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Memphis High Back Sculptural Chair with Red, Purple, and Sea Foam Cushions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Dutch, 1980's “Memphis” style chair is comprised of vividly colored geometric forms and and
Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid century high back flame dining chairs by Dante Latorre, 1950s
By Dante LaTorre
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
your kitchen dining are or dining room. These high back sculptural chairs have a great design which is
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood

Midcentury Sculptural High Back Swivel Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare mid century highback swivel chair. A beautiful one off, statement chair. Modernized in new
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Sculptural Olive Wood High Back French Chair, France, 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
, - French to their core - is an intriguing find. This high back chair comes from the Duboscq house from
Category

Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Wood

Olive Wood Sculptural High Back French Chairs, France, circa 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
chairs, - French to their core - is an intriguing find. These high back chairs come from the Duboscq
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Late 20th Century Sculptural High Back Bunny Ears Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
. The sculptural back with rounded tops makes the chair look like bunny ears. The lilac honeycomb
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Expertly Restored - California Modern Sculptural High-Back Lounge Chair
By Karpen of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Walnut

Vintage Black and Clear Lucite High Back Sculptural Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 4 Vintage Black and Clear Lucite High Back Sculptural Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Lucite

Vladimir Kagan Sculptural High Back Swivel Chairs in Textured Ivory Fabric
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Saint Louis, MO
These Vladimir Kagan swivel chairs deliver an alluring raised collar high art esthetic. The sort of
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Pair Mid-Century Modern Sculptural High Back Lounge Chairs by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A dramatic vintage pair of tall back lounge chairs designed by Adrian Pearsall and produced by
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

High Back Sculptural Walnut and Fabric Chairs Attributed to Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist set of 4 dining chairs attributed to Adrian Pearsall, apparently Pearsall had
Category

Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mogens Lassen Style High-Back Lounge Chair
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mogens Lassen Style High-Back Lounge Chair. Wonderful Sculptural Design. Unmarked
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Set of 12 Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Dining Chairs in Latte Bouclé
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Adrian Pearsall. Statement piece dining chairs that inject a high art sculptural elegance into any space
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Walnut, Upholstery

1950's Paolo Buffa High Back Side Chairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of 1950's Paolo Buffa high back sculptural side chairs, fully restored and re
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Set of Four Black and Clear Sculptural Lucite High Back Dining Room Chairs 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of four black and clear Lucite sculptural dining room chairs, 1970s.Original thick transparent
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lucite

Pierre Chapo CHLACC S45 High-Back Chairs in Solid Elm, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in PARIS, FR
. These sculptural high-back chairs feature Chapo’s signature angular construction, with sharply splayed
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Elm

Pair of Italian 1950's Leather High Back Wing / Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of sculptural high-back Italian wing chairs, with beautifully curved arm and back supports
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Set of Scandinavian Modern High Back Oak Dining Chairs with Teddy Upholstery
Located in Almelo, NL
charm characteristic of Nordic design. The high-back chairs feature a sculptural solid oak frame with
Category

Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Sculptural Lounge Chair Jaymar 1980s
By Jaymar
Located in Toronto, ON
the 1980s. It’s cantilevered with an angular back and high arms. The sculptural chair defined by its
Category

Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair Of Italian Modern Sculptural Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Minotti, Marco Zanuso, Ico Parisi, ISA Bergamo
Located in Houston, TX
high backed sculptural lounge chairs with brass splayed legs professionally upholstered in plush steel
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Organic Modern Rattan Chairs in the manner of Mackintosh or McGuire
By John McGuire
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Set of Six High-Back Sculptural Rattan Dining Chairs with 2 Arm and 4 Side Chairs, Mid-20th Century
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Rattan

Pair of 1970’s Swedish Leather Lounge Chairs
By Göte Möbler Nässjö
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Pair of 1970’s lounge chairs. Made in Sweden. Sculptural high back chair with button tufted red
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

1950s Norwegian High-Back Reclining Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Victoria, BC
A beautifully preserved example of 1950s Norwegian craftsmanship, this high-back reclining lounge
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Beech, Teak

Postmodern Dining Chairs, Salmon Velvet, Set of 4, USA, c. 1980s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
-pink velvet with a subtle geometric texture. These sculptural high-back chairs feature chunky legs and
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

Set of 8 dining chairs by Rob & Dries van den Berghe, 1980s
By Bob & Dries Van Den Berghe
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant, sculptural high back dining chairs by Vanden Berghe Pauvers. The chairs are in overal
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 dining chairs by Rob & Dries van den Berghe, 1980s
By Bob & Dries Van Den Berghe
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant, sculptural high back dining chairs by Vanden Berghe Pauvers. Upholstered with dark beige
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of 6 Dining Chairs by Rob & Dries Van Den Berghe, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant, sculptural high back dining chairs by Vanden Berghe Pauvers. Very good condition
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modern Arts & Crafts Style Tall Black Wood Dining Side Chairs, Set of Four
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of four sculptural high back dining chairs in the style of Mackintosh. These tall dramatic
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of 6 Mid Century Wormley Dunbar Style Cane & Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Edward Wormley
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Pearsall Sculptural High Back Dining Chairs in Latte Bouclé Set of 14 Hollywood Regency Moroccan Tommi
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany

Set of 14 Hollywood Regency Moroccan Tommi Parzinger Style Dining Chairs c. 1960
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Saint Louis, MO
currently available in our shop - Set of 12 Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Dining Chairs in Latte
Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Set of 8 dining chairs by Rob & Dries van den Berghe, 1980s - set of 8
By Van den Berghe-Pauvers 1
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant, sculptural high back dining chairs by Vanden Berghe Pauvers wtih black ebonized wooden
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Paul Frankl Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Bleached Mahogany & Latte Bouclé c. 1950
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Style Cane & Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of 12 Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Dining Chairs in
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Bouclé, Upholstery

Set of 14 Paul Frankl Corset Oak Dining Chairs for Brown Saltman in Latte Bouclé
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Sculptural High Back Dining Chairs in Latte Bouclé Set of 14 Hollywood Regency Moroccan Tommi Parzinger Style
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Oak

Vintage Lucite Acrylic Mid Century Sculptural Dining Table & 4 Chairs - 5 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pc Set. Item features (4) high back sculptural dining chairs with etched design, heavy thick lucite
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Dining Room Sets

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Set of Pacific Green Bar Stool/Dining Set With Chairs
By Pacific Green
Located in Pasadena, CA
sculptural high-back chairs paired with a matching table. Crafted from eco-sustainable Palmwood® and wrapped
Category

20th Century Australian Dining Room Sets

Materials

Leather, Palmwood

Plycraft Oak & Blue Lacquer Sultana Table by George Mulhauser c. 1950s
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Saint Louis, MO
with and also currently available in our shop - Set of 12 Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Dining
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Sculptural High Back Chairs, 1940
Located in Zürich, CH
Straightforward, angular chairs without any decoration, but with the greatest possible presence
Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Sculptural High Back Chairs, 1940
Sculptural High Back Chairs, 1940
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
One of One Sculptural High Back Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W21 D25 H56 SW18 SD18 SH18 Sculptural highback chair that seems to have been custom fabricated
Category

2010s Organic Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Sculptural High Back Lounge Chair by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural high back lounge chair by Adrian Pearsall. New upholstery. Listed price is for each
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Canadian Rougier Chrome High-Back Sculptural Dining Chairs
By Roger Rougier
Located in Miami, FL
Four chairs with metal chrome base . Upholstered foam seat and back support . Chairs need to be
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Sculptural Set of Four Laurinda Spear High Backed Dining Chairs, circa 1980
By Laurinda Spear
Located in Washington, DC
Sculptural set of four 1980s Laurinda Spear high backed dining chairs.
Category

Late 20th Century German Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Maple

Sculptural solid olive wood high-back chairs French work 1960, set of 6
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Exceptional set of 6 sculptural chairs in solid olive wood with high backs by a French cabinetmaker
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Olive

Extraordinary Memphis Style TOTEM Chairs by Torstein Nilsen for Westnofa, 1980s
By Westnofa Furniture, Torstein Nilsen
Located in Schagen, NL
These sculptural Norwegian high back dining chairs were designed by Torstein Niksen for Westnofa
Category

Vintage 1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Pair of Ultra High Back Sculptural Chairs with Curved Details
Located in New York, NY
Pair of elegant high back chairs with klismos back detail. The chairs have ebonized
Category

20th Century Slipper Chairs

Pair of Sculptural High Back Lounge Chairs
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair of sculptural high back lounge chairs.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

High Back Club Chair on Sculptural Base
Located in New York, NY
High back club chair in sculptural walnut base, American 1950's
Category

Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs

Pair Lawrence Peabody Sculptural High Back Walnut Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of high-backed walnut chairs by Lawrence Peabody, made by Richardson-Nemschoff of Sheboygan
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Walnut, PVC

Sculptural High Back Burlwood Side Chair, c.1950
By George Nakashima
Located in Surbiton, GB
Exquisitely crafted high back chair very much in the style of George Nakashima. Originally
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Burl

Sculptural High Back Burlwood Side Chair, c.1950
Sculptural High Back Burlwood Side Chair, c.1950
H 49.22 in W 24.81 in D 24.41 in
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Sculptural High Back Chair Above average vintage condition and
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Pair Sculptural High Back Club Chairs With Quilted Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking and unusual tall rolled back lounge chairs with sloping arms and white lacquered carved
Category

Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Wooden High Back Chair Anthroposophy France or Switzerland, 1950
Located in Renens, CH
Sculptural wooden chair anthroposophy France or Switzerland, 1950. Sculptural chair with high
Category

Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sculptural High Back Lounge Chairs by Louis Paolozzi
By Carlo De Carli
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculptural high back lounge chairs with tapering wood and brass legs by Louis Paolozzi
Category

Vintage 1950s French Lounge Chairs

Pair Of Mid-Century Italian High Back Sculptural Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Italian sculptural lounge chairs, the modified wing high backs each with a row
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Walnut High Back Scoop Chair Mid-century
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
FABULOUS ADRIAN PEARSALL HIGH BACK SCOOP CHAIR MID-CENTURY DANISH MODERN. THE FABRIC AND ALL THE
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Sculptural High back lounge chair by Warren Platner for Knoll
By Warren Platner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Completely hand-welded chair with new upholstery in rich 'Balder' fabric by 'Fanny Aronsen' with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Sculptural Midcentury High Back Slipper Lounge Chairs by Karpen of California
By Karpen of California
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very sculptural pair of midcentury Slipper lounge chairs in the original fabric which is in super
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Ingmar Relling for Westnofa High-Back Sculptural Teak Rocking Chair, 1960s
By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1960s Scandinavian Modern high-back teak rocking chair with original upholstery by Ingmar Relling
Category

Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Beech, Teak

Pair of Sculptural High-back Winged Armchairs
Located in North Miami, FL
arms and legs are truly sculptural with original nickel sabots on all four legs. These are medium
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wood

Maxwell Royal Sculptural High Back Chairs
By Maxwell Royal Chair Company
Located in Denton, TX
Great comfort can be found in these sculptural high back chairs with curved lines of the back and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Maple

Set of Six Exceptional Dining Chairs with Sculptural High Backs
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite dining chairs with modernist high back design in ebonized maple with
Category

20th Century Dining Room Chairs

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High Back Sculptural Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic high back sculptural chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wood and upholstery, every high back sculptural chair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a high back sculptural chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A high back sculptural chair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made high back sculptural chair over the years, but those crafted by Ico Parisi, Adrian Pearsall and Craft Associates are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a High Back Sculptural Chair?

A high back sculptural chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $1,093 and the highest can go for as much as $9,475.

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.

Questions About High Back Sculptural Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A high back office chair has a tall backrest to provide support to both your back and neck. It helps minimize the risk of chronic neck and back problems. These chairs also come with wheels attached for ease of mobility. Shop a range of antique and vintage high back office chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    High-backed old-fashioned chairs are often called wingback chairs. They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s. Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace. Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique, vintage and modern wingback chairs from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.