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19thc Ranch Style Pressed Back Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original old surface pressed back chairs in fine sturdy condition. The set of a great cowboy
Category

Antique 1890s American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Oak Convertible Pressed Back High Chair Baby Stroller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Oak Convertible Pressed Back High Chair Baby Stroller. Item features a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Other Chairs

Materials

Oak

Aesthetic Movement Oak and Brass with Pressed Leather Back Slipper Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Aesthetic Movement Oak and Brass with Pressed Leather Back Slipper Chair Measures 22 " in width
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Slipper Chairs

Materials

Brass

French Pressed Glass Wall Mounted Back Lighted Mirror by Maison Perzel
Located in Chicago, IL
French glass wall-mounted mirror light by Maison Perzel with two interior light sources. The glass is extremely thick and precisely formed. Meant to be recessed into the wall but can...
Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Childs Chair with Pressed Leather Cats on Seat Back
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Childs Chair with Pressed Leather Cats on Seat Back. 17” wide by 14
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Early American Pressed Oak Studded Back & Nail Leather Dining Chairs, a Set
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of four early American style pressed oak and studded back and leather seat upholstered with
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

Pressed Brass Eagle, Parade Flag Holder and Bunting Tie Back, ca 1880-1895
Located in York County, PA
Pressed brass eagle, an early parade flag holder & bunting tie-back, an especially attractive
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Four Vintage Louis XV Polychromed & Pressed Cane Parlor Chairs C1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
a polychromed finish with pressed cane backs, showcasing the elegance and intricate design typical
Category

Mid-20th Century Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Cane

Cobalt Blue Glass Feather Hollywood Regency Curtain Tie Backs
Located in Garnerville, NY
An elegant pair of Hollywood Regency era blue pressed glass feather curtain tie backs. The window
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Oak Dining Chairs with Upholstered Back and Seat – Boytes Model
By Jorge Elizondo
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
subtle textural contrast. The backrest features a distinctive cut-out detail, while the seat and back are
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood, Bentwood

Mid Century Vintage C1950 Tall High Back Bar Stools Original Naughahyde
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Pictured. Original feet on legs, very comfy contours to the backs and the chrome ring shows some wear but
Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Chrome, Steel

Antique Four American Victorian Spindle Back Side Charis
Located in Norton, MA
Early 20th century American Victorian Golden Oak pressed and Spindle Back Side Charis with carved
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1950s Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cane back Chairs model 5700a
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
legs wrap around the entire chair and form the swooping arch back. The pressed caning lets the piece
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Mahogany

Mexican Brass Peacock Motif Wall Mirror
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic Mexican brass peacock motif wall mirror, circa 1960. Hand pressed brass
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Mexican Brass Peacock Motif Wall Mirror
Mexican Brass Peacock Motif Wall Mirror
H 47.25 in W 22.45 in D 1.97 in
Pair Mid Century Japanese Framed Signed Oshie Art C.1950
Located in London, GB
“pressed pictures” that goes back to the Edo Period (1603-1868) consisting of paper and sections of kimono
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile, Acrylic, Paper

19th Century French Copper Framed Mirror
Located in New York, NY
pressed into sheet copper. The back of the mirror is supported with wood. Featuring one main mirror
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Wall Mirrors

Materials

Copper

19th Century French Copper Framed Mirror
19th Century French Copper Framed Mirror
H 30 in W 18.5 in D 1.25 in
Thonet Art Nouveau Set of Six very Rare Chairs with Printed Pattern.
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Antwerp, BE
accents, cafe or bistro chairs steamed curved bent wood, beech seat and back of pressed plywood with
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Huge Mid Century Modern "Zier-Form" Wall Mirror with Heavy Brass Frame
Located in München, DE
original mirror glass, pressed wood on the back and suspension. No bumps or dents on the brass rim. Very
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Pair of '4801' cream colored lounge chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in amstelveen, NL
with a bent pressed plywood seat, the back and frame fit together without any metallic parts or glue
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Mid-century Steel Round Streamline Springer Patio Outdoor Lounge Chair, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline pressed steel seat back with a lined pattern in the center. The chairs have been left original
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Steel Shellback Springer Patio Outdoor Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
-shaped base that rocks and forth when pushed back and forth. The chair features a Shellback pressed steel
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Steel Scrolling Springer Patio Outdoor Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
pressed steel seat back with a lined pattern in the center. The chair has been left original with their
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Steel Flat Iron Springer Patio Outdoor Lounge Chair, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Iron style pressed steel seat back with a lined pattern in the center. The chairs have been left
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Metal

18th Century Southern German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
. At the front on pressed ball feet, at the back on block feet, standing half-height pine body with
Category

Antique 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Set of Eight Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Leather Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive complete set of eight French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany and pressed
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Joe Colombo Chairs No. 4801, Black Plywood Wood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
using Kartell's material of choice. The original chair was crafted with a bent pressed plywood seat
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plywood, Wood, Bentwood

Set of Four Italian Early 19th Century Walnut and Leather Throne Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pressed leather throne armchairs. Each chair is raised by straight square legs connected by fine scalloped
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Joe Colombo – LEM chair – White Leather – Bieffeplast – Italy – 1960s
By Bieffeplast, Joe Colombo
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
of the novel Solaris. This chair has a white lacquered pressed metal frame and the back is covered in
Category

Vintage 1960s European Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Reverse Glass Painted French Shop Signs Pottery
Located in Southampton, GB
, crusty painted frames and back panel, pressed copper letters and foxing to the reverse glass paint
Category

Antique 19th Century French Signs

Materials

Glass, Wood

Decorative Ceramic Relief with a Musketeer in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in Vienna, Austria
manufacture, Keramo Vrsovice, in Prague, 1960's. On the back side, pressed in clay is the name of the
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Hollywood Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Design Chair by Pierantonio Bonacina, Italy, 1990's
By Pierantonio Bonacina
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
head bend bentwood pressed wood back with rattan woven seat on chrome metal base. Can be used as an
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Set of 4 Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Domus' Chairs in Natural Oak and Leather for Artek
By Ilmari Tapiovaara, Artek
Located in Glendale, CA
seat and back. Stackable up to four chairs. A masterpiece of modern furniture design, the 'Domus
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Silk Brocade Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Pression - large, expressive, person, figurative, aluminum outdoor sculpture
By Paul Duval
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single figure stands precariously on a narrow ‘ledge’…back pressed against a frame, one leg
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Silver Filigree European Drinking Cup
Located in Chicago, IL
Mesopotamia, dating the pressed metal technique as far back as 3,000 BC. As the knowledge and craftsmanship
Category

20th Century European Romantic Tableware

Materials

Silver

Silver Filigree European Drinking Cup
Silver Filigree European Drinking Cup
H 3.75 in W 3.75 in D 2.5 in
Joe Colombo Chair No. 4801, Black Plywood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s, One of Two
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
material of choice. The original chair was crafted with a bent pressed plywood seat, back and frame fitted
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plywood

Bathers
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
artist drew or pressed on the back of paper placed over an inked or painted surface, resulting in a
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Monotype

Bathers
Bathers
H 8.875 in W 10.75 in
Avant-Après Small Sofa in Vip A8 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Customizable Artifort Aloa Chair Designed by Khodi Feiz
By Artifort
Located in New York, NY
interplay between soft and solid materials. ‘The metal backrest is pressed into the soft, supportive back
Category

2010s Dutch Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile

Avant-Après Large Sofa in Vip A8 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Black Straight Leg Trouser Pants
By Alexander McQueen, Givenchy
Located in Thiensville, WI
of pant legs; pressed crease at center back of pant legs. Two ½ slashed side pockets at front sides
Category

1990s French Pants

Livingston Armchair in Extra White Upholstery & Chrome Legs by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia, Giuseppe Viganò 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
with polyurethane foam; the back is in multi-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

COURREGES c.1970’s Hyperbole Bright Orange High Rise Wide Leg Trouser Pants
By Courrèges, André Courrèges
Located in Thiensville, WI
waistband. Pressed crease at center front of pant legs; pressed crease at center back of pant legs
Category

1970s French Wide Leg Pants

Livingston Armchair in Special Beige Upholstery & Chrome Legs by Giuseppe Viganò
By Giuseppe Viganò 1, Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
with polyurethane foam; the back is in multi-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Avant-Après Large Sofa in Vip A3 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Avant-Après Medium Sofa in Vip A3 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Avant-Après Small Sofa in Vip A3 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Livingston Small Sofa in Kami White Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Livingston Small Sofa in Red Velvet Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Avant-Après Medium Sofa in Vip A8 Upholstery with Metal Grey by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego
Located in Brooklyn, NY
velfodera on pressed 300gr/sqm. Back and armrest cushions’ panels are in plywood covered with velfodera on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

1797 Tardieu Map of Southeast Asia: The Malay Archipelago and Beyond
Located in Langweer, NL
Borneo and the Philippines. Printed on strong hand-pressed paper. Step back into the age of exploration
Category

Antique 1790s Maps

Materials

Paper

Livingston Large Sofa in Red Velvet Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Livingston Large Sofa in Kami White Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Livingston Small Sofa in Lusso White Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Livingston Large Sofa in Lusso White Upholstery with Chrome by Giuseppe Viganò
By Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
-layered wood, covered in Velfodera backed with pressed polyester 300 gr/sqm. Feet: In specially shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

No Logo Light Armchair Vip White Upholstery & Nickel Frame by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego, Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) and covered with velfodera backed with pressed polyester fibre 300gr/sqm. The seat is sprung with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

No Logo Light Armchair Lusso White Upholstery & Nickel Frame by Sergio Bicego
By Sergio Bicego, Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) and covered with velfodera backed with pressed polyester fibre 300gr/sqm. The seat is sprung with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 1998 “Joan” Gray Blazer Jacket Wide Leg Trouser Pant Suit
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
pockets at front; single topstitched jetted pocket with button closure at back. Pressed crease at center
Category

1990s Italian Trouser Pant Suits

Japanese Traditional Brocade Silk Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
quality silk and brocade fabrics, known as oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Japanese Silk Brocade Traditional Two-Panel Folding Screen
Located in Takarazuka, JP
oshie (literally, “pressed pictures”) that goes back to the Edo period (1603-1868). It is said this art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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Pressed Back For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pressed back for your home. Each pressed back for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and maple. Your living room may not be complete without a pressed back — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A pressed back made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. Heywood-Wakefield Co. each produced at least one beautiful pressed back that is worth considering.

How Much is a Pressed Back?

Prices for a pressed back start at $365 and top out at $3,800 with the average selling for $1,195.