Gustavian Side Chair
Sold|$3,740
Gustavian Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Open back Gustavian Side Chair in a worn pale grey patina.
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Side Chairs
Wood
Sold|$3,740
Gustavian Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Open back Gustavian Side Chair in a worn pale grey patina.
Wood
Sold|$2,970
Baroque Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Open back Baroque side chair in a worn pale grey patina.
Sold|$7,470
Rococo Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Open back Rococo Side Chair in a worn pale blue patina.
Wood
Sold|$6,500
Boomerang Club Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curved back open arm chair reupholstered in grey silk velvet on splayed legs with silver capped feet, tufted seat with loose seat cushion on top.
Pair of Mathieu Mategot Perforated Metal and Steel Tube Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of open back side chairs by Mathieu Mategot with perforated metal seats on bent steel tubing frames in original oxidized white paint finish.
Steel
Shanghai Scholar's Horseshoe Backed Open Arm Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Q'ing Dynsaty Shanghai Scholar's Horseshoe Backed Open Arm chair
Sold|$1,750
Faux Bamboo Horshoe Backed Open Arm Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Q'ing Dynasty Rosewood Faux Bamboo Horseshoe Backed Open Arm Chair(1 of pair, priced and sold separately)
Sold|$2,200
Period Regency spindle back open arm chair
Located in Vancouver, BC
A carved mahogany open arm chair with unusual turned front legs and turned back supports; thought to be of Bermuda or Caribbean make; early - mid 19th; now upholstered in buttoned ru...
Mahogany, Velvet
Looped Walnut Biedermeier Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
The looped open back of these side chairs reflects the lightness and romantic spirit of the Biedermeier era during the age of Schubert.
Walnut
Sold|$14,740
Pair of Gustavian Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open back Gustavian Side Chairs with a pale blue patina.
Sold|$7,470
Pair of Gustavian Bellman Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open back Gustavian Bellman Chairs in a pale blue patina.
Wood
Sold|$7,470
Pair of Baroque Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open back Baroque Side Chairs in a worn yellow patina.
Wood
Sold|$18,700
Pair of Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open back, early Rococo Side Chairs in a worn pink patina.
Sold|$14,740
Pair of Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open back Rococo Chairs with cabriole legs in a worn blue patina.
Wood
Sold|$2,900
19th Century Italian Slipper Chair
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 19th century Italian carved giltwood open-back slipper chair covered in grey linen fabric accented with brass tacks.
Pair of Tufted Scoop Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
barrel-back open form tufted club chair on cylindrical wood base 27” H x 14 ½” H x 37” W x 29” D UP-210-3
Sold|$3,200
Gio Ponti Chair, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The name of this collection, Ponti 969, is a playful rendition of the standout feature of this chair: its open back with its superbly crafted wavy backrest.
Bouclé, Beech, Walnut
Sold|$14,740
Set of Four Gustavian Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Four Gustavian Side Chairs with open backs and round fluted legs.
Wood
Sold|$7,960
Set of 8 Gustavian Style Side Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 open back Gustavian Style Side Chairs.
Canvas
Sold|$3,695
Set of Four Wrought Iron Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking set of four Hollywood Regency style wrought iron side chairs, circa 1950s-1960s. These sculptural open back hall chairs are designed with contrasting upholstered seats.
Metal
Pair Sculptural 1960's Cantilever Lounge Chairs
Located in Easton, PA
Pair of cantilever lounge chairs with open backs and chromed steel bases c.1960 made by Flair, Inc. a division of Bernhardt Furniture.
Chrome, Steel
Sold|$3,200
Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Side chairs: 19w x 20d x 31.5"h back, 19h seat. Arm Chairs: 21w x 20d x 33.5h back, 19h seat
Poplar, Hemp
Sold|$1,750
Horseshoe Back Open Armchair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Q'ing Dynasty Scholar's Horseshoe Back Open Arm Chair(1 of pair priced and sold separately)
Sold|$12,800
Set of Widdicomb Dining Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
Set of six open back dining chairs by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb circa 1950, dark sable-finished and upholstered in brown and tan check weave with French grosgrain trim
Set of Four Signed Gustavian Side Chairs by Johan Erik Hoglander
By Johan Erik Hoglander
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four open back Gustavian side chairs in a worn pale grey patina, signed by Johan Erik Hoglander (1748-1813), head carpenter to King Gustav III and one of the Gustavian periods...
Sold|$18,700
Set of Eight Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight open back Gustavian dining chairs in a worn pale grey patina.
Wood
Sold|$29,000 / set
Set of 12 Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Open-work backs with simple geometrical shapes. Straight tapered legs with cross stretchers.
Wood
A Pair of Vintage 1950's Deep Tufted Slipper Chairs Attributable to Billy Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These open square back and deeply tufted chairs have been recently reupholstered and are in fabulous condition.
Wood, Upholstery
Sold|$8,700
Set of Six Gustavian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six open back Gustavian style Dining Chairs.
Wood
Set of 4 upholstered oak dining chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four upholstered cirused oak dining chairs with open backs
Sold|$22,500
Set of 10 Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs; open, pierced back splat carved with the acanthus leave design; serpentine fronted upholstered seats covered in antique leather.
Sold|$6,000
Six French 1940's Dining Chair Frames
Located in New Orleans, LA
Six high, open-back dining chair frames in stained ash with center medallion in burl veneer
Pair Of Napoleon Lll High Back Open Arm Chairs
Located in New Hope, PA
Extremely comfortable, these period Napoleon lll Arm chairs have beautiful ebony turned legs and arms. They have been recovered in neutral fabric.
Wood, Fabric
Venetian Louis XV style white painted dining chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 Venetian Louis XV style white painted open backed dining chairs, 2 armchairs with 6 side chairs
Sold|$5,800
Set of 8 Dining Chairs by Gordon Russell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of eight open back dining chairs (two arms and 6 sides) executed in pale mahogany and designed by W.H.
Set of Eight Leather Dining Chairs by Niels Moller
By Niels Otto Møller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight leather and rosewood open back Dining Chairs by Niels Moller.
SET OF SIX JACARANDA SIDE CHAIRS IN STYLE OF TENREIRO
Located in New York, NY
Chair with open back & vertical rods with an upholstered seat in white leather mounted on square tapered legs.
Sold|$4,600
Mid-20th Century Beechwood Open Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century beechwood open arm chair, high shaped back, padded arms, outsplayed legs
Sold|$1,750
Faux Bamboo Horseshoe Backed Scholar's Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Q'ing Dynasty Faux Bamboo Scholar's Horseshoe Backed Open Arm Chair(pair available priced and sold separately)
19th C. Green Painted & Giltwood Open Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century green painted & giltwood open arm chair, cantered cane back railing, downswept arms on scrolled supports, saber legs
Pair of Early 20th Century Walnut Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of early 20th Century walnut open arm chairs, concave tablet backs, downscrolled arms, round front legs, saber back legs, slatted backs.
Pair of Early 20th Century Beechwood Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of early 20th Century beechwood open arm chairs, curved backs, exaggerated downscrolled arms, square front legs.
Sold|$10,500
Venetian Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tall back Venetian open arm chair
Sold|$1,400
Pr of Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French scalloped back open arm chairs. Newly upholstered.Seat height is 18"
Wood, Fabric
Sold|$12,500
Pair of 18th Century Italian Chairs
Located in Tacoma, WA
Unique pair of 18th century, circa 1770, open arm, shield back chairs. Original paint. Origins: Milan or Genoa.
Wood, Paint
Sold|$2,900
Six Baker Bamboo Style Arm Chairs
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Six original Baker, Knapps & Tubbs Regency Style Bamboo Arm Chairs, open spindle back, cane seat, tapered legs and cross stretcher.
Wood
Sold|$9,500
French Neoclassical Salon Set
Located in Chicago, IL
French Empire mahogany settee and two side chairs. Settee and chairs have open back with curved x designed back splat, adorned with neoclassical gilt bronze motifs, supported on sa...
Ormolu
Low, mahogany armchair
Located in New York, NY
Dark stained mahogany, open back,low arm chair with decorative carving and bronze brocade
Sold|$3,900
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style finely carved fruitwood oval back fauteuils (open arm chairs.)
Fruitwood
Sold|$3,800
Pair of Modernist Armchairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Wonderful pair of partially open armed button backed chairs. Most likely French with oak legs and exposed arms.
George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
A highly collectable tapered cylindrical tankard sitting on a plain skirt foot with open-work chair back thumb piece to the domed hinged lid.
Sold|$3,500
Biedermeier Portrait of a Woman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Oil on canvas of an elegantly dressed, well to do woman, probably Viennese, wearing pearl hoop earrings and sitting in an open back tub chair, typical of the Biedermeier period.
Sold|$2,200
Marble Topped Wooden Cross Brace Table/Desk
Located in New York, NY
Elegant tapered pitch to the legs, open on back side for a chair. Can be used as a console table behind a sofa or as its intended use as a simple desk.
Marble
Ply-Chair Open Back Pair of Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Vitra
By Jasper Morrison
Located in Denton, MD
English designer Jasper Morrison's work is characterized by its simplicity in both form and vision. This chair was originally designed for an installation in Berlin titled "Some New ...
Plywood
Milo Baughman Pair of Open Back Chrome Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Loves Park, IL
A pair of Milo Baughman sculptural open back lounge chairs on chrome bases.
Open Back Lounge Chair, Gigi Radice for Minotti, 1950s
By Gigi Radice
Located in Tarnowskie Gory, Sląskie
Classic Italian open back lounge chair by Gigi Radice for Minotti, 1950s.
Brass
Eero Saarinen Open Back Armless Executive Chairs by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in New London, CT
Iconic dining/ office chairs from Knoll that are as clean as the day they were delivered.
Chrome
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.
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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.
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