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Pair Slipper Chairs 1966 Hollywood Regency French Empire Style
Located in South Coast, CA
Lovely pair of Hollywood Regency Slipper Chairs dating 1966 having classic French Empire lines
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery
Antique French Pair of Empire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Pair of Empire Hand Painted Chairs with Gilding and Upholstered in Modern Double
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Velvet
$6,250 / set
19th Century Napolean III Empire Chair
Located in London, GB
A spectacular 19th century mahogany and ormolu-mounted Napolean III chair. The chair is decorated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Set of 2 and 6 French Empire Dining Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A set of 8 French Empire period wooden chairs, 2 armchairs and 6 side chairs. Note the graceful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$8,860 / set
Empire Side Chair Black
Gold Lyre/Swan Form Back
Located in New York, NY
Black and gold Empire side chair with lyre/swan form back
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Pair Empire Side Chairs (GMD#2730)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair 19th Century French Empire Carved, Painted & Giltwood Side Chairs. Upholstered in Stiped Silk
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Fabric
$1,200 / set
Invalid
s Chair, 19th C. French
Located in Hudson, NY
19th C. French Invalid's chair, mahogany with brass fittings, covered in modern French ticking
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE CHAISES. FRENCH, C.1810
Located in New York, NY
THE CREST AND FRONT SEAT RAILS DECORATED WITH CARVED FOLIATE MOTIFS, ON TAPERING LEGS.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Silk
$8,500 / set
Set of 4 Empire Mahogany Bronze Mounted Urn Back Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Empire mahogany bronze mounted urn back side chairs having upholstered seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century Restauration/Empire Style Chairs with Green Velvet
Located in London, GB
leaf decoration.
Damage to the velvet on one of seats. France, circa, 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Restauration Chairs
AN EMPIRE BERGERE. FRENCH, FIRST QUARTER 19th CENTURY
Located in New York, NY
A GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT BERGERE.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
19th Century Empire Fauteuils
Located in Sydney, NSW
8,500.00.
A pair of fauteuils in the Egyptian taste. Mahogany, France, circa 1810.
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$6,675 / 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
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
#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
Pair of Carved French Empire Style Decorative Chairs of Ebonized and Giltwood
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of highly decorative French Empire style hall chairs, each having a partial gilt and pierced
Category
Late 20th Century European Regency Revival Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
French Empire Period, Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Charleston, SC
An important and rare French Empire period, mahogany fauteuil de bureau à assise tournante with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Set of Three Fauteuils and Three Chairs à La Gondole
By Jacob Frères
Located in Vienna, AT
set consisting of three Fauteuils and three chairs – exquisitely executed in mahogany. The chairs and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$78,000 / set
Early 20th Century French Bergere
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century French bergere. Wood frame is upholstered in handsome light brown leather.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Salon de Musique" Chairs
Located in Lisieux, FR
Set of two chairs in golden wood.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
$837 / set
French Empire armchair/ desk chair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
France, crafted in the elegant Empire style. This exquisite piece is adorned with Ormolu mounts featuring
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Green French Empire Fauteuil Chair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Green velvet upholstery on mahogany wood with bronze embellishments.
22 x 22 x 33.5 in.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
A Set of Eight Painted and Parcel Gilt Empire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
The painted and parcel gilt upholstered back flanked by upholstered round arms ending in gilt florets. The bowed attached seat raised on white and parcel gilt legs ending in ball feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
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
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 Empire Mahogany Consulate Chairs, France, 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
and Empire period was during the French Revolution. The French Empire style is considered an evolution
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th C French Mahogany Empire Chair with carved woman's heads supporting the arms. Back is slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Set of six 19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Gondola Chairs Restored
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Set of French gondola chairs empire, second half of 19th century. Walnut, restored.
Set of six
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Empire mahogany elbow chairs.
By Jean-Baptiste-Bernard Demay
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire mahogany elbow chairs with square backs and lion mask carved arms over sabre
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$45,000 / set
Important Set of 12 French Empire Mahogany Dining Chairs, Jacob Freres
By Jacob Freres (French)
Located in Hollywood, FL
Number of Pieces 8+
Description set consists of 2 armchairs and 10 side chairs each stamped jacob
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Period Empire Chair
Located in Chamblee, GA
A wonderful Empire mahogany chair with gilded carved dolphins and acanthus leaf on arms. Claw
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Ormolu
$4,500
Set of Four 19th Century Empire Chairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
A set of four 19th c. mahogny Empire chairs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$23,938 / set
Antique Empire play set table and chairs
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Antique Empire play set table and chairs
This antique empire-style playset is an elegant
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Game Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,471 / set
French empire, brass mounted reupholstered button back chairs (x6 available)
Located in Worthing, GB
Here we have a beautiful set of 6 French empire arm chairs. Priced individually. Quality
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Empire Style Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Detling, GB
French, circa 1850.
This stunning pair of chairs are in showroom condition.
Reeded along the top
Category
Antique 1850s Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Empire style white painted chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Empire style white painted chairs, carved swans on side, barrel back, French, 20th
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
A set of 4 Louis Francois Bellange Empire Chairs
By Louis-Francois Bellangé
Located in Cathedral City, CA
4 chairs attributed to Louis Francois Bellange (1759 - 1827).
Empire France.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Silk, Upholstery
$18,400 / set
1st Empire Dolphin Tub Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Early 1800 's Parisian mahogany dolphin tub chair with parcel gilding to dolphin arms and ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze
Late 19th Century Set of Four English Mahogany Chairs in the French Empire Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
French Empire style with superb ormolu mounts by EH Kahn & Co, London.
This set of chairs consists of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Empire Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire mahogany arm chairs having green leather, dolphin arms, and paw feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
$8,500 / set
French Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
French 19th Century Empire Style Brass Decorated Mahogany Desk Chair c1860 25"w x 21"d x 38"h
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Empire Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire mahogany open arm chairs with red upholstery. Having reed form front arms with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$5,500 / set
French Mahogany Gentleman
s Desk Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany gentleman's desk chair, circa 1790-1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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
Writing Table/Bureau Plat Bronze-Mounted with Matching Chairs French late 19th C
Located in Uppingham, GB
French bronze-mounted mahogany writing table/bureau plat (19th century)
A superb 'Stand Alone
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very elegant pair of hand-carved, Louis XVI chairs. Detailed wood frame with red upholstery.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
$5,800 / set
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
Category
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Beech
French Empire Chair, Circa 1820
Located in San Marino, CA
French empire chair with nail heads, upholstered in leather, with a soft, patinated texture, seat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Pair of French Empire Chairs Upholstered in White Muslin
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire Chairs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Chairs
Pair Of Painted
Gilded French Empire Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of French Empire painted, and water gilded side chairs. The Monuments d'Egypte fabric is in
Category
Antique 1830s French Chairs
Materials
Beech
$2,652 / set
French Empire Chair in Mahogany, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A horseshoe back chair in mahogany with gilt bronze mounts with a studded seat upholstered in green
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Pair of Teal Green Silk Satin French Empire Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 19th century French Empire painted and gilded side chairs newly upholstered in a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Fantastic Pair Carved Magogany Full Standing Lion French Empire Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning pair of French Empire throne chairs. They have incredible upholstery which is
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Set of 4 French Empire Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great set of four arm chairs. Very unusual to find four.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,800 / set
French 2nd Empire Pair of "Apparat" Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
, solid bronze claw feet. Amazing cast quality. Formal French Empire chairs were found in Parisian
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Style Mahogany
Leather Saber Legs Dining Chair, A Set of 8
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning French Empire Style set of 8 dinning chairs. The chairs are made of quality Mahogany
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 6 French Empire Marquetry Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an exceptional set of 6 French Empire Marquetry chairs.
Made in France circa 1815-20
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
$6,600 / set
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French Empire Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French empire chairs available for sale. The range of distinct French empire chairs — often made from wood, mahogany and fabric — can elevate any home. French empire chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of French empire chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Empire, Neoclassical and Mid-Century Modern French empire chairs are of considerable interest. Maison Jansen, Dedar and Drexel each produced beautiful French empire chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are French Empire Chairs?
French empire chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,498, while the lowest priced sells for $246 and the highest can go for as much as $212,852.
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 Empire Chairs
- What is an Empire chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021An Empire chair refers to a piece of seating furniture created in the Empire style. A phase of the neoclassical style, the Empire style gets its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I. The furniture is colossal, weight-wise, and richly adorned with bronze and marble. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Empire chairs from some of the world’s top dealers 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.
- 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.
- 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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