Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebony and Bone inlayed Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and handsome Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Ebony and Bone inlayed Settee. This exquisite settee is raised on eight mottled legs and supported on topie shaped...
Bone, Ebony
Antique Early 20th Century Moorish Settee with Decorative Inlay
Located in Westfield, MA
Constructed from rich hardwood, the frame features a dazzling array of bone and mother-of-pearl inlay in geometric and floral motifs, creating a captivating contrast against the warm...
Bone, Abalone, Walnut
Fine Vintage Moroccan Folding Settee
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Moroccan Settee with inlaid Bone discs and intricate overall carved decoration. With decorative carved crest. In very good condition with only minor age and use wear including a miss...
Bone, Wood
Antique Tete-a-Tete with Bone Inlays
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable antique Moroccan tete-a-tete crafted in walnut in classic graceful form featuring geometric bone inlays, turned balustrades, stick and ball, custom floral upholst...
Walnut
Indian Bone Inlaid Anglo-Indian Settee
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large antique hand carved Anglo Indian sofa, day bed, heavily inlaid with bone. The Anglo Indian colonial sofa is inlaid with bone and ebony inlays throughout.
Bone
Sold
H 37 in W 52.25 in D 21 in
Moroccan Midcentury Settee with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan settee from the mid 20th century, with geometric mother-of-pearl inlay and new linen upholstery. Created in Morocco during the Midcentury period, this settee captures our ...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Upholstery, Wood
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H 46 in W 58.5 in D 22 in
Antique Middle Eastern Syrian Islamic Moorish Inlaid Walnut Bench Settee, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique Syrian inlaid three seat bench, settee, Circa 1880. The bench is of the highest quality, finely & prufusely inlaid with geometric devices of Mother-of-pearl a...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
bone inlay settee
Located in St. Helena, CA
wood and bone inlay settee with natural fine linen upholstery
Wood, Bone, Fabric
Unusual 19th. Century Syrian Inlayed Sette
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome and unusual sette from Damascus ,inlaiyed with bone and metal studs. Interesting cut shirt on raised turned feet. Beautifully constructed of beautifully grained cedar. Upho...
Bone
Sold
H 29 in W 29 in D 27 in
Pr Moroccan Arm, Corner Chairs/ Settee w/ Bone & Ivory Inlays, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Moroccan Arm Chairs with Bone & Ivory Inlays, maybe used as a tete-a-tete (where chairs are positioned where you face one another).
Ivory
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$116,142
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Antique Pakistani Punjabi Wooden Tribal Arm Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century to Early 20th Century hand carved, turned and painted Punjabi chair with new down feather persimmon colored silk velvet seat cushion.
Silk, Velvet, Wood
$42,000 / set
H 98 in W 43.5 in D 20.25 in
Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1875-1885. Extraordinary workmanship. Bed: 58" x 76" Interior. Headboard: 63" High x 60" Wide Footbo...
Marble
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...
Hardwood, Mohair
$61,487
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$290,000
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
Walnut
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Library Ladders, Napoleon III Style
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
$7,800 / set
H 28.5 in W 34 in D 18 in
19th Century Pair of Italian Baroque Style Giltwood Bed Coronas
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of large 19th century Italian bed coronas or crowns made in the Baroque taste. The coronas feature demi-lune shaped frames embellished with gold leaf and decorated with...
Gold Leaf
$34,159
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$163,965
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
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.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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