Jean Prouvé “Antony” Chair — Limited Edition, Red Frame / Plywood Seat
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare limited-edition example of the iconic Antony Chair, originally designed in 1954 by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra.
Steel
Jean Prouvé “Antony” Chair — Limited Edition, Black Frame / Black Plywood Seat
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare limited-edition example of the iconic Antony Chair, originally designed in 1954 by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra.
Steel
Jean Prouvé, Tabouret 307, Limited G-Star RAW Edition, White/Black, Vitra, 2011
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra, G-Star RAW
Located in Krefeld, DE
Originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951, the Tabouret 307 is an iconic example of his functional and industrial approach to furniture design.
Metal
Limited Edition Jean Prouvé Fauteuil de Salon
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare limited edition Fauteuil de Salon, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1939.
Steel
Jean Prouvé, Fauteuil Kangourou Vitra Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Perpignan, FR
Limited edition. This one have the number 142. It is new.
Cotton
Jean Prouve Antony Chair from the Limited Edition Vitra Collection
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A limited production bent plywood chair with black painted steel frame and legs by designer Jean Prouve. To the seat are chromed heads holding the sculptural seat to the frame with l...
Steel
Pair of Limited Edition Jean Prouvé Fauteuil De Salon in Leather
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare set of 2 limited edition Fauteuil de Salon, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1939.
Steel
Limited Edition "Cité" Armchair in Leather by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
The Cité armchair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed to furnish the student residence halls at the Cité Universitaire in Nan...
Steel
Sold
H 29.53 in W 55.91 in D 19.3 in
Jean Prouvé Banc Marcoule, 1955, G-Star Raw for Vitra Limited Edition Bench
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition bench, made for one year only in 2012 by Vitra. Marked with G-Star Raw label. We offer museum quality crating and affordable worldwide shipping. Feel free to inquire!
Steel
Sold
H 33.08 in W 26.38 in D 33.08 in
Limited Edition "Cité" Armchair RAW Steel by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
This is the desirable Vitra limited RAW steel edition, in natural leather with a clear lacquered steel (metal brut) frame.
Steel
Sold
H 32.49 in W 26.78 in
Jean Prouvé, Fauteuil De Salon by Vitra, Limited Edition Armchairs by G-Star
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Munster, NRW
Developed by Jean Prouvé, the Fauteuil de Salon is a typical example of the distinctive structural aesthetic of his designs.
Steel
Jean Prouve Limited Edition Standard Chair by G-Star for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Standard chair G-Star raw by Jean Prouve. Manufactured by Vitra in limited edition.
Metal
Jean Prouvé Fauteuil Direction RAW Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Fauteuil Direction designed by Jean Prouvé and made in 2011 by Vitra in collaboration with G-Star.
Steel
Jean Prouvé Fauteuil Direction RAW Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Fauteuil Direction designed by Jean Prouvé and made in 2011 by Vitra in collaboration with G-Star.
Steel
Limited Edition Jean Prouvé Swing Jib Wall Light
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Petit Potence lamp, designed by Jean Prouvé.
Steel
Jean Prouvé Lampe de Bureau RAW Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Jean Prouvé designed the Lampe de Bureau, a small table lamp, as part of the functional furnishings for the halls of residence at the Cité Universitaire in Nancy.
Steel
G-Star RAW Limited Edition Jean Prouvé Petit Potence
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Petit Potence lamp, designed by Jean Prouvé.
Steel
Limited Edition "Standard" Chair by Prouve
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
licensed reissue of the iconic "Standard" chair by Jean Prouve, manufactured by Vitra, limited, out of production edition for G-Star, varnished oak seat and back with anthracite powd...
Oak
Sold
H 33.08 in W 26.38 in D 33.08 in
Limited Edition Armchairs "Fauteuil De Salon" in Leather by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Fauteuil de Salon, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1939.
Steel
Sold
H 33.08 in W 26.38 in D 33.08 in
Limited Edition "Cité" Armchair RAW Steel by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
This is the desirable Vitra limited RAW edition, in natural oak with a clear lacquered steel (metal brut) frame.
Steel
Sold
H 33.08 in W 26.38 in D 33.08 in
Limited Edition Armchair "Fauteuil De Salon" in Two-tone Fabric by Jean Prouvé
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition Fauteuil de Salon, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1939.
Steel
Sold
H 33.08 in W 26.78 in D 37.41 in
Limited edition Cité armchair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra x G-Star Raw #50
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Rare limited edition Cité armchair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra x G-Star Raw.
Metal
Limited Edition Jean Prouve Table
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Hudson, NY
Prouvé RAW Special Edition Table S.A.M. Tropique by Vitra, in a limited production made for one year only, now discontinued as of April 2013. Powder-coated moulded sheet steel base i...
Jean Prouvé- Fauteuil Kangourou, VITRA Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
Vitra limited edition of 150 pieces worldwide. Dedar Fabric and Oak Wood Base. The chair is new and comes with complete documents by vitra.
Cotton
Jean Prouvé- Fauteuil Kangourou, VITRA Limited Edition
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
Vitra limited edition of 150 pieces worldwide. Dedar Fabric and Oak Wood Base. The chair is new and comes with complete documents by vitra.
Cotton
Sold
H 31.89 in W 24.41 in D 25.6 in
Jean Prouvé Limited Edition Leather Steering Chair by G-Star for Vitra Desk
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Roubaix, FR
Green leather and metal steering chair G-Star raw by Jean Prouvé. Manufactured by Vitra in limited edition, circa 2000.
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, wit...
Wood
$1,460 / item
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 19.25 in
Jean Prouvé Standard Chair in Natural Oak and Japanese Red for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean Prouvé Standard chair in Natural Oak and Japanese Red for Vitra. The Standard chair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designe...
Steel
$2,669 / item
H 20.08 in W 19.3 in D 18.51 in
Charlotte Perriand LC8 Stool Tabouret tournant durable for Cassina, new
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Charlotte Perriand LC8 stool by Cassina. Prices vary dependent on the chosen color and material.
Steel
$750
H 17 in Dm 16 in
Castiglioni Rochetto White Plastic Stool or Table by Kartell, Italian Midcentury
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Kartell
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed in 1969 by the Castiglioni brothers, the "rochetto", or "spool" stool is a wonderful design. Two identical forms are fastened together giving it the distinctive hourglass sp...
Upholstery, Plastic
Tabouret No. 307 Stool by Jean Prouvé for Vitra in Oak
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
An iconic Tabouret No. 307 designed by Jean Prouvé, produced by Vitra in solid oak. Originally conceived in 1951 for the student residences at the Cité Universitaire in Antony, Franc...
Steel
$269 / item
H 23 in W 13.5 in D 15.7 in
Dietiker Rey Jr, Children chair in Red, design Bruno Rey, 1971
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971. This is the chil...
Beech
$775 / item
H 31.89 in W 18.12 in D 20.08 in
Mosquito Chair in Vermillion Red Oak, Wooden Frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Named after its wing-like seat, the Mosquito chair is a genuine eyecatcher, an elegant piece with a touch of poetry. This innovative design proved too demanding for 1950s manufacturi...
Oak
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina, Black Oak, Modern
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Oak stained black. Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Reclaiming simple materials ...
Aluminum
1st Edition Cité Armchair by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare first edition Jean Prouve Cité chair by Vitra, circa 2002. The Cité armchair is an early masterpiece by the French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé. Originally designed to fu...
Metal
$9,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34.5 in W 20 in D 26.5 in
Jean Prouvé Antony Chairs, 2002 Vitra edition. with original tags, Set of 2
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in Denver, CO
These chairs are a very sought after set of Antony Chairs originally designed in 1950 by French Architect Jean Prouvé, released via license by Vitra USA on behalf of the Prouvé famil...
Steel
Charlotte Perriand Tabouret Meribel Stool in Black Oak by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Charlotte Perriand designed pieces that were meant to be comfortably used and enjoyed in a space; the Meribel stool does just that. These stools can be used alone as additional seati...
Oak
Charlotte Perriand Mexique Stool Outdoor For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Mexique Stool Outdoor For Cassina Cassina interprets the Mexique designer tables and stools by Charlotte Perriand in new versions, for outdoor living enjoyment at...
Plywood
$950 / item
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
Rey Chair Scarlet Red by Bruno Rey for Dietiker, in Collaboration with Hay
By Bruno Rey
Located in Bayrut, Beirut Governorate
Based on the original Rey Collection designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey in 1971, HAY has teamed up with Dietiker to relaunch the Rey Chair. With its distinctively rounded edges and...
Beech, Plywood
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Black Stool For Cassina Available Now
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Black Stool For Cassina Stool model Meribel designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61. Black Relaunched by Cassina in 2011. Manufactured by Cassina in I...
Wood
Jean Prouve Standard Chair in Japanese Red
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1934, this chair had three prototypes before finally coming to this version No. 4. This version and any afterward were then known as the "Standard" chair. This chair beca...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Northern Europe Red Wooden Chair, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern northern Europe Red wooden chair, 1960s Chair in beech solid wood painted in red with slat backrest. 1960s Very Good condition, paint skipped on some points. This...
Wood
$158,000 / set
H 27.56 in W 22.84 in D 20.08 in
Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs' in American Black Walnut
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, set of eight 'Grass-seated Chairs', American black walnut, sea grass cord, United States, early 1960s Through its pure form, thoughtful use of materials, and exqui...
Seagrass, Walnut
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$1,340 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$3,900 / set
H 15 in Dm 10 in
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
$41,746Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 98.43 in D 35.44 in
Jean Prouve by G-Star Raw for Vitra S.A.M. Tropique Table with matching chairs
By Jean Prouvé
Located in amstelveen, NL
2011 Jean Prouvé by G-Star Raw for Vitra S.A.M. Tropique table with matching standard chairs. This limited edition table was only produced in this version for one year in 2011. Other...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$2,783
H 29.14 in W 18.51 in D 18.12 in
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN "Tonneau" CHAIR by PIERRE GUARICHE, STEINER, France 1950
By Steiner, Pierre Guariche
Located in PARIS, FR
A single and real iconic chair : the Modernist, Free Form, Mid-Century-Modern, Reconstruction, "Tonneau" chair in its finest aluminium version : 4 legs in black lacquered tubular met...
Metal, Aluminum
$105,600
H 65.75 in W 59.85 in D 18.51 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-26-A Aluminium Book Case / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Zürich, CH
That is a one-of-a-kind piece. Unique and outstanding, it holds a museum exhibit quality. An artefact for collectors and connoisseurs. A piece without any compromises. Highly valuabl...
Aluminum
$9,740 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$110,164
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 21.66 in
Utö Library Table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Rare and authentic Utö library table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Wear consistent with age and use, including surface scratches, m...
Pine
Panel with glass porthole - 1960 Jean Prouvé - Studal
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare Panel with glass porthole - 1960 Jean Prouvé - Studal . Self-supporting porthole bin. . Aluminium and glass. . Saint Egreve technical building/ architect Gutton . Dimension...
Aluminum
$6,100
H 23.63 in W 61.03 in D 15.56 in
Sideboard with Metal Top by Charlotte Perriand, 1970s, kitchen storage.
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Sideboard in solid pine with brushed metal top, designed by Charlotte Perriand for her Les Arcs collection.
Metal
Pair of Lovö Chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The beautiful Lovö Chair is an exceptionally treasured vintage find. Designed in the 1930s by Axel Einar Hjorth as part of his ‘Sportstugemöbler’ (weekend cottage or lodge furniture)...
Pine
$26,091
H 31.89 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Authentic Jean Prouvé Metropole "305 / Standard Chair" in Metal & Plywood 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "Standard Chair / Metropole 305" in black painted metal and plywood by Jean Prouvé produced by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, 1950s. In good condition with beautiful patina. Dimensions...
Metal
$1,015Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 7.88 in W 49.22 in D 49.22 in
Vintage Iconic French Industrial Wall Lamp By constructeur Jean Prouve.
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic French industrial work lamp by Jean Prouve. With a beautiful dark age related wear and patina to the surfaces. Still with traces of the original paint. Rewired and fitted w...
Iron
$110,164 / set
H 31.89 in W 16.54 in D 19.3 in
Pair of French Mid Century Dark Grey Wooden Metropole 305 Chairs by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare and iconic pair of French mid century "Metropole 305 / standard chairs" by Jean Prouvé in the not often seen grey lacquered metal frames and dark stained plywood seats an...
Metal
Engineer and metalsmith, self-taught designer and architect, manufacturer and teacher, Jean Prouvé was a key force in the evolution of 20th-century French design, introducing a style that combined economy of means and stylistic chic. Along with his frequent client and collaborator Le Corbusier and others, Prouvé, using his practical skills and his understanding of industrial materials, steered French modernism onto a path that fostered principled, democratic approaches to architecture and design.
Prouvé was born in Nancy, a city with a deep association with the decorative arts. (It is home, for example, to the famed Daum crystal manufactory.) His father, Victor Prouvé, was a ceramist and a friend and co-worker of such stars of the Art Nouveau era as glass artist Émile Gallé and furniture maker Louis Majorelle. Jean Prouvé apprenticed to a blacksmith, studied engineering, and produced ironwork for such greats of French modernism as the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. In 1931, he opened the firm Atelier Prouvé. There, he perfected techniques in folded metal that resulted in his Standard chair (1934) and other designs aimed at institutions such as schools and hospitals.
During World War II, Prouvé was a member of the French Resistance, and his first postwar efforts were devoted to designing metal pre-fab housing for those left homeless by the conflict. In the 1950s, Prouvé would unite with Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret (Le Corbusier’s cousin) on numerous design projects. In 1952, he and Perriand and artist Sonia Delaunay created pieces for the Cité Internationale Universitaire foundation in Paris, which included the colorful, segmented bookshelves that are likely Prouvé’s and Perriand’s best-known designs. The pair also collaborated on 1954’s Antony line of furniture, which again, like the works on 1stDibs, demonstrated a facility for combining material strength with lightness of form.
Prouvé spent his latter decades mostly as a teacher. His work has recently won new appreciation: in 2008 the hotelier Andre Balazs purchased at auction (hammer price: just under $5 million) the Maison Tropicale, a 1951 architectural prototype house that could be shipped flat-packed, and was meant for use by Air France employees in the Congo. Other current Prouvé collectors include Brad Pitt, Larry Gagosian, Martha Stewart and the fashion designer Marc Jacobs.
The rediscovery of Jean Prouvé — given not only the aesthetic and practical power of his designs but also the social conscience his work represents — marks one of the signal “good” aspects of collecting vintage 20th-century design. An appreciation of Prouvé is an appreciation of human decency.
Find antique Jean Prouvé chairs, tables, chaise longues and other furniture 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.
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.