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Zenith Charles Eames DAR Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Zenith, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
craftsmanship, the Zenith Charles Eames DAR chairs feature a molded fiberglass shell that cradles the body with
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Eames Molded Fiberglass Armchair for Herman Miller "Seafoam Green"' Arguably one of the 20th
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Terracotta Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s Eames terracotta fiberglass shell chairs with original H bases, designed by Charles
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Early Eames DAR Fiberglass Shell Chair Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Round Rock, TX
Early 2nd generation “Eiffel” DAR shell chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s molded fiberglass side shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller DSS Orange Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s DSS molded fiberglass shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles and Ray
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Pair of Early Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs in Tan
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in thready tan, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Brown Eames for Herman Miller Vintage Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We have eleven original 1960s Eames fiberglass shell chairs with original H bases. Narrow mount
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Crimson Red Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s red fiberglass shell side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Terracotta Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

6 Eames for Herman Miller DSS Stackable Naugahyde Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
quantity. Eames stackable fiberglass shell chairs with original brown naugahyde pads. The famous Charles
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal, Aluminum

Charles Eames LAX Fiberglass Lounge Height Arm Shell Chair / Exposed Fibers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Charles Eames for Herman Miller LAX Fiberglass Lounge Height Arm Shell Chair / Retains
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1960s Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Iron

Molded Swiveling Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vibrant group of swiveling armchairs having organically shaped seats with their expressive original red upholstery floating on lacquered stems rising from early four-pronged bases.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel, Aluminum

Brilliant Yellow Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Ochre Yellow Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Olive Green Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Original Vintage Eames Fiberglass Shell Dining Side Chairs for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern DSS stacking dining side chairs designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Navy Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Navy Blue Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames for Herman Miller Ultramarine Blue Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in Ultramarine Blue, designed by Charles and Ray
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Greige Light Grey Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Vintage Charles Eames Eiffel Tower Fiberglass Side Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This iconic pair of Mid-Century Modern side chairs feature the Classic Charles Eames Eiffel Tower
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Navy Blue Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Impeccable Molded Swiveling Armchair by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impeccable molded swiveling armchair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Contractor base
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel

Impeccable Molded Swiveling Armchair by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impeccable molded swiveling armchair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Contractor base
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel

12 DSS Stacking Chairs Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller, Blue Fiberglass, 1960s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of 12 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

1 Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Shell DAR Eiffel Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
“Good Design for all” drove their molded fiberglass chair series that same decade, and also produced the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Six Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974.
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of six stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal, Chrome

SET 4 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Orange Fiberglass
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great Set of 4 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, cLASSIC mID
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

18 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Orange Fiberglass
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 18 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal, Chrome

Eames for Herman Miller Parchment DSS Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass parchment white shell chairs on stacking base, designed by Charles
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

22 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 22 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Chrome, Metal

Eames PAC Yellow Padded Swivel Armchair w/Gray Fiberglass Shell & Aluminum Base
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Topeka, KS
plastic series at an office and desk chair. This example has the molded into the fiberglass Herman Miller
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Aluminum

Eames RSR Rocking Chair Elephant Gray
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elephant gray Herman Miller Eames fiberglass shell on rocking base. Excellent grain in the
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel

1950's Vintage Charles Eames Fiberglass Shell Armchairs for Herman Miller-A Pair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of Charles Eames molded fiberglass shell arm chairs for Herman Miller, in a parchment color
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Eames for Herman Miller Yellow Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in yellow, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Charles Eames for Herman Miller DSX Shell Chair
By Herman Miller, Ray Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Garnerville, NY
Charles Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass DSX shell chair. Circa 1970. Retains all it's plastic
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal, Steel

Set of Four Vintage Eames Chairs Contractor Swivel Base for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Set of four Eames chairs contractor swivel base for Herman Miller in their original condition, the
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel

Herman Miller Eames RAR Rocking Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Eames molded fiberglass shell in the fairest color of them all, Seafoam Green. Original top
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames RAR Parchment Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parchment fiberglass RAR rocking chair by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Pair of Eames Herman Miller Dining Chairs in Elephant Gray
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Elephant Gray Eames dining chairs by Herman Miller. These side chairs have excellent
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames Elephant Hide Gray Zenith Rope Edge Armchair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of four early, 1st generation Zenith rope-edge armchairs, designed by Ray and Charles Eames for
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Herman Miller Eames PSCC Swivel Desk Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light yellow fiberglass shell desk chair by Herman Miller. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames. Model
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Aluminum

Herman Miller Eames DAX Fiberglass Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and rare hue of red orange on this vintage fiberglass Herman Miller Eames armchair. Model
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Early Eames Rope Edge Armchair
By Charles Eames
Located in Toronto, ON
Eames. Fiberglass shell produced by Zenith Plastics for Herman Miller, original walnut dowel legs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Early Eames Rope Edge Armchair
Early Eames Rope Edge Armchair
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 24 in
Eames Herman Miller Mid-Century Shell Chair
By Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Eames for Herman Miller Mid-Century Modern shell chair, makers mark on bottom. Measurements
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Late 20th Century Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs Multiple
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Eames Herman Miller fiberglass stacking chairs 2000s 100 available Black molded material with
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Polystyrene

Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs Multiple
Eames Herman Miller Shell Chairs Multiple
H 31.75 in W 18 in D 18.5 in
Set of 10 Eames for Herman Miller Stacking Brown Naugahyde DSS Shell Chairs
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
. Eames stackable fiberglass shell chairs with original brown naugahyde pads. The famous Charles and Ray
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal, Aluminum

Set of 6 Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Alexander Girard for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 6 Original condition Ray & Charles Eames Side Chairs in Fiberglass, USA - 1970s. Upholstered
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

1959 Mid Century RAR Gray Rocking Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Detroit, MI
original vintage RAR chair on offer dates from 1959 and features a classic molded fiberglass seat in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Rare Eames Zenith Rocking Chair for Herman Miller, USA 1950
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
in the United States of America around 1950. The first fiberglass Eames chairs were produced by
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1950s American Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Herman Miller Charles Ray Eames Authentic RAR Rocking Chair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Baltimore, MD
RAR rocking chair. Original Condition. Features original early1950's fiberglass molded bucket formed
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Charles & Ray Eames "Rar" Brown Original Rocking Chair, 1977
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-Century Modern molded RAR rocking chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

1950s Rare Eames Zenith Side Chair for Herman Miller, USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
the United States of America around 1950. The first fiberglass Eames chairs were produced by Zenith
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1950s American Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Eames Office / Alexander Girard La Fonda Side Chair For Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Doraville, GA
A "La Fonda" side chair designed in collaboration with the Eames Office and Alexander Girard. This
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Aluminum

Eames Seafoam Rope-Edge Zenith Armchair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
throughout the molded fiberglass surface. Swivel function moves smoothly, and all shockmounts are original
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Mid-20th Century Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller La Fonda Chairs, Pair
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
USA, 1961 Molded fiberglass, cast aluminum, rubber, plastic Measures: 25in W x 22in D x 28.5in H.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Upholstery, Fiberglass

1 Restored Vintage Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
. Examples include the molded plastic or fiberglass chairs from the early 1950s and the famous Lounge Chair
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Blue Modernica Fiberglass Child’s Rocking Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
a piece of art! If you look at the photos provided, you can see the molded fiberglass chair with
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Metal

Eames for Herman Miller Navy Blue Shell Chairs on H Bases
By Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original 1960s molded fiberglass shell chairs in Navy Blue, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Fiberglass

1960s RAR Rocking Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early example of the iconic RAR rocker with a molded, rope-edged fiberglass seat with large
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage

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Steel

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Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal eames molded fiberglass chair vintage for your home. A eames molded fiberglass chair vintage — often made from fiberglass, plastic and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a eames molded fiberglass chair vintage — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A eames molded fiberglass chair vintage made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made eames molded fiberglass chair vintage has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and Charles Eames are consistently popular.

How Much is a Eames Molded Fiberglass Chair Vintage?

Prices for a eames molded fiberglass chair vintage can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $260 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,100.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Materials: plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more 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.