French Louis XVI Marquise Armchair, Circa 1750, Floral Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) Marquise armchair with carved floral detail and modern blue and white gingham upholstery.
Fabric
Finely Carved Louis XVI Marquise (wide Bergère) In Custom Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The exposed wooden frame displays intricate openwork carvings along the backrest, incorporating stylized columns and a central medallion motif. The central medallion with brass tacke...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Wood Marquise Wingback Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted and carved wood marquise wingback chair from the 20th century, with new upholstery.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Marquis Louis XVI Armchairs, pair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Refined yet remarkably comfortable, these Louis XVI marquise armchairs possess the timeless elegance that allows them to move effortlessly between traditional and contemporary interi...
Textile, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Marquise, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style carved-wood and upholstered marquise from the 19th century.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marquise or Bergere
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood marquise or bergere. This stunning antique French Louis XVI style gilt wood chair, marquise, loveseat or bergere chair is most comfortable.
Giltwood
French 19th Century Oak Louis XVI Style Marquise Armchair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Louis XVI style fauteuil from the 19th century in scaled-up proportions known as a “marquise” for accommodating a lady’s voluminous skirt.
Velvet, Oak
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Marquise Bergere Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French pair of Louis XVI style marquise bergère armchairs, gilt wood, 19th century.
Velvet, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Louis XV-XVI Style Painted Marquise
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian Louis XV-XVI Style Painted Marquise. Marquises are oversized bergeres, chairs or loveseats/ This stunning pair of matching Italian Louis XVI style painte...
Wood
French Louis XVI style basket/gondola/marquise Armchair - France - 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI style marquise, gondola, or basket-shaped desk or bedroom armchair.
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XV-XVI Style Walnut Marquise
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XV-XVI style walnut Marquise. Marquises are oversized bergeres, loveseats or large chairs.
Velvet, Walnut
$2,141Sale Price|26% Off
Louis XVI Napoleon III Marquise armchair with Tobacco Aligator Style Skin
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
An outstanding Louis XVI Napoleon III Marquise armchairs. A superb , ornately carved French armchairs with original paint and in the Louis XVI style, dating from the end of the 19th ...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Important Louis XVI style armchair, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Louis XVI style white lacquered wood marquise lounge chair, upholstered with a green fabric, in the style of Maison Carlhian.
Fabric, Wood
Limoges - Portrait Of The Marquise d'Antin On Porcelain
By Limoges
Located in Beaune, FR
Portrait of Françoise-Renée de Carbonnel de Canisy, Marquise d'Antin, painted on Limoges porcelain and presented in a charming small Louis XVI style bronze frame.
Bronze
A Silver Gilt Wood Hollywood Regency Style Marquise Armchair
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A Hollywood Regency style marquise armchair featuring elegant curves and a glamorous silver gilt wood finish. The chairs have a plump feather seat cushion for comfort and are uphols...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Silver Gilt Wood Hollywood Regency Style Marquise Armchairs
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Hollywood Regency style marquise armchairs featuring elegant curves and a glamorous silver gilt wood finish. The chairs have a plump feather seat cushion for comfort and ar...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Diminutive Painted Settee in Tan Leather
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century French Louis XVI Parcel-Gilt & Painted Marquise Settee with Leather Upholstery & Nailhead Trim. 19th-century, diminutive-size Italian painted classical settee covered in...
Wood
A Louis XVI Marquise circa 1780
Located in London, GB
A white lacquered Marquise, Louis XVI period circa 1780 France.
Lacquer, Wood
Unavailable
H 41 in W 28 in D 27.5 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Giltwood Marquise Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of late 18th century Italian Louis XVI giltwood Marquise armchairs, each chair crested with a cartouche, the whole with carved acanthus and waterleaf giltwood details, and rai...
Giltwood
Unavailable
H 36.03 in W 32.29 in D 21.66 in
Rare Marquise with Flat Back of Louis XVI Period, End of the 18th Century
Located in Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Rare marquise with flat back of the Louis XVI period, end of the 18th century, French origin.
Wood
Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Marquise
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A charming ca. 1850 cream and gilt armchair of generous proportions, on tapered fluted legs, and with upright fluted baluster armrests in the Louis XVI manner. The back is arched wit...
Giltwood, Wood
Louis XVI Marquise in White Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful Louis XVI marquise in white lacquered wood and old pink wool velvet upholstery.
Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Marquise
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine French Louis XVI period Marquise, circa 1790, retaining its original grey/white painted finish, recently re-upholstered in white muslin.
French Louis XVI Marquise Bergere Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The walnut frame has scrolled arms with a serpentine seat apron and is supported by tapered, fluted legs with toupie feet. Made in the Louis XVI taste in a marquise style which is wi...
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI Marquise Bergère Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous French marquise bergère made in the Louis XVI taste. Features a carved frame with a molded detail and dot design.
Velvet, Wood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 33 in D 19.5 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Marquise Chairs, Scrolling Arms, Linen Upholstery, 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted wood marquise chairs from circa 1920 with scrolling arms, fluted legs, carved rosettes and new custom upholstery.
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Blue Velvet Marquise Bergere
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis XVI marquise bergère, commonly known as a chair and a half, from the 19th century.
Fabric, Wood, Down
Louis XVI Style Marquise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XVI style marquise of large proportions. The antique white painted chair with gilt accents has a cut corner back with an trim of "perles".
Wood, Fabric
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Marquise
Located in Houston, TX
Late 18th early 19th century French Louis XVI painted canapé or bergere chair. Professionally upholstered in oatmeal linen with down wrapped cushion and spaced French brass nailhead ...
French Louis XVI Style Marquise Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Generous Louis XVI armchair known as a marquise chair which is wider than a bergere.
Velvet, Wood
Louis XVI Period Marquise Bergere, Circa 1780
Located in Doylestown, PA
An 18th century Louis XVI period Marquise (wide bergere) in original cream-colored painted finish, with a simple square upholstered back, upholstered arms and sides, with a down-fill...
Beech
19th Century Louis XVI Painted Marquise from France
Located in Sofia, BG
A masterfully carved 19th century Louis XVI painted marquise from France. The chair's frame is embellished with fantastic detailed carvings.
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XVI Period Carved Wood "Marquise" Armchair
Located in Madrid, ES
"Marquise" armchair with flat back, Louis XVI period, in original hand-carved beech decorated with frame of ribbon rods, piastres, sinuous acanthus leaves.
Leather, Beech
French Antique Louis XVI Lilac Velvet BergèRe Marquise
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely French Louis XVI style bergère "Marquise" armchair (think antique chair-and-a-half).
Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet
French Louis XVI style marquise
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style marquise with neoclassic design carved and gilt wood frame with beaded detail and scroll and acanthus leaf detail above round tapered stop fluted legs now up...
Louis XVI Giltwood Marquise C1790
Located in valatie, NY
A Louis XVI Giltwood Marquise C1790, with gilt carved routed frame raised on six tapered and reeded legs headed by cubed floral carved paterae.
19th Century Louis XVI Painted Bergère and Marquise from France
Located in Sofia, BG
A masterfully carved 19th century Louis XVI painted bergère and marquise from France.
Velvet, Wood
Sold
H 38 in W 36 in D 22 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquise Giltwood Armchairs and Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning set of French 19th century Louis XVI style Marquise giltwood armchairs and settee.
Sold
H 38.59 in W 34.26 in D 30.32 in
Large Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Revival Marquise Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful large late 19th Century French marquise armchair in the Neo-Classical taste of the Louis XVI period.
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Sold
H 36.5 in W 41 in D 21 in
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Bleached Walnut Marquise with Guilloches
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style bleached walnut marquise armchair from the 19th century, with carved guilloche frieze and new upholstery.
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 36 in W 30 in D 23 in
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquise Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning set of four French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marquise giltwood armchairs. Each armchair is raised on twisted tapered legs with top carved rosette blocks, joined by a carv...
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H 35.5 in W 35.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Painted Wood Marquise Chair with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style painted wood Marquise chair from the 19th century, with carved rosettes, fluted legs and newer upholstery.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Wingback Marquise Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each large chair with framed winged back above a loose cushion seat flanked by padded arm rests; raised on reeded and fluted supports.
Textile, Walnut
Sold
H 39.75 in W 31.5 in D 24.8 in
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Parcel Gilt Marquise Chair with Carved Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period painted and parcel gilt marquise chair from circa 1790 with carved fluted legs.
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 33.25 in W 32 in D 24 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Period 1790s Bergère Marquise Chairs with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI period bergères marquises chairs from the late 18th century, with wide seats, carved rosettes, fluted legs and floral upholstery. Created in France during ...
Upholstery, Wood
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.