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libraries and ‘step’ or metamorphic chairs’ in Vol. II pp106-108. Plate 654 shows the design for a step
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Regency Metamorphic Chair in Mahogany - Libary Steps Ladder
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely unique Regency style arm chair library step combo - a metamorphic chair Wow - have you
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Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely unique Regency style arm chair library step combo - a metamorphic chair Wow - have you
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Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or study with this artisan-made folding step ladder chair. Crafted in Southern
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Located in Potters Bar, GB
-purpose Metamorphic Library Step Chair (likely 20th century) Converts easily from a chair into a set of
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Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century oak metamorphic library step chair in the Victorian Gothic style, the chair having a
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Vintage French Country Carved Oak Metamorphic Folding Chair Step Ladder
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Located in Miami, FL
Decorate a library or study with this artisan-made folding step ladder chair. Crafted in Southern
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
, creating a step to reach the best recipes on the highest shelf! Clever and stately in a beautiful aged
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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English Regency Metamorphic Library Step Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Vintage French Country Carved Oak Metamorphic Folding Chair Step Ladder
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H 34.5 in W 18 in D 19 in
Vintage French Country Carved Oak Metamorphic Folding Chair Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
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Early 20th Century English Country House Oak Metamorphic Step Ladder Chair
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H 39 in W 16 in D 18 in
Early 20th Century English Country House Oak Metamorphic Step Ladder Chair
Located in London, GB
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Metamorphic Eastlake Oak Chair Library Steps, American, circa 1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Essex, MA
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
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Metamorphic Step Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal metamorphic step chair for your home. Each metamorphic step chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and animal skin. There are many kinds of the metamorphic step chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right metamorphic step chair, those designed in Regency and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Metamorphic Step Chair?
A metamorphic step chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,700, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $7,800.
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.
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