2000s Maarten Van Severen for Vitra .03 High Chair Drafting Stool
By Maarten van Severen, Vitra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a .03 High Chair Stool, designed by Maarten Van Severen and Fabian Schwarzeler for Vitra in 1998.
Steel
Early 20th Century Salesman Sample Collapsible High Chair
Located in Dekalb, IL
Compact wood-and-metal folding highchair constructed to demonstrate a collapsible, accordion-style mechanism. The chair features a perforated wooden seat and backrest, a hinged woode...
Metal
High Chair, Attributed to Gerrit Rietveld, Netherlands, 1951
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
Executed in 1951 by G.A. van de Groenekan after an early 1920s design by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair represents an important continuation of De Stijl principles into mid-century prod...
Wood
19th C. French Louis Philippe Walnut and Caned High Chair with Swing-Over Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this charming walnut high chair reflects the understated elegance of the Louis Philippe style.
Walnut, Cane
$1,145Sale Price / set|40% Off
Antique Chinese High Chairs, Wood, Rustic Finish, Circa 1900, Pair
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
The original finish has been worn away through generations of use, leaving a soft, natural organic feel to the chairs. Rear legs have a piece added years ago due to wear: but I didn'...
Fruitwood
Stephen Swift American Studio Craft Cherry Ash Sculpted Child’s High Chair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous, hand made child’s chair made by Stephen Swift.
Ash, Cherry
High Childs Chair "Peggy" by Karin Mobring for Ikea, Sweden, 1950s
By IKEA
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Ikea childs high chair designed by Karin Mobring in 1959, model "Peggy".
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Ruby Red High Back Barrel Chair Fairfield Chair Co., c. 1960s
By Fairfield Chair Company
Located in Deland, FL
A classic design with a contoured high back, upholstered in the original raspberry knit upholstery.
Wood
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19Thc Original Painted Child's Height Chair From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair is a high chair meant to be level at the dinner table.
Wood
Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Egg Chair & Ottoman, Tilt and Swivel, 2006
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chair measures 34.5" wide, 30" deep and 41.5" high.
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Modern Stainless Steel Silhouette Klismos Style Chairs- Pairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Modern Sculptural Stainless Steel Silhouette Klismos Style High Chairs - Pair This set of modern vintage Italian shares have a high back sculptural design.
Stainless Steel
1950's Mullca High Laboratory Stacking Dining Chairs, Set Of Three
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Mullca High Laboratory Stacking dining chairs – Set Of Three 1950’s Mullca High Laboratory Stacking dining chairs – Set Of Three.
Birch
Windsor Highchair In Original Paint Circa 1820
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American, windsor, arrow-back high chair in original surface. Circa 1820, this chair is in excellent condition with an incredible surface history.
Maple, Paint
Colonial American High-Back Rocking Chair by Herman De Vries for Sikes Furniture
By Sikes Chair Company, Herman de Vries
Located in Buffalo, NY
Colonial American style solid maple wood high-back rocking chair designed by Herman de Vries for Sikes Furniture Co.
Maple
Postmodern High Back Chair, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern High Lehner Chair. A sculptural design in postmodern design language.
Metal
Actulum Rocking Chair by Peter Opsvik for Stokke, 1995
By Peter Opsvik, Stokke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stokke, the Norwegian manufacturer behind the Balans kneeling chair and the Tripp Trapp high chair, produced the Actulum as part of the same ergonomic-forward lineage.
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
$3,600 / set
Carson's High Point Sculpted Chairs
By Carson's Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique mid-century style faux leather chairs. Sculpted frames in soft pink fabric. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Fabric, Upholstery
High-Back Bamboo Chair, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This sculptural high-back chair was produced in Italy during the 1970s and reflects the refined organic glamour associated with Gabriella Crespi’s celebrated designs of the period.
Brass
$880Sale Price|41% Off
Pair Allmilmo High Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully designed pair of solid wood, high-back dining chairs made by Allmilmo in the 1980's.
Wood, Oak
$780Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Windsor High Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc High back Windsor arm chair with bamboo turnings.This chair is very comfortable and sturdy.A great desk or side chair.
Wood
Chiavarina High Back Chair, Italy, 1950s
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Palermo, IT
Chiavarina high back chair, Italy, 1950s. Attributed to Gaetano Descalzi.
Wood
$1,750Sale Price / item|30% Off
Mid Century High Back Windsor Chair
By De Ster Gelderland
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A perfect example of early mid century craftsmanship at it's finest. Constructed of solid maple wood with a beautifully angled, bird cage back, large button arm caps and hand carved...
Maple
$772Sale Price / set|56% Off
Special High Back Chairs, 1950, Italian
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Special high back chairs, 1950, Italian.
Fabric, Wood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
High Back Swan Head Garden Chair
Located in San Diego, CA
The chair is of high quality and made of black painted iron.
Brass, Iron
$1,500 / item
Pair of High Back Decorator Chairs
By James Mont
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual decorator chairs with a high back and handle on the top.
Upholstery
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc High Back Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Plank seat Windsor arm chairs in fine condition and with an amazing patina.This arm chair was found in New England estate.
Wood
High Back Chair with Caryatid Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved high back armchair with caryatid head and scrolled arms, 19th century Measure: Seat 17" H Arm: 29" H.
Wood
$2,520Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of High Back Italian Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful pair of italian chairs in lacquered wood from the 1950's located in NY original condition
Wood, Straw
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Set of 6 MCM Henredon Scene One Royal Blue velvet Campaign Parsons Dining Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Dimensions: Overall: 20.5" wide x 22" deep x 40.55" high Seat: 16.5" wide x 16" deep x 18.5" high Chairs have been professionally refinished & Professionally reupholstered.
Velvet
19th century high back chair
Located in BE
19th century high back chair A side chair. This chair comes from the 19th century.
Wood
$8,946 / set
Olive Wooden High Back Chairs France 1960
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A unique set of 6 high back chairs made by an unknown artist from the south of France made in the 1960s.
Olive
$750Sale Price|21% Off
High Back Metal Chair with Swan Details
Located in San Diego, CA
High back metal chair with swan details. Black body and brass swan head ornaments make a nice complement.
Wrought Iron
$1,200 / set
Pair of High Back Aluminum Base Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered high back chairs, with squared aluminum base chairs.
Aluminum
PAIR OF HIGH-BACKED CHAIRS Portuguese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF HIGH-BACKED CHAIRS Portuguese, 19th century, in carved and turned chestnut wood, seats and backs in tooled leather with studs.
Wood
PAIR OF HIGH-BACKED CHAIRS Portuguese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF HIGH-BACKED CHAIRS Portuguese, 19th century, in carved and turned chestnut wood, seats and backs in tooled leather with studs.
Wood
Sculptural Black Rattan High-Back Chair, France, 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
French sculptural rattan chair featuring a striking architectural silhouette with an exceptionally tall ladder back and angular geometric base. The black-lacquered frame contrasts e...
Fabric, Rattan
Paolo Buffa High Back Side Chair
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1950's Paolo Buffa high back sculptural side chair, fully restored and newly re-upholstered in Mohair fabric, with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Mohair, Walnut
$2,500 / set
1960s Vintage High Back Wing Chairs - A Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
A dramatic and stylish pair of vintage chairs from the 60s. These actually were in my personal living room for 15 years:) We had them fully redone then, so you can use them as is or ...
Wood
$5,964 / set
1950's iron chairs with decorated high backs
By Colli Torino
Located in Milano, IT
COD-S178 Pierluigi Colli(1895-1968) Two wrought iron chairs with high backs decorated with curls and scrolls, and upholstered fabric seats.
Iron
$3,250 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Victorian High-Backed Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant pair of mid-century high-back chairs featuring a refined silhouette and comfortable upholstered seats.
Fabric
Victorian Tavern Chair, Ash and Elm, Mid-19th Century, Unique Design
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
It is almost certainly not a Childs high chair as the width and depth dimensions would mean any small child sitting in it would get be lost.
Ash, Elm
High Back Upholstered Baker Style Accent Slipper Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This Baker style accent chair features a tall, gently angled back and a sturdy wooden frame with clean, classic lines. The chair is upholstered in a yellow geometric patterned fabric...
Fabric, Wood
Vintage MCM High Back Lounge Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning Mid-Century Modern high back lounge chair is a bold statement piece that perfectly captures the adventurous spirit of 1960s design.
Textile, Walnut
Victorian 1840 Hoop Back Windsor Chair High Wycombe
By S.H. Glenister
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The chairs are stamped, an English cabinetmaker from High Wycombe in the suburbs of London.
Elm
Vintage brutalist high back chair, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Decorative brutalist side chair with 4 chunky interlocking legs and a long backrest. The chair looks great and is in very nice and sturdy condition. 1960s Belgium Height: 113cm Wi...
Oak
6 "Scratched" Oak Chairs with High Back, circa 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
6 "scratched" oak chairs with high back circa 1950.
Velvet, Oak
Pair of Italian Giltwood High Back Chiavari Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-century modern matching pair of Italian regency chiavari chairs featuring high backs. Crafted from giltwood with a lovely aged patina.
Velvet, Giltwood
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Industrial Age High Back Swivel Medical Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Industrial age high back swivel medical chair Stainless Steel Construction Adjustable Seat Height: 20" +/- to 32" +/- "this is sure to be a point of discussion in any ...
Stainless Steel
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
19thc High Back Windsor Arm Chair From N.E.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High backing and wonderful design.
Wood
19th Century Ebonised Anglo Indian High Back Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
An unusual high back chair, the ebonised wooden frame with spiral supports and unusual pierced splat, the swept arms above baluster supports, cane seats and barely twist legs and fro...
$2,500 / set
Vintage High-Back Skirted Side Chairs – Pair
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage High-Back Skirted Side Chairs in Cheetah Print Upholstery – Pair Elegant pair of vintage high-back side chairs featuring dramatic tapered backs, fully skirted bases, and bol...
Fabric
Teak High Back Lounge Chair 1960s Holland
By Louis Van Teeffelen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice High Back Lounge Chair . Faux Leather upholstery ,Dark Red color solid Teak frame . good vintage condition . 1960s holland
Teak
$4,450 / set
Vintage Grid Rattan High Back Chairs - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding mid-century resort elegance and dramatic architectural presence, this pair of vintage high-back lounge chairs showcases master-level rattan craftsmanship.
Rattan
Set of 4 Sculptural High Back Lucite Dining Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking set of four vintage Lucite dining chairs featuring elegant, sculptural high backs and clear acrylic frames that catch and reflect the light beautifully.
Fabric, Upholstery, Acrylic, Lucite
Antique High Back Parlor Chair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
French antique throne high back parlor chair with original floral upholstery and tacks.
Upholstery, Wood
$2,796Sale Price|20% Off
American High Victorian Art Nouveau Carved Peacock Form Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, early 20th century. Offered is a truly spectacular example of American Art Nouveau furniture. The epitome of quality is showcased with a meticulously hand carved peacock t...
Wood
$1,278Sale Price / item|20% Off
Brutalist Sculptured Solid Wood High Back Chair, France 1950s
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Beautiful mid-century solid wooden chairs made in France during the 1950s. The striking appearance of these French chairs is characterised by the high backrest with its robust foot ...
Wood
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
Set of 3 Romeo Rega high-backed dining chairs
By Romeo Rega
Located in Bern, CH
Set of 3 incredibly stylish 1970's Romeo Rega Hollywood Regency high-backed dining chairs. Brass plated metal construction.
Metal
$4,080 / item
1950's Swedish High Back Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1950's high back Swedish lounge chair. Sculptural form.
Upholstery, Birch
Hans Olsen 'TV 161 set' Teak and Cane Modular seating
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Dimensions: 76" long x 27" deep x 12" high chairs: 24 5/8" wide x 26" deep x 19" high x 16 seat height table 24 5/8" x 24 5/8" x 10" high
Cane, Teak
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