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Milking Chair

set of a table, chair and rustic stool
set of a table, chair and rustic stool

set of a table, chair and rustic stool

By Societé anonyme francaise

Located in TARBES, FR

Charming set including a small table, a stool, and a milking chair crafted from rustic pine. Perfect for enthusiasts of authentic and cozy furniture, this ensemble embodies rustic ch...

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Vintage 1940s French Rustic Tables

Materials

Pine

Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s
Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s

Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s

By Karpen of California

Located in Saint Louis, MO

Stunning one of a kind pair of Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs by Karpen upholstered in super soft hand sewn Cocoa Milk Chocolate Shearling.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut

Vladimir Kagan Set of 8 Chrome Tee Dining Chairs in New Milk Chocolate Shearling
Vladimir Kagan Set of 8 Chrome Tee Dining Chairs in New Milk Chocolate Shearling

Vladimir Kagan Set of 8 Chrome Tee Dining Chairs in New Milk Chocolate Shearling

By Vladimir Kagan, Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.

Located in Saint Louis, MO

Those hours of hand work guarantee a snug tailored fit that's organic and one of a kind. These cozy milk chocolate shearling chairs are suspended over glowing modern chrome frames al...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Burr Chestnut Hand Carved Primate French Milking or Children's Chair circa 1760
Burr Chestnut Hand Carved Primate French Milking or Children's Chair circa 1760

Burr Chestnut Hand Carved Primate French Milking or Children's Chair circa 1760

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1780 Primate French milking or children’s chair in burr chestnut What a stunning piece, the wood tells a thousand...

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Antique 1760s French George II Children's Furniture

Materials

Chestnut

Milk Medium Stool in Beech Seat with Marsala Red Legs by Paolo Cappello
Milk Medium Stool in Beech Seat with Marsala Red Legs by Paolo Cappello

Milk Medium Stool in Beech Seat with Marsala Red Legs by Paolo Cappello

By Paolo Cappello, Miniforms

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The concept for Milk is found in the chairs used in the past for milking.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

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Pair of Birthing Chairs
Pair of Birthing Chairs

Pair of Birthing Chairs

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H 29.14 in W 18.9 in D 17.33 in

Pair of Birthing Chairs

Located in Inverness, GB

An amazing part of Social History these chairs are not Welsh Milking Chairs or Romany Gypsy Chairs - they were designed and built for one purpose in mind, birthing.

Category

Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Arthur Arbesser Pemo Chair No. 8 - Milk/Black
Arthur Arbesser Pemo Chair No. 8 - Milk/Black

Arthur Arbesser Pemo Chair No. 8 - Milk/Black

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in

Arthur Arbesser Pemo Chair No. 8 - Milk/Black

Located in Milano, IT

The smooth yet precise shape of the chair acquires a mesmerizing sense of motion as it interacts with the linear graphic surface. This three-dimensional amalgamation of patterns and ...

Category

2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Laminate, Wood

21st Century Dinka Chair in Leather Col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors
21st Century Dinka Chair in Leather Col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors

21st Century Dinka Chair in Leather Col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors

By Etro, Etro Home Interiors

Located in Cantù, Lombardia

Dinka is a chair full of fascinating details and evocative references.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

21st Century Dinka Chair with Arms in Leather col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors
21st Century Dinka Chair with Arms in Leather col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors

21st Century Dinka Chair with Arms in Leather col. Milk by Etro Home Interiors

By Etro, Etro Home Interiors

Located in Cantù, Lombardia

Dinka is a chair full of fascinating details and evocative references.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

The Milking Stool, by Josh Page Studio. Side chair in Sapele wood
The Milking Stool, by Josh Page Studio. Side chair in Sapele wood

The Milking Stool, by Josh Page Studio. Side chair in Sapele wood

By Josh Page

Located in Cranbrook, GB

Milking stool made from reclaimed Sapele 430featuring curved back rest and carved detail.

Category

2010s British Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Sapele Wood

Spindle Back Windsor Chair
Spindle Back Windsor Chair

Spindle Back Windsor Chair

Unavailable

H 34.26 in W 26.38 in D 20.87 in

Spindle Back Windsor Chair

By Bibbings & Hensby’

Located in London, GB

Handmade contemporary spindle back windsor chair by Bibbings & Hensby. Constructed in the traditional manner using green wood split from a freshly felled ash tree with components s...

Category

2010s European Chairs

Materials

Ash, Oak

Highly Carved Swedish Begere Chair
Highly Carved Swedish Begere Chair

Highly Carved Swedish Begere Chair

Unavailable

H 26 in W 24 in D 40 in

Highly Carved Swedish Begere Chair

Located in Bedford, NY

Highly carved Swedish bergere chair with milk paint finished. Recovered.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Bergere Chairs

Primitive Milking Chairs
Primitive Milking Chairs

Primitive Milking Chairs

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H 22.5 in W 10.75 in D 14 in

Primitive Milking Chairs

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Pair of primitive three-legged miniature milking chairs.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Primitive Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swedish Painted Milking Chair
Swedish Painted Milking Chair

Swedish Painted Milking Chair

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H 33.5 in W 13.5 in D 15 in

Swedish Painted Milking Chair

Located in Houston, TX

This adorable Swedish milking chair would be wonderful used as an accent in any home decor.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Wood

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair
Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

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H 34.5 in W 14 in D 18 in

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Located in Houston, TX

Purchased in Europe these wooden chairs almost mirror the milking chairs found in all over the Netherlands.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Wood

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair
Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

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H 34.5 in W 14 in D 18 in

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Located in Houston, TX

Purchased in Europe these wooden chairs almost mirror the milking chairs found in all over the Netherlands.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Wood

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair
Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

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H 34.5 in W 14 in D 18 in

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Located in Houston, TX

Purchased in Europe these wooden chairs almost mirror the milking chairs found in all over the Netherlands.

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Chairs

Materials

Wood

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair
Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

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H 34.5 in W 14 in D 18 in

Wooden Heart Shaped Chair

Located in Houston, TX

Purchased in Europe these wooden chairs almost mirror the milking chairs found in all over the Netherlands.

Category

Antique 19th Century Dutch Chairs

Materials

Wood

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair

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H 25 in W 15 in D 18.75 in

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair

Located in Chireno, TX

Originally created to function as a work or milking chair, its petite proportions make it a great fireside accent or a perfect child's chair.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Elm, Pine, Yew, Paint

Pair of Traditional Milking Stools
Pair of Traditional Milking Stools

Pair of Traditional Milking Stools

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H 29.53 in W 15.75 in D 21.26 in

Pair of Traditional Milking Stools

Located in London, GB

A lovely pair of traditional provincial French handle-backed milking stools. Sitting on three splayed, slightly curved legs – the back one rising up forming the backrest. They have b...

Category

20th Century French Rustic Chairs

Materials

Wood

Four Tractor Seats on Milk Cans- Swivel Bar Stools
Four Tractor Seats on Milk Cans- Swivel Bar Stools

Four Tractor Seats on Milk Cans- Swivel Bar Stools

Located in Water Mill, NY

Hand Crafted and Painted -Four Tractor Seats on Milk Cans-Swivel Bar Stools with Chain Feet

Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Primitive Carved Wood Milking Stool, Tripod Chair, Early 20th Century
Primitive Carved Wood Milking Stool, Tripod Chair, Early 20th Century

Primitive Carved Wood Milking Stool, Tripod Chair, Early 20th Century

Located in Bochum, NRW

This primitive milking splayed leg wood stool was made circa 1920. The seat is beautifully hand carved out of one single piece. It has this fabulous Wabi Sabi look and beautiful pat...

Category

Early 20th Century European Folk Art Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Collection of Vintage Kid's Chairs and Stool
Collection of Vintage Kid's Chairs and Stool

Collection of Vintage Kid's Chairs and Stool

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H 24.5 in W 13.5 in D 12 in

Collection of Vintage Kid's Chairs and Stool

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20th century wooden kids' chairs and one milk stool. Sturdy and functional and fun!!!

Category

Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

Unique First Prototype 'Accidental Carpet' by Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen
Unique First Prototype 'Accidental Carpet' by Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen

Unique First Prototype 'Accidental Carpet' by Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen

By Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Having collaborated with Droog since its inception with the 1991 classics Chest of drawers, Rag Chair and Milk bottle lamps, Atelier Remy & Veenhuizen has reached international accla...

Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool, Jute, Latex

Pair of Primitive French Oak Milking Chairs Jean Touret for Atelier Marolles
Pair of Primitive French Oak Milking Chairs Jean Touret for Atelier Marolles

Pair of Primitive French Oak Milking Chairs Jean Touret for Atelier Marolles

By Atelier Marolles, Jean Touret

Located in Southampton, NJ

A rare pair of three-legged Primitive chairs imported from France. The chairs in French solid oak feature hand-sculpted legs and mortise and tenon joints. Attributed to Jean Touret f...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

American Folk Milk-Painted Rocking Chair
American Folk Milk-Painted Rocking Chair

American Folk Milk-Painted Rocking Chair

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H 39 in W 21.5 in D 20 in

American Folk Milk-Painted Rocking Chair

Located in Astoria, NY

American black milk-painted rocking chair, likely from the 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage "Heart" Milking Stool Ca' 1950's
Vintage "Heart" Milking Stool Ca' 1950's

Vintage "Heart" Milking Stool Ca' 1950's

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H 27.25 in W 16.25 in D 17.5 in

Vintage "Heart" Milking Stool Ca' 1950's

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A charming and "honest" patina milking stool, American ca' 1950's. Unusual heart cut out in the back.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Maple

Pair of Oversized Art Deco Wingback Lounge Chairs
Pair of Oversized Art Deco Wingback Lounge Chairs

Pair of Oversized Art Deco Wingback Lounge Chairs

Located in Las Vegas, NV

The chairs have been brought back to life with new foam and gorgeous glowing dark milk chocolate velvet.

Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet

1900s American Milk Glass Ice Cream Table with Wood Swing Out Chairs
1900s American Milk Glass Ice Cream Table with Wood Swing Out Chairs

1900s American Milk Glass Ice Cream Table with Wood Swing Out Chairs

By Sani Products Company

Located in Peekskill, NY

Amazing 1900s American ice cream table with swing out chairs. It still has the original white Vitroglass top. The wood seats are refinished and beautiful. The decorative cast iron le...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Primitive Milk Stool Round Three Legged in Light Wood
Primitive Milk Stool Round Three Legged in Light Wood

Primitive Milk Stool Round Three Legged in Light Wood

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H 11.82 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in

Primitive Milk Stool Round Three Legged in Light Wood

Located in Rümmingen, BW

This chair is a more minimal and elegant version of the traditional milk stool.

Category

Late 20th Century German Primitive Stools

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Original Eames 670 Lounge Chair & 671 Ottoman in Milk Chocolate
Original Eames 670 Lounge Chair & 671 Ottoman in Milk Chocolate

Original Eames 670 Lounge Chair & 671 Ottoman in Milk Chocolate

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The condition of this original rosewood Eames chair and ottoman is amazing. The rosewood is beautifully patinated and beautifully grained. The leather is a pale chocolate brown, and...

Category

20th Century American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Leather

6 Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs with Milk Paint
6 Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs with Milk Paint

6 Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs with Milk Paint

Located in Austin, TX

Set of 6 birch and Swedish pine chairs from the Goteborge area of Sweden.

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs

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Milking Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic milking chair available at 1stDibs. A milking chair — often made from wood, fabric and animal skin — can elevate any home. Find 8 options for an antique or vintage milking chair now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect milking chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A milking chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made milking chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Anna Karlin, Arbuck and Paul McCobb are consistently popular.

How Much is a Milking Chair?

A milking chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,162, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $9,200.

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.