Antique Highback Chairs
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School high back chair by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
By Hendrik Wouda, H.Pander & Zonen
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Very rare highback chair by Hendrik Wouda for Pander & sons, 1924. One of the signature designs by
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Highback Chairs
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Fabric, Oak
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H 43.31 in W 26.78 in D 26.78 in
Set of 4 Vienna Secession Chairs in Oak and Cane by H. Vollmer and W. Schmidt
By Hans Vollmer, Prag-Rudniker Korbwaren-Fabrication, Wilhelm Schmidt
Located in Zagreb, HR
Oak and Cane Chair Mod. 464 and a pair of highback dining chairs designed by Hans Vollmer and a chair
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
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Cane, Rattan, Oak
H 85 in W 67 in D 52 in
Set of 2 Oak and Cane Dining Chairs by Hans Vollmer for Prag-Rudniker Wickerwork
By Hans Vollmer, Prag-Rudniker Korbwaren-Fabrication
Located in Zagreb, HR
Set of 2 original highback dining chairs designed by Hans Vollmer and manufactured by Prag-Rudniker
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
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Cane, Rattan, Oak
H 36.62 in W 21.86 in D 19.69 in
Antique English Yorkshire Wainscot Oak Highback Corner Arm Chair Throne 47"
Located in Dayton, OH
foliate and berries motif, C and S scrolls, turned supports, and hand tooling throughout. The chairs
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17th Century Gothic Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
H 46.5 in W 27.5 in D 30.5 in
Antique Hand Carved Louis XIV Needlepoint Tapestry Highback Armchair, circa 1850
Located in Lucenec, SK
padded seat. With floral carved scrolled arms. On carved legs linked by a 'H' shaped stretcher. The chair
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19th Century European Louis XIV Antique Highback Chairs
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Tapestry, Fruitwood
H 45.28 in W 24.41 in D 29.53 in
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By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Bridgeport, CT
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
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By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
This French Art Deco dining chair in solid oak was created in the 1940s by Charles Dudouyt.
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1940s French Art Deco Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
19th Century American Primitive Southern Pie Safe with Distressed Blue Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
A truly American Southern piece, this rustic wooden pie safe features pierced tin inserts in the double doors and on the sides. Other features include two shelves, primitive hardware...
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1880s American Primitive Antique Highback Chairs
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Tin
H 56 in W 32 in D 15.5 in
Vienna Secession / Wiener Werkstätte Josef Hoffmann Gridwork Basket, Bieffeplast
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Doraville, GA
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1980s German Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
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Metal
H 15.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Armchairs by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet Vienna
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood frame, wool fabric upholstery. Designed circa 1900-1910 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Made by Thonet.
Set of two.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
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1880s Spanish Rococo Antique Highback Chairs
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Canvas, Giltwood
Wooden Handmade Occassional Chair, Holland 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage chair made in the beginning of 20th century in Holland. We have two of these available, they are same but each is slightly different as they are handmade. Great des...
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1920s Andorran Arts and Crafts Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Armchairs from the 1930s in the Style of Michel Dufet French Art Deco
By Michel Dufet
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very nice pair of Art Deco armchairs attributed to Michel Dufet. Rio veneer, seat in period silk brocade. Very good state of conservation.
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Highback Chairs
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Fruitwood
H 29.53 in W 25.99 in D 27.56 in
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
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2010s Belgian Modern Antique Highback Chairs
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Linen
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Nightstand by Jac. van den Bosch, 1904
By Jac van den Bosch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau nightstand or bedside table.
Design by Jac. van den Bosch.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
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Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Highback Chairs
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Glass, Ebony, Oak
H 28.75 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Straw Wicker Woven Rush Chair Midcentury Jean Michel Frank Style, 1930, France
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Straw wicker woven rush chair midcentury Jean Michel Frank style, 1930, France.
Woven chair that shows fine workmanship. Beautifully woven with patina throughout.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Highback Chairs
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Sycamore, Straw
H 22.45 in W 20.87 in D 31.89 in
Art Deco Pair of Austrian Walnut and Velvet Cockpit Armchairs
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Highback Chairs
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Walnut
Superb Pair of Round Club Chairs, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Royère, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
Superb pair of round, leaning modern club chairs, upholstered in pure Alpaca. High quality hand-made beech frames and newly upholstered in a soft, brown/grey premium 100% alpaca fabr...
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2010s British Art Deco Antique Highback Chairs
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Alpaca, Beech
Michael Therkildsen, Landscape With Bull & Thatched Buildings
By Michael Therkildsen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Michael Therkildsen (1850-1925) depicts a rural landscape with a standing bull, resting cattle, chickens and thatched buildings....
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1910s Impressionist Antique Highback Chairs
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Canvas, Oil
Secession Desk Chair 715F by Gustav Siegel for J&J Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession desk chair model 715F designed by Gustav Siegel for J&J Kohn on the occasion of the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Original vintage condition with signs of usage.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Highback Chairs
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Leather, Beech
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Child's Highback Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th century American antique oak children's Fireplace chair with woven rush seat. This chair
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19th Century American Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
Belgian Highback Arm Chair, c. 1900 Baroque, Grey Painted Finish, New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Arm Chair with Highback
Upholstered in Painted Finish
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique Highback Chairs
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Upholstery
H 46 in W 26.5 in D 29 in
19th c. Louis XVI Highback Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Louis XVI highback chairs with teal velvet upholstery
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19th Century French Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Frits Henningsen CH 18A Highback Chair
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Frits Henningsen
Located in London, GB
CH 18A highback Chair designed by Frits Henningsen and made by Carl Hansen & Søn. With a
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1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Chinese Highback Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 19th century elmwood Emperor's chairs with highly carved backsplats and aprons
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19th Century Chinese Antique Highback Chairs
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Elm
Pair of Chinese Highback Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 19th century Chinese elmwood Emperor's chairs with highly carved backsplats and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Highback Chairs
Indonesian Stool
Located in Pasadena, CA
A country Indonesian Highback chair, with simple carved lines and a decorative top
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Highback Chairs
6 Carved Highback Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
High back, carved dining chairs with rush seats.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Highback Chairs
A set of highback Minister Hat armchairs
Located in New York, NY
2 Highback Minister hat armchairs with woven cane seat in elm wood form Beijing China Circa 19th C
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19th Century Antique Highback Chairs
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Elm
Assembled Set of 6 Highback Windsor Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive assembled set of 6 English elm broad arm high back Windsor armchairs with "H" stretchers connected by 2 cross stretchers. 19th century and later.
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19th Century English Antique Highback Chairs
Unusual Set Of 6 Walnut And Oak Art Deco Highback Dining Chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb set of 6 high quality art deco high back dining chairs circa 1920.
Beautiful shaped back
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Highback Chairs
Associated Pair of English Broadarm Highback Windsor Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English broad arm Windsor arm chairs with Christmas tree splats and well-turned supports
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Highback Chairs
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Elm, Hickory
Assembled Set of 6 English Windsor Highback Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
An assembled set of 6 English elm and hickory high back Windsor arm chairs of typical form, all
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19th Century British Antique Highback Chairs
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Elm, Oak
Assembled Set of 6 English Elm Windsor Highback Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
An assembled set of 6 English elm and hickory highback narrow arm windsor chairs of typical form, 4
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak Windsor Highback Armchairs, Set of Six, circa 1920
Located in Evergreen, CO
and seats. Turned, splayed legs are united by turned centre, side, and back stretchers. The chairs
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1920s European Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Dining Side Chair High Back Caned Provincial
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Provincial highback dining or side chair. Made from walnut with foliate carvings
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Antique Highback Chairs
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Cane, Walnut
H 43.5 in W 20 in D 19 in
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Dining Side Chair High Back Caned Provincial
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Provincial highback dining or side chair. Made from walnut with foliate carvings
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Antique Highback Chairs
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Cane, Walnut
H 43.5 in W 20 in D 19 in
Quirky Highback Wooden Chair
Located in Brecht, BE
French from the 1930s, comfortable, unusual, chic pine armchair, ready for your interior.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Pine
Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs, England, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Arts & Crafts oak dining armchairs, England, circa 1900.
Highback oak dining armchairs in the
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
High Back Windsor Armchair with Wheelback Splat
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm wheelback Windsor highback armchair with "H" stretcher, circa 1860.
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19th Century English Country Antique Highback Chairs
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Elm, Hickory
Set of 2 high back horseshoe chairs
Located in New York, NY
2 Highback Horseshoe armchairs with woven cane seat in elm wood form Beijing China Circa 19th C
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19th Century Antique Highback Chairs
Materials
Elm
Windsor Armchair in Yew Wood
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A wonderful highback yew wood windsor armchair with Prince of Wales Feathers design central splat
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19th Century English Antique Highback Chairs
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Yew
Pair of English Barley Twist Highback Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary pair of English barley twist armchairs. Tall back and generous seat; hand carvings on arms, stretchers; casters on the feet. Nailhead trim around entire piece. Chenil...
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19th Century English Antique Highback Chairs
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Napoleon III Velvet Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique French highback chair with velvet upholstery.
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Highback Chairs
A Pair of Italian Walnut Highback Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of Italian Walnut Highback Side Chairs with inlay armorial slat back and turned leg supports.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Highback Chairs
Set 5 Oak Highback Dining Chairs
Located in Vancouver, BC
Fine set of 5 oak high back dining chairs with shaped top rail over four vertical slats
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Highback Chairs
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Oak
Set of Eight Italian Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Natchez, MS
Set of 8 Italian Walnut highback dining chairs with wonderful channell upholstery.
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19th Century Italian Antique Highback Chairs
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Walnut, Upholstery
Spanish Colonial Handcarved Walnut Highback Leather Armchair
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Handsome! Spanish Colonial handcarved walnut Arm chair with high arched molded back inset with
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19th Century Antique Highback Chairs
Highback American Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
One antique American chair with high Windsor-style back.
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19th Century American Antique Highback Chairs
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Pine
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Antique Highback Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique highback chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique highback chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, elm and hardwood. Antique highback chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique highback chairs bearing Victorian or Baroque hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Highback Chairs?
Antique highback chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,250, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $12,800.
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.
Questions About Antique Highback Chairs
- What is an antique Bergère chair?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique Bergère chair is a Victorian-era French armchair, often with upholstered armrests and a removable seat cushion. The curved back of this chair would be crafted with wicker. Shop a collection of Bergère chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Bergere chairs are a type of upholstered French armchair that have an enclosed design. They’re designed for lounging comfortably and usually feature deep, wide seats. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique Bergere chairs from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Depending on the quality, age, and model, Koken vintage barber chairs can sell for $500 to $6000. Older chairs will often have a higher value.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021There is no universal guideline for determining the value of antique high chairs. Typically, high chairs can cost anywhere between $50 and $500. The price of a high chair is determined by the condition of the chair, its construction, whether or not all parts are intact and its desirability.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 21, 2020
The design has changed over the years, but most antique carver chairs were made of wood. Antique carver chairs were wide chairs made in 17th century New England — with backs that featured several supporting spindles — although there were no spindles between the armrests and the seat. Antique carver chairs were typically topped with decorative ornaments.
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