Mid-Century Modern Chromcraft Counter Stools - a Pair
By Craft Associates, Chromcraft, Chet Beardsley, Knoll
Located in Burbank, CA
They were manufactured by Chromcraft, and were made here in the US. They are high-quality stools that have a brass base and footrest, and swivel.
Brass
Unavailable
H 30.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Mid-Century Vintage Eames Era Fiberglass Shell Arm Chairs by ChromCraft
By Chromcraft
Located in New York, NY
Colorful pair of Chromcraft molded fiberglass chairs with brass legs.
Brass
Unavailable
H 29 in Dm 44 in
Octagonal Brass Dining Table with Custom Glass in the Style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Chromcraft
Located in Houston, TX
This highly stylized arched brass table is extremely well made and designed. The original owner had a custom crackle glass top made to look like shattered glass. It is one inch thic...
Pair of Brass Cantilever Chairs by Chromcraft
By Chromcraft
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century pair of cantilever chairs made of tubular brass frames and manufactured by Chromcraft. The chair seats and backs feature the original upholstery.
Brass
1980s Brass Dining Chairs Set of Six
By Chromcraft
Located in New York, NY
1980s modern very heavy metal with dining chairs with brass finish. In vintage original condition with original upholstery. With minor wear an patina to the brass.
Brass
Sold
H 43 in W 24 in D 22.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Tubular Brass Cantilever Bar Stools, Set of 3
By Marcel Breuer, Chromcraft
Located in Raymondville, TX
Attributed to Chromcraft, circa 1980. Dimensions: 24"W x 22.25"D x 43"H (29"H seat; 35.75"H arms)
Metal, Brass
Chromcraft Dynasty Velvet Channel Back Tufted Brass Dining Chairs
By Chromcraft
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of six vintage Chromcraft dining chairs in the manor of Milo Baughman feature a heavy brass frame and brown velvet upholstery.
Metal
Milo Baughman Leather Sofa Newly Upholstered
By Chromcraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman Mid-Century sofa reupholstered in navy woven leather sofa.
Brass
Set of Four Chromcraft Sculptural Brass Dining Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Chromcraft
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully sculptured floating dining chairs by Chromcraft from the 1970s in a deep blue bark patterned velvet. Double bars across the seat backs are stylish (matching table on a se...
Mid-Century Vintage Swivel Bar Stools 1970s
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful set of four mid-century modern bar stools circa 1970s. Each with a high back, padded backrest and swivel padded seats made of vinyl upholstery in a dark brown color. The ...
Upholstery
Van Keppel + Green Bar Stools, 1950s, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stunning California Modern steel bar stools, 1950s. Painted tubular steel, cotton cording. Manufactured by Brown Jordan. 40.5" H x 14.25" W x 17" D Seat height: 30.25" Ver...
Iron
$4,123 / set
H 19.69 in W 17.72 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Important Mid Century Stools by Paolo Buffa (Attr.), Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of important Mid Century stools in solid wood and bouclé fabric, attributable by style to the famous Italian architect and designer Paolo Buffa. The stools have elegant and ori...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Italian Gio Ponti Style Bar Stool
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of vintage Italian bar stools, in the style of Gio Ponti. Original Patent Leather Seat. Base are newly restored and refinished.
Steel
Pair of Modernist Stools with Metal Bases and Upholstered Seats, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and sculptural pair of modernist stools, Europe, circa 1970s. Each stool features a tripod-style metal base with tapered legs, supporting a circular disc element that transit...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Swivel Bar Stools, Circa 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning pair of vintage mid-century modern bar stools, likely by designers such as John Yellen or Chet Beardsley. These pieces embody the sleek elegance of the era, featuring comf...
Leather, Walnut
$5,975
H 18.75 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Stools with Button Detailing by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and refined pair of stools were designed by the legendary Harvey Probber and handmade in Fall River, Massachusetts circa 1960. Probber believed that "aging gracefully" r...
Walnut
$2,280Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 38.5 in W 25.5 in D 20 in
Sexy Pair of 70s Gucci Style Bar Stools Daystrom Mid-Century Modern
By Daystrom Furniture
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A set of 2 Gucci style chrome bar stools with faux leather seats and fun giant rings with straps. These will need to be reupholstered but we just love the thick rolled backrest with ...
Aluminum, Chrome
Swivel Barstools with Brass Tubular Bases, Pair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s Pair of swivel barstools with tubular brass bases and wooden footrests. A fun profile on this pair. No maker's marks. Dimensions: 20" W x 21" D x 34" H; Seat height, 24...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Frederick Weinberg Style Stools
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two vintage modern hair pin iron stools with vinyl upholstery and swivel bases, designed in the manner of Frederick Weinberg. Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Bar Stools/Chairs
Located in Vilnius, LT
The set of 2 pcs. Italian bar stools. The base is made of metal with grey textile upholstery. Heavy, stable and solid. Very good vintage condition.
Metal
$1,590 / set
H 37.75 in W 19 in D 19.25 in
1960's Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Leather Bar Stools by Calorator - a Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Erik Buch, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of vintage 1960's Midcentury Modern barstools for sale. These were manufactured by Calorator, and have been reupholstered in leather. They have a bent walnut plywood backrest, a...
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These stylish and unusual mid-century stools feature sturdy iron hairpin frames, comfortable seating, and sleek faux-leather upholstery. Angular backrest supports peak above the cush...
Iron
Vintage Iron Bar Stools by Clifford Pascoe
By Paul McCobb, Clifford Pascoe, Modernmasters Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Take home a wonderful example of authentic American Mid-Century Modern design with these endlessly charming wrought iron + walnut barstools by Clifford Pascoe. A sturdy metal base su...
Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,200 / set
H 31 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Bar Stools with New Leather Seats
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage walnut bar stools with round tubular brass foot rest/sabots and newly upholstered gray leather seats (ca. 1960s, USA). Walnut has been refinished, gray leather and fo...
Brass
Pair Of Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sleek pair of mid-century modern bar stools strike the quintessential retro modern silhouette. They feature round black vinyl seats with three long, splayed and tapered, solid m...
Brass
$1,145 / item
H 32.29 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Shell Dining Chair, Linen Schwarzwald Dedar, by Vintola Studio, Europe, Poland
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Springy, very comfortable and stabile dining seats. They are contemporary chairs inspired of 1960s style. They can be used as armchairs and dining chairs. Chair was designed by Vi...
Linen, Bouclé, Beech, Velvet
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.
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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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