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Large Wing Back Lounge Chair Designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, Denmark
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Antwerp, BE
head.The frame is beautifully detailed. This is a museum-quality chair in excellent condition with a most
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Museum-quality antique horn chair Victoria around 1870, England.
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum-quality antique horn chair Victoria around 1870. Extravagant antique horn chair, probably
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs

Materials

Horn, Leather

Museum Quality Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chairs with Table
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Dallas, TX
chairs are in fact authentic Barcelona chairs manufactured by the German Company, Waldemar Stiegler
Category

Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Four 19th Century French Walnut Carved Neoclassical Dining Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
first quarter of the 19th century, each of this set of four museum quality chairs features an open back
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Museum-Quality 1950s Adnet Armchair in Original Green Hemstitched Leather
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Museum-quality 1950s Adnet armchair in original Green hemstitched leather in frayed
Category

Mid-20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather

Set of Six 19th Century Museum Quality Walnut & Faux Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
chairs. Aprons display lovely floret and chairs show peg construction and are solid and comfortable
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut

1985 Eames Herman Miller EC175 Upholstered Fiberglass Shell Chair Museum Quality
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
County, Pennsylvania office environment, where it was seemingly seldom used. The chair is in museum
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
By William Birch
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this important Museum quality William Birch made and stamped
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 1840 Museum Quality Claw & Ball Carved Feet Wingback Very Large Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime, museum quality extra large Wingback
Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Set of Four Antique Museum Quality French Louis XVI Dining Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible set of four early 19th century museum worthy French Louis XVI walnut fauteuils or
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Loos Cafe Museum Chair in Dark Walnut
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair has today been revived thanks to new production techniques that successfully leave its artisan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black
By Marcel Breuer, ICF De Padova
Located in Munster, NRW
Marcel Breuer - Aluminium Chair 1933, manufactured by ICF Cadsana, Italy - MoMa German-born
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Finest Quality Waring & Gillows Side Bedroom Chairs Part of Large Suite
By Waring & Gillow
Located in GB
ever see another where it has been commissioned with absolute no expense spared, this is museum quality
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Loos Cafe Museum in Wenge with Upholstered Seat
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair has today been revived thanks to new production techniques that successfully leave its artisan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

MZO Chair by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

MZO Chair by Mazo Design
MZO Chair by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
DAO Chair by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
DAO chair by Shin Azumi Materials: Stackable chair, black or white lacquered metal frame. Back in
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

DAO Chair by Shin Azumi
DAO Chair by Shin Azumi
H 31.5 in W 22.05 in D 19.73 in
Blue MZO Chair by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Blue MZO Chair by Mazo Design
Blue MZO Chair by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
By Michael Young
Located in Geneve, CH
Wired outdoor chair by Michael Young Sled Base Dimensions: W 41 x D 51 x H 76 cm Materials
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Other

Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
H 29.93 in W 16.46 in D 20.2 in
Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
By Michael Young
Located in Geneve, CH
Wired outdoor chair by Michael Young Dimensions: W 50 x D 51.7 x H 77.5 cm Materials: Powder
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Other

Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
Wired Outdoor Chair by Michael Young
H 30.52 in W 19.69 in D 20.36 in
"Set of 12 Chairs ", 1960, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Country: French Elegant and sophisticated 12 chairs. The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

"Set of 12 Chairs ", 1960, France
"Set of 12 Chairs ", 1960, France
H 35.83 in W 17.72 in D 16.15 in
Upholstered Dao Chair by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Upholstered DAO chair by Shin Azumi Materials: Stackable chair, black or white lacquered metal
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Upholstered Dao Chair by Shin Azumi
Upholstered Dao Chair by Shin Azumi
H 31.5 in W 22.05 in D 19.73 in
Fabric LouLou Chair by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Fabric LouLou chair by Shin Azumi Materials: Base in black or white or chromed lacquered metal
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fabric LouLou Chair by Shin Azumi
Fabric LouLou Chair by Shin Azumi
H 32.68 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Milano chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni - 1980s
By Aldo Rossi
Located in Uccle, BE
Amazing set of five Milano chairs designed in 1987 by Aldo Rossi for Molteni. These chairs are
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Milano chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni - 1980s
Milano chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni - 1980s
H 32.68 in W 15.56 in D 14.77 in
Casbah Black Metal Chair by Nomade Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Casbah brass chair black by Nomade Atelier Dimensions: D 94 x W 75 x H 107 cm Material: iron
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Casbah Black Metal Chair by Nomade Atelier
Casbah Black Metal Chair by Nomade Atelier
H 42.13 in W 29.53 in D 37.01 in
MZO Chair with Upholstery by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

MZO Chair with Upholstery by Mazo Design
MZO Chair with Upholstery by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chairs in wood year: 1940 The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique
Category

Vintage 1940s Tanzanian Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
H 17.72 in W 17.33 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Regency Chairs, attributed to George Bullock
By George Bullock
Located in London, GB
Collectors' choice - a very fine and rare Regency period pair of mahogany chairs, firmly attributed
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Contemporary Plain Clay Dining Chair by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
This Dining Chair comes from Maarten Baas’s Plain Clay collection. This collection was originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 4 Mzo Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 4 Mzo Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 4 Mzo Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 2 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Miss Wirt Chair by Philippe Starck for Disform 1982
By Disform, Philippe Starck
Located in Munich, DE
A rare and collectible chair designed by Philippe Starck in 1982 for Disform. Black cotton canvas
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Ruud-Jan Kokke Slat Chair, the Netherlands, 1986
By Ruud-Jan Kokke, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Utrecht, NL
, form and functionality. This chair model is included in various museum collections, including the
Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Ruud-Jan Kokke Slat Chair, the Netherlands, 1986
Ruud-Jan Kokke Slat Chair, the Netherlands, 1986
H 28.94 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Finn Juhl Egypetian Chair in Wood and Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
about a visit at the Louvre Museum in Paris where he became so fascinated by an antique Egyptian chair
Category

2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Finn Juhl Egypetian Chair in Wood and Leather
Finn Juhl Egypetian Chair in Wood and Leather
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 22.05 in
Italian Artemide Design Vico Magistretti 6 Chairs Model Selene
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Prato, Tuscany
shipping, particularly bulky and heavy items, we can arrange to send them by sea. Iconic and famous chairs
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Polyester

Hickory Chair Belknap Chair from the Winterthur Estate Collection
Located in Atlanta, GA
arts at Winterthur Museum is an early 20th-century leather covered arm chair. It is one of a group of
Category

2010s American American Classical Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
– more curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 4 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 4 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Set of 2 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
– more curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed
Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of 2 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Set of 2 Blue MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Pair of Kabuto Chairs by Isamu Kenmochi for Tendo Mokko
By Tendo Mokko, Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
exhibited and stored at the Louvre Museum in France and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is also
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of Four Marzio Cecchi Model 'S' Chairs, Italy
By Marzio Cecchi
Located in New York, NY
The famous model "S chair", an iconic and unique design by Marzio Cecchi for Studio Most in Italy
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Set of Two Marzio Cecchi S Model Chairs
By Studio Most, Marzio Cecchi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The famous model "S chair", an iconic and unique design by Marzio Cecchi for Studio Most in Italy
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Set of Two Marzio Cecchi S Model Chairs
Italian Set of Two Marzio Cecchi S Model Chairs
H 50.01 in W 24.02 in D 24.02 in
Pair of Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Upholstered Side Chairs Original Fabric
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Sharon, CT
fabric. All designed by Josef Hoffmann. Original condition-museum quality pieces. Provenance: Walter P
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Plain Clay Dining Chair with Arm by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
This Dining Chair comes from Maarten Baas’s Plain Clay collection. This collection was originally
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Kartell Chair Model 4875 by Carlo Bartoli - Glossy White - Italy, 1970s
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
– Center Pompidou – Paris and of course of the Kartell museum. A rare vintage chair, witness of innovation
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Upholstered Dao Chairs by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 upholstered DAO chairs by Shin Azumi Materials: stackable chair, black or white lacquered
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Upholstered Dao Chairs by Shin Azumi
Set of 2 Upholstered Dao Chairs by Shin Azumi
H 31.5 in W 22.05 in D 19.73 in
Zanotta Dismountable Safari Chair
By Zanotta, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Dronten, NL
Exceptionally rare 1970s lounge chair in ash and canvas made by Zanotta. The chair is very solid
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Ash

Zanotta Dismountable Safari Chair
Zanotta Dismountable Safari Chair
H 35.44 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Set of 2 Fabric LouLou Chairs by Shin Azumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 fabric LouLou chairs by Shin Azumi Materials: Base in black or white or chromed lacquered
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Fabric LouLou Chairs by Shin Azumi
Set of 2 Fabric LouLou Chairs by Shin Azumi
H 32.68 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Yngve Ekström Oregon Pine Easy Chairs for Swedese, Sweden, 1950s
By Yngve Ekström
Located in Dronten, NL
and 60s. The organic and neat elegance of these chairs is typical of Ekström’s approach to furniture
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Pine

Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Arm Chairs Ecuador 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
armchairs in the 1970s for Muebles de Estilo. The chairs are crafted from high-quality wood and thick cognac
Category

Vintage 1970s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Folding Chairs Ecuador 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
the 1970s for Muebles de Estilo. The chairs are crafted from high-quality wood and thick cognac
Category

Vintage 1970s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Stunning Antique Black Forest Fireplace Chair by Horrix w Excellent Upholstery
By Horrix
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing quality carved, great condition, beautifully upholstered and rare antique chair. Over
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Black Forest Chairs

Materials

Oak, Upholstery

"Set of 12 Chairs Art Deco", 1930, France in Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
chairs. The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique. It is an icon of
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Wood

Verner Panton Side / Dining Chairs for Herman Miller, Modernist, 1970's
By Verner Panton
Located in London, GB
earliest models is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Today the Panton Chair is
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of 5 Vintage Midcentury French Modern Slickslick Chairs by Philippe Starck
By XO Design, Philippe Starck
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of five Slick Slick chairs was designed by Philippe Starck in 1999 for the French
Category

1990s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' Chair Designed for Chandigarh's High Court, 1959-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Authentic original unrestored Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' chair finished in beautifully grained Teak
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Teak, Upholstery

1980s Post Modern Segis Italia Black Plastic & Chrome Charlie Side Chairs Set 4
By Carlo Bimbi and Nilo Gioacchini, Loewenstein, Segis
Located in Topeka, KS
chairs by Carlo Bimbi & Nilo Gioacchini, made in Italy, imported by Loewenstein Oggo, and sold by John A
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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Museum Quality Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of museum quality chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique museum quality chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Find 788 antique and vintage museum quality chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 171 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Museum quality chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Museum quality chairs made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Museum quality chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand are consistently popular.

How Much are Museum Quality Chairs?

Museum quality chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,228, while the lowest priced sells for $78 and the highest can go for as much as $800,000.