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Empire Cane Chair

French Empire Walnut Bergere Chair with Cane Panels & Leopard Cushion
French Empire Walnut Bergere Chair with Cane Panels & Leopard Cushion

French Empire Walnut Bergere Chair with Cane Panels & Leopard Cushion

Located in Astoria, NY

French Empire Style Cane Paneled Walnut Bergere, with leopard print upholstered cushion. 35.25" H x 22.25" W x 25.75" D; seat: 21" H (with cushion). Provenance: From an Upper East ...

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20th Century Empire Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Walnut

Refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and Cane Seat Chair
Refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and Cane Seat Chair

Refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and Cane Seat Chair

Located in Germantown, MD

A finely refinished Early American Empire Mahogany and cane seat chair in very good condition.

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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

American Empire Flame Mahogany Cane Seat Chairs, circa 1890s a Pair
American Empire Flame Mahogany Cane Seat Chairs, circa 1890s a Pair

American Empire Flame Mahogany Cane Seat Chairs, circa 1890s a Pair

Located in Germantown, MD

Gorgeous pair of American Empire Flame Mahogany cane seat chairs. Newly caned seats.

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Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Antique American Empire Side Chair, Hand-Turned Wood, Cane Seat, 1890s
Antique American Empire Side Chair, Hand-Turned Wood, Cane Seat, 1890s

Antique American Empire Side Chair, Hand-Turned Wood, Cane Seat, 1890s

Located in New Orleans, LA

An antique American Empire-style caned spindle-back side chair, also sometimes referred to as Victorian style.

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Antique 1890s American American Classical Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

A French Empire Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Terminus
A French Empire Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Terminus

A French Empire Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Terminus

By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter

Located in Reading, Berkshire

A French Empire Georges Desmalter Mahogany Frame Cane Bergere Armchair With Rams Head Pediments With Square Tapering Legs & Hoof Feet. François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1...

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Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Bergere Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Vintage Giltwood Caning and Upholstery Chair with Woven Pattern
Vintage Giltwood Caning and Upholstery Chair with Woven Pattern

Vintage Giltwood Caning and Upholstery Chair with Woven Pattern

Located in Germantown, MD

Vintage gilded caning and upholstery chair with woven pattern. Excellent condition. measurements are 23" in width by 26.5" in Depth by 34.5" in height. Seat width is 20", seat width ...

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Late 20th Century American American Empire Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Foam, Walnut, Giltwood

Caned chair  by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually
Caned chair  by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually

Caned chair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually

Located in Brussels, BE

Caned chair by Jean-Joseph Chapuis , early 19th century - Sold Individually Jean-Joseph Chapuis was born in Brussels in 1765.

Category

Antique 19th Century Empire Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Bergère Caned Victorian French Armchair
Antique Bergère Caned Victorian French Armchair

Antique Bergère Caned Victorian French Armchair

By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an Antique Bergère Doouble Caned Victorian French armchair French double cane 19th century. Mahogany & bronze accents with original patina. New cane, wood fin...

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Bergere Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Empire Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Bergeres
Pair of Empire Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Bergeres

Pair of Empire Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Bergeres

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Pair of Egyptian Empire style painted and gilt decorated bergeres, late 20th century. The crest rail with a central carved face flanked by scrolling gilt vines the back of the crest...

Category

Late 20th Century Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Paint

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18th Century French Empire Caned Fauteuil
18th Century French Empire Caned Fauteuil

18th Century French Empire Caned Fauteuil

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H 38 in W 23.5 in D 17 in

18th Century French Empire Caned Fauteuil

Located in New York, NY

18th century French Empire Caned Fauteuil. Made with painted wood and cane. Classic example of early Empire style in 18th century France.

Category

Antique 18th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair
17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair

17th Century Italian Black Lacquered Herringbone Cane Seat Chiavari Chair

By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi, Chiavari

Located in Stockholm, SE

Offered for your consideration is a solitary black lacquered Chiavari chair in beautiful vintage condition. Featuring turned legs and hand carved purple willow frame and backrest in ...

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Antique 17th Century Italian Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

17th Century Gilded Italian Chiavari Chairs
17th Century Gilded Italian Chiavari Chairs

17th Century Gilded Italian Chiavari Chairs

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H 34.26 in W 16.54 in D 17.33 in

17th Century Gilded Italian Chiavari Chairs

By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi

Located in Stockholm, SE

Offered for your consideration are a pair of antique Italian 17th century gilded Empire Chiavari chairs. Gilded willow hardwood with woven cane seat.

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Antique Early 17th Century Empire Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of Empire Style Bronze Mounted Cane Chairs
Set of Empire Style Bronze Mounted Cane Chairs

Set of Empire Style Bronze Mounted Cane Chairs

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H 41.5 in W 18.2 in D 17.5 in

Set of Empire Style Bronze Mounted Cane Chairs

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a set of an Empire style bronze mounted wood cane chairs. They have a high straight upper back that end in a triangular pediments.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Chairs

Materials

Wood

Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair
Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair

Black and Gilt Empire Style Chairs with Cane Seats, a Pair

Located in Wichita, KS

Beautiful vintage Empire style chairs with caned seats. The Chairs are black with a beautiful gilt design of lion heads holding swags, surrounded by leaves.

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs

Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Glorious set of ten mahogany dining chairs made in the neoclassical French empire taste.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Six Walnut, Cane and Copper Empire Dining Chairs
Six Walnut, Cane and Copper Empire Dining Chairs

Six Walnut, Cane and Copper Empire Dining Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

Excellent set of six Empire style dining chairs with original cut velvet chartreuse seats and open cane back.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair Gustavian Swedish Empire Style Hendrix Allardyce Double Cane Bergere Chairs
Pair Gustavian Swedish Empire Style Hendrix Allardyce Double Cane Bergere Chairs

Pair Gustavian Swedish Empire Style Hendrix Allardyce Double Cane Bergere Chairs

By HENDRIX ALLARDYCE

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Pair of Gustavian Swedish Empire Style Hendrix Allardyce Painted Double Caned Bergeres Chairs

Category

20th Century Gustavian Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood, Feathers

Empire Style Side Chairs
Empire Style Side Chairs

Empire Style Side Chairs

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H 34 in W 18 in D 18 in

Empire Style Side Chairs

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of Empire Neoclassical chairs with lyre back motif.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of '6' Empire Chairs
Set of '6' Empire Chairs

Set of '6' Empire Chairs

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H 35.25 in W 17.75 in D 20.5 in

Set of '6' Empire Chairs

Located in Culver City, CA

Fruitwood dining chairs with hand carved details and woven cane seat.

Category

20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Fruitwood

Pair of Tomlinson Rams' Heads and Hoofed Legs Empire-Style Armchairs
Pair of Tomlinson Rams' Heads and Hoofed Legs Empire-Style Armchairs

Pair of Tomlinson Rams' Heads and Hoofed Legs Empire-Style Armchairs

By Tomlinson

Located in Chicago, IL

Empire style barrel back armchairs by Tomlinson. Each chair has a pair of hand-carved ram's heads at the peak of the front legs which are dramatically shaped similar to actual ram hi...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cane, Leather, Walnut

Pair of French Giltwood and Cane Lyre Back Chairs, Second Empire Period
Pair of French Giltwood and Cane Lyre Back Chairs, Second Empire Period

Pair of French Giltwood and Cane Lyre Back Chairs, Second Empire Period

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A very pretty pair of lyre back gilt and cane occasional or bedroom chairs, dating from around 1880. These very ornate chairs feature elaborate carved upright backs, with a detailed ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Cane, Giltwood

Antique Burlwood Caned Chairs, Pair
Antique Burlwood Caned Chairs, Pair

Antique Burlwood Caned Chairs, Pair

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H 32.75 in W 17.5 in D 18.25 in

Antique Burlwood Caned Chairs, Pair

Located in Bradenton, FL

A pair of empire style side chairs dating from the late 1800’s.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Burl

Beech & Black Leather Empire Style Desk Chair
Beech & Black Leather Empire Style Desk Chair

Beech & Black Leather Empire Style Desk Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

Sensuously curved beech wood framed regency desk chair with an oval caned back, and black leather seat. Expertly carved and detailed with the best quality materials.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Chairs

Materials

Beech, Cane, Leather

19th Century Bergère Beech & Leather Armchairs Empire Legs
19th Century Bergère Beech & Leather Armchairs Empire Legs

19th Century Bergère Beech & Leather Armchairs Empire Legs

Located in Reading, Berkshire

19th Century Bergère Beech Armchair With Tan Leather Seat Pad Upon Empire Legs Circa 1800's Two Chairs In Stock Price Per Chair

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Antique 19th Century British Empire Bergere Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Beech

Set of 12 Circa 1910 Empire Style Black Lacquered Gilded Chairs
Set of 12 Circa 1910 Empire Style Black Lacquered Gilded Chairs

Set of 12 Circa 1910 Empire Style Black Lacquered Gilded Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

This marvelous set of 12 Circa 1910 Empire style black lacquered and gilded chairs consists of two armchairs and ten regular side chairs.

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique French Classic Bergère Beech & Cane Carved Armchair On Fluted Legs
Antique French Classic Bergère Beech & Cane Carved Armchair On Fluted Legs

Antique French Classic Bergère Beech & Cane Carved Armchair On Fluted Legs

Located in Reading, Berkshire

French Empire Revival Bergère Beech & Cane Decorative Carved Armchair With Cream Upholstered Seat Upon Fluted Legs circa 1900s Height to arms 60cm.

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Bergere Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Upholstery

Set of Eight Swedish Lindome Dining Chairs 19th Century
Set of Eight Swedish Lindome Dining Chairs 19th Century

Set of Eight Swedish Lindome Dining Chairs 19th Century

By Lindome

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

A beautiful set of 8 Swedish Lindome chairs in Empire style in original patina and original cane seats.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat
Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat

Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Antique Bergere library armchair with barley twist form & brown leather upholstered seat, 1800s One popular furniture technique is a type of wood turning that first appeared in En...

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Antique 19th Century British Empire Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Beech

French Ebonized Desk Chair with Caned Seat
French Ebonized Desk Chair with Caned Seat

French Ebonized Desk Chair with Caned Seat

Located in Buchanan, NY

Ebonized armchair with brass trim details. The front legs are fluted in the Louis XVI style and mounted on brass sabots. The caned seat is new and in excellent condition. French cir...

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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Armchairs

Pair of 20th Century Empire-Style Chairs
Pair of 20th Century Empire-Style Chairs

Pair of 20th Century Empire-Style Chairs

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H 27.25 in W 26.25 in D 26.25 in

Pair of 20th Century Empire-Style Chairs

Located in Washington, DC

Pair of Empire-style barrel back chairs. Black base with gold leaf detail and cane back.

Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Wood

Adams Style Chairs
Adams Style Chairs

Adams Style Chairs

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H 35 in W 19 in D 16 in

Adams Style Chairs

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of 19th century, Adams style chairs with caned seats. Ebonized with gilt Grecian designs.

Category

Antique 19th Century Empire Chairs

Materials

Cane

Near set of 10 Italian dining chairs
Near set of 10 Italian dining chairs

Near set of 10 Italian dining chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

10 comfortable dining chairs, caned seats; slight variation in legs--some are straight, some are sabre. Unknown wood. 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Brazilian Rosewood Caned Empire Arm Chair
Brazilian Rosewood Caned Empire Arm Chair

Brazilian Rosewood Caned Empire Arm Chair

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H 36 in W 20.5 in D 21 in

Brazilian Rosewood Caned Empire Arm Chair

Located in New York, NY

Late 19C Jacaranda (Rosewood) Brazilian Empire arm chair, with swan's head decorated arms, turned legs and hand caned seat.

Category

Antique 19th Century Brazilian Armchairs

Materials

Rosewood

Empire Chair
Empire Chair

Empire Chair

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H 37 in W 22.5 in D 19.5 in

Empire Chair

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Single Empire style chair with caned seat and rolled arm

Category

Early 20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Cane

Gold Cane Chair
Gold Cane Chair

Gold Cane Chair

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H 35.5 in W 24 in D 19 in

Gold Cane Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful gold cane chair in the style of Louis XV.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs

Pair of Empire Style Elbow Chairs
Pair of Empire Style Elbow Chairs

Pair of Empire Style Elbow Chairs

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H 33.08 in W 19.69 in D 16.15 in

Pair of Empire Style Elbow Chairs

By Thomas Hope

Located in Northwich, GB

A pair of Empire style ebonized cane seated elbow chairs with loose covers 20th century.

Category

20th Century French Empire Revival Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Lyre Back Caned Side Chairs
Pair of Lyre Back Caned Side Chairs

Pair of Lyre Back Caned Side Chairs

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H 33.5 in W 15.5 in D 16 in

Pair of Lyre Back Caned Side Chairs

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of lyre back side chairs with caned seats and saber legs. Please note of wear consistent with age.

Category

20th Century Empire Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Empire Swivel Office Chair
Empire Swivel Office Chair

Empire Swivel Office Chair

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H 34 in W 22 in D 22 in

Empire Swivel Office Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This 1960s Empire style swivel chair is made out of solid mahogany wood, features curved caned backrest, and is in great condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s English Empire Armchairs

Materials

Malachite, Brass, Steel

19th Century French Empire Office Chair
19th Century French Empire Office Chair

19th Century French Empire Office Chair

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H 36.5 in W 23.5 in D 24 in

19th Century French Empire Office Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The seat and back have caning finished in original walnut color. The chair frame shows the original patina.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Walnut

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Empire Cane Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal empire cane chair for your home. Each empire cane chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, cane and natural fiber. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect empire cane chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An empire cane chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one empire cane chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lindome and Tomlinson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Empire Cane Chair?

Prices for an empire cane chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $15,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,250.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.