1960s Set of Four Marcel Breuer for Knoll / Gavina Cesca Chairs
By Gavina, Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Cesca Arm Chairs, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928.
Steel
Marcel Breuer per Gavina Set of Four Cesca Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Naples, IT
Gruppo di quattro sedie Mod. Cesca di Marcel Breuer per Gavina - Italia - con etichetta originale. Le sedie presentano lievi segni di usura, i sedili sono originali in paglia di Vien...
Chrome
'Cesca' B32 Side Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Gavina was the first to name the chair the “Cesca”, after Breuer’s daughter, Francesca.
Metal
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair in Chrome and Straw, Signed Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Roma, IT
Dino Gavina in 1968 in New York convinces Marcel Breuer to put his 1920s designs into production, including the Cesca chair, designed by Breuer in 1928.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-century Cesca chair designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy, 1960s This elegant Cesca chair, created by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in the 1960s, is a fine example ...
Steel
Set of 6 B32 'Cesca' Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 beautiful B32 chairs designed by the famous architect and designer Marcel Breuer. These are the original chairs, made by Gavina in the 80s and reupholstered in a beautiful...
Metal
Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s Pair
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on.
Metal, Chrome
Italian mid-century modern chairs Cesca by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chairs Cesca by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Pair of chairs model Cesca with armrests.
Steel
Marcel Breuer B32 "Cesca" Chair for Gavina, Chrome and Vienna Straw, 1968
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Single B32 “Cesca” chair designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy in 1968.
Chrome
Pair of Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Chairs for Gavina, Chrome & Vienna Straw, 1968
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Pair of B32 “Cesca” chairs designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy in 1968.
Chrome
Pair of Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on.
Metal, Chrome
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Chairs for Gavina, Chrome & Vienna Straw, 1968, Set of 8
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of eight B32 “Cesca” chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy in 1968.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Chairs for Gavina, Chrome & Vienna Straw, 1968, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of four B32 “Cesca” chairs designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy in 1968.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Chairs for Gavina, Chrome & Vienna Straw, 1968, Set of 6
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of six B32 “Cesca” chairs designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy in 1968.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 8
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 8 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963.
Chrome, Iron
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 4 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963.
Chrome, Iron
Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Dining Room Arm Chair for Gavina Knoll, 1968, Set of 4
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 4 original B64 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1968.
Chrome, Iron
Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Dining Room Arm Chair for Gavina Knoll, 1968, Set of 6
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 6 original B64 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1968.
Chrome, Iron
1970s Gavina Italy Chair "Cesca" by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Biella, IT
Gavina production Italy chair "cesca" by Marcel Breuer design years '70, signed label.
Metal
Set of 4 Cesca chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina - 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent set of four original Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina in the 1960s.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair for Gavina Wood Metal Crome, 1980, Italy
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Milano, IT
Marcel Breuer Cesca chair for Gavina wood metal crome, 1980, Italy.
Wood
Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs Set of Six Armchairs
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Six Clean Lined Cesca Model Dining Chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, these examples probably made by Gavina, Italy, circa 1960s.
Metal, Chrome
Pair of 70s Italian Cesca Cantilever Chairs in Chrome Black Beech Woven Wicker
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Roma, IT
The model of this chair is iconic and its name can change between an alphanumeric series and the name "Cesca" depending on the year and the company that produced it.
Chrome
Pair of Marcel Breuer B64 Design Cesca Pair of Chairs by Gavina, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured in Italy around 1960 by Gavina manufacturer.
Metal
Pair of 4 Marcel Breuer B64 Design Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 4 Chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured in Italy around 1960 by Gavina manufacturer.
Metal
Set of 4 Black Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer attr. to Gavina, Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Beograd, RS
This listing features very well known chairs - Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer. Manufacturing of the chairs is attr. to Gavina.
Chrome
Set of Four Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1970
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four armchairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured by Gavina, circa 1970. Metal pipe frame, seat and back with new upholstery added later. Originally was se...
Steel
Set Six Marcel Breuer Mid Century Modern Cesca Chairs Knoll International 1973
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Portland, OR
If a Cesca chair is not labeled Knoll International from 1968 onwards it is not an original Cesca chair design!
Chrome
Italian modern wood steel Vienna straw chairs Cesca style by Marcel Breuer, 1970
By Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Measurements in cm 47x54x81h 46h seat Beautiful set of Cesca di Gavina style chairs from the 1970s. Very well maintained by the previous owners and in fact show only few signs of agi...
Steel
Bauhaus Cesca B64 Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy 1928
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Its name pays tribute to Breuer’s adopted daughter, Francesca (“Cesca”). Originally produced by Thonet, followed later by Gavina and Knoll, the Cesca chair has become a global desig...
Steel
Bauhaus Cesca B64 Armchair by Marcel Breuer, Italy 1928
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Its name pays tribute to Breuer’s adopted daughter, Francesca (“Cesca”). Originally produced by Thonet, followed later by Gavina and Knoll, the Cesca chair has become a global desig...
Steel
PAIR OF ORIGINAL 1968 GAVINA KNOLL STAMPED MARCEL BREUER CESCA KNOLL B32 CHAiRS
By Marcel Breuer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Dimensions Height:- 77cm Width:- 46.5cm Depth:- 59cm Seat height:- 46cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific ...
Chrome
Unavailable|$9,348 / set
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 8
By Gavina, Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Padova, IT
Set of 8 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963.
Chrome
Unavailable|$3,271 / set
Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 4
By Gavina, Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Padova, IT
Beautiful set of 4 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963.
Chrome
Unavailable|$4,674 / set
Original Gavina Set of Six "Cesca" Midcentury Chairs by M. Breuer, Italy, 1965
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ostend, BE
All hand caning (see photos) and both chairs still retain markings of both Knoll and Gavina.
Chrome
Sold|$1,297 / set
Cesca Chairs Gavina Vienna Straw Italy 1960s-1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of chairs with armrests made of chrome-plated metal tubing, seat and backrest with stained wood frame and Vienna straw.
Metal
Sold|$2,103 / set
Set of 2 Chairs Cesca, Marcel Breuer, Gavina, 1970
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 2 Chairs Cesca, Marcel Breuer, Gavina, 1970. The Set of 2 Cesca Chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1970 for Gavina, epitomizes modernist elegance and enduring style.
Metal
Sold|$3,038 / set
Group of 3 Chairs Gavina Cesca Wood, Italy, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 3 chairs; tubular in chromed metal, seat and back with painted wooden frame and Vienna straw.
Metal
Sold|$3,388 / set
Marcel Breuer for Gavina Set of Four Cesca Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Naples, IT
Group of four chairs Mod. Cesca by Marcel Lajos Breuer for Gavina - Italy - with original label.
Chrome
Sold|$9,348 / set
Original Gavina Set of Six "Cesca" Chairs, by M. Breuer, 1970
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Set of six chairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer circa 1960, by Gavina manufacturer.
Chrome
Sold|$1,057 / set
Set of Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs B32 for Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Hellouw, NL
Amazing set of Marcel Breuer Cesca dining room chairs B32 for Gavina. This set has just the right combination of patina, but still being functional and in great condition.
Wicker, Wood
Sold|$3,505 / set
Set of 4 B32 Cesca chairs Marcel Breuer design for Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elevate your dining experience with the iconic Set of 4 B32 Cesca chairs, designed by the visionary Marcel Breuer for Gavina.
Chrome
Italian Beech and Steel Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian beech and steel cesca chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s Set of four Cesca chairs with structure in beech and steel legs with seat and back in Vienna straw.
Metal
Italian Modern Cesca Chair with Armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Cesca chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s Cesca chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer, metal tube and structure in glossy black painted, back and se...
Metal
Italian Modern Steel Beech Vienna Straw Cesca Chairs Marcel Breuer Gavina, 1970s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of ten steel, black beech and Vienna straw Cesca chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970 ca.
Steel
Sold|$2,337 / set
Set of 4 Original Cesca Chairs, by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Padova, IT
Original Cesca chair by Marcel Lajos Breuer for Gavina - Italy - with original label.
Steel
Italian mid-century modern chair Cesca by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern black wood, straw and steel chair Cesca by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Chair model Cesca with seat and backrest in Vienna straw and black painted wood ...
Steel
Sold|$4,440 / set
Set of 6 Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Dino Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 6 CESCA Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Dino Gavina, Italy 1970s.
Steel
Sold|$4,767 / set
Set of 4 Cesca chairs, Gavina, 1960 tubular steel and Vienna straw
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set di 4 sedie mod. Cesca, Marcel Breuer, Gavina, Italia, 1960. Struttura in tubolare di acciaio cromato curvato.
Steel
Sold|$4,089 / set
Set of 3 Pcs. Mid-Century Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs by Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vilnius, LT
Set of 3 pieces Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928's.
Chrome
Sold|$3,786 / set
Pair of Cesca B32 Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Torino, IT
pair of Cesca B32 Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
Metal, Chrome
Four 'Cesca' Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina Chromed Metal Beech Vienna Straw
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Milano, IT
A group of four 'Cesca' chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, chromed tubular, lacquered beech wood structure, Vienna straw.
Metal
Set of 4 Midcentury Cesca Chairs, Chrome and Straw, by Gavina, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful set of four Mid-Century chromed metal and rattan chairs "Cesca model". These amazing chairs were designed by Marcel Breuer and produced for Gavina in Italy during the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
Set of 5 Vienna straw and metal chairs Cesca style-Breuer - Gavina 70s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Padova, IT
In the Cesca chair by Marcel Lajos Breuer for Gavina you can find the top of Made in Italy quality.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Metal Beech Vienna Straw Cesca Chair Breuer for Gavina 1960
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern matt black metal tubolar, white beech and Vienna straw Cesca chair, by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in 1960s Cesca model chair, with matt black pa...
Metal
Italian mid-century modern black Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern black Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Chair mod.
Metal
Italian mid-century modern chair with armrests Cesca by Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chair with armrests Cesca by Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Set of 6 chairs mod.
Metal
The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century’s most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. A member of the Bauhaus faculty, Breuer — like such colleagues as the architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the artists and art theoreticians László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers — left Europe in the 1930s to champion the new design philosophy and its practice in the United States.
Born in Hungary, Breuer became a Bauhaus student in 1920 and quickly impressed Gropius, the German school’s founder, with his aptitude for furniture design. His early work was influenced by the minimalist Dutch design movement De Stijl — in particular the work of architect Gerrit Rietveld.
In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus furniture workshop, Breuer realized his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s attention gradually shifted from design to architecture, and, at the urging of Gropius, he joined his mentor in 1937 on the faculty of Harvard and in an architectural practice.
In the 1940s, Breuer opened his own architectural office, and there his style evolved from geometric, glass-walled structures toward a kind of hybrid architecture — seen in numerous Breuer houses in New England — that pairs bases of local fieldstone with sleek, wood-framed modernist upper floors. In his later, larger commissions, Breuer worked chiefly with reinforced concrete and stone, as seen in his best-known design, the brutalist inverted ziggurat built in New York in 1966 as the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Breuer’s most famous furniture pieces are those made of tubular steel, which include the Wassily chair — named after Wassily Kandinsky and recognizable for its leather-strap seating supports — and the caned Cesca chair.
Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Whether in metal or wood, Breuer’s design objects are elegant and adaptable examples of classic modernist design — useful and appropriate in any environment.
Find vintage Marcel Breuer seating, storage cabinets and lighting on 1stDibs.
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.