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Set of Four Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Style B5 B40 Chrome and Leather Chairs c 1970s
Set of Four Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Style B5 B40 Chrome and Leather Chairs c 1970s

Set of Four Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Style B5 B40 Chrome and Leather Chairs c 1970s

By Marcel Breuer

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional set of four Bauhaus style dining chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926, these examples are circa 1970's, probably made by Tecta.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1970s Set of Six Marcel Breuer B5 / B40 Dining Side Chairs with Brown Leather
1970s Set of Six Marcel Breuer B5 / B40 Dining Side Chairs with Brown Leather

1970s Set of Six Marcel Breuer B5 / B40 Dining Side Chairs with Brown Leather

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a set of six B5 (or B40) Dining Side Chairs, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926. This example was produced in the 1970s, likely by Tecta.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern brown leather armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Pair of armchairs model Wassily or B3 in red-brown leather.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

Italian modern brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern brown leather armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Pair of iconic armchairs model Wassily or B3 in dark brown leather.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Four Vintage Matteo Grassi MG5 Marcel Breuer Cognac Brown Leather Armchairs 4
Four Vintage Matteo Grassi MG5 Marcel Breuer Cognac Brown Leather Armchairs 4

Four Vintage Matteo Grassi MG5 Marcel Breuer Cognac Brown Leather Armchairs 4

By Matteo Grassi, Marcel Breuer

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime suite of four original fully stamped Matteo Grassi MG5 circa 1970 whisky brown leather armchairs designed by the genius that was Marce...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Wassily Brown Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina
Mid Century Wassily Brown Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina

Mid Century Wassily Brown Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in Detroit, MI

This vintage mid-century modern brown B3 Wassily arm chair designed by Marcel Breuer was manufactured by Gavina circa 1960.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Wassily Lounge Chair White Leather by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, circa 1962
Pair of Wassily Lounge Chair White Leather by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, circa 1962

Pair of Wassily Lounge Chair White Leather by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, circa 1962

By Marcel Breuer, Dino Gavina

Located in Paris, France

The Wassily chair, also known as the B3 model chair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925-1926, while he was head of the Bauhaus cabinetmaking workshop in Dessau, Germany.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

PAIR OF RESTORED MARCEL BREUER FASEM 1980's WASSILY B3 BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRS
PAIR OF RESTORED MARCEL BREUER FASEM 1980's WASSILY B3 BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRS

PAIR OF RESTORED MARCEL BREUER FASEM 1980's WASSILY B3 BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIRS

By Marcel Breuer, Fasem International

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Vintage Circa 1980s, Fully Restored hand dyed Marcel Breuer for Fasem Wassily B3 tan b...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Early 1960s Knoll Wassily Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer
Pair of Early 1960s Knoll Wassily Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer

Pair of Early 1960s Knoll Wassily Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer

By Marcel Breuer, Knoll

Located in Portland, OR

Original Knoll stickers intact! Pair of 1960’s Wassily Chairs production by Knoll International. The chairs have the original Knoll stickers and feature a gorgeous patina only achiev...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Italian modern light brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
Italian modern light brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s

Italian modern light brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s

By Gavina, Marcel Breuer

Located in MIlano, IT

Produced by Gavina in 1970s and designed by Marcel Breuer. Signature engraved in the leather under the seat.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

1970s Marcel Breuer for Thonet Stool in Chrome and Off-White Fabric
1970s Marcel Breuer for Thonet Stool in Chrome and Off-White Fabric

1970s Marcel Breuer for Thonet Stool in Chrome and Off-White Fabric

By Thonet, Marcel Breuer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Marcel Breuer Stool, originally designed for Thonet in the 1920s. This particular piece dates to the 1970s. The stool features Breuer's signature tubular chrome steel frame...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Italian mid-century Brown Armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Italian mid-century Brown Armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

Italian mid-century Brown Armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

By Gavina, Marcel Breuer

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian mid-century modern Brown leather armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Pair of armchairs mod.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Modern White Armchair Wassily B3 by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Italian Modern White Armchair Wassily B3 by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

Italian Modern White Armchair Wassily B3 by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in MIlano, IT

Produced by Gavina in 1960s and designed by Marcel Breuer in 1929. Vintage conditions, it has various signs of aging, especially on the leather parts that connect to the structure a...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Contemporary S 35 Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
Pair of Contemporary S 35 Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet

Pair of Contemporary S 35 Lounge Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet

By Thonet, Marcel Breuer

Located in Norwalk, CT

Since its debut in 1930, the S 35 lounge chair has remained a coveted staple of modern seating; a testament to Marcel Breuer's visionary design and the superior craftsmanship of Thon...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair
Vintage Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair

Vintage Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marcel Breuer Mid-Century Modern brown leather Wassily lounge chairs for Knoll.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 4
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 4

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 4

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in Vicenza, IT

Set of four model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Gavina in 1969.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 6
Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 6

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 6

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in Vicenza, IT

Set of six model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Gavina in 1969.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Iron

2er Set B34 Freischwinger Stuhl Mart Stam Marcel Breuer MG5
2er Set B34 Freischwinger Stuhl Mart Stam Marcel Breuer MG5

2er Set B34 Freischwinger Stuhl Mart Stam Marcel Breuer MG5

By Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten ein wunderschönes 2er Set Vintage Freischwinger aus den 1980er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt von Marcel Breuer und wurde weltweit unter der Modellbezeichnung B3...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century German S32 Cantilever Chair by Marcel Breuer & Mart Stam, 1970s
Mid-Century German S32 Cantilever Chair by Marcel Breuer & Mart Stam, 1970s

Mid-Century German S32 Cantilever Chair by Marcel Breuer & Mart Stam, 1970s

By Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam

Located in Hamburg, DE

The thonet s32 is a classic under the bauhaus steel pipe furniture after a design marcel breuer and mart stam. Here in a version with black synthetic leather cover from the 1970s.

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black
Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black

By ICF De Padova, Marcel Breuer

Located in Munster, NRW

Marcel Breuer - Aluminium Chair 1933, manufactured by ICF Cadsana, Italy - MoMa German-born architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) was one of the most important designers of the 20th c...

Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Four Breuer B5 Tubular Chrome and Leather  Bauhaus Style Dining Chairs
Set of Four Breuer B5 Tubular Chrome and Leather  Bauhaus Style Dining Chairs

Set of Four Breuer B5 Tubular Chrome and Leather Bauhaus Style Dining Chairs

By Marcel Breuer, Thonet

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional set of B-5 tubular chrome and leather dining chairs. The chairs were originally designed by Modernist Pioneer and legendary figure, Marcel Breuer, during his tenure at t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina Design by Breuer C1969
Pair Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina Design by Breuer C1969

Pair Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina Design by Breuer C1969

By Marcel Breuer, Gavina

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fantastic pair of Marcel Breuer designed Wassilly Chairs by Gavina of Italy C1969.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Armchair in White Leather & Chrome, France, 1960
Mid-Century Modern Armchair in White Leather & Chrome, France, 1960

Mid-Century Modern Armchair in White Leather & Chrome, France, 1960

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Austin, TX

Armchair in the manner of Marcel Breuer’s famous Wassily design. This chair is made of white leather and chromed steel in the iconic chair design.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs in Chrome and Leather, Italy 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs in Chrome and Leather, Italy 1970s

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs in Chrome and Leather, Italy 1970s

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Rome, IT

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern pair of armchairs in a chrome structure and brown leather seating. Made in Italy in the 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bauhaus Black Leather Vintage Lounge Chair Wassily by Marcel Breuer Germany
Bauhaus Black Leather Vintage Lounge Chair Wassily by Marcel Breuer Germany

Bauhaus Black Leather Vintage Lounge Chair Wassily by Marcel Breuer Germany

Located in Vienna, AT

Bauhaus style vintage tube steel lounge chair with black leather model Wassily was designed by Marcel Breuer 1925 - 27 and probably executed in Italy circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

2 Modernist Art Deco Armchairs in Chromed Metal and Faux Leather circa 1920-1930
2 Modernist Art Deco Armchairs in Chromed Metal and Faux Leather circa 1920-1930

2 Modernist Art Deco Armchairs in Chromed Metal and Faux Leather circa 1920-1930

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

2 modernist Art Deco armchairs in chromed metal and faux leather, circa 1920-1930. metal in good condition coating to redo.

Category

Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

B33 Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet c. 1950s
B33 Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet c. 1950s

B33 Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet c. 1950s

Located in Warminster, GB

A set of four B33 chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, c. 1950s. Stock ref. #3011 An iconic Bauhaus design with heavy black leather stitched over chromed tubular steel cantilever fr...

Category

Vintage 1950s Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Wassily Chairs by Knoll in Brown Leather and Chrome
Pair of Wassily Chairs by Knoll in Brown Leather and Chrome

Pair of Wassily Chairs by Knoll in Brown Leather and Chrome

By Knoll, Marcel Breuer

Located in Toledo, OH

Pair of Wassily sling armchairs by Knoll in brown leather and chrome. The Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3 chair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925–1926 while he was the...

Category

20th Century German Expressionist Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Authentic Vintage Marcel Breuer B3 "Wassily" Chair by Bononia, Italy
Authentic Vintage Marcel Breuer B3 "Wassily" Chair by Bononia, Italy

Authentic Vintage Marcel Breuer B3 "Wassily" Chair by Bononia, Italy

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Authentic Vintage Marcel Breuer B3 "Wassily" Chair by Bononia, Italy. A true masterpiece of modernist Bauhaus furniture design, originally created by Marcel Breuer in 1925. This rare...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

art deco modernist chair circa 1930
art deco modernist chair circa 1930

art deco modernist chair circa 1930

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Mouscron, WHT

art deco modernist chair circa 1930

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Pair of Wassily Style Armchairs
Vintage Pair of Wassily Style Armchairs

Vintage Pair of Wassily Style Armchairs

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Bradenton, FL

Beautiful Pair of the iconic Mid-Century Modern Wassily chairs with chrome frames and black leather. In great vintage condition with some beautiful light wear to the leather. They ar...

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Second Youth 2024
Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Second Youth 2024

Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Second Youth 2024

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Arezzo, Italy

ODE TO BALANCE IN ALL ITS FORMS It is from the attempt to unite two different and antithetical worlds in harmonious complexity that the design of the armchair is born "Curvy": the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Seconda Giovinezza 2024
Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Seconda Giovinezza 2024

Curvy armchair designed by Luca Pasqualotti for Seconda Giovinezza 2024

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Arezzo, Italy

ODE ALL'EQUILIBRIO IN OGNI SUA FORMA E’ dal tentativo di unire due mondi diversi ed antitetici in un’armonica complessità che nasce il disegno della poltroncina “Curvy”: l’assolut...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-century Wassily Chair by Knoll International c.1959-1970
Mid-century Wassily Chair by Knoll International c.1959-1970

Mid-century Wassily Chair by Knoll International c.1959-1970

By Knoll, Marcel Breuer

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT This vintage mid-century modern brown Wassily arm chair designed by Marcel Breuer was manufactured by Knoll International circa 1960.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Axel Brüchhauser for Tecta B45 High Back Chairs, 1981
Axel Brüchhauser for Tecta B45 High Back Chairs, 1981

Axel Brüchhauser for Tecta B45 High Back Chairs, 1981

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful high back cantilever chairs B45 by Axel Brüchhauser for Tecta, 1981 in dark brown wickerwork and detachable brown leather seating pads on a 'tube aplati' chrome plated stee...

Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Leather Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Leather Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Leather Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll

By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co., Knoll

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Black full leather.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Chrome Cantilever Sling Chairs
Chrome Cantilever Sling Chairs

Chrome Cantilever Sling Chairs

By Marcel Breuer, Cosco

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of mid-century modern arm chairs made by Cosco Home Products. Made of strong polished chrome frames, bent to go around the entire chair. Low profile arms, sling leather style fa...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Post modern steel and leather club chair, Netherlands 1980s
Post modern steel and leather club chair, Netherlands 1980s

Post modern steel and leather club chair, Netherlands 1980s

By Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gerrit Rietveld, Pastoe, Radboud Van Beekum

Located in ECHT, NL

Modernist lounge chair designed in the style of Gerrit Rietveld. The frame is made from metal with a green thick leather seat and back. It shows great resemblance to the Cube chair m...

Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Matte Black Leather Chrome by De Pas, D'urbino
Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Matte Black Leather Chrome by De Pas, D'urbino

Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Matte Black Leather Chrome by De Pas, D'urbino

By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Marcel Breuer, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

The chromed tube steel encasing soft leather armchair pays homage to the LC series by Le Corbusier for Cassina, as well as the Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll, among others.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Cantilever Visitor Side Chairs, Signed Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Cantilever Visitor Side Chairs, Signed Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Cantilever Visitor Side Chairs, Signed Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1970s

By Matteo Grassi

Located in Beirut, LB

In the style of Marcel Breuer. The chair features red leather backrest and seating, and a black tubular anodized steel base.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel

MR10 Chair by Mies van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1970s
MR10 Chair by Mies van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1970s

MR10 Chair by Mies van Der Rohe for Knoll, 1970s

By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Located in Milano, IT

This single chair is nothing short of iconic, its form echoing the innovative spirit of fellow Bauhaus visionary Marcel Breuer. Wrapped in sumptuous thick leather and suspended on ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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