French Balloon Back Dining Chairs
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Maple
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Maple
Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Antique 1830s Belgian Louis Philippe Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Revival Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany, Burl
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Paint, Wood, Upholstery
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Chenille, Wood, Paint
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1870s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
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Vintage 1940s French Side Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Paint
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Silk
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
20th Century French Louis Philippe Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Vintage 1920s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Paint, Wood
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Cane
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Silk, Giltwood
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech
20th Century Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Leather, Upholstery
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Chenille, Wood, Paint
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Side Chairs
Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1830s Irish William IV Dining Room Chairs
Wool, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Textile, Wood
Vintage 1960s Louis XV Club Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Vintage 1950s English Regency Revival Dining Room Sets
Mahogany
Antique 1860s English Victorian Dining Room Sets
Walnut
Antique 1860s English Victorian Dining Room Sets
Walnut, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
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20th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Damask, Wood
Early 20th Century French Bergere Chairs
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Cane, Wood
Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Country Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1930s British Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
French Balloon Back Dining Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right Dining-room-chairs for You
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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