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Empire Desk Chair
By Empire Furniture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gondola shaped office chair in mahogany and mahogany veneer , covered with red leather, rich bronze
Category
20th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,300
French Empire Bergère Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
The beautiful design of this pair of French upholstered bergère chairs exemplifies the artistry and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$36,850 / set
French Empire Office Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mahogany French Empire desk chair or arm chair with gilt bronze details and a dark green leather
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass
A Period French Empire Swan Tub Chair
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine Empire tub chair. Each arm has an ending swan carving. Made with nice quality mahogany wood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Empire Style Six French Chairs " Gondola" Model
Located in Prato, Tuscany
beautiful French chairs " a gondola" model made of fine walnut wood and with seat upholstery in sturdy
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
$4,548 / set
A Pair of French Empire Style Campaign Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Empire style campaign chairs. The pliant metal frame with brass lion's paw feet
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs
French 19th Century Empire Chair
Located in New York, NY
A French 19th century mahogany Empire chair with stylized ormolu rosettes, foliate and neoclassical
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Iron and Velvet Chair
Located in Troy, MI
1920s French black iron frame armchair featuring brass accents, black brushed velvet upholstery
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Empire Throne Chair After Jacob-Desmalter
Located in New York, US
the original model by Francois-Honore-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841). Designed in the Empire
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chairs
Materials
Bronze
first French Empire Mahogany Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Attributed to Jacob Desmalter ,the frame is in solid mahogany .
animal legs in the front , beautifully carved Ram heads on each side of the curved back, attesting the exceptional q...
Category
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Empire Chairs French 20th Century Green Leather
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Empire Revival Side Chairs
Early 20th century
The green leather seat can easily be changed
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Club Chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of fine quality Empire influenced pair of French club chairs, circa 1900
Beautifully shaped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,363 / set
Set of Eight French Empire
Gondola
Chairs in Amboyna Wood
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of eight ( four shown ) French Empire style Amboyna wood ‘Gondola’ chairs, the curved backs
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs
Vintage Empire Style Chair Set, France, around 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique Empire style chairs from the end of the 19th century with beautiful empire style brass
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Empire Set of “Gondole” Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant set of six French Empire gondola dining chairs made of solid Mahogany with a high luster
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Antique Empire Style Barrel Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Early 19th century French antique set of chairs with the original golden colored velvet upholstery
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Empire Painted and Giltwood Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
From William Hodgins personal collection. Need new upholstery. Nicely carved with lion monopodia legs. The paint and gilding restored.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Antique Desk Chair
Located in Austin, TX
Armchair from France in the Empire style made of solid wood construction, primarily walnut. The
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Painted Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of French Empire style chairs in original dark green paint with yellow speckling and
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of C18th French Painted Empire Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of French painted Empire chairs in their original faded paint with wonderful sabre legs, fully
Category
Antique 18th Century French Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$5,491 / set
Pair Empire Arm Chairs French Gilt Fauteils
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic pair of high Empire French arm chairs
Very sturdy and comfortable to sit in
Classic Empire
Category
Vintage 1930s French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,990 / set
French Empire Side Chair Zebra Print Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Single satinwood chair in the French Empire manner
Hand crafted from satinwood with ormolu fixtures
Category
Vintage 1980s French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Empire Set of 8 Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Empire style set of dining chairs in solid mahogany with original needlepoint
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Single Barrel Back Chair, France
Located in New York, NY
19th century French Empire single barrel back chair.
Mahogany wood.
Newly reupholstered in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
4 Antique French Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Gondola Chairs, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of four antique French Empire gondola chairs offer flame mahogany construction with bowed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
French Empire Set of Eight Gondola Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Empire style dining chair set, which consists of six classic gondola chairs and two
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
Set of Eight French Wrought Iron Chairs, Empire Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Set of eight French wrought iron chairs, circa 1920s Empire style. Great condition.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Eight French Empire Gondola Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of eight French Empire gondola chairs made of solid mahogany and featuring sabre back legs
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$3,950 / set
Romantic Pair of French Louis XVI or Empire Style Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous pair of white painted chairs in a French Empire style having beautiful gilt details
Category
Vintage 1950s American Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Empire Style French Antique Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Wonderful set of Empire style dining chairs made of solid blonde cherrywood. These chairs have a
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cherry
Beautiful Mahogany French Empire Bronze Mounted Bergere Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 37.75 tall x 27.5 wide x 25 deep and seat height is 16.5. Dates to the 1940-50s era.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Desk Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French xix Empire desk chair with original brass ornamental fittings and matching desk
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Empire Period Black Chairs with Gilding
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful set of 4 black painted chairs with gilding detail. 1930s empire style with new striped
Category
20th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$2,400 / set
French Pair of Mahogany Empire Side Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This gorgeous pair of side chairs are a great accent to any living space. Recently upholstered in a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fine French Empire Mahognay And Ormolu Tub Chair
Located in Buchanan, MI
Fine Empire Mahogany And Ormolu Tub Chair, concave backrest with simple scroll top having finely
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Metal
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
19th Century French Empire Library Armchair
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Early 19th Century Mahogany French Empire Period Library Armchair, Of Bold
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Empire Chairs French Accent Seats, 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of French Empire arm chairs
circa 1840 on this pair
Bought from a dealer on Marche
Category
Antique 1840s Chairs
Materials
Other
Empire-Style Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Unusual set of four French Empire-style mahogany library chairs. Vintage from the mid-20th century.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Empire Lounge Chairs
Pair Gilt French Arm Chairs Empire Fauteuils
Located in Potters Bar, GB
High end pair of gilt arm chairs in the Empire manner
Elegant pair, very comfortable to sit in and
Category
Vintage 1930s Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Antique set of six French Empire style dining chairs of solid mahogany, professionally
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany, Upholstery
Set of 10 French Empire Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 French Victorian (late 19th century) mahogany side / dining chairs with shaped open backs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$8,700 / set
French Set of Eight Empire Mahogany Gondola Side Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful set of 8 Empire Gondola side chairs in mahogany. We have the set available without
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Antique French Sleigh Back Second Empire circa 1852 Mahogany Chairs Period Pair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
French mahogany chairs with gold ormolu Lion legs and original upholstery
A really rare pair in very
Category
Antique 1850s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Metal
Frtench Empire Desk Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French empire desk chair mahogany with ormulu mounts circa 1880s newer black leather seat
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair of French Empire Giltwood Chairs by Jeanselme
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine pair of French Empire giltwood side chairs by Jeanselme, circa 1830, after the antique
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Style Parcel Gilt Carved Mahogany Swan Chair
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant French empire style carved mahogany barrel back chair with exquisite gold details and the
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Giltwood
Empire-Style Desk Chair, France, circa 1880
Located in Greding, DE
Empire-style desk chair, standing on tapered legs with lion’s paws feet, the rear legs are slightly
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six French First Empire Dining Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
Set of six French dining chairs with newly upholstered seats and carved walnut frames, circa 1825
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$4,495 / set
French Empire Style Pair of Solid Mahogany Gondola Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Empire style pair of gondola side chairs in solid mahogany with a lustrous French
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Eight Empire Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Eight Empire mahogany side chairs with gilt bronze sphinx-form mounts.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$12,500 / set
Rare and Handsome French Empire Walnut Leather-Upholstered Swivel Desk Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
These particular period antique swivel chairs are quite rare and difficult to find; the swivelling
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Swivel Chairs
Set of Six, 19th Century, French Empire Gondola Chairs
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique and beautiful set of six very rare second Empire gondola dining chairs with a stunning
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Set of Six, 19th Century, French Empire Gondola Chairs
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful set of six rare second Empire gondola dining chairs with a stunning patina of paint of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Empire Style Chairs, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of empire style chairs, front feet carved in frog leg. The fabric has traces of use but the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Walnut Empire Side Chairs with Bronze Mounts
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of French Empire side chairs. Fine detailed bronze mounts. Lyre back with a swan motif
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six French Empire Style Gondola Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare 19th century set of six French gondola dining chairs crafted from mahogany. Made in the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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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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