Pierre Benoit Marcion - chaise impériale livrée pour Compiègne en 1808
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre Benoit Marcion - chaise impériale livrée pour Compiègne en 1808 Pierre Benoît Marcion Chaise impériale Bois relaqué, assemblages chevillées Dimensions : H. 90 : L. 45 ; P. 40...
Beech
Antique French Empire Black Ebonized Walnut Needlepoint Parlor Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Empire Black Ebonized Walnut Needlepoint Parlor Arm Chair.
Walnut
$1,989 / set
Pair French Arm Chairs Gilt Empire Fauteuils
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of French gilt arm chairs in the Empire manner Recently reupholstered with floral patterned fabric Gilt frame hand carved and very ornate Some of our items are in storag...
Giltwood
Pair of French Empire Style Walnut Arm Chairs with White Silk Upholstery
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of French Empire Style Walnut Arm Chairs, with scroll form crest and white silk upholstery on four scroll form legs. 37.5" H x 22.5" W x 19" D; seat: 17" H.
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
1960s Six Dining Chairs Chiavarine by Fratelli Levaggi / Gaetano Descalzi
By Fratelli Levaggi/Guiseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The marquess was carrying with him a “French Empire style” chair, with a seat made of wicker and a naked structure, dared the carpenter to rework that luxury piece of furniture.
Straw, Walnut
$2,396Sale Price / set|20% Off
Incredible Pair of French Empire Style Walnut and Vibrant Yellow Bergere Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This incredible pair of French Empire style bergère chairs showcases a masterful blend of neoclassical elegance and bold decorative flair.
Walnut
Mid 19th century French empire mahogany and leather reclining chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality mid 19th century French mahogany and leather reclining chair circa 1860. We are pleased to be able to offer this stunning french flame mahogany reclining chair for sale...
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Four Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs with Lyre Shaped Backs, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
Typical of the Biedermeier period that borrows without exaggeration from the previous French Empire era, the chairs exude an air of understated elegance.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Mahogany Table Empire style with Louis Philippe four Chairs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Spring seat. French mahogany dining table from the early 19th century, Empire style, with four elegant hand-carved Louis Philippe mahogany chairs of the same age, still usable.
Mahogany
French Arm Chair - Empire Black Lacquer Seat Fauteil
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Come view this in our Canonbury Antiques showroom just north of London in Potters Bar, Herts Stunning French Empire style black lacquer arm chair - Elegant design with clean understa...
Lacquer
$27,850Sale Price / set|30% Off
French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Desk, Bookcase & Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Empire Revival Style Mahogany and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Three-Piece Study or Office Suite, comprising of a desk with leather top, a horse-shoe-shaped armchai...
Bronze
French Empire Style Walnut, Bronze, and Marble Table and Chairs Living Room Set
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Empire-style walnut and marble eight-piece salon set with golden and light yellow fabric and bronze mounts.
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Empire Revival Burr Walnut Dining Table & 10 Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An impressive Vintage French Empire Revival burr walnut dining table and a set of ten swag back dining chairs dating from the mid 20th Century.
Walnut
$3,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of French Empire Revival Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Game Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of French empire revival style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted horseshoe shaped game armchairs (reproductions). The arched back frames centered with a harp design below a lau...
Bronze
$16,000Sale Price / set|36% Off
French Empire Napoleonic Style Chairs in South African Zebra Hide
Located in Saint Louis, US
Here we have a pair of antique French Baroque chairs. These two chairs were fully restored and upholstered from the bone; they were given a complete revival. The South African zebra ...
Zebra Hide, Wood
$763Sale Price / set|65% Off
Pair of Stately Antique French Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of high quality gorgeous vintage French Empire style club chairs from Bloomingdale's with handsome carved dolphin armrests.
Wood
Fine Empire Period Bronze and Mahogany Desk Chair by Jacob Freres
By Jacob Frères
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany desk armchair upholstered in gilt-tool leather. Signed: "Jacob Freres, rue de Meslee" Provenance: Partridge Fine Arts, New Bond Street, London.
Mahogany
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric High Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High Back French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric Wing Back Arm Chair.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Empire Style Carved Giltwood Tub Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery.
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Pair of Empire Style Carved Giltwood Tub Chairs with Green Velvet Upholstery.
Velvet, Giltwood
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
Beech
$28,000 / set
Pair of French Consulate Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Consolate mahogany (circa 1800) open arm chairs with beige leather seat and square back with an open X design (PRICED AS PAIR)
Amazing Set of Armchair and 2 Chair First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of armchair and 2 chair First Empire Napoleon III early 19th Century France measure armchair: 86cm x 64cm x 54cm measures chairs: 82cm x 50cm x 45cm wood proveniente : Roman...
Wood
Pair Vintage French Painted Folding Campaign Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair Vintage French hand painted and hand crafted Campaign Chairs, each director form chair carved with Empire details -- taupe paint With gilt and animal print upholstery, Height...
Fabric, Giltwood
$6,172 / set
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Mahogany Empire influenced arm chairs. Each with classical scrolling leaf decoration, brass trimming, upholstered stuff over back and seats and raised o...
Mahogany
$28,000 / set
Set of Four Directoire Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A suite of four Empire chairs with gilt-bronze mounts and green silk upholstery.
Silk, Giltwood, Mahogany
$24,500
The Last King's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
This chair was part of a large salon suite (this one is number belonging to King Louis Philippe - Duke of Orléans - the last king of France.
Mahogany
Pair of Regency Style Carved Dolphin Head Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Featuring beautifully sculpted wooden frames, graceful silhouettes, and luxurious golden-yellow upholstery, these armchairs reflect the sophisticated artistic traditions of the Frenc...
Textile, Walnut
$4,500 / set
Pair Neoclassical Style Armchairs.
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These geometric decorations reflect the architectural discipline associated with the French Empire tradition. The chairs rest upon four elegantly tapered legs, finished in deep ebon...
Walnut
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