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Charles Eames "PAW Chair" Swivel Fiber Glass Shell Dowel Leg aCa
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
(faded) / dowel legs in birch / all original parts / the awesome dowel base reads Seng Chicago on the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

First Edition Charles Eames "Paw Chair" Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Birch
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
chair in color salmon (faded) / dowel legs in birch / all original parts / the awesome dowel base reads
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

First Edition Charles Eames Paw Chair Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Walnut
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
chair in color grey elephant, dowel legs in birch / all original parts. The awesome dowel base reads
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

First Edition Charles Eames "Paw Chair" Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Birch
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
chair in color grey elephant / dowel legs in birch / all original parts / the awesome dowel base reads
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

First Edition Charles Eames Paw Chair Swivel Fibre Glass Shell Dowel Leg Walnut
By Charles Eames
Located in Hamburg, DE
chair in color lemon yellow parchment/dowel legs in walnut/all original parts/the awesome dowel base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Eames / Zenith PAW Swivel Base Armchair, 1940s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Renens, CH
. Zenith checkerboard logo completely intact. The dowel base is completely original, untouched, no
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Monumental Coin Tile Dining Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Brooklyn, NY
glazed tiles. Walnut dowel base with beautiful joinery details showcases high quality craftsmanship
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Monumental Coin Tile Dining Table
Monumental Coin Tile Dining Table
H 28 in W 62.5 in D 62.5 in
LOTO Bench, Black finished Oak wood and Amber Velvet
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
wooden dowel base to highlight the contrast of the two different textures. Measures: 45 x 145 x 43 cm.
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Benches

Materials

Wood, Beech, Oak

LOTO Bench, Black finished Oak wood and Green Velvet
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
wooden dowel base to highlight the contrast of the two different textures. Available in a variety of
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Benches

Materials

Wood, Beech, Oak

19th Century birch empire oval center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
front.  Supported by a block base and scroll decoration.  Standing on a quadriform base with 4 scrolling
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Center Tables

Materials

Birch

Pkw-2 Pivoting K-Wire Wood Base Side Chair, Eames Herman Miller, Bikini, Seng
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the design. set of 2 side chair, model pkw-2, swivel dowel-base 1 white powder coated wire-shell
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Terracotta Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Brilliant Yellow Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Olive Green Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Ochre Yellow Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Greige Light Grey Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Navy Blue Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel Wire Base Expect an
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Navy Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
not limited to: Zinc H Base Black H Base Stacking Base Walnut Dowel Base Maple Dowel Base Eiffel
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

1 Mid-Century Eames H Miller Fiberglass Arm Shell Chair Walnut Moderna Stool
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
(1) Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Arm Shell on Walnut Swivel Bar Stool Dowel Base by Moderna Herman
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fiberglass, Walnut

Early Pkw-1 Pivoting K-Wire Dowel Wood Base Side Chair, Eames Herman Miller
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
ray & charles eames side chairs ‚pkw-1‘, meaning a pivoting, k-wire chair on a wooden base. makes
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Milo Baughman Dowel Bench for Glenn of California
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
delicate rounded legs. The seat is created from contrasting birch dowels, evenly spaced from end to end
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Birch, Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist Hand Carved Walnut & Oak Dowel Pierced Amorphic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
demilune formed base suggestive of a sickle in oak pierced through with a cylindrical dowel in burnished
Category

Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Walnut

1950 Eames PAW Herman Miller Zenith Dowel Leg Chair Rope Edge Lemon Yellow
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Charles and Ray Eames paw walnut dowel leg fiberglass swivel armchair for Zenith Plastics / Herman
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Custom Sectional Sofa with Wood Base
By The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
upholstered frames are built with real hardwoods and glue-and-dowel joinery, never plywood or pine. The frames
Category

2010s American Modern Sofas

Materials

Hardwood, Fabric, Foam, Down

Custom Sectional Sofa with Wood Base
Custom Sectional Sofa with Wood Base
H 34 in W 100 in D 128 in
Round Upholstered Ottoman with Lacquered Base Customizable
By The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
About this piece This ottoman features a 5.5" hockey puck style lacquered base and a tight
Category

2010s American Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Lacquer

Custom Cross Base Pedestal Table Made from Walnut
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
construction reinforced with handcut wooden dowels. If you require customized overhang dimensions please
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Swedish stool with eiffel base made from walnut and leather
Located in Forserum, SE
achieved through the use of two wooden dowels for each leg. It was probably originally intended to be used
Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Rattan, Walnut

Plank Dining Table Stainless Steel Base Teak Wood Solid Plank Top
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 plank dining table in a solid plank oiled teak top with brass dowels, and a stainless steel
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ten10 Madeira Line Stool Solid Plank Oiled Teak Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plank oiled teak 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated stainless steel. Brass dowels separate the
Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel

Oak Trestle Table with Painted Base, Built to Order by Petersen Antiques
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fasteners of any kind, just mortise and tenon construction reinforced with hand-cut wooden dowels. If
Category

2010s American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Ten10 Madeira Line Round Dining Table Solid Plank Teak Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
solid plank oiled teak 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated stainless steel. Brass dowels separate
Category

2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ten10 Madeira Line Round Side Table Solid Plank Cedar Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plank oiled vertical grain western red cedar. The planks are 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated
Category

2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ten10 Madeira Line Round Coffee Table Solid Plank Teak Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plank oiled teak 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated stainless steel. Brass dowels separate the
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ten10 Madeira Line Round Side Table Solid Plank Teak Top Stainless Steel Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plank oiled teak 1 1/4" thick. The base is powder-coated stainless steel. Brass dowels separate the
Category

2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Solid Walnut Block Side Table/Stool on Black Steel Base "Briggs Side Table"
By Anton Maka
Located in Shelby Twp, MI
walnut block. With a blackened steel base connected by dowels, these side tables are both structurally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial End Tables

Materials

Steel

Early Large Biscuit Eames Zenith Ivory DAR Fiberglass Chair on Eiffel Tower Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Ferndale, MI
tower base . DAR is the abbreviation for Eames Dining (D) height, Arm (A) Chair, on Rod (R) Base
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Imperial Cedar Outdoor Dining Table
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
and the corners are rounded. The base is connected to the top using dowels. Finished in linseed oil
Category

2010s Canadian Anglo-Japanese Tables

Materials

Cedar

Papyri Bench, Occasional Woven Bench in White Oak and Natural Danish Chord
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Featuring a mortice and tenon frame, custom doweling and a handwoven seat, the Papyri Bench is
Category

2010s Benches

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Wright Side Table, Shaker Side Table in Modern Walnut
Located in Chattanooga, TN
century throwback. Materials and Finishes North American Walnut with Brass Doweling Finished with 100
Category

2010s American Shaker Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Antique Period French Provincial Carved Walnut Bench Coffer Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, above a carved paneled walnut front, and rising on a molded base. Hardwood construction with hand cut
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Benches

Materials

Walnut

Bristlecone Pine Sculpture by David Spiesman, 2000
Located in Nashville, TN
with permission from a forest that dies in 1933. Sculpture is held together artfully by dowels that are
Category

Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Laurel Settee, Modern Windsor Style Bench in Blackened Ash
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
instead of dowels and spindles. Constructed from sustainable blackened ash, the settee is artisan crafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Settees

Materials

Wood, Ash

Papyri Bench, Occasional Woven Bench in Blackened Ash and Natural Danish Cord
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Featuring a mortice and tenon frame, custom doweling and a handwoven seat, the Papyri Bench is
Category

2010s American Scandinavian Modern Benches

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Mooda Mirror Round 24 / Natural Maple Wood, Clear Mirror by INDO-
By INDO-
Located in Rumford, RI
The Mooda Mirror is composed of a set of dowels stitched together to create a beautiful geometric
Category

2010s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Oak, Maple, Wood, Leather, Cord, Hardwood, Mirror

Mooda Round Mirror 36 / Oxidized Oak Wood, Clear Mirror by INDO-
By INDO-
Located in Rumford, RI
The Mooda Mirror is composed of a set of dowels stitched together to create a beautiful geometric
Category

2010s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Oak, Maple, Wood, Leather, Cord, Hardwood, Mirror

Mooda Mirror Round 18 / Natural Maple Wood, Clear Mirror by INDO-
By INDO-
Located in Rumford, RI
The Mooda Mirror is composed of a set of dowels stitched together to create a beautiful geometric
Category

2010s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Leather, Oak, Maple, Hardwood, Wood, Mirror, Cord, Cotton

Mooda Round Mirror 30 / Oxidized Maple Wood, Clear Mirror by INDO-
By INDO-
Located in Rumford, RI
The Mooda Mirror is composed of a set of dowels stitched together to create a beautiful geometric
Category

2010s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Oak, Maple, Wood, Leather, Cord, Hardwood, Mirror

LOTO Pouf in Woolen Fabric by Peca
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Beech, Oak

Saarinen for Knoll White Marble Oval Tulip Dining Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
table's with only one vintage base. We managed to find a 1990's era Genuine Knoll base and mated it to
Category

20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Laurel Settee, Modern Walnut Windsor Style Bench
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
instead of dowels and spindles. Constructed from sustainable walnut, the settee is artisan crafted with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Settees

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Two Door Cabinet Mid 19th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gilt paint decoration over red lacquer base.. Hardwood construction with hand cut doweled joinery
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Loto Pouf, Outdoors in Sunbrella Granite
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

Loto Pouf, Outdoors in Sunbrella Papyrus
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

Loto Pouf, Outdoors in Wheat Bouclé
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

Loto Pouf, Outdoors in Bouclé Black & White
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak

1920s Italian Military Smoking Side Table With Grenades on Legs and Feet
Located in Miami, FL
rise from a base with four curved legs. The legs each have ebonized carved wood grenade feet with
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Nantucket basket attributed to the Coffin School, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A classic vintage Nantucket berry basket with a turned hardwood base, scored with double incised
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Ash, Hardwood

LOTO Pouf in Linen by Peca
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
LOTO collection is the result of exploration using slender wooden dowels to compose different
Category

2010s Mexican Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Beech, Oak

 LOTO Pouf in Linen by Peca
 LOTO Pouf in Linen by Peca
H 16.93 in Dm 16.93 in
New Chippendale Style Tall Mahogany Wing Chair Covered in Leather
Located in North Salem, NY
Chipppendale manner. Covered in a leather with antique brass nail trim along the base. Properl upholstered
Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Wingback Chairs

Materials

Brass

Elegant Victorian Oak Handmade Revolving Tabletop Bookcase with Partitions
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Elegant Victorian, small revolving tabletop bookcase handmade with dowel partitions, circa late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Regency Bookcases

Materials

Oak

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Dowel Base For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the dowel base you’re looking for. Each dowel base for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and fiberglass. There are 15 variations of the antique or vintage dowel base you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer dowel base, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A dowel base made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made dowel base over the years, but those crafted by Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Dowel Base?

Prices for a dowel base can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $900 and can go as high as $5,999, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.