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Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Diminutive Chair with Carved Back and Curving Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period unusual diminutive wooden chair from the early 20th century with carved
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chairs

Materials

Wood

French Design, Louis XVI, Small Chairs, Ivory Painted Wood, Fabric, France 1740s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 18th century French Musician's chairs, Diminutive chair or stools each in a Swedish paint
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set Of Six Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine set of diminutive chairs Including one arm and five side chairs. With curved crest rails and
Category

Early 20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Alvar Aalto Attributed Bent Wood Magazine Stand Rack
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Ferndale, MI
Diminutive chair side blonde laminate wood with dowel magazine stand. Clean lines and blonde wood
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Maple

Vintage Art Deco Petite White Swivel Chair Embroidered Leather by Oxford Ltd.
By Oxford Ltd.
Located in Topeka, KS
lovely winding vine and leaf pattern tops off the dressmaker details in this divine diminutive chair. It
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Swivel Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Velvet, Leather

Guatemalan Child's Chair, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
has a slatted back and tapered seat resting on square legs. We love this diminutive chair as a display
Category

Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Guatemalan Child's Chair, c. 1900
Guatemalan Child's Chair, c. 1900
H 12 in W 9.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Gilt Bamboo Style Diminutive Children’s Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual pair of diminutive gilt metal bamboo children’s chairs. Burnished gold gilt finish with red
Category

Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Diminutive Antique Georgian Style Wing Chair for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and unusual Wing Chair form with an interesting custom upholstery which utilizes a fragment
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Wingback Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Trimming

Pair of Vintage Diminutive Walnut and Leather Slipper Chairs by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s American Modern Slipper / lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Elegant
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Diminutive Italian Mid-Century Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Charming Italian Mid-Century lounge chair with soft and well designed silhouettes. The legs are
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Diminutive French Leather Club Chairs with Pleated Arm Rests, Circa 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
The soft and supple form of this pair of diminutive French leather club chairs is quite inviting
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Metal

Paolo Buffa style Pair of Modernist Wingback diminutive (small scale) Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Modernist (1960s) Paolo Buffa style wing back mint green velvet diminutive (small
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Velvet

English George III Figured Mahogany Sheraton Style Drop-Leaf Pembroke Table
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
table for two (or even four with diminutive chairs) or it is a lovely end table beside a sofa or chair
Category

Antique 1810s English George III Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Raymond Loewy Chair
By Arvin Industries, Raymond Loewy
Located in South Charleston, WV
Furniture, Circa 1960's. This diminutive and petite chair is for use as a dining chair or bedroom vanity
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Raymond Loewy Chair
Raymond Loewy Chair
H 28.5 in W 15.25 in D 18.5 in
Asian Modern Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A diminutive pair of lounge chairs in the Asian Modern aesthetic.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Asian Modern Lounge Chairs
Asian Modern Lounge Chairs
H 25.5 in W 24 in D 23 in
Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A diminutive rush seat side chair with a ladder back. Featuring traces of the original blue paint
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Rustic Chairs

Materials

Ash, Pine, Rush

Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
H 33.08 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
19th Century English Posture/Discipline Chair, Circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century English posture / discipline chair. Circa 1860. Diminutive tall stool type chair, made
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Elm

19th Century English "Discipline" / Posture Chair Circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century English "Discipline" / posture chair Circa 1860. Diminutive tall stool type chair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Elm

Frode Holm attr. Vanity Chair in New White Boucle
By Frode Holm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful and elegant diminutive vanity chair designed by Frode Holm. Executed in new cream bouclé
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair
Located in Forney, TX
chair. Unusual form featuring a concealed storage drawer and diminutive low chair size. Hand
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

An Antique Set of 4 Early 19th Century Stick Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A good set of antique ash spindle back side chairs. Very solidly built in the traditional way
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Chairs

Materials

Ash

Vintage Victorian Slipper Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
wood legs which were also restored. Despite the slipper chair's diminutive size, it makes a dramatic
Category

Early 20th Century North American Late Victorian Slipper Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Victorian Slipper Chair
Vintage Victorian Slipper Chair
H 30 in W 22 in D 31 in
Pair of English Chinoiserie Side Chairs with Caned Seats, Circa 1870's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Charming pair of diminutive English lacquered wood hand painted chinoiserie chairs with cane seats
Category

Antique 1870s English High Victorian Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Gilded Opera Chairs, 4 Avail
Located in Birmingham, AL
the chairs. Typically used at the opera, they are diminutive in stature, yet very solid and sturdy
Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Paul Frankl D Chair
By Paul Frankl
Located in Wilton, CT
Paul Frankl D chair. I believe this is an early post-World War 2 model. The chair has 4 wooden corbels
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Paul Frankl D Chair
Antique Paul Frankl D Chair
H 27 in W 24 in D 29 in
A Small Victorian Ebonised Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
with blue silk button back and seat with a contrasting braid. A lovely diminutive rocking chair. Wear
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Paint

Swedish Art Deco Club Chair - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Single curved back Swedish Art Deco club chair trimmed in dark ebony steam bentwood arms. Swedish
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Muslin

Attributed Herter Brothers Antique Aesthetic Movement Carved Slipper Chair
By Herter Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
diminutive slipper chair, late 19th century, executed in the Aesthetic taste, having a geometric and pierce
Category

Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Slipper Chairs

Materials

Wood

Late 19th century Queen Anne style Side Chair, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Queen Anne style side chair, English. Diminutive scale. Simple cabriole legs
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Ebonized Reading Chair on Castors, Late 19th Century
Located in Uppsala, SE
Diminutive antique reading chair with ebonized legs on castors, late 19th century. Either you sit
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Darling Pair of French Antique Light Green Leather Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A diminutive pair of antique classic French carved light colored walnut side chairs upholstered in
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Pair of Louis XV Style Maison Jansen Attributed Boudoir/Slipper or Side Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XV style Maison Jansen boudoir side chairs. Pair of diminutive ladies chairs each
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Lounge Chairs in Mahogany and Velvet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of diminutive lounge chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, (circa 1947, USA). Pair includes
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

The Gracie Chair, traditionally hand upholstered in Ticking Stripe
By Samantha Todhunter
Located in London, GB
diminutive but assertive chair perfectly suited to all spaces; around a card table, perched in a hallway or
Category

2010s British Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set Of Eight Regency Style Tufted Dining Chairs For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine set of diminutive tufted dining chairs with sinuous solid mahogany frames with a noteworthy
Category

Mid-20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

The Gracie Chair, traditionally hand upholstered in blue striped silk
By Samantha Todhunter
Located in London, GB
diminutive but assertive chair perfectly suited to all spaces; around a card table, perched in a hallway or
Category

2010s British Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Antique English Edwardian marquetry inlaid Mahog. Sheraton style chairs
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
, diminutive side chairs with upholstered seats (some of the gimp around the seat is loose.) These chairs and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

A 19th Century Curule Armchair
Located in Conwy, GB
The diminutive ebonised frame in the manner of Thomas Hope. Untouched, unrestored, found condition.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

A 19th Century Curule Armchair
A 19th Century Curule Armchair
H 30.8 in W 20.9 in D 19.1 in
Diminutive Mahogany Convex Front Chair Side Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Mahogany chair side chest. The unique convex front with four drawers with pierced brass
Category

Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Merchant's Armchairs with Burlwood Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, while the low back and square frame is characteristic of the diminutive rose chair. With its intriguing
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs

Materials

Elm, Burl

Diminutive Childs Chair Designed by Cleo Baldon for Terra
By Cleo Baldon
Located in Doraville, GA
A diminutive childs chair designed by Cleo Baldon for her own Terra furniture company. Cleo Baldon
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Iron

Rare Pair of 18th Century Child's Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine
By Jean Nadal L'aine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important pair of period child's berge`re chairs, of painted walnut; each oval padded backrest
Category

Antique 1760s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Diminutive Antique Louis XVI Style Olive Green Leather Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 19th Century muted olive green leather arm chair with square backrest, brass nailhead trim
Category

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Diminutive Moorish Cafe Set, 3 Pc Set
Located in Malibu, CA
Iconic mid-century Moorish style café table with two small chairs, upholstered in aqua Sunbrella
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel, Iron

Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
bottom of lowest drawer) - 17.63" Leg to leg interior length: 33" Open chair space measurements without
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Vicky Chock Modern Fantasy Chair Pottery Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Modern diminutive fantasy chair painted pottery sculpture depicting a decorative chair with a plate
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Scandinavian Modern Chairs - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Swedish Scandinavian Modern lounge chairs - newly restored and reupholstered. Clean lines
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Muslin, Teak

Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
By John Salterini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
diminutive set of doll size chairs were made as sales samples featuring intricate iron work. Impressive
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese Tall Back Porch Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual for its small scale, this pair of 19th century tall back chairs are diminutive updates on
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture

Materials

Reed, Elm

Charles Hollis Jones Miniature O Line Rocking Chair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful miniature chair/rocker from his o line series, this piece by Charles Hollis Jones is as
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Elegant figurative olive wood Italian Bombe Chair Side Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A very stylish diminutive bombe chair or bed side chest. The highly figurative book matched wood
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair Sleek Nicos Zographos Limited Leather & Stainless Steel Club Chairs
By Zographos Designs Ltd., Nicos Zographos
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of stunning black leather Nicos Zogrophos club chairs. Priced per pair. two pair available
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare Nicos Zographos Black Leather -Brushed Aiiminum Parsons Club Chairs 4 AVAIL
By Zographos Designs Ltd., Nicos Zographos
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning black leather Nicos Zogrophos club chairs. Priced per chair. 4 chaiors available. Nicos
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Aluminum

19th Century French Louis XV Style Carved and Giltwood Childs Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming 19th century French Louis XV style diminutive child's armchair features a sculptural
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage 5 pc Garden Patio Poolside Dinette Set att. to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
diminutive dining table of wrought iron, with its original textured glass top. Also included are the four
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair Of Italian Neoclassical Maple Armchairs Attributed Pelagio Palagi
Located in Essex, MA
on carved cabriole legs with hoof feet. These chairs are diminutive. Newly covered in muslin.
Category

Antique 1840s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Other

5 Piece Faux Bamboo Dinette Set by Prince Seating Co.
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
chairs. The set is iron in faux bamboo pattern, with a weathered gilt finish. All pieces are structurally
Category

Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Sets

Materials

Iron

Charles Hollis Jones Miniature O Line Rocker
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
one of his first ventures into sculpture. The rocking chair sculpture is diminutive in scale when
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Round Etched Glass Side Table
By Ico Parisi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Forney, TX
uses, including as a chair side table, sofa end table, cocktail drinks table, lamp stand, tiered plant
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Bentwood, Softwood

Antique Side Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
cabinet. Also know as a Kang Cabinet. This diminutive low decorative cabinet was placed on the kang, a
Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique Side Cabinet
Antique Side Cabinet
H 18.5 in W 18.5 in D 13.5 in
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Diminutive Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the diminutive chair you’re looking for. Each diminutive chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. There are many kinds of the diminutive chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A diminutive chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Louis XV or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one diminutive chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Milo Baughman, Maison Jansen and Gio Ponti produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Diminutive Chair?

Prices for a diminutive chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $485 and can go as high as $21,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.

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.

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