Baker Furniture Style Federal Inlaid Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Federal or Hepplewhite style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1940s Carved mahogany frames, with satinwood and ebo...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
French Regency Louis XVI Cherry Wood Upholstered Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style armchairs or dining captain chairs Circa Late 20th Century Beautiful carved cherry wood, with upholstered seats and backs.
Upholstery, Cherry
Baker Furniture Style Chippendale Carved Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Chippendale or Georgian style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved solid mahogany frames, with uphols...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Thomasville Queen Anne Carved Solid Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Thomasville USA, Circa 1980s Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Solid Cherry Wood Armchairs Pair
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1970s Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Cherry
Stickley Queen Anne Carved Solid Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Stickley USA, Early 21st Century Solid carved mahogany frames, with ivory striped upholstered...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Henredon Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Sculpted Mahogany Armchairs, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie armchairs or dining captain chairs By Henredon USA, Circa 1970s Solid carved mahogany frames, with caned seats ...
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Sculpted Walnut Armchair
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern armchair or dining captain chair By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection USA, 1960s Sculpted walnut frame, with inlaid rosewood, and uph...
Upholstery, Rosewood, Walnut
Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Armchairs, Pair
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc., Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mission or Arts & Crafts style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright By L. & J.G.
Upholstery, Cherry
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Sculpted Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart, George Nakashima
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of George Nakashima By Kipp Stewart for Drexel, "Declaration" Collection USA...
Walnut
Broyhill Brasilia Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs or dining captain chairs By Broyhill Brasilia USA, 1960s Sculpted walnut frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Walnut
Henkel Harris Queen Anne Solid Cherry Wood Armchairs, Pair
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Queen Anne or Georgian style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Henkel Harris USA, Circa 1970s Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Cherry
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural High-Back Cane Armchairs, Stamped Denmark
By R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Trenton, NJ
An unusually architectural pair of mid-century armchairs suitable as captain’s chairs for a dining table or as standalone occasional seating.
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Romweber Antique French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of antique French Provincial Louis XV style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Romweber USA, Circa 1920s Carved walnut frames, with brass studded upholstere...
Brass
Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Mid-Century Modern Walnut Cane Back Armchair
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture, Directional
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern armchair or dining captain chair By Paul McCobb for Directional and produced by Calvin Furniture, "Irwin Collection" USA, 1950s Sculpted walnut frame...
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Baker Furniture Style French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Sculpted walnut frames, with caned backs, ...
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Century Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Armchairs or Dining Chairs, Pair
By Century Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Georgian or Queen Anne style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Century Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Mahogany
John Widdicomb French Regency Louis XVI Spider Back Armchairs, Pair
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of petite French Regency Louis XVI or Gustavian style spider back armchairs or dining captain chairs By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1980s Carved wood frames in distr...
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Baker Furniture Style Regency Carved Mahogany and Gold Gilt Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Regency, Neoclassical, or Empire style armchairs or dining captain chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Carved mahogany, with go...
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut and Gold Gilt Armchairs
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous gold gilt carved solid wa...
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
Century Furniture French Country Carved Solid Oak Ladder Back Armchairs, Pair
By Century Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Country, French Provincial, or William and Mary style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Century Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved solid oak frames, w...
Upholstery, Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Walnut X-Base High Back Armchairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern x-base armchairs or dining captain chairs By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid walnut frames with "x" stretchers...
Upholstery, Walnut
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Cream Lacquered Walnut and Cane Back Armchairs
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Regency Louis XVI style armchairs or dining captain chairs Attributed to Karges USA, Circa 1960s Carved cream lacquered and gold gilt solid walnut frames...
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
Kindel Furniture Federal Carved Mahogany Arm Chairs, Pair
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Federal or Hepplewhite style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set Of Six Scandinavian Modern Teak Dining Chairs By Niels Otto Møller
By Niels Otto Møller, J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The set includes two "Model 65" captain’s chairs / armchairs and four “Model 80” side chairs.
Velvet, Teak
Karges French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered and Gold Gilt Dining Chairs
By Karges Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style armchairs or dining captain chairs By Karges Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Beautiful carved cream lacquered walnut frames, with go...
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood, Lacquer
Baker Furniture Stately Homes Gerogian Carved Burled Walnut Dining Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding pair of Georgian or Chippendale style armchairs or dining captain chairs From the prestigious "Stately Homes Collection" by Baker Furniture USA, 1980s Gorgeous carv...
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
Starbay Stunning “Normandie” swivel chair
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer this stunning stained walnut ‘Normandie’ captains style swivel desk armchair, with stair inlaid to front and rear of splat, and a brown leather upholstered seat p...
Leather, Walnut
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.
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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.
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