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Sabrina Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima, 1970s Italy
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Chrome-plated steel wire frames. Show some wear but overall good condition.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Vintage Dining Table by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy 1, Italy, 1970s
By Thema Italy 1, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian dining table by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy 1. Gastone Rinaldi (1920-2006) was a Padua-born Italian designer. In Padua, he began working for Rima, a metal furnitu...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Chrome

Four Chairs designed by Gastone Rinaldi - Italy 1970s
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Roma, IT
Four chairs with chromed metal structure and leather seat model 'Sabrina', designed by Gastone Rinaldi. Prod. Rima, Italy, 1970 ca. 80.5x50x64cm Good condition, except for two cha...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gastone Rinaldi Flynn Chair for Rima 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Čelinac, BA
Flynn chair by Gstone Rinaldi for Rima Italy 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Gastone Rinaldi Flynn Chair for Rima 1970s
Gastone Rinaldi Flynn Chair for Rima 1970s
H 29.14 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
Set of 4 Mid-Century Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Italia Chrome Pan Am Chairs
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of vintage Italian chrome wire frame chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima. Newly upholstered midnight velour cushions on sleek sculptural wire frames with swivel pedestal bases. Th...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Chrome

Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Black Leather Sabrina Dining Chairs, 1970s, Set of 4
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in London, GB
RIMA was founded in 1920, specialising in manufacturing metal furniture and Gastone Rinaldi took over the company from his father in 1948 becoming the designer. Many of his designs r...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Futurist Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Table and 4 Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Vidal Grau, 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi, Vidal Grau
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular set of table and chairs with Sabrina design by Gastone Rinaldi sealed Vidal Grau, with original upholstery. Dimensions: Chair: Width 53 cm x height 80 cm x depth 55 cm -...
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Space Age Dining Room Sets

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Metal, Chrome

Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Vidal Grau, 1970 Set of 4
By Gastone Rinaldi, Vidal Grau
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this stunning set of Sabrina chairs, designed by renowned Italian designer Gastone Rinaldi and produced by Vidal Grau. The chairs f...
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Chrome

Gastone Rinaldi, Table in Chromed Metal and Smoked Glass, 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extraordinary dining table by Gastone Rinaldi with a top glass fume'. Gastone Rinaldi (1920-2016) is an Italian designer. In 1916, his father, Mario Rinaldi, founded RIMA, a c...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pair of rare Italian Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Model DU 55 P by Gastone Rinaldi
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Model DU 55 P by Gastone Rinaldi Gastone Rinaldi designed this chair in 1955 for Italian production company Rima. Over the years, this chai...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Oak

Saturno Sofa by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, Italy
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Seattle, WA
Designed in 1958, the Saturno Sofa was one of the most iconic designs by Gastone Rinaldi, a prominent figure in Italian design alongside Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanuso. ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel

Gastone Rinaldi Mid-Century Modern Italian Chromed Metal Round Dining Table, 70s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Tavolo Mid-Century base a stella cromato con piano tondo in vetro fumè disegnato da Gastone Rinaldi. Cromo in buone condizioni. Spettacolare tavolo da pranzo Starburst cromato di met...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Two Italian Faux Leather Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA 1960s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rinaldi Gastone, RIMA, lounge chairs, Italy, 1960s Remarkable lounge chair by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA. Beautifully detailed metal frame, artificial leather covers.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Saturn Sofa by Gaston Rinaldi for Rima, Italy, 1957, Maharam Blue Divina Melange
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Saturn (Saturno) sofa by Gaston Rinaldi for Rima, Italy, 1957, recently reupholstered in luxurious Maharam Divina Melange Blue. Scalamandre Tigre pillows in main photo are for displ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Steel

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Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1972
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Set of Two Mart Stam Cantilever Chairs, Italy, Marked
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Located in Praha, CZ
Two leather and chrome chairs by Mart Stam. The chrome is in very good condition. The leather has some sighns of use. All imperfections can be seen in the photos. Measure: seat is 47...
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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller Full Option Rare Green Desk Chair, 1958
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
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Area 50 Table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Mario Bellini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
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Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
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By Roche Bobois
Located in Paris, ON
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Gastone Rinaldi Attributed Lounge Chairs by RIMA, 1950s
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Basel, CH
Gastone Rinaldi attributed lounge chairs manufactured by RIMA in the 1950s in Italy. They are still upholstered in their original black imitation leather which has aged beautiful wit...
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Rare Pair of Armchairs, Design Gastone Rinaldi Mod. P 16, 1950
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare pair of armchairs, design Gastone Rinaldi, 1950. P16 model, chromed metal frame, to be restored, Production Rima Padova. Biography (Gastone Rinaldi Designer alla RIMA).
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Gastone Rinaldi Dining Set
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Southfield, MI
Fabulous Gastone Rinaldi chrome over steel dining set in the "Sabrina" pattern, dating to 1970. Original glass top is without chips, but has a few light surface abrasions, commen...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Napoli, NA
Sedie Sabrina attribuite a Gastone Rinaldi per Rima, anni '70, set di 4
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Gaston Rinaldi ‘Sabrina’ chairs
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Toronto, ON
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Gastone Rinaldi chromed Dining Chairs for RIMA, Set of Six, Italy I970's
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Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
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Four Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Velvet and Brass Swivel Dining Chairs, Italy 1970
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Located in Escalona, Toledo
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Lounge Chair with New Cowhide, Italy, 1950s
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Rare model lounge chair by Gastone Rinaldi that has been reupholstered with a beautiful cowhide leather. The black lacquered metal base has signs of wear to the lacquer.   
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Four Gastone Rinaldi Mid-Century Modern Italian Armchairs for RIMA, 1960s
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Puglia, Puglia
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Pair of Gastone Rinaldi Mid-Century Modern Italian Armchairs for RIMA, 1960s
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of armchairs produced in the 1960s by Rima based on a design by Gastone Rinaldi. Tubular structure in black painted metal, covered in orange eco-leather. In the post-war yea...
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Pair of Midcentury Bed by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, 1950s
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Savona, IT
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Mid-Century Modern Gastone Rinaldi Set of 4 Cantilever Chrome Armchairs, Italy
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a luxe set of four cantilevered chrome and leather lounge armchairs, by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema, made in Italy, circa 1970s. In very good condition. The d...
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Pair of 1970s Italian Sabrina Chrome Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in London, GB
A pair of 1970s Italian cantilevered dining chairs designed by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima in Padova. Model Sabrina. A striking and unusual design featuring a chrome tubular steel canti...
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Gastone Rinaldi Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Table Set for Rima, 1970s
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This dining set was designed by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima in the 1970s, and consists of a table in chromed metal with smoked glass, and four chairs in chromed metal. The Italian de...
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Model T236 Coffee Table with Magazine Rack by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, 1950s
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Savona, IT
Exceptional coffee table produced in the 1950s by RIMA on a design by Gastone Rinaldi. Frame in black painted metal section. Veneered wood top. Magazine rack in woven plastic wire...
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Italian Chrome and Leather Chairs, by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, circa 1970s
By Thema Italy 1, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Set of Six Pan Am Chrome Dining Chairs
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six Pan Am chrome steel dining armchairs designed for the "Pan American World Airways." The wire structure emulates the lines of the "Pan Am" logo. Origina...
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Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Lounge Chair with new cowhide, Italy, 1950s
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Rare model lounge chair by Gastone Rinaldi that has been reupholstered with a beautiful Cowhide leather. The black lacquered metal base has signs of wear to the lacquer.
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Massive Brass Gold Leather Minimal Chairs Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, 1970s brown
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Massive Brass Gold Leather Minimal Chairs Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, 1970s brown
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Set of Four Chic Italian Mid-Century Modern Gastone Rinaldi Dining Chairs
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Four chrome and white faux leather side chairs by Italian design legend Gastone Rinaldi for Rima. Original white leather like upholstery is in very good condition and the sculptural ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Pair Italian Chrome Leather Armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima SATURDAY SALE
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Denver, CO
Exquisite pair of chrome and leather cantilevered armchairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima, Italy, circa 1970s. The upholstery appears darker than it is. It is actually gun metal gray. ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Midcentury Chrome Dining Chair Set by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima of Italy
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Southampton, NJ
A rare and beautiful Italian dining chair set designed by Gastone Rinaldi and produced by Rima having tubular chromed steel frames, sculpted wire seats and leather cushions. Very bea...
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Gastone Rinaldi On Sale For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gastone rinaldi on sale for your home. Each gastone rinaldi on sale for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and chrome. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer gastone rinaldi on sale, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each gastone rinaldi on sale bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Gastone Rinaldi On Sale?

A gastone rinaldi on sale can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,745, while the lowest priced sells for $700 and the highest can go for as much as $4,800.

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