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Chairs For Sale
Place of Origin: English
Place of Origin: African
Antique English 19th Century walnut Framed Needlepoint Chair C.1830
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century walnut Framed Needlepoint Chair C.1830 Beautifully constructed with a carved walnut frame of a warm patination. Good solid construction with traditional ...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Chairs

Materials

Wool, Walnut

Lovely Victorian Mahogany Armchair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Excellent quality Victorian deep seated mahogany armchair with original castors, covered in wide stripe cream fabric, in lovely condition throughout. You are welcome to view this i...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Blessing Modern Hand-Chiseled Ebonized Oak Upholstered Barstool by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Blessing upholstered barstool is part of our Blessing collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. The Blessing bars...
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2010s South African Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Brighton Pavilion Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage English Regency Brighton Pavilion style armchairs crafted from bamboo and rattan. Features horseshoe shaped bamboo frames detailed with fretwork of traditional geomet...
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Mid-20th Century English Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

8 Antique George III circa 1830 Thomas Chippendale Dining Chairs William Morris
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this suite of eight period George III circa 1830 hand made in England Mahogany dining chairs after Thomas Chippendale with William Morris removeable seat co...
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1830s English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Pair of Regency Mahogany Saddle Seat Armchairs
Located in Huntington, NY
With saddle seats with scrolled arms and carved backrest.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Thomas Chippendale s, the Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director, Facsimile
Located in valatie, NY
Thomas Chippendale's, The Gentleman and cabinet makers Director. Published by The Chippendale Society, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2005. 1st Ed thus hardcover with dust jacket. A beautifu...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chairs

Materials

Paper

Bohemian Rattan Bedroom Chair - Reeded Hand Woven Straw Basket Chair
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful original midcentury woven straw laundry basket with seat. The seat has a Bohemian style with exceptional craftsmanship, in fantastic condition. The straw bundles are wrap...
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Mid-20th Century English Bohemian Chairs

Materials

Straw

Pair of 18th Century George III Carved Mahogany Chippendale Chairs
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A simply superb pair of carved George III mahogany chairs, C.1770.   
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18th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Seriously Cool over Engineered Metal Lucite Folding Office Chair Swing Back
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very cool over engineered lucite and steel folding chair with swinging back rest A very well made chair, the frame is super industrial and ...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Regency Mahogany Caned Tub Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With curved caned back and crestrail with anthemion carving, caned seat additional caned panel to protect seat with brown leather cushion. Scrolled arm terminals. With circular taper...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Early Gothic Revival Solid Rosewood Nursing Chair
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early Gothic Revival Solid Rosewood Nursing Chair - with Shell Crest, Twist Column and X-Stretcher - 22"w x 20.5"d x 45.5"h (17"h to the seat)
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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Modern Wheel Recliner Hanging Swing Chair in Black
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The WHEEL swing seat is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The chair has an open yet enveloping feel. The pattern ...
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2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Antique Set of Six Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany top rail and shaped carved back, newly reupholstered ser...
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19th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Other

19thc English Windsor Arm Chairs -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The arms on the slightly browner chair are 1.5 inches higher at 28 inches.These chairs are super comfortable and have a wonderful aged patina.
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Late 19th Century English Country Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Liberty and Co attri, An Arts and Crafts mahogany and Inlaid Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attri, An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair, with carved stylized plant motif to the central splat flanked by chequered ebony and boxwood stringing and inlaid walnut s...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather
Located in Buffalo, NY
An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather,,
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Stunning Pair of Victorian Military Campaign Folding Chairs Steamer Liner Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of Victorian circa 1880 military campaign style folding chairs A very good looking and highly collectable pair of desk steame...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Contemporary Saddle Up Armchair in Tan Hide Saddle Leather and Natural Walnut
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The handsome Saddle Up showcases the skill of our master saddler, with the stitching and solid brass buckles echoing the detail of riding gear. Shown here in natural oiled walnut wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Contemporary Isabella Channelled Slipper Chair in Red Velvet with Legs in Walnut
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Isabella slipper chair is one of our signature pieces. The exquisite tailored fluting and distinctive lines give a shapely feminine edge. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

English Child s Chair of Fruitwood with Rush Seat
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English child's chair from the 19th century, featuring a handsomely patinated fruitwood frame with splat back and rush seat.
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19th Century English Country Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Fruitwood

Antique Hand Carved High Back Chair Embossed Painted Armorial Crest Coat of Arms
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely antique hand carved throne chair with embossed hand painted coat of arms to the back and Knights helmet...
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19th Century English Jacobean Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

1 of 6 Solid Elm Windsor Armchairs circa 1860 English Countryhouse Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale 1 of 6 lovely solid Elm hand sawn circa 1860 Windsor stick back armchair The Antique Windsor chair is a count...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Elm

An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
Located in London, GB
An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design has evolved from a long line of English chair maker...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Georgian Mahogany and Green Leather Library Reading Chair
Located in London, GB
A mahogany reading chair After a design by Thomas Sheraton Of most striking design, the mahogany chair with its original leather upholstery ...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Double Settee, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chippendale style double chair of settee offers mahogany frame with carved shell and foliate crests over violin form slat backs surmounting upholstered seat with s...
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20th Century English Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany

Early 19th Century Regency Klismos Chairs
Located in Richmond, London
A pair of elegant Regency period 'Klismos' chairs, covered in haircloth. Two pairs currently available England, circa 1810–20. Why we like them  These superb quality, wonderfully ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Childs High Chair Ash and Elm
Located in Bakewell, GB
Childs High Chair Ash and Elm with original foot rest nice patination and colour. Circa 1860 Dimensions Height 93 cms seat 58 cms across arms 43cms
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1860s English Antique Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Set of Eight Antique Fine Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs, circa 1850-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome set of chairs would be a wonderful addition to any traditional dining table.   
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19th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of George I 18th Century Carved Mahogany Chairs, Circa 1720
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb pair of early 18th-century carved George I mahogany chairs, circa 1720. Each chair is of rich colour, patination and carved throughout. The shaped crest rails have two...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Chairs

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Mahogany

20th Century English Carved Oak Elizabethan Style Armchair
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a carved solid oak armchair in the Elizabethan atyle. The chair was made in England, circa 1900. All of the carving is hand done and of superior quality and depth. The chair ...
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Early 1900s English Elizabethan Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of English Early 18th Century George I Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English Early 18th Century George I Walnut Side Chairs
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18th Century English George I Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rare Attributed to Gillows Regency Armchair Hand Dyed Brown Leather Hand-Painted
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather period Regency mahogany Chesterfield Porters armchair attributed to Gillows ...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather

Rambling Chair in Honey French Oak Wood by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Rambling Chair by Yaniv Chen nods to the silhouette of the traditional milk stool found in farms and Victorian homesteads throughout South Africa. For Chen, the stool is synonymo...
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2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Oak

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Four Marquetry Inlaid Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian set of four marquetry inlaid chairs having pretty shaped backs with fine quality marquetry inlay, newly reupholst...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGE III HAND CARVED CIRCA 1780 ANTIQUE LIONS PAW ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Important pair of George III circa 1780-1800 hand carved library armchairs with ornate Lions Hairy Paw feet covered in grapevines Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price. These are the finest pair of library reading armchairs I have ever seen, they are circa 1780-1800, the legs are long and elegant, they start with grapevine carvings to the top and follow down with an extremely elegant curve to the Lions hairy paw feet, they are an absolute work of art The upholstery is early embroidery, this was very much the fashion of the day and still is, the idea was for the lady of the house to prove she could keep herself quiet and occupied and not disturb her husband, the way she achieved this was by doing embroidery in her parlour, the more ornate and exquisite the higher the skill of the lady Condition wise, there will be some age and use related patina marks here and there to the fabric, you can see the worst of it in the pictures, as ever with this type of furniture it really doesn't matter, the fact that it still exists is the important thing. the timber all has its original finish so it will be drenched in character, we have cleaned waxed and polished the wood Dimensions Height:- 103.5cm Width:- 86cm Depth:- 74.5cm Seat height:- 62cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask. Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid. This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20 1DF. We can have it delivered nationwide to include Scotland Wales and Ireland. Please contact me via email or my contact information is under the business seller section of the listing with your postcode for a delivery quotation. Please be sure to include which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer a substantial discount on the second and third item, for international shipping please view the below information. ABOUT US Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on. CONDITION Please view the very detailed pictures as they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed. Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on any point, please feel free to ask for clarity. Please note vintage period and original items such as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time as it will dry out and fade. COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances. Whomever delivers will always require help on the larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect the price to send a two-person team. Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the couriers...
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1780s English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Antique Regency Mahogany Bench, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Regency mahogany bench, 19th century, 21" H x 28" W x 15" D
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19th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Pair of Howard sons slipper chairs
Located in Stroud, GB
Pair of Howard and sons “marlborough” slipper chairs covered in china blue H&S monogrammed ticking, standing on tapered legs and stamped castors These are an excellent example of Howards most sought after slipper chairs, traditionally upholstered with siege de duvet...
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1890s English Antique Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Asante (Ashanti) Akonkromfi Chief s Throne Chair, Ghana, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE WEST AFRICAN CHAIR Made from hand-carved hardwood with a leather seat and embellished profusely with brass sheets and studs culminating in decorative brass finials. The carv...
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19th Century Ghanaian Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

English Style Tufted Brown Faux Leather Cockfighting Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Victorian Style Tufted Brown Faux Leather Reading or Cockfighting Chair with pleated deep button back and arms. Seat has tan piping on arms and back and brass studding on seat. Chair...
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20th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Rustic West African Tribal Lobi Chair, Burkina Faso, Wabi Sabi, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A highly decorative African Lobi chair, crafted in Burkina Faso during the 1940s. This type of stool / chair was for individual use and marked the social ra...
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Shapland Petter Substantial Arts Crafts Oak Armchair with Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A substantial and solid Arts and Crafts oak armchair with stylised floral cut-outs to the top extended uprights. Pro...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Stainless Steel and Leather Contemporary Adult Swing Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This contemporary adult swing is a specialty chair by Egg Designs, it has a stainless steel frame and yolk with leather upholstery. The swing chair can be ...
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2010s South African Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

European Napoleon III Striped Velvet Fringe Boudoir Chair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lovely, petite velvet boudoir chair in the style of George Smith with stripe velvet upholstery, fringe and nailheads. Small scale yet comfortable for adult use. Not marked or signed.
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1940s English Napoleon III Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

" Klismos"chair, 19th century
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Klismos" chair Stained walnut Of unusual design, the chair has a curved back attached to the seat by a triple support, Square seat, saber feet. England or Northern Europe, mid or late 19th century A design developed by the Greeks in the 5th century BC, the Klismos chair...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Late Victorian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Two-Seat Settee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian Sheraton revival painted satinwood two-seat settee, the double shield back and curved arms set upon square tapering front legs and outswept back legs, painted in pol...
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Early 1900s English Sheraton Antique Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Rambling Chair in Natural French Oak Wood by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Rambling Chair by Yaniv Chen nods to the silhouette of the traditional milk stool found in farms and Victorian homesteads throughout South Africa. For Chen, the stool is synonymo...
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2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Oak

Okawa Chair in Solid Mahogany Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Okawa with structure in solid mahogany wood hand carved and in black satin finish. With upholstered seat covered with fabric Agra high quality fabric. Available with other fabr...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Antique Pair of Quality Victorian Ebonised Side Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique pair of quality Victorian ebonised side chairs having pretty ornate pierced shaped backs, newly reupholstered seats in a luxury grey crushed velvet fabric, elegant cabriolet ...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Ebony

Set of 4 1930s English Elm Tub Chairs by G T Harris Ltd – Rare Arts Crafts
Located in London, GB
"Set of 4 1930s English Elm Tub Chairs by G T Harris Ltd – Rare Arts & Crafts" --- This set of 1930s elm tub chairs showcases the finest in English craftsmanship, made by renowned...
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1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Chairs

Materials

Elm

Set of Six Antique English 19th Century Mahogany Balloon Back Chairs circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Set of six Antique English 19th century mahogany balloon back chairs, circa 1860 A good example of 19th century design. In very good con...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Decorative English Victorian Chair, Velvet Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Imagine a cozy yet elegant chair from the late 1800s, reminiscent of the Victorian era. This chair features a graceful wooden frame, intricately carved with ornate details, reflectin...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Circa 1900 English Double Bow Windsor Chair
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 Windsor armchair made from oak. It having a double bow with a hooped spindle back and a central wheel splat flanked by spindles, over a saddled elm seat standing on front...
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Early 1900s English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

Fully Restored Liberty s London Thebes Stool L Wyburd Original Antique Victorian
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime fully restored Victorian Liberty’s London Thebes stool designed by L Wyburd This piece is as iconic and stylish as they come, anyone who knows and follows fine furniture will recognise this piece instantaneously The design of this three-legged stool is based on an ancient Egyptian prototype, an example of which, dating to 1550-1300 BC, is in the collection of the British Museum (EA 2481). The Liberty stool, patented in 1884, is one of three models, copying Egyptian originals, retailed by the firm. For a full discussion of the nineteenth century’s fascination with Egyptian stools see Donato Esposito, ‘From Ancient Egypt to Victorian London: the impact of ancient Egyptian furniture...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Early 20th Century Inlaid Chippendale Style Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of early 20th century inlaid chippendale style side chairs Outstanding inlay work featuring floral and fauna motifs on all sides The frames are carved with Chippendale ball and claw feet...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Ladies Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality Antique Victorian walnut ladies chair having a quality shaped carved back and raised on solid walnut turned reeded legs to the front and out swept back legs on original porce...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Lymington, GB
An early-18th century walnut wing armchair. Queen Anne/ George I-period, ca 1714. This fine English walnut wingback chair is raised on well-drawn carved cabriole legs. With a lovely kick on the back legs. Remarkably, after some 310 years, it still retains its original gros-point needlework upholstery in vibrant colors. Of superb proportions, color, figuring and patination. Measures: H 106 cm (42'') D 68 cm (27''). W 87.5 cm (34 1/2''). Seat H: 42.5 cm. (16 3/4''). Literature: Herbert Cescinsky 'English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century', George Routledge & Sons (1911) vol. I, p. 81, fig. 105. ''A walnut easy chair'' dated 1710. Nb. A slightly earlier antique walnut and beech wing armchair with contemporary needlework, circa 1710, sold in Christies, Lot 164, October 2015 @ £48,350 -The Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sothebys sold a George II needlework...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
$24,020 Sale Price
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Set of 4 George III Ladder Back Side Chairs with Slip Seats
Located in Huntington, NY
Covered in horse hair.
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19th Century English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved walnut chair having an outstanding quality carved walnut oval back, carved walnut supports ,...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

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