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Set of Eight 20th Century French Mutton Leg Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This set of eight 20th-century French mutton-leg side chairs features a classic design inspired by
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20th Century French Louis XIII Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Louis XIII Style Mutton Leg Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Louis XIV style mutton leg dining chairs Featuring French brass nail trim around all the edges. Set
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Early 20th Century Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Carved Elm Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant suite of six side chairs and matching armchairs were crafted in France, circa 1950
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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Mohair, Beech

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Pair of Antique Mutton Bone Tapestry Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
An Antique Pair of French Louis XIV Mutton Bone Chairs with Upholstery of 18th C. Tapestry
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Side Chairs

Set of Eight French Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Set of eight Louis XIV style mutton leg dining chairs including two armchairs and six side chairs
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20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Ash

Set of Six Antique French Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
This is a set of six newly upholstered dining side chairs from France. With new padding and fill
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Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Linen, Wood

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Mutton Leg Side Chairs, Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight French ash mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid-20th century are
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Tapestry, Upholstery, Ash

Set of Eight Midcentury French Oak Mutton Leg Side Chairs, Dining Chairs, Linen
Located in Fayetteville, AR
oak and natural linen lend a light, airy feel to the chairs, and the classic mutton leg style mixes
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Linen, Upholstery, Oak

Set of Eight 19th Century French Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Eight 19th Century French Mutton Leg Chairs
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Set of Six 19th Century French Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Six 19th Century French Mutton Leg Chairs, One of a kind. Visit our site at
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of Ten Mutton Leg Dining Chairs from France
Located in Houston, TX
A set of ten newly upholstered dining side chairs from France. With new padding and fill, the white
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20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of six 19th Century French Mutton Bone Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
French Mutton Bone Side Chairs, upholstered in Coraggio Silk and Angora Wool Mohair, Set of six
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Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs

Set 8 French Mutton Leg Tall Back Walnut Dining Chairs C1930s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Set of 8 country French side chairs with nail head trim.
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20th Century Country Side Chairs

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Walnut

Set of Six Hand Pegged Ash Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six hand pegged mutton leg dining chairs is made of solid ash. The beautifully aged
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Ash, Upholstery

Set of Six Midcentury French Hand Pegged Ash Mutton Leg Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six French ash mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid-20th century are of
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Ash

Pair of Antique French Mutton Leg Walnut Armchairs Fauteuills, C1830
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of French mutton-leg that each measures 46 3/4" H x 23 3/4" W x 26" D
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Antique 1830s French Louis XIV Chairs

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Walnut

Mid-20th Century French Hand Pegged Oak Mutton Leg Chairs, Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six French oak mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid twentieth century
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Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Tapestry, Oak

Set of Six Mid-20th Century French Hand Carved Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six French ash mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the Mid-20th Century are of
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Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Ash, Upholstery

Mid-20th Century Set of Eight French Oak Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Newly upholstered in France in a beautiful neutral colored linen, this set of eight mutton leg
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Linen, Upholstery, Oak

19th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Fluted Mutton Leg Side Chair, Desk Chair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French Louis XIV style mutton leg side chair features hand carved fluted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut, Upholstery

Set of 10 Distressed Painted French Mutton Leg Style Dining Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
10 French mutton leg style dining chairs. The upholstery and color combination is perfect for a space
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20th Century Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Six French Louis XIV Style Oak Mutton Leg Chairs With Faux Leather
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six French oak mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid-twentieth century
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Faux Leather, Oak

Set of Ten Hand Pegged Ash French Louis XIV Style Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of ten hand pegged Louis XIV style fluted mutton leg chairs feature finely carved acanthus
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Ash, Upholstery

Set of 8 French Louis XIV Style Mutton Bone Dining Chairs in Beech, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
The set of 8 French Louis XIV style dining chairs in beechwood with high arched backs, linen
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Linen, Upholstery, Beech

Four Hand-Carved Oak Louis XIV Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Set of four hand carved oak Louis XIV style fluted mutton leg side chairs with X stretcher
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

Set of Six French Antique Louis XIV Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful set of six antique French Louis XIV "mutton bone" dining chairs in hand carved solid
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut, Velvet, Upholstery

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Upholstered Back Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of eight French Louis XIV style "Mutton Bone" upholstered back dining chairs in beechwood
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20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant suite of six side chairs and matching armchairs were crafted in France, circa 1950
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Pair of French Os-de-Mouton Armchairs in Carved Walnut, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
type of fauteuils are the Os de Mouton, or mutton bone, chairs, named for the highly shaped legs which
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIII Armchairs

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Brass

Set of Eight 20th Century French Mutton Leg Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This set of eight 20th-century French mutton-leg side chairs exemplifies the timeless elegance of
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20th Century French Louis XIII Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century French Mutton Leg Desk Chair of Hand-Carved Walnut
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This 19th century French mutton leg chair is constructed of solid walnut. A classic form which is
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Set of Eight French Walnut Fluted Mutton Leg Side Chairs, Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight French walnut side chairs or dining chairs from the turn of the 20th century
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut, Tapestry

Set of Six Antique French Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
This is a set of six newly upholstered dining side chairs from France. The wood legs have been
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Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Linen, Wood

Set of Six Hand Pegged Ash Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Set of six hand pegged ash mutton leg side chairs with tapestry upholstery and nailhead trim
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

Set of Eight French Louis XIV Style Mutton Leg Side Chairs, Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight French oak mutton leg side chairs or dining chairs from the mid-twentieth century
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Mohair, Oak

Set of Four Hand Pegged French Oak Louis XIII Style Mutton Leg Side Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of four mutton leg side chairs features sturdy hand pegged construction of solid oak. Each
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Oak

Set of Six Louis XIV Mutton Bone Stretcher Dining Chairs from France
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome set of six Louis XIV style dining chairs having H-shaped walnut mutton bone stretchers (os
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Mid-Century French Set of Eight Mutton Leg Louis XIII Style Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight mutton leg dining chairs includes two armchairs and six side chairs. Constructed
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Style Green Mohair Mutton Leg Dining Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of eight mutton leg dining chairs includes two armchairs and six side chairs. Constructed
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

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Ash

Set of Six Mid-Century French Mutton Leg Louis XIII Style Dining Chairs, Ash
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This classic set of six mutton leg Louis XIII style dining chairs features sherbet orange mohair
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs

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Mohair, Ash

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Needlepoint Side Chair or Desk Chair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XIV style oak side chair has scrolling mutton legs joined
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Side Chairs

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Tapestry, Oak

6 White French Mutton Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
White canvas and dark nail heads enable these upholostered Mutton Chairs to be placed with almost
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Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs

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Wood, Fabric

6 White French Mutton Chairs
6 White French Mutton Chairs
H 41.5 in W 18.75 in D 17.75 in
10 Red Plaid Mutton Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Set of Ten(10) Mutton Chairs, 19th Century France, Walnut
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 6 Taupe Linen Mutton Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Very attractive walnut Mutton Chairs from 1880s. Newly upholstered with nail head trim. Comfortable
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut, Linen

Set of 6 Taupe Linen Mutton Chairs
Set of 6 Taupe Linen Mutton Chairs
H 43 in W 19 in D 17.5 in
8 Yellow French Mutton Chairs 19th Century France
Located in Austin, TX
Set of eight(8)mutton chairs in medium to light walnut.
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 8 Mutton Leg Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
High back chairs covered in cotton linen fabric with beautiful patina on os de mouton legs
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Vintage 1930s French Chairs

Set of 8 Mutton Leg Chairs
Set of 8 Mutton Leg Chairs
H 43.5 in W 18 in D 18 in
Set of 6 Mutton Bone Chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a set of six munnon bone chairs we have recovered in a neutral fabric. These chairs are
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 6 Mutton Bone Chairs
Set of 6 Mutton Bone Chairs
H 44 in W 18 in D 18 in
Set of 10 French Mutton Bone chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very good looking set of 10 French mutton bone chairs. These chairs are very sturdy
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of 10 French Mutton Bone chairs
Set of 10 French Mutton Bone chairs
H 42.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Set of Six French Mutton-Leg Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set of dining chairs made of elm wood, with upholstered backs.
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of French Mutton Bone Dining Room Chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice set of French mutton bone chairs from the early 1900's. There are 2 arms and 4
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 6 Mutton Leg Dinning Room Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
The chairs are upolstered with very realistic looking faux leather and old nail heads. Seat
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Set of 6 Mutton Leg Dinning Room Chairs
Set of 6 Mutton Leg Dinning Room Chairs
H 43.25 in W 19 in D 22 in
Set of 8 French Mutton Bone Chairs from Early 1900's
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is great looking set of French dinning room chairs from the early 1900's. There are two arms
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20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

French mutton bone chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
French mutton bone chairs in oak with its original velvet fabric
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Antique 19th Century French Armchairs

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Wood, Velvet

French mutton bone chairs
French mutton bone chairs
H 41 in W 26 in D 25 in
Louis XIV "mutton bone" Arm Chair
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
This French antique Louis XIV arm chair is an example of classic "mutton bone" styling with a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs

Louis XIV "mutton bone" Arm Chair
Louis XIV "mutton bone" Arm Chair
H 42.5 in W 24.5 in D 23 in
Set of Eight French Dinning Room Chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
this is a good looking set of eight French mutton bone dinning chairs.they have a very good look
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 6 Oz du Mouton Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Six French Oz du mutton base high back dining chairs. Newly reuphostered
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Vintage 1930s French Dining Room Chairs

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Wood, Fabric

Set of Six 19th Century Walnut Os De Mouton Chairs
Located in Fairhope, AL
Set of six 19th century Os de Mouton or Mutton Bone chairs from France. Frames and upholstery are
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Antique Late 19th Century Dining Room Chairs

Early 20th Century French Set of Eight Tall Back Dining Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A set of eight high back dining chairs with Louis XIV acanthus leaves hand carved on mutton bone
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Pair Late 19th Century Italian Carved Mutton Bone Arm Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
The pair of 1860s Italian Mutton Bone arm chairs take mutton bone styling to the next level. The
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Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs

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Wood

Pair 1940s French "Mutton Bone" Arm Chairs in White Pickled Oak
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A pair of French "mutton bone" arm chairs created in the 1940s. The white pickled finish allows
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Vintage 1940s French Armchairs

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Oak, Burlap

Tall Back French Chairs
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Called mutton bone chairs Newly reupholstered
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Early 20th Century French Armchairs

Tall Back French Chairs
Tall Back French Chairs
H 43.5 in W 24 in D 26.5 in
Pair French Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of late 19th c. French LXIV style "Mutton Bone Leg" Arm Chair.
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

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Oak

Pair French Arm Chairs
Pair French Arm Chairs
H 46 in W 26 in D 20 in
Pair of Vintage French Louis XIII Style Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This style of chair is called Mutton Bone. The tapestry fabric is in excellent condition. We like
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

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Set of Six French Louis XIII Walnut Turned Legs Side Chairs
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Mutton Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mutton chair you’re looking for. A mutton chair — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the mutton chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A mutton chair, designed in the Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Mutton Chair?

Prices for a mutton chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $495 and can go as high as $8,950, while the average can fetch as much as $3,200.

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.