Antique Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Spider Web Back Desk Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A stylish pair of antique Victorian carved mahogany desk chairs with unusual circular spider web backs, shaped arms and newly upholstered seats.
Mahogany
$7,575Sale Price / set|20% Off
EIGHT STUNNING GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE (1727-1786) SPIDER WEB BACK DiNING CHAIRS 8
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of Circa 1940 George Hepplewhite (1727-1786) Designed Spider Web back dining chairs in h...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Set 12 Spider Web Back Dining Chairs Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fabulous set of 12 ( 10 + 2 ) mahogany spider web back dining chairs. Circa 1900 These chairs are raised upon tapered legs with carved and fluted decoration.
Mahogany
Mahogany Regency Style Spider Back Side Chair by Sherrill Furniture
By Sherrill Furniture Company
Located in Toledo, OH
The spider web back accent chair by Sherrill Furniture has a mahogany wood frame and an elegant striped fabric seat.
Mahogany
Sold
H 36.23 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Stunning George Hepplewhite Spider Web Back Occasional Chairs Armchairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of George Hepplewhite Spider Web back occasional carver armchairs These chairs are one of the most iconic designs by arguabl...
Hardwood
$2,400 / set
H 38 in W 17.5 in D 21 in
12 Antique English Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs Supplied by Mario Buatta
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. and later, England, an assembled set of dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, (6) side chairs with pierced splat backs, and (6) side chairs of similar design, all of mahoga...
Fabric, Mahogany
$2,595 / set
H 38.75 in W 18.25 in D 18.75 in
Set Of 10 George III Style Dining Chairs for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of 10 very stylish Dining Chairs comprised of 2 end arm chairs and 8 side chairs. Refined and diminutive frames have many fine details including an openwork back with double X...
Fabric, Wood
Superb Set of Eight George II Dining Chairs
By Giles Grendey
Located in Greenwich, CT
A superb set of eight George II carved mahogany dining chairs having a carved crest rail with a pierced and carved splat, carved styles, having a drop in seat on substantial carved c...
Mahogany
$9,530 / set
H 34.06 in W 20.87 in D 16.93 in
Antique George III Quality Sheraton Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality set of eight George III Sheraton dining chairs comprising six singles and two carvers, crafted in fine mahogany. Each chair displays elegant reeded curved backs with...
Mahogany
$8,515 / set
H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 22.45 in
Antique Set 10 English Revival Pierced Splat Back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique set of ten Regency Revival polychrome, ebonized, parcel-gilt dining armchairs, dating from the early 20th century. The set comprises ten open armchairs, each with b...
Wood
Pair of 19th century carved walnut side chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century carved walnut side chairs circa 1870. Good quality pair of side chairs which would ideally suit a bedroom or dressing room. Cartouche shaped back rest surmount...
Fabric, Walnut
$2,695 / set
H 35.25 in W 19.5 in D 18 in
Kindel Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six French Regency Louis XVI style "Belvedere" dining chairs By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved fruitwood frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: Sid...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Set of Six Dining Chairs in the Style of Samuel Marx
By Samuel Marx
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking and sculpturally refined set of vintage dining chairs in the style of architect and designer Samuel Marx, seamlessly blending traditional and modern elements in a way that...
Mahogany
$1,800
H 35 in W 21 in D 19 in
Set of Six Neo Regency Dining Chairs attributed to The Baker Furniture Company
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Neo Regency style X back dining chairs, having solid wood ( mahogany or walnut ) frames, with upholstered seats and backrests. The set includes four side, and two arm ch...
Upholstery, Wood
$6,607 / set
H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 24.41 in
Vintage Set Ten Bar Back Dining Chairs by William Tillman 20th Century
By William Tillman
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality Vintage set of ten Regency Revival bar-backed dining chairs, in the manner of Gillows, by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, circa 1975 in date. Pur...
Damask, Wood
Set of 6 Governor Alston Arm Chairs From Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North Canton, OH
6 Governor Alston Dining Chairs from Baker. One of the most recognizable and sought after pieces from the Baker collections. Most of these examples are finished in black lacquer, rar...
Wood
$1,102Sale Price / item|27% Off
H 34.65 in W 15.75 in D 16.15 in
19th Century French Pair of Petite Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of petite 19th century French beautifully carved walnut side chairs in Victorian style. Very stable and comfortable with new white upholstery, circa 1870.
Walnut
$1,295 / set
H 33.75 in W 20 in D 23 in
Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Side Chairs - a Pair. Item features carved cabriole legs, heavy solid walnut floral carved frames, and classic and elegant Louis...
Walnut
$4,000
H 39.5 in W 24 in D 21 in
Fabulous Set 6 Balloon Back Cabriole Leg Dining Chairs Queen Anne style
By John Widdicomb
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous set of 6 balloon back cabriole leg dining chairs. Not sure who made these but they are extremely well crafted and built to last. The upholstery is worn but the frames are ...
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Ten George III Style Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fabulous Set of Ten Late 19th Century Georgian Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs. Each chair features a pierced and intricately carved back splat with scrolling acanthu...
Mahogany
$14,000 / set
H 43 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
Set of Six Directoire Mahogany Dining Chairs Attributed to Georges Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of six period Directoire dining chairs carved in Honduras mahogany. Identical chairs are shown in the reference book "Ebenists of the 18th century". While unstamped, this set c...
Mahogany
$2,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 6 in W 4 in D 0.4 in
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap. Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Animal Skin, Paper
English Victorian Period Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This antique display cabinet, or vitrine, is an exquisite piece of furniture: dating from the late Victorian period in England, the cabinet is beautifully built from the finest mahog...
Glass, Mahogany, Wood
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp by Daum Studio
By Daum
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Art Nouveau lamp is by the celebrated French glasswork studio Daum which was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France. The lamp is inscribed ‘DAUM, NANCY’. The lamp is of ...
Glass
$2,160
H 7.08 in Dm 5.51 in
Meissen Candlestick with Figurines Gardener Children Model R 185, circa 1870
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rare Item: Candlestick with Gardener Figurines Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark with Pommels on Hilts Model Number R 185 Former's Number 13 Painte...
Porcelain
Four Meissen Porcelain Plaques Depicting the Four Seasons
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed set of four allegorical porcelain plaques portrays family scenes within the theme of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Spring can be ide...
Metal
$58,450Sale Price|22% Off
H 36.25 in W 70.38 in D 25.88 in
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By Léon Kann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...
Marble, Ormolu
English Cast Iron Umbrella / Cane Stand. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast iron umbrella / cane stand with three section top, scrolled floral side mounts, four removable pans, and terminating on decorative cast egg and dart base.
$10,914Sale Price|20% Off
H 53.55 in W 44.89 in D 16.54 in
Unique Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Bargueño in Solid Chestnut Wood
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an exceptional Spanish Renaissance bargueño, crafted in the mid 19th century, from solid chestnut wood. This masterpiece, with its warm brown color, exudes timeless ...
Brass
19th Century Highly Decorative Bronze And Slag Glass Magazine Rack
Located in Germantown, MD
A very unique, highly decorative Bronze And Slag Glass Magazine Rack. Measures 18.5" in width, 9" in depth and 27" in height.
Bronze
$2,000
H 5 in W 8 in D 4 in
Wedgwood Majolica Nautilus Shell Spoon Warmer, Amaranth and Turquoise Glazes
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Majolica Nautilus Shell Spoon Warmer, Amaranth and Turquoise Glazes Description This Wedgwood majolica spoon warmer is naturalistically modeled as a large nautilus shell, ...
Majolica
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...
Porcelain
$7,200 / set
H 16.5 in W 19 in D 8 in
Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Wall Shelves, 19th Century, Carved
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut wall shelves with one mountain goat and one pronghorn with leaf carved design
Walnut
Pre-Columbian Gold Quimbaya Necklace with Six Frogs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Gold Quimbaya necklace with beads in the shape of six frogs of delicate and slender shape with a beautiful gold color and patina, very nice expression with two narrow lines on the ba...
$5,457Sale Price|22% Off
H 7.08 in W 5.9 in D 3.74 in
Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Meissen, Cupid in Trouble, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Meissen porcelain group, depicting a cupid in trouble, crossed swords to the base.
Porcelain
$61,308 / set
H 40.56 in W 17.33 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer by Dasson
Located in London, GB
This fine set comprises a cartel clock and barometer, each of which are crafted entirely in gilt bronze. The clock and barometer cases are identical, and take the form of a lyre. The...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
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.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
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