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Pair of Directoire style Arm Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of upholstered Directoire style Arm Chairs with down cushions, walnut stained Beech wood
Category
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Beech, Fabric
Directoire Fauteuil
Located in New Orleans, LA
18C Directoire Fauteuil
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
$2,585
Directoire Side Chair In the manner of Jacob. Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Directoire" by C. Massin.
French, Circa 1800
See similar examples of bergeres, single chairs, side chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Side Chairs
Set of Six Directoire Side Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Six Directoire Side Chairs
Category
20th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Suite of Six Dining Room Chairs from the Directoire Period Yellow Silk french
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
Set of six chairs in almond green lacquered wood, Directoire period. They are lined with yellow and
Category
Antique 18th Century European Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Fautueil
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th C fauteuil, painted light shade of green.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
$3,500
8 Directoire Chairswith Phœnix Decoration , 19 th Century
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
pretty set of 8 "directoire" chairs in beech, completely re-stuffed identically
the backrest is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of Eight 19th Century Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant set of eight late 19th century Directoire style carved mahogany dining chairs comprising
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Directoire Walnut Bergeres
Located in Houston, TX
Directoire Chairs with very handsome carved arms and legs.
Corner blocks feature rosettes with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Directoire Style Cane Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of painted cane bergeres with molded backs on fluted, tapered legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Pair of Directoire style bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century pair of painted directoire style bergeres.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Directoire-style chairs
Located in New York, NY
A very nice pair of Jansen side chairs in mahogany. They are upholstered in a green leather with
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of Four Directoire Giltwood Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Each with a rectangular upholstered backrest with a fluted border and surmounted by a toprail centered with a Mercury mask, the trapezoidal seat above the apron with a paterae issuin...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
8 Painted Directoire style Dining Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Set of 8 French painted Directoire style dining chairs with gilt carved decoration
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
Set of 6 Directoire Style Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 6 Directoire style chairs.
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Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
Set of Ten Directoire Style Antique French Dining Chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
Comfortable and elegant set of ten dining chairs made of solid cherrywood. This set will mix with
Category
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Directoire Bergere
Located in Atlanta, GA
French painted & gilt Directoire style bergeres with swan detail on arms.
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
$2,200
Pair of Directoire Style Polychrome Bergers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Well made Directoire style polychrome Bergers Fauteuils in pink and blue striped upholstery fabric
Category
Vintage 1910s French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,543 / set
Pair of Directoire Fauteuil
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th C Provencial Directoire Fauteuil with rush seats
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Pair Directoire Style Fauteuils
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair light walnut Directoire Style Fauteuils
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of 8 French Directoire Period Dining Chairs- 4 Arms
4 Side
Located in Chamblee, GA
Set of four armchairs and four side chairs crafted in the French Directoire Period. The chairs are
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Set of 8 Directoire Cherry Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Features unusual shield motif. Price includes slipcovers. Priced as a set. Also available as pairs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Set of Six Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of six early 19th century French Directoire style dining chairs with upholstered seats
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 Directoire Style Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of eight early 19th century French painted dining chairs in the Directoire taste, with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Set of Four Directoire Style Parcel-Gilt Cream Painted Chairs
Located in Riverdale, NY
including two armchairs and two side chairs, each with a rectangular back and padded seat in a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chairs
Materials
Beech, Paint, Leather
Set of 6 Directoire style dining chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
6 French painted dining chairs. Very nice horsehair upholstery. Nice size.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Directoire Style Bergere
Located in New York, NY
Directoire" by C. Massin.
French, Circa 1800
See similar examples of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Painted Directoire Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
Directoire period bergere with original French green paint. Classic details such as the detached
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Directoire painted and carved bergére
Located in New York, NY
A Directoire painted and carved bergére with tapered and fluted legs with acanthus leaf decoration
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Directoire Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Walnut Directoire Bergeres
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$7,800
Fine Set of Eight Directoire Period Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine set of eight French Directoire period walnut dining chairs with ebonized decoration, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Painted Directoire Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted blue grey Directoire Bergere with a square back adorned with a simple carving of a flower
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
Early 20th Century Directoire Style Armchair
Located in London, GB
Mahogany straight back French armchair. Upholstered in Brittany Glazed Washed linen in Smoke.
Category
20th Century French Directoire Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Linen
A Pair of white-painted French Directoire period side chairs, c. 1800, with newly reupholstered seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of white-painted French Directoire period side chairs, c. 1800, with newly reupholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs
Pair of Directoire Painted Bergeres Upholstered in Burlap
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pair of painted Louis XVI-style square-back Directoire bergeres.
White paint is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Directoire style armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Walnut frame armchairs with padded back, arms and seat
covered in muslin.
covered in muslin.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Set of four antique French Directoire sidechairs. Fruitwood.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of four antique French Directoire sidechairs. Fruitwood.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Directoire upholstered side chair in carved fruitwood with nailhead trim. New silk upholstery.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
19th century Directoire Style Painted Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted Directoire style bergere with carved florets and shells covered in stripe and floral fabric
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
French Consulat Period Set of Four Mahogany Chairs by Jacob Desmalter
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
mahogany chairs. Openwork back, Lyre decoration.
Magnificent French work, early-19th century, circa 1803
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 10 Maison Jansen Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
This set of ten Jansen dining chairs is a rare find. The elegantly curved back and turned legs
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Directoire Fauteuils
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of early 19th century armchairs painted in a pale green. Directoire style
will need new
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Wood
Set of Six Blonde Directoire Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
The set of six fruitwood chairs from 1940's France have lattice backs. They are pure and simple in
Category
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Directoire Style Bergeres
Located in Montecito, CA
A pair of sensational Polychrome Directoire style Bergeres with raised wood detail throughout
Category
Vintage 1960s French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric, Down
Pair of Painted Directoire Style Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of large early 19th century French painted bergeres in the Directoire taste, circa 1820
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Good Set of 10 French Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant set of circa 1920s French painted dining chairs in the Directoire taste, retaining
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Directoire style Walnut Bergeres
Located in Riverdale, NY
esch with a rectangular padded back padded arms with disengaged foliate carved and fluted colonettes and loose cushion seat in a molded frame on turned tapering fluted legs with toup...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Club Chairs
Pair of Creme Peinte Directoire Style Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of neoclassical style creme peinte armchairs, the backs "a cornes" (horned) and the seats over saber legs. The carved decoration including bell flowers, palmettes and rosette...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Bergere Chairs
Directoire-Style Grey-Painted Bergere A L
Oreilles
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The shaped wings continuing down to padded arms on free-standing vase supports, the seat on paneled rails and short tapered legs, surmounted by diamond medallions
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
A Fine Pair of Late 18th Century French Directory Arm Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine pair late 18th early 19th century French directoire(directory) arm chairs in silk fabric and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
19th Century French Bergère
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century French Directoire bergère in walnut with new cotton plaid Swedish upholstery.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century french bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Single French Directoire style painted bergere with a square back, padded armrests, baluster shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
Set of Eight Maison Jansen Dining Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A set of eight Maison Jansen mahogany Directoire style chairs covered in embossed black leather and
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Very Handsome Late 19th Century French Walnut and Leather Desk Chair, circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
perhaps for an inventory rather than a makers mark. This chair certainly has early nineteenth ‘Directoire
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Directoire
Arm Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice elegant walnut early 19th c French Directoire' arm chair.
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Directoire
Walnut Arm Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 19th century French Directoire' style walnut arm chair.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four French Directoire Style Arm Chairs
Located in Kirkland, WA
Set of Four French Directoire Style Arm Chairs
This is a wonderful set of four arm chairs with
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Fabric
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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.
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.
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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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