Armchair from the second half of 19th century.
Solid mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Empire-Style X Form Painted Stools
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of 20th century Empire-style Curule benches are painted black with protective brass feet
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Stools
Materials
Brass
$2,800 / set
Mid century vintage French empire style ottomans /a pair
By Myer Shaffer
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid century vintage French empire style Ottomans. This pair of Ottomans have been
Category
Vintage 1950s American Empire Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
French Early 19th Century Empire Style Sabre Leg Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant Empire style stool from early 19th century, France, circa 1830. The small, rectangle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Minton-Spidell Empire Style Carved Giltwood Foot Stool, 21st Century
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Shippensburg, PA
attractive floral silk covering edged by rope twists. For anyone decorating in the Empire taste, this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Empire Footstools
Mid century vintage French empire style Ottomans/a pair
By Meyer Gunther Martini
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid century French empire style benches. These benches have been newly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Empire Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Two Empire Style Padded Chairs from 50s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Pair of 1950s wooden chairs with backrest and seat in the original fabric of the time.
The wood has been polished, in the past they have been used very little as shown by the seat...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Empire Revival Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,429 / set
French Empire Style Polished Wrought Iron Three-Seat Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Add extra seating to a mudroom or covered outdoors space with this nicely forged iron bench from
Category
2010s French Empire Benches
Materials
Iron
20th c. French Empire Style Leather and Steel Recamier
Located in Queens, NY
Twentieth century French Empire inspired daybed with brown leather upholstered seat supported by a
Category
20th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Steel, Bronze
Empire style daybed, France Late 19th - Early 20th century
Located in Milano, IT
Empire style daybed in mahogany, France, late 19th - early 20th century. Padded back, armrests and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Bleached Walnut Reupholstered Canapé
Located in Houston, TX
19th-century French Empire Style Bleached Walnut Reupholstered Canapé is a stunning piece of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Upholstery
Romantic Pair of French Louis XVI or Empire Style Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous pair of white painted chairs in a French Empire style having beautiful gilt details
Category
Vintage 1950s American Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Side Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Empire Neoclassical chairs with lyre back motif. Wonderful metal decorations, caned seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
$1,900
Pair of French Empire Style Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Upholstered Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive pair of French Empire style ormolu mounted mahogany upholstered armchairs, amply
Category
20th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Salon Set, Northern Europe, circa 1880, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire style lounge set, Northern Europe, circa 1880. Furniture in very good condition, after
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Empire Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Three Black Lacquered Empire Style Leather Barstools
By Karges Furniture
Located in Houston, TX
A set of three newly black lacquered and gilt wood Empire style leather barstools. Each of these
Category
20th Century American Empire Stools
Materials
Brass
French Antique Empire Style Barrel Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Early 19th century French antique set of chairs with the original golden colored velvet upholstery. This set of four has the beautiful curved barrel backs that started in the Charles...
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Parcel-Gilt Armchairs with Black Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
20th century parcel-gilt armchairs, in an Empire style having fluted frame, black accents,
Floral
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Fauteuils
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant pair of Empire style fauteuils will elevate any space to the next level of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Set of 8 Black and Gold Dining Chairs, Empire Style, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 8 black and gold dining chairs, Empire style, Belgium.
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Gilded Daybed, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Heavily carved on all sides, the details beckon you to admire this Empire gilt daybed. Perfect for
Category
Antique 19th Century European Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
French Empire Style Recamier
By Maison Jansen
Located in Pembroke, MA
Elegant French ebonized and parcel gilt recamier or chaise, in the style of Maison Jansen
Category
20th Century French Chaise Longues
19th Pair of Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Visitor Chairs
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of empire style mahogany and gilt bronze visitor chairs decorated with griffins upholstered in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Mahogany and Parcel Gilt French Empire Style Armchairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very sophisticated pair of mahogany and parcel French Empire style armchairs with fully
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Bergere
Located in Astoria, NY
The Empire Style Brass Inlaid Mahogany Bergere, dating from the 20th century, features approximate
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Empire Style Chair Pair with Leopard Print Covering
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage pair of hand carved Empire style chair with leopard print seat tops featuring two carved
Category
Vintage 1940s American Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Empire Style Armchair, Set of Two
Located in Pomona, CA
Empire style leather upholstered armchairs.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
1950s French Empire / Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany and Leather Settee
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a handsome piece! It is a 1950s carved mahogany Empire style settee in green leather. It is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Settees
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Empire Style, Swan-Form, Armchairs
By Jacob Frères
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of upholstered bergeres, in the manner of Jacob Freres, each having a painted frame with natural wear, its tub form, with a padded back in reeded frame, downswept arms are carve...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$5,800 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Benches
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of green painted benches in the style of French Empire, upholstered in green fabric.
Category
20th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Painted Canape/Banquette
Located in Dallas, TX
Empire Style Upholstered Canape/Banquette,
having a later painted finish of grey and creme.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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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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