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Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine customizable English style tufted Barrel back desk chair with tufted back and seat, an
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Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine customizable English style tufted Barrel back desk chair with tufted back and seat, an
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1970s Baker Furniture Leather, Brass & Fruitwood Barrel Back Club Chairs Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Timeless appeal! This is a pair of vintage leather barrel back tub chairs with brass nail heads and
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Club Chairs
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Leather, Fruitwood
H 33 in W 24 in D 25 in
Pair of Neoclassical Style Caned Back Ram's Head Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
curve from the back along the arm is very appealing. The chair includes bronze nail-head detailing and
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Lounge Chairs
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Wood
19th Century French Empire Cherry Wood Desk Barrel Armchair with Gilt Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
with decorative brass nail head trim. The comfortable barrel desk chair is in excellent condition
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Bronze
H 27.5 in W 33.5 in D 18.75 in
Pair, Mid Century Brown Leather Barrel Back Arm Chairs, Denmark circa 1960-70
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, brown leather barrel back arm chairs with hard wood legs.
Upholstered club chairs in button
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Leather, Wood
H 29.5 in W 33.25 in D 30 in
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Located in GB
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Located in Bellport, NY
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Extra-wide Upholstered Barrel Back Armchair
Located in Bellport, NY
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Pair Of Coral Barrel Back Fully Upholstered Club Chairs
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Located in Wichita, KS
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Located in Dallas, TX
brass nail heads. The chair is further decorated with two elegant armrests with carved acanthus leaves
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Round Top, TX
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Located in Kramfors, SE
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Located in Troy, MI
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upholstery. Crafted with hardwood frames and decorated with nickel finished brass tack nail heads on the
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Pair, Vintage Leather Club Chairs from England
Located in Round Top, TX
rolled arm club chairs a great find. Tufted backs and nail head trim add to the authentic look. Note the
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Pair of English Georgian Style Cigar Leather Wingback Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
tufted back in the chesterfield style with brass tack nail head trim on the borders. Unique and
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Pair Mid-Century Cigar Brown Joris De Groot Leather Club Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
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Set of Four Dessin Fournir Plante Leather Gondola Chairs
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in New York, NY
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Pair of Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Attributed Captains Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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19th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Caned Hall Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
caned frame. The barrel formed chair has a unique serpentine crest rail that gracefully curves down to
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Classic 7-Player Viking Oak Poker Table Set by Romweber in Green Vinyl
By William Westenhaver / Witco, Romweber Furniture Co., Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
create a completely smooth table top surface. The barrel back chairs are hefty and feature their original
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H 30.25 in W 60.75 in D 60.75 in
Wood & Leather Barrel Backed Desk Chair
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Wood & leather barrel backed desk chair with nail heads and casters.
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Pair of Carved Barrel Back Arm Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of carved barrel back arm chairs, newly upholstered in leather and mohair with nail head trim.
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Handsome Leather Barrel Back Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome leather barrel back chair with nail heads
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Single Swedish Karl Johan period barrel back arm chair
Located in Hudson, NY
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Magnificent Russian Empire Side Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful walnut wood frame cresting barrel scoop back with fluted bottom rim over scrolled Empire
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Beautiful Vintage Faux Bamboo/Cane Barrel Back Chairs - 4 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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A Regency Federal Wing Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An American Barrel Back Wing Chair with wonderful proportions. The wings flare slightly to the
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Antique 19th Century American Wingback Chairs
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Mahogany
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Barrel Back Nail Head Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the barrel back nail head chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A barrel back nail head chair — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage barrel back nail head chair now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect barrel back nail head chair — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each barrel back nail head chair bearing modern, Empire or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one barrel back nail head chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company and Dessin Fournir produced versions that are worth a look.
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Prices for a barrel back nail head chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $880 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,080.
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.
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