Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
Of generous proportions and presence . The front mounted with well cast bronze mounts (of some size and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very att...
Wood
FULLY RESTORED EDWARDiAN CHESTERFIELD HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER TUB CLUB ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
A very good looking occasional Library armchair with oak frame and hand dyed English cattle hide leather. The chair is very comfortable, decorative and looks expensive and important ...
Leather
Antique circa 1880 Hand Carved Claw & Ball Feet Brown Leather Club Tub Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original leather circa 1880 brown leather club armchair with hand carved Claw & Ball feet A good looking, well made and decorative chair, i...
Leather
Pair of Napoleon III High buttoned curved back armchairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a lovely pair of large high back tub chairs. Napoleon III period with ebonised legs.
Beech
French Empire Mahogany 'Egyptian' Bergère Attributed to Desmalter, circa 1805
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare and important circa 1805 'Egyptian-style' bergère believed to be an early work of famed French Empire furniture-maker François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter of 'tub-chair' fo...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair 19th Century French Empire Style Chairs With Red Silk Upholstered Seat
Located in Sheridan, CO
Extraordinary pair of French Empire style mahogany chairs featuring a tub or gondola form frame. Minimally decorated having a curved back, vasiform back splat surmounted by a curved ...
Silk, Mahogany
Secessionist Corner Chair in Mahogany, Vienna, C. 1910
Located in Valby, 84
Vienna Corner Chair in tub form in mahogany, the continuously curved and gently arched crest rail terminating in distinctive flared and rounded arm rests, supported by vertical spind...
Fabric, Mahogany
English Regency Style Mahogany Barrel Library Chair in Blue Velvet
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An English Regency style mahogany library chair featuring a tub form silhouette with a gently curved, wraparound back and elegantly scrolled arms.
Velvet, Mahogany
$6,623Sale Price / set|35% Off
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs, Golden Birch, Circa 1850-1880
Located in Lewes, England
Pair of rare antique Swedish Biedermeier armchairs tub chairs with golden birch bentwood arms in a rich honey color French polish finish and with delicately curved legs, C. mid late ...
Birch
Pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century. These tub style chairs having shapely frames including lovely aprons and an old painted finish.
Upholstery, Wood
$1,462Sale Price|30% Off
Beautiful Edwardian Inlaid Tub Back Chair
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A charming and exquisite Edwardian chair, with inlaid back and legs, and padded seat and backrest upholstered in patterned fabric, original from the period. The chair rests on curved...
Bentwood
$2,513 / set
Pair Gilt Arm Chairs French Fauteuils 1920 Tub
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French gilt arm chairs Classic pair of fauteuils with a tub design Just reupholstered with lovely green floral fabric Clean from previous owners smells such as pets ...
Fabric
Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture, Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890-1900, comprising: a bureau plat, a large cartioneire and three tub chairs, each w...
$4,184Sale Price|20% Off
French Art Deco Cream EJ Ruhlmann Style Leather Swivelling Tub Desk Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
French Art Deco Cream EJ Ruhlmann Style Leather Swivelling Tub Desk Chair With Rail Swept Arm Supports. With A Cast Iron Mechanism & Four Tapered Legs With Brass Finishing Touches ...
Brass, Iron
English Regency Mahogany Armchair, Leather Upholstered, England, 1820s
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany tub form library style arm chair with a brown leather upholstered seat and back having brass nail head trim.
Leather
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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