$6,950 / set
6-Piece Gustavian-Style Parlour Suite
Located in Brentwood, TN
Swedish Gustavian-style painted parlour suite comprising a sofa, four chairs and a round center table, dating to the early 20th century.
Wood
$5,192Sale Price / set|20% Off
ANTIQUE PAIR OF C HINDLEY & SONS ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CRESTS FRENCH ARMCHAIRs
By Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furnitu...
Fabric, Oak, Walnut
$16,397Sale Price / set|20% Off
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furnitu...
Leather, Hardwood
5 Piece Neoclassic Style Parlour Suite
Located in Markham, ON
Mahogany - Marquetry Inlaid Neoclassic style Settee and 4 matching Side-chairs upholstered in glazed black cotton. ( Only 2 side-chairs shown )
Mahogany
5 Piece Neoclassic Style Parlour Suite
Located in Markham, ON
Mahogany - Marquetry Inlaid Neoclassic style Settee and 4 matching Side-chairs upholstered in glazed black cotton. ( Only 2 side-chairs shown )
Mahogany
19th Century Gilt Diminutive French Parlor Suite
Located in Abilene, TX
This beautiful petite French parlour suite made up of one settee and two chairs is gilded finish on wood.
Wood
Victorian Settee Chair Set Antique Couch Parlour Suite, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An excellent quality rosewood parlour suite. Comprising of a shaped settee, a pair of open arm chairs and 2 single chairs.
Rosewood
French Louis XVI-Style Carved Walnut Parlour Suite Circa 1910
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Highly carved and detailed, the superior quality in this gorgeous, French, Louis XVI-style, carved walnut parlour suite is obvious. Settee: 53.5” wide x 27” deep x 39.5” tall.
Antique Five-Piece French Renaissance Parlour Suite, circa 1920
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French Renaissance five-piece parlour suite, circa 1920. In very good condition, with lovely carvings on the arms and legs.
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Sold
H 30.32 in W 47.64 in D 19.3 in
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Parcel Gilt Parlour Suite
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The flood of goods from Imperial Japan in the late 19th century had a profound effect on western artists who fully embraced Japanese design taste and was a major contributor to what ...
Silk, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Sold
H 28.94 in W 54.73 in D 28.94 in
Victorian Hardwood & Pink Velour Parlour Chesterfield Suite of Sofa & Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian Chesterfield tufted pink Velour and Mahogany parlour suite of seating A very elegant and well made suite, the frames are ...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Sold
H 29.93 in W 48.43 in D 27.17 in
Antique Victorian Walnut Writing Table Desk Hindley & Sons 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Jobs ranged from supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to fulfilling private commissions with suites of parlour furnitu...
Walnut
Austro-Hungarian Canape and Bergere
Located in Woodbury, CT
Bespoke furniture for a prominent hotelier; a canapé and bergere parlour suite in the style of seating furniture prevalent during the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918.
Sold
H 44 in W 72 in D 29 in
Late 19th Century French Five-Piece Walnut Salon Suite in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century superb quality French 5 piece carved walnut & parcel-gilt salon/parlour suite in the Louis XVI style. This suite comprises of a sofa, 2 armchairs and 2 single ...
Walnut
$3,484 / set
H 38.59 in W 22.45 in D 20.87 in
Antique Pair George III Polychrome Decorated Open Armchairs 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of George III polychrome decorated open armchairs, attributed to Gillows, Circa 1785 in date. Each is superbly decorated with hand painted garlands, ribbon tied foliat...
Wood
$9,784Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 46.86 in W 26.78 in D 26.38 in
PAIR OF HIGH BACKED ANTIQUE REGENCY 1810 CHESTERFIELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Regency Circa 1810-1820 heigh back Chesterfield Tufted, fully restored hand dyed...
Leather, Hardwood
Set of 6 Gustavian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Set of six early 20th century Gustavian style dining chairs. Seats have recently been fully upholstered (including webbing, foam etc) and finished in calico. 1920. Seat height: 19.5...
Beech
Set of 8 Swedish Gustavian White Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
6 Swedish Gustavian mid century side chairs with an antique white painted finish and an open back design (PRICED EACH)
Paint
$3,200 / set
H 42 in W 20 in D 20 in
Harlequin Set of 6 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs.English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of six English limed oak chairs. Not quite matching. They are actually 2 different models ( 3 + 3 ). The chairs have the same basic characteristics. Firstly, the de...
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very unique set of six Gustavian dining chairs, I was told in Sweden they where called "Kung Stolar" King Chairs. I found them at an Estate auction in Stockholm Sweden. The...
Birch
$13,118Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 22.84 in D 24.02 in
Very Rare Set of Six Eton College Victorian Walnut Captains Chairs Carved EC
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and important suite of six original Victorian Walnut Eton College captains chairs each one carved with EC in the back rest A subst...
Walnut
$27,329Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 94 in W 59.5 in D 61 in
Eight Antique Howard & Son's Brown Leather Carver Gainsborough Dining Armchairs
By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare set of eight original Howard & Son’s Berners street London Gainsborough carver armchairs, fully stamped and restored, circa 1900 ...
Leather, Wood
$7,652Sale 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
$4,099Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.82 in W 20.28 in D 17.33 in
Antique circa 1860 Victorian Burr Walnut Armchair Royal Coat of Arms Armorial
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this truly sublime, high Victorian Burr Walnut occasional chair with truly exquisite Royal Coat of Arms Armorial crest embroidered seat and back re...
Walnut
$13,118Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 43.12 in W 20.08 in D 19.89 in
Eight Hand Carved Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Antique Jacobean Dining Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of eight original, early Victorian, hand carved Jacobean revival dining chairs with hand carved Armorial crest, Coat of Arms back rests an...
Leather, Oak
$32,795Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33.86 in W 29.93 in D 37.8 in
FULLY RESTORED PAIR OF ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON BRIDGEWATER BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRs
By Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored original pair of Victorian Walnut framed Howard & Son’s Bridgewater model, Bern...
Leather
$4,919 / set
H 35.44 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in L 35.44 in
Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs Grey Lindome Style Set of 6, Mid-20th Century
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual set of 6 Gustavian lindome dining chairs in good structural condition with fine carved detailing in Grey with trap seats. Lovely fluted legs and Classic rose detail on the ed...
Birch
$6,764 / set
H 37.01 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Swedish Gustavian Roseback Dining Chairs White Set of 8 1940s 2 Carvers
Located in Lewes, England
Rare Set of 6 Swedish Gustavian roseback dining chairs and 2 matching Roseback Carver Chairs in good condition in white with lovely carvings C 1940. Great for every day usage with ...
Birch
Set of Eight 20th Century Gustavian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very attractive set of eight early 20th Century Gustavian style dining chairs. Highly decorative with a later aged white paint finish the set comprises of two carver chairs and si...
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
$5,807 / set
H 34.26 in W 19.69 in D 21.66 in
Antique Set 8 English William IV Bar Back Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic set of eight antique English William IV flame mahogany bar back dining chairs, dating from circa 1830. The set comprising a pair of armchairs with over scrolled...
Leather, Mahogany
$205
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
20th Century French Hand Made Table Lamp with Pair of Glass Tulips
Located in Sofia, BG
Hand made French metal lamp with pair of glass tulips. France, circa 1990.
Metal
$1,430Sale Price|44% Off
H 37.41 in W 28.35 in D 4.73 in
Antique Large Fine Quality Early 19th Century Gilt Overmantel or Wall Mirror
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique large fine quality early 19th century gilt overmantel or wall mirror. A very decorative statement piece, with a great look. A charming mirror, that is full of age and char...
Giltwood
$1,884
H 27.96 in W 28.75 in D 14.57 in
1950s Midcentury Regency Italian Wood, Brass and Mirror Dry Bar Cabinet Cart
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet cart characterized by its original Asian themed painted front wood pull-out tilt door with interior part in mirror gl...
Brass
$3,650
H 16.63 in W 1,463 in D 1 in
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$4,450
H 46.66 in W 32.49 in D 1.97 in
18th Century Neo-Classical Italian Carved, Painted and Gilt Wall Panel
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous ca. 1790; Italy Wood panel and plaster, painted, gilt and lacquered Approximate size: 118.5 x 82.5 x 5 cm The present panel is probably of late 18th century origin,...
Wood, Giltwood
$6,850
H 4.5 in W 9.38 in D 3.38 in
Pair of French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Cachepots by Muller Freres, 1930s
By Louis Majorelle, Edgar Brandt, Muller Frères
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful pair of Muller Freres art glass and nickel-plated wrought iron cachepots. Dating to the Art Deco period. In the style of Edgar Brandt or Louis Majorelle with blown ...
Wrought Iron
$2,684
H 7.09 in Dm 5.12 in
Brown and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge made in 1938 from Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and early example from Wilhelm Kåge’s iconic Argenta series, produced at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory in 1938. Crafted in stoneware with an unusual mottled brown glaze — ...
Stoneware
$5,460
H 82.68 in W 20.08 in D 9.06 in
Beautiful Antique English Grandfather Clock, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 19th century. English floor clock, oak with thread inlay, hand painted dial with Roman numerals and polychrome painting with...
Oak, Mahogany
19th Century English Mahogany Tea Trolley in Regency Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English tea trolley of epic proportions, this 19th century mahogany antique is grand in scale, likely used in a luxurious hotel or commercial setting. The wood shelves are stunnin...
Mahogany
$650 / set
H 8.25 in W 8.75 in D 7.25 in
Pair of Theodore Alexander Metal & Wood Elephant Form Bookends
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive set of Theodore Alexander bookends depicting patinated metal elephants seated atop a wooden book form plinth. The elephants are facing two faux books with gilt e...
Metal
$4,256Sale Price|20% Off
W 96 in L 116 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Taupe, Ice Blue and Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
The town of Oushak first emerged as a center for the production of Ottoman Turkish court carpets from the end of the fifteenth century. Like these forerunners, the antique Oushak car...
Wool
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated a...
Brass, Ormolu
Ralph Lauren Pair of Hand Embroidered Silk Down Pillows
Located in Water Mill, NY
29" pair of silk and down pillows made from hand embroidered on silk with fringe
Silk
$6,240Sale Price|35% Off
H 34 in W 32 in D 28.75 in
Walnut & Mahogany Reading / cockfighting chair C. 1875, by Wright and Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Walnut & Mahogany Reading / cockfighting chair Circa 1875, by Wright and Mansfield The Chair frame & legs made of walnut, its backrest with a ratchetting Mahogany bookstand...
Leather, Mahogany, Walnut
Rustic Black Forest Settee, Carved Walnut with Bear Supports, Germany
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest style (20th Cent) carved walnut settee with bear sides suppports and center hat tree
Wood, Mirror
19th Century Chinese Canton / Rose Medallion Garden Seat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century Chinese Canton / Rose medallion hexagonal porcelain garden seat. The top and sides having pierced decoration to the centres, two rows gilded buttons aroun...
Porcelain
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.
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