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6 American Mid-century Modern Burled Wood Dining Chairs Klismos Style
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding set of 6 klismos leg burled wood dining chairs. The upholstery is actually quite nice
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Burl
Set of Four Metal Dining Chairs by Design Institute of America
By Design Institute America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of four contemporary klismos style dining chairs by Design Institute America. Each chair has
Category
1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Klismos Leg Side or Cocktail Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern walnut klismos leg coffee table or cocktail table designed by T.H. Robsjohn
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Six Charlap Hyman & Herrero Primavera Black Velvet Klismos Dining Chairs
By Schumacher, Charlap Hyman & Herrero
Located in Houston, TX
Set of six Rusnak Bros. lacquered Art Deco dining chairs newly upholstered in Hyman & Herrero Primavera Velvet for Schumacher.
Charlap Hyman & Herrero with Pilar Almon based this fa...
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Elegant Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Klismos Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
design. The Greek Klismos chair inspired & influenced the French Directoire, English Regency & American
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of New York mahogany Klismos slip seat side chairs, 1825
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of New York Klismos slip seat side chairs in mahogany and figured mahogany veneers. The chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
All Arms, Extraordinary Set of 8 Modern Klismos Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
eight (8) modern Klismos arm dining chairs by the esteemed T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 32 in W 23 in D 21.5 in
Extraordinary Set of 12 Modern Klismos Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings, circa 1950
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
) modern Klismos dining chairs by the esteemed T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa 1950. The set
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 32 in W 24 in D 21 in
Extraordinary Set of 14 Modern Klismos Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings, circa 1950
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
) modern Klismos dining chairs by the esteemed T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa 1950. The set
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 32 in W 24 in D 21 in
Neoclassical Style Lacquered Gilt Klismos Chair by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand neoclassical greco-roman style klismos chair lacquer painted by artist Ira Yeager (American
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Set of 14 Klismos Cane Dining Chairs in the Style of Billy Haines
Located in Atlanta, GA
lines and a lovely Klismos leg detail. Fabulous cane panel back. Stout, sturdy, comfortable and intended
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
H 31.5 in W 19 in D 20 in
All Arm, Exquisite Set of 8 Klismos Cane Dining Chairs by Baker, circa 1958
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
) cane back Klismos ARM dining chairs by Baker Furniture, circa 1958. A set of this magnitude is the
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Cherry
Contemporary Klismos Chair in Stainless Steel and Fine Leather Seat Mesh
Located in San Francisco, CA
We know about klismos chairs thanks to ancient Greek art, but how did this forgotten furniture item
Category
Early 2000s American Classical Greek Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Klismos Leg Side Tables by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Klismos leg side tables, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
2 Karges French Empire Regency Klismos Dining Arm Chairs Provincial
By Karges Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
tried and true method of her progenitors. One might even say the American way. Gretchen has worked along
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Pair of Klismos Leg Side Tables by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Klismos leg side tables designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Klismos Style Cut Out Marble and Aluminum End Tables, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A chic pair of vintage white marble topped side tables on aluminum bases. The legs have a Klismos
Category
Mid-20th Century American Greek Revival Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings End Table in Walnut with Klismos Legs, 1956 'Signed'
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Square end table in walnut with Klismos legs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American 1956
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century American Widdicomb Walnut Cocktail Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern American cocktail coffee table made of hand crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 20th Century Vintage Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in west palm beach, FL
Furniture. Tagged below the chair. A chic Klismos style in a warm finish. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American American Classical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Neoclassical Empire Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Malibu, CA
Exceptional set of six Neoclassical Klismos Empire period mahogany dining chairs fearing a dramatic
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Linen
Vintage Italian Pietro Constantini Black Lacquered Kilsmos Chairs - Set of 10
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your dining experience with our Vintage Italian Pietro Constantini Black Lacquered Klismos
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
H 36.75 in W 19.75 in D 17.5 in
Robsjohn Gibbings for Baker End Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Klismos leg end table, designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Baker, American, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
1990s Anziano Dining Chair by John Hutton for Donghia, set of 6
By John Hutton, Donghia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in 1989 specifically for the American Academy of Rome, an homage to the important silhouette of the
Category
1990s American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech
English Chinoiserie Chairs, Ex-Garvan Collection Yale University, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
, side or breakfast chairs of Regency parcel-klismos form having black Japanned frames with allover gilt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Softwood, Paint
H 34.25 in W 18 in D 15.75 in
Set of 6 Hollywood Art Deco Gaufraged Velvet Dining Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
backs with scalloped tops adorned with stud detailing; rounded seats; and subtle klismos style legs in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 33.5 in W 21.5 in D 22 in
Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Antique Pier Console Table, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
retains the thick original veined gray marble top. The legs have a distinctive "klismo" form to them, each
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Neo-Pompeian Brass and Marble Gueridon Table with Leopard Masks
Located in Shippensburg, PA
opened in a silent roar. These masks transition seamlessly into monopodia supports, the klismo form being
Category
Antique 19th Century French Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rare Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Center Table w/ Bronze Masks ca. 1870
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Shippensburg, PA
details. The legs borrow subtle inspiration from the Greek klismo leg, the wonderful sabre form curving in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Skyscraper Style Dining Chair in Black Lacquer and Smoked Pewter Velvet
Located in New York, NY
channeled skyscraper style back; straight front legs and gently angled klismos style hind legs; a triangular
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Velvet
H 37 in W 16.5 in D 17.5 in
Pair of Hollywood Ebonized Walnut Lattice Occasional Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
a wealth of rhomboid forms; gently sloping streamlined arms, klismos style feet, and vertically
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
H 30.5 in W 26 in D 20.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut and Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
where the back and seat of the chair meet. The chair features tapered klismos style hind legs, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Hollywood Regency Scroll Form Ebonized Walnut & Textural Silk Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
. They feature stylized klismos style volumetric rectangular legs in ebonized walnut. The front legs
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
H 41 in W 31.5 in D 22 in
Rare 1870s French Bronze Sculpture "Sleeping Woman" by Aimé-Jules Dalou
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in Shippensburg, PA
klismo-leg lounge chair filled with large over-stuffed pillows, a fan loosely clutched in her right hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Hollywood Ebonized Walnut Lattice Occasional Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
a wealth of rhomboid forms; gently sloping streamlined arms; klismos style feet; and vertically
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
H 30.5 in W 26 in D 20.5 in
Mid Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut & Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
where the back and seat of the chair meet. The chair features tapered klismos style hind legs, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Orpheus” by Albert Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Shippensburg, PA
beautifully developed klismo chair with its dramatic sabre legs peeking through the draped animal hide flowing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Machine Age Black Lacquer Skyscraper Style Occasional or Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
, circa 1935. It features a channeled skyscraper style back; straight front legs and gently angled klismos
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Lacquer
H 37 in W 16.25 in D 17 in
Butler's Desk and Etagére, New York, Possibly Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
standard furniture forms, such as center tables, secrétaries á abattants, klismos chairs, work tables
Category
Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Important Empire Early 19th Century Fauteuil by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
parallels the work of the American Samuel Gragg who used a bent-wood methodology to produce his body of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Pair of DIA Design Institute of America Klismos Chairs
By Design Institute America
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Directoire style brushed stainless steel side chairs with leopard design upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brushed Steel Klismos Style Chairs by Design Institue of America
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of four brushed steel “Klismos Style” chairs with black leather seats manufactured by Design
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
SIX Philadelphia Klismos Dining Chairs
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in Woodbury, CT
Six gadroon crested padauk Klismos sabre-legged dining chairs, with hand-stitched needlepoint slip
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Padouk
Pair of American Modern Klismos Slipper Chairs and Ottoman, Billy Haines, 1950s
By William Billy Haines
Located in Hollywood, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Klismos Slipper chairs and ottoman by Billy Haines, the frames in black
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
H 27 in W 29 in D 28 in
The Lord Leighton Klismos Dining Chair
By Tim Gosling
Located in London, GB
The most iconic and oldest chair shape in history, Gosling’s interpretation of the Klismos allows
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Regency Revival Chairs
Materials
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Classical Lyre-Back Mahogany Side Chairs with Paw Feet, Phyfe school
Located in Providence, RI
decorative arts.
There are many examples of American klismos chairs with lyre splats and paw feet. See
Category
Antique 1810s American American Classical Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Klismos Dining Chairs, Highly Carved Gilt Details, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century set of four Regency Klismos style mahogany chairs. We have not seen a more beautiful set
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Regency Klismos Dining Chairs, Highly Carved Gilt Details, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
century set of four Regency Klismos style mahogany chairs. We have not seen a more beautiful set of chairs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 35 in W 20 in D 20 in
Midcentury Wood Revival Klismos Chair in the Manner of Benjamin Latrobe, 1950s
Located in Valencia, Valencia
Waln family of Philadelphia, is thought to be the first American adaptation of the klismos form in the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Greek Revival Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 34.65 in W 18.31 in D 16.34 in
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis of Athens Klismos Chair Model 3, New, Custom Order
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Dallas, TX
furniture in the United States and North America. The house of Saridis established in 1867, is most famous
Category
2010s Greek Classical Greek Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 35.5 in W 20.5 in D 21.5 in
Late 20th Century American Bench
Located in New York, NY
White painted bench with Klismos form legs striped in gold, with gold-leafed medallions and gold
Category
20th Century American Benches
Set of six American mahogany side chairs
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Set of six American mahogany side chairs with upholstered slip seats. The Neo Classic inspired
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Anziano Dining Chairs by John Hutton for Donghia
By John Hutton, Donghia
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of eight klismos style "Anziano" dining chairs by John Hutton for Donghia.
Moulded beechwood
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Serpentine Eight-Drawer Black Dresser
Located in Bronx, NY
Wave front eight-drawer black dresser with nickel pulls, with miniature Klismos legs. The blue is
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Classical Mahogany Dining Chairs, Phyfe Circle, New York, circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
, as compared to our example which is more laid back. This is the Classic Greek klismos style, as seen
Category
Antique 1810s American American Classical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 33 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
American Klismos Chair
Located in New York, NY
An American mahogany and stained Klismos chair, Early 20th Century, with a typical backrest above
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Pair of 1940's American Klismos chair in bleached mahogany
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940's bleached mahogany "Klismos" form chairs with brass and gilt wood carved details
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Brass
Sleek Steel Klismos Chairs Design Institute of America
By Design Institute America
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD Sleek & modern Klismos chairs in brushed stainless steel from the Design Institute of America
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sleek DIA Steel Klismos Chairs Design Institute of America
By Design Institute America
Located in Miami, FL
America (DIA Jasper, IN). Clean modern interpretation of the ancient Klismos chair in a glossy brushed
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Side Chairs
Stunning Polished Brass Klismos Chair by DIA
By Design Institute America
Located in St. Louis, MO
Polished brass Klismos chair with upholstered seat. Label.
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
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American Klismos For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of American klismos for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct American klismos — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. American klismos have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of American klismos to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Neoclassical American klismos are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made American klismos over the years, but those made by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Design Institute America and Widdicomb Furniture Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are American Klismos?
Prices for American klismos can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, American klismos begin at $200 and can go as high as $86,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,850.
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