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Neoclassical Carved Sofa
Located in Woodbury, CT
back, padded serpentine outscrolled arms with scrolled terminals, loose cushion seat, and molded walnut
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sofas
Materials
Cherry
$7,800
Fine Quality Mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Sofa
Located in Darwen, GB
inlaid splats, with open arms and a padded seat with further string inlaid detail to the seat rail. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Sofas
Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Antique Settee
Located in Darwen, GB
arms and padded seat. Supported on slender cabriole supports with boxwood line inlay throughout to the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Mahogany
Green Leather Library Chairs, England, 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Pair of Gentleman's Mahogany Library Chairs in Green Leather Upholstery with Padded
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
featuring ornate foliate scroll crestrail with rocaille detail centering stylized shell. Padded scroll arms
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Scandinavian Yellow and Brown Wool Teak Four-Seat Sofa, Mid-Century, 1960s
Located in London, GB
any living or bedroom area. The sofa has a padded backrest and sculptured teak arms for enhanced
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Teak
Norwegian Green Wool and Teak Curved Four-Seat Sofa Midcentury, 1960s
Located in London, GB
living or work area. The sofa has a padded back and sculptured teak arms for enhanced comfort. A striking
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Teak, Wool
Pair of French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
outcurving padded scroll arms, the conformingly shaped and upholstered seat raised on floral and foliate
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Twill, Cotton
Early 19th c Swedish Baroque Style Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
rail flanked by acanthus carved Ram's horn arms over a padded seat, raised on block and ball legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Brown Wool Teak Four-Seat Sofa Midcentury, 1960s
Located in London, GB
or work area. The sofa has a padded backrest and sculptured teak arms for enhanced comfort. A
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Teak
Late 19th Century French Régence Style Walnut Fauteuil in Dark Plum Velvet
Located in Pau, FR
Exquisite late 19th century French Régence style walnut fauteuil or armchair with padded down
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Régence Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Carved Walnut Venetian Grotto Armchair
Located in Charlotte, NC
shaped back, curved arms with pad hand rests, neutral beige color open weave fabric upholstered seat
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Exceptional George III Mahogany Window Benches
By François Hervé
Located in New York, NY
A pair of George III mahogany window benches, in the style of Hepplewhite, each padded seat with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Benches
Antique Armchair Button-Back Victorian Walnut 19th Century Casters Red
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
‘Burgundy’ velour, padded open arms with wide seat, standing on turned carved tapering front legs and raised
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Armchair Button-Back Victorian Walnut 19th Century Casters Red
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
‘Burgundy’ velour, padded open arms with wide seat, standing on turned carved tapering front legs and raised
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Victorian Armchair Button Back Mahogany 19th Century Velvet Salon Chair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
scrolling arms with pads, finished in a lush ‘Raspberry’ velvet material, standing on turned front legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE OVAL BACK CHAIRS
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Hints of gold painted finish are evident along with hints of copper; carved acanthus arms which are
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Ribbon
Pair of Cy Mann Lounge Chairs with Polished Chrome
By Milo Baughman
Located in Tucson, AZ
back and seat cushions are semi-attached and arms have partial padded upholstery for the elbow rest.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Antique Tub Chair
Located in Darwen, GB
foliate marquetry inlaid detail and padded back and arms, above a generous sprung seat with marquetry
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Chairs
Fine Quality Mahogany, Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Sofa
Located in Darwen, GB
beautiful pierced and inlaid splats, with open arms and a padded seat with further string inlaid detail to
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Sofas
Vintage Lounge Chair by IB Kofod-Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Hudson, NY
back with curved arms and a padded and upholstered seat. just the right angles and proportions make
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Armchair Mahogany 19th Century Velvet Splendid Antiques
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A late Victorian mahogany framed armchair with curved back and scrolling arms with overstuffed pads
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
Pair of Antique Swedish Rocco Style Wing Chairs, Late 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
legs. The chairs are a smaller scale frame with lovely proportions. The arms are part padded and carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Mahogany Late 19th Century Window Seats / Stools
Located in Darwen, GB
swept arms, padded supports and sprung seats newly re-upholstered in a Zoffany arabesque silk fabric
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Stools
Norwegian B.J Hansen Green Wool and Teak Four-Seat Sofa Midcentury, 1960s
Located in London, GB
addition to any living or work area. The sofa has a padded back and sculptured teak arms for enhanced
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Teak, Wool
Pair of Antique Swedish Rococo Style Wingback Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
legs. The chairs are a smaller scale frame with lovely proportions. The arms are part padded and carved
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Green Painted and Parcel-Gilt Fauteuil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
himself. The padded foliate-carved arms and a seat covered in close-nailed, striped cut-velvet are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Paint, Wood
19th Century Pair French Louis XVI Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
bow flanked by urn finials. Padded shaped arms with acathus detail above overstuffed seat raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
French Chair, Pair French Louis XV Style Pink Armchairs
Located in Glendale, CA
mahogany frame is finished in silver with beautiful hand carvings. The arms are padded for more comfort
Category
Late 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Fine Quality Pair of Mahogany Gainsborough Armchairs
Located in Darwen, GB
shaped padded back, padded open arms with shaped supports and turned mahogany roundels. Having generous
Category
Antique Early 1900s Armchairs
Victorian Mahogany and Cane Bergere Armchair, circa 1840
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
supports. The crest rail and arms have padded leather rests. The back, sides and seat are all caned and the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Cane
French Louis XV Style Rococo Salon Sofa Settee Gilded Two-Seat
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
high back salon sofa settee, the arched and inverted back with carved flowers and scrolls over padded
Category
20th Century Sofas
19th Century Pair Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Walnut Fauteuils
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
carved cross-hatched crestrail, arched shaped upholsterd back over outcurving padded carved arms and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Lounge Chairs
George III Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
, generous seat and leather padded scroll arms, all standing on turned legs terminating in brass castors
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany
Upholstered Open Armchair, circa 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
with scroll arms above a padded seat, on square chamfered legs united by an h-stretcher, the whole
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
FRENCH 1940
S MAHOGANY OPEN ARM CHAIRS Attributed to Dosnos
Located in San Francisco, CA
WITH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTS. ach in an updated Louis XVI style with square, gently flaring padded back
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
English Regency Period Sofa, circa 1820, 74" Long
Located in Essex, MA
A well-proportioned English Regency period sofa, circa 1820, the rectangular padded back, down
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Sofas
Materials
Wool, Upholstery
19th Century Wing Chair of Large Proportions
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
wings leading to a padded scroll arms; with a squab cushion seat, upholstered in old sage green velvet
Category
Antique 19th Century English George II Armchairs
An Excellent Pair Of Mahogany Stuffed Back Hepplewhite Period Armchairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, GB
plate 60). One of the armchairs is re-railed. Upholstered backs and seats with out-swept arms and padded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Superb George II Walnut Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
-banded stiles issuing curved shepard’s crook arms; the padded drop-in seat is set within a deep and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Armchairs
Good Pair of French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Fauteuils
Located in Darwen, GB
the back depicting the arts, deep buttoned oval padded backs, open swept arms and a sprung seat
Category
Antique 1880s Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Palladian Style Giltwood Armchairs
Located in London, GB
downward scrolled arms and padded seat that sit upon tapering legs terminating in gadrooned square bun feet
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Exemplary South German Biedermeier Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
This South German Biedermeier armchair, exemplary designed with straight tail, arms, frontlegs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare pair of exemplary Russian Empire arm chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
. Scrolled arms. Padded seats. Raised on sabre legs.
Reference: pages 208 and 211, A
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Armchairs
Stunning Quality Carved Walnut Victorian Period Ladies and Gents Chairs
Located in Darwen, GB
gentleman's chair with open arms and padded armrests supported on fluted columns. Having generous sprung seats
Category
Antique 1870s Victorian Armchairs
Beautiful Mahogany Inlaid Edwardian Period Antique Settee
Located in Darwen, GB
and a central rectangular mahogany tablet, cross banded in tulipwood. The back and arms having padded
Category
Early 20th Century English Settees
Rare Set of 14 Neoclassical Dining Chairs, Dutch, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
and pad upholstered arms with carved foliate details, the apron with further carved swags, and all
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Antique Victorian Leather Button-Back Armchair Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
overstuffed pads to arms, finished in a ‘Ox Blood’ Red leather, standing on turned and carved front legs and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Inlaid Edwardian Period English Conversation Seat
Located in Darwen, GB
incorporating two sprung seats with deep buttoned padded supports and arms, with turned and inlaid spindle
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Loveseats
Louis XVI Style Gilded Settee Sofa Linen
Located in Stamford, CT
, acanthus leaves and rondels. Rectangular backrests flanked by carved columns, padded scroll-carved arms and
Category
Early 20th Century French Sofas
Pair of Mahogany Arts and Crafts Period Antique Reclining Chairs
Located in Darwen, GB
back which is adjustable to three positions. With shaped arms and removable padded back supports and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Flemming Lassen, Rare if not Unique Original Leather, Beech and Steel Armchair
By Flemming Lassen
Located in New York, NY
chair is incredibly comfortable. The concave backrest, issuing two gracefully curved arms, above a
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Beautiful Rosewood Inlaid Late Victorian Period Double-Sided Window Seat
Located in Darwen, GB
A beautiful rosewood inlaid Late Victorian Period double sided window seat. Having shaped padded
Category
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Stools
Danish Curved Back Sofa by Kurt Olsen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Denmark, 1954
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Kurt Olsen
Located in Woudrichem, NL
represented in this shelved back sofa with teak legs and handcrafted wood frame with sculpted teak arms pads
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Teak
Pair of Edward Wormley Lounge Chairs
By Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tufted back and padded leather arms. The small footprint (24" w, 27" d) of this beautifully designed
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Painted Carved French Louis XVI Wing Bergere Chair
Located in New York, NY
to meet the pad upholstery arms. The apron carved with a guilloche pattern above round tapering
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Beautiful Rosewood Victorian Period Open Armchair
Located in Darwen, GB
beautiful floral carved crest above the deep buttoned padded back. The swept open arms with upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
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