Mid Century Modern Leather Chesterfield

1970 Chesterfield

French Pastry

Traditional Sofa

Velvet Ottomans

Mid Century Sofa F F

Green Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Materials

Leather

$5,552 / set

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.

Category

Vintage 1980s British Chesterfield Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

FINE MID CENTURY MODERN GREEN LEATHER 1970's PIRELLI CHESTERFIELD ROCKING CHAIR

$1,977

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...

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mid-Century Modern Chesterfield Style Couch, Original Upholstery - France

$8,065

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...

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Tufted Leather Chesterfield Sofas by J. Robert Scott, Pair

$17,200 / set

$946

$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.

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

1970s Vintage Tan Leather Tufted Chesterfield Loveseat

$3,625

1970s Vintage Tan Leather Tufted Chesterfield Loveseat

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Operating out of our studio, we carefully source, authenticate, and preserve exceptional mid-century and vintage pieces. Every item in our collection is thoughtfully inspected and pr...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Leather, Wood

Chic Mid-Century Modern Green Leather Sofa / Loveseat by De Sede

$4,745

$1,450

$7,400 / set

$4,118Sale Price / item|20% Off

Milo Armchair, Ocean/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, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Recent Sales

Set of 2 leather Chesterfield armchairs from the 1970s

Unavailable

H 33.86 in W 33.08 in D 32.68 in

Set of 2 leather Chesterfield armchairs from the 1970s

Located in Breda, NB

Set of 2 leather Chesterfield armchairs from the 1970s. Dimensions: Backrest height: 86 cm Armrest height: 56 cm Depth: 83 cm Width: 84 cm The leather has traces of use. See the ph...

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

RH-306 Large Tufted Leather Chesterfield Sofa by Robert Haussmann

Unavailable

+ 14 more

H 26 in W 98 in D 38 in

RH-306 Large Tufted Leather Chesterfield Sofa by Robert Haussmann

By Robert Haussmann, De Sede

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Sofa RH-306/103 by De Sede. The Chesterfield sofa has been the epitome of English furniture culture and style since the mid-17th century – and inspired the designers to create a new ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Custom Chesterfield Sofa

Unavailable

Sold

H 28 in W 58 in D 32 in

Mid-Century Modern Unique Leather Chesterfield Two-Seat Sofa

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This two seater sofa is beautifully worn with a rich patina, and perfect for adding a comfortable and stylish seating option in any interior. Slight blule tint to color of leather, p...

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Lovely Restored 1960 Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair

Sold

H 33.86 in W 25.01 in D 25.99 in

Lovely Restored 1960 Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair

By Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely restored 1960 Chesterfield fully buttoned aged brown leather captains chair This piece has been fully restored to include having ...

Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Mid-Century Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Sold

H 28 in W 88 in D 38 in

Vintage Mid-Century Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This beautiful chesterfield sofa features brass studs, deep tufts, and lovely vintage red leather. Please confirm item pickup location (NY or NJ).

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

RESTORED ViNTAGE MID CENTURY MODERN PARKER KNOLL CHESTERFIELD LEATHER FOOTSTOOL

Sold

Sold

H 33.08 in W 52.76 in

Restored Lutyen's Viceroy Chesterfield Brown Leather Two-Seat Sofa

By Lutyen’s Viceroy, Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to this very rare mid century Lutyen’s Viceroy style Chesterfield hand dyed cigar brown leather sofa A very rare model sofa, originally made by Lutyen’s in the la...

Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Sold

Sold

Sold

Sold

Sold

H 28 in W 78 in D 33 in

Tufted Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage sofa fully tufted with nailhead trim detail. Nice wear to the leather. Unusual color sure to make a statement.

Materials

Leather, Wood

People Also Browsed

$4,024

H 43.71 in W 32.68 in D 34.45 in

COMFORTABLE RESTORED WHiSKEY BROWN LEATHER TUFTED CHESTERFIELD WINGBACK ARMCHAIR

By Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored vintage Chesterfield tufted Whiskey brown leather wingback armchair. Please no...

Category

20th Century English Art Deco Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather

British Green Chesterfield Sofa

$7,810 / item

H 29 in W 103 in D 39 in

British Green Chesterfield Sofa

Located in Westwood, NJ

A blend of classic heritage and modern luxury. Crafted from premium top-grain leather, its rich olive green tone infuses warmth and opulence into any space. The iconic rolled arms an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chesterfield Sofas

Materials

Leather

Get Updated with New Arrivals

Save "Mid Century Modern Leather Chesterfield", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Mid Century Modern Leather Chesterfield For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century modern leather chesterfield you’re looking for. Each mid century modern leather chesterfield for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century modern leather chesterfield — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mid century modern leather chesterfield is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Chesterfield, Edward Wormley and Dunbar each produced at least one beautiful mid century modern leather chesterfield that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Leather Chesterfield?

Prices for a mid century modern leather chesterfield can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $531 and can go as high as $15,844, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

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.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

How Top Designers Are Using Mid-Century Chairs in Today’s Interiors

Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.

The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs

You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair Shook Modernism and Charmed Hollywood

The enduring appeal of the Barcelona chair is in the details.

Herman Miller Got Its Start in the Office, but Its Legacy Is in the Home

The brand that turned Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson into mid-century household names is just as relevant today as it was six decades ago.