Lovely Danish Brown Leather Mid-Century Modern Armchair & Chesterfield Footstool
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Mid-Century Modern circa 1960s brown leather armchair and ottoman set with Chesterfield floating buttons A very good lookin...
Leather
RESTORED CHESTERFIELD TUFTED HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER LIBRARY RECLINER ARMCHAiR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, top to bottom restored, hand dyed deep Cigar brown leather reclining armchair Ple...
Leather
Vintage Classic Leather Chesterfield Brown Tufted Leather Barrel Club Chair Pair
By Classic Leather 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Chesterfield Style Brown Button Tufted Leather Barrel Back...
Leather
LOVELY VINTAGE BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD TUFTED WiNGBACK CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning brown leather Wingback Chesterfield tufted captains office chair Please note the ...
Leather
VINTAGE HAND DYED FULLY RESTORED WHiSKY BROWN LEATHER CURVED CHESTERFIELD SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Art Deco style Whisky brown leather Chesterfield Tufted Curved frame club sofa in newly restored condit...
Leather
Stunning Vintage Fully Tufted Chesterfield Olive Green Leather Sofa & Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage suite of circa 1960’s Olive Green leather Chesterfield club sofa and armchair A very good looking and well made suite, th...
Leather, Walnut
1950s Hand Dyed Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Club Sofa English
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 1950s cigar brown leather chesterfield club sofa in restored condition with feather filled cushions This is a ...
Leather
1960s Hand Dyed Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Club Sofa English
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original 1960’s Cigar brown leather Chesterfield club sofa in restored condition with feather filled cushions This is a...
Leather
Vintage Chesterfield Club 3 Piece Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite Green Leather
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Chesterfield green leather Library suite circa 1960's A good looking and well made suite with nice swab cushions, the leat...
Leather
Brown Leather Chesterfield Backs & Seat Carved Walnut Armchairs Fireside Chairs
By Chesterfield
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Backs & Seat Fine Carved Bird Head Walnut Armchairs Fireside Chairs MINT!
Upholstery, Walnut
1950's Hand Dyed Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Club Sofa English
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original 1950’s cigar brown leather Chesterfield club sofa in lightly restored condition with fully buttoned base and solid walnut turned feet...
Leather, Beech, Oak
Vintage Mid Century Seafoam Green Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Dronten, NL
Timeless, sophisticated, and steeped in character—this vintage Chesterfield sofa in rich green leather embodies classic British design at its finest. The deep button tufting, rolled ...
Leather, Beech, Down
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Scandinavian Mid Century Chesterfield Leather Wingback Chair and Ottoman
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Hudson, NY
Scandanavian, mid century, Chesterfield Style leather tufted and buttoned wingback chair and matching ottoman. This chair features gently scrolled arms with austere and refined silho...
Leather, Wood
Two Extra Large Mid-Century Modern Chesterfield Style Lounge Chairs, 1980s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Mid-Century Modern Chesterfield Style pair of extra large lounge chairs.
Leather, Beech
FINE MID CENTURY MODERN GREEN LEATHER 1970's PIRELLI CHESTERFIELD ROCKING CHAIR
By Pieff and Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Circa 1970's Pirelli made in England Rocking chair with deep bottle green leather uphols...
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Chesterfield Style Couch, Original Upholstery - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Outstanding "Chesterfield" style couch, with its original sheepskin upholstery, minor wear consistent with age and use, beech base painted imitating Macassar ebony, French polish, po...
Brass
Vintage English Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Envision transforming your living space with this remarkable vintage leather Chesterfield sofa, a true masterpiece of mid-20th century British craftsmanship.
Brass
Sheepskin Leather pouf or Ottoman with storage 1970s
By Chesterfield
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Sheepskin pouf or Ottoman .Camel color With storage inside . Manufactured by Bendic Internationel Very good quality Pouf . Please ask for cheaper shipment solutions
Leather
$7,920Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English Victorian style camel tufted leather chesterfield sofa with out-scrolled arms on four wooden brown feet. Brass rivets along trim. Solid frame. Aged leather discoloration.
Leather
$6,750 / set
Vintage English Leather Chesterfield Club Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Imagine welcoming your guests into a space that radiates elegance and sophistication with a pair of vintage leather Chesterfield club chairs. Crafted in the UK during the mid-20th ce...
Brass
Vintage Leather Chesterfield Loveseat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful vintage leather chesterfield loveseat, a true representation of exceptional craftsmanship from the United States, circa 1980s. This timeless piece features an elegant des...
Leather, Wood
Child's Leather Chesterfield Club Chair from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English Chesterfield child's sized club chair in cordovan leather, featuring a tufted leather back, rolled arms with brass nail head trim, removable upholstered pillow cus...
Metal, Brass
$680Sale Price|20% Off
English Chesterfield Style Brown Leather Tufted Reclining Club Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
This exquisite reclining club chair embodies the enduring elegance of English traditional design, seamlessly blended with mid-century functionality. Upholstered in a rich, full-grain...
Leather
1970s Vintage Leather Chesterfield Loveseat
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exceptional leather loveseat, crafted in the United States circa the 1970s, embodies timeless American craftsmanship and classic sophistication. Upholstered in rich, supple leat...
Leather, Wood
1980s Vintage Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This striking red leather sofa is a timeless statement piece, showcasing classic craftsmanship and bold character. Upholstered in rich, supple red leather, the sofa features deep but...
Leather, Wood
Vintage English Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Discover the charm of this elegant vintage leather Chesterfield sofa, a true embodiment of classic British craftsmanship from the 1950s. Its striking design features deep tufted diam...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The warm cognac-brown leather pairs beautifully with mid-century modern furnishings, industrial interiors, or traditional decor alike.
Brass
Vintage Tufted Distressed Leather Chesterfield Sofa by Restoration Hardware
By Restoration Hardware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning vintage Chesterfield-style sofa upholstered in rich distressed brown leather, manufactured by Restoration Hardware.
Leather, Burlap
1980s Vintage Red Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1980s Red Leather Chesterfield This 1980s American Chesterfield sofa is a stunning example of vintage grandeur. Wrapped in rich, red tufted leather, it features deep-button...
Leather
$11,000 / set
Pair Arne Norell Leather Chesterfield Club Chairs
By Arne Norell
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Arne Norell Leather Chesterfield Club Chairs with rear casters.
Leather
Italian Revolving Leather Faux Book Side Table Cabinet Mid Century Modern
By Maitland Smith
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Chesterfield-like round gilt tooled 3 tier stacked end or side table from the Mid-20th Century Italy. Vintage faux library books in the style of trompe-l'oeil with gilt edge...
Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Quilted Black Leather Wing Chair, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare, modernist wing chair was manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. Upholstered in thick, natural leather in a deep shade of black, with a distinct patina and a beautiful n...
Leather, Wood
J Robert Scott Pair of Tufted Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By J. Robert Scott 1
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century tufted brown / tan tufted leather chesterfield 3 seater sofas (J. ROBERT SCOTT)(PRICED AS Pair) VARIOUS WATER STAINS AND DISCOLORATION
Leather
STUNNING 1960's BORDEAUX LEATHER RESTORED CHESTERFIELD CLUB ARMCHAIR & FOOTSTOOL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, fully restored Bordeaux Leather Chesterfield Tufted Club armchair and matching foo...
Leather
Popular Restored Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely restored vintage Chesterfield fully buttoned aged brown leather captains chair This piece was fully restored around a year ago, it ha...
Leather, Wood
Custom Made English Emerald Green Tufted Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The color creates a dramatic focal point while remaining versatile enough to complement traditional, Art Deco, Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern, contemporary, and eclectic inter...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Chesterfield Style Leather Chairs W/ Ottomans Brown to Tan
By Kittinger Furniture Company, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of circa 1960's Chesterfield style brown to tan leather chairs with a pair of matching ottomans foot rests stools. Ottoman dimensions: 18 x 24 x 14.
Leather
Chesterfield Tufted Blue Leather Arm Chairs a Pair. with Brass Nailhead Accent's
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Bring a touch of refined British charm to your study or lounge with this striking pair of Chesterfield-style armchairs. Finished in a bold blue leather, these chairs masterfully blen...
Leather
FINE 1960's BORDEAUX LEATHER RESTORED CHESTERFIELD CLUB THREE SEAT SOFA SETTEE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, fully restored Bordeaux Leather Chesterfield Tufted Club sofa with ornately hand c...
Leather
Leather Rolled Arm Tufted Chesterfield Style Mahogany Chippendale Window Bench
By Old Hickory Tannery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Even in mid-century modern settings, this bench offers a bold contrast, serving as a statement piece that blends historic craftsmanship with modern design sensibilities.
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tufted Vinyl Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning pair of vintage modern lounge chairs covered in white tufted vinyl. This wonderful pair has a comfortable barrel backrest with sloping arm rests. These stylish chairs have t...
Faux Leather
Tufted Burgundy Leather Federal Style Settee Love Seat Couch Sofa MINT!
By Chesterfield, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tufted Burgundy Leather Federal Style Settee Love Seat couch sofa MINT!.
Leather, Mahogany
Tufted Orange Rust Color Suede Leather 32 Round Ottoman Bench Pouf 1970s MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company, Chesterfield
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tufted Chesterfield Style Orange Rust Color Suede Leather 32 Round Ottoman Bench Pouf 1970s MINT!
Suede
Milo Baughman styled Chesterfield Styled Cube Lounge Chairs
By Thayer Coggin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of luxurious and sophisticated tufted cube lounge chairs in a white leatherette upholstery . These soft and comfortable chairs would make a statement in any interior or space ...
Faux Leather
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Shell / Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Violet/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Avocado/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Cameo/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Taupe/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Bittersweet/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Ocean/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Ming/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Marmelade/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Evergreen/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Earth/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$8,544Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Sofa, Cranberry/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designer Marie Burgos has expanded on the design concept for her acclaimed Milo lounge chair and created the newly introduced Milo sofa. She uses a molded wooden frame to support the...
Fabric
$4,118Sale Price / item|20% Off
Milo Armchair, Earth/Chesterfield Velvet
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Milo armchair features twin bentwood bases and legs in luxurious lacquer and varnished finishes, while The Milo Bean has leather accent handles for easy carrying?. The colorful, ...
Fabric
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
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