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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
19th century florence savonarola style wooden armchair and sofa set
Located in Cantù, IT
Savonarola style wooden armchair and sofa set from 19th century florence - Private Collection Domenico Rugiano
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19th Century Italian Other Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Antique American Colonial Farmhouse Spindle Back Pine Wood 8 Leg 72" Long Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique American Colonial Farmhouse Spindle Back Pine Wood 8 Leg 72" Long Bench with ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Upholstered in a Blue Velvet Fabric
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Day Bed Upholstered in a Duck Egg Blue Plush Fabric With A Carved Scroll End Back Rest. Brass Terminating Turned Legs on Original White C...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Antique Swedish Folk Art Country Carver Chairs in Kurbits Faux Wood Grain
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Kurbits Folk Art pair of carver chairs in hand-painted faux wood grain with excellent level of detail and Kurbits hand-painted Folk Art motifs featuring feathers and swirls ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

20th Century Set of 12 Gothic Oak Dining Chairs, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of twelve oak dining chairs crafted in the Gothic style, featuring carved leaves, finials, and turned legs. The dark stained finish and old upholstery reflect age and use. Restor...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gothic Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century Louis XVI Hand-Carved Walnut Settee, French Antique
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century French settee is crafted in the Louis XVI taste, showcasing a beautifully carved walnut frame with restrained neoclassical detailing. The gently rectilinear form, ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Napoleon III Buttoned scroll back armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish Napoleon III buttoned scroll back armchair with a very shapely frame. I have not seen one like this before. A great feature in a room for its unusual design an...
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19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

French large sofa bench sofa in carved painted wood - Louis XV style France
By Nicolas Heurtaut
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent sofa bench in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and sculpted with scrolls and stylized flowers. The sofa rests on eight curved arched legs with flower falls Armres...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

French Louis XV Gilt Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gilt carved arm chair having a green/gold damask upholstered seat, back, and arm pads (Related item: 032770B) Antique Condition
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Damask

Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Burl Walnut Parlor Set Sofa 2 Chairs - 3 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Burl Walnut Shield Back Parlor Set with Sofa & 2 Si...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique mahogany chaise lounge, 19th century
Located in Houston, TX
This antique chaise lounge is an elegant and sculptural piece to the 19th century. The gracefully scrolled ends are beautifully proportioned and supported by finely shaped, outward ...
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Hall/Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian carved mahogany hall chair having a beautifully carved shaped top and sides, attractive solid mahogany barley twist supports standing on shaped carved cabriole legs...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XIII Style Os De Mouton Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Os de Mouton arm chair. Louis XIII style. Manufactured around 1890. Covered with Pierre Frey Mohair. Chair are located in our NYC showr...
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1890s French Louis XIII Antique Seating

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Set of 4 Stackable Plastic Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonnet
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of 4 stackable plastic chairs was designed by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonet and manufactured by STAMP in France in 1988. The chairs stand ou...
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1680s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Plastic

FiNE ANTIQUE BURR WALNUT BROWN LEATHER CONVERSATION CHESSBOARD COUCH TETA A TETA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
William IV style, Mahogany framed, Brown leather upholstered Teta a Teta Conversation couch with Burr Walnut Chessboard , Circa 1860-1880 Please note the delivery fee listed is just...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of French Louis XV Style Walnut Bergeres with Linen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite near pair of late 19th/early 20th century French bergères having newly upholstered seats in a geometric pattern light gray linen fabric. The chairs are nearly identical wit...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Set of 8 English Arts Crafts Dining Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English set of eight Arts and Crafts style dining chairs of impressive quality and condition from the 1860s. The geometric carvings are restrained in design and implemented to create an architectural effect. Worn leather seats with nailhead trim are still comfortable and generous in size. The chocolate brown leather is in gently worn condition (including some craquelure) and rich in color, complementing the oak frames. Each chair has its original brass casters on the front two legs, used for butlers and gentlemen to easily pull chairs...
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19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique French Pair of Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and charming pair of late 19th century carved armchairs, fauteuils or lounge chairs featuring newly upholstered walnut frames. The large frames are decorated in the French Pr...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XIV style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Those 19th century French dining room chairs are covered with a wonderful big needle point with beautiful patterns and colors. The back is covered of a green velvet.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Pair of Chinese Dragon Scroll-Back Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Embellished with intricate carvings and gold pigments, these 19th-century Chinese armchairs display the playful opulence of Qing-dynasty furniture design. A variation on the southern...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Seating

Materials

Elm

Empire Sofa, America circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
America, 1880 Mahogany and veneer with inlay of two birds on a branch. Rolled arms with carved plumes and inlaid rosettes, straight seat rail, rolled and carved legs. Newly upholster...
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1880s Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Wool, Mahogany

19thc Set of 6 French Louis XIV Carved Oak Tall Back Dining Chairs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc Set of 6 French Louis XIV style Carved Oak Tall Back Dining Chairs. Upholstery looks good to me [I do recommend reupholstery on all of my Vintage/ Antique Seating. Frames are s...
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1890s French Louis XIV Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Settee No. 2 in bent wood and cane by Thonet Brothers, Austria 1870s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find the only Thonet Settee No. 2 available at the moment on the market! A true museum piece, this is one of the most beautiful Thonet pieces ever made. It i...
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1870s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Victorian Walnut Armchair
Located in London, GB
Victorian walnut armchair A Victorian walnut armchair of good proportions. Fully restored and covered in calico. Loose cover made in 'Old Flax, Ivory' by ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Velvet Armchair with Tassel Fringe Trim
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th-century French armchair upholstered in a soft terracotta velvet, featuring a refined silhouette and generous proportions typical of the Napoleon III period. This invitin...
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19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Elm

Antique American Maple Gilt Ebonised Frame Rush Seat Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lambert Hitchcock Maple Gilt Ebonised Frame With Rush Seat Chair Provenance purchased from a Country Estate in Wiltshire, UK. Lambert Hitchcock (May 28, 1795, Cheshire, Conn...
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Seating

Materials

Maple

Louis 15 "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent Louis XV style "fauteuil à la Reine", richly carved with foliage on the top rail of the back and floral motifs on the curved legs. The fineness of the carvings presents e...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

A Pair of French Empire Style Corner Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
French Empire or Napoleon III style mahogany corner armchairs with ormolu mounts, arms rest on seated sphinx. Original upholstery, good original condition. New upholstery and also co...
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1880s French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Turned Mahogany and Upholstered Foot Stool
Located in Germantown, MD
Edwardian Turned Mahogany and Upholstered Foot Stool
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Early 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-Century Rustic Wooden Bench, France, 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / bench / wood / rustic / mid-century This beautifully crafted wooden French bench is the perfect addition to any interior. With its sturdy wooden top and legs, thi...
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Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Walnut Directoire Bench Having a Cord Seat and Open Arms
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Walnut Directoire Bench having a cord seat and open arms. A beautifully preserved piece constructed of walnut, a prized material in Italy during the 18th centur...
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18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Seating

Materials

Cord, Walnut

French Extra long solid elm wooden monastery bench, ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / Monastery bench / solid elm wood / Rustic / Mid-Century Stunning long wooden bench made in the 19th century in France. This spacious 3.5 meter long bench was crafted...
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Mid-19th Century French Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs
By Louis Delanois
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs. This large pair of Louis Delanois inspired antique French Louis XV style chairs, armchairs, side chairs or fauteuils have a lovely aged patina to the gilt wood finish. Usable upholstery but easily reupholstered if desired. Generously sized for the U.S. market! Louis Delanois (1731–1792) was a Parisian menuisier who specialized in seat furniture...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Bench Carved Oak Church Renaissance Revival
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique bench, made of carved oak, with a green vinyl seat, this object probably comes from a church, Renaissance Revival style, circa 1890. Unique bench, gracefully and e...
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Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

1840s English Armchair in the Ducal Style with Lumbar Back Support
Located in London, GB
A late Georgian ducal armchair, circa 1840, retaining its original beech show-frame and covered in calico in preparation for reupholstery, so named for its generous proportions assoc...
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1840s British Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Burlap, Cotton, Calico, Upholstery, Hardwood, Beech

Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chairs, a Pair, in the Sancsoucie manner
Located in San Francisco, CA
This pair of chairs is exquisitely styled, the chinoisery is fine and European in style. The chairs are raised on "ballet style feet" and seem to want to dance...
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1820s English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood

French Louis XV Floral Upholstered Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) walnut carved open armchair with tapestry upholstered floral design seat and back
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

A French Oak Architectural Bench, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The design features a singular straight back rail set above a wide plank seat, all supported by bold turned legs surmounted by ball finials and held together at base with with two sh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

19th Century Black French Antique Empire Ebonized Mahogany Sofa Bench, Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French sofa bench-recamier made of hand crafted ebonized Mahogany, in good condition. The canapé is particularized by two side backrests, standing on four arched wooden...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Ebony, Mahogany

E W Godwin style of, An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean Ebonized Armchair
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, style of, An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean ebonized armchair. Professionally upholstered in a quality hide.
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry Sofa C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style sofa offers giltwood frame with carved crest over Aubusson tapestry upholstered back and seat, covered scroll form arms and raised on cabriole legs w...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

A Louis XVI Sofa Upholstered in Burnt Orange Velvet
Located in London, GB
A fine Louis XVI style sofa upholstered in burnt orange velvet, supported on a beechwood frame with leaf and dart mouldings, ionic columns, and twisted arms which extend to tapered a...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Beech, Paint

19th Century Set of Eight William IV Period Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Set of eight William IV period rosewood dining chairs dating the 1830s , featuring elegantly carved backrests and centre rails, showcasing intricate detailing typical of the period ....
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19th Century British William IV Antique Seating

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Bench - Antique Daybed Attributed to Lindome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 18th Century, antique freestanding Swedish Gustavian daybed attributed to Lindome school, in good condition. This Scandinavian sofa bench is hand crafted from solid Pinewood a...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Pine

French 19th Century Restauration Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century restauration dining room chairs.
Category

Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Antique English Leather Club Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive near pair of 19th century English club chairs crafted in walnut in a Victorian era Renaissance revival style, featuring blue button tufted leather upholstery, turned balus...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice pair of Queen Anne walnut side chairs with shaped back splat above a drop in seat supported on cabriole leg and pad foot. Very good original condition with the original s...
Category

Mid-18th Century George III Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Mahogany Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany window seat from England. The handles resting on the top are hand turned and mirror the turnings on the legs. They are turned in a flat spool manner and add a...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Four Biedermeier Walnut Shovel Chairs, Hungary, 1825
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A fine set of four Biedermeier walnut shovel chairs, crafted in Hungary around 1825. Each chair features the characteristic wide, curved “shovel” backrest in beautifully grained waln...
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Early 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Antique Primitive Arm Rash Chair from France
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This primitive armchair was made in the French countryside in the 19th century. Characterized by its rustic wood grain and rush-woven seat, it is a typical example of furniture roote...
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Late 19th Century French Primitive Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Wood

Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Naive Vintage Table, England, c19th Century.
Located in Hitchin, England
c19th Century Rustic Side Table/Stool With Amazing Nail Fixtures, England. A rustic oak table with amazing nail fixtures to the upper legs, the piece has a great aesthetic. Dating ...
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19th Century British Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Rare Early English Dugout Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and very rare early 18th century English oak dugout armchair, the generously sized body rough-hewn from a single oak tree trunk, showing adzed and drawn toolmarks and possessi...
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Early 18th Century English Primitive Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Set of 6 19th century Regency mahogany dining chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 19th century regency mahogany dining chairs circa 1820. Good quality set of 6 regency dining chairs, made in fine mahogany. Carv...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

French Pair of armchairs "à la reine" carved painted wood - velvet - Louis XV
By Nicolas Heurtaut
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful pair of armchairs "à la reine" in painted and gilded rechampi wood, molded and carved with volutes and stylized flowers. The legs are curved and arched with flower fal...
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Day Bed Sofa
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Swedish sofa day bed from the Gustavian period hand scraped to original paint with a nicely upholstered seat. The frame features a guilloché pattern and the tapered and fluted legs...
Category

19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Wood

Small rustic French benches 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Dating from around 1850 in France, these beautiful low benches are rustic and have a beautiful patina on the wood. Their low height of just 11 cm and their length of 198 cm make the...
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1850s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

19Thc Original Grey Painted Farm Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original grey painted farm bench with rose head nails & cut nails.This fine sturdy bench has wonderful simple lines.
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1870s American Adirondack Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique French Campaign Style Folding Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Extremely unusual French Campaign Style cane and fruitwood folding stool. The side legs are hinged & the stool folds flat. A rare find.
Category

Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Fruitwood

19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Cherry Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine cherry Viennese Biedermeier chairs were made circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excel...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cherry

19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed Empire Style Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the charm of the 19th Century with our magnificent Mahogany Wood Framed Empire Style North American Sofa. This embodiment of timeless elegance boasts an Empire st...
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1820s American American Empire Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, 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.