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Seating For Sale
Period: 1950s
Set of Four Italian Mid Century Dining Chairs , Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Italian mid century modern dining chairs. Sculptural backrest and legs crafted in walnut with newly upholstered seats.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Gio Ponti Ultraleggera Chairs
Located in MADRID, ES
Gio Ponti designed this chair in the 1950s, commissioned by Cassina, a company that has been producing it continuously ever since. Fifty-seven years after its commercialisation, it ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Mid-Century Danish Lounge Chairs in Sheepskin, Denmark 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
“Danish Modern” is a recognized term around the world, standing for the characteristic style of Danish design created during the 20th century. As these lounge chairs show, furniture ...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Pair of 1950s Italian Armchairs in the Style of Carlo de Carli
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful silhouette with flanged arms in the style of Carlo di Carli. Solid wood turned legs in the front and solid wood legs in the back. Just reupholstered in a crème velvet fr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Hardwood

Set of Six George Nelson for Herman Miller Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson for Herman Miller teak and upholstered dining chairs. We also have the matching dining table, please inquire for details. All items ar...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Teak

Set of Børge Mogensen "BM61" Dining Chairs by P. Lauritsen & Søn, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Stunning set of 6 dining chairs in oak and rattan cane designed by Danish designer Børge Mogensen and manufactured at P. Lauritsen & Søn. This set is from the very early production of this iconic chair. All chairs have been rewoven in accordance with the original technique and materials by a skilled cabinetmaker in Denmark. The BM61 chair...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Oak

Pair of Italian Modern Sculptural Lounge Chairs Attributed to ISA Bergamo
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian Modern sculptural lounge chairs attributed to ISA Bergamo. This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian lounge chairs, side chairs or wing chairs have a great sculptural back that is not only stylish but extremely comfortable. These chairs have beautiful gilt metal legs...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Stylish Mid-Century Lounge Chair after McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Great "bones" currently in worn lavender brocade fabric, the frame is solid and sturdy, ready to be reupholstered to taste. The wood tapered pole legs have been painted lavender, to ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Alfred Christensen Style, Danish Mid-Century Modern Arm Chair, Shearling, Elm
Located in Stamford, CT
Alfred Christensen Style, Swedish Mid-Century Modern Arm Chair, Shearling, Beech Lounge chair designed and produced in Denmark circa 1950s. The backrest and the seat are upholstere...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Elm

Milo Baughman Dowel Bench for Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A multifunctional piece designed in the 1950s by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California. Most commonly seen as a bench, the piece has a walnut frame that tapers towards each end with ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch, Walnut

Rare Pair of Armchairs Designed by Gio Ponti 1950s Italy
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare and sophisticated pair of armchairs mid-century Italian from an important villa in Bologna. Designed by Gio Ponti, boucle and wood, 1950s The wood was polished by our restor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

An armchair by Gérard Gueromonprez France 1950.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
his armchair by Gérard Guermonprez, typical of 1950s furniture in France, shares similarities with the works of Pierre Paulin and Pierre Guariche, two iconic figures in design during...
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1950s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

'Tesoura' Chair by José Zanine Caldas in Cream Bouclé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) was a self-taught artist, designer and architect from Brazil. For over 10 years he ran a workshop specializing in architectural scale models, where he ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Plywood

Midcentury Gala armchair by Franco Albini for Bonacina, 1951
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Gala armchairs by Franco Albini for Bonacina. In the 1950s Franco Albini combined formal experimentation with the recovery of a "poor" material to be worked by hand, the rattan. The...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

A pair of Jacques Adnet black leather and brass stools
Located in London, GB
Original pair of Jacques Adnet black leather low stools
Category

1950s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of V Shaped Lounge chairs by Baker
Located in Dallas, TX
A large scale pair of angled lounge chairs with down cushions by Baker. Fully restored and reupholstered.
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Russel Wright Lounge Chairs for Conant Ball
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of maple framed lounge chairs by Russell Wright for Conant Ball.
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Maple

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Rocker and Ottoman
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Please Read Entire Description** Please view all listing pictures on a laptop if possible. Some cell phones don’t display all listing pictures and some could be pictures relati...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut, Oak

1950s Floral Patchwork Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, floral patchwork you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chair is statement piece whi...
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1950s French Bohemian Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Audoux Minet Rush Seat Tabouret
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Three-legged, braided rush seat tabouret by Audoux-Minet, France circa 1950's.
Category

1950s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush

Osvaldo Borsani Pair of Mid-Century P71 Walnut Armchairs for Tecno, 1954
Located in Madrid, ES
An original pair of P71 walnut armchairs designed by Osvaldo Borsani and one of the first editions of Tecno.,founded in 1953 by Osvaldo Borsani and his brother Fulgencio Borsani. W...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Model 516a lounge chair by Dirk van Sliedregt for Gebr. Jonkers, 1950's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This beautiful adjustable rattan lounge chair, model 516a, was designed by Dirk van Sliedregt for Gebr. Jonkers Noordwolde in about 1952. This chair is the rattan version of model '5...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Rattan

Midcentury Modern Design Office Chair set by Wim Rietveld for Kembo, 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design Office Arm Chair set of 6 by Wim Rietveld for Kembo. Made in the Netherlands, 1950's period. Industrial design board room chairs with grey blue...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

François Letourneur Lounge Chair in Red Velvet and Brass
By Maurice Mourra Freres, François Letourneur
Located in Waalwijk, NL
François Letourneur for Maurice Mourra Freres, lounge chair, velvet upholstery, brass, France, 1950s This armchair presents a striking array of precisely designed bold lines, accent...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Pierre Paulin F551 Big Tulip chairs Artifort 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A true Artifort classic, the F551 "Big Tulip" designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in the Netherlands in 1959. This Tulip armchair for Artifor was only produced for a short period ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Slipper Chairs by Paul McCobb
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Paul McCobb slipper chairs with maple bases.
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Set of Four Dining Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four curved back dining chairs with mahogany frames. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Six Dining Chairs in Pine Wool and Mohair
Located in Waalwijk, NL
TON, set of six dining chairs, pine, reupholstered in wool "Muirs" Rhody and mohair "Chateau" Nebbia by Rogers and Goffigon, Czech Republic, 1950s Pine dining chairs by TON featurin...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine, Wool, Mohair

Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Azucena chairs made in Italy 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare minimalist side chairs model T12, designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Azucena, Italy 1959. Acquired from old stock directly from Azucen...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Poul Volther Daybed
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful daybed by Poul Volther in beautifully aged saddle leather with tufted cushion and wedged pillow. Simple slatted oakwood frame. Circa 1950s.
Category

1950s Scandinavian Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Charlotte Perriand Cansado bench Steph Simon France 1958
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large slat bench designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Cité Cansado in Mauritania and manufactured by Steph Simon in 1958. The bench is constructed with solid teak wooden slats and ...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Pigreco Chairs
Located in MADRID, ES
Tobia Scarpa, arquitecto y diseñador italiano, nace en Venecia en 1935, donde consigue la licenciatura (IUAV) en 1969. Diseñador multifacético y curioso, en su larga actividad profes...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

4 Rustic Oak Arne Hovmand Olsen Dining Chairs for Mogens Kold Mobelfabrik 1950
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Welcome to the epitome of mid-century rustic charm – a set of four dining-room chairs designed by the legendary Arne Hovmand Olsen for Mogens Kold Mobelfabrik in Denmark. Crafted wit...
Category

1950s Danish Rustic Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Brutalist Monoxylite Chair, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist high-back chair, a statement piece made from solid tree trunk planks. This chair embodies the raw essence of nature, showcasing its rugged beauty and unique textures. The h...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Vintage Franz Schuster Bicolor Dining Chairs 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage authentic twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs from beech and plywood in bicolor blonde and brown color by Franz Schuster, 1050s Vienna. An iconic set of twelve 12 ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Gio Ponti, rare pair of Wingback Armchairs for ISA, Italy, 1950s (customizable)
Located in Argelato, BO
Gio Ponti, Rare pair of Bergere Armchairs for Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s A very rare pair of Gio Ponti armchairs, retaining their original green velvet, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. Th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Plywood

2 Rare Albert Haberer Dining Chairs from 1950
Located in Rümmingen, BW
This rare set of 2 dining chairs are designed by Albert Haberer and manufactured by Hermann Fleiner, Germany in ca 1950. These chairs are beautifully crafted with attention to detail...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood, Beech, Cherry

Rare Swedish Easy Chair by Svante Skogh, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A mahogany easy chair designed by Svante Skogh, Sweden, 1950s. Reupholstered. Excellent condition.
Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

D.R. Bates and Jackson Gregory, Jr, Lounge Chairs, Metal, Fabric, USA, 1955
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered metal, brass and brown fabric lounge chairs designed by D.R. Bates and Jackson Gregory, Jr and produced by Vista-Costa Mesa Furniture, USA, c. 1955. Seat h...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Brass

Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Lounge and Chair and Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman Lounge and Chair and Ottoman. The Max comfort Chair has a channeled back with large padded armrests, The Ottoman is customized to match the chair. We re...
Category

1950s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Cansado Low Bench by Charlotte Perriand for Steph Simon, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charlotte Perriand slatted bench and coffee Table, model Cansado, crafted in collaboration with Steph Simon in 1954. Constructed from the finest walnut wood, this piece infuses any s...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of 8 White Painted and Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of 8 White Painted and Upholstered Dining Chairs
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Marco Zanuso Maggiolina lounge chairs in brown and black leather, Zanotta, 1950
Located in amstelveen, NL
1st edition Maggiolina chairs by Zanotta designed by Marco Zanuso, the 1950s. The black cowhide sling supports one large newly upholstered brown leather cushion with a goose feather ...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Modernist pine stool in the taste of Carl Malmsten 1950s
Located in Forest, BE
This is an elegant rectangular pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1950s. It is a beautiful shape, the grain is showing a high quality wood. The legs can be unscrewed. Nice patina o...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine

Rare Pair of Erik Bertil Karlén Easy Chairs, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Excellent condition. Completely restored.
Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin

Set of 6 dining chairs, CH-29 (sawhorse chair) by Hans Wegner
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Set of 6 dining chairs, model CH-29, also called Sawhorse chair. Designed in 1952 by Hans Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen in Odense, Denmark. Early set from the 50`s totally i...
Category

1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Teak

Rare Oak and Iron 'Easy Chair' by Borge Mogensen for Fredericia
Located in Dallas, TX
Very rare and early model 240-11 ‘easy chair’ designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by Andreas Graversen/Fredericia Furniture. Executed in quarter sawn oak, iron, brass and uphols...
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Four Armchairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four walnut armchairs designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

Danish Modern Børge Mogensen "BM62" Armchair by P. Lauritsen & Søn, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Vintage Danish Modern armchair in oak and rattan cane designed by Danish designer Børge Mogensen in the 1950s and manufactured at "P. La...
Category

1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Oak

Large Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Two-Piece Sectional Sofa, Labeled
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Mid-Century Modern 1950s Harvey Probber two-piece sectional sofa with mahogany tapered legs. Sofa has original fabric, it needs to be reupholstered and foam replaced. There is ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Sofa by Guglielmo Veronesi for Isa Bergamo 1950s'
Located in Torino, IT
Curved sofa designed by designer Guglielmo Veronesi for Isa Bergamo. Refined and elegant with a soft and curvy shape this sofa is ideal as a central piece of furniture to give impor...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Luigi Pellegrin for MIM Roma Modular Sofa in Red Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Pellegrin for MIM Roma, modular sofa, velvet, metal, polyester, Italy, 1950s. This versatile lounge set by Luigi Pellegrin consists of one regular element and two corner eleme...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Monumental Woven Armchairs in Rattan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Mid-Century monumental woven armchairs in rattan.
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan

Early Production Saarinen Tulip Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this authentic, very early production set of Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Chairs, signed and dated 1960. The chairs feature upholstered blue wool blend sea...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Mies van Der Rohe Barcelona Ottomans for Knoll International
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Mies van Der Rohe Barcelona Ottomans for Knoll International, Original Oxblood Leather, and straps with a stainless steel frame. Featuring precise tufting, individual panels ...
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1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Paul Frankl Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Bleached Mahogany & Latte Bouclé c. 1950
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A most special and large iconic set of Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs designed by one of the most beloved of all Paul Frankl fully restored from top to bottom with newly refinished bleached mahogany frames and new cushions and latte bouclé upholstery. Our shop has carried several Paul Frankl dining sets...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany, Bouclé, Upholstery

George Nakashima New Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and early model 271 or New Chair, the iconic Windsor spindle back chair reimagined by Japanese-American Master Woodworker, George Nakashima in 1956. East Indian Laurel wood in t...
Category

1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Seating

Materials

Hickory, Walnut

Mid-Century Bar Stool in the style of Jean Royère, Iron and Leather, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century 'Quattro Sgabelli' Bar Stool in the style of Jean Royère, Iron and Leather, Italy, 1950s - Sold Individually
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale on 1stDibs

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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