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What is the difference between dining chairs and accent chairs?
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The difference between dining chairs and accent chairs is primarily their function. Generally, dining chairs are used in dining areas, where they provide comfortable seating for people to use while eating at tables. You'll normally find accent chairs in seating areas and other parts of the home, where users can sit on them while they read, make conversation or enjoy other relaxing activities. Shop a wide variety of antique, vintage and contemporary chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Swiss Alpine Folk Art Carved and Pierced Wooden Escabelle Chair 1820c
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss Alpine escabelle chair dating from circa 1820. Made of wood, the chair features a finely pierced and carved backrest with geometric and heart-shaped openwork decoration.
The c...
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Antique 1820s Swiss Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Swivel Lounge Chair – Cafe Noir Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This mid-century modern swivel chair combines iconic retro styling with irresistible comfort. Wrapped in a linen fabric, it offers a soft, cozy texture that invites you to sink in an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen
$1,890 / item
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSIC CHAIR in style of J.E. RUHLMANN, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant, sensual and generous chair, or side chair, Art Deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, beautiful massive mahogany structures with refined curves, thick comfortable s...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
French Mid-Century Brutalist Fireside Chair, Christian Durupt Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid wood fireside chair in the style of Christian Durupt, France, circa 1950. The hexagonal seat, faceted at its perimeter, sits atop four outward-splaying tapered legs. A tall pla...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Admi Mobel German Industrial Bauhaus Style Chair, 1930-1940
By Admi Möbel
Located in Rochester, NY
Bauhaus style industrial chair by Admi Mobel, Germany - in tubular steel / bent laminated plywood / exposed round rivets. See picture 6 of circular blue paper label signed Admi w/ tw...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel
2 John Risley 1960s Sculptural Welded Steel Mr. & Mrs Figural Peoples Chairs MCM
By John Risley
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Iconic John Risley anthropomorphic chairs, part of a series created by John Risley in the 1960s, known as the People chairs. These brutalist style chairs are constructed fr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$5,950 Sale Price
30% Off