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Painted Sheraton Chair

SiX ANTIQUE GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE BERGERE SHERATON REVIVAL PAINTED DINING CHAIRS
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
suite of six original Sheraton Revival George Hepplewhite Bergère dining chairs with period painted
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Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Hardwood

Pair of English Sheraton Shield back Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Sheraton style (19th Cent) satinwood shield back side chairs with painted and cane
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Satinwood

Pair of English Sheraton Shield back Side Chairs
Pair of English Sheraton Shield back Side Chairs
$3,750 / set
H 35.75 in W 17.5 in D 18 in
Six 19th century handpainted Sheraton dining chairs with rush seats
Located in Black Rock, CT
A set of six handpainted, Sheraton dining side chairs with handwoven, rush seats and stenciled
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Paint, Wood

Six 19th century  handpainted Sheraton dining chairs with rush seats
Six 19th century  handpainted Sheraton dining chairs with rush seats
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 34.25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of 19th Century American Gilt Stenciled Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Hitchcock School side chairs featuring gilt stenciled decoration throughout and to
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Antique 1830s American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sheraton style arm chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century Sheraton revival shield back arm chair, with wonderful
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Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Sheraton style arm chair
19th Century Sheraton style arm chair
$3,306
H 37.8 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
Satinwood Sheraton revival arm chair, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Edwardian Satinwood Sheraton revival arm chair, having cane to the oval back
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Early 20th Century English Sheraton Armchairs

Materials

Satinwood

Satinwood Sheraton revival arm chair, circa 1900
Satinwood Sheraton revival arm chair, circa 1900
$1,377
H 40.16 in W 22.05 in D 19.3 in

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Sheraton Style Satinwood Occasional Chair with Painted Decoration
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A Sheraton style satinwood occasional chair with a caned seat and back and hand painted decoration
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Antique Early 1900s Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Sheraton Style Satinwood Chair with Painted Decoration
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
An early 20th century satinwood chair with hand painted decoration. The rounded frame with a
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Satinwood

American Early 19th Century Pair of Fancy Sheraton Chairs Original Decoration
Located in Wells, ME
American pair of fancy Sheraton hand painted side chairs with balloon shaped rush seats. The
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Sheraton Polychrome Faux Rosewood Side Chairs, English, circa 1795
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of Sheraton polychrome painted faux rosewood side chairs, the oval splat painted with
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Antique 1790s English Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech

Sheraton Faux Bamboo Child s Rocker
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful carved faux bamboo and painted child's rocking chair with original rush seat. Retains
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Antique 19th Century English Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sheraton Faux Bamboo Child
s Rocker
Sheraton Faux Bamboo Child
s Rocker
H 26.5 in W 19.5 in D 32 in
Antique Sheraton Painted Desk Chair, English, circa 1795
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Sheraton period armchair painted with flowers and ivory lines on a rich brown ground
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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of Regency Black Painted Open Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Sheraton black painted open arm chairs, each top-rail centering a landscape tablet painted
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs

Rare Set of 12 Period Early 19th Century Sheraton Fancy Painted Dining Chairs
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Essex, MA
Set of 12 new England fancy painted sheraton dining chairs, Maple, early 19th century. Original
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Chairs

Materials

Maple

Sheraton Manner Painted Satinwood Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Astoria, NY
et of painted satinwood dining chairs in the manner of Thomas Sheraton (English, 1751-1806
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20th Century Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Late Victorian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Armchair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian Sheraton revival painted satinwood armchair, the shield shaped back and curved
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Antique Early 1900s English Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Pair of very fine Sheraton painted chairs c. 1795
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine pair of George III Sheraton period armchairs, Prince of Wales feathers and flowers on an
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chairs

George III Hand Painted Armchair in the Sheraton Manner, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare George III hand painted armchair in the Sheraton Manner, 18th century. Swag form back with
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Antique Late 18th Century British Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Wood

American Sheraton Set of 11 "Fancy" Painted Dining Chairs, New York
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most interesting and rather rare collection of 11 “fancy” Sheraton chairs, these have remarkably
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Hardwood

Early to Mid 20th Century Sheraton Style Painted Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of four Sheraton style dining chairs painted black and having painted decorations with draped
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Early 20th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sheraton Revival Painted Armchairs
By Sheraton Revival
Located in Folkestone, GB
A fine pair of late 19th century Sheraton revival painted side chairs in original condition
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Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Sheraton Dining Chairs
Located in Washington, DC
Six painted Sheraton Dining chairs
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Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs

Set of Six Sheraton Dining Chairs
Set of Six Sheraton Dining Chairs
H 35.5 in W 24 in D 20 in
Early Regency or Gustavian Bellman Chair After Sheraton, Set of Six Iron Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Early Regency or Gustavian Bellman chair after Sheraton, set of six iron chairs hand-painted in
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Gustavian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of Six Pennsylvania Painted Hitchcock Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of six colorful Pennsylvania painted Hitchcock style chairs from the mid-19th century made
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Painted Wood Chairs from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Pair of American Painted Wood Sheraton Style Chairs from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York
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20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Black and Gold Painted Wooden Hitchcock Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five Hitchcock chairs, one armchair. Each chair has it's original rattan seat and is painted
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Antique 1890s American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Sheraton Period Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Sheraton period painted chair, the tablet crest and diamond-shaped splat with decorative paint
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Sheraton Period Chair
Sheraton Period Chair
H 34 in W 20.75 in D 23.5 in
Pair of 19th Century Side Chairs by Edwards and Roberts
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of 19th century hand painted Sheraton Revival side chairs having shield-shaped backs with
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Antique Late 19th Century British Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

American Sheraton Painted Side Chairs with Upholstered Seats, 1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Sheraton mustard painted hard wood fancy chairs with black stripping. The rush seat frames
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint

American Painted and Gilt Decorated Turned Hardwood Sheraton Chair, 1810
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton fancy chair of painted & gilt decorated turned hardwood. The chair retains its
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Antique 1810s American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Hardwood, Paint

Sheraton Chair by Robert Venturi for Knoll, Black, Blue and Yellow, Signed
By Knoll, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in Kansas City, MO
Sheraton chair designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll in 1984. There is a
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Sheraton Chair by Robert Venturi for Knoll, Black, Blue and Yellow, Signed
By Knoll, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in Kansas City, MO
Sheraton chair designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll in 1984. This example
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Pair of Antique New England Hitchcock School Gilt Stenciled Side Chairs
By Hitchcock
Located in Big Flats, NY
varieties and colors, along with settees. But the quintessential Hitchcock chair was basically a Sheraton
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Connecticut Valley Hitchcock rush seat side chair, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton painted and bronze powder stencil decorated, Hitchcock-type rush seat fancy chair
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Antique 1820s Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Lambert Hitchcock Caned Seat Side Chair 1825-1832
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton painted and stencil decorated cane seat side chair. The stencil decorations on
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Paint

Black Painted Sheraton Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Black painted ladder back Sheraton style, circa 1825.  
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Antique Early 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Black Painted Sheraton Chair
Black Painted Sheraton Chair
H 40 in W 12 in D 9 in
Pair Georgian White Painted Chairs
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
A pair of George III Sheraton period painted side chairs: the elegant shield back above a stuff
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Antique 1790s Great Britain (UK) Georgian Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Paint

Pair Georgian White Painted Chairs
Pair Georgian White Painted Chairs
H 36.75 in W 21 in D 18 in
Pair of English Sheraton Period Painted Shieldback Chairs
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of English Shearaton Painted Shieldback Side Chairs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

American Early 19th Century Sheraton Pair of Painted Arrowback Side Chairs
Located in Wells, ME
American Sheraton period green painted and gold stenciled pair of fancy side chairs. The balloon
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Set Of 12 Ney York Painted Fancy Sheraton Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Included Are 2 Arm & 10 Side Chairs,Each Having Horizontal Crest Rails Decorated With Opposing
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Pine, Ash

Set of Six Sheraton Style Painted Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Six 1920's Sheraton style dining chairs with excellent alligatored patina. Black paint with traces
Category

Early 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Set of Six Sheraton Style Painted Chairs
Set of Six Sheraton Style Painted Chairs
H 38.25 in W 20.25 in D 21.5 in
Fine pair of Sheraton painted beechwood side chairs, c.1800
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of Sheraton painted beechwood side chairs with horizontal pierced splats and polychrome
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Antique 19th Century English Side Chairs

Pair of Sheraton Painted Beechwood Sidechairs circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of Sheraton painted beechwood side chairs with horizontal pierced splats and polychrome
Category

Antique 19th Century English Side Chairs

Set of Six New York Sheraton Fancy Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of six Sheraton Paint Decorated Fancy Chairs. The thumb molded backs and X-stretcher splats
Category

Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint, Rush

Single Fancy Painted Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very beautiful Sheraton design fancy painted side chairs made in England about 1890.
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint, Upholstery

Single Fancy Painted Chair
Single Fancy Painted Chair
H 38 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
English Sheraton Armchair from the Early 1800s, Made of Mahogany Wood
Located in Barletta, IT
Beautiful English armchair from the first half of the 19th century, in Sheraton style and made of
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Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Bergere Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Pair Sheraton Revival Library Bergeres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Sheraton Revival Satinwood and Cane Library Chairs with painted ebonized
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Antique 19th Century English Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Sheraton Revival Library Bergeres
Pair Sheraton Revival Library Bergeres
H 38 in W 23.25 in D 21 in
TWELVE Hitchcock Fancy Painted Dining Chairs
By Hitchcock
Located in Woodbury, CT
A 'composed' collector's set of 12 Hitchcock Connecticut fancy painted dining chairs with woven
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple, Rush

Antique English Floral Painted Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English floral painted armchair with caned seat and removable upholstered down cushion.
Category

Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Sheraton Style Fancy Painted Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice Sheraton style fancy pai te satinwood arm chair with central painted medallion of
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Early 20th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Early 20thC Shield Back Painted Sheraton Stle Arm Chair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative painted arm chair in the Sheraton Style
Category

Early 20th Century American Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sheraton Style Chairs
Located in Montecito, CA
A pair of hand-painted Sheraton style arm chairs. Elegant proportions with delicate paint details
Category

Early 20th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Sheraton Style Chairs
Pair of Sheraton Style Chairs
H 35.5 in W 20.5 in D 19.5 in
1984 Robert Venturi "Sheraton" Chair
By Robert Venturi
Located in Hudson, NY
discoloration on areas of plywood and marks on back painted area. Overall great looking rare chair.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Laminate, Paint, Plywood

1984 Robert Venturi "Sheraton" Chair
1984 Robert Venturi "Sheraton" Chair
H 33.25 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
American Sheraton Period Pair of Painted Rush Seated Bamboo Turned Sidechairs
Located in Wells, ME
American Sheraton period pair of painted rush seated bamboo turned sidechairs. They retain their
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of American Painted New England Side Chairs with Cane Seats
Located in Carmel, CA
Pair of American country Sheraton chairs from the Connecticut Valley. The chairs are painted black
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Sheraton Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of 6 Signed Vintage Hitchcock Painted and Stenciled Side Chairs, circa 1958
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Quechee, VT
Baltimore fancy painted furniture. The original chairs are collectible as are these vintage chairs from the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

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Painted Sheraton Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal painted sheraton chair for your home. Each painted sheraton chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and hardwood. Your living room may not be complete without a painted sheraton chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right painted sheraton chair, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Painted Sheraton Chair?

The average selling price for a painted sheraton chair at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $875 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced.

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.