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Bauhaus B34 Cantilever Chair in Plywood & Chrome by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Żory, PL
rare version with a seat and backrest made of plywood, probably made in the early 1930s. The chair is
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century unique and rare pair of Chiavarine Chairs, by Carlo Mollino in ebonized mahogany
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Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

George Mulhauser Bent Plywood Mid Century Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By George Mulhauser
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960's molded plywood lounge chair and ottoman by George Mulhauser. The chair features stylish
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair, Beech Plywood, Revived Polish, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair. Style: Bauhaus Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Seat height
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early LCW Lounge Chair stained red by Charles & Ray Eames, Evans Plywood, 1950s
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Vorst, BE
abbreviation for the Loung Height (L) Chair (C) on Wood (W) Base. The all plywood chair was finally released in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Early DCW Dining Chair in Walnut by Charles & Ray Eames for Evans Plywood, 1940s
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Vorst, BE
first generation chair produced by Evans Molded Plywood Company between 1946 and 1948 (Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chair Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak plywood
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chair Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak plywood
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Early Alvar Aalto 'Hallway' Chair 'Model 403' for Finmar
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finland. The chair features a honey toned birch wood with bent plywood seat and backrest. Dimensions 21
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Set of 6 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 10 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 12 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 4 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
. Circa, Mid-20th Century. NOTE: The photos in the listing are of just a sampling of the chairs but
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Dan Johnson Iron Lounge Chair with Bent Walnut Plywood Armrests
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Dan Johnson lounge chair with an iron frame and steam bent walnut plywood armrests.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of 8 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

early work by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Mix of two mid-century classics, contemporized, painted and lacquered. Functional art of today
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Mid-20th Century Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Lacquer

early work by Markus Friedrich Staab
early work by Markus Friedrich Staab
H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 18.9 in
Set of 4 Restored Bauhaus Beech Plywood Armchairs by Mart Stam, 1930s, Germany
By Mart Stam
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Set of 4 restored Bauhaus beech plywood armchairs by Mart Stam. Style: Bauhaus Period: 1930
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early LCW Lounge Chair in Birch by Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Vorst, BE
An early LCW (Lounge Chair Wood) in Birch. Produced by Herman Miller between 1952 and 1958 (the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Birch

Mid 20th MCM Mr. Chair Lounge Chair & Ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Topeka, KS
-20th Century. There are chairs. And then, there are EXTRAORDINARY, iconic chairs such as THIS
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

20th Century Black American Plycraft Set of Four Dining Chairs by Norman Cherner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage Mid-Century Modern America set of four Pretzel dining chairs made of hand crafted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Corner Chairs

Materials

Foam, Wood

Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet chair HO 41, restored in good condition. Designed by Michael Thonet.
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
H 36.23 in W 16.15 in D 15.75 in
Five Italian Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Side chair from the 1930s with early example of plywood seat. Chairs can be sold separately
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20th Century Italian International Style Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Five Italian Side Chairs
Five Italian Side Chairs
H 28 in W 17.5 in D 15.5 in
Early Grand Prix Dining Chairs in Teak, Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Vorst, BE
come by. Early edition, moulded teak plywood, curved legs in stained beech wood.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Teak, Plywood, Beech

Pair early DCW Dining Chair in black by Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Vorst, BE
discontinued between 1954 and 1994). Made of plywood, refinished in black (as original). The Eames DCW Chair
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Mid Century Modern Eames Style Screw Configuration Bentwood LCW Lounge Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Early Eames Style Screw Configuration Bentwood LCW Lounge Chair The Mid Century
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

A Modernist Rocking Chair
Located in Conwy, GB
Dry untreated plywood and pine. Unknown maker but clearly influenced by the work of Axel Einar
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Early 20th Century European Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine, Plywood

A Modernist Rocking Chair
A Modernist Rocking Chair
H 34.2 in W 19 in D 27.5 in
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
H 28.75 in W 19.25 in D 21.5 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Two Chairs Mod. 121
Located in Milan, IT
Two chairs mod. 121 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa Italy, 1965 Manufactured by Cassina Walnut wood
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Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Afra & Tobia Scarpa Two Chairs Mod. 121
H 31.89 in W 18.71 in D 21.86 in
Eero Saarinen 'Finnish-American, 1910-1961' "Grasshopper" Chair, Knoll Original
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition. No issues exist. This chair is a very early model from Knoll and shows a beautiful patina to
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Birch, Plywood

Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artek of Finland. A tour de force in bentwood it tested the limits of plywood manufacturing in the early
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Plywood

Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
H 25.2 in W 23.6 in D 31.5 in
Set of 6, Mid Century Cow Hide Upholstered Bentwood Chairs by Thonet, 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
American Made, Mid Century Thonet chairs after Eames. Stunning, very cool authentic Bruno Weil’s No.1294
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Cowhide

Eames 670 Lounge Chair & 671 Ottoman in Beata Heuman Linen Cotton
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
designs of the 20th century—instantly recognizable and enduringly fresh. Like all classics, the chair
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
. New plywood on seat.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
H 35.83 in W 16.54 in D 20.08 in
Two Chairs Thonet Nr.19, circa 1900
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
fixes made. The original weaving of the seat has been replaced by plywood seat with decor.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Two Chairs Thonet Nr.19, circa 1900
Two Chairs Thonet Nr.19, circa 1900
H 18.51 in W 17.33 in D 20.08 in
Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artek of Finland. A tour de force in bentwood it tested the limits of plywood manufacturing in the early
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Plywood

Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
H 25.2 in W 23.6 in D 31.5 in
Mid Century Modern Walnut & Black Vinyl Executive Swivel Desk Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Lafayette, IN
of the most striking office chair designs to come out of the mid-century era! With its fantastic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Thonet Gebruder Vienna Gmbh No.56 Bentwood and Vienna Straw Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Prato, Tuscany
contact us directly so we can offer you the best possible price. Iconic and famous Viennese chair of the
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Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs

Materials

Beech

Mid Century Modern Vintage Black Office Chair by Arne Jacobsen 1950s, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage black swivel office chair, which is an early model, designed by Arne
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Pair Of Ply And Steel Health Chairs By Herman Sperlich For Ironite
By Herman A. Sperlich
Located in Brooklyn, NY
frames with plywood seats and backs. Made as a work chair for the Ironrite Ironer Co. in Detroit
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Iconic "Mrs. Chair" by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By Plycraft, George Mulhauser
Located in San Diego, CA
the 'smaller "Mrs." chair that was introduced to provide an alternative for women in the early 1960s
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

Beautiful Pair of Scottish Arts & Crafts Oak Bedroom Side Chairs by E A Taylor
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in Leicester, GB
A stunning pair of Arts & Crafts side chairs from the early 1900s. Attributed to E A Taylor for
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Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of Four Thonet Chairs Attributed to Otto Prutscher
By Otto Prutscher, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four rare Thonet chairs attributed to Otto Prutscher. Fully restored, upholstered with
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in London, GB
production models. This highly practical early set of 8 dining side chairs are stackable which makes them
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'Canada' Lounge Chair in Green Leather
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plywood

Drexel Declaration Lounge Chair & Ottoman by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
By Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall, Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Drexel Declaration molded plywood and black faux leather lounge chair and ottoman by Kipp
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Plywood

Franco Albini rare folding chair for Poggi, Italy, 1952
By Franco Albini
Located in Skokie, IL
the early 20th century. On offer is a stunning wooden folding chair designed in 1952 for Poggi. It is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high Seat
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Early 20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Iron

Antique Theater Seats
Antique Theater Seats
H 32.25 in W 42.5 in D 20 in
'Stella' Armchair / Fireside Chair 'Art Deco Style' Green and Blue Wool
By Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair or fireside chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin Plywood and metal structure. PU
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

2 Midcentury Organic Modern / Sculptures/ Lounge Chairs, Frederick Kiesler, 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
Two Rare Organic Modernist Sculptures that also function as lounge chairs and attributed to the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Oak

Norman Cherner for Plycraft Bentwood Swivel Chair with Cream Upholstery
By Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Chicago, IL
industrial design. The molded plywood ‘Cherner Chair' became his most recognized design and is found in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Set of 6 Air Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Magis, 1999
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Izegem, VWV
skin is applied for the seat and back, in much the same way as the earlier Plywood Chair uses a thicker
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Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Egon Eiermann, Folding Chair Model SE 18, for Wilde + Spieth, Designed 1952
By Wilde + Spieth
Located in London, GB
the second half of the 20th century. Alongside designing significant modernist buildings, he also
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of 4 Swedish 1930s dining chairs in solid pine, style of Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Ystad, SE
Set of 4 dining chairs in solid pine, style of Axel Einar Hjorth's "Sportstuga" furniture. Made by
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Pine, Plywood

Vintage LCM Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, c. 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Bristol, GB
Mid-Century Lounge Chair An iconic design by the legendary American husband and wife team. An
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

De Stijl Movement Design Red Chair Attributed to Jan Wils, 1920's Netherlands
By Jan Wils
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Very Rare Early 20th Century 'De Stijl Movement' Dutch Modernist Design Side Chair attributed to
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Vintage 1920s Dutch De Stijl Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Oak, Plywood

Early Model 402 Armchair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Made in Finland, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Detroit, MI
The Model 402 lounge chair or ‘Atelje’ chair was designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto in 1933 for and
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch, Bentwood

Four Blond Wood Dining Chairs by Dutch Cor Alons 1950s
By Cor Alons
Located in London, GB
Set of four early 1950s blond wood bent ply chairs reupholstered in dark aubergine red bouclé wool
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wool, Plywood

Alvar Aalto Model 31 Cantilevered Lounge Chair
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Ferndale, MI
I believe this to be an early production chair in original somewhat worn finish. One of several
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Eames For Herman Miller LCW Lounge Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of molded birch plywood LCW, low seated easy lounge chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black
By Marcel Breuer, ICF De Padova
Located in Munster, NRW
innovation that was to revolutionise 20th century chair design and production. In the 1930s he also
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Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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Early 20th Century Plywood Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of early 20th century plywood chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique early 20th century plywood chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, plywood and hardwood. Early 20th century plywood chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Early 20th century plywood chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made early 20th century plywood chairs over the years, but those made by Tatra Nabytok, Thonet and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $449 on the low end and $9,600 highest priced.

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With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

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Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

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