Pulitzer Chair
Gustavo Pulitzer Albenga Chair, for Arflex, Italy, 1950s
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in London, GB
A Gustavo Pulitzer Albenga Chair, for Arflex, Italy, 1950s. This version with a nice rare brass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
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Pair of Alba Stitched Leather Lounge Chairs by Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in East Hampton, NY
The Alba lounge chairs by Italian architect and designer Gustavo Pulitzer are a highly styled chair
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
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Metal
H 35 in W 32.25 in D 31 in
Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex 'Albenga' Armchair
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in New York, NY
Italian architect and designer Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex chic and modernist 'Albenga' armchair
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Steel
Gustavo Pulitzer Finali Dining Chair, Manufactured by Arflex, Italy, 1955
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali, Arflex
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian dining chair was manufactured by Arflex in 1955. The model was designed for the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 31.5 in W 22.84 in D 18.9 in
Pair of Alba Lounge Chairs by Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex, made in Italy, 1959
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Rare Alba lounge chairs by Gustavo Pulitzer.
Produced by Artflex in 1959, Italy.
White fabric and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Leather
H 35.44 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Published Pair of Nino Zoncada Lounge Chairs
By Nino Zoncada
Located in Hanover, MA
Late 1950's Italian lounge chairs by Nino Zoncada for Framar with steel legs and brass feet tips in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gio Ponti Chairs from Augustus Ocean Liner - Pairs X3
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
identical to the chairs from Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali's astoundingly beautiful ballroom from Conte Biancamano
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
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Mahogany
"Toni Morrison" Dining Chair by Ashley Longshore x Ken Fulk, 2021
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Toni Morrison", II, one of a series of 12 unique dining or side chairs created by a collaboration
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Chair Design by Giovanni "Nino" Zoncada, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina, Nino Zoncada
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Chair design by Giovanni "Nino" Zoncada, Italy, 1960s. The design dates from the year 1965 and was
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Nino Zoncada Armchair Model "1101" by Cassina from Italy, 1958
By Cassina, Nino Zoncada
Located in Wolfurt, AT
company Cassina, the manufacturer's label is visible on the chair. The wide, round-shaped armchair body is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
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Fabric, Wood
Armchair Model "1101" by Cassina from Italy, 1958 with the Manufacturers Label
By Nino Zoncada, Cassina
Located in Wolfurt, AT
company Cassina, the manufacturer's label is visible on the chair. The wide, round-shaped armchair body is
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H 29.53 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in
John F. Kennedy Signed Senate Menu Collage
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American labor unions. He also became a best-selling author, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in
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Paper
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Pulitzer Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the pulitzer chair you’re looking for. Frequently made of fabric, metal and wood, every pulitzer chair was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pulitzer chair — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A pulitzer chair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made pulitzer chair over the years, but those crafted by Arflex, Cassina and Lilly Pulitzer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Pulitzer Chair?
A pulitzer chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,959, while the lowest priced sells for $965 and the highest can go for as much as $19,600.
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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.
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