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Pair of Painted French Directoire Style Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These French Directoire style open arm chairs from around 1910 are a charming and elegant pair
Category
Early 20th Century Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bent Square Solid Brass Bar Dining Armvhair Armchair French Art Deco MCM MINT
By Walter Lamb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bent square solid brass bar dining arm chair armchair French Art Deco MCM MINT.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
2 French Country Oak Plaid Fauteuil Nailhead Ladderback Club Lounge Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage French Country style arm chairs. Made of oak featuring a ladderback design with carved
Category
20th Century American Country Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Louis XVI Period French Fauteuils, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of late 18th Century Louis XVI Period French fauteuils or arm chairs, each with solid carved
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Period French Fauteuils, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of late 18th Century Louis XVI Period French fauteuils or arm chairs, each with solid carved
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Fauteuil Plaid Library Lounge Armchair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Provincial / Louis XV style arm chair. Made of walnut featuring carved floral and
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Mahogany Empire influenced arm chairs. Each with classical scrolling
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$6,186 / set
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs with Original Petit-Point
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI open arm chairs (fauteuils) features beautifully carved walnut and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Custom Armchair "Orsay" by M C Home
By Foley
Cox
Located in Hudson, NY
French Art Deco style arm chair interpreted from a classic French Art Deco Ruhlmann design
Category
2010s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Tech Armchairs by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
quilted design and the chromed angular legs bring to mind the French 1970s design. These arm chairs have
Category
2010s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
French Louis XV Gilt Bergére Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gilt and caned panel bergere arm chair with gold floral seat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Giltwood
French Sycamore Arm Chair
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s sycamore arm chair with open design gilded back & trim and slip seat (att: BATISTIN
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of English Chippendale-Style Gainsborough Leather Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English Chippendale-Style Gainsborough Leather Arm Chairs
Country: French
Materials
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Arm Chair
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Wonderful Patina Fruitwood French Arm Chair with Rush Seat in great condition Comes with cushion
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
$1,675
19th C French Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French arm chairs. The chairs feature carved giltwood. They have been newly
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
$9,500 / set
Single French Arm Chair In Leopard
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative Regence style French arm chair in Leopard fabric--same estate as the others
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
pair of mid 20th century French arm chairs
Located in Jersey City, NJ
pair of classic French arm chairs uphlostered in muslin
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
$2,240 / set
18th C French Arm Chair With Silk Velvet Tiger Textile
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning 18th Century french arm chair with vintage tiger textile
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
French Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in Summerland, CA
Set of four charming vintage arm chairs. Each piece is hand made and hand antique finished feel
Category
1990s American French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
$2,024 / set
6 French Arm Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
COMFY
Category
Vintage 1960s French Armchairs
Materials
Steel
18th C French Arm Chair with Painted Finish
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful small scale arm chair with great carving
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French WingBacked Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a lovely French arm chair. The arms, legs and apron are beautifully carved. The chair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Pair of French Arm Chairs in the Manner of Jean Charles Moreux
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four foot tall pair of ceruse oak armchairs in the manner of Jean-Charles Moreux in the Late 1930s. Later coral leather upholstery. Original finish.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
French Empire style arm chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of French arm chairs, empire style, carved and painted,
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Paint, Wood
$1,800 / set
French Armchair
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Charming French arm chair is gracefully carved from the top of its back to the tips of its feet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
$4,350
Pair of 18th Century Fauteuil with Original Painted Finish &Textile
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning pair of Louis XV French arm chairs with worn painted finish and charming period textile
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Pair of French open arm chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open arm chairs . Upholstered in belgian linen .
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
$3,600 / set
French Giltwood Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Seaford, GB
A charming French upholstered gilt bergere arm chair, dating to the 19th century and is extremely
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
High Back French Deco Arm Chair
Located in Bedford, NY
Unusual art chair with high back and rolled arm. Recently recovered in white muslin. Mahoganu legs
Category
Early 20th Century French Club Chairs
Materials
Muslin
Lovely French Wing Back Arm Chair
Located in Seaford, GB
An extremely comfortable and generous French 19th Century Wing Arm Chair. The walnut Frame is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wingback Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Arm Chair/ Napoleon III, French Style Chair, Original Design
Located in Harrisburg, PA
This beautiful and comfortable French style chair is an original design from Gantt Design Studio
Category
2010s American Napoleon III Chairs
Early 19th Century French Empire Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French Empire Arm Chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
$3,639 / set
Pair French Art Deco Mohair Arm Chairs
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This pair of French art deco club chairs date from the 1930’s. The carved front legs extend up to
Category
20th Century French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,900 / set
Leather Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940's original French leather arm chairs with
wood arms. Good patina.
Pair
Category
Vintage 1940s French Lounge Chairs
$9,500 / set
Pair of Open Arm Chairs Woven Seats, France 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of french open arm chairs with webbing circa 1950, beautiful bent arms beech wood.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
#3934 Single Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau style single arm chair. Elegant channel back. Dark Wood Frame. Newly upholstered in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Club Chairs
$3,430
#3230 Single Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Single Armchair with curved back and arms. Newly upholstered in French tweed herringbone fabric
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,920
Pair of Woven Rope Arm Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Wood frame with rope back and sitting.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Pair of Napoleonic Arm Chairs
Located in Fredericksburg, TX
Pair of charming arm chairs. Graceful shape and sturdy construction.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Club Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,500 / set
Arm Chair Attributed to Royere
Located in Southampton, NY
Large palisander (rosewood) French armchair with unusual curved arms. Attributed to Royere.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Lounge Chairs
#3243 Single Wing Back Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Small Single Wing Back Arm Chair, newly upholstered in taupe French mohair fabric. Small
Category
Vintage 1940s French Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of French Painted Bamboo Chairs, (Four Side and Two Arm)
Located in Bedford, NY
French Colonial circa 1890- Chairs have rattan wrapping- set of 4 side and 2
arm chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Louis XV Style Arm Chair (GMD#2785)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Wing Back(Bergere) (circa Late 19th century) Upholstered in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Walnut Art Deco Arm Chairs
Located in Toronto, ON
Exquisite lines, very elegant. Dark brown, upholstered in light beige gray color fabric.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Silk
$4,450 / set
Pair of Walnut Art Deco period Arm Chairs
Located in Toronto, ON
Gorges solid wood, very comfortable,
Category
Vintage 1930s French Club Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
$7,500 / set
Art Deco Arm Chair with Ivory Tips Front Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tres chic original Art Deco arm chair, mahogany with ivory tips on the front legs, upholstered in
Category
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Ivory
#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
French Open Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French open arm chair. Reupholstered in Rose Tarlow linen. Carved walnut with spaced nail heads.
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
$4,200
French Painted Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turn of the century French Empire style Painted Arm Chair
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,500
French Painted Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming 19th century French Painted LXVI style Chair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,800
French Parlour Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
White lacquer French parlour chair upholstered in chocolate linen.
Category
Early 20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
French Tapestry Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Walnut Chair with brown floral Aubusson Tapestry, late 19th c.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Painted French Empire Arm Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful 19th century cream and olive painted French empire fauteuil.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of French Giltwood Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful large scale pair of highly carved giltwood French Louis XV Arm Chairs in Scalamandre
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$16,900 / set
Pair of French Carved Arm Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully Carved Arm Chairs. France 1950s.
2 Pair Available. Possibly Maison Jansen.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
French Louis XV Leather Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s French Arm. Upholstered in fine leather and silk velvet with nail heads.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Armchairs
Pair of French Regency Arm Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
Blue Damask upholstered seat, arm rest & back panel with velvet backing
Impeccable French
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
$4,995 / set
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French Arm Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of French arm chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique French arm chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. French arm chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. French arm chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XV, Louis XVI and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. French arm chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet and Finn Juhl are consistently popular.
How Much are French Arm Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $50,000 highest priced.
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 French Arm Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Chairs with arms are called armchairs, and there are many styles of them. Examples include club, wingback and roll arm chairs. Find a collection of armchairs on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A chair with arms is an armchair.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A dining chair with arms is called a carver chair or elbow chair. It is a traditional dining chair with arms added to it for a more structured look and is a popular option for dining seats for a spot to comfortably rest your arms. Shop a selection of dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023An accent chair with no arms is typically called a slipper chair. These upholstered chairs originated in Europe during the 18th century and often served as seating in bedrooms. Today, people place slipper chairs in seating areas as well as bedrooms. Find a variety of slipper chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Dining room chairs with arms require more space than armless ones.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024No one knows for sure why some dining chairs with arms are called carvers. However, it likely relates to the historical use of these chairs. Technically, carver is the nickname for a specific type of dining chair with arms, not for all dining armchairs. A Colonial American design, a carver chair features a backrest that wraps around the sides and forms arms. Traditionally, the carver chair went at the head of the table, and often the family member responsible for carving the primary entrée sat at this place. As a result, the chair's purpose for seating the carver of the meal is one potential explanation for the nickname. Another is that the name comes from John Carver, the governor of the Plymouth Colony. Reportedly, Carver owned one of these chairs, and people began referring to them by his name as a result. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of carver chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Dining room chairs with arms are simply called armchairs. They are not to be confused with armchairs used in seating areas. A dining chair without arms is a side chair. You'll find a collection of antique and vintage dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a French berère chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A French berère chair is a style of chair with an upholstered back and armrests. These French-style chairs are crafted to be wider than standard chairs with comfort in mind. You’ll find a variety of French berère chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a French-style chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The term French-style chair usually refers to one of two styles of chairs. The first is an upholstered armchair with an exposed wood frame, and the other is a cane chair with loose seat cushions. Both types of French-style chairs are also called bergères. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of bergères from some of the world’s top boutiques.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dining chairs without arms are called side chairs. Their counterpart, the armchair, is often found at the head of the table, with the side chairs filling in the seats along the side of the table. Shop a collection of side chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What are French chairs called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022French chairs are called bergère. Bergères have an upholstered back and armrests with wooden exposed framing. Bergère continues to be a popular style that adds an elegant touch to any room. You’ll find a selection of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023What French bistro chairs are made of varies. Introduced during the 19th century, many French bistro chairs feature a frame made of aluminum or wrought iron, while the seat cushions and backrests of these furnishings are frequently made of rattan. This type of chair became especially popular in the busy cafes of Paris during the 1920s. On 1stDibs, find a selection of bistro chairs.
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