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Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Porter’s Chair of Walnut
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century French Porter’s chair created in the Louis XV style with a walnut frame and carved
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Porter
s Chairs in Carved Walnut
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of walnut Porter chairs in the Louis XVI style featuring hand carved acanthus leaves on the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Neoclassical Style Hooded Cane Porter’S Chair Vintage
Located in Topeka, KS
Vintage neoclassical style hooded cane porter’s chair in wonderful vintage condition. The original
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
French Louis XV Style Upholstered Canopy Porters Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish upholstered canopy chair or porter's chair featuring a head-carved painted frame crafted in
Category
20th Century European French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Chenille, Wood
Vintage Porter
s Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
Original vintage velvet and carved wood, this canopy chair is a perfect accent for any modern
Category
Vintage 1960s American Régence Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
$1,300
Louis XVI Style Caned Porters Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Louis XVI style caned hooded chair. Pickled beechwood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Beech
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style Double Cane Italian Canopy Porter Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country / Louis XV style double cane Italian canopy Porter's chair. Item features a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style Double Cane Italian Canopy Porter Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country / Louis XV style double cane Italian canopy Porter's chair. Item features a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
French Style Cane Wingback Canopy Porters Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very well made hood chair in solid mahogany. It features a distressed finish, two layers of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Gustavian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Cane, Fabric, Wood
Pair Louis XVI Style Caned Porter Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Distressed painted caned backs. Orange upholstered seats.
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Upholstered Canopy Porter Hood Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial / Louis XV style blue upholstered Italian canopy porter's chair. Item
Category
Vintage 1960s French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Iconic Ralph Lauren Home Tall Chair, Carved Bergere Balloon Lounge Armchair
By Ralph Lauren, E.J. Victor
Located in Lambertville, NJ
contrasting embossed black leather snakeskin. This dramatic balloon shaped porters chair has a beautifully
Category
Early 2000s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Sublime Restored Chestnut Brown Leather Regency 1810 Porters Wingback Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
lightly cleaned and French polished
Original Porters chairs like this from the Regency era are very
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Chesterfield Porters Restored Hand-Dyed Brown Leather Wingback Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
as porters chairs which relates to the curved barrel backs, the idea was to keep as much of the draft
Category
20th Century British Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Rare circa 1800-1820 Regency Georgian Brown Leather Barrel Back Porters Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
or Georgian brown leather barrel back porters armchair
These chairs are highly collectable as they
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Lovely Fluted Barrel Back Hand Dyed Whiskey Brown Wingback Libary Chair
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning restored hand dyed comfortable barrel porters
Category
20th Century British Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of English Georgian Cigar Leather Porters Wingback Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare pair of handsome English porters wingback armchairs or library chairs made in the Georgian
Category
20th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Provincial Style Painted Porters Canopy Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of French balloon chairs or porters canopy wing chairs featuring linen upholstery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Stylised Porter
s Wingback Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Whether you are ready to read a good book or smoke a cigar, each chair invites one to sit back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Late Victorian Chesterfield Porters Wingback Armchairs Brown Leather
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of lovely late Victorian Porters barrel back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Restored Chesterfield Porters Wingback Armchairs Whisky Brown Leather
By Chesterfield, Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of lovely fully restored vintage Porters
Category
20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Restored Victorian Chesterfield Porters Wingback Armchairs Brown Leather
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of stunning late Victorian Porters barrel back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Fine Fully Restored Regency / Victorian Hand Dyed Brown Leather Porters Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
/ Victorian full Porters armchair
An absolute diamond of an armchair, this is a full porters so it has the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
1930s Pair of Chesterfield Barrel Back Porters Wingback Armchairs Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Porters Barrel back armchairs with vintage castors
These chairs are a real tour de force, they have
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Huge Claw
Ball Barrel Back Porters Wingback Armchairs Brown Leather
By Georgian House 1
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Porters Barrel back armchairs with oversized hand-carved claw and ball feet
These chairs are a real
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Wing Back Chair, Victorian, Green Velvet, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
or as a porter's chair.
Raised on raked, turned front legs with brass cup castors and swept
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
Restoration Hardware Versailles Chair
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautiful hooded chair in the style of 18th c. chairs used by porters at the entrance to French
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Materials
Burlap, Oak
Tall Rattan Wicker Porters Style Peacock Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical variation on the peacock chair made in the porters style with a tall dome canopy. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Art Deco Chesterfield Barrel Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair, circa 1920
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
out there but not many like this. The chair has a porters back which seats like your favourite
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
FULLY RESTORED ViNTAGE CIGAR BROWN LEATHER PORTERS WINGBACK CHESTERFIELD SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
your face and of course, if you had house staff such as "porters" they would use the chair during night
Category
Vintage 1940s English Chesterfield Sofas
Materials
Leather
Hall Porter Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Hall Porter Chair
Category
American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Leather Porter
s Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
English tufted leather porter's chair with brass nailhead trim and bottom hatch, circa 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,900
Cane Porter Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a vintage porter chair with cane side panels and under arms. There are hand carved details
Category
20th Century American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
$5,600
19th Century Porters Chair
Located in Lymington, GB
A large, 19th century, barrel back porters chair, in a decorative silk upholstery finish.
With the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Porters Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage porter chairs with cane hood, back and surround.
Category
20th Century Unknown Wingback Chairs
Pair of Antique Porter Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a very rare pair of antique porter chairs. They are hand carved and have a double layer of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Mid-19th Century Hall Porters Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A mid-19th century Hall Porters chair. Fully upholstered in fine hide leather.
Measures: Seat
Category
Antique 1850s English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of porter’s chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of porter's chairs with antique French ivory finish & upholstered in robins egg blue polished
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Regency Period Mahogany Framed Hall Porters Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A rare Regency period mahogany framed hall porters chair. The base section incorporating a cupboard
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Mahogany Porters Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare late 19th-early 20th century mahogany porters chair incredibly well made and remarkable
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Porter Chair with French Caning
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Newly upholstered in raw linen caned porter chairs. Mid-Century reproduction finely carved and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Fantastic Chesterfield Porters chair 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
We can't get over the scale and amazing patina of this Porters chair. This chair was once sitting
Category
Vintage 1940s American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
A late 19th.c. French hall porters chair
Located in New York, NY
C20838
A late 19th.c. French hall porters chair. Solid hand carved walnut frame with double
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wingback Chairs
Porter
s Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hooded wing chair with domed crown. Rolled arms with nail head trim on provincial legs with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wingback Chairs
Porter’s Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
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traditionally placed in the front door of an estate for use by the gatekeeper
the chair envelops and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Wingback Chairs
Rattan Porters Chair in the Manner of Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Tall rattan hooded porters chair in the style of Franco Albini. Features a canopied design and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Continental Neoclassical Fruitwood Porter
s Chair, Mid-19th Century
Located in San Antonio, TX
This Continental neoclassical porter's chair has a padded barrel-form back joined by down-swept
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Walnut French Antique Hooded Porters Chair
Located in Darwen, GB
A walnut French antique hooded porters chair. Of traditional "porters" chair design with a hooded
Category
Vintage 1920s Armchairs
George II Mahogany Wing or Porters Chair
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An impressive George II mahogany wing chair or porters chair of fabulous shape and unusual wide and
Category
Antique 1760s Irish George II Wingback Chairs
Brown Leather 1920s Period Hall Porters Chair
Located in Darwen, GB
A brown leather 1920s period hall porters chair. Upholstered in beautiful tan leather and having a
Category
Vintage 1920s Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Wicker Porter
s Chair
Located in New York, NY
incredible wicker porter's beach chair with original glass windows
Category
Early 20th Century American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wicker
$2,800
Edwardian "Porter
s Chair"
Located in Hudson, NY
porter to maintain an anonymous vigil. The whole interior of tufted leather, with tufted door compartment
Category
Early 20th Century English Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
pair of porters chairs with matching foot rests (hooded chairs)
Located in Canaan, CT
a rare matching set of porters chairs with foot rests..
these chairs were probably made in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Giant Wicker Porters Chairs
Located in US
Great Vintage Wicker Hooded Chairs. Featured In As Is Condition With Original Paint.
Category
20th Century Unknown Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Paint
Vintage French Country Louis XV Style Double Cane Italian Canopy Porter Chair
Located in Draper, UT
Vintage French Country Louis XV-style double cane Italian canopy porter's chair in excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Stunning Quality Brown Leather Georgian Style Hooded Porters Chair
Located in Darwen, GB
A stunning quality brown leather Georgian Style deep buttoned hooded porters chair. The back of
Category
Early 20th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Exceptional Wicker Porter Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Edwardian bathing chairs. Great for poolside or tennis court. Cushions sold separately
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Patio and Garden Furniture
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Porters Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic porters chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and animal skin, every porters chair was constructed with great care. Find 225 options for an antique or vintage porters chair now, or shop our selection of 14 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer porters chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A porters chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. A well-made porters chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chesterfield, Elena Frampton and David Robinson are consistently popular.
How Much is a Porters Chair?
Prices for a porters chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $0 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,117.
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 Porters Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024A porter's chair is called that due to its history. Early examples of porter's chairs date back to medieval England and France. At that time, households positioned the chairs near the front doors of homes to give the hall porters a place to sit while they waited to receive guests. Although hall porters are less commonly employed in homes today, the upholstered chairs with their curved, deep backs continue to bear the name. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs.
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