Antique Seating
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English 19th Century Tall Stool
$1,200.0027.25"H x 12.38"W x 12"D
Dimension: 27-¼”H x 12-⅜”W x 12”D
This is an English 19th century tall stool with simple straight legs and stretchers. The wood is walnut and the seat is upholstered. Circa 1890.
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English 19th Century Painted Hall Bench
$5,500.0036.13"H x 75.5"W x 23.88"D
Dimensions: 36-1/8″H x 75-1/2″W x 23-7/8″D
An amazing painted hall bench – teeming with charm – from 19th century England. The large antique has panels with diagonally oriented wooden slats which were painted green many decades ago. The frame is finished in a dark/black paint that can still be found about the weathered wood. The seat has been left in its natural state, and a comfortable seat it is! Two drawers are hung from the bench’s bottom which have also had their fronts painted green. Their metal hardware has been painted as well. The front legs and front arm posts have been turned, and along with the rest of the bench’s frame, has patinated marvelously over the years, contributing to the bench’s overall antique, English charm. c. 1880. Seat height: 17-1/4″H.
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French 19th Century Rush Seat Prie Dieu
$650.0032.5"H x 16.25"W x 18.75"D
Dimensions: 32-½”H x 16-¼”W x 18-¾”D
This is a French 19th century rush seat prie dieu. It has a painted wood finish with turned wood spindles on the back and also a shelf. It has a shaped wood top where your arms would have rested for praying. A brass plaque rests on top with the name “Mme Fromentin” and partially covers the name “Mme DETOSSE” which is expertly carved into the wood. Oh if wood could talk, the stories this antique could tell!
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French 19th Century Oak Louis XVI-Style Bench with Cane Seat
$1,495.0020.38"H x 35.5"W x 15.5"D
Dimensions: 20-⅜”H x 35-½”W x 15-½”D
An extraordinary little carved oak bench from 19th century France. This wonderful petite bench was made in the Louis XVI style and has a sinuously shaped top with a cane seat that is in excellent antique condition. The shaped apron is adorned with carved floral splay details and affixed to the legs with peg and hole joinery. The six legs are turned, tapered and fluted. They are reinforced by a delicately turned stretcher. The solid oak is marvelously patinated, warm and inviting. A truly sweet little place to have a seat. C.1870
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French 19th Century Oak Dining Chairs
$2,495.0034"H x 17.5"W x 17.5"D
Dimensions: 34”H x 17-½”W 17-½”D
These French 1890’s dining chairs are very sturdy. They are made of oak with red faux-leather upholstered seats and brass nailhead trim. The X motif back is very appealing. They are sold as a set of six. Seat height: 18” Seat depth: 12-¾” Please reference sku 2140-1 for a dining table that matches, sold separately.
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French Early 20th Century Painted Directoire Style Bergère
$2,400.0038.25"H x 26.88"W x 27.5"D
Dimensions: 38-¼”H x 26-⅞”W x 27-½”D
A fabulous early 20th century bergère, with taupe painted frame, made in the Directoire style in France, circa 1900. This beautiful, large chair has a linear back that is juxtaposed to its round seat. The chair is upholstered in a vintage silk fabric that is secured to the frame with brass nailheads. Turned baluster-form columns ornament the chair’s arms and complement the turned and styled front legs. See the detailed photos for a closer look at this fantastic antique bergère.
Seat height: 20-½”
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French 19th Century Painted & Cane Bench
$2,200.0020.5"H x 39.5"W x 14.75"D
Dimensions: 20-½”H x 39-½”W x 14-¾”D
A lovely cane bench with a painted wood frame. This wonderful antique bench has a light green, patinated painted finish with accents of gold gilt. The woven, light blonde cane seat is in good antique condition. Six legs join the seat at rosette joinery dies. These legs are turned, with reeded carvings and joined by a beautifully carved cross stretcher that has been embellished with floral and foliate motifs.
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Pair of French Early 20th Century Louis XV-Style Bergeres & Ottoman
$2,995.0036.5"H x 28.38"W x 32.5"D
Dimensions: 36-½”H x 28-⅜”W x 32-½”D
A gorgeous set of carved fruitwood, cane back armchairs with ottoman. The chairs are all hand-carved with cane backs and double cane sides. The chairs have a light green upholstery. See detailed pictures for its condition.
Chairs: 36-½”H x 28-⅜”W x 32-½”D, Seat: 17”H.
Ottoman: 17”H x 27”W x 27″D
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Set of Five Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
$2,500.0033"H x 17.88"W x 20.75"D
Dimensions: 33”H x 17-⅞”W x 20-¾”D
Excellent set of five Scandanavian design dining chairs. Made of teak wood with black vinyl seat cushions and backrests. Seats: 17-⅞”H. See detailed pictures for condition.
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French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Stool
$2,995.0019"H x 24"W x 24"D
Dimensions: 19”H x 24”W x 24”D
A charming, antique European stool. The cut velvet upholstery cushion has nailhead trim and sits atop a carved apron with floret dies at the four corners. The whole is raised on fluted, tapering legs. The stool has a soft, quatrefoil shape and is painted a creamy-beige with gold gilt accents.
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English 19th Century Victorian Leather Tub Chair
$1,945.0030.75"H x 24.75"W x 21.5"D
Dimensions: 30 3/4″ H x 24 3/4″ W x 21 1/2″ D
This handsome tub chair, c. 1830, is made of beautiful English oak and has wonderfully aged leather upholstery. The clean wood finish juxtaposed against the patinated leather and architectural nail heads make for an attractive chair. Sit into the deep curved, padded back with H-shaped, carved stretcher backrest that extends to the floor by way of the two back legs. Rest your arms on antique leather armrests that terminate into beautifully carved scroll supports. The leather upholstered seat is constructed with traditional antique methods of using horsehair, burlap and spring cushion. The attention to detail doesn’t stop there, it continues down both front legs. This chair will add a powerful, antique statement to your house.
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Set of 10 French 20th Century Reproduction Balloon Back Dining Chairs
$5,750.0038.38"H x 22.5"W x 23.5"D
Dimensions: 38 3/8″ H x 22 1/2″ W x 23 1/2″ D
A whimsical set of upholstered French reproduction dining chairs, produced there in the 20th Century. The set contains eight side chairs and two armchairs. They have painted frames that are made to appear antique. Their overall style is in accordance with Louis XVI, and features fanciful backrests formed like early hot air balloons. The chairs are comfortable and have been recently upholstered in a wonderful blue/green fabric that is both resilient and on-trend. It is trimmed with double welt cording. The legs are turned with fluted carvings.
Seat height: 18-⅝”
Available for individual purchase.
Side chairs: 38”H x 18-¼”W x 22-⅝”D – $550.00 per chairArmchairs: 38-⅜”H x 22-½”W x 23-½”D – $675.00 per chair
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French 20th Century Reproduction Louis XV Style Painted Side Chair
$615.0039.88"H x 20"W x 22.38"D
Dimensions: 39 7/8″ H x 20″ W x 22 3/8″ D
A lovely painted side chair, made towards the beginning of the 20th century, in France. The cane back is intact and in wonderful vintage condition. It is painted to match the frame and accented with subtle painted details done in a cross-hatched design. The frame is painted a light cream color, which has been distressed, giving it a wonderfully, aged look. Floral and foliate carvings are accented in the same blue/green paint used to accent the cane backing. The back is shaped, and has a beautiful cartouche carved into its top rail. The shaped skirt complements the chair’s cabriole legs which terminate in escargot feet. It is upholstered in a beige fabric, which is trimmed with double welt cording.
Seat height: 19-½” -
Italian 18th Century Parcel-Gilt and Painted Canapé
$13,500.0048.63"H x 71"W x 27.38"D
Dimensions: 48 5/8″ H x 71″ W 27 3/8″ D
Masterfull artistic talent was employed to create this stunning Italian canape. The sofa’s back could be mistaken for a canvas, given the finely detailed artwork that graces its surface. A central cartouche encircles a sweet bouquet of potted flowers, with tassels and filigree subjects visible. The back has gilt finials that flank its central painted crest rail. Gold gilt accents can also be found atop the armrests and ornamental joinery dies. The settee is currently outfitted with an upholstered cushion that is covered in a golden champagne-colored silk fabric with a cross-hatched laurel embroidery pattern. The green painted frame is wonderfully patinated, with delicate garlands painted atop in a darker shade of blue/green and other golden embellishments. Six tapered legs lift the canape and also bear the beautifully painted detailing.
Seat height: 20-½”
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Pair of Painted French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Fauteuils
$2,350.0034.25"H x 22.5"W x 22.75"D
Dimensions: 34 1/4″ H x 22 1/2″ W x 22 3/4″ D
A lovely pair of painted French 19th century round-back fauteuils, upholstered in vintage coral velvet. The armchairs are beautifully carved and painted, with both the paint and hardwood acquiring an exceptional patina over time. The frame sports an antiqued taupe-colored paint, with some of the bare hardwood exposed where paint has been lost. The coral-colored velvet upholstery is in good condition. It was present when we purchased the pair in France. It has a darling trim that graces the seat, back and manchets. The chairs’ joinery is all tight and without any play. They were likely tightened when the pair was recently recovered.
Seat Height: 16″
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Austro-German 19th Century Biedermeier Sofa
$5,600.0041.5"H x 76.5"W x 24"D
Dimensions: 41-1/2″H x 76-1/2″W x 24″D
A fabulous Biedermeier style settee from 19th century Bavaria. The settee is made from exceptionally beautiful, solid maple. Some areas have a striped appearance to the grain. This is known as “tigering”. The sofa’s back has a central pointed pediment with smart ebony moulded trim. It is upholstered in a striped and floral silk fabric that was present when the antique was purchased in the Netherlands. The settee’s seat can pull out to reveal a hidden storage area.
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English 19th Century Oak Desk Chair
$1,200.0036"H x 18.75"W x 22.25"D
Dimensions: 36″H x 18-3/4″W x 22-1/4″D; Seat 18-1/4″H x 17-3/4″D
This handsome 19th century English oak desk chair, c.1860’s, features the original leather upholstery and an incredible rich patina. The padded chair back, with large decorative nail heads (several lacking), has a rear pierced handle and sits upon a pair of chamfered rear side rails. The cushioned seat, with smaller brass nail heads (several lacking), is raised on chamfered legs joined by an H-form stretcher. The whole rests on unique roller-ball casters which, along with the handle, make for ease of movement.
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French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Pair of Painted Bergères
$4,995.0038"H x 28"W x 29.5"D
Dimensions: 38″H x 28″W x 29-1/2″D and 35-3/4″H x 28″W x 29″D
This elegant pair of Louis XVI-style cream-painted “His” and “Hers” bergères, c. 1860’s, are from France and feature gorgeous velvet floral upholstery in shades of aubergine, lavender, grey, and green. The painted frames are highlighted in a sage green. These lovely bergères, one slightly larger for “Him,” would be perfect in front of a fireplace, a bedroom, or in a study!
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English Vintage Settee Love Seat
$3,995.0032.5"H x 56.75"W x 38"D
Dimensions: 32-1/2″H x 56-3/4″W x 38″D; Seat 17-1/2″H
This incredibly comfortable settee love seat is from England, c. 1930’s, and is freshly upholstered in RM CoCo floral fabric, pattern 2156CB, color red S30, 55% linen, 45% viscose.
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Set of Four Mid-Century Walnut Armchairs
$1,995.0031.75"H x 20"W x 18.75"D
Dimensions: 31-3/4″H x 20″W x 18-3/4″D
A smart set of four French Mid-Century walnut armchairs with upholstered seats. The chairs have a design that incorporates both straight lines and right angles with curves and more shapely forms. The chairs’ backs all have crossed S-form curves that create a shapely X-form splat. The seats are upholstered in a spiced apricot colored fabric and cording, with much of the cording worn to a neutral cream color.
Seat height: 14-1/4″ -
English Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Stool
$1,495.0018"H x 22.5"W x 18"D
Dimensions: 18″H x 22-1/2″W x 18″D
A beautiful hand-painted stool from 1900’s England. The antique is upholstered in a creamy gold silk fabric that is affixed to the frame using the same creamy gold-colored gimp tape. The frame is ebonized, with the four legs having a cabriole form and the apron being shaped. The ebony base has been masterfully hand-painted with gorgeous flowers, birds, foliage, and decorative filigree. This stool was greatly influenced by the Chinoiserie movement that was going on in England at the time. Hardwood has become exposed where some of the ebony has been lost, giving the stool its antique character.
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English 19th Century Oak Captain’s Chair
$1,495.0030.5"H x 24.25"W x 20"D
Dimensions: 30-1/2″H x 24-1/4″W x 20″D
A splendid captain’s chair, made in England, circa 1870 of solid oak. The antique has fantastic turned spindle components that join to form a handsome and classically styled chair. The horseshoe shaped armrest, welled seat, and curved top rail have all been hand-carved using exceptional English oak. The chair is braced by a double stretcher linking all four turned legs.
Seat height: 17″ -
Set of 4 Reproduction Painted Garden Chairs
$2,140.0033"H x 21"W x 18.25"D
Dimensions: 33″H x 21″W x 18-1/2″D
This amazing set of painted iron garden chairs was made by Fireside Antiques. The chairs have a Mid-Century design that we absolutely love. This set has been painted a lovely red/coral color and finished with a marine varnish. This will protect the metal chairs from the elements.
Seat height: 17-1/2″ -
Pair of French 19th Century Gold Gilt Louis XV Armchairs
$2,995.0039.75"H x 26"W x 28.5"D
Dimensions: 39-3/4″H x 26″W x 28-1/2″D
A brilliant pair of gold gilt fauteuils, made in France towards the beginning of the 19th century. The pair has been more recently upholstered in a silk fabric depicting fruiting branches. These Louis XV armchairs have a carved frame that is finished in wonderfully preserved, lustrous gold gilt. Sinuous lines, hallmarks of the classic Louis XV design, are incorporated into the chair’s rails, with lovely cabriole legs emerging from them and terminating in escargot feet.
Seat height: 17″ -
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Upholstered Armchair
$795.0044"H x 24.5"W x 28.5"D
Dimensions: 44″H x 24-1/2″W x 28-1/2″D
A beautiful late 19th century carved Louis XV style armchair from France. Upholstered in an ivory fabric with double-welt cording, this classically styled chair has a darker hand-carved walnut frame that contrasts the lighter fabric nicely. Both the top and front rails are embellished with carved shell cartouche and floral motifs. The arms and legs are all done in the sinuous Louis XV style, with the front legs terminating in carved escargot feet. The upholstery does have some blemishes and is not in pristine condition.
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Reproduction Painted Regent Ottoman
$475.0016"H x 18.5"W x 15"D
Dimensions: 16″H x 18-1/2″W x 15″D
A painted reproduction ottoman, with upholstered cushion top. Elements of Louis XV style can be found in the shaped apron and cabriole legs. The frame is painted gray with cream accents, and the cushion top is upholstered in a clean white fabric.
