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William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

$3,250 / item

H 32.75 in W 21 in D 25.5 in

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in San Francisco, CA

patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Clara Porset's Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
Clara Porset's Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

Clara Porset's Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its

Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hide, Maple

Tropical Hardwood and Rattan, Butaque Chair, Outdoor Use, Licensed Reedition
Tropical Hardwood and Rattan, Butaque Chair, Outdoor Use, Licensed Reedition

Tropical Hardwood and Rattan, Butaque Chair, Outdoor Use, Licensed Reedition

By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its

Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Hardwood

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its

Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Hemp

Small Antique Mexican Butaque Chair, in the Style of Clara Porset
Small Antique Mexican Butaque Chair, in the Style of Clara Porset

Small Antique Mexican Butaque Chair, in the Style of Clara Porset

By Clara Porset

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We present this small-scale antique Mexican butaque chair, crafted in solid wood with a natural

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Ricardo Legorreta 'Butaque' Lounge Chair in Oak and Leather
Ricardo Legorreta 'Butaque' Lounge Chair in Oak and Leather

Ricardo Legorreta 'Butaque' Lounge Chair in Oak and Leather

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ricardo Legorreta for Legorreta Arquitecto, 'Butaque' lounge chair, oak, leather, Mexico, 1997

Category

1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Modernist Mexican San Miguel Lounge Chair by Michael van Beuren from Luteca
Modernist Mexican San Miguel Lounge Chair by Michael van Beuren from Luteca

Modernist Mexican San Miguel Lounge Chair by Michael van Beuren from Luteca

By Luteca Furniture, Michael van Beuren

Located in Los Angeles, CA

American Butaque chair famed by the likes of 20th Century Mexican architect Luis Barragan and Industrial

Category

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Don Shoemaker Sling Sloucher Chairs Señal, Sculptural and Organic, Mexico
Don Shoemaker Sling Sloucher Chairs Señal, Sculptural and Organic, Mexico

Don Shoemaker Sling Sloucher Chairs Señal, Sculptural and Organic, Mexico

By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker

Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares

as a modernist version of the Mexican Butaque chair, made of Mexican local woods, these chairs are

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - III
Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - III

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - III

$4,500

H 42 in W 29.75 in D 34 in

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - III

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - II
Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - II

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - II

$4,500

H 42 in W 29.75 in D 34 in

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - II

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - I
Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - I

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - I

$4,500

H 42 in W 29.75 in D 34 in

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair - I

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cypress

Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco.
Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco.

Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco.

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

is no chair more deeply rooted in Mexican vernacular design than the butaque, a form that instantly

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Clara Porset Butaque Lounge Chair, Cypress & Leather, Mexico, 1940s
Clara Porset Butaque Lounge Chair, Cypress & Leather, Mexico, 1940s

Clara Porset Butaque Lounge Chair, Cypress & Leather, Mexico, 1940s

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cypress

Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s
Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s

Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s

By Clara Porset

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Vintage Mexican Leather Colonial Wood Chair Style Miguelito Butaque

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs
Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs

Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs

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H 31.5 in W 23 in D 28 in

Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of leather Miguelito Butaque chairs from Mexico city. Arm height is 20.25".

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Butaque Chair by William Spratling
Butaque Chair by William Spratling

Butaque Chair by William Spratling

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H 38.75 in W 23.5 in D 31 in

Butaque Chair by William Spratling

By William Spratling

Located in Mexico City, DF

There is no more vernacular a chair of Mexico than ‘la butaque,’ which instantly conjures up images

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Good Vintage Mexican Butaque Campeche Chairs - Circa 1940's
Pair of Good Vintage Mexican Butaque Campeche Chairs - Circa 1940's

Pair of Good Vintage Mexican Butaque Campeche Chairs - Circa 1940's

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of rare mid century Mexican Campeche chairs in rosewood with beautiful hand tooled and

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Unique Pair of 1940s Leather Miguelito Butaque Chairs from Mexico
Unique Pair of 1940s Leather Miguelito Butaque Chairs from Mexico

Unique Pair of 1940s Leather Miguelito Butaque Chairs from Mexico

Located in Berlin, DE

Amazing pair of Miguelito Butaque chairs from Mexico. Leather with stunning patina that feels like

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Butaque Chair in the Style of Clara Porset
Butaque Chair in the Style of Clara Porset

Butaque Chair in the Style of Clara Porset

By Clara Porset

Located in San Diego, CA

An amazingly cool Mexican Modernist 1970s Butaque chair in the style of Clara Porset. Beautiful

Category

Vintage 1970s South American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair
William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in Mexico City, MX

A 1940's sabino wood and leather "Miguelito" butaque chair by American designer, jeweller and

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Primitive Mexican Butaque Leather Sling Chairs, 1970s
Primitive Mexican Butaque Leather Sling Chairs, 1970s

Primitive Mexican Butaque Leather Sling Chairs, 1970s

By Luis Barragan

Located in Coronado, CA

A wonderful pair of leather butaque chairs made in Mexico in the 1970s. Delightful rustic

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Primitive Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A Colonial-era hybrid of Spanish X

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A Colonial-era hybrid of Spanish X

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

“San Miguelito” Chair by Michael van Beuren
“San Miguelito” Chair by Michael van Beuren

“San Miguelito” Chair by Michael van Beuren

By Michael van Beuren, Don S. Shoemaker, Domus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of the traditional butaca, or butaque chair, which was popular along coastal areas in Mexico since

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Pine

Michael van Beuren “San Miguelito” Chair
Michael van Beuren “San Miguelito” Chair

Michael van Beuren “San Miguelito” Chair

By Michael van Beuren, Domus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of the traditional butaca, or butaque chair, which was popular along coastal areas in Mexico since

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Pine

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair
Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair

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H 42 in W 29.5 in D 32.5 in

Clara Porset 'Butaque' Lounge Chair

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair
Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair

Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair

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H 29.75 in W 23 in D 38.5 in

Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair

By Michael van Beuren, Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Clara Porset style butaque chair c.1970s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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William Spratling Mexican Butaque Chair, Signed, 1940s
William Spratling Mexican Butaque Chair, Signed, 1940s

William Spratling Mexican Butaque Chair, Signed, 1940s

By William Spratling

Located in Coronado, CA

A rare, signed Butaque chair designed by William Spratling, produced in his workshop in Taxco

Category

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Materials

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Pair of Clara Porset Style Butaque Lounge Armchairs with Aged Leather
Pair of Clara Porset Style Butaque Lounge Armchairs with Aged Leather

Pair of Clara Porset Style Butaque Lounge Armchairs with Aged Leather

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This beautiful pair of Clara Porset style Butaque chairs are in gorgeous aged leather, stained wood

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Butaque Colonial Chairs, Indonesia Second Half of the 20th Century
Butaque Colonial Chairs, Indonesia Second Half of the 20th Century

Butaque Colonial Chairs, Indonesia Second Half of the 20th Century

Located in Utrecht, NL

These chairs are aesthetically arresting and design-wise, a mixture of the iconic butaque chair and

Category

Late 20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress 'Butaque' Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947

By Clara Porset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Porset began researching the furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fantastic Large Butaque Atributed to Ricardo Legorreta
Fantastic Large Butaque Atributed to Ricardo Legorreta

Fantastic Large Butaque Atributed to Ricardo Legorreta

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H 34.65 in W 46.07 in D 35.44 in

Fantastic Large Butaque Atributed to Ricardo Legorreta

By Ricardo Legoretta

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this fantastic large butaque attributed to Ricardo Legorreta, circa 1960. The butaque

Category

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Materials

Leather

Butaque Leather Lounge Chair in the Manner of William Spratling
Butaque Leather Lounge Chair in the Manner of William Spratling

Butaque Leather Lounge Chair in the Manner of William Spratling

By William Spratling

Located in Atlanta, GA

Butaque leather lounge chair, in the manner of William Spratling, Mexican, circa 1940s. The leather

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Butaque Lounge Chair in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather
Butaque Lounge Chair in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather

Butaque Lounge Chair in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather

By Clara Porset

Located in Miami, FL

Wood and leather lounge chair in the style of Clara Porset.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Butaque Lounge Chairs in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather
Pair of Butaque Lounge Chairs in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather

Pair of Butaque Lounge Chairs in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather

By Clara Porset

Located in Miami, FL

Great pair of lounge chairs, saddle leather has a great patina. Ready for a new home.

Category

1990s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pierre Lottier Leather Oak Chairs Highback For Valmazan, Spain 1950
Pierre Lottier Leather Oak Chairs Highback For Valmazan, Spain 1950

Pierre Lottier Leather Oak Chairs Highback For Valmazan, Spain 1950

By Pierre Lottier, Valmazan

Located in Vienna, AT

version of a pair of cognac leather Butaque oak chairs in original great condition, bearing the makers

Category

Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

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Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company
Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company

Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company

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H 29.14 in W 44.1 in D 30.32 in

Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company

By Clara Porset

Located in Mexico City, MX

modernity with local tradition. Indeed, she is perhaps best known for her variations on the butaque, a low

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus
Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus

Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus

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H 31 in W 18.25 in D 19 in

Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus

By Michael van Beuren, Domus

Located in New York, NY

rarely seen example, melds the traditional curved rails of butaque chairs into a fluid modernist design

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Pine, Rush

Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair
Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair

Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair

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H 30.5 in W 24 in D 26 in

Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Clara Porset was Mexico's leading furniture designer of the 1940's and 1950's. She was chosen by Eliot Noyes as Mexico's entry for the MOMA's Organic Design contest of 1941 (the same...

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Vintage 1940s Mexican Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Spratling Chairs
Pair of Spratling Chairs

Pair of Spratling Chairs

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H 25 in W 20 in D 19 in

Pair of Spratling Chairs

By William Spratling

Located in Santa Fe, NM

(a.k.a. butaque) chair by eliminating ornamentation, commissioning local carpenters to hand-craft the

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Chairs

Materials

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Mexican Deerskin Butaque Rocking Chair
Mexican Deerskin Butaque Rocking Chair

Mexican Deerskin Butaque Rocking Chair

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H 24 in W 33 in D 15.5 in

Mexican Deerskin Butaque Rocking Chair

Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO

Made in Campache, Mexico circa 1900

Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Classic Butaque
Classic Butaque

Classic Butaque

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H 35 in W 23.5 in D 27 in

Classic Butaque

Located in Mexico City, DF

Often associated with the hacienda and ubiquitous in many parts of Mexico, the butaque is an

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Childs Butaque from the  Residence of Indio Fernandez
Childs Butaque from the  Residence of Indio Fernandez

Childs Butaque from the Residence of Indio Fernandez

Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO

This Butaque comes from the Mexico City residence of of the famed Mexican actor,writer and film

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather

1930's Butaque Attributed to William Spartling
1930's Butaque Attributed to William Spartling

1930's Butaque Attributed to William Spartling

Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO

Attributed to William Spratling. Certainly from Tasco, Mexico 1930's.

Category

Vintage 1930s Mexican Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Domus ‘San Miguel’ Chairs by Michael van Beuren
Pair of Domus ‘San Miguel’ Chairs by Michael van Beuren

Pair of Domus ‘San Miguel’ Chairs by Michael van Beuren

By Michael van Beuren

Located in Mexico City, DF

embraces the body along with embracing the line of the butaque, a ubiquitous chair found throughout Mexico

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Clara Porset Butaque Chairs Attributed to Clara Porset, México, 1940s
Clara Porset Butaque Chairs Attributed to Clara Porset, México, 1940s

Clara Porset Butaque Chairs Attributed to Clara Porset, México, 1940s

By Clara Porset

Located in San Francisco, CA

These vintage midcentury butaque (or butaca) chairs are attributed to Cuban designer, Clara Porset

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

$2,954Sale Price / set|25% Off

H 25.99 in Dm 7.09 in

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

By Flos, Tobia Scarpa, Achille Castiglioni

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin, Wood, Pine

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Butaque Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal butaque chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every butaque chair was constructed with great care. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage butaque chair you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a butaque chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butaque chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butaque chair over the years, but those crafted by Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture and Miguel Covarrubias are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Butaque Chair?

The average selling price for a butaque chair at 1stDibs is $3,388, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $12,800 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.

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.