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1950s French Iron and Brass Dining Table and Chairs
Located in New York, NY
1950s French iron and brass dining table and chairs. The set has iron frames, chairs are black
Category
Vintage 1950s Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
$19,000 / set
French Directoire Style Swag Arm Chairs
By Grosfeld House, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Southampton, NJ
Classic French Directoire style swag arm chairs with sliver leaf accents upholstered in fine cut
Category
Mid-20th Century American Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
19th Century French Directoire Style Gilt Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Directoire white painted open arm chair with gilt foliate decoration and shaped fluted arms
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
The Collection of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret (1930-2002) Set Of Bergere Chairs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Margaret (1930-2002), Kensington Palace.
A Pair of Early 19th Century French Walnut Fauteuils Upholstery
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Directoire Child
s Armchair
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French Directoire Child's Armchair. Chair is finely carved and painted in soft tones
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Desk/office Chair In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
19th century walnut office chair
Rare and superb 19th century office chair upholstered in camel
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Directoire Style Chair, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Directoire style chair circa 1930
patina and coating to redo.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Antique French Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Arm Desk Chair Needlepoint Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th Century French Directoire style dining chair. Made from solid mahogany with a
Category
Early 20th Century Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Painted and Upholstered Directoire Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Price is per chair, each chair is sold separately.
Antique French Directoire Open Arm Chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$1,992 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Mid Century Directoire Chairs in Mahogany
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Very elegant and detailed pair of Directoire chairs with carved arm consoles newly re-upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$14,200 / set
19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Six Wood Chairs and Two Wood Armchairs
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XVI style six wood chairs and two wood armchairs
France, late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Chairs, Set of Six Chairs
Located in Ramatuelle, IDF
French Directoire chairs, set of six chairs.
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
$2,383 / set
French Directoire chair
By Jacob Frères
Located in Vancouver, BC
Exceptional French Directoire chair attributed to Jacob Freres with Gilded carved Gessoe applique
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 French Walnut Directoire Style Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This set of French chairs is simple yet elegant in it’s' design. The green velvet upholstery is in
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,295 / set
Beautiful Directoire Period Fautiel Chair
Located in Charlotte, NC
Beautiful Patinated Directoire Fautiel Chair. New Cowton & Tout Cut Velvet Upholstery Very Special!
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Directoire Wooden Chair
Located in Boston, MA
19th century French Directoire white painted wooden chair with black and white striped upholstery.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century French Directoire Bergère Chairs
Located in Encinitas, CA
Very nice pair of period French Directoire bergère chairs. Lovely old blue gray paint, but not
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Set of 6 directoire chairs 19th century
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
very beautiful set of 6 chairs reupholstered with magnificent 19th century directoire style fabrics
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Oak
A pair of French Directoire side chairs
Located in Summerland, CA
An elegant pair of fruitwood chairs newly covered in embroidered fabric
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$2,100 / set
A Set of 4 Carved and Painted Directoire Style Chairs, France 1920
s
Located in New York, NY
A Set of 4 Carved and Painted Directoire Style Chairs, France 1920's
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th c French Directoire Wing Chair
Located in Houston, TX
c 1800 French Directoire wing chair with exposed frame
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
French Directoire Armchair
Located in Livingston, NJ
Stunning French Empire armchair. Designed in the style of Napoleon l, this chair is made of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Directoire Style Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th century small directoire painted chairs with
gondola back and saber feet. Gray green
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Slipper Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Upholstery
$3,200 / set
Pair of Directoire chairs with style elements of the Greek klismos chair
By Jean-Baptiste Claude Séné
Located in Brussels
Antwerp, BE
deer, terminate in a cloven hoof. ‘Directoire’ describes the style of decoration and design prevailing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Directoire Style Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of carved and painted Directoire style side chairs
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
$2,800 / set
French Directoire Painted Bergères. Circa 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
French Directoire Painted Bergeres. Circa 1800
Whit upholstery in Rubelli fabric and brass tacks.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
$9,175 / set
Set of Eight Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in Alicante, ES
An early 19th century set of six original Directoire dining chairs and two copies. I found it
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
$39,322 / set
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 19th century set of six dining room chairs with refreshed paint and newly upholstered in a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Wood
$6,500 / set
Pair of Directoire Mahogany Chauffeuse
By Henri Jacob
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Directoire Chauffeuse beautifully carved and upholstered in horsehair.
Width: 13.5
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
$21,500 / set
Napoleonic Period Directoire or Empire Painted Side Chairs, circa 1790
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a pair of stunning Napoleonic late 18th century period directoire/empire painted side
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Set of Six Directoire Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
The chairs are in walnut.
The fabric is a beige linen.
Category
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
$4,350 / set
19th Century Directoire-Style Bergère
Located in Houston, TX
Classic 19th century French Directoire bergère features an arched back.
Features carved tapered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Paire De Chaises époque Directoire
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
Pair of Directoire period chairs, in almond green lacquered wood.
They are lined with a green
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Directoire Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Matching Pair Of Early 20th Century Side Chairs In The Dirrectoire Style
Category
Early 20th Century French Side Chairs
$3,800 / set
Directoire Style Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
A natural walnut 19th century Directoire style bergere upholstered in a floral fabric.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
$6,400
Directoire Style Painted Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Directoire bergere with creamy color paint with yellow undertones and curved back. Great patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair Painted Directoire Style Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of French gray/green painted directoire style bergeres with arched back.
Category
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
$8,600 / set
Pair of directoire style bergeres
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of directoire style painted and parcel gilted bergeres, upholstered in grey brown suede
Category
Vintage 1960s French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of Four Directoire Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of four 19th century painted Directoire style bergeres upholstered in tapestry type petti point.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Wood
$9,500 / set
Pair of Directoire-Style Fruitwood Sidechairs
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Directoire-Style Fruitwood Sidechairs, each with a curved diamond-paneled crest centered by
Category
Vintage 1940s French Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Executive Office Chairs french antiquity
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
Charming Directoire style armchair, richly carved, in painted wood, the square backrest ending in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Ten Consulate Executive Chairs in Beech Wood and Straw
Located in Ramatuelle, IDF
Ten consulate executive chairs in beech wood and straw.
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Beech, Straw, Wood
Chauffeuse
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany chair with spindle back and bronze knobs that were originally used to attach a pillow
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
$4,975
Children Armchair Upholstered
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Child armchair - exclusive model - made in France by true Artisans in the traditional way with
Category
Late 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Beech
$865 / item
A Pair of Directoire Child
s Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Directoire children's mahogany upholstered armchairs or fauteuils a la reine.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Children s Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$18,000 / set
Pair Directoire Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite and unique pieces. They were purchased in France but could be Swedish. The seats are
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Suede
$3,600 / set
Pair of Directoire Chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Newly upholstered in black and olive striped fabric.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Pair of Painted Directoire Chairs
Located in Seattle, WA
Gorgeous, well scaled and roomy olive green painted late Louis XVI/Directoire fauteuils with lovely
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
$14,500 / set
Directoire Chair w/Rush Seat
Located in Plainville, KS
Seat depth: 16 3/4"
Seat height: 13 1/2"
Arm height: 22" at front
Seat height: 13 1/2"
Arm height: 22" at front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Children Chair Upholstered
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Child chair, exclusive model, made in France by true Artisans in the traditional way with "Mortice
Category
Late 20th Century French Directoire Children s Furniture
Materials
Beech
$790 / item
Early 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 20th century French Directoire chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Set of 12 Antique Painted French Directoire Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 12 antique painted French Directoire chairs includes two armchairs! Perfect for the
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$12,900 / set
Set of 8 Antique French Directoire Chairs Includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 8 antique French Directoire chairs includes 2 armchairs feature patinaed painted finishes
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Directoire Chairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of elegant and simple French Directoire chairs era, in beech wood with backrest with four
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Beech
$1,787 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Directoire Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a pair of French 19th century painted Directoire side chairs with their original French
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$1,450 / set
18th Century French Pair of Directoire Chairs
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair of French original Directoire chairs, France, 18th century.
Measures: Seat height
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,519 / set
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French Directoire Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French directoire chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A French directoire chair — often made from wood, fabric and hardwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a French directoire chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French directoire chair, designed in the Louis XVI, Empire or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Maison Jansen and Baker Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful French directoire chair that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Directoire Chair?
Prices for a French directoire chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $26,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,895.
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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.
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- 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.
- 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.
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