Mahogany Frame American Empire Style Fainting Couch Sofa Chaise Lounge

Antique American Empire Figural Carved Mahogany Recamier Gold Chaise Lounge Sofa. Item features a carved face to lower crest ands further carved wooden fra...

Vintage Mid Century Modern Pierre Paulin Style Groovy Fabric Sculptural Wave Chaise Lounge. Item features a sculptural chrome plated metal frame, original 1960s-70s groovy fabric, cl...

William Switzer Italian Biedermeier Regency Carved Recamier Chaise Lounge Chair. Item features gold gilt carved figural dolphins, cornucopia carved gold gilt legs, green and gold uph...

Vintage Hollywood Regency vinyl strap aluminum pool patio chaise lounge chair - a pair. Item features (2) chaise lounge chairs, adjustable frames, woven vi...

A modern fainting couch / chaise lounge. Sold Individually.

"A rare and impressive Regency period Récamier sofa or fainting couch, circa 1820s. Exquisite and vibrant Satinwood sleigh form featuring a scroll crest rail, rolled and flared arms. Upholstered in an elegant blue French brocade. Supported by curvilinear scrolled legs with block feet. Acquired from a 1980s auction after a heated bidding exchange with Ralph Lauren. The modern chaise longue was first popularised during the 16th century in France. They were created by French furniture craftsmen for the rich to rest without the need to retire to the bedroom. It was during the Rococo period that the chaise longue became the symbol of social status and only the rarest and most expensive materials were used in their construction. Today, the chaise longue is seen as a luxury item for the modern home. They are often used to complement a home's décor such as living or reading rooms, or as a stylish boudoir chair for bedroom seating. Duchesse brisée (Broken duchess in French): this word is used when the chaise longue is divided in two parts: the chair and a long footstool, or two chairs with a stool in between them. The origin of the name is unknown. Récamier: a récamier has two raised ends, and nothing on the long sides. It is sometimes associated with French Empire (neo-classical) style. It is named after French society hostess Madame Récamier (1777–1849), who posed elegantly on a couch of this kind for a portrait, painted in 1800 by Jacques-Louis David. The shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional lit bateau...

A Vladimir Kagan style asymmetrical settee chaise lounge sofa. This beautiful sofa features a chaise left design with a gray abstract print upholstery from head to toe. This piece ha...

A vintage tufted Empire style chaise lounge with turned mahogany legs on casters. The late 19th Century recamier has a lovely curved shape ...