1940's Fritz Hansen "Canada" easy chair designed by Christian E Hansen
By Christian E. Hansen
Located in Liberty, NY
Beautiful and iconic Danish "Canada" arm chair designed by Christian E Hansen in 1940 for Fritz Hansen (his father), model 2252, this particular chair made in Denmark in 1941, hand c...
Beech
Fritz Hansen FH 1669 easy chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A sculptural Fritz Hansen easy chair, model 1669. NOTE: Available as this single chair, as a pair and with the matching sofa, model 1669A. Designed in the early 1940s and made by...
Sheepskin, Beech
Easy Chair by Otto Schulz, Sweden, 1940s
By Otto Schulz
Located in Brussels, BE
Easy Chair by Otto Schulz, Sweden, 1940s
Fabric, Wood
$5,377 / set
Pair of white Art Deco easy chairs, 1940s
Located in Brussel, BE
Pair of white Art Deco easy chairs, 1940s. New white fabric.
Fabric, Wood
$29,415 / set
Fritz Hansen 1669 Easy Chairs, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Newly upholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark, 1940s. Very good condition.
Sheepskin
Märta Blomstedt Easy Chair Model Aulanko by Häämenlinna, Finland
By Märta Blomstedt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Märta Blomstedt Easy Chairs Model Aulanko by Häämenlinna, Finland, 1940s.
Fabric
Tall Easy Chair With Dark Striped Fabric from 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This tall easy chair, upholstered in dark striped fabric, is a beautiful piece of vintage furniture from the 1940s. It stands as a testament to the design and craftsmanship of the er...
Fabric, Wood
Frits Henningsen Easy Chairs with Fluted Legs, Denmark, 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
‘Danish master cabinetmaker’ or “snedkermester” has become a commonly used term for Danish furniture makers, even though the expression is quite exclusive and only applies to certain...
Fabric, Wood
Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen Portex Easy Chairs, 1944
By Peter Hvidt, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic pair of easy chairs designed by Peter Hvidt (Designer) and Orla Molgaar Nielsen (Architect and Designer) for Portex, Denmark 1944. This chair was originally designed as sta...
Fabric, Oak
Carl-Johan Boman Finnish Curved Easy Chair in Sahara Sheepskin, 1940s
By Carl-Johan Boman, Boman OY
Located in Prague, New Town
Finnish curved easy chair, designed by Carl-Johan Boman. Produced by Oy Boman Ab in Finland, 1940s. Tapered wooden legs, upholstered in Sahara sheepskin. Please note that a pair of ...
Sheepskin, Wood
Pair of 1940s danish cabinetmaker easy chairs reupholstered in Pierre Frey linen
By Fritz Heningsen, Kaare Klint, Fritz Hansen
Located in København K, 84
This pair of 1940s Danish cabinetmaker easy chairs, arm chairs exemplifies the exceptional quality and understated elegance that defines Danish mid-century design. Reupholstered in "...
Linen, Hardwood
Easy Chair with Angled Beech Legs and Deep Green Upholstery, Europe 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The 1940s were a transformative era for design throughout Europe. Around this period, furniture began blending the streamlined elegance of modernism with the inviting charm of skille...
Wood, Fabric
Bruno Matthsson "Pernilla" Easy chair by Karl Mathsson 1944 Josef Frank cushion
By Bruno Mathsson, Josef Frank
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bruno Mathsson – an early ‘Pernilla’ chair Frame of laminated beech with patinated lightblue canvas webbing and headrest upholstered with Josef Frank ‘loops’ fabric. Made and marked ...
Canvas, Beech
Carl-Johan Boman Pair of Finnish Curved Easy Chairs in Sahara Sheepskin, 1940s
By Boman OY, Carl-Johan Boman
Located in Prague, New Town
Pair of Finnish curved easy chairs, designed by Carl-Johan Boman. Produced by Oy Boman Ab in Finland, 1940s. Tapered wooden legs, seats are newly upholstered in Sahara sheepskin. Pl...
Sheepskin, Wood
Gunnar Göpert a pair of pine easy chairs Säter, Göperts, Sweden, 1940s
By Göperts Möbler, Gunnar Göperts
Located in Forserum, SE
A pair of Säter armchairs designed by Gunnar Göpert in 1948 for the Swedish manufacturer Göperts Industri, Jönköping. Made from solid pine with original blue fabric. The model was sh...
Textile, Pine
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