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French Directoire Style Walnut Dining Side Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Birmingham, AL
Set of six vintage French Directoire style side chairs handcrafted of walnut, circa 1970s. These
Category
Vintage 1970s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Directoire Painted Bergere, France, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Directoire bergere chair in cream colored painted finish with rusty red accents.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Dining Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Directoire style dining armchair, a hand carved distressed beech and oak dining chair with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,650 / item
Directoire Chairs Bleached Walnut Burlap Upholstery - Set of 8
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Directoire Chairs Bleached Walnut Burlap Upholstery - Set of 8
3 different back carvings. Lyre
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Burlap, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Smaller French Gilded Carved Directoire Bergere Chairs in Green Velvet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of French-made gilded smaller scale bergere chairs. They have been
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Painted Directoire Style Marquise Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Painted Directoire Style Marquise Chair
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Pair of French Directoire Style Painted Bergère Chairs with Column Arm Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Directoire style painted bergère chairs from the 20th century, without-scrolling
Category
20th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Directoire Style Carved Dolphin Mahogany Club Chairs Circa 1970
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
chairs are from the 1960-70s era and are French. The chairs measure 33.25 tall x 22.75 wide x 26.5 deep
Category
Vintage 1970s French Directoire Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Nice Quality French Directoire Style Lounge Chair with Matching Ottoman
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Wood frames. Upholstered. Chair measures 41 1/4" h x 30" w x 40 3/4" d. Seat height 18 1/2
Category
Early 2000s American Directoire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Directoire Period Grey Chairs with White Velvet Seats
Located in New York, NY
Directoire period (1795-1799). The chairs feature a captivating openwork back adorned with intricate crosses
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Directoire Period Walnut Side Chairs with Carved Stags
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Directoire period walnut side chairs from the early 19th century, with out
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted and gilded Directoire dining chairs. Two armchairs and four side chairs.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
19th Century Pair of Children’s Directoire Style Upholstered Chairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming set of mahogany French Directoire children’s chairs. The chairs have sloping
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century French Directoire Bergères
Located in Austin, TX
French antique pair of Directoire bergères of hand-carved beechwood with a patinated taupe grey
Category
Antique 1820s French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen, Beech
Set of 6 Midcentury French Directoire Style Inlaid Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 midcentury French Directoire style inlaid dining chairs was handcrafted from solid
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Directoire Style Leather Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Directoire style leather dining chair upholstered with brown leather to the seat and back
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,034 / item
18th c. Set of six Directoire style chairs in mahogany
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. End of the 18th century
. Directoire period
. Mahogany
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Pair of Directoire Lyre Garden Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Directoire Lyre Garden Chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
French Early 20th Century Painted Directoire Style Bergère
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
France, circa 1900. This beautiful, large chair has a linear back that is juxtaposed to its round seat
Category
20th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
French, Directoire
Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Directoire' carved and painted armchair with new velvet. Circa 1860. Perfect
Category
Antique 19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Four Directoire Style Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Set of four or two pair of Directoire style chairs, one pair upholstered in yellow leather the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
French 19th Century Pair of Directoire Bergeres
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A welcoming pair of 19th century French bergere chairs, made in the Directoire taste with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
$3,895 / set
Pair of Directoire Mahagony Side Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
Each with a padded seat, the rectangular back carved with a lyra motif in an oval surround, on fluted tapering legs, newly uphpolstered with Prussian horse hair fabric.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Side Chairs
Set of 6 Directoire Style Chairs in Mahogany, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 Directoire style chairs in mahogany, standing on two saber-shaped rear legs and two front
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 8 Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
French antique set of eight Directoire style dining chairs in hand painted, solid cherrywood
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Directoire Style Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With shaped crestrail with carved and gilded panel over an upholstered back, bowed seat, down scrolled arms, carved and gilded seat rail raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Directoire Style Lounge Chair by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Directoire style lounge chair, circa 1940s, overall distress-painted, the bergere with domed
Category
Vintage 1940s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of Six French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant set of six French Directoire style chairs in ebonized and French polished fruit wood
Category
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
Set of Four French Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful set of four French Directoire style dining chairs in original painted fruitwood with hand
Category
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of Six Midcentury French Directoire Style Painted Dining Side Chairs, Linen
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six mid-20th century French painted dining chairs or side chairs with their scrolled
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Set of Eight 19th Century French Directoire Hand-Crafted Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Boasting the tailored lines of the French Directoire style, this set of eight dining chairs were
Category
Antique 1880s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six French directoire beechwood chairs, strong and elegant with a new velvet blend
Category
Antique 1880s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$3,500 / set
French Empire Directoire Swans Ebonized
Gilt Club Chair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
French Empire Directoire style carved swans, ebonized wood & gold gilt accents club chair
This
Category
Vintage 1970s Empire Revival Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Rare Set 8 French Directoire Signed Maison Jansen Dining Chairs Circa 1940
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These are genuine and signed Jansen dining chairs in a distressed painted finish. They are in good
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
c.1900 Pair of French Directoire Style Side Chairs
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Pair of Directoire style side chairs with original paint and gilding. These chairs have never been
Category
Early 20th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Directoire Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of six Directoire style beech wood dining room chairs, circa 1910. These chairs have nice clean
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Set Of 8 Directoire Period Oak Chairs
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful set of 8 Directoire period chairs in natural oak
Very beautiful chairs in oak and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
$6,170 / set
French Directoire Bergere in Ikat Fabric, circa 1800
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century Directoire period bergere chair in beech, retaining its original painted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Silk, Beech
Louis XVI Painted Directoire Chair
Located in Aspen, CO
Darling painted directoire chair. Re-upholstered in Perennials indoor/outdoor fabric. This chair co
Category
Vintage 1940s French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of Six Mid-20th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Dining Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six handsome French Directoire style dining chairs from the mid-20th century are
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Directoire Carved Mahogany Bergere, 18th/19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a high barrel back with padded arms raised on baluster pillar supports, raised on round tapering legs, upholstered in black leatherette and trimmed in brass nailheads.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Directoire Side Chairs by Parmantier
By Nicolas Parmantier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A graceful pair of side chairs from the French Empire. We have partially reupholstered the chairs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen, Silk
Four Directoire Style Metal Chairs, in the Style of Maison Jansen, circa 1960
By Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of four Directoire style metal chairs.
Concave open worked backrest framed with two brass swan
Category
Vintage 1960s French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique 18th C. French Directoire Cherry Lacca Contrafatta Side Chair Rush Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Directoire Chair. Made from cherry with a contoured
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
French Directoire Style Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of 6 chairs made of solid cherry with red imitation leather upholstered seat. Sturdy
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Set of six 19th century Directoire Style Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
A set of six painted Directoire style chairs.
The "horned" backs (à cornes) are coved with side
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton
Set of 6 Antique French Directoire Style Painted Cane Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome set of 6 early 20th century French Directoire style painted dining side chairs, circa
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Vanity Chair, Bergere, Leather
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Directoire style walnut bergere chair features scrolled armrests
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Late 18th Century Directoire Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of late 18th century (possibly early 19th century) Directoire side chairs
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Silk, Wood, Giltwood
$3,850 / set
Antique French Directoire Style Dining Chairs W/ Butter Cream Velvet - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
Late 19th-century French dining chairs made in French Directoire style, sourced from Provence
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Directoire Style Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
These chairs are not only handsome. They are comfortable.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
$3,800 / set
Two Armchairs, Bergeres, France, Directoire, Empire 1790-1810, Cherry, Walnut
Located in Greven, DE
furniture were created in the French Directoire or Empire in the period around 1790-1810.
One of the two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Pair of French Directoire Period Walnut Side Chairs with Carved Stags
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Directoire period walnut side chairs from the early 19th century, with out
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Pair of Children’s Directoire Style Mahogany Bergere Chairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a delightful pair of Directoire style children’s bergere chairs. The top rail is flanked by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
c.1890 Set of 8 French Directoire Style Side Chairs
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Set of eight antique French blue and cream painted Directoire style lattice back side chairs-- A
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted Directoire Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of distress-painted bergere chairs in the Directoire or Louis XVI style
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
c.1900 Pair of Original Paint Directoire Side Chairs
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Gorgeous pair of antique French un-restored original paint Directoire side chairs. Absolutely
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood
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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.
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.
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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 Directoire Chair
- 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.
- 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 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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