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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Painted and Carved Wooden Bergères à Oreilles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted wood bergères à oreilles from the 19th century, with carved ribbon motifs and upholstery. Created in France during the 19th century, each of ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Late French Victorian Carved Walnut Prie Dieu Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is an antique prie dieu slipper chair, later 19th century, in hand carved walnut and a light coral colored upholstery. The highly detailed carve...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
$315 Sale Price
74% Off
Pair of Period Italian Lacquered Wooden Benches
Located in Roma, IT
This highly elegant pair of benches is in Louis XVI style, made in the mid-19th century.
The four legs are tapered in a truncated pyramidal shape, and the band is decorated with polychrome carvings...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,316 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pair of 19th century French armchairs exemplifies the elegance and artistry of the period. The solid walnut frames are skillfully hand-carved with intricate floral and ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,950 / set
Napoleon III Buttoned back cabriole legged tub chair
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like this armchair upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. This would require 5 metres of material. You can supply your own or please get in touch...
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery
French Louis XIII Walnut Turned Legs Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Authentic French country look. These classic side chairs are upholstered with their original red floral motif upholstery, further embellished with decorative brass nail heads around ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Daybed or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century walnut daybed or bench seat made in the grand French Napoleon III period. The walnut frame features large round padd...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Renaissance Carved Lion Heads Curule Savonarola Style Chairs - a Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a wonderful pair of antique Renaissance Curule or Savonarola Style Chairs with carved loins heads beneath carved scrolls on the arm posts and a carved crest between the posts...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large-Scale Armchairs Upholstered in Antique Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large-scale armchairs upholstered in antique tapestry. 18th century walnut armchairs hand-carved circa 1730-1759 in os de mouton style. Upholstered in 17th century verdure ta...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century Antique Wooden Spindle Chair With Rush Seat
Located in Dronten, NL
Antique carved wooden spindle corner side chair with woven rush reided seat.
Circa Late 1800s. Original finish fittings and frame. Solid and sturdy.
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Biedermeier Settle Sofa Quilted Golden Birch Swedish, 19th Century Couch Settle
Located in Lewes, England
Beautiful and very unusual 19th century Swedish antique Biedermeier settle sofa in top grade quilted golden birch in a deep French polish finish with lovely carved detail.
It has de...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$3,234 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Finely Crafted 18th Century French Barley Twist Oak Bench
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a fine pair of Jacobean period antique Barley Twist Benches.
They were made in France circa 1730-1750..
They're constructed of solid...
Category
1740s French Louis XIV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Chaise Longue in Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this antique Italian chaise longue dating back to the late 19th century.
Featuring a solid walnut frame and a comfortable padded seat and backrest, its design is inspired b...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Gothic Style Carved Oak Chayère Throne Chair, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A French chayère throne chair, hand-carved in the late 1800s, using older Gothic-style panels. Multiple panels of Gothic tracery and linenfold were in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Neo-Gothic Carved Oak Hall Bench Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique Gothic Revival French hand-carved oak hall bench with original nicely aged dark warm rich patina. circa 1870
Hand-crafted in France in the late 19th century, high-quality solid wood construction, rare form, having a tall double-door cabinet with carved tracery panels, iron slide bolt...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Bergère Chair 18th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 18th Century Louis XV Beechwood Bergère Chair that embodies the elegant and ornate style of the French Rococo period. Chair features soft curves, graceful lines, and intricate ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Set of 11 Antique Dining Chairs with 9 Sides
2 Arms in West Indies Mahogany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely set of 11 antique Christian VIII dining chairs in fine Cuban/ West Indies mahogany with upholstered slip seats, comprising of (9) side ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Thonet Nr. 11 Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood with caned seat and backrest. Made in Austria by Gebrüder Thonet, circa 1890.
Fully restored.
Category
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating
Materials
Beech
Empire mahogany armchairs by Jacob Frères, France, 19th century
By Madeleine Castaing, Jacob Frères
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine pair of mahogany Empire gondola armchairs, very confortable gondola chair model. The armrest are swan-shaped and front legs are lion-legs-shaped. The seats are covered with a ...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
$9,467 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early Oak Paneled Back Settle Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
A tall bench or settle in oak with the back consisting of horizontal panel spanning the width of the back over three vertical rectangular panels, constructed in traditional floating ...
Category
Early 18th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th Century Dutch Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
Wonderful pair of heavily carved 18th century Dutch side chairs. Both chairs have shell carvings in the crest rails. The knees are carved with Rococo themed acanthus patterns, roundi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch George II Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
$1,615 Sale Price / set
62% Off
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Revival Stool or Table with Hand Carved Elements
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, practical and highly decorative seat / hall bench with quality carvings.
This beautifully carved and striking stool is surrounded by a number of very well designed and execu...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Ornate Regency White Wirework Iron Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
An untouched and incredibly ornate Regency period wirework and wrought iron chair, superb form and scale.
English, dating to the very early 19th century.
Height 82.5cm, Width 44cm,...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
A rare Rosewood side chair with finely carved and turned details
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. A rare Aesthetic Movement Rosewood side chair with finely carved and turned details to the back supports with exagerated disc turned front legs and conforming sid...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Swedish saddle-shaped stool
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish stool from the mid-18th century, crafted in solid pine with a beautiful, natural patina.
The seat has a characteristic saddle shape, supported by slightly splayed legs in a t...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Long Bench, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare and elegant circa 1805 Swedish late Gustavian period neoclassical long bench, the upholstered seat atop carved giltwood frame having tripartite curule leg supports connected b...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$6,875 / item
Set of Four Louis XVI Painted and Parcel-Gilt Fauteuils en Cabriolet
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of Four Louis XVI Painted and Parcel-Gilt Fauteuils en Cabriolet seat height 20 in. Private NY collection The Chinese Porcelain Company. Bearing tag sold by Frank Patridge NY
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
20th Century Catalan Bench in Walnut with Upholstered Seat and Arms
Located in Miami, FL
Rare midcentury sofa, settee or bench in the Spanish style with upholstered back. Shown in original condition, please note price includes refinishing.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
17th Century English Oak Joint Stool / Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century English oak joint stool / bench
Jacobean style stool / bench
Hand crafted English oak
Measures: 18" wide x 12" deep x 16" high.
The oak shows some distress...
Category
17th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis XV Chairs, French
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden chair from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. A classic French dining chair, it features a curved back with intricate carvi...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$1,278 / set
19th Century Venetian Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Venetian loveseat. This antique Venetian walnut loveseat, canape or divanetto has a beautiful shapely back, scrolled arms and cabrio...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Set of Four George III Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of four 18th century armchairs attributed to Francois Herve with carved and gilt frames having newly upholstered seats and backs in fresh sky-blue linen. Frames with carved re...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Antique Farmer Chairs of Bluepainted Wood with Cord Seats Denmark 1880s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of antique scandinavian country style farmer armchairs.
Handcrafted of wood by a Danish cabinetmaker in late 19th century with carvings and cord seats.
The chairs are handpaint...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Country Antique Seating
Materials
Cord, Wood, Paint
French Giltwood and Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite Louis XVI Style, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
French giltwood and tapestry five-piece salon suite Louis XVI style, circa 1890.
Comprising a canape and four fauteuils upholstered in French Aubusson tapestry's depicting children a...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Wool
Regency Mohair Upholstered Mahogany Sofa
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency Mahogany Scroll End Sofa, early 19th century, with mustard and burgundy mohair upholstered cushions, the frame with carved floral bouquet motif to the center on four scroll f...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Set of Six Chairs
Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
We would like to offer you this fine Biedermeier set of six chairs and the large round table.
The set was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Vie...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rococo Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style walnut armchairs from the 19th century, with carved skirts, cabriole legs and upholstery. Born in Italy during the 19th century, each of this pair of R...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style giltwood bench. This stunning antique French gilt wood bench has excellent patina and has been profess...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Hand Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period armchairs features its original paint worn to a beautiful patina that only comes with age. This classic pair features med...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
18th Century English Settle
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this handsome panelled oak settle from The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.
Early 18th Century with a leather hinged seat with storage underneath. All in very good...
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Duchesse Brisee
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood duchesse Brisee.
Stunning 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood Duchesse Brisee. Our unusually shaped French Napoleon III duchesse brisee, chaise longue or chaise lounge is comprised of three pieces. A large bergere and a smaller bergere...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Petit Point Stool
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small 19th century Louis XIII style stool with solid walnut frame and carved medallion detail. Wool verdure petit point upholstery fabric is in good condition with vibrant color. D...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Walnut
Antique Oversized Carved Walnut Armchair with Carved Floral Elements C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Victorian oversized armchair offers walnut frame with deeply carved floral crest over upholstered back, seat and arms, raised on cabriole legs, c1890
Measures- 41.5''H x 26''W x 35...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Distressed Paint Decorated 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These elegant 19th-century French Louis XV style armchairs (fauteuils) represent a classic marriage of Rococo grace and timeless craftsmanship. While currently presenting an authenti...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Renaissance Revival Carved Mahogany Settee Bench
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Victorian Renaissance Revival Carved Mahogany Settee Bench
Dimensions : 59.25" Tall X 46.5" Wide X 20.5" Deep
This bench was made in the USA in the late 19th century ...
Category
1880s American Renaissance Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
late 19th Century Wabi Sabi 3 Leg Stool, Austria Around 1890s - 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This late 19th century wabi sabi 3 leg milking stool from Austria is an excellent example of this style. The piece has a rustic-looking seat made of wood and is supported by three le...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rustic Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Narrow primitive bench from England. Great folkart primitive piece. Note split down left side while looking at straight on.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved Giltwood Italian Sofa Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, of grand scale, having a frame of elaborately carved giltwood. Its arched crestrail carved with combing and scrollwork, centered with a leafy cartouche. Its framed, padded ba...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa. Item features carved paw feet with leafy cornucopia carvings, carved top rail, great antique sofa. Cir...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 19th century regency period
Mahogany chaise longue of rare design having
Elegant carved decoration which includes eagles
Head to back and scrolling end raised on unu...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Thonet chair from the 1870s with curved armrests
Located in Wien, AT
Thonet chair from the 1870s with curved armrests, Vienna Austria
Category
1870s Antique Seating
Materials
Rattan, Wood
$1,562 / item
Set of 8 George III Heppelwhite Shield Back Dining Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb set of assembled George III Dining Chairs after a model by George Hepplewhite. The two arm chairs and four of the side chairs date to the late 18th century. Two of t...
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Swiss alp escabelle B4
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B4
Category
1820s Swiss Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
$784 Sale Price
43% Off
Mid 19th century large hand painted Swedish bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century large painted Swedish bench day bed
Large rustic Swedish pine bench / day bed circa 1850.
Very heavy i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Set of Ten Portugese Rococo Dining Chairs, 6 18th C / 4 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of six Portuguese dining chairs, comprised of five side chairs and one armchair. Mid-18th century together with four
reproduc...
Category
1750s Portuguese Baroque Antique Seating
Materials
Jacaranda
Decorative and Architectural Biedermeier Sofa in Birch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and architectural Biedermeier sofa in birch,
Copenhagen Denmark , 1820-1830.
Upholstered with black fabric.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Seating
Materials
Birch, Fabric
$2,875 Sale Price
55% Off
Magnificent 19th Century Giltwood Louis XVI Loveseat with New Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sublimely elegant plush 19th century gilt wood Louis XVI French loveseat having gorgeous scalloped high back, bronzed aged patina, cabriole legs and curvy arms. The new upholstery j...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Giltwood
$2,823 Sale Price
55% Off
19thc Pair Swiss Elm Hall Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890
19thC Pair Swiss Elm Hall Chairs With pierced backs and cleated seats.
Measures: W 35 x D 45 x H 93cm.
Seat height 44.
Category
19th Century Antique Seating
Materials
Elm
$3,344 / set
French Neogothic Oak Side Table, Little Coffer or Stool, circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
French oak stool
This small chest is multifunctional: in your living room, bedroom, or entryway, it can serve as a small side table, stool, or storage unit, depending on your needs.
...
Category
1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Seating
Materials
Oak
Swedish country chair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish country chair, untouched original, in very fine condition.
Made of pine with remnants of the original dark brown paint and the original bast seat.
A highly decorative chair.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Seating
Materials
Cane, Pine
$1,050
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.
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