$569Sale Price|37% Off
Antique Colonial Lounge Chair
Located in Montelabbate, PU
British Indian Ocean Territory Anglo Indian colonial armchair, carved on teak wood, under the armrests stand out 2 lion heads, on the central rose window of the backrest is depicted...
Fabric, Teak
$928Sale Price|20% Off
ANTIQUE CIR 1890 ANGLO INDIAN ELEPHANT COLONIAL FOLDING MILITARY CAMPAIGN CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1890 Anglo Indian Elephant upholstered Colonial Military Campaign folding chair Please...
Wood, Upholstery
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 25.99 in D 40.16 in
Antique Victorian Colonial Folding Lounge Steamer Deck Chair / Armchair, 1900s
Located in L'Etang, FR
Antique folding lounge steamer deck chair / armchair. Victorian colonial / Anglo-Indian style, circa 1900.
Cane, Wood
Pair of Regency Style Anglo-Indian Colonial Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant pair of Regency style Anglo-Indian colonial armchairs featuring caned seats.
Cane, Mahogany
Anglo Indian Peacock Cobra Armchair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable British colonial style Anglo Indian armchair ambitiously crafted in wicker and reed designed as a peacock chair inside a cobra form chair.
Wicker, Rattan
Pair of Regency Style Anglo-Indian Colonial Style Armchairs
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Regency style Anglo-Indian Colonial hardwood arm chairs with scroll end arms, slat backs, and freshly caned seats.
Cane, Hardwood
A Pair of Vintage Anglo-Indian Veranda Chairs in Teak and Rattan
Located in Chicago, IL
These stylish lounge chairs date to the 1920's and were made in Rangoon, Burma. During the British Colonial period, much Indian furniture was made following British or European style...
Rattan, Teak
Regency Style Anglo Indian Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A well proportioned Anglo Indian armchair. Hand craved out of rosewood, the chair carved with rosettes and the back rest is carved is the form of horns. The seat is woven cane and u...
Cane, Teak
Pair of Antique Anglo-Indian Plantation Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined pair of Anglo-Indian British Colonial plantation chairs handcrafted with mahogany featuring hand caned backs and seats, pegged construction, turned and twisted front legs and...
Cane, Mahogany
Sold
H 37 in W 42 in D 25 in
Antique British Colonial Anglo Indian Teak Distressed Plantation Armchair
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century British Colonial Anglo Indian plantation chair. Made from teak in mortise and tenon joinery with a relaxed lounged frame and long arms. Features a curved crest rai...
Teak
Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Armchair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautifully carved solid ebony lacquered Anglo-Indian armchair. Carved foliage on the backrest, arms and front of frame.
Cane, Ebony
British Colonial Philippine Armchair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century armchair hand crafted in mahogany in the Philippines and featuring pegged construction, floral bone inlays, caned seat, graceful arms, turned and beaded front legs and a...
Mahogany
19th Century Colonial Padouk Elbow Chair
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An unusual C19th Colonial padouk carved elbow chair; the shaped top rail with acanthus and scroll carving, with carved central plat below. The exaggerated shaped arms leading to a c...
Pair of Colonial Armchairs
Located in Fossano, IT
Pair of anglo indian colonial carved wood armchairs
Wood
18th Century Colonial Portuguese Rosewood Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
An 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Trade armchair in rosewood, likely Indo-Portuguese (Goa). Originally with caned back and seat; now with green leather upholstery. Provenance: J...
Leather, Rosewood
$1,475Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.34 in W 15.16 in D 16.54 in
Rare circa 1890 Solid Fruitwood Brass Fitting Military Campaign Folding Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1890 antique Military Campaign fold chair in fruitwood with brass fittings A genuine Campaign used piece, very strong and l...
Brass
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 44.89 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Plantation Chair with Extending Arms
Located in Čelinac, BA
Anglo Indian Plantation chair 19th Century
Teak
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back slats and stood on turned legs.
Rush, Oak
19th Century Anglo-Indian Slipper Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th-century Anglo-Indian slipper chair with an original embroidered upholstered seat.
Upholstery, Wood
Antique British Colonial Anglo Indian Plantation Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting 19th century British colonial plantation chair handcrafted in mahogany with elaborate floral carvings on the crest, caned back and seat, plank arms and scrolled legs.
Cane, Mahogany
$550Sale Price|56% Off
H 41 in W 24 in D 27 in
Antique Hunzinger Rocking Chair, Hardwood, Original Fabric, 1910
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Antique Hunzinger hardwood rocking chair original fabric Rocking metal mechanism works well
Hardwood
19th Century Country Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A charming and lovely example of an ash and rush seated Cheshire country chair. This large elbow chair having superb color and patina throughout. With a decorative spindle back and o...
Ash, Rush
$185Sale Price|53% Off
H 42.75 in W 19.25 in D 22 in
Antique Rush Seat Child Rocking Chair, American Colonial Style, 1960s
Located in Trenton, NJ
This antique rush seat child rocking chair is a charming piece that combines nostalgic style and timeless functionality. This exquisite rocking chair is the perfect addition to your ...
Textile, Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Hand-turned garden chair made of solid satinwood, Colonial, Sri Lanka, circa 1900. Hand-caned seat and back. Came from a British Military family in Sri Lanka. 40.25" overall height ...
Cane, Satinwood
19th Century Chair with Rushed Seat Back
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Chair with Rushed Back
Rush
$1,455
H 33.47 in W 20.48 in D 20.87 in
Antique English Folding Chair Royal Military Interest Smith's Lawn Windsor
Located in Norwich, England
An interesting antique folding fruitwood and canvas chair with royal and military interest. Used at the Smith's Lawn in Windsor in 1915, Queen Mary's camp. London Silver hallmarked p...
Sterling Silver
Armchair - 19th Century
Located in Porto, PT
Armchair - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century, made of chestnut wood. Dimensions: 127x59.5x54 cm.
Wood
19th Century Tuscan Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very handsome 19th Century Tuscan walnut armchair. With wonderfully hand carved figural arm terminals and gilded elements, recently reupholstered in a dark teal velvet.
Upholstery, Walnut
$548Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 19.3 in D 17.72 in
19th-Century English Upholstered Armchair with Decorative Backrest
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century English Upholstered Armchair with Decorative Backrest We present you an armchair from the late 19th century of a delicate form. The backrest with openwork cuts is highl...
Upholstery, Wood
$1,932
H 33.47 in W 22.25 in D 20.08 in
Antique Edwardian Style Triangular Corner Chair Rush Seat Knitting Armchair 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Late 19th century Edwardian style wooden armchair with rush seat, ca 1900 Manufactured in U.K. Beautiful English antique knitting chair with three legs. This old sturdy chair with...
Wicker, Wood
$2,718Sale Price|51% Off
H 40.16 in W 27.56 in D 20.48 in
19th Century Baroque Thron Chair in Colonial Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique body, solid rosewood. Initials on the frame. Trapezoidal, profile-trimmed frame on strongly curved legs with applied Akkanthus, ending in plastically carved claw feet. High, b...
Bentwood
Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Bar Stool, Cicely Modern White Oak Bar Stool This Modern White Oak Bar Stool - The Cicely is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. It was style-spotted at the ...
Wood, Oak
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$1,495
H 28.75 in W 41.25 in D 21.5 in
Late 19th Century French Painted Iron and Marble Butcher's Table, Bistro Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French butcher's shop during the late nineteenth century, this cast iron table features a solid white marble top. Its pale grey painted curved iron legs support ...
Marble, Iron
$59,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 120 in W 48.5 in D 24.5 in
French Empire Revival 19th Century Giltwood Carved Figural Console and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Empire Revival 19th century giltwood and Gesso carved figural console table with matching mirror. The "D" shaped top console raised by a pair of seated winged sphinxes ...
Marble
$2,769Sale Price|55% Off
H 40.95 in W 90.56 in D 27.56 in
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.
Birch, Fabric
$7,649Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34.65 in W 35.83 in D 37.41 in
Antique Pair of Thomas Chippendale Style Chesterfield Brown Leather Armchairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of fully restored, Thomas Chippendale style, Victorian hand dyed brown leather Chesterfield buttoned club armchairs with Claw & Ba...
Leather
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 37 in D 72 in
Italian Black Leather Postmodern Loveseat by i4 Mariani for the Pace Collection
By Pace Collection, i4 Mariani
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice black leather Postmodern loveseat by I4 Mariani for the Pace Collection, circa late 1980s. The piece is in great condition with super high quality leather and Italian cra...
Leather
$4,099Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.13 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in
Fully Restored Vintage Chesterfield Porters Wingback Armchair Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Porters barrel back armchair in whisky brown leather This chair a real tour de force, is has absolutely everything going ...
Leather
Heywood Wakefield 'Champagne' Headboard
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blonde Champagne color headboard by Heywood Wakefield. Headboard has two side cabinets attached. Open storage and hidden door storage on either side. Will fit a 54" full mattress. Pl...
Maple
$2,855
H 36.62 in W 63.78 in D 26.38 in
Restored Biedermeier Sofa, Walnut, Reupholstered, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This stunning Biedermeier sofa from the first half of the 19th century originates from Austria and represents the essence of classic elegance and craftsmanship of its era. The const...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Art Deco Skyscraper tallboy
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful figured walnut Art Deco skyscraper Tallboy dating to 1930. The 4 deep, graduated drawers run smoothly and boast beautiful white phenolic bar handles with chrome supports ...
Walnut
$6,383Sale Price|30% Off
H 35.44 in W 42.52 in D 36.62 in
"Sit Down" lounge chair in polyester by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, Italy, 1975
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Sit Down armchair designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina in 1975. Steel frame, molded plywood, cold-injected polyurethane, quilted polyester wadding fabric. Good condition, chair has ...
Steel
$15,421
H 109 in W 52.6 in D 8 in
Impressive Antique Hand Carved Oak Gothic Revival Door Complete with Wall Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Gothic architectural door with strong iron hardware in original frame. This striking and all hand carved door was originally probably part of a church or monastery and the ...
Iron
Una 'Articolo Indeterminativo' Wood Chaise Longue
By Stefano Marolla
Located in Roma, IT
The chaise longue is the third piece of the collection Una (Articolo Indeterminativo) by Stefano Marolla. The name of the collection comes from the Italian grammar where the indeterm...
Wood
$1,593Sale Price|25% Off
H 43 in W 64 in D 23 in
19th-C. English British Colonial Jacobean Carved Oak & Cane Chaise
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century British Colonial Jacobean carved oak and cane chaise. The carved arched stretchers are intact and solid as is the cane. It is unmarked and in very good condition.
Oak, Cane
$835Sale Price|53% Off
H 36 in W 73 in D 24 in
Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Sofa, Ebonized Wood, Early 20th Century
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Trenton, NJ
nfuse your home with timeless sophistication with this Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Sofa. Its ebonized wood frame features exquisite carvings that highlight the skill and craftsmanship...
Upholstery, Wood
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.
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