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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
French 19th Century Directoire Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sumptuous French 19th century settee, Directoire in style, with original painted finish of French gray-blue and spruce green. The tightly upholstered seatback and bench seat is don...
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Antique English Oak Bench Stool Farmhouse Table Trestle Jacobean 4 ft c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Oak Bench Stool Farmhouse Table Trestle Jacobean 4 ft Seating c1890. Direct from England, a VERY long, 4 ft. antique English oak bench, excellent for use as seating ...
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1890s British Jacobean Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A timeless settee in the Louis XVI taste dating from the 19th century with painted wood frame sheltering the upholstered interior of three down-feather seat cushions, tight seatback,...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint, Feathers

A set of 8 French Art Nouveau dining chairs with leather seats, late 19th c.
Located in View Park, CA
A set of eight highly-carved Art Nouveau dining chairs, France late 19th century or early 20th. Featuring chocolate-brown leather seats with brass tacking. Carved backs, legs, feet. ...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XV 18th century sofa, French
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden sofa from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. A classic French sofa, it features a curved back with intricate carvings, cabr...
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19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Antique William and Mary Style Walnut Bench with Tapestry Seat
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique William and Mary style walnut bench with tapestry seat, 19th century. With an 18th century or earlier tapestry seat, baluster and ring turned legs joined by an X shaped stret...
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19th Century English William and Mary Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut

PAIR Antique French Dining Chairs Renaissance Revival Open Carved Oak SET of 2
Located in Shreveport, LA
PAIR Antique French Dining Chairs Renaissance Revival Tall Open Carved Oak Set of 2. Direct from France, a superb pair of antique dining chairs...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

19th Century Set Of 10 Regency Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Good Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Set Of 10 Dining Chairs, Or Side Chairs, Having Superbly Figured Shaped Top Rails With Superb Richly Carved F...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Louis XVI Style Armchair with Chapeau de Gendarme Backrest
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This refined 19th-century French armchair is a graceful example of the Louis XVI style, distinguished by its “chapeau de gendarme” backrest — a subtly curved crest with raised corner...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Damask, Beech, Lacquer, Paint

Empire Mahogany Footstool with Clarence House Leopard Velvet
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique mahogany empire period footstool featuring distinctive scrolled legs. The velvet fabric is a long-standing iconic fabric introduced by Clarence House in the 1960s and is an ...
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Oak Armchair, Throne
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style oak coffer armchair features eight hand carved panels in the lower apron and seat back, each with different Gothic motifs. The two lo...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century French Gothic Style Hand Carved Oak Coffer Bench
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Gothic style oak coffer bench features ten hand carved panels in the lower apron and seat back, each with alternating Gothic motifs. Gothic column...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Seating

Materials

Iron

Fine Antique French Style Chaise With Custom Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique Chaise with sinuous lines, strongly carved cabriole legs, rolled back, pierced and carved wood frame and custom upholstery. The fabric treatment is a Champagne tone nu...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Swiss alp escabelle B 79
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 79
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1860s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 79
Swiss alp escabelle B 79
$760 Sale Price / item
41% Off
Louis XV Walnut Bergère Chair, Late 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite French bergère armchair was crafted in the late 19th century in the Louis XV style, showcasing the timeless elegance of French decorative arts. Made from solid French ...
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19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Dining Chairs in Blush Pink - Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
A graceful set of six late 19th century French dining chairs crafted in the Louis XVI style and sourced from Provence, France. Hand-carved and finished in creamy white paint, the fra...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Chenille, Hardwood, Maple, Paint

Antique Italian Oak Corner Chair Renaissance Style
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique carved oak corner chair, Italian-made, entirely in Renaissance style, second half of the 19th century, circa 1880. This is an antique replica of an older model. The seat is ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Antique 19th Century Ash Elm Windsor Carver Elbow-Chair – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair or Carver Elbow-Chair – Fine Quality An antique 19th-century Windsor armchair crafted from ash and elm, full of age, character, and p...
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19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Ash, Elm

19th century French Louis-style Wingback Armchair in Brown Velvet
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
French Louis-style wingback armchair upholstered in brown velvet. Dating from the 19th century with later upholstery. Featuring a carved and painted wooden frame, newly restored with...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet

Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Wooden Sofa Bench with Striped Upholstery
Located in Karis, Nyland
A beautifully aged 19th-century Swedish Gustavian wooden sofa bench, showcasing the handcrafted character and rustic charm typical of rural furniture of the period. The frame is cons...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Pine

Rare Antique American Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa Settee Boston Massachusetts
Located in Dayton, OH
A Very Fine American Federal Period Carved Mahogany Sofa, circa 1810. Features a bowback frame with cross banding. Sloped arms lead to reeded supports in front of remarkable three-di...
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1810s Federal Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of 10 Regency lions paw feet armchairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
set of 10 regency armchairs the legs are carved in lion's paw in gilded wood 5 armchairs are in cane 5 are in green fabric they are all painted in faux rosewood there is naturally so...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Wood

Antique Victorian Mahogany Carved Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian mahogany carved set of 6 dining chairs having a pretty shaped top rail with scrolled detail, carved centre splats, newly upholstered seats standing on turned reeded...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

Pair Federal Mahogany Upholstered Armchairs Attrib. to Ephraim Haines, C. 1805s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Fine and Rare Pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Armchairs. Finely carved, stained and Upholstered. Newer upholstery. Attributed to Ephraim Haines (1775-1837) and Henry Connelly (1770...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany, Hardwood

Antique Pakistani Punjabi Wooden Tribal Arm Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century hand carved, turned and painted Punjabi chair with new down feather persimmon colored silk velvet seat cushion.
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19th Century Pakistani Tribal Antique Seating

Materials

Silk, Velvet, Wood

19th Century Carved Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English oak hand carved window seat. This window seat has a lovely hand-carved and scalloped back, following down to hand turned arms, which are resting upon the seat. ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Swiss alp escabelle B 86
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 86
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swiss alp escabelle B 86
Swiss alp escabelle B 86
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C. French Louis XV Style Mahogany and Needlepoint Tapestry Settee
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Louis XV style Settee features walnut frame with carved foliate, floral and scroll decoration; upholstered in pictorial needlepoint tapestry depicting courting scene in gard...
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Mid-19th Century American Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut

French Late 18th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Louisville, KY
What interesting secrets this settee must possess. Imagine this piece in a bedroom of an historic French chateau in the countryside. Petite, yet bold in character from the design to ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Antique American Carved Mahogany Conversation Sofa Chair Loveseat Tête-à-Tête
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality late Victorian conversation chair/sofa or (Tête-à-Tête) Circa 1890. This finely carved and upholstered serpentine shaped chair/sofa for two people, allowing the sitter...
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1890s American Renaissance Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of 19th century carved walnut side chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century carved walnut side chairs circa 1870. Good quality pair of side chairs which would ideally suit a bedroom or dressing room. Cartouche shaped back rest surmount...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybed
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Bronze

Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Tufted Serpentine Parlor Corner Sofa Settee Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Victorian corner parlor sofa featuring serpentine walnut frame with S scroll carved and padded arms. Features queen anne legs and tufted upholst...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

19th century William IV carved mahogany chaise longue
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century William IV carved mahogany chaise longue circa 1835. Fine quality late William IV chaise longue, one of the most elegant you will find of it's type. Profusely hand car...
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Stunning Victorian era, "Louis Philippe" style Wing Back Salon or Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th-century "Louis Philippe" style wing-back salon chair with original chartreuse velvet upholstery, a hand-carved mahogany frame, and decorative metal studding. This elegant Victor...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mohair, Wood

Antique Ottoman Footstool, English, Needlepoint, Dressing Stool, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ottoman footstool. An English, upholstered mahogany lounge or dressing stool dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. A...
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1860s British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Mahogany

Pair of Antique Oak Stools Carved and Turned Around 1850
Located in Hannover, DE
These rare, exclusive seats are crafted from oak. The craftsmanship is masterful: the stool legs are perfectly turned and the ornate center sections are hand-sawn and beautifully fin...
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Mid-19th Century German Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

George III Chair Back Hall Seat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A delightful George III English Hepplewhite style chair back hall sofa or bench. Retaining the original distressed paintwork. Circa 1780.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Set 6 Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Dining Chairs Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful and rare antique set of six high backed Dutch walnut and floral marquetry dining chairs, Circa 1780 in date. The set comprises six side chairs that have been ski...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Bergère, Pierre Frey Fabric
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XV period bergère cabriolet in pale green painted finish, with carved flowers and vines on the crest, seat rail and on the cabriole legs. Currently upholstered in Pierre Frey...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Sofa
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 19th century French sofa epitomizes the timeless elegance of Louis XVI-inspired design, with its perfectly balanced proportions, refined carved details, and luminous g...
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19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Damask, Silk, Giltwood, Elm

19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Leopard Velvet Settee
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Anglo-Indian hand-carved ebony settee upholstered in leopard velvet.
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19th Century Indian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Rosewood

Fine Substantial English Regency Period Custom Leather Upholstered Club Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine English Regency period leather upholstered club chair, circa 1830. The chair has a curved serpentine back with close nailed trim terminating in carved mahogany arms topped wit...
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1830s English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

A Petite 19th century Swedish Gustavian Bench
Located in Leesburg, VA
A Petite 19th century Swedish Gustavian Bench Approximate size: 29.5”H x 64.5”W x 14”D This exceptional 19th-century Swedish sofa bench, dating around 1800, perfectly embodies the ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Antique Belter Victorian Rosewood Burl Boudoir Chair C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Belter Victorian Rosewood & Burl Boudoir Chair C1860 Measures - 33 5/8" x 17 5/8" x 20 1/2" This boudoir chair is attributed to the style of...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Swiss alp folk art escabelle 1793
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp folk art escabelle dated 1793 with nice patina
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1790s Swiss Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Swiss alp folk art escabelle 1793
Swiss alp folk art escabelle 1793
$960 Sale Price
46% Off
Pair of Italian Rococo Walnut Salon Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large-scale Italian Rococo salon sofas carved in walnut. Each sofa features a continuous serpentine crest rail with symmetrical rocaille carving centered by a shell motif. Sc...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th Century Set of 8 Mahogany Bar Back Dining Chairs – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Set of 8 Mahogany Bar Back Dining Chairs – Fine Quality Furniture A rare decorative find, this set of eight antique 19th-century mahogany bar back dining chairs...
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Antique French Louis XVI Rosewood Tete A Tete Conversation Chair Bench Loveseat
Located in Dayton, OH
An Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Tete A Tete Conversation Chair / Courting Bench. Made from Rosewood with an elaborate "S" form supported...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Rosewood

C19th Carved oak Settle
Located in London, GB
A Charming C19th Carved Oak Settle/Bench Carved on Both Ends Lovely Grain and Colour Storage Compartment under seat
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Fine Set of 8 Antique George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine set of 8 antique George III mahogany dining chairs consisting of a pair of elbow chairs and 6 single chairs having superb quality mahogany carved backs with a turned mahogany su...
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18th Century English George III Antique Seating

Materials

Other

19th Century English Oak Carved Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak joint stool from England. The top has a beveled edge, following down to a hand carved decorated and scalloped apron. The stool is supported on hand turned and sp...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

English Regency Faux Papier-mâché Caned Bergere or Armchair, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful circa 1830 English regency caned bergere having allover japanned, abalone-inlaid, gilded, and painted 'rococo' decoration imitating p...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Victorian Fruitwood and Full Grain Leather ReUpholstered Rolling Footstool
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century Victorian Fruitwood and Full Grain Leather Re-Upholstered Rolling Footstool Measures: 27" W x 23" D x 14.5" H.
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood

Antique Swedish Sofa from the Gustavian Period, Hand-Made during the Late 1700s
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique sofa from the gustavian period around the late 1700s. The sofa has a hand-made frame in solid pine which has been dry scraped by hand down to the original, first laye...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Oak 19th Century Regency Window Seat Hall Bench
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century Late Regency Period Oak Window Seat, Or Hall Bench, Retaining Good Rich Colour Throughout, Having Turned Rolls To Each End Of Rectangular Top, Raised...
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquise Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XVI marquise bergère, better known as a chair and a half, from the 19th century. This example offers timeless sophistication, the lines and ornamentation are spare all...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Down

Set of Four 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Giltwood and Aubusson Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of four French Louis XVI period gilt wood armchairs boasts their original Aubusson tapestry seats and backs featuring four different pastoral figures on the seat backs and d...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

4 Antique American Oak Barrel Back Saloon Pub Tavern Caboose Captains Chairs Set
Located in Dayton, OH
The Caboose Chair was first designed for the Union Pacific Railroad and was put into every caboose on the train. Specifically made to withstand abuse, this was one of the strongest c...
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Late 19th Century Country Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Armchair
Located in Norton, MA
Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Armchair with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet, and a pierced vasiform backsplat, a large size chair and very comfortable for seating. ht. 40, w...
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale on 1stDibs

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.