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Antique Art Deco Red Painted Authentic Upholstered Movie Theater Chair
Antique Art Deco Red Painted Authentic Upholstered Movie Theater Chair

Antique Art Deco Red Painted Authentic Upholstered Movie Theater Chair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Antique Art Deco Red Painted Authentic Upholstered Movie Theater Stadium Chair. Circa Early 20th Century

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Inspired Slipper Chair
Art Deco Inspired Slipper Chair

Art Deco Inspired Slipper Chair

By Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home

Located in Greenwich, CT

Art Deco inspired slipper chair covered in hot pink velvet feature an exposed wooden frame with a

Category

2010s American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut, Wood

Antique Art Deco Brown Distress Painted Bouncer Patio Porch Lounge Chair
Antique Art Deco Brown Distress Painted Bouncer Patio Porch Lounge Chair

Antique Art Deco Brown Distress Painted Bouncer Patio Porch Lounge Chair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Antique Art Deco Brown Distress Painted Bouncer Patio Porch Lounge Chair. Item features a steel metal

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Three Art Deco Chairs, in Wood Painted Faux Wood Decor, circa 1925
Three Art Deco Chairs, in Wood Painted Faux Wood Decor, circa 1925

Three Art Deco Chairs, in Wood Painted Faux Wood Decor, circa 1925

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Three Art Deco chairs, in wood painted faux wood decor, circa 1925. price isf or one , three are

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs
Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs

Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs

By André Arbus

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Set of 6 elegants French Art Deco chairs lacquered wood, fabric to redo    

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Leather

Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four
Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four

Chinese Art Deco Chairs Carved And Hand-Painted Set Of Four

Located in Hamburg, DE

Four decorative chairs, each chair has a different motif, base color black, accent color Chinese

Category

Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs
Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs

Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs

By André Arbus

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Set of 6 elegants French Art Deco chairs blackened wood, red leather, back of the backrest in

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Giltwood and Painted Silk Armchairs, Pair
Art Deco Giltwood and Painted Silk Armchairs, Pair

Art Deco Giltwood and Painted Silk Armchairs, Pair

By Paul Follot

Located in North Miami, FL

Tapered and fluted legs with underlying red under gold gilding on wood. Beautiful classic Art Deco

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bergere Chairs

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Set Of Ten Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portugal, Art Deco
Set Of Ten Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portugal, Art Deco

Set Of Ten Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portugal, Art Deco

Located in Lisbon, PT

A very particular and rare set of ten ( 10 ) chairs. Painted art deco central cared wood inlaid

Category

20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood

5 French Art Deco Metal Cafe Side Chairs
5 French Art Deco Metal Cafe Side Chairs

5 French Art Deco Metal Cafe Side Chairs

Located in Queens, NY

5 French Art Deco brown painted metal stacking cafe side chairs with a SOLID \"V\" shaped back

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Finnish Art Deco Lounge Chairs by Einari Kyöstilä for Asko, 1930s
Pair of Finnish Art Deco Lounge Chairs by Einari Kyöstilä for Asko, 1930s

Pair of Finnish Art Deco Lounge Chairs by Einari Kyöstilä for Asko, 1930s

By Asko

Located in Karis, Nyland

A refined pair of Finnish Art Deco lounge chairs designed by Einari Kyöstilä and produced by Asko

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Matched pair Chromed Steel Art Deco Springer Chairs, , LLoyd Mnfg Co.
Matched pair Chromed Steel Art Deco Springer Chairs, , LLoyd Mnfg Co.

Matched pair Chromed Steel Art Deco Springer Chairs, , LLoyd Mnfg Co.

By Kem Weber

Located in Buffalo, NY

Co.,Extremely comfortable,,Recently reupholstered,,Art Deco,, Machine Age design

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Streamline Lounge Chair Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Heywood Wakefield
Art Deco Streamline Lounge Chair Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Heywood Wakefield

Art Deco Streamline Lounge Chair Designed by Gilbert Rohde for Heywood Wakefield

By Gilbert Rohde, Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

Art Deco lounge chair designed by Gilbert Rohde for Heywood Wakefield, Classic Art Deco streamline

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of Unusual Art Deco 'Rickshaw" Split Reed Stick Wicker Chaise Lounge Chairs
Pair of Unusual Art Deco 'Rickshaw" Split Reed Stick Wicker Chaise Lounge Chairs

Pair of Unusual Art Deco 'Rickshaw" Split Reed Stick Wicker Chaise Lounge Chairs

By Ypsilanti Furniture

Located in Buffalo, NY

Wonderful pair of Art Deco Split Reed chaise longue chairs, "Rickshaw", retain all four original

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Reed, Wicker

Art Deco Dining Chair, Wood and Fabric, Portugal, 1940s Design, Cozy
Art Deco Dining Chair, Wood and Fabric, Portugal, 1940s Design, Cozy

Art Deco Dining Chair, Wood and Fabric, Portugal, 1940s Design, Cozy

Located in Lisbon, PT

A rare and restored 1940's salon chair recently revised by a carpenter with painted art deco

Category

20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood

Set Of Five Art Deco Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portuguese, 20th Century
Set Of Five Art Deco Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portuguese, 20th Century

Set Of Five Art Deco Dining Chairs, 1939-1949, Portuguese, 20th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A set of 5 Art Deco coffee chairs with classic lining reupholster. A set for a very cozy coffee

Category

20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Ebonized Art Deco Style Arm Chair
Ebonized Art Deco Style Arm Chair

Ebonized Art Deco Style Arm Chair

Located in Sheffield, MA

Stylish Art Deco style wood frame office or desk arm chair in black. Chair has a decorative oval

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood

Robert Mallet Stevens, Hammock Chair, France, 1925, Original Canvas & Paint
Robert Mallet Stevens, Hammock Chair, France, 1925, Original Canvas & Paint

Robert Mallet Stevens, Hammock Chair, France, 1925, Original Canvas & Paint

By Robert Mallet-Stevens

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Original Lacquers, canvas and is great vintage condition. Canvas can be reversed for tidier look if desired. Very hard to find in such a prime state.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Bentwood

Art Deco Wicker Oversized Wing Chairs with Side Pockets in French Green Finish
Art Deco Wicker Oversized Wing Chairs with Side Pockets in French Green Finish

Art Deco Wicker Oversized Wing Chairs with Side Pockets in French Green Finish

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Nashua, NH

A beautiful rare wicker pair of over the top large closely woven fully skirted wicker wing chairs

Category

Vintage 1920s American Other Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood

Vintage Eliel Saarinen "Blue" Chairs- a Pair
Vintage Eliel Saarinen "Blue" Chairs- a Pair

Vintage Eliel Saarinen "Blue" Chairs- a Pair

By Eliel Saarinen

Located in Charleston, SC

America, the exotic-looking "Blue Chair" bears a strong Art Deco influence. This pair of limited edition

Category

Vintage 1980s Finnish Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940
Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940

Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Almelo, NL

Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s Turned chairs

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Grosfeld House Chairs
Grosfeld House Chairs

Grosfeld House Chairs

By Grosfeld House

Located in Houston, TX

Elegant Grosfeld House ebonized occasional chairs having open backs with dramatic hand-carved

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Danish Club Chair Upholstered with Floral Fabric, White Handpainted Frame 1940s
Danish Club Chair Upholstered with Floral Fabric, White Handpainted Frame 1940s

Danish Club Chair Upholstered with Floral Fabric, White Handpainted Frame 1940s

By Josef Frank

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

Danish comfortable club and lounge chair from the 1940s upholstered with floral pattern fabric with

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Curved Danish Club Chair with Green Wool Upholstery, 1940s
Curved Danish Club Chair with Green Wool Upholstery, 1940s

Curved Danish Club Chair with Green Wool Upholstery, 1940s

By Otto Schulz

Located in Esbjerg, DK

An easy chair by a Danish cabinetmaker. With a black painted wooden frame and a green wool riveted

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Wool, Oak

1940s Streamline Lounge Chair Ivory Wood Mustard Wool Tissue
1940s Streamline Lounge Chair Ivory Wood Mustard Wool Tissue

1940s Streamline Lounge Chair Ivory Wood Mustard Wool Tissue

By André Arbus

Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH

Very elegant streamline lounge chair the wood is painted ivory and it's reupholstered and recovered

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Wood

The 'Arcade' Desk, Dining or Side Chair by Design Frères, in COM
The 'Arcade' Desk, Dining or Side Chair by Design Frères, in COM

The 'Arcade' Desk, Dining or Side Chair by Design Frères, in COM

By Design Frères

Located in Los Angeles, CA

once your order is placed and confirmed. A modern take on the classic Art Deco look. Chic and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Six Chairs Attributed to René Prou, France, 1940s
Six Chairs Attributed to René Prou, France, 1940s

Six Chairs Attributed to René Prou, France, 1940s

By René Prou

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Elegant and unusual set of six hand-wrought iron chairs attributed to René Prou. The iron has a

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

By Armand Albert Rateau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Duchess of Alba. He became one of the most important designers of the Art Deco furniture and decor

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

By Armand Albert Rateau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Duchess of Alba. He became one of the most important designers of the Art Deco furniture and decor

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

By Armand Albert Rateau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Duchess of Alba. He became one of the most important designers of the Art Deco furniture and decor

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau
Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

Pair of Louis XVI Style Side Chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau

By Armand Albert Rateau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Duchess of Alba. He became one of the most important designers of the Art Deco furniture and decor

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Set of 6 French Art Deco Iron Folding Chairs
Set of 6 French Art Deco Iron Folding Chairs

Set of 6 French Art Deco Iron Folding Chairs

Located in Queens, NY

"Set of 6 French Art Deco outdoor white painted iron folding round back arm chairs with slat wood

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Sunburst Garden Chairs by Francois Carré
Art Deco Sunburst Garden Chairs by Francois Carré

Art Deco Sunburst Garden Chairs by Francois Carré

By Francois Carre

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of Art Deco, painted wrought iron, outdoor, garden side chairs by Francois Carré feature

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Robert Mallet Stevens Small Folding Chair Art Deco Period
Robert Mallet Stevens Small Folding Chair Art Deco Period

Robert Mallet Stevens Small Folding Chair Art Deco Period

By Pierre Dariel, Robert Mallet-Stevens

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Robert Mallet Stevens Small Folding Chair Art Deco Period, Published By Pierre Dariel Circa 1920

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chaise Longues

Materials

Beech

French Art Deco Chairs and Armchairs, circa 1940s
French Art Deco Chairs and Armchairs, circa 1940s

French Art Deco Chairs and Armchairs, circa 1940s

By René Prou

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Very elegant set comprising two chairs and two armchairs, made of wrought iron, with scrolling and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

1930 Art Deco Francois Carré Neoclassical Style Iron Loungers, Chairs and Tables
1930 Art Deco Francois Carré Neoclassical Style Iron Loungers, Chairs and Tables

1930 Art Deco Francois Carré Neoclassical Style Iron Loungers, Chairs and Tables

By Francois Carre

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

This ultra rare 1940s French Art Deco Francois Carré style wrought iron rising sun full garden

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Art Deco , mODERnist Sofa & Chair / Reed /Rattan / Wicker attr to Ypsilanti Reed
Art Deco , mODERnist Sofa & Chair / Reed /Rattan / Wicker attr to Ypsilanti Reed

Art Deco , mODERnist Sofa & Chair / Reed /Rattan / Wicker attr to Ypsilanti Reed

By Donald Deskey, Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Corp

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very Unusual Art Deco ,mODERnist Sofa & Chair / Reed /Rattan / Wicker attributed to Donald Deskey

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Living Room Sets

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Reed

1930's Art Deco Split Reed / Stick Wicker Chair  and End Table. Ypslianti
1930's Art Deco Split Reed / Stick Wicker Chair  and End Table. Ypslianti

1930's Art Deco Split Reed / Stick Wicker Chair and End Table. Ypslianti

By Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Corp

Located in Buffalo, NY

Stunning 1930's Art Stick Wicker /Split Reed Lounge Chair and End Table. attrib to Ypsilanti Reed

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Reed

1930's Art Deco  3-Piece / Stick wICKER / Split Reed Sofa and Chairs, Ypsilanti
1930's Art Deco  3-Piece / Stick wICKER / Split Reed Sofa and Chairs, Ypsilanti

1930's Art Deco 3-Piece / Stick wICKER / Split Reed Sofa and Chairs, Ypsilanti

By Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Corp

Located in Buffalo, NY

Stunning 1930's Art Deco 3-Piece / Stick wICKER / Split Reed Sofa and Chairs, attrib to Ypsilanti

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Reed

Art Deco 3 pc Suite Split Reed Rattan Sofa with a Pair of Lounge Chairs C1935
Art Deco 3 pc Suite Split Reed Rattan Sofa with a Pair of Lounge Chairs C1935

Art Deco 3 pc Suite Split Reed Rattan Sofa with a Pair of Lounge Chairs C1935

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Port Jervis, NY

, and a pair of lounge chairs 33.5w x 36d x 32h x16.5sh. Fantastic style with a cup and magazines holder

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Reed, Paint

Pair of Stylized Outdoor Metal Glider Chairs, Art Deco, Modernist
Pair of Stylized Outdoor Metal Glider Chairs, Art Deco, Modernist

Pair of Stylized Outdoor Metal Glider Chairs, Art Deco, Modernist

Located in Buffalo, NY

Pair of stylized outdoor metal glider chairs. Nice quality and construction. Unusual modernist

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Old Gold Painted Lloyd Loom Chair. English C.1930
Vintage Old Gold Painted Lloyd Loom Chair. English C.1930

Vintage Old Gold Painted Lloyd Loom Chair. English C.1930

By Lloyd Loom

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Very unusual piece of Lloyd Loom Good condition Original paint Makers label underneath the seat

Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Stools

Materials

Papercord

8 French 1940s Wrought Iron Chairs and Armchairs
8 French 1940s Wrought Iron Chairs and Armchairs

8 French 1940s Wrought Iron Chairs and Armchairs

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

A stylish Art Deco set comprised of four chairs and four armchairs, made of wrought iron, painted

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ebony Black Lacquered Arm Chairs
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ebony Black Lacquered Arm Chairs

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ebony Black Lacquered Arm Chairs

Located in Sheffield, MA

black seat. Search terms: Art Deco style arm chairs, Horseshoe chairs, club chairs, lounge chairs, arm

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Eight French 1940s Wrought-Iron Chairs
Eight French 1940s Wrought-Iron Chairs

Eight French 1940s Wrought-Iron Chairs

By Jean-Charles Moreux

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

within. The wide seats are raised on cabriole legs. The armrests and feet are also scrolled. The chairs

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Pair Distressed White Wrought Iron Tub Chairs Attributed to Woodard
Vintage Pair Distressed White Wrought Iron Tub Chairs Attributed to Woodard

Vintage Pair Distressed White Wrought Iron Tub Chairs Attributed to Woodard

By Russell Woodard

Located in Topeka, KS

Awesome vintage Rustic pair of garden tub chairs composed of distressed white painted wrought iron

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Unusual Sculptural Iron Garden Lounge Chair Manner of Jean-Charles Moreux
Unusual Sculptural Iron Garden Lounge Chair Manner of Jean-Charles Moreux

Unusual Sculptural Iron Garden Lounge Chair Manner of Jean-Charles Moreux

By Jean-Charles Moreux

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual sculptural iron garden lounge chair manner of Jean-Charles Moreux, wonderful design

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

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Art Deco Painted Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic art deco painted chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and fabric, every art deco painted chair was constructed with great care. There are 89 variations of the antique or vintage art deco painted chair you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an art deco painted chair — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each art deco painted chair bearing Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one art deco painted chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Francois Carre, Armand Albert Rateau and McKay Furniture Corp. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Art Deco Painted Chair?

An art deco painted chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,538, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $70,782.

A Close Look at Art-deco Furniture

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.