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Authentic Early Modernist Chair Robert Mallet Stevens, France, 1930s
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
influential French avant-garde architects and designers. He met very early on René Herbst and Pierre Chareau
Category
Vintage 1930s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.47 in W 16.15 in D 18.51 in
An Authentic EARLY MODERNIST Chair by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, TUBOR, France 1925
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in PARIS, FR
version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, certainly at the end
Category
Vintage 1920s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.08 in W 16.54 in D 16.15 in
An Authentic EARLY MODERNIST Chair by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, TUBOR, France 1925
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in PARIS, FR
version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, certainly at the end
Category
Vintage 1920s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.08 in W 16.54 in D 16.15 in
Set of Modernist Chair and Writing Table, Circa Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of chair and writing table by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa early 20th century.
In
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Wood
No Reserve
H 46.07 in W 27.56 in D 20.48 in
An Early MODERNIST BAUHAUS CHAIR by MART STAM for MAUSER WERKE, Germany 1930
By Mart Stam
Located in PARIS, FR
An iconic early modernist minimal chair from the Bauhaus : tubular metal structure, black and kaki
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 32.68 in W 19.69 in D 21.66 in
Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and rare early 20th century Ethiopian Gurage Peoples chair with a modernist spirit
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Modernist Rocking Chair
Located in Conwy, GB
Dry untreated plywood and pine.
Unknown maker but clearly influenced by the work of Axel Einar Hjoth, Alvar Aalto, Gerald Summers and Marcel Breuer.
Anon, 1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century European Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine, Plywood
Modernist Red Chair with Original Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
designs from the late 1960's and early 1970's. As a pure and elemental shape, the chair can be placed in a
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Four French Early Modernist Wood Dining Chairs with Inlaid Brass Grid Back
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French Early Modern dining chairs. The chairs have a sober, Proto- Modern sensibility
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 38.5 in W 17.5 in D 20 in
Dutch Modernist High Back Chairs with Cord Seating, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th-century chairs, hailing from the distinguished Hague School in the Netherlands, dating
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century French Folk Art side chair, hand-carved from pine, embodies a modernist
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chair, Europe Ca Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
individual. As this oak chair shows, the Modernist movement influenced the traditional design by removing
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 38.59 in W 14.57 in D 18.9 in
Early 20th Century Modernist Oak Armchairs, 1920s, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of Early 20th Century Modernist Oak Armchair, 1920s
Pair of Vintage armchair
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Modernist Chair by Wim Den Boon, 1947
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Den Boon ’s prototype chair for ‘Goed Wonen’ 1947.
Important and Historical piece of Dutch
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Yellow Chair by Dutch Modernist H. Wouda, 1924
By Hendrik Wouda, H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Yellow and black modernist chair, by Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Suite of Six Modernist Tubular Chairs by Robert Mallet-Stevens
By mallet stevens
Located in Mondorf les Bains, LU
Lacquered yellow, with metallic tubular structure and backrest with metal blades and metallic seat.
Period: 20th century.
Dimensions: H 82, L 40, D 46 cm.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Chairs
Materials
Metal
Martin Visser Modernist Prototype Chair SE20 Spectrum, 1988
By Martin Visser
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
thee state of a former Spectrum employee who took this chair from a stock sale in the early 1990. The
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Early Modern 'Jugendstil' Leather Strap Desk Chair, Germany, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
An early German modernist desk chair with seat and back rest composed of intersecting layers of
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Wood
Ten Modernist Lacquered Dining Chairs by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Dallas, TX
. Handmade in the USA. Modernist armless chairs with Klismos form, the black lacquered frames with saber legs
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early Cantilever Lounge Chair by Paul Schuitema
By Paul Schuitema
Located in Tilburg, NL
Very original and rare early cantilever chair by Paul Schuitema.
In the 1930’s this cantilever
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Rare Early 20th Century Dentist Chair, ca 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare early 20th century dentist / medical chair made in white painted wood with dark green leather
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Scandinavian 1920s Solid Wenge Modernist Club Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and exquisite pair of hand-crafted Scandinavian Modernist/Art Deco club lounge chairs, circa
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Wenge
Wiener Werkstätte Modernist Chairs in Walnut, Original Taupe Velvet Upholstery
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century pair of Wiener Werkstätte Modernist chairs in walnut, original taupe velvet
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
H 39.38 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Early Elettra Chair by Studio BBPR for Arflex, Italy, 1950s
By Arflex, Studio BBPR
Located in Berlin, DE
chair is a modernist chair designed by BBPR for the Italian furniture manufacturer Arflex. The chair was
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar "Y" Modernist Lounge Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Pair Dunbar Lounge Chairs designed by Edward Wormley,,Retains early 'D' metal badge label
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Wood
Iconic Vintage Eero Aarnio Red Tomato Chair, Space aGE / Modernist
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Vintage Eero Aarnio Red Tomato Chair, Space aGE / Post Modernist.. Not exactly certain of
Category
Vintage 1980s Finnish Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Korup Stolefabrik Modernist Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Korup Stolefabrik
Located in London, GB
A superb set of four dining chairs by Korup Stolefabrik. Produced in Denmark in the early 1960's. A
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
1920s Pair of Modernist Ladder Back Chairs Attributed to Josef Urban
By Josef Urban
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and highly architectural pair of hall chairs showing both Arts & Crafts and Secessionist
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Set of 4 LOV Oosterbeek Chairs by J.A. Muntendam, 1920s, Hague School, Modernist
By L.O.V. Oosterbeek
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Listed is a rare set of Modernist dining chairs, attributed to J.A. Muntendam — who was the
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 35.44 in W 18.51 in D 16.93 in
Extremely Rare Asian Inspired Modernist Side Chairs Designed by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare Asian inspired modernist side chairs designed by Jens Risom for jENS Risom Studios
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Wood
Pair of Modernist Lounge Chairs, by Martin Eisler, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Martin Eisler
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
the chairs, while the light color reflects the modernist preference for bright, airy spaces.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
H 31.5 in W 29.14 in D 29.14 in
Early George Nakashima Straight Chair for Knoll Associates
By George Nakashima Woodworkers, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful early version of the N19 straight back chair in birch. Designed and made by George
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
Classic Modernist Hill House Chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh for the Villa
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 55.52 in W 16.15 in D 13.78 in
Set of 4 Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chairs, Europe ca early 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
individual. As these oak chairs show, the Modernist movement influenced the traditional design by removing
Category
Early 20th Century European Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 38.59 in W 14.57 in D 18.9 in
Lucie Renaudot, Large-Scale Modernist Armchair
By Lucie Renaudot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist armchair. Model exhibited at the 1929 Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, Paris
Category
Early 20th Century French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
Vintage Early Edition Transat Chair By Eileen Gray for Ecart International
By Eileen Gray
Located in Portlaoise, IE
pleasure we present for sale this stunning vintage ‘Transat’ chair produced under licence by Ecart
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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H 29.73 in W 22.25 in D 42.52 in
Classic Early Production Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair with Ottoman
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Finnish-born designer Eero Saarinen with a request: to create for her the world’s most comfortable chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Eero Saarinen Rare and Early 'Womb' Chair in Grey Upholstery and Metal
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, early model 'Womb' chair, fabric and metal, United States, design 1946
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 36.62 in W 41.34 in D 35.63 in
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Early Walnut and Velvet Lounge Chairs for Widdicomb, 1951
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Coronado, CA
An early and uncommon pair of Model 1682 lounge chairs designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbing and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
H 26.5 in W 27.5 in D 29 in
Industrial Dental Chair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Turn of the century adjustable metal dental chair. Sophisticated, sleek modernist design. Complete
Category
20th Century American Industrial Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
Early Egg Chair and Ottoman by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1960s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vorst, BE
An absolute design-icon, the Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen with it’s footstool produced in 1966
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
H 42.13 in W 34.65 in D 31.11 in
Modernist Maple Josef Frank Fabric Eight Dining Chairs Karl Schwanzer, 1950s
By Thonet, Karl Schwanzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Mid-Century Modern vintage eight ( 8 ) dining chairs or chairs from maple wood in honey
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Maple
H 33.27 in W 19.3 in D 19.26 in
Pair of Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chairs, Europe Ca Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
individual. As these oak chairs show, the Modernist movement influenced the traditional design by removing
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 38.59 in W 14.57 in D 18.9 in
6 Italian Modernist Oval Back Black Lacquer Gio Ponti Style Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
6 Italian modernist oval back black lacquer Gio Ponti style dining chairs. Listing includes tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Teak and Wicker Chair
Located in London, GB
A teak chair, likely to have been made in France during the early 1950s.
The seat and back of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Teak
White Robert Mallet-Stevens Model No.222 Chair Bauhaus French Stacking
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was a French modernist architect and designer. He believed in
Category
Early 20th Century French Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Paul McCobb Shovel Chair 1950s
By Winchendon, Paul McCobb
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Paul McCobb has been a bit of a dark horse in the world of Mid-Century Modern. Due to an early
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Maple
Restored Modernist 3-Strand Round Full Pretzel Rattan Settee
Located in Van Nuys, CA
invented the "S springs" under the cushions in the early 50s and replaced the wrapping with preformed
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Natural Leather Saxe Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural leather saxe chair by Lassen
Dimensions: D 67 x W 60 x H 84 cm
Materials: Leather, wood
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Brown Leather Saxe Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown leather saxe chair by Lassen
Dimensions: D 67 x W 60 x H 84 cm
Materials: leather, wood
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Black Leather Saxe Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Black leather Saxe chair by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 67 x W 60 x H 84 cm.
Materials: Leather, Wood
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Pierre Chareau '1883-1950', Two Armchairs, Early 1920s
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Dallas, TX
chairs have a generous scale, and sit very comfortably. Pierre Chareau was one of the premier French
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Sculptural Chairs Art Nouveau by Giacomo Cometti in Ebonized Hand Carved Walnut
By Giacomo Cometti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of sculptural chairs Art Nouveau by Giacomo Cometti in ebonized hand carved walnut in good
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 34.26 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Paul Legeard 8 chairs stainless steel wool bouclé 1970
By Paul Legeard
Located in Paris, IDF
define Legeard work, and these stainless steel chairs are clearly a strong statement of his modernist
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Erik Gunnar Asplund 501 Göteborg Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Erik Gunnar Asplund
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. 14 chair, one of the early examples of industrially manufactured furniture.
Important information
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Chairs by
Located in London, GB
Set of six Modernist dining chairs with curved backs and lacquered metal legs, designed by Franco
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Oiled Oak Black Leather Saxe Chair by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Oiled oak black leather saxe chair by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 67 x W 60 x H 84 cm.
Materials
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Erik Gunnar Asplund 501 Göteborg Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Erik Gunnar Asplund
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. 14 chair, one of the early examples of industrially manufactured furniture.
Important information
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Two Chairs by Michael Van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this set of two early chairs by Michael Van Beuren made in mahogany and
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019.
Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of early modernist chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, all early modernist chairs available were constructed with great care. We have 965 antique and vintage early modernist chairs in-stock, while there are 90 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of early modernist chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Early modernist chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, Art Deco and modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many early modernist chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret and Josef Frank produced popular early modernist chairs that are worth a look.
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