Cassina Sesann

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$9,940

Sesann Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, New Upholstery, Italy, 1970s

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Brussels, BE

Sesann Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina,New Upholstery, Italy, 1970s Gianfranco Frattini (born May 16, 1926, Padua, Italy–died April 6, 2004, Milan, Italy) was an Italian des...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Fabric

Mid-Century Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy

$9,940 / set

Mid-Century Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Brussels, BE

Mid-Century Pair of Sesann Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s - New Upholstery

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Gianfranco Frattini Sesann Armchairs for Cassina, Alpaca Velvet, 1972, Set of 3

$23,994 / set

Gianfranco Frattini Sesann Armchairs for Cassina, Alpaca Velvet, 1972, Set of 3

Located in Vicenza, IT

Set of 3 Sesann armchairs designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Cassina in 1972.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Chrome

$6,398Sale Price / set|20% Off

Gianfranco Frattini Set of Four 780/783 Stacking Low Tables by Cassina 1960s

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Among his best sellers, the 780/783 set of stacking tables for Cassina, the Sesann armchair for Tacchini, the Albero bookcase and the Kyoto table for Poltrona Frau.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Velvet

$7,312

H 29.14 in W 63 in D 35.44 in

Two-Seat Sofa by Vico MAGISTRETTI for CASSINA 1973

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Two-Seat Sofa by Vico Magistretti. Italy, Cassina, 1973. The three-seat MARALUNGA Sofa, newly upholstered in stone-coloured velvet material. The sofa has been stripped and updated ...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Velvet

$1,702

H 13.78 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in

Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1960s

Located in Oud Beijerland, NL

This iconic mid-century modern square coffee table was designed by the acclaimed Italian design duo Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina during the 1960s. A prime example of minimalist ...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

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$1,375 / item

H 11 in W 4 in D 15 in

LUgoose Sconce

Located in Inglewood, CA

The LUgoose Sconce is part of our contemporary collection. Insprired by mid century Italian design, the gooseneck sconce is in a darkened patina brass, and steel. Single E12 based so...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

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Steel, Brass

1960s John Mascheroni Aluminum and Bronze Glass “ Tubo” Coffee Table

$2,500

H 17 in W 42 in D 42 in

1960s John Mascheroni Aluminum and Bronze Glass “ Tubo” Coffee Table

By John Mascheroni

Located in New York, NY

Large aluminum and bronze glass coffee table . Designed and signed by John Mascheroni in the 1960s .Mascheroni is a lifetime New Yorker and studied Industrial design at Pratt. The t...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

$1,650 / item

H 13 in W 4 in D 14 in

LUbrary Sconce AS

By Lumfardo Luminaires

Located in Inglewood, CA

This aged silver LUbrary sconce is part of the Lumfardo Luminaires contemporary collection. The sconce can be customized with different dimensions and ordered for hard wired or as pl...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

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Brass

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Cassina Sesann For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cassina sesann available at 1stDibs. Each cassina sesann for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, chrome and fabric. There are many kinds of the cassina sesann you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right cassina sesann, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Cassina Sesann?

The average selling price for a cassina sesann at 1stDibs is $5,045, while they’re typically $1,469 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.

Gianfranco Frattini for sale on 1stDibs

Gianfranco Frattini is widely regarded as a mid-century master of Italian modern design. He was an award-winning architect and designer, and specialized in creating furniture and decor that is both decorative and practical — Frattini’s vintage desks, armchairs, nesting tables and other works are celebrated for their sophisticated merging of function and form.

Born in Padua in 1926, Frattini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He later apprenticed with his teacher and mentor, Gio Ponti. Through Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian architecture and design — Frattini met many notable modernist designers such as Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, but an introduction to famed Italian entrepreneur Cesare Cassina would prove incredibly significant in helping launch his career.

During the mid-1950s, Frattini began to collaborate with Cassina’s eponymous company. He designed the brand’s acclaimed leather and walnut Model 849 lounge chair — a winner of the Compasso d’Oro award — the Marema nesting tables and the iconic Sesann collection. The latter, an enduring 1970s suite of impossibly welcoming leather-covered seating, is now produced by Tacchini. In addition to Cassina, Frattini created furniture and lighting for other manufacturers such as Bernini, Arteluce, Artemide, Knoll and more.

While many of his designs incorporate glass, tubular steel and other materials, Frattini loved working with wood. The sculptural Albero bookcase — an innovative floor-to-ceiling structure made in walnut that swings on a 360-degree vertical swivel axis — is a striking example of Frattini’s dedication to traditional woodworking techniques. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Japan with friend and collaborator Pierluigi Ghianda — a master Milanese cabinet maker — in order to study the work of artisans in Kyoto. The trip inspired his design of the Kyoto table, a work of solid beech with Canaletto walnut inserts that is part of the permanent collection of the Milan Triennale’s Design Museum. The Kyoto and Albero have been revived by Poltrona Frau.

Frattini’s designs are in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Find vintage Gianfranco Frattini furniture, lighting and decor on 1stDibs.

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.