Kipp Stewart for Drexel "Declaration" Sculpted Walnut Dining Chairs
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate the elegance of American mid-century design with this stunning set of Six "Declaration" dining chairs by Kipp Stewart for Drexel, crafted circa 1960. A hallmark of Drexel’s...
Wood
Mid Century Jens Risom Knoll Side Dining Room Chairs Model 666
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Baltimore, MD
Maker’s original Knoll metal label under seat (Jens Risom KnollStudio 1941). Superbly crafted, sculpted, modern dining chairs with original burgundy merlot canvas webbing seats.
Wood
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 High Back Swivel Dining Chairs by Overman Sweden
By Overman
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of 4 sculpted high back swivel dining chairs by Overman of Sweden.
Aluminum
34 Hans J Wegner Black Laquered Oak Dining Chairs, Model CH 33 for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Oakland, CA
Hans Wegner sculpted CH33 dining chairs, designed in 1957 for Carl Hansen & Son.
Oak
Suite de six chaises Directoire d'époque bois laqué gris médaillon sculpté
Located in NEUFCHÂTEL-HARDELOT, FR
Élégante suite de six chaises d'époque Directoire en bois laqué et patiné, illustrant parfaitement la sobriété raffinée de la fin du XVIIIᵉ siècle. Chaque chaise présente un dossier...
Beech
CURVE DINING CHAIR - Modern Sculpted High Back Design in COM
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Curve Dining Chair is a stylish and comfortable piece of furniture designed with a modern aesthetic. It features sweeping lines that add a sense of elegance and sophistication to...
Upholstery
CURVE DINING CHAIR - Modern Sculpted Low Back Design in COM
By Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
The Curve Dining Chair is a stylish and comfortable piece of furniture designed with a modern aesthetic. It features sweeping lines that add a sense of elegance and sophistication to...
Upholstery
Squiggle Dining Chair / Hand sculpted Walnut & Natural Bouclé upholstery
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
The Squiggle Chair was created though an exploration of shaping solid walnut slab lumber. Designed to bring a smile to any space, each chair part is thoughtfully selected to highligh...
Walnut
$4,420Sale Price / item|20% Off
Squiggle Dining Chair / Hand Sculpted Ebonized Oak & Natural Bouclé Upholstery
By Chris Miano
Located in Edgewater, NJ
The Squiggle Chair was created though an exploration of shaping solid Oak lumber. Designed to bring a smile to any space, each chair part is thoughtfully selected to highlight the gr...
Oak
Edmond Spence Swedish Modern Sculpted Maple and Cane Dining Chair’s - Set of 6
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very nice set of six vintage chairs, beautifully crafted in Sweden by Edmond Spence. The first few pictures show the fabric in its correct color. The fabric is more ...
Maple
$3,000 / set
Six Mid-Century Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six mid-century modern dining chairs with sculpted ladder backs. Great form for comfort with thick cushioned seats.
Walnut
Set of 6 Chairs in Teak, Benny Linden for Benny Linden Designs, Thailand, 1970s
By Benny A. Linden
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing an expansive set of six beautifully sculpted Danish Modern teak dining chairs designed by Benny Linden for Benny Linden Design.
Teak
Erik Buch 'Captains' Armchairs in Teak and full grain anilin leather
By Erik Buch, Ørum Møbler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eric Buch for Ørum Møbler 'Captains' armchairs, teak, full grain aniline leather, Denmark, 1957 Sculpted dining chairs in solid teak. These chairs show the characteristics of the we...
Leather, Teak
Antique Sikes "Colonist Craft" Solid Hardwood Dining Set c.1930
By Sikes Chair Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Crafted from durable solid hardwood maple, this line features sculpted , high back dining chairs and an extendable dining table with pull-out leaves on both ends.
Maple
$4,132Sale Price|30% Off
Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back style Windsor with a comb. It includes a hand sculpted saddle seat , with arms mad...
Oak
Danish Modern Solid Teak MCM His & Hers Side Dining Chairs Set of 2
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of His & Hers solid teak side dining chairs beautiful sculpted back elegant set one taller and one shorted , circa 1950's made in Japan great quality and condition original fabr...
Fabric, Teak
Erik Buch Set of Four 'Captains' Armchairs in Oak and Red Upholstery
By Ørum Møbler, Erik Buch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Erik Buch for Ørum Møbler, set of four 'Captains' armchairs, in oak and fabric, Denmark, 1957. Set of four sculpted dining chairs in solid oak. These chairs show the characteristic...
Fabric, Oak
Set of Four Chairs Wood and Leather Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi, Italy 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Marenco, Mobil Girgi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of Four of beautifully sculpted wood and black leather dining chairs by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi 1970s.
Leather, Wood
$2,015 / item
Brass Sculpted Brass Chair, Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass sculpted brass chair, Misaya. Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63). Hand-sculpted chair in brass.
Brass
RALPH LAUREN Mahogany Pedestal Table with 4 Medallion Back Chairs, Set of 5
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Crafted from mahogany, this sculpted pedestal table includes four dining chairs for a complete and luxurious addition to the dining room.
Upholstery, Glass, Wood
African Folk Art Ashanti Sculpted Wood Art Chairs / Stools
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of small, charming hand carved stools from Africa, circa early 1900's. Beautifully hand sculpted of a hardwood with a dark stain. No markings or signage on them. Possibly ceremo...
Hardwood
Black Painted Brass Sculpted Chair with Seat Upholstered by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Painted Brass Sculpted Chair with Seat Upholstered by Misaya Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63) Hand-sculpted chair in brass. The translation of Art Nouveau’s whi...
Brass
Black Painted Brass Sculpted Chair with Seat Upholstered by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Painted Brass Sculpted Chair with Seat Upholstered by Misaya Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63) Hand-sculpted chair in brass. The translation of Art Nouveau’s whi...
Brass
Pair of Sculpted Polished and Black Painted Brass Chairs by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Sculpted Polished and Black Painted Brass Chairs by Misaya Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 42cm) Hand-sculpted chairs.
Brass
Minson Ent. Contemporary Modern White Metal Sculpted Barstools Chair - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Minson Ent. Contemporary Modern White Metal Sculpted Barstools Chair - Set of...
Metal
Black Brass Sculpted Chair with Black-and-White Pattern Upholstery by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Brass Sculpted Chair with Black-and-White Pattern Upholstery by Misaya Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63) Hand-sculpted chair in brass.
Brass
Danish Modern Sculpted Solid Rosewood Armchairs by Vamdrup Stolefabrik, Pair
By Vamdrup Stolefabrik
Located in South Bend, IN
A sleek and stylish pair of mid-century Danish Modern sculpted rosewood armchairs or dining captain chairs By Vamdrup Stolefabrik Denmark, 1960s Sculpted rosewood frames, with uph...
Upholstery, Rosewood
Horseshoe Armchair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A first production rare walnut laminated and sculpted horseshoe back dining chair, with a flared rosewood backplate and a loose button tufted patterned seat cushion.
Rosewood, Upholstery, Walnut
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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