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Pair of Bentwood High Back Dining Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Pair of beech bentwood high back dining chairs. Signed by Thonet, 1987. Style Arts & Crafts, Art
Category

Vintage 1980s Austrian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Original circa 1920's Mundus Vienna Austria Bentwood High Back Kitchen Chair
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original fully stamped Mundus Vienna Austria, bentwood high
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Edwardian Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

3 Original circa 1920 Mundus Vienna Austria Bentwood High Back Kitchen Chairs
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in GB
, bentwood high back chairs. A very good looking well made suite dating to circa 1920. They are bentwood
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Model 17 Bentwood High Back Armchair by Michael Thonet
By Michael Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
This model 17, bentwood side chair with a cane seat and back was designed by Michael Thonet for his
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Midcentury Set of 5 Thonet High Back Bentwood Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 5 !!!!! Thonet high back bentwood beech chairs. Solid and stabile. Signed. Fabric can be
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Dining Chairs, Bentwood, M 17, High Back, 1 of 6
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bentwood cane back chairs N. 17. Period: 1960s Materials: bentwood, cane Colour: clear
Category

Vintage 1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood

Dining Chairs, Bentwood, M 17, High Back, 1 of 6
Dining Chairs, Bentwood, M 17, High Back, 1 of 6
H 44.49 in W 17.33 in D 16.93 in
Midcentury Thonet N. 17 high back bentwood Dining Chairs Set of 6
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
has the iconic high back profile and decorative scrolled arms. All seats and backs are hand-caned some
Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Pair of Thonet Birch Bentwood and Pale Olive Naugahyde High Back Lounge Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Thonet Modular Birch Bentwood Lounge Olive Naugahyde High Back Arm Chairs, C. 1950
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood

1950s Baumann Bentwood Saddle Back Dining Chair, Dark Walnut, Set of Fifteen
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s Baumann Bentwood Saddle Back Dining Chair – Dark Walnut – Set Of Fifteen 1950s Baumann
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage Bamboo Bentwood Rattan Wheat Back Dining Armchairs, Set of 4
Located in Lake Worth, FL
bentwood rattan wheat harvest splat back dining armchairs with elephant pattern cotton fabric
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Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood, Wood

COR Shrimp 23 High Back Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Jehs+Laub
By Jehs & Laub
Located in Boston, MA
back for support and additional comfort. Shrimp impresses both aesthetically and functionally. The
Category

2010s Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

1970's Bentwood Honey Beech Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
bentwood factory in Eastern Europe. High quality design and construction they feature the traditional seat
Category

Vintage 1970s European Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1970's Bentwood Honey Beech Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
bentwood factory in Eastern Europe. High quality design and construction they feature the traditional seat
Category

Vintage 1970s European Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

6 High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Mario Bellini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Poggi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 6 stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint

Dan Johnson High-Back Lounge Chair with Brass Accents for Selig
By Dan Johnson, Selig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High-Back lounge chair designed by Dan Johnson for Selig and manufactured in Denmark circa 1950’s
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
By Mario Bellini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Pair of stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint

Alvar Aalto High Backed Chair by Oy Huonekalu ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab circa 1940
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Temse, BE
Cantilever armchair model 401. Design 1930s, version 1940s manufactured by Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas Oy. Structure made of white lacquered plywood, covers in grey-blue woven fab...
Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Bob & Dries Van Den Berghe 'Iris' High Back Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By Bob & Dries Van Den Berghe
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Set of four Bob and Dries Van Den Berghe ‘Iris’ high back dining chairs in natural. Chairs made of
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20th Century Danish Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Faux Leather, Bentwood, Oak

Pair of Beech Art Nouveau High Back Chairs Model 17 by Michael Thonet, 1890s
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Michael Thonet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. Striking Austrian design from the 1890s. Original beech and bentwood frames with
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Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Ingmar Relling for Westnofa High-Back Sculptural Teak Rocking Chair, 1960s
By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1960s Scandinavian Modern high-back teak rocking chair with original upholstery by Ingmar Relling
Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Beech, Teak

Peter Hvidt, Orla Molgaard France & Daverhosen Beech Teak High Back Lounge Chair
By Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, France & Daverkosen, Peter Hvidt
Located in Bainbridge, NY
. Featuring an assembled framework, comfortable spindle high back, curved bentwood solid Beech arms with Teak
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak, Beech

One-Door Wardrobe by J & J Kohn Bentwood Floorboard, circa 1920
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
One-door wardrobe restored J & J Kohn bentwood floorboard, circa 1920 Features: Single-door
Category

20th Century Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Bentwood

Plycraft Style Walnut Bentwood and Upholstered Swivel Lounge Chair
By Plycraft, George Mulhauser, Murphy Miller Inc.
Located in Garnerville, NY
A nice black vinyl upholstered channeled back and walnut bentwood swivel lounge chair attributed to
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut, Bentwood

Pair of Thonet Romanian Bentwood Cane Bar Stools
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare pair of mid-century modern bar stools crafted from bentwood after Thonet. The stools feature a
Category

20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

1970's Bentwood Honey Beech Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Fifteen
Located in Hook, Hampshire
traditional bentwood factory in Eastern Europe. High quality design and construction they feature the
Category

Vintage 1970s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

1950's French Luterma Blonde Bentwood Dining Chair - Bar Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s French Luterma Blonde Bentwood Dining Chair – Bar Chair 1950’s French Luterma Blonde
Category

Vintage 1950s French Stools

Materials

Bentwood

Very Good Set of 4 Lustycraft Bentwood Armchairs, New Upholstery
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
a burgundy red The chairs are from the 1950s they are 29” high at the back, 21” wide and 24” deep
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Victorian Upholstered Bentwood Salon or Desk Chair This is a charming piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Upholstered Bentwood Salon or Desk Chair This is a charming piece, the chair is made in
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Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood

1970's Bentwood Honey Beech Striped Seat Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
chairs from a traditional bentwood factory in Eastern Europe. High quality design and construction they
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Vintage 1970s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Bentwood Desk by Jacob and Josef Kohn Austria c.1910
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in London, GB
backs are stained burgundy as well. We have had this re-polished to a very high standard, the condition
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Classic Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Lounge Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Buffalo, NY
comfortable, rare high back version, retain original finish, well worn finish, leaving it up to the buyers
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Naugahyde

Unique Set of 6 Mid-Century Bentwood Dining Chairs Thonet Josef Hoffmann
By Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century vintage Thonet Josef Hoffmann style Bentwood Blonde wood chairs with curved back - Set
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Wood

Otto Wagner Settee Bench Bentwood, Thonet, Austria, Vienna Secession, circa 1905
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Vienna Secession bentwood settee by Otto Wagner and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Benches

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood Prague Model 811 Dining Chair by Josef Frank Josef Hoffmann for Stendig
By Stendig Co., Josef Frank, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and beautiful single Bentwood Prague Model 811 Dining Chair by the renowned
Category

Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Bentwood

Gustav Siegel, by J & J Kohn, Tall Stylish Secessionist Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Gustav Siegel, J.&J. Khon 1
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel. A tall high back stylish Viennese Secessionist ebonised bentwood rocking chair
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Set of 6, Mid Century Cow Hide Upholstered Bentwood Chairs by Thonet, 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
Thonet cow hide upholstered seat and solid quality bentwood frame accent or dining chairs, after Charles
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Cowhide

8 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

6 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

4 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

10 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

12 Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Armless Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armless side
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Franco Albini Style Bamboo Rattan Bentwood Armchairs
By Viggo Boesen, Franco Albini
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Inches 32.5" high at back 31" wide 28" deep (back to front) 15" high at seat without cushion 18.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Bohemian Armchairs

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

Set of Six Thonet Style Bentwood and Caned Chairs by Salvatore Leone, circa 1920
By Salvatore Leone
Located in Southampton, NY
early 20th century. They are made from stained bentwood with caned seats and backs. An exquisite example
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

6 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

8 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

4 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

10 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

12 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Bauhaus beech bentwood frame Thonet Josef Hoffman Prague 811 style armed dining
Category

Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Ton Set of Twelve Armchairs in Bentwood with Red Upholstery
By TON a.s.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ton, set of twelve armchairs, bentwood, fabric upholstery, beech, Czech Republic, 1960s This
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Ton Set of Six Armchairs in Bentwood with Red Upholstery
By TON a.s.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ton, set of six armchairs, bentwood, fabric upholstery, beech, Czech Republic, 1960s This elegant
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Pair of Austrian Art Nouveau Upholstered Bentwood Side Chairs
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York City, NY
A lovely pair of Art Nouveau/ Secessionist cushioned side chairs; the backs featuring butterfly
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Original Vintage Josef Frank Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Beech Prague Armchair
By Josef Hoffmann, Josef Frank
Located in Basel, BS
Mid-Century original bentwood beech Prague Armchair model 811 designed in the 1920's by Austrian
Category

20th Century Polish Armchairs

Materials

Beech

1950's Luterma Mid Oak Bentwood Dining Chair - Set Of Twelve
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Luterma Mid Oak Bentwood Dining Chair – Set Of Twelve 1950’s Luterma Mid Oak Bentwood Dining
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Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Bentwood Prague Model 811 Chair in Walnut by Josef Frank, Poland, c. 1960s
By Josef Frank
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare and beautiful single bentwood Prague Model 811 side chair by the renowned
Category

Vintage 1960s Polish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

MCM Italian Bent Wood Round Back Chairs Colber & Trocadero
Located in New York, NY
Set of four deco inspired bentwood round back chairs by Colber & Trocadero, Italy. Colber
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Pine

Flötotto set of 4 Pagholz chairs by Elmar Flötotto
By Pagholz Flötotto, Elmar Flötotto
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A set of 4 Flötotto chairs in the desired design with a high backrest and upholstered seat and back
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Danish Brown Leather Lounge Chair Farstrup, Denmark 1970
By Farstrup
Located in DE MEERN, NL
with meticulous attention to detail, featuring a teak wooden bentwood frame, canvas back, and luxurious
Category

Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Midcentury Woven Rattan Chaise Lounge
Located in Kensington, MD
functional. - Curvaceous bentwood arms. - Splayed wooden back legs. - Very high-quality chaise built to last
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Midcentury Woven Rattan Chaise Lounge
Midcentury Woven Rattan Chaise Lounge
H 39.5 in W 29 in D 63.25 in
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Bentwood High Back For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bentwood high back available at 1stDibs. Each bentwood high back for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bentwood and animal skin. There are 76 variations of the antique or vintage bentwood high back you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bentwood high back — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A bentwood high back, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Nouveau or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one bentwood high back that is appealing in its simplicity, but Thonet, Marcel Kammerer and BassamFellows produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bentwood High Back?

The average selling price for a bentwood high back at 1stDibs is $2,747, while they’re typically $158 on the low end and $90,000 for the highest priced.

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.

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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.

Questions About Bentwood High Back
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A high back office chair has a tall backrest to provide support to both your back and neck. It helps minimize the risk of chronic neck and back problems. These chairs also come with wheels attached for ease of mobility. Shop a range of antique and vintage high back office chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    High-backed old-fashioned chairs are often called wingback chairs. They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s. Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace. Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique, vintage and modern wingback chairs from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.