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High Back Carved Face Chairs

Arts and Crafts Gothic X Frame Carved Oak Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
frame with Lions faces on each side of the back. The chair is set on an X Frame which is also carved and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Gothic Chairs

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Oak

Modern, Minimal Face of Africa Strelitzia in Brown by Studio Stirling
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
"Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheet of leather
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2010s South African Minimalist Chairs

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Steel

Jacobean Welsh Oak Great Chair c. 1620
Located in Heathfield, GB
and they are rare. Rarer still is a child’s Great chair with the exaggerated high back and extended
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Antique 17th Century Side Chairs

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Oak

18 Monumental Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Mahogany Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
-1870s. Each chair is hand carved with an arched and scrolled high back centered by a scalloped shell
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Oak Easy Chairs by Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs, Finland 1950s
By Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs, Puunveisto OY
Located in Utrecht, NL
production costs were high, Hiort af Ornäs faced economic troubles. The company was later sold to Nupponen
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs Oak Easy Chair for Puunveisto Helsinki, Finland 1950s
By Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs
Located in Utrecht, NL
not do too well. Since production costs were high, Hiort af Ornäs faced economic troubles. The company
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Oak, Velvet

Pair 19th Century French Louis XV, Regence Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
framework! The double arched seat back crown is centered with a charming cherub's face with asymmetrical
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Bergere Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Antique Victorian Mahogany Northwind Face Parlor Throne Armchair 41"
Located in Dayton, OH
styling with carved reticulated back, high flared serpentine arms, contoured seat, and turned legs
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs

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Mahogany

Armchair, Walnut, Carved, Upholstered, Daniel Marot, Flemish, 17 Century Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
and gold faced with braid and brass studwork. The back of the chair has an incredible, 19th century
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Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Armchairs

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Walnut

Large French Gothic Library Throne Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
different carved face in the back rail, acanthus leaf carved arm rests and a sturdy H stretcher at the floor
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Antique 1870s Gothic Armchairs

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Walnut

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Curule Savonarola Lion Throne Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
back to the downswept arms are high relief northwind faces. Each breathing acanthus leaf from their
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Antique Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Armchairs

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Leather, Walnut

Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
allowed to use high and luxurious chairs such as the one shown here. However, in order to demonstrate the
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th C. Red Leather, English, GainsBorough Style, Nailhead, Armchairs, Set of 6!
Located in Austin, TX
type of English armchair made in the Mid-18th Century. A wide chair with a high back, it was normally
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20th Century British Other Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Saints John and Matthew, Polychrome Wood, Possibly, Burgos School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
interiors decorated with gilded furniture and seated on high-backed chairs or thrones. Note the vegetal
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Other

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Exceptional French Renaissance Throne François 1st Period Circa 1520
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Ceremonial chair high back walnut, linden and ebony carved with the lower part and locker. The
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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs

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Walnut

18th Century English Portrait of a Lady and her Child.
By Sir Allan Ramsay
Located in London/Yorkshire, GB
excellent state of conservation and is ready to hang an enjoy in its original elaborately carved swept frame
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1760s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Five Antique Dining Chairs, Flemish Country Kitchen Oak, Rush, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the oak with a desirable aged patina Taught rush panels offering a comfortable seat High back
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chairs

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Rush, Oak

Exceptionally Fine And Rare James I Oak Wainscot Chair Dated 1609
Located in Heathfield, GB
An extremely rare and exquisitely carved English oak wainscot chair dated 1609 and with two figural
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Antique 17th Century Chairs

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Oak

Set of Five 19th Century Bavarian Chairs with Figural Details
Located in Troy, MI
burl wood frames with carved and turned back splats and beautifully painted faces. Measures: Seats are
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Carl Gustaf Hiort Af Ornäs Oak Easy Chair for Puunveisto Helsinki, Finland 1950s
By Carl Gustaf Hjort
Located in Utrecht, NL
not do too well. Since production costs were high, Hiort af Ornäs faced economic troubles. The company
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Samuel Pepys 1666 Oak Library Bookcases Pair High Provenance Carved by Forsyth
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
bookcases based on the original design of 1666 These bookcases have high provenance, each one has the
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20th Century English Charles II Bookcases

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Oak

19th Century French Carved Oak Renaissance Altar Throne Chair Bench Gothic
Located in Shreveport, LA
above carved dimensional faces and a wide panel with three carved faces~ ~Stunning large back panel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Benches

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Carved Walnut Throne or Hall Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
intricately carved piece, unusually the chair is carved on both back and front so intended to be viewed from
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Antique Mid-19th Century Gothic Armchairs

French 19th Century Carved Oak Armchair, Throne or Hall Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
carved piece, the chair back has arches and barley twist columns, each with a turned wood spindle in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Armchairs

Materials

Oak

American Victorian "Grotesque" Steambent Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
Italian grottoes. The carved face on the back of the chair is of “maskerones,” or “mask,” that was also
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20th Century American Armchairs

Dining Set with 10 1/2' Table & 12 Chairs in Birch by Nordiska Kompaniet, c 1930
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Miami, FL
with birch wood frames, high rounded backs and cabriole legs with pad feet. Side chairs are upholstered
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Queen Anne Dining Room Sets

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Birch

Vintage William Tillman Regency Dining Table & 8 Chairs 20th Century
By William Tillman
Located in London, GB
shield back dining chairs, made by the master cabinet maker William Tillman in the 1990s and bearing his
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1990s English Regency Revival Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Vintage William Tillman Regency Dining Table & 8 Chairs 20th Century
By William Tillman
Located in London, GB
shield back dining chairs, made by the master cabinet maker William Tillman in the 1990s and bearing his
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Late 20th Century English Regency Revival Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Antique Twin Pillar Regency Dining Table 19th Century and 8 Bespoke Chairs
Located in London, GB
and a set of bespoke dining chairs in the Regency manner. The table has one leaf that can be added
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Antique 1820s Regency Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Antique Regency Dining Table Manner of Gillows 19th Century and 10 Chairs
Located in London, GB
table in the manner of Gillows, circa 1820 in date and a set of ten Regency style dining chairs. This
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Antique 1820s English Regency Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Antique Early Victorian Extending Dining Table by Gillows 19th C & 8 Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
. The Vintage set of eight swag back dining chairs, date from the second half of the 20th Century
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Dining Room Sets

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Damask, Mahogany

Antique 15ft Extending Dining Table by Edwards & Roberts 19th C & 12 chairs
By Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
Revival dining chairs. This amazing table can seat fourteen people in comfort and has been hand-crafted
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Antique 15ft Extending Dining Table by Edwards & Roberts 19th C & 14 chairs
Located in London, GB
Revival dining chairs. This amazing table can seat sixteen people in comfort and has been hand-crafted
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Antique 1880s Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century French Armchair with the Mistral Wind Mask
Located in Hixson, TN
An Early 19th Century French Arm Chair with the Mistral Wind Mask A highly carved high back and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs

Antique George III Regency Dining Table 19th C with 10 Dining Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Century. They have been crafted from hand carved solid mahogany, each with a pierced splat back, drop
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Antique 1820s English George III Dining Room Sets

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Mahogany

Antique 11ft Gillows Style William IV Extending Dining Table C1835 19th Century
Located in London, GB
to the back with stumpy bulbous turned legs to the front. The rope twist carved back was also much
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Antique 1830s English William IV Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Aesthetic Movement Carved Rosewood Corner Chair, circa 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
with remarkable precision over a chip carved ground. The arms of solid rosewood wraparound the chair
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Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Corner Chairs

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Fabric, Rosewood

Vintage French Renaissance Carved Oak Arm Chair
Located in Newberry, SC
backs of chairs, while the bases of tables were often carved to represent the beasts of the hunt: dogs
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Vintage 1950s French Armchairs

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Oak, Velvet

Antique English Arts and Crafts Secretary Base, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
writing slope is open 28 1/2" high when the writing slope is open for a chair.
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Antique 1870s English Arts and Crafts Secretaires

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Oak

Cerused Walnut Pedestal Desk, England c.1900
Located in Houston, TX
especially important when faced with frigid winter weather or a hot summer. Being able to move closer to a
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

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Late 19th-Early 20th C. Set of 14 French Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant and fine set with two arm and twelve side chairs. Finely carved walnut Louis XV style with deep Saddle tome leather upholstery and nailhead trim. With floral scrolled cres...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Royal Italian Writing Desk and Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Italian carved mahogany writing table is said to have been crafted specifically for use by King Carlo Alberto (Charles Albert of Sardinia, 1798-1849). Both beautiful and functio...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Royal Italian Writing Desk and Armchair
Royal Italian Writing Desk and Armchair
H 32.75 in W 54.5 in D 33 in
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Mahogany

Renaissance Style Oak Tester/4 Poster King Bed w/ Armorial Tapestry Bedspread
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Mid-20th Century English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Set of Four Monumental Neo-Gothic Confessionals in Oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A group of four antique confessionals in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Oak

Early Gothic Medieval Cathedral Solid Oak Misericord Bench Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gothic Medieval cathedral oak Misericord bench, circa 15th-17th Centuries. This beautiful small bench or chair stall was often found in Medieval Cathedrals and churches attached to c...
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Antique 17th Century European Gothic Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

Antique French Flemish Oak Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful Flemish Dolphin Centre Table. Made from solid Oak in the last quarter of the 19th Century. Hand carved with ornate patterns, lions heads and fish. Sure to be a head turn...
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Italian Renaissance Style Set Dining Room 16 Pieces Walnut Hand-Carved
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FQ58 Period: 19th century Style: Renaissance Dining room of the School of Arts in Monza, 19th century, walnut hand-carved consists of: sideboard showcase with leaded cathedra...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Sets

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Leather, Glass, Walnut

Neo-Gothic 19th Century Octagonal Pedestal / Stand / Architectural Model
Located in Troy, NY
An unusual pedestal of octagonal Neo-Gothic form, the molded base supporting eight shaped and carved columns decorated with typical Gothic designs, topped by eight spikes surrounding...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Pedestals

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Oak

Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak

Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
By Guillaume Grohe
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional neo Renaissance bookcase forming desk. This monumental piece consists in a lower part forming drop-front desk supported by two pillars with drawers. The lateral parts eac...
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Antique 1860s French Renaissance Bookcases

Materials

Wood

"canopy bed" in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX .FULL RESTORED
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" lit à baldaquin " in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX completely restored for the filming of a historical film custom-made box spring and mattress new tapestry... the box sprin...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios monumental interior entrance as you can see by the pictures The side lights, how beautiful Tiffany furnace drapery glass with shallow mottel background The archw...
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Antique 1890s Windows

Materials

Glass

Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Panelling

Materials

Marble

IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

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High Back Carved Face Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of high back carved face chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, all high back carved face chairs available were constructed with great care. High back carved face chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of high back carved face chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Baroque, louis xv and mid-century modern high back carved face chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made high back carved face chairs over the years, but those made by Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs, Joanina and David Pastoll and Puunveisto OY are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are High Back Carved Face Chairs?

Prices for high back carved face chairs start at $766 and top out at $50,000 with the average selling for $7,147.