American Military Airplane Seat Armchair, Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Space age hyper-modern aluminum and steel aircraft chair. Extremely comfortable and needless to say very sturdy and durable.
Chrome
Sensational Pair of Industrial Aircraft Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous pair of 1990's industrial aircrew seats, adjustable and swivel type by Aircraft Mechanics Division of AM Industries, Inc. Striking design having army green metal contrasted ...
Metal
Iron and Woven Rush Pilot or Passenger Seat from a circa 1920s Aircraft
Located in Chicago, IL
It was only identified as an airplane chair. We contacted the Smithsonian’s library at the National Air & Space Museum, and they provided the following information: “One of the ae...
Iron
Warren McArthur Aircraft Navigator’s Seat, Grumman XJR2F Albatross (Model 364)
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
This rare revolving aircraft navigator’s seat, Model 360, was designed and manufactured by the Warren McArthur Corporation in 1947 for installation in the Grumman XJR2F Albatross, a ...
Aluminum
A Monumental Collection – 60 Alias Laleggera Chairs in Birch
By Riccardo Blumer, Alias
Located in Dronten, NL
The name itself—"the light one"—speaks to its revolutionary construction: a solid birch structure injected with lightweight polyurethane foam, a technique inspired by the constructio...
Birch
A Monumental Collection – 60 Alias Laleggera Chairs in Birch
By Riccardo Blumer, Alias
Located in Dronten, NL
The name itself—"the light one"—speaks to its revolutionary construction: a solid maple structure injected with lightweight polyurethane foam, a technique inspired by the constructio...
Maple
21st Century Modern Handmade Cast-Brass Candle Holder
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pearson Lloyd implemented the same engineering principles to candle holders they apply to aircraft chairs or furniture systems. Cleo candle holder combines the age old ritual of e...
Brass
F780 Concorde Lounge Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in New Upholstery
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Den Haag, NL
This chair was originally designed by Pierre Paulin for the waiting room of the French Concorde aircraft, after which the chair was named.
Aluminum
1940-1950’s USAF Aluminum Aircraft Seat
Located in Palm Springs, CA
USAF Type E-1 Adjustable Aircrew Swivel Chair by Aircraft Mechanics Inc., 1950s A striking and highly sculptural U.S.
Aluminum
Tornado Aircraft Chair
Located in Luton, GB
This chair has been imaginatively designed to seat one person. From Tornado Jet ZD847 air intake. The chair can be move on 4 foot levelling supports enabling easy movement or lowered...
Red Jet Cowling Aircraft Chair
Located in Luton, GB
A highly polished jet cowling with a custom built premium leather red seat. Many hours of skilled polishing, fine carpentry and upholstery creates a contemporary design seat for o...
Grey Jet Cowling Aircraft Chair
Located in Luton, GB
Created from a challenger 601 engine cowl, painted Matterhorn White, with a black / white painted under-curtain. Fully upholstered with premium grey leather. Many hours of skilled po...
The Vintage Aircraft Desk Chair.
By RhubarbLondon
Located in London, GB
Vintage Louis style hand-carved desk chair lovingly wrapped in a quirky applique vintage aircraft fabric.
Boeing Aircraft Engine Cowling Chair
By Plane Industries
Located in Trowbridge, GB
Created from the engine cowling of an Boeing 737, this colossal, luxurious chair, spins weightlessly, on its highly polished spun aluminium base. Stood in its original orientation, ...
Aluminum
Six Aluminum Chairs by Cessna Aircraft Company, Hutchinson, Kansas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Six chairs by the Cessna Aircraft Company, Hutchinson, Kansas.
Aluminum
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H 37.5 in W 15 in D 19.25 in
Bomber Stool Seat Chair Vintage Polished Aluminum Aircraft Airplane Swivel
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic vintage polished aluminium aircraft aviation airplane swivel seat, chair, stool on walnut base.
Aluminum
WW2 English Green Leather and Metal Bomber Aircraft Flight Chair
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a very sculptural and wonderfully colored original racing green metal and leather WW2 Bomber Aircraft Flight chair. Stamped with the original model number and i...
Leather
Authentic Polished Aluminum Aircraft Seat
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic vintage polished aluminum aircraft aviation airplane swivel seat, chair, stool on walnut base.
Aluminum
Stylish and Very Unusual Martin Baker Aircraft Ejection Seat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Genuine Martin-Beker alluminium aircraft ejection seat, with the original black paint, very good condition, stamped with numerous serial numbers and labels (please see pictures). Ma...
Metal
Stylish and Very Unusual Martin Baker Aircraft Ejection Seat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Genuine Martin-Beker alluminium aircraft ejection seat, with the original black paint, very good condition, stamped with numerous serial numbers and labels (please see pictures). Ma...
Metal
Set of 6 Warren McArthur Aircraft Seats 1940
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
A suite of 6 Warren McArthur Corporation aircraft seats manufactured in 1940 for Glenn L. Martin's PBM-3 "Mariner" of which 1275 were made during WW II.
Sold
H 34 in W 24 in D 18 in
Classic Antique Industrial Tilt Swivel Desk / Task Chair, Curtiss-Wright Corp
By Sikes Chair Company, Curtiss Aircraft
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Antique American Industrial Tilt Swivel desk / task chair. attributed to the Sikes Chair Company, Salvaged from CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP. Airplane Division. retains original Curti...
Iron
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H 32.25 in W 17.25 in D 22.5 in
1940s Aircraft Airplane Seat Aluminum and Leather Genuine Aviation Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Industrial Aviation Aircraft Genuine Seat Vintage Aviator Aluminum & Leather Airplane Chair Unmarked.
Aluminum
Pair of Aluminum B-24 Liberator Bomber Aircraft Seats
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of early B-24 Liberator Bomber Chairs by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego. Lightweight, compact and adjustable with comfortable rounded back on cone shaped Aluminum 13" D base.
Aluminum
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H 36.5 in W 21.5 in D 24.5 in
Rare Warren McArthur Aircraft Seat Model 152-1, C-47/ DC-3, circa 1943
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
Rare adjustable single Warren McArthur aircraft passenger seat designed in 1940. This is the first of McArthur's seating designs for the C-47/ DC-3 and is only proceeded by his model...
French Aluminum Eiffel Tower Chairs by Gallerie for Slavik
By Slavik
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Each chair has a polished seat and back to accent the aircraft aluminum construction.
Aluminum
Aircraft Chairs, pair
Located in Treasure Island, CA
From the cockpit of a circa WWII bomber. Aluminum with riveted construction, expertly restored. Priced as pair
Aluminum
1944 WW2 RAF aircraft chair. Avro Anson
Located in Near Matlock, Derbyshire, GB
Leather and tubular metal aircraft armchair, dated 1944, manufactured by Avro Anson. Manufacturer's plate present. Rare officer's armchair model. Good condition with age appropriate ...
Aircraft Chairs in Leather and Aluminum
Located in North Hollywood, CA
These fantastic chairs came from the interior of an airplane. There are two levers on the arms, recline and swivel. By pulling each lever, one can recline the seat back, or release t...
Pair of Aircraft Aluminum Chairs 1970's
Located in New York, NY
A lovely pair of aircraft chairs circa 1870's. They are American.
Aluminum
Vintage Aluminum Aircraft Seat
Located in Seattle, WA
Perforated aluminum vintage aircraft seat with adjustable height and side-to-side slide capability.
Aluminum, Steel
Ernest Race B.A. Aluminum Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rarely found in the U.S., Ernest Race B.A. chairs a set of four, originally made from aluminum aircraft scrap after WWII, this chair was introduced at the "Britain Can Make It" exhib...
Wool
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H 38.19 in W 23.63 in D 32.68 in
1966 Black Leather Concorde 'F784' Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Originally designed for the waiting room of the French Concorde aircraft after which the chairs were named.
Aluminum
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H 38.19 in W 23.63 in D 32.68 in
1966 Black Leather Concorde (F784) Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Originally designed for the waiting room of the French Concorde aircraft after which the chairs were named. The Concorde eventually disappeared from the Artifort collection, but the ...
Aluminum
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.
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