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Style: Karl Johan
Swedish Desk Chair Birch Lacquered Mahogany Brown Sweden 1920s
By Karl Johan
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A fine-looking desk chair in Karl Johan style made in Sweden during the 1920s ca. This one with brown mahogany looking lacquer to make the birch look even more exclusive. The seat ha...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Birch
19th Century Swedish Set of Six Antique Birchwood Dining Chairs by Karl Johan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Swedish set of six Karl Johan period armchairs in good condition. The Scandinavian dining chairs are made of hand crafted Birchwood with shovel-shaped backrest...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Birch
Set of Six Karl Johan Upholstered Dining Chairs in Birch
Located in Vienna, AT
Karl Johan, intarsia decoration with antique figures, blackened turned backrest. The seat upholstered. Very good original condition.
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Birch
Chair Desk Swedish Mahogany Brown Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chair desk Swedish mahogany brown Sweden. Armchair made during the early 19th century in Sweden. Frame made from dark brown mahogany. Curved back and spiral...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of Six Karl Johan Dining Chairs in Birch with Upholstered Seats
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
From the reign of the French-born Swedish king, Karl Johan, a very lovely set of six dining chairs in birch with foliate carvings on crest and bottom back rail, with turned front leg...
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Early 19th Sofa Bench from Lindome, Sweden
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Karl Johan (Biedermeier) carved-wood sofa bench, with upholstered seat, from the early 19th century. This period Karl Johan bench comes from the Lindome region of Sweden; a...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Stool Karl Johan Swedish 1810-1840 Black Leather Seat, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A stool made during the Karl Johan period 1810-1830 in Sweden. Refinished in our Laserow Black. Upholstered in a black leather thats is finished with brass nail heads.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Four 19th Century Karl Johan Swedish Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four mid-19th century Karl Johan Swedish side chairs made of birchwood with ebonized top rail and details. The Karl Johan period is the equivalent of Biedermeier in Germany an...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Birch, Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six Dining Chairs in Mahogany, Northern Europe, c. 1835
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Set of six dining chairs with carved slat back and turned legs. Fabricated during the reign of Christian VIII in Denmark, c. 1835. Typical of a provincial...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of early 20th Swedish carved birch armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of early 20th Swedish carved birch armchairs circa 1920.
Good quality pair of birch armchairs in the Karl Johan taste.
Shaped and carved back rest, flowing to the scrolling ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of chic early 19th century Swedish Karl Johan figural birchwood chairs with elegant scrolled arms, ribbon-carved backsplats with ebonized wood c...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Birch
Chairs Sweden Karl Johan
Located in New York, NY
4 chairs made during the Karl Johan period 1820-1840 in Sweden. Later painted in Laserow Black. Two C-formations in the back hold together with a fleuron.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Wood
$6,800 / set
Pair of Swedish Karl Johan
Biedermeier
Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted and hardwood Karl Johan armchairs, early part of the 19th century.
Scratches, marks, stains,
Complete restoration with new upholstery on request possible.
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Hardwood
$1,980 / set
Pair of Satin Birch Chairs Swedish Biedermeier Karl Johan Gustavian Fine Antique
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and very rare pair of fine antique Biedermeier satin birch occasional chairs in lovely condition. Most likely made in Sweden in the latter part of Karl Johan’s reign aroun...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating
Materials
Birch, Satinwood
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H 18.51 in W 23.63 in D 10.63 in
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