Antique Decorative Chairs

A collection of ornate antique chairs featuring intricate woodwork and varied upholstery. Styles include armchairs and miniature versions, showcasing rich fabrics and detailed craftsmanship.

Arm chair of nut and beech wood with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs; X-shaped cross with rosette; Cut flower and leaf work, Reed back and seat, with loose pillow, anonymous, 1750 Arm chair of nut and beech wood (ameblement) with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs, connected by a flung X-shaped cross with rosette. Rules and sills and legs are decorated with cut flower and leaf motifs. Back and seat of braided reeds. Loose pillow of green Shaved Triijp (Modern). See also: BK-16852-A, C, D. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). Arm chair of nut and beech wood (ameblement) with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs, connected by a flung X-shaped cross with rosette. Rules and sills and legs are decorated with cut flower and leaf motifs. Back and seat of braided reeds. Loose pillow of green Shaved Triijp (Modern). See also: BK-16852-A, C, D. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood).
Arm chair of nut and beech wood with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs; X-shaped cross with rosette; Cut flower and leaf work, Reed back and seat, with loose pillow, anonymous, 1750 Arm chair of nut and beech wood (ameblement) with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs, connected by a flung X-shaped cross with rosette. Rules and sills and legs are decorated with cut flower and leaf motifs. Back and seat of braided reeds. Loose pillow of green Shaved Triijp (Modern). See also: BK-16852-A, C, D. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood). Arm chair of nut and beech wood (ameblement) with s-shaped overhoeks placed legs, connected by a flung X-shaped cross with rosette. Rules and sills and legs are decorated with cut flower and leaf motifs. Back and seat of braided reeds. Loose pillow of green Shaved Triijp (Modern). See also: BK-16852-A, C, D. France wood (plant material). walnut (hardwood). beech (wood).
Armoir early 16th century North French or South Netherlandish Armoires, decorated with linen fold panels, elaborately carved moldings, and hinge straps, furnished the interiors of both merchant and noble family homes in the late gothic period.. Armoir 463844Brass design fitting on antique wooden small almira, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxRolltop Desk; Attributed to David Roentgen (German, 1743 - 1807 (master 1780)), gilt-bronze plaque attributed to Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732 - 1813,1814 (master 1758)), mounts by François Rémond (French, 1747 - 1812 (master 1774)); Neuwied, Germany; about 1785; Oak, fir, and Scots pine veneered with mahogany and maple burl; gilt-bronze mounts; steel fittings; 168.3 x 155.9 x 89.3 cm, 347.0017 kg (66 1,4 x 61 3,8 x 35 3,16 in., 765 lb.);Folding Bedstead 1740-90 American. Folding Bedstead 436Rocking Stool. Designed by Isamu Noguchi; American, 1904-1988; Made by Knoll International, Inc.; American, founded 1938; East Greenville, Pennsylvania. Date: 1955. Dimensions: 27 × 35.3 cm (10 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.). Teak and steel. Origin: East Greenville. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Chest ofDrawersSILLON DE TERCIOPELO ROJO DE BROCATEL. Location: MUSEE D'ARTS DECORATIFS. MADRID. SPANIEN.Bentside spinet. Culture: American. Dimensions: 32 3/4 x 79 3/8 x 30 1/2 in. (83.2 x 201.6 x 77.5 cm). Maker: John Harris (active ca. 1730-69). Date: 1769.Spinets were so rarely made in colonial America that in 1769, when this example was finished, the Boston Gazette reported: "A few days since was shipped for Newport, a very curious Spinnet, being the first ever made in America, the performance of the ingenious Mr. John Harris, of Boston (Son of the late Mr. Joseph Harris, of London, Harpsichord and Spinnet Maker), and in every respect does Honour to that Artist". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Settee c 1850-1900 United States. Painted cast iron . Artist unknownBench or Chest 15th century French. Bench or Chest. French. 15th century. Oak. Woodwork-FurnitureMandarin' (Lotus Leaf) lamp, c. 1900-1905, Louis Comfort Tiffany; Maker: Tiffany Studios, American, 1848-1933, 31 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (80.01 x 62.23 x 62.23 cm) (at shade), Leaded glass, bronze, United States, Art Nouveauchair in Ostrich feather factory south africa Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotoxTable 17th century Spanish. Table 198796Corner cupboard. unknown, creatorPainted wooden model of spiral staircase with complete revolution, test piece of carpenter to obtain degree 'master' in carpenter's guild, spiral staircase staircase model model wood paint, sawn planed twisted glued painted Model of spiral staircase ending around twisted spindle ending in round sphere 360 ° in an imaginary space 20 steps with overhanging profile edge circular handrail starting in volute shape baluster-shaped bars stairway ended in two pillars base plate with profiled frame. Staircase is painted in black green and gold company craft carpentry build housing rise documenting carpenter guild RotterdamSet of Four SideChairsCupboard with beveled corners surrounded with black piping, anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1925 Cabinet made of fruit wood with wide beveled corners at the front. The cupboard rests on all corners on high legs. The twisted legs, with a brass cover at the underside, vebread up and have a black painted band at the top. The front and the side panels consist of a framework surrounded by a black painted piping. The front has an open space with shelves at the bottom and a drawer above it. A green velvet curtain hangs in front of the open space. The drawer contains a brass ring as a handle. On the top of the cabinet a gray -veined marble leaf has been laid in.  fruitwood. oak (wood). brass (alloy). marble (rock). velvet (fabric weave) Cabinet made of fruit wood with wide beveled corners at the front. The cupboard rests on all corners on high legs. The twisted legs, with a brass cover at the underside, vebread up and have a black painted band at the top. The front and the side panels consist of a fraPortrait of an unknown woman with a bow in the hair, Anonymous, 1895 - 1905 photograph   paper. cardboard albumen print anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman. styles of hairdressPair of JointStoolsFrontino (Montefeltro - Marche, provincia di Pesaro Urbino, convento di Montefiorentino. Cappella dei Conti Oliva, periodo rinascimentale, su progetto di Francesco di Simone Ferruccio (seconda metà del XV secolo). Inginocchiatoio, con intarsi del maestro Zocchino, databile al 1493Collapsible Chair 16th or 17th century (textiles); early 20th century (woodwork) American, United States (New York); and Italian or Spanish. Collapsible Chair 460315Sky globe in wooden chair. Sky globe in wooden chair. The chair has four legs, under a rounded-profiled leaf with a short wooden shaft in the middle in which a slot, in which copper degree bow that is around the sphere falls. At the top of the legs a horizontal wooden circle where the globe is half top and on which a calendar, now almost unreadable, is stuck. The figures of the star displays on the globe are completely drawn and colored. On the lower half a prepaith at the address of Lotharius Zum-Bach. Inscription. DAT. Sig.Fauteuil, one of a set of four, c. 1785, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené, French, Maitre 1769-1803, 42 7/8 x 25 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (108.9 x 65.41 x 52.07 cm), Gilding, wood, silk upholstery, France, 18th centuryMelodeon 1867 Taylor & Farley Simeon Taylor formed a partnership with John A. Farley in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1855 or 1856. Taylor had previously been employed in the piano factory of Deacon Timothy Gilbert. He had an innovative mind and received six organ-related patents dated between 1866 and 1870. Before the partnership began, Farley was a reed maker in Concord, before establishing himself in Worcester. His first position there was working for the woodworker John Pearson, and the tuner, Milton Morse. (American Musical Instruments in The Metropolitan Museum, Laurence Libin, 1985, p. 199). Technidal description: Rectangular mahogany case on four curved legs with scroll feet, hinged lid with fallboard and scrollwork music stand; round-edged ivory naturals, ebony accidentals, compass FF-f3 (61 keys); hinged casing surrounding keyboard swings up and back; right angled wooden piece on two pegs directly behind keyboard, running length of keyboard and tapering away from the keys towarClose-up of a lampPhoto portrait. One photo portrait belonging to wooden table 'room screen' with 6 cartes-de-visite."Schankelsofa" (Rocking Sofa) ca. 1880 Unknown Designer. "Schankelsofa" (Rocking Sofa) 481852Wardrobe. unknown, authorUSA, Georgia, Savannah, Spring at Historic Bonaventure Cemetery.Drawer of furniturePianoforte. James Stewart; American, b. Scotland, active 1812-1826; Baltimore, Maryland. Date: 1818. Dimensions: 83.2 × 170.2 × 64.1 cm (32 3/4 × 67 × 25 1/4 in.). Mahogany, mahogany veneer, poplar, oak, ebony, ivory, ormolu, and brass. Origin: Baltimore. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Spinet. This instrument can be seen placed on its original stand which was crafted in London around the end of the seventeenth century. It is a transverse Spinet; an Italian 'Spinetta traversa'.Spinet. This instrument can be seen placed on its original stand which was crafted in London around the end of the seventeenth century. It is a transverse Spinet; an Italian 'Spinetta traversa'.in  philippines old dirty terrace whith rocking chair empty Silver sofa over white