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Bauhaus B34 Cantilever Chair in Plywood & Chrome by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Żory, PL
rare version with a seat and backrest made of plywood, probably made in the early 1930s. The chair is
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century unique and rare pair of Chiavarine Chairs, by Carlo Mollino in ebonized mahogany
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Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

George Mulhauser Bent Plywood Mid Century Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By George Mulhauser
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960's molded plywood lounge chair and ottoman by George Mulhauser. The chair features stylish
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair, Beech Plywood, Revived Polish, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair. Style: Bauhaus Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia Seat height
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early 20th Century Industrial Double Foldable Library Seat, Cast Iron, Bentwood
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This double foldable seat from the early 20th century features wooden elements made of bent plywood
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Early 20th Century Industrial Chairs

Materials

Iron

Early LCW Lounge Chair stained red by Charles & Ray Eames, Evans Plywood, 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Vorst, BE
abbreviation for the Loung Height (L) Chair (C) on Wood (W) Base. The all plywood chair was finally released in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Early Alvar Aalto 'Hallway' Chair 'Model 403' for Finmar
By Finmar, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finland. The chair features a honey toned birch wood with bent plywood seat and backrest. Dimensions 21
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Early Production Alvar Aalto Hallway Chair, Model 403 by Finmar
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally rare early production Alvar Aalto Hallway Chair, model 403, was designed for
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of Four Early Pretzel Chairs by Norman Cherner 'Bernardo' for Plycraft, USA
By Norman Cherner
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of Four Early Pretzel Chairs by Norman Cherner 'Bernardo' for Plycraft, USA PRICE IS FOR SET
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Set of Three Thonet 1216-S17-B1 Bent Plywood Saddle Seat Dining Chairs, 1940s
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
Early set of three vintage Thonet 1216-S17-B1 dining or side chairs. Rendered in steam bent oak
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early LCW Lounge Chair in Walnut, Charles & Ray Eames Herman Miller 1940s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Evans Products Company, Herman Miller
Located in Vorst, BE
An early LCW (Lounge Chair Wood) in Walnut veneer. Chair sold by Herman Miller, but produced by
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Set of 4 Restored Bauhaus Beech Plywood Armchairs by Mart Stam, 1930s, Germany
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Set of 4 restored Bauhaus beech plywood armchairs by Mart Stam. Style: Bauhaus Period: 1930
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid 20th MCM Mr. Chair Lounge Chair & Ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Topeka, KS
-20th Century. There are chairs. And then, there are EXTRAORDINARY, iconic chairs such as THIS
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Antique Nice L&JG Stickley Morris Rocking Chair recliner from the Early 1900s
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Nice L&JG Stickley Morris Rocking Chair from the Early 1900s We do have another LjG
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet chair HO 41, restored in good condition. Designed by Michael Thonet.
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
H 36.23 in W 16.15 in D 15.75 in
Five Italian Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Side chair from the 1930s with early example of plywood seat. Chairs can be sold separately
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20th Century Italian International Style Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Five Italian Side Chairs
Five Italian Side Chairs
H 28 in W 17.5 in D 15.5 in
4 Mid-Century Vintage Norman Cherner Chairs by Plycraft
By Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
" sidechairs made for Plycraft Furniture of Lawrence, Massachusetts. These early production chairs feature
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Upholstery, Naugahyde, Wood, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Early KEVI Task Desk Chair By Jørgen Rasmussen
By Engelbrechts, Jørgen Rasmussen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
: the better you sit, the more you get done. These chairs are a rarer early version KEVI that feature
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Early Grand Prix Dining Chairs in Teak, Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Denmark
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vorst, BE
come by. Early edition, moulded teak plywood, curved legs in stained beech wood.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Teak, Plywood, Beech

Pair early DCW Dining Chair in black by Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Vorst, BE
discontinued between 1954 and 1994). Made of plywood, refinished in black (as original). The Eames DCW Chair
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Pair of Vintage DCW chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in London, GB
A pair of early mid 20th Century DCW chairs by designers Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Antique Set of Eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs - W7468 MUST SELL
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a set of eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs from the early 1900s in very good
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique English Folding Chair Royal Military Interest Smith's Lawn Windsor
Located in Norwich, GB
has been part of the history of Windsor Great Park. The chair is made of cherry wood with plywood
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Early 20th Century English Campaign Chairs

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Herman Miller Eames DCM Ebony Mid Century Modern Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Herman Miller Charles Ray Eames DCM Ebony Mid Century Modern Dining Chair. Item features a
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 7 Mid-Century Model 3103 Hammer Stacking Chairs by Arne Jacobsen, 1960s
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
early 1950s. In contrast to the ubiquitous model 3107, the Hammer Chair is rarely found. Especially
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
H 28.75 in W 19.25 in D 21.5 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Two Chairs Mod. 121
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Two chairs mod. 121 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa Italy, 1965 Manufactured by Cassina Walnut wood
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Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Afra & Tobia Scarpa Two Chairs Mod. 121
H 31.89 in W 18.71 in D 21.86 in
Eero Saarinen 'Finnish-American, 1910-1961' "Grasshopper" Chair, Knoll Original
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition. No issues exist. This chair is a very early model from Knoll and shows a beautiful patina to
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Birch, Plywood

Set of 6, Mid Century Cow Hide Upholstered Bentwood Chairs by Thonet, 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
American Made, Mid Century Thonet chairs after Eames. Stunning, very cool authentic Bruno Weil’s No.1294
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Cowhide

Pair of Black Oxford Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1960s
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
back black Oxford chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1962. This is a pair of early
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Jugendstil Otto Wagner Chair Beech 1902 Österreichische Postsparkasse Vienna
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
- 1902 designed and manufactured 1904 / 1906 by Thonet. The chair shows a perforated seat from plywood
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Early 20th Century Jugendstil Chairs

Materials

Beech

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
. New plywood on seat.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
Rare Chair Thonet Nr.641, since 1911
H 35.83 in W 16.54 in D 20.08 in
Otto Wagner Jugendstil One Chair Beech Österreichische Postsparkasse Vienna 1902
By Thonet, Otto Wagner
Located in Vienna, AT
designed and manufactured 1904 / 1906 by Thonet. The chair shows a perforated seat from plywood while the
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs

Materials

Metal

Folding Chairs with Star Brand Advertising Theater Type Style
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional and scarce "Star Brand Shoes" folding shoe store fitting chairs. Circa. 1920's
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Chairs

Materials

Iron

Thonet Gebruder Vienna Gmbh No.56 Bentwood and Vienna Straw Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Prato, Tuscany
contact us directly so we can offer you the best possible price. Iconic and famous Viennese chair of the
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Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs

Materials

Beech

Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artek of Finland. A tour de force in bentwood it tested the limits of plywood manufacturing in the early
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Plywood

Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
Paimio Chair by Alvar Aalto
H 25.2 in W 23.6 in D 31.5 in
Mid Century Modern Walnut & Black Vinyl Executive Swivel Desk Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Lafayette, IN
of the most striking office chair designs to come out of the mid-century era! With its fantastic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Glagow School Arts & Crafts Oak Bedroom Side Chairs by E A Taylor
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in Leicester, GB
chairs from the early 1900s. Attributed to E A Taylor for Wylie & Lockhead. Made in Scotland. The chairs
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Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Modern Vintage Black Office Chair by Arne Jacobsen 1950s, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage black swivel office chair, an early model, designed by Arne Jacobsen
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'Canada' Lounge Chair in Leather
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
known for his Viennese Jugendstil orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plywood

'Stella' Armchair / Fireside Chair 'Art Deco Style' Green and Blue Wool
By Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, IDF
Armchair or fireside chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin Plywood and metal structure. PU
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Set of Four Thonet Chairs Attributed to Otto Prutscher
By Thonet, Otto Prutscher
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four rare Thonet chairs attributed to Otto Prutscher. Fully restored, upholstered with
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Spindle-Back Dunbar Model Dining Chair by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pasadena, CA
Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in the 1950s, this dining chair features a spindle-back
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in London, GB
production models. This highly practical early set of 8 dining side chairs are stackable which makes them
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 'Canada' Lounge Chair in Paisley Fabric and Wood
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

2 Midcentury Organic Modern / Sculptures/ Lounge Chairs, Frederick Kiesler, 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
Two Rare Organic Modernist Sculptures that also function as lounge chairs and attributed to the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Oak

Norman Cherner for Plycraft Bentwood Swivel Chair with Cream Upholstery
By Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Chicago, IL
industrial design. The molded plywood ‘Cherner Chair' became his most recognized design and is found in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high Seat
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Early 20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Iron

Antique Theater Seats
Antique Theater Seats
H 32.25 in W 42.5 in D 20 in
Norman Cherner Pretzel Chairs for Plycraft - Set of Four
By Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four early edition Cherner Pretzel chairs originally designed to by Norman Cherner for
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Plywood

Set of 6 Air Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Magis, 1999
By Jasper Morrison, Magis
Located in Izegem, VWV
skin is applied for the seat and back, in much the same way as the earlier Plywood Chair uses a thicker
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Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Egon Eiermann, Folding Chair Model SE 18, for Wilde + Spieth, Designed 1952
By Wilde + Spieth
Located in London, GB
the second half of the 20th century. Alongside designing significant modernist buildings, he also
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Vintage LCM Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, c. 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bristol, GB
Mid-Century Lounge Chair An iconic design by the legendary American husband and wife team. An
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Art Deco Chair, Beech Wood, Revived Polish, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
style that originated in France in the early 20th century. Its furniture designs are meticulously
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Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech, Lacquer

Early Model 402 Armchair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Made in Finland, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Detroit, MI
The Model 402 lounge chair or ‘Atelje’ chair was designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto in 1933 for and
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch, Bentwood, Fabric

Four Blond Wood Dining Chairs by Dutch Cor Alons 1950s
By Cor Alons
Located in London, GB
Set of four early 1950s blond wood bent ply chairs reupholstered in dark aubergine red bouclé wool
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wool, Plywood

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Early 20th Century Plywood Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of early 20th century plywood chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique early 20th century plywood chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, plywood and hardwood. Early 20th century plywood chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Early 20th century plywood chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made early 20th century plywood chairs over the years, but those made by Tatra Nabytok, Thonet and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Early 20th Century Plywood Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $449 on the low end and $9,600 highest priced.

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.

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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.