$504Sale Price|55% Off
1940's Hollywood Regency Patinated Occasional/ Side Chair
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Hollywood Regency Carved Wood/ Patinated Occasional/ Side Chair. Powder blue fabric in good condition.
Wood
COLLECTABLE 1940's ORIGINAL UPHOLSTERY DOROTHY DRAPER GROSFELD HOUSE SIDE CHAIR
By Dorothy Draper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, highly collectable original circa 1940's Dorothy Draper Grosfeld House side chair ...
Upholstery, Hardwood
1940's Ebonized Gilt Regency Style Arm Chairs with Custom Cream Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking pair of 1940s Regency Revival armchairs reflects the resurgence of neoclassical elegance in American design. Crafted with sculptural curved arms and an ebonized wood fr...
Silk, Wood
French 1940's Forest-Green Painted Klismos Chair with Leather Strapwork Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and elegantly designed French 1940s Klismos chair with deep incurved back with scrolled terminals; above a leather seat of criss-crossing straps all raised on dramatic...
Wood
$17,487
Swedish Rocking Chair, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Newly reupholstered. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Fabric
Unique Rocking Chair, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Custom hand made armchair with unique sophisticated rocking system. Made of elm and genuine leather in 1940s in Czechoslovakia. Very good condition.
Leather, Elm
$2,272Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1940's Traditional - Blue - Carved Accent/ Occasional/ Side Chairs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's Traditional Blue Accent/ Occasional/ Side Chairs. Amazing color on carved wood frames.
Wood
1940s French Bronze Side Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s French bronze side chair.
Bronze
$6,900 / set
Pair of Pascaud Art Deco Armchairs - 1940's
By Jean Pascaud
Located in North Miami, FL
French armchairs by Jean Pascaud feature an elegant, gently flared backrest and curving front legs and arms that give them a refined, modern silhouette. The warm polished lacquer wo...
Velvet, Fruitwood
$1,250 / set
Pair 1940s Side Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of button tufted side or slipper chairs with upholstered one piece seat that curves into the back. Bleached mahogany wood bases. Striped ivory and white silk upholstery is origi...
Mahogany
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Sheepskin
1940’s Scandinavian Modern Armchairs with woven papercord seats
Located in Minneapolis, MN
These sturdy and beautiful chairs are made from beechwood and retain the original finish from the 1940's and retain their original papercord seats in an unusual rustic-sophisticat...
Seagrass, Beech
Göran Malmvall, Rocking Chair, Sweden, 1940s
By Goran Malmvall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rocking chair designed by Göran Malmvall, Svensk fur/Swedish pine for Karl Andersson & Söner. Made in the 1940s. Thus style of pine furniture were designed for swedish cabins and...
Pine
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Sheepskin
Swedish Rocking Chair in Pine, 1940s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Karlstad, SE
Swedish rocking chair in pine, 1940s a stunning rocking chair in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth with beautiful lines, low profile and circular seat. Condition: Excellent restored con...
Pine
Swedish Designer, Side Chair, Pine, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine side chair likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Some natural cracking; wear consistent with vintage age and normal use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.25"H x 1...
Pine
$1,424Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1940's Hollywood Regency Carved Wood Accent/ Side Chairs Japonisant Design
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's Hollywood Regency Intricately Carved Japonisant/ Chinoiserie Side/ Accent/ Corner Chairs. Elegant Asian symbols carved into these chairs. Rare pair of chairs and they hav...
Wood
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Sheepskin
Side Chair with Copper Upholstery, France 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
French seating design from the 1940s often sits at the intersection between late Art Deco and the early stages of modernism. While earlier decades favoured more elaborate ornamentati...
Wood, Fabric
Swedish Designer, Side Chairs, Pine, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine side chairs designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Seat height: 18”
Pine
Dutch Designer, Side Chair, Oak, Netherlands, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained oak side chair designed and produced in the Netherlands, c. 1940s. 14.75” seat height
Oak
American Designer, Side Chair, Wood, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood side chair designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s. 15” seat height
Wood
Pair of Faux Bamboo 1940s Side Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of faux bamboo 1940s side chairs.
$3,900 / set
American Designer, Side Chairs, Wood, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of stained wood side chairs designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s. 16” seat height
Wood
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Birch, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and green fabric rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Wear to wood frame consistent with age and use. Reupholstered in brand new fabric. Overall ...
Fabric, Birch
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Wood, Velvet, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded wood and brown velvet rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Release to lamination and traces of glue as illustrated Overall Dimensions (inches): 29...
Velvet, Wood
Finnish Designer, Side Chairs, Wood, Fabric, Finland, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and red velvet side chairs designed and produced in Finland, c. 1940s. Vintage fabric in distressed condition Wear consistent with age and use Overall Dimensions (i...
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded wood and brown fabric rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Scratching present to wood consistent with age and use. Reupholstered in brand new fab...
Fabric, Wood
$19,281 / item
Swedish designer rocking chairs, elm and alpaca, 1940s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Swedish Modern rocking chairs from the 1940s. Made by unknown designer and cabinetmaker. Made in elm and upholstered in peach colored alpaca from Raf Simons. Chairs are from diff...
Alpaca, Elm
$10,500 / set
A Set of Six Swedish Side Chairs , Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A Set of six Swedish mahogany and inlaid side chairs, Circa 1940s, probably by Erik Chambert, with a curved backrest inlaid with geometric designs, upholstered seats raised on tapere...
Mahogany
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Birch, Leatherette, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and floral-painted leatherette rocking chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.0"H x 22.7"W x 31.4"D Seat Height (inches): 16.0" A...
Faux Leather, Birch
Göperts Möbler, Rockings Chairs, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Göperts Möbler
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and green fabric rocking lounge chairs produced by Göperts Möbler, Sweden, c. 1940s. Wear to wood consistent with age and use. Iron reinforcements to old repairs pr...
Fabric, Wood, Pine
6 Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Six exquisite French dining chairs from the 1940s era. High backs framed by the wood structure, which taper in very slightly at the top, with "moustache" shaped tops, a motif echoed ...
Wood
1940s Swedish Rocking Chair by Gustaf Axel Berg
By Alvar Aalto, Gustaf Axel Berg
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A particularly fine 1940s birch bentwood rocking chair by Swedish designer Gustaf Axel Berg. An early importer of Alvar Aalto furniture, Gustaf Berg's own designs were influenced ...
Birch
1940's Palle Suenson armchair, Danish designer
By Palle Suenson, Jacob Kjaer
Located in Sherborne, GB
This is an exquisite sculpted armchair in rosewood, designed by Danish modernist architect Palle Suenson for Jacob Kjaer, it dates from 1948. It was made in Denmark. The chair real...
Leather, Rosewood
AB Åby Möbelfabrik Pine Rocking Chair, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
While they play a prominent role in both architecture and pop culture, rocking chairs solidified their place in Scandinavian design history as well. As this Swedish model proves, fun...
Pine
1940s Pair Neoclassical Lacquered Carved Swan Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of neoclassical armchairs in black lacquer finish, circa 1940s. Each having a round reeded crest rail continuing to carved rosette arm terminals, upright carved swans joining th...
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Neoclassical Side Chairs by Tomaso Buzzi, Circa 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage and rare pair of mid-century neoclassical side chairs with arrows by Tomaso Buzzi.
Iron
European High Back Fireside Chair from the 1940s
Located in London, GB
A charming high back fireside chair, crafted in Europe circa 1940s. This piece features a sculptural oak frame with a beautifully aged patina, paired with its original leatherette up...
Faux Leather, Oak
Midcentury Rocking Chair in Pine, Göran Malmvall, Sweden, 1940s
By Goran Malmvall, Svensk Fur
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Rocking chair, made in solid pine, designed by Göran Malmvall for Svensk Fur, Sweden. Modernist design in traditional Swedish workmanship, made to adapt to the new era in the late ...
Pine
French Art Deco Cerused Oak Fauteuil Chair, 1940s - 2 Available
Located in Chicago, IL
Sold and priced individually. A 1940s French fauteuil chair, defined by its Art Deco influenced silhouette. The rich, textured grain of the cerused oak highlights the angular frame,...
Leather, Oak
Side Chair in the Manner of René Gabriel France, 1940s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Berlin, DE
Side chair with geometric back and plain, sturdy construction recall the functional aesthetic linked to René Gabriel. Designed with economy and everyday use in mind, it reflects the ...
Cord, Oak
Gustaf Axel Berg Attribution, Rocking Chair, Birch, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Gustaf Axel Berg
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and brown floral-printed fabric rocking lounge chair produced by Väsby möbel- & inredningsfabrik AB, Sweden, 1940s. Design attributed to Gustaf Axel Berg. Overall Dimensions...
Fabric, Birch
1940s Mission Style Solid Oak Rocking Chair Arts & Crafts Wooden Rocker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful 1940s Mission-style rocking chair crafted from solid oak with classic Arts & Crafts influence. This timeless piece features a sturdy architectural frame with wide flat ar...
Fabric, Wood, Oak
$1,293Sale Price|20% Off
Ernest Race Rocking Chair, 1940s, England
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Designed by Ernest Race in 1948. A very rare low volume original, it has become a highly recognised design classic. Constructed from bent steel rod, the chair is very comfortable. ...
Steel
Pair of Grosfeld House Beige Faux Leather Club Chairs 1940s
By Grosfeld House
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a pair of stunning Grosfeld House club chairs in the original beige-camel colored faux leather, nail head studded upholstery. They are roomy, comfortable, and substantial yet...
Faux Leather, Wood
$1,496Sale Price|19% Off
1940s, Beech and Bouclé Rocking Chair , Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
A charming 1940s Swedish rocking chair crafted from beech wood. This elegant piece showcases smooth, curved armrests and runners that give it a graceful silhouette and gentle motion....
Bouclé, Beech
$11,425 / set
8 Dining Chairs Attr. to René Prou, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic set of eight high-backed dining chairs with shapely and elegant apron and legs. Upholstered in original, good-quality imitation lizard fabric. Attributed to René Prou.
Set of Six 1940s French Art Deco Sycamore Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Upholstered high back sycamore chairs with tapered legs.
Wood
Mid Century Modern Vintage Beech Raffia Ladder Side Chair Chiavari, Italy, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage chair or side chair Chiavari Italy 1940s from beech and raffia. A beautiful side chair composed of beechwood and raffia in wonderful color black and brown....
Beech
Midcentury Modern Pine Side Chair by Carl Malmsten, Svensk Fur, Sweden, 1940s
By Carl Malmsten, Svensk Fur
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
"Sörgården" pine chair by Carl Malmsten, with a low seat height that fits well with a coffee table or as a bedside table. Rustic modernist design with folkloristic influences.
Pine
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Oak and Cane Side Chairs by Pierre Cruège
By Pierre Cruège
Located in Almelo, NL
Rare Pair of 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Oak and Cane Side Chairs by Pierre Cruège An exceptional pair of mid-century modern side chairs designed by French architect Pierre Cruè...
Cane, Beech
Colombo Sanguineti rocking chair made of beech and woven straw, Chiavari, 1940s
By Colombo Sanguineti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An elegant rocking chair manufactured by Colombo Sanguineti during the 1950s in Chiavari, Italy, presents itself as a fine example of mid-century craftsmanship. Known as the "Spade" ...
Straw, Beech
French Rustic Brutalist Low Side Chair in the style of Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Rustic Brutalist low side chair. Design in the style of Charles Dudouyt. Striking French design. Solid patinated beech frame with original rush seat. This wonder...
Rush, Beech
$388Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Bentwood Child's Rocking Chair, circa 1940s
Located in Sofia, BG
A vintage bentwood child's rocking chair with cane back and seat, circa 1950. Very good condition. Comfortable and suitable for a child between 2 and 6 years old.
Cane, Wood
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Stool Display Stand Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This chair embodies the essence of Japanese primitive design, crafted in the mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1960s). Made from tochi (Japanese horse chestnut), a rare domestic hardwood...
Wood
Art Deco Side Chairs by René Prou, Gilt Metal, France, 1940s
By René Prou
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French 1940s gilt metal side chairs with scroll design and upholstered with an inset diamond shaped back panel and seat in off white fabric (att: RENE PROU)
Gold Leaf, Metal
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