English Regency Caned and Ebonized Mahogany Klismos Chair, Althorp, circa 1815
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this exceptionally fine and doubly rare circa 1815 English regency period chair of petite modified klismos form, the solid mahogany frame havi...
Brass
George II Style Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II style black chinoiserie decorated side chair, circa 1950. With a cupids bow crest rail with a central raised shell carving, vase shaped back splat with raised chinoiserie d...
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Lacquer
H W Batley. Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement side chair with floral decor
By Collinson & Lock, Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
A fine Aesthetic Movement side chair with pierced floral decoration to the back.
Walnut, Cane
Pair 19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Side Chairs with Leather
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
As to be expected with items of age and use. Leather seats and cane appesr to be in good condition as well.
Leather, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
$20,000 / set
Set of 8 Louis XVI Beech Wood Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 8 Louis XVI (circa 1790) carved beech wood cane back side chairs with turned fluted legs and blue leather seat cushions.
Beech, Cane, Leather
$3,800 / set
Pair Of Early Victorian Japanned Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual chairs actually carved wood and not papier mache. Gilt Chinoiserie decoration on a black ground. Caned seats. Cabriole legs with turned stretchers.
Wood
Set of 5 Early 20th C. French Henry II Oak and Canned Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful set of 5 of French Renaissance Henry II style chairs from the turn of the twentieth century. Solidly made of oak wood, braided cane seats , backrest decorated with int...
Cane, Oak
George II Style Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized Gilt Accent Side Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
George II Style Chinoiserie Japanned gilt decorated ebonized cane side or desk chair with removable down filled red velvet seat cushion.
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Shapland & Petter An Arts & Crafts Inlaid Oak Side Chair with a Pierced Heart
By John Ednie
Located in London, GB
New professionally laid cane seat.
Oak
FOUR STUNNING LOUIS XVI FRENCH CARVED GILTWOOD DOUBLE CANED BERGERE SIiDE CHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional set of four sublime Louis XVI French Carved Giltwood and double Caned Bergère side chairs ...
Rattan, Giltwood
Pair of French Louis XV Style '19th Century' Stripped Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) stripped side chairs with carved splat back and cane seat.
Cane, Wood
Antique Pair of Classical Paint-Decorated Fancy Side Chairs, Circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Baltimore, Maryland classical paint-decorated fancy side chairs. Made of poplar and probably maple, the tablet crest with an applied scroll above two turned posts centering a...
Cane, Wood
Early American Stencil Decorated Parcel Gilt Ebonized Needlepoint Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A charming Early American style Stencil Decorated, Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Side Chair with clean Needlepoint work upholstered seat. Measure 19" in width, 19" in depth and stands 32...
Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood, Paint
Set of Four 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI style (19th Century) mahogany side chairs with bronze trim and cane seats and back (PRICED AS SET).
Bronze
$1,173Sale Price|19% Off
Aesthetic Movement Side Chair in Walnut by E.W. Godwin, circa 1885
By Goodwin
Located in Faversham, GB
Aesthetic Movement walnut and rush seated chair by E.W. Godwin for William Smee & Son, London. Turned spindle and dowel back with legs united by six-shaped stretchers. British, c...
Cane, Rush, Walnut, Bamboo
Four 19th Century Queen Anne Style Dark Green Painted Side Chairs.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
The legs terminate in ball and claw feet. The chairs feature a dark green painted finish. All chairs have a caned drop-in seat, they come with custom made cushions.
Wood
Set of Six English Chinoiserie Side Chairs. Circa 1820-30
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of six English Chinoiserie black lacquered side chairs with Oriental figures, cane seats, and terminating on turned floral splayed legs.
$1,341Sale Price|34% Off
19th Century Petite French Ballroom Side Chair, in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Petite French ballroom side chair, in Louis XVI style having a giltwood frame with carved floral ornaments.
Wood
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Papier - mâché / Paper Mache and Lacquer Chair with Gilded Design, 19th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
19th Century papier- mâché / paper mache chair with lacquer paint and a caned seat. The pierced slipper back form is beautiful with gilding design. Some color added in greens and...
Cane, Wood, Paint
$1,035
Swedish country chair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish country chair, untouched original, in very fine condition. Made of pine with remnants of the original dark brown paint and the original bast seat. A highly decorative chair.
Cane, Pine
$1,515Sale Price / set|27% Off
SALE 19th Century Pair of French Side Chairs with Cane Backs and Leather Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century pair of French side chairs with cane backs and original leather seats made of hand-painted wood.
Cane, Wood
Lacquer Papier Mâché Chair
Located in New York, NY
Important English Victorian black lacquer papier mâché chair. Scalloped back with open-work intricately inlaid with mother-of-pearl in floral motifs. Caned seat and period cabriole l...
Mother-of-Pearl, Cane
Pair of Antique French Dressing Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The hand-caned seats raised on square legs with flat stretchers front and back and double cylindrical ones on the sides.
Cane, Hardwood
Axel Einar Hjorth, 1920s Charles oak chairs for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Axel Einar Hjorth's 1920s "Charles" chairs for Nordiska Kompaniet exemplify early 20th century craftsmanship with a refined baroque style, perfectly balancing ornate detail and funct...
Cane, Oak
18th/19th Century Venetian Chinoiserie Rococo Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming Italian hand painted, carved, and woven cane side chair with beautiful heavily worn and distressed original patina perfection over the whole.
Cane, Wood, Paint
$7,000Sale Price|55% Off
18th Century French Louis XVI Brown Leather Bergère Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century French Louis XVI Bergère chair, with brown leather seat and back. Painted wood frame, carved fluted tapered legs, brass nail head detail, and cane backing in good condit...
Leather, Wood, Paint, Cane
Pair 19th Century Paine Furniture Hand-Carved William & Mary High Back Chairs
By Paine Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A majestic mismatched Pair of 19th Century Paine Furniture Hand crafted and Carved William & Mary High Back Chairs. The chairs are in stable and very good condition for their age. ...
Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Set of Four Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs with hip supports.
Cane, Walnut
Victorian Painted Balloon Back Bedroom Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Painted Balloon Back Bedroom Chair This pretty Chair has a Balloon Back Style and a woven flat cane seat. The chair has been very attractively painted with flowers in ab...
Beech
Antique Pair of Victorian Bird's Eye Maple with Cane Seat Chairs
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The choice of bird's eye maple with its distinct, pronounced free flowing wood grain is juxtaposed by the graphic, rhythmic pattern of the cane seats. The chairs were restored using...
Cane, Birdseye Maple, Maple
$8,500 / set
Pair of Satinwood Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of important satinwood side chairs with caned backs and seats with perfectly matched left and right facing cherub paintings on centre medallions.
Vintage Paper Mache Inlay Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite antique Victorian side chair is a masterclass in 19th-century decorative artistry.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
English Chinoiserie Chairs, Ex-Garvan Collection Yale University, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional and important set of four circa 1835 English William IV, or early Victorian period, side or breakfast chairs of Regency parcel-klismos form having black Japanned frame...
Cane, Softwood, Paint
Vintage Paper Mache Inlay Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite antique Victorian side chair is a masterclass in 19th-century decorative artistry.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$22,382Sale Price / set|20% Off
Six 18th Century Elegant Dining Room Chairs, England, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back splats and caned seats, over cabriolet legs with pad feet.
Wood
$22,382Sale Price / set|20% Off
Six 18th Century Elegant Dining Room Chairs, England, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back splats and caned seats, over cabriolet legs with pad feet.
Wood
Japanned Chinoiserie Chair, Papier-Mâché, Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Regency Taste
Located in Leeds, GB
Japanned Chinoiserie Chair, Papier-Mâché and Wood, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Regency Taste A decorative late 19th century japanned chair in the Regency taste, finished in black la...
Mother-of-Pearl
$524Sale Price|25% Off
1890s Antique Gothic Revival Monk Chair Oak, Velvet Upholstered, Europe
Located in Andernach, DE
Unique, very wide antique oak chair made entirely by hand around 1900. Most likely France or Germany, presumably a piece of cleric church furniture. The design is unusually wide (pos...
Wood, Oak
$22,382Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Set of Six 18th Century Dining Room Chairs, England, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back splats and caned seats, Over cabriolet legs with pad feet.
Wood
Pair of Chairs by Josef Hoffmann, Model 511, for Thonet, Circa 1904, Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Pair of Chairs by Josef Hoffmann, Model 511, for Thonet, Circa 1904, Austria. The frame is made of stained solid beech with a cane seat and the backrest with three turne...
Beech
$4,784Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian Hand-Carved Burmese Armchair with Officer Provenance
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Anglo-Indian Hand-Carved Burmese Armchair with Officer Provenance, Circa 1890, Exhibition-Quality 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Carved Armchair with Caned Backrest, ...
Oak, Fabric, Rattan
Regency Oak Cane Library Chair With Pierced Decorative Rear & Sides
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Regency Oak Library Chair With Pierced Decorative Rear & Sides Fitted With A Caned Seat Provenance From "Jaggards House" A Grade II Listed Home in England.
Cane, Oak
English Turn of the Century 1900s Bamboo Slipper Chair with Cane Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Turn of the Century bamboo slipper chair from the early 20th century, with cane seat.
Bamboo, Cane
$1,496Sale Price / set|25% Off
Antique Eastlake Victorian Style Walnut Cane Seat Side Dining Chairs Set of 4
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 4 20th Century Eastlake Victorian Style Spindle Back Walnut and Cane Seat Side Dining Chairs With...
Cane, Walnut, Burl
Office bench – Louis-Philippe style – Solid oak and canework
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis-Philippe style office bench in solid oak, with a seat divided into three natural woven cane panels. The six turned legs have a balustered profile with a median bulge, charac...
Oak
$1,923
Antique Armchair, 1890s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Antique armchair in wood with fully restored cane seat. Ca.1890
Cane, Wood
English Regency Style Caned Bergere With Leather Seat
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Regency style bergere with olive green button tufted seat having turned front legs with brass caps and casters and splayed back legs with brass casters. The bergere with caned sides ...
Brass
$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
18thc Pair of Stenciled pair of Cane Seat Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing pair of comfortable chairs. Original stencil work to the frame of the body showing a fruit bowl with cherries to each side of the fruit bowl. The stem of the chair where the ...
Wood
Pair of Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Painted Cane Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The frames retain their original painted finish with a softly aged patina, highlighting the carved detailing along the seat rails and tapered, fluted legs. The caning is intact and p...
Paint, Cane, Beech
Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of Six with Cane Seats
Located in Suffolk, GB
A very elegant set of antique English Regency mahogany dining chairs consisting of five singles and one carver, retaining their original cane seats and attractive brass mounts.
Mahogany
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Style Wood Caned Back Chair
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a danish style solid wood chair. It’s back is elliptical shaped and made of a caned net.
Wood
Set of Four Diminutive English Regency Ebonized and Caned Side Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Ebonized frames with gilt line decoration throughout, each with a rectangular caned back panel, turned and gilt-banded stiles terminating in scrolled ears, a caned seat, and turned t...
Cane, Wood, Paint
Set 4 Carved Chairs Cane Weaved Cromwellian Farmhouse 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a set of four carved chairs in the Cromwellian style An elegant set of four antique carved oak chairs featuring tall shaped backs with finely woven cane panels The ar...
Cane
Set of 8 English Renaissance Paw Foot and Narrow Cane Back Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 8 English Renaissance style side chairs with narrow caned backs, carved walnut frames and beige upholstered seats (PRICED AS SET)
Cane
Antique French Child High Chair Renaissance Barley Twist Carved Oak Caned c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
The chair seat features its original hand caned panel, framed by a carved beveled edge seat.
Cane, Oak
Antique Set , Three Rush-Seat Oak Corner Bobbin Side Knitting Chairs With Table
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Set Of Three Antique Rush-Seat Corner Bobbin Side Knitting Chairs in Oak and Cane, With Hexagonal Side Table.
Wicker, Wood
Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and steam bent solid wood. The seat and back rest is caned, the back rest also has two little caned winged sides.
Cane, Bentwood
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