Paolo Buffa Ladder chair for Chiavari, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful ladder high-back chair designed by Paolo Buffa for Chiavari in 1950s Italy. Ebonized hard wood with slim cane seat. Chairs are extremly light and firm. Patina and conditio...
Cane, Hardwood
Bentwood Black Armchair with Caned Seat and Back from Italy (Two Available)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian bentwood armchair with an elegant black-painted frame - featuring a shaped back with caned back rest and scroll arms with caned seat set upon four legs with round stre...
Rattan, Wood, Bentwood
Set 6 Country French Ladder Cane Back Pegged Frames New Upholstery Dining Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company, Tomlinson, Henredon, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set 6 Country French Tall Ladder Cane Back Pegged Frames New Upholstery Dining Chairs MINT! Solid rock sturdy set of chairs. New Houndstooth upholstery seats.
Hardwood, Walnut
Set of Six Lacquered Birch 'Poem' Dining Chairs by Erik Chambert, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lacquered birch and cane. This extraordinarily light and delicate high-backed chair design called “the Poem Chair” is comfortable and very strong.
Cane, Birch
Set of 4 Bright floral Upholstery Cane Backs Turned Oak Legs Dining Chairs MINT!
By Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 4 Bright floral Upholstery Cane Backs Turned Oak Legs Dining Chairs MINT!
Chestnut, Oak
Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A Qing dynasty (1644–1912) Chinese ox blood red lacquered parcel gilt carved Hongmu wood wedding chair.
Cane, Wood
Pair of Neoclassical Style Caned Back Ram's Head Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Tailored stately pair of ebonized bergères. These armchairs feature a caned barrel back including a rounded edge over a coral colored cushioned seat with finely carved ram's head han...
Wood
Poul Kjærholm 'PK15' Chair for Fritz Hansen in Black Colored Ash
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for the PK15 chair in black colored ash without seat cushion.
Cane, Wood, Ash
Italian Caned Armchair Attributed to Lio Carminati, 1950s
By Lio Carminati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Italian handcrafted high-back rattan armchair repainted black. The armchair has no defects and is in excellent condition as you can see from the images, beautiful design ...
Rattan
Set of Six Mid-Century Swedish Modern Dining Chairs by Edmond J. Spence
By Edmond J. Spence, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Newly upholstered mint condition set of 6 rare chairs by Edmond Spence.
Cane, Birch
$16,500 / set
Pair 20th Century Shell Inlay Slipper Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of stylized satin lacquered and shell inlay slipper chairs newly upholstered in a white luxe faux fur fabric with bolster pillow.
Cane, Wood, Shell
Set of Six McGuire Woven Rattan Cane Dining Armchairs
By Jacques Garcia, McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of six rattan cane dining armchairs designed by Jacques Garcia for McGuire. The chairs feature a graceful round barrel back design hardwood frame with a near ebony espresso ...
Wicker, Raffia, Rattan, Hardwood
Bergère with ears – Louis XVI period – Gray lacquered wood – Damask silk
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI period wing chair in carved wood, gray lacquered and highlighted, with an enveloping body characteristic of the type. The structure has moldings carved with floral motif...
Beech
George II Style Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II style black chinoiserie decorated side chair, circa 1950. With a cupids bow crest rail with a central raised shell carving, vase shaped back splat with raised chinoiserie d...
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Lacquer
Set of 3 John Hutton Rattan Lounge Chairs for Donghia Merbau Coastal Line, 1995
By Donghia, John Hutton
Located in Camden, ME
This rare set of three rattan lounge chairs was designed by John Hutton (1947-2006) in 1995 for Donghia’s distinguished Merbau Coastal Collection. As Donghia’s Design Director from...
Fabric, Natural Fiber, Cane, Rattan, Rush, Reed, Polyester, Mahogany, La...
5480 Captain's Chair designed by Edward Wormley for DUNBAR
By Edward Wormley
Located in High Point, NC
A chair is an argument about how to sit—and more broadly, how to live. The Captain's Chair by Edward Wormley makes its case with understated eloquence: that American furniture tradit...
Brass
Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Dining Chairs in Beech #4669
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 beech dining chairs by George Nelson for Herman Miller # 4669 with caned backs and period fabric for seat covers. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. ...
Fabric, Cane, Beech
White Matte Lacquer and Natural Cane Back Lounge Chair, Soho Collection
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
A Soho armchair designed by Sérgio Batista for Uultis with white matte lacquer finish, natural cane back and gray fabric.
Lacquer, Fabric, Cane, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Beech Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet
By Michael Thonet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant sculpted bentwood Thonet rocker from Czechoslovakia c1960. Hand caned seat and back with a fabulous bentwood design. Concentric circles form the base with other be...
Cane, Beech
Super Leggera chair designed by Gio Ponti in 1957 and produced by Cassina.
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Ravenna, IT
Superleggera 699 chair designed by Gio Ponti in 1957 and produced by Cassina. Its black lacquered ash wood frame and guinea cane seat make this seat one of the most famous design ico...
Cane, Ash
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Lacquer and Cane Chair Back Settee
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning and unique antique 19th century English Chinoiserie lacquer chair back settee with 20th century hand caning.
Wood, Lacquer
Pair Bielecky Brothers Organic Modern Rattan Dining Armchairs
By Bielecky Brothers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The chairs feature a thick frame crafted from bundled stick rattan lashed together with wicker cane laces.
Fabric, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Burl Wood Biedermeier Dressing Table Mirror Matching Chair Cane Seat Mint!
By Biedermeier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl Wood Biedermeier dressing table mirror matching chair cane seat new cushion upholstery mint! Dovetail drawers design. Chair dimension: 21'' x 19'' x 34'' Seat height 19.5''.
Walnut, Burl
Vintage Set of Four Faux Bamboo Brighton Pavillion Style Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout set of four Brighton Pavillion style chairs crafted in faux burnt bamboo with removable cushion, caned seats and featuring asian style figural lacquer plaques.
Faux Bamboo, Lacquer
Customizable Black Matte and Gray Upholstered Lounge Chair - Soho Collection
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
A Soho armchair designed by Sérgio Batista for Uultis with black matte finish and checkered gray fabric. *Please check availability prior to purchase*. The Soho armchair brings vint...
Lacquer, Leather, Fabric, Cane
Pair of Thick Bamboo Upholstered Lounge Chairs Mid Century Modern MINT
By Henry Link
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Thick Bamboo Upholstered Lounge Chairs Mid Century Modern MINT
Upholstery, Bamboo, Cane
Faux Bamboo Compact Dining 34x34 Game Table 1 Leaf 4 Chairs Set MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux Bamboo Compact Dining 34x34 Game Table 1 Leaf 4 Chairs Set MINT! The table measures: 34x34x29 + 18" extension leaf.
Upholstery, Cane, Fruitwood
New Linen Upholstery Three Seater Sofa Bamboo Sofa & Pair of Club Chairs MINT!
By McGuire, Ficks Reed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
New Linen Upholstery Three Seater Sofa Bamboo Sofa & Pair of Club Chairs MINT! sofa dimensions: 32" x 64" x 33" lounge chair dimensions: 32" x 27" x 33"
Upholstery, Cane, Rattan, Linen, Bamboo
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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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.
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