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Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Verner Panton for Reupholstering Set of 4
By Verner Panton, Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare set of (4) four Mid-Century high-back chairs designed by Verner Panton. Tubular metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Ruby Red High Back Barrel Chair Fairfield Chair Co., c. 1960s
By Fairfield Chair Company
Located in Deland, FL
A classic design with a contoured high back, upholstered in the original raspberry knit upholstery
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 38 in W 33 in D 32 in
High Back Adirondack Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White painted High Back Adirondack chair.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Weaving High Back Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair weaving high back with aluminium structure in blue lacquered finish.
Seat and back made with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
17th century walnut high back chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
17th-century style walnut high back chair, with arched crest rail to the long cane, panelled back
Category
Early 20th Century British Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century High Back Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
with a dark cardamon finish textured beech frame, a high back winged backrest and upholstered in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room ...
Materials
Wood
Adirondack High Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adirondack high back chairs - pair.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Ebonised Anglo Indian High Back Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
An unusual high back chair, the ebonised wooden frame with spiral supports and unusual pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chairs
Rare 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair With Wonderful 'Dancing' Form
Located in London, GB
This amazing nineteenth-century high-backed chair, from the Gurage culture in Ethiopia, has many
Category
Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Chair
Above average vintage condition and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Orum H-Frame High Back Chair
Located in London, GB
A very unusual high-back H frame leather chair. Original leather. Incredibly well designed and
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
High Back Swan Head Garden Chair
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice high back garden chair with brass swan head accents, circa 1970s. The chair is of high
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Special High Back Chairs, 1950, Italian
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Special high back chairs, 1950, Italian.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
High Back Chair with Caryatid Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved high back armchair with caryatid head and scrolled arms, 19th century
Measure: Seat 17" H
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut High-Back Lounge Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
These mid-century modern lounge chairs are a true gem from the 1960s in the United States. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19Thc High Back Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Plank seat Windsor arm chairs in fine condition and with an amazing patina.This arm chair was
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood
Trolley High Back Lounge Chair
By Phase Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
high back version for a more formal and assertive experience.
***Matching ottoman available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern High Back Purple Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic vintage modern wingback/ high back style lounge chair. The chair is upholstered in a light
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
19th Century American Hitchcock High Back Rocking Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American hitchcock high back rocking chair
Fine antique rocking chair - Classic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of High Back Italian Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful pair of italian chairs in lacquered wood from the 1950's
located in NY
original
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Straw
Mid-Century Modern High Back Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern high back rocker comprised of an oak frame and the original nubby rust
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century High Back Vinyl Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
sculpted high backs. Tapered legs and low profile armrests add to the midcentury style of the set. Please
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Pair of High Back Rattan Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Pair of High Back Rattan Chairs with a rounded top and intricate detailed rattan work
Category
20th Century Asian Organic Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Upholstery, Fabric
Mid-Century Modern American High Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid century American lounge chair features a solid walnut frame and black vinyl upholstered
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Oak and Rattan High back Throne Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, high-back "throne" chair with handsome oak frame and woven rattan seat and backrest
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
17th Century American High Back Hall Chair in Period Linen
Located in Chicago, IL
Gorgeous and unique Hall Chair reimagined in textural period linen. Chair has been respectfully
Category
Antique 17th Century American Chairs
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Pair of Mid-Century Style High back Lounge Chairs
By Keilhauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous pair of contemporary modern lounge chairs feature unique metal rod bases with hairpin
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Danish Leather High Back Lounge Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Sculptural Danish Leather High Back Lounge Chair. Original black leather. Nailed head details
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Italian Giltwood High Back Chiavari Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-century modern matching pair of Italian regency chiavari chairs featuring high backs. Crafted
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Olive Wooden High Back Chairs France 1960
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A unique set of 6 high back chairs made by an unknown artist from the south of France made in the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Olive
High Back Metal Chair with Swan Details
Located in San Diego, CA
High back metal chair with swan details. Black body and brass swan head ornaments make a nice
Category
20th Century North American Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of High Back Aluminum Base Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered high back chairs, with squared aluminum base chairs. Original fabric shows wear and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Dutch Children's Spindle Back High Chair in Birch by Kibofa
By Kibofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century birch high chair by Kibofa with a curved spindle back and footrest. The name Kibofa
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
Midcentury Sculptural High Back Swivel Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare mid century highback swivel chair. A beautiful one off, statement chair. Modernized in new
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Ralph Rapson High Back Lounge Chair
By Ralph Rapson, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ralph Rapson Early High Back Lounge Chair for Knoll Rapson designed an entire series of furniture
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Birch
George Nelson Rare High Back Chair
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
George Nelson rare high back chair
A high back lounge chair designed by George Nelson for Herman
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
English antique Windsor armchair/chair, High Back, 18th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
wooden seat. The chair has charming turned legs, very beautiful round shapes in the base, an excellent
Category
Antique 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
English antique High Back Windsor armchair/chair, 18th century
Located in Harderwijk, NL
wooden seat. The chair has charming turned legs, very beautiful round shapes in the base, an excellent
Category
Antique 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Modernist High Back Leather Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
chair with perfect proportion and scale for ease and comfort. Showcases a high back and an armless
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Scandinavian Modern High Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian modern, lounge chair produced in Yugoslavia features a minimal beech frame with high
Category
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Beech
Pair of Mid 19th Century Carolean Style High Back Walnut Chairs
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good pair of mid 19th century Carolean style chairs in walnut with caned seats and backs. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Charles II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Hollywood Regency High-Back Lounge Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Fulton, CA
Classic 1950's Modern Hollywood Regency high-back lounge chair. Designed in the manner of Adrian
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern High Back Lounge Chair by Parker Knoll
By Parker Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Mid-Century armchair features a vintage hardwood frame with ergonomic sculpted high
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Maple, Fabric
Mid-Century Set of High Back Dining Chairs
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
comfortable high backs. Hardwood walnut frames with tapered legs and clean modern lines add to the Mid-Century
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid century oak high back dining chairs, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Gorgeous mid century dining chairs with a scandinavian inspired design.
Finely crafted frames with
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Sculpted High Back Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern lounge chairs feature a solid walnut frame with sculpted arm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-Century Teak High Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
A set of four, extremely sought after, gorgeous 1960s, modern teak side/dining chairs. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Unique Italian High Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern Italian lounge chair features a sculpted frame with splayed legs. A
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern High back Swivel Lounge Chair, Sweden
Located in Deland, FL
An exceptionally designed Swedish chair on a swivel steel base in original black vinyl with a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde
High Back Custom Dining Chairs
By Donzella
Located in New York, NY
Brass, fabric. Elegant contemporary dining chairs with solid brass cradle bases and great detailing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of High Back Chairs with Tufted Backs and Nicely Carved Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage American upholstered chairs with nicely carved legs and stretcher. This pair of
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 High-Backed Metal Woven Chairs
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
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Standing out with its handmade feature, the 4-piece chair set mesmerizes with its high back structure. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Chairs
Materials
Metal
High Back Coat Hanger Chiavari Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Unique and rare high back coat hanger Chiavari chair, Italy 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Antique High Back Wooden Throne Chair with Richly Hand-Carved Back and Skirt
Located in Yonkers, NY
A high back wooden "Throne" chair from the 19th century with richly carved back and skirt. This
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 54.75 in W 25.25 in D 21.5 in
Amazing mid century modern Scandinavian style high back lounge chair
Located in Houston, TX
Amazing mid century modern Scandinavian style high back lounge chair, circa 1960s. Solid teak frame
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
Victorian 1840 Hoop Back Windsor Chair High Wycombe
By S.H. Glenister
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rare fully stamped Victorian 1840 hoop back Windsor chair High Wycombe.
Beautiful patina
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Midcentury High-Back Chairs after Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish pair of midcentury chairs feature high tapered backrests with tufted upholstery
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century High Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
19th century high chair, this youth high chair cabinet can also be used as a potty. It is pine with
Category
Antique 1820s English Chairs
Materials
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century High Backed Swedish Chair with Leather Seat
Located in London, GB
C18th Swedish rococo chair with leather seat.
A handsome single high backed chair circa 1760 which
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
19th Century Burmese Anglo Indian Carved High Back Side Chair
Located in Norwich, GB
Superb 19th Century Burmese/Anglo Indian lavishly hand carved Padouk wood high back side chair
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cowhide, Padouk
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the century high back chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each century high back chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and animal skin. Find 10733 options for an antique or vintage century high back chair now, or shop our selection of 1287 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the century high back chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A century high back chair made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. A well-made century high back chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Guillerme et Chambron, Adrian Pearsall and De Sede are consistently popular.
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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.
Questions About Century High Back Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A 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, 2023High-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.
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