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Pair of Cal-Style Side Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Cal-Style Mid-Century Modern side chairs with tubular chrome base and original
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Chrome & Pink Vinyl Chair by Cal-Style, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With its shiny chrome frame and vibrant pink vinyl upholstery, this Cal-Style chair is the epitome
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Chrome
6 Tell City Hard Rock Maple Colonial Style Windsor Back Spindle Dining Chairs
By Tell City Chair Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
6 Tell City chair Company hard rock maple dining chairs, circa 1960s. Features colonial styling
Category
1960s American Colonial Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Maple
H 30 in W 22.5 in D 19.5 in
Chippendale Style Back Wing Chair
Located in New York, NY
The Chippendale style carved mahogany back wing chair has approximate dimensions of 44 inches in
Category
20th Century American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Distinctive Caribbean Style Mahogany Cane Back Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mahogany cane back single chair with newly upholstered linen cushion. Perfect for living room
Category
1950s American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Spanish Colonial Style Ladder-Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish pair of Spanish Colonial style, carved and painted wood ladder back chairs with rushed
Category
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Pair of Ladder Back Paolo Buffa Style Chairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
A set of two elegant curved ladder back hall chairs in the manner of Paolo Buffa. Newly upholstered
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Beech
Pair of Slim Midcentury Chippendale Style Wingback Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Recently reupholstered Chippendale style midcentury slim wing back chairs made by Hickory Chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Barbara Barry Style Mahogany Dining Chairs by Hickory Chair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome set of six mahogany dining chairs featuring a generous seat and round back in the style of
Category
20th Century American Federal Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Arts & Crafts Mackintosh Style High Backed Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mackintosh Style High Backed Chair, with leather seat and nail-head details. Provenance: From a
Category
20th Century American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Single Ilmari Tapiovaara Style Spindle Back Chair
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, Mid-Century, two-toned Ilmari Tapiovaara inspired spindle back chair. Single dining or
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Three Traditional Cane-Back Counter Chairs, Louis XV Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Traditional Cane-Back Counter Chairs, Each in a Louis XV Style,
The cartouche-shaped back
Category
20th Century Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Cane
Vintage Victorian Style Spoon Back Lounge Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Victorian style spoon back lounge chair
Charming, decorative chair with a padded arched
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Late 20th Century North American Victorian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mahogany
Good Victorian Style Spoon Back Easy Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Good Victorian Style Spoon Back Easy Chair
The chair has a solid frame and it stands on
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Beech
Four Mackintosh Style Black Lacquered High Back Chairs, 1979
Located in Puglia, Puglia
In the style of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. These four chairs, solidly built in
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Four Mackintosh Style Black Lacquered High Back Chairs, 1979
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Puglia, Puglia
In the style of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. These four chairs, solidly built in
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinoiserie Ming Style Yoke Back Chairs Black Lacquered Style James Mont
By James Mont, Century Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Asian Chinoiserie Ming style yoke back chairs with black lacquered frames & brass
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 31 in D 27 in
Six Mid-Century Italian Style Mahogany Chairs High Back Lined Borsani Style
By Arredamenti Borsani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Six mid-century Italian style mahogany chairs high back lined Borsani style.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Velvet
H 38.59 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Wing Back French Style Accent Chair
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage wing chair,
Original paint, with gilt wood finish, upholstery in cotton linen blend.
Size
Category
20th Century Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood, Cotton
1 of 2 Vintage dining chairs 1960s - spindle back chair - Tapiovaara style
Located in Hannover, DE
Vintage spindle back dining chair in the style of Ilmari Tapiovaara.
Unknown manufacturer
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Birch, Teak
H 34.65 in W 16.15 in D 15.75 in
Leather Devon Style Wing Chair with Brass Nail Head Trim
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and comfortable Cordovan leather shapely Devon style wing chair. The large back with flared
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Style High Back Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern lounge chair features walnut trim around the sculpted backrest and base
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Chinese Elmwood Yoke High Back Ming Style Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese Elmwood Yoke High Back Ming Style Chairs
22.5"W x 18"D x 46.5"H
Category
20th Century Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Elm
Six Bentwood Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century modern style dining chairs in yellow vinyl with bentwood backs. All chairs have low
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Metal
Paoli Chair Co. Black Naugahyde Chrome MCM Slipper Chairs Style Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Paoli Chair Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Paoli Chair Co. done in the style of Florence Knoll. Original tag on one chair dated 1968. They are in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Chrome
H 30.5 in W 22 in D 30 in
Woven Rattan High Back Peacock Style Lounge Chair
By Rohe Noordwolde, Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century hand-woven 'Peacock' style boho rattan lounge chair attributed to famed Dutch designer
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Rattan
Pair of Oriental Style Wooden Chairs with Very High Backs
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of Oriental style wooden chairs with very high backs.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian English Style Wing Back Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Georgian English Style Wing Back Lounge Chair
Designer: Unknown
Country: United Stated
Category
1940s American Georgian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair Kagan Style Channel Back Nautilus Swivel Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Simply stunning! Pair of Nautilus chairs in the style of Vladimir Kagan, perfect for those looking
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of High Back Chinese Chairs Ming Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Yoke high back Chinese chairs in Ming style.
Could be used as side chairs or dining chairs
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Elm
Finely Paint Decorated Adams Style Shield Back Armchair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
paint decorated armchair. The chair is in very good original vintage condition. The chair measures 37
Category
1990s English Adam Style Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Walnut
Caned Back Carved Mahogany Louis XVI Style Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three, Louis XVI style, side chairs with cane backs, carved and painted mahogany frames and
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1940s American Louis XVI Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
High Back French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric Wing Back Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage high back French Empire / neoclassical style lounge chair with marbled fabric. Item
Category
1950s American Empire Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 50 in W 25.5 in D 26 in
Colonial American High-Back Rocking Chair by Herman De Vries for Sikes Furniture
By Herman de Vries, Sikes Chair Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Colonial American style solid maple wood high-back rocking chair designed by Herman de Vries for
Category
1930s American American Colonial Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Maple
H 41 in W 25 in D 26 in
Mid 20th Century Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Barrel Back Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Cookeville, TN
Nice example of a mid-century modern Milo Baughman style barrel back tub chair in original
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1940s Square Back Gondola-Style Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful side chairs with gondola arms and dark mahogany wood frames. Upholstered in vintage ivory
Category
1940s American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
Four Brass Compass Back Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four brass chairs in the style of Gio Ponti featuring a compass back with floral detail
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Modernist Philippe Starck Style Square Back Dark Stained Wood Stacking Chairs
By Philippe Starck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philippe Starck Style Dark Stained Wood Stacking Chairs. Great architectural lines. In original
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
H 34 in W 21.25 in D 17.25 in
Spindle Back Dining Chairs in the Style of Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1960s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Brussels, BE
Spindle back dining chairs in the style of Ilmari Tapiovaara, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Pair of Harvey Probber Style Handle Back Lounge Chairs
By Harvey Probber
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite pair of 1960s vintage slipper chairs, designed in the style of renowned mid-century
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Ebonized French Cane back Louis XVI Style Lounge Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful French Louis XVI cane back lounge chair. The cane has one spot where it is
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Fritz Hansen Style 1940s Danish Channel Back Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unique highback lounge chair with channeled back and seat made in Denmark in the late 1930s or
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wool, Beech
Antique Louis XVI Style French cane back chair in Oyster White Finish
Located in Brea, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Cane chair painted in a french oyster white finish with subtle
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Linen
Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chairs with Rush Seats and Bible Shelf
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chairs with Rush Seats and Bible Shelf. In original condition, with
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of Italian Gio Ponti Style Compass Back Chairs
By Gio Ponti
Located in East Hampton, NY
1950s set of two side chairs attributed to Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Style High back Lounge Chairs
By Keilhauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous pair of contemporary modern lounge chairs feature unique metal rod bases with hairpin
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Metal
Lovely Pair Milo Baughman style Barrel Back Swivel Rocker Chairs Mid-Century
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of tufted barrel back swivel rockers in the style of Milo Baughman. These chairs are
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Metal
Style folding chair with leather seat and back Craftwork made in italy
Located in Catania, IT
Navy style folding chair in leather with capiton workmanship
Artisanal craft made in Italy
In
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Queen Anne Style Rolled Back Tufted Wingback Chairs - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Queen Anne Style Rolled Back Tufted Wingback Chairs - Pair
These Queen Anne Style Rolled
Category
Mid-20th Century British Queen Anne Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Corner Chair With Carved Back
Located in Elkton, MD
chair's intricate carvings add a touch of opulence, enhancing its visual appeal and making it a standout
Category
1950s American Chippendale Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 33 in W 24 in D 22 in
MCM Scandinavian Modern Style High Back Lounge Chair & Ottoman Attr Home Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) Scandinavian Style high back lounge chair and ottoman
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 38.75 in W 29 in D 35.25 in
Vintage Traditional Windsor Hoop Back Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Windsor design. With its distinctive hoop back and traditional styling, this vintage chair brings a touch
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wood
Amazing mid century modern Scandinavian style high back lounge chair
Located in Houston, TX
Amazing mid century modern Scandinavian style high back lounge chair, circa 1960s. Solid teak frame
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Teak
Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman by HICKORY CHAIR
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
. The chair seat is slightly slanted back so it pulls you in and makes you never want to get up.
We
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Custom Hickory Chair Green Mohair Macdonald Club Chair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A custom Hickory Chair Furniture green mohair velvet MacDonald style club chair with a tailored
Category
20th Century Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mohair
Set of 12 Vintage Hepplewhite Style Slat Back Mahogany Dining Chairs, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of twelve vintage Hepplewhite style dining chairs offer mahogany construction with slat backs
Category
20th Century American Hepplewhite Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 42.75 in W 22.5 in D 22 in
Art Deco Style Channel Back Upholstered Velvet Chairs on Castors
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Style Channel Back Upholstered Velvet Chairs on Castors. Originally these chairs were very
Category
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Velvet
Set of Four Dunbar Style Leather Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome set of four Mid-Century Modern mahogany barrel-back lounge chairs or armchairs made in the
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Brass
Kindel Winterthur Collection Chippendale Style Wing Back Chairs - a Pair
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Parkesburg, PA
fabric, small wear area on the backside of the top roll towards the back area on 1 chair ( see last 2
Category
Late 20th Century North American Chippendale Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Mahogany
Twisted Washed White Rattan Coastal Style Barrel Back Lounge Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous Late 20th century Twisted Rattan Coastal / Bohemian style Barrel back lounge chair with
Category
1990s Bohemian Vintage Chair Back Styles
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
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Vintage Chair Back Styles For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage chair back styles available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and upholstery, all vintage chair back styles available were constructed with great care. Vintage chair back styles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage chair back styles made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made vintage chair back styles over the years, but those made by Baker Furniture Company, Drexel and Vejen Polstermøbelfabrik are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Vintage Chair Back Styles?
Vintage chair back styles can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,489, while the lowest priced sells for $10 and the highest can go for as much as $48,000.
Finding the Right seating for You
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.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
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.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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