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Pair of Swedish Spindle Dowel Back Chairs
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice spindle back chairs with newly upholstered seats.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch, Maple
Set of 6 Italian Bamboo Folding Chairs, Tito Agnoli Style
By Tito Agnoli
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Bamboo folding chairs featuring large bamboo frames and smaller diameter bamboo dowel
Category
20th Century Italian Campaign Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
“24GT” Side chair by Illum Wikkelsø for Niels Eilersen, Denmark, c. 1959
Located in Los Gatos, CA
., made in Denmark, C. 1959. Dowel back construction, solid teak wood with hand-rubbed oil finish and
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Aesthetic Movement Side Chair in Walnut by E.W. Godwin, circa 1885
By Goodwin
Located in Faversham, GB
. Turned spindle and dowel back with legs united by six-shaped stretchers.
British, circa 1885
Category
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Bamboo, Cane, Rush
Rustic Bookcase Etagere Shelf
Located in New York, NY
platforms with doweled back rail. Interesting piece with strong rustic patina. Sturdy for use, having an old
Category
Vintage 1930s Indian Rustic Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Teak
Transitional Andrew Gower for Jasper Group Portrait Management Swivel Desk Chair
By Jasper Seating Co., Andrew Gower
Located in Secaucus, NJ
and Dacron wrap
Frame interior is hardwood joined with double dowels
Back has polypropylene webbing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Office Chairs and Desk Ch...
Materials
Steel
H 38 in W 25 in D 28.5 in
Eight Drawers Scandinavian Walnut Double Dresser on Tall Dowel Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
finished back. Dramatic flame walnut wood grain pattern. Banana shape recessed pulls carved into solid
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Cleo Baldon X-Form Chairs Restored with Acrylic Dowels and Sunbrella Upholstery
By Cleo Baldon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
replacement of the wooden dowel, on the back and legs, with a very sexy acrylic piece. The chairs are a
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 32 in W 18 in D 20 in
Danish Adjustable Teak High-Back Lounge Chair
Located in Dorchester, MA
Made in Denmark in the 1960s, this high-back teak-framed lounge chair features adjustable dowels
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
High-Backed Sofa by Hvidt and Molgaard
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tailored and sculptural high-backed button-tufted sofa, the upholstered body resting on
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
French Upholstered 18th Century High Back Armchair
Located in Napa, CA
18th century French walnut high back armchair. Turned and dowelled legs and gently curved arms with
Category
Antique 18th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Conant Ball Midcentury Maple and Cane Back Armchair
By Conant Ball
Located in Asheville, NC
legs, stretcher base, contoured seat, curved and angled back support and ‘V’ spoke dowels. circa 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Cane, Maple
Scandinavian SWEDISH HIGH BACK LOUNGE CHAIR IN FAUX SHEEPSKIN
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish high back lounge chair in faux sheepskin and detailed with leather covered buttons. Newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Viko Baumritter Mid-Century Modern Spindle Back Armchair
By Viko Baumritter, Baumritter
Located in Garnerville, NY
include the contoured flat paddle arm, angular spindle back, and the nicely shaped and tapered dowel legs
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Elm, Walnut
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair, circa 1780, an American Colonial Period Country
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
Six Walnut and Tooled Leather Splat-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
leather seats. Queen Anne styled curved backs and tooled, gilt bordered leather seats with curved yoke
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Thomasville Slat Back Oak Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Thomasville
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
level of hand craftsmanship. All joints, braces, and corners are double doweled with reinforcements for
Category
1990s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Crocus" Handwoven Linen-backed Swedish Wall Hanging
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crocus tapestry by Marta Maas Fjetterstrom. A nice, and somewhat rare, size, and fully backed with
Category
Mid-20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
H 62 in W 130 in D 1 in
Vintage American Studio Craft Oak and Walnut High Back Armchair
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a well executed studio craft high back armchair made from solid oak and walnut
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
RARE ARNE HOVMAND-OLSEN barrel back chair teak / wicker, MODEL 171
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Buffalo, NY
RARE ARNE HOVMAND-OLSEN barrel back chair teak / wicker, MODEL 171..Stunning design, Amazing patina
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Teak
18th Century Nantucket Fireside Ladder Back Side Chair, circa 1780
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century nantucket fireside ladder back side chair, circa 1780 or earlier, having
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb High Back Orange Upholstered Lounge Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century lounge armchair with a high back and bright orange fabric upholstery, resting
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
H 33 in W 29 in D 34 in
18th Century Style Wood & Hogan Kidney Shaped Sofa with Deep Tufted Back
Located in North Salem, NY
Very Comfortable 18th Century Style Wood & Hogan Kidney Shaped Sofa with Deep Tufted Back Tailoring
Category
Antique 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Down, Maple, Mahogany, Upholstery, Cotton, Jute
L.E. Partridge Benchmade Signed Set Of 6 Bow Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
including two arm and four side chairs, the arms and seats made with dowels. The tops of the back spindles
Category
20th Century Windsor Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Deco Reclining Oak Lounge Chair with Dark Brown Leather Back and Fabric Seat
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deco Reclining Lounge chair with oak frame and leather back and upholstered fabric seat. Back of
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 41 in W 25.625 in D 43.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Ladder Back Hip Rail Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts mission oak ladder back hip rail rocking chair. Cane seat, ladder back
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
H 33 in W 18.5 in D 23 in
Ten HIgh Back Dining Chairs by Adrian Pearsall. Walnut with New Upholstery
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Kansas City, MO
blemish about 3/8th inch in diameter. That is a good thing as each chair frame has been dowelled at that
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 8 T.H Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladder Back Woven Seat Dining Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs with stretchers. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
H 34 in W 22 in D 17.5 in
Set of 3 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladder Back Green Seat Dining Chai
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
wooden frames, woven green fabric seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs with stretchers
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 34 in W 22 in D 17.5 in
Set of Four '4' Model 422 Spindle-Back Dining Chairs by Arne Vodder for Sibast
By Arne Vodder
Located in Deland, FL
featuring slender, slanted dowels joined to a graceful curved backrest this set is as comfortable as it is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
H 38.5 in W 19.25 in D 22 in
Set of Six Rosewood Dining Chairs by Arne Vodder for Sibast
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Arne Vodder for Sibast, these high-back dining chairs feature slender rosewood frames
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-Century Austrian Style Cerused Oak Bookcase or Etagere, 1950s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
-century Austrian style open bookcase/etagere crafted from premium cerused oak. Dating back to the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Pair of T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladderback & Woven Rattan Seat Arm
By John Widdicomb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
light wooden frames, checkered rattan cane webbing seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
H 34 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
Rosewood and Suede MP-091 Sofa by Percival Lafer for Lafer MP
By Lafer, Percival Lafer
Located in Dorchester, MA
the jacaranda rosewood frame with dowels. Buckled straps at the sides and back give the cushion
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modern Sofas
Materials
Suede, Rosewood
Danish Papercord side Chair by Am Mobler
Located in Charleston, SC
Single Danish paper cord chairs by AM Mobler design number 501,made in Teak with rosewood dowels
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Mahogany Wood & Hogan Hepplewhite Style Sofa w/ Show-Wood Frame, In Stock
Located in North Salem, NY
front square tapered legs with spade foot and back legs are splayed.
Upholstered in a proper
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Down, Fabric, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery, Maple
An Egyptian wooden female offering bearer figure, Middle Kingdom
Located in UTRECHT, UT
features with large painted eyes. Separately made arms attached with dowel to the shoulder, left arm raised
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Wood
French Oak Leather Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
.
Wonderful construction with doweling holding the frame
Butterscotch original leather has been restored and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Ward Bennett American Mid-Century Steam Bent Ash and Cane Armchairs
By Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century armchairs with steam bent ash wood frames and caned backs, sides, and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
H 32.5 in W 23 in D 23 in
Distressed American firehouse armchair, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Windsor firehouse chair with a continuous arm yolk back. The crest rail has an applied
Category
Antique 19th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Maple, Pine, Paint
New Wood & Hogan Sheraton Style Mahogany Tailored Armchair w/ Down Cushion
Located in North Salem, NY
Mahogany legs. Front legs terminating with solid brass casters. Inside back and loose down seat cushion
Category
2010s American Sheraton Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Paul McCobb for Directional Floral Fabric and Walnut Lounge Armchair
By Directional, Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century lounge / armchair with a walnut frame with a scooped back rail and blue
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Paul McCobb for Directional Striped Fabric and Walnut Lounge Armchair
By Directional, Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century lounge / armchair with a walnut frame with a scooped back rail and multi
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut and Blue Vinyl Dining Armchair
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
seat and back cushions, resting on four angled dowel legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
H 34.5 in W 20.5 in D 24 in
Antique Medical Class Anatomy Scroll of a Pelvis c.1920-1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique scroll of a foot used in a medical teaching classroom mounted a thick dowels
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Posters
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 62 in W 43.25 in D 1 in
Harvey Probber 'Gondola' Mahogany and Striped Upholstery Pull Up Side Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
and pink striped fabric upholstered seat backs and cushions, resting on four tapered mahogany dowel
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
H 39 in W 25.5 in D 24 in
Pair of Vintage Solid Walnut Studio Craft Bar Stools by David Scott
Located in Brooklyn, NY
with circular dowel joints in rosewood, an expert technique revealing the skill involved.
Small edge
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Walnut
Harvey Probber 'Gondola' Mahogany and Gold Woven Upholstery Pull Up Side Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
woven fabric upholstered seat back and cushion, resting on four tapered mahogany dowel legs. (HARVEY
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
H 39 in W 25.5 in D 24 in
Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Toronto, CA
but the unmistakable Vignelli signatureʺ. Bent wood backs and rounded dowel legs. The seat cushion is
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
Pair of Harvey Probber Peacock Blue 'Gondola' Mahogany Pull Up Side Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
peacock blue upholstered seat backs and cushions, resting on four tapered mahogany dowel legs. (HARVEY
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Wood
Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
preserving wood. The surface is charred with fire and then sanded back to a smooth surface. The technique has
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Filipino Decorated Bone Wardrobe, 1980s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
composition of rectangular dowels. Internally and on the back finished with vegetable paint. Philippines 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bone
Paul McCobb for Directional Yellow Patterned Fabric and Walnut Lounge Armchair
By Paul McCobb, Directional
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century lounge / armchair with a stained walnut frame with a scooped back rail and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
H 32 in W 29 in D 31 in
Børge Mogensen Daybed Model No. 190, 1963
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stolefabrik, Denmark, solid oak frame platform with tapered legs and a vertical slatted back. The back is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Settees
Materials
Wool, Oak
Pair of Harvey Probber Floral Print 'Gondola' Mahogany Pull Up Side Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
beige, brown, green, and blue floral print fabric upholstered seat backs and cushions, resting on four
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Wing Chair w/ Carved Ball & Claw Legs Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
with its high back and hand carved ball & claw front legs. Covered in a handsome scarlet red suede
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Suede, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery
H 48 in W 31 in D 35 in
Emerson Armchair, made to order in England. Adapted from a 1930s original.
Located in London, GB
quality; a screwed and dowelled beech frame, hand webbed and sprung with 8” coiled springs then padded
Category
2010s English Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Feathers
H 30.71 in W 30.71 in D 32.29 in
Antique Queen Anne 18th Century Oak Staircase
Located in Ware, GB
dowels
Dating back to 1710s the staircase was an original architectural element of the Lake District
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British Georgian Stairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
New Queen Anne Style Mahogany Balloon Seat Leather Side Chair w/ Brass Nail Trim
Located in North Salem, NY
New Mahogany Shaped Back Queen Anne Style Side Chair with "Balloon" Seat Resting on Carved Front
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 35 in W 23.5 in D 22 in
TH Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Cane, Chest, Cabinet
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
. Robsjohn-Gibbings. This example having rattan-wrapped dowel drawer pulls and four tapered brass legs with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 32.25 in W 34.25 in D 21 in
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