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Salesman Sample Chairs

Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
By John Salterini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
diminutive set of doll size chairs were made as sales samples featuring intricate iron work. Impressive
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
$750 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 28 in W 17.5 in D 15 in
Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall backed salesman's sample wing chair with tall arms in olive/brown leather with brass nail
Category

Early 20th Century Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
$2,500
H 32.5 in W 16 in D 13.5 in
Machine Age Salesman Sample or Childs Spring Chair
By lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Moderne Art Deco era salesman sample or childs chair . Recovered in supple leather . Chrome frame
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Machine Age Salesman Sample or Childs Spring Chair
Machine Age Salesman Sample or Childs Spring Chair
$700 Sale Price
50% Off
H 21.5 in W 14 in D 16 in
1940s Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Salesman sample from the 1940s most likely. Looks like it was made yesterday. Exquisitely
Category

Vintage 1940s American Chippendale Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
1940s Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
$420 Sale Price
60% Off
H 20 in W 11.5 in D 12 in
Small 17" Cast Iron Vintage Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
and was used as a salesman's sample. The armchair is made from durable cast iron and has a sturdy seat
Category

20th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Iron

Small 17" Cast Iron Vintage Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
Small 17" Cast Iron Vintage Salesman Sample Chippendale Chair
$270 Sale Price
40% Off
H 17 in W 8 in D 9 in
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan Sofa Chairs Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan living room set featuring 4 Paul Frankl inspired chairs and a sofa
Category

Vintage 1950s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rattan

Set of Miniature Hickory Salesman Sample Settee, Chair And Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
miniature side chair - 8h x 5.5w x 4.5d x seat height 4
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Toys

Materials

Wood

Set of Miniature Hickory Salesman Sample Settee, Chair And Rocker
Set of Miniature Hickory Salesman Sample Settee, Chair And Rocker
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 8 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic form club chair Salesman's sample in a mottled brown leather with button tufted shaped
Category

Early 20th Century Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair
Miniature Salesman's Leather Tufted Club Chair
$2,500
H 20.5 in W 17.5 in D 19 in

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American Art Deco Restored McKay-Craft Salesman's Sample or Child's Chair
By McKay Furniture Corp., John Waring Carpenter
Located in Port Hope, ON
Classic, the McKay chair that we have come across and it is fully restored and fabulous. Anecdotally we
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Salesman's Sample Chippendale Chairs
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
These exquisitely detailed, child-sized Chippendale chairs with removable seats were made to be
Category

Mid-20th Century Chippendale Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Salterini Style Salesman Sample Patio Furniture Radar Chair
Located in Newtown, CT
Vintage salesman sample radar chairs in the style of Salterini. Light rust, paint loss and
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Theater Seat Unique Salesman's Sample
By Thomas A. Warren, American Chair Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
A rare mid-20th century Salesman's Sample theater or auditorium seat. Notice each side and armrests
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Theater Seat Unique Salesman's Sample
Theater Seat Unique Salesman's Sample
H 35.5 in W 24.75 in D 21 in
Lounge Chair, Salesman Sample
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Salesman sample of a 1950s lounge chair. Chair measures 11" wide, 15.5" deep and 13.5" high. We
Category

Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Lounge Chair, Salesman Sample
Lounge Chair, Salesman Sample
H 13.5 in W 11 in D 15.5 in
Pair Of Wonderful Salesman Sample Old Hickory Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR OF OLD HICKORY SALESMAN SAMPLES OR SMALL CHILD PLAY CHAIRS. GREAT ON A SHELF OR FOR TEDDY
Category

Vintage 1930s American Side Chairs

Maison Jansen Style Louis XVI Painted Childs Chair or Salesman's Sample
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a salesman's sample or child's chair. The chair has a warped leg from age and is otherwise
Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Beech

Midcentury Danish Modern Risom Style Salesman Sample or Child's Wood Chair
By Jens Risom
Located in Miami, FL
Salesman's sample size. Measurements: 10 3/4 inches wide x 10 inches deep x 16 3/4 inch high back and seat
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Salesman's Sample Miniature Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a wonderful example of a salesman sample or even great for a doll's or teddy bear collector
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art

Miniature Wicker Chair, Possibly Salesman Sample, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
The detail of this chair is so accurate that we can believe it may well be a salesman sample
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wicker

Salesman Sample By "old Hickory Chair Co." Three Piece Min. Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.THIS SALESMAN SAMPLE WERE USED TO SELL THE LARGER VERSIONS OF ADULT HICKORY FURNITURE.THESE PARTICULAR
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Vintage 1930s American Children's Furniture

Materials

Hickory

Rare Half Moon Salesman Sample Rattan Sofa and Lounge Chair and Rocking Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan livingroom set featuring a Paul Frankl style lounge chair, rocking
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Rattan

19th Century Salesman Sample Miniature Chairs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of Victorian miniature wooden side chairs with turned front legs. Made of polished mahogany
Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Salesman Sample Old Hickory Settee and Chair
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun little shelf height hickory settee and side chair are in Fine condition and retain a
Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

9" Emeco 1006 Miniature Salesman Sample Aluminum Chair Scultpure
By Emeco
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Miniature Emeco model 1006 aluminum miniature chair sculpture salesmen sample is a detailed and
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Salesman Sample / Miniature Queen Anne-Style English Arm Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature Queen Anne-style captain's / armchair, likely crafted as a Salesman Sample to advertise
Category

Vintage 1950s English Queen Anne Models and Miniatures

Materials

Cherry

Miniature Peacock or Fan Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Miniature Anglo Indian peacock chair or salesman sample crafted with amazing detail in wicker and
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wicker

Miniature Peacock or Fan Chair
Miniature Peacock or Fan Chair
H 12 in W 10 in D 6 in
Faux Bamboo French Director's Armchair in Miniature with Original Fabric
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
chair might have been created as a salesman's sample. A director's chair created in France during the
Category

Antique 1880s French French Provincial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Textile, Wood

SALESMAN'S SAMPLE Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Very unusual modernist rocker in a miniature scale, most likely a salesman's sample rather than a
Category

20th Century Austrian Chairs

Materials

Plywood

SALESMAN'S SAMPLE Chair
SALESMAN'S SAMPLE Chair
H 10 in W 9 in D 15 in
19th C. French Salesman's Sample Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful gilded and upholstered chair. Salesman sample
Category

Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Giltwood, Upholstery

1920s-1930s Art Deco Chrome and Leather Salesman Sample Chair
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba
back. These salesman samples from the 1920s and 1930s are getting harder to find and would make for a
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Chrome

A Fine And Rare 19th Century Salesman Sample Dental Chair
Located in New York, NY
This is one of the finest and most complicated miniature chair models we have seen. The mechanisms
Category

Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Models and Miniatures

Materials

Leather, Wood

Miniature Morris Chair
Located in US
Charming Salesman's Sample/ Childs Morris Chair In Oak And Wicker
Category

Antique 19th Century English Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Miniature Morris Chair
Miniature Morris Chair
H 27 in D 19 in

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Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Category

2010s Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
$2,616 / item
H 27.56 in W 59.85 in D 47.64 in
John Salterini Childs Chair, Wrought Iron and Wicker
By John Salterini
Located in Kansas City, MO
John Salterini wrought iron and wicker childs chair in excellent condition. This is the best childs chair we have ever seen.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

TIFFANY & CO. 1920 Art Deco Perfume Flask Bottle In Solid 925 Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Perfume flask bottle by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful, sleek and elegant carry-on perfume bottle from the art deco period, circa 1920. This model was designed and crafted at the Tiffany &...
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

A Chinese Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Ming Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Ming Dynasty Diameter: 16.7 cm Height: 5.5 cm Provenance: The Collection of Dr. John Yu AC Dr. Yu was the Founding Chair of VisAsia in the Ar...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Chinese Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Ming Dynasty
A Chinese Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Ming Dynasty
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
H 2.17 in Dm 6.58 in
Small Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet with Drawer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
Category

Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Spruce

Zenith Console Radio Model 9-S-262
By Radiobar Corp. and Philco
Located in Fulton, CA
A Philco Model 9-S-262 console radio with multiple band dial. Circa. 1938. All electrical components and speaker intact. Beautiful dial, grill cloth and finish. Radio turns on, dial ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Zenith Console Radio Model 9-S-262
Zenith Console Radio Model 9-S-262
$1,250 Sale Price
24% Off
H 42 in W 26 in D 16.5 in
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Dressing Table or Vanity by J.J. Zijfers, 1920s
By J.J. Zijfers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School dressing table or vanity. Design by J.J. Zijfers Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original drawer...
Category

Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Macassar, Oak

Small Cabinet or Bedside Table by Frantisek Mezulanik, 1960's
By Frantisek Mezulanik
Located in Praha, CZ
Bedside table or small cabinet designed by Frantisek Mezulanik in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. The surface is high gloss and the top is made of opaxite glass.
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Glass

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved mahogany chaise longue having an outstanding quality mahogany shaped back with carved scrolls, flowers, leaves and grapes, scroll shaped ...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chaise Longues

Materials

Other

Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustard ...
Category

2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Oak, Mohair, Velvet

Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
$2,024 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 23.63 in
Modernist Mid-Century Black Wire Frame Coffee Table with Square Glass Top, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern square coffee table with glass top and black powder coated bent tubular metal frame. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use. Shown...
Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wire

French Forged Iron and Limestone Coffee Table by Gilbert Poillerat, c. 1940.
By Gilbert Poillerat, Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A forged iron and limestone coffee table by Gilbert Poillerat (1902-1988), from a drawing by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984). French, c. 1940.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Limestone, Iron, Wrought Iron

Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed t...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Danish Teak Mid-Century Modern Round Dining Table w/ Two Extension Boards Leafs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Measures: 2 x 20'' leaves.
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Teak

Collection of 19th c. Leather Bound Books c.1822-1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A collection of six 19th century to early 20th c. leather bound books. Top to bottom: German Church Hymnal, leather bound, Pub. 1855. Condition: Good, spine is separated fr...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Collection of 19th c. Leather Bound Books c.1822-1908
Collection of 19th c. Leather Bound Books c.1822-1908
$295 Sale Price / set
45% Off
H 9 in W 6 in D 2 in
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Salesman Sample Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of salesman sample chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all salesman sample chairs available were constructed with great care. Salesman sample chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Salesman sample chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. John Salterini, Lloyd Manufacturing Co. and McKay Furniture Corp. each produced beautiful salesman sample chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are Salesman Sample Chairs?

Salesman sample chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $925, while the lowest priced sells for $190 and the highest can go for as much as $2,250.