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There's a wide spectrum of antique and collectible chairs out there, from classic ornamental wooden French and British 19th century styles to the simple and elegant Scandinavian and Eames mid-century modern examples.
For more information about chairs, see our new, expanded chairs section.

As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized… [more]

A winter or two ago Connecticut basket-maker made a set of six three-slat side chairs from basket stock of as… [more]

It was the late R. T. Haynes Halsey who first noted that as early as 1775 there was a project in Philadelphia… [more]

If the Windsor chair had been invented in the 20th Century it would have been classified as functional furnit… [more]

How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longti… [more]

(American Collector Editor’s Note: Some three years ago Mr. Millar, a general collector of American antique… [more]

About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored… [more]
Chuck LaChiusa's wonderful guide to the architecture and history of Buffalo, NY, also happens to host an impressive… [read review or visit site]
John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [read review or visit site]
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [read review or visit site]
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [read review or visit site]
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [read review or visit site]
The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [read review or visit site]
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [read review or visit site]
An overview by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts of the design movements between 1880 and 1940 that comprised Moder… [read review or visit site]
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]
This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [read review or visit site]
Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [read review or visit site]
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Ms Parsons said: “He's a Norwegian forest cat and when he's not with us in the pub, he spends his time in Vestry House Museum, sitting on the antique chairs...Read more
In the dining room, soft lighting is provided by the crystal chandelier found above the oval mahogany table surrounded by four whitewashed antique chairs...Read more
A wall-to-wall mirror layered with twin hanging mirrors that reflect images of French antique chairs and copper pieces by George Long of Atlanta is...Read more
city where it was manufactured wandered in one day and bought it for his brother, a barbershop owner there who already has seven antique chairs...Read more
is "a major influence," says Walker Carrington, and she quotes Bowie lyrics on screened seat cushions that electrify refinished antique chairs...Read more
is reminiscent of Grandma's house, with old-fashioned wooden tables painted deep red and creamy white, all surrounded by chunky antique chairs...Read more
"Every time I've ever come in this barn the antique chairs that are up there, I keep saying you've got everything in here to make a perfect haunted house...Read more
400 historic prints and two dozen pieces of sculpture — not to mention its many antique chairs, desks, inkstands and other furnishings...Read more