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Bertoia, Eight White Welded Steel Chairs with Four Red Cushions
Bertoia, Eight White Welded Steel Chairs with Four Red Cushions

Bertoia, Eight White Welded Steel Chairs with Four Red Cushions

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on the landmark Saarinen-designed campus which features: private studios, state-of-the art workshops, the renowned Cranbrook...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

"Selby" by Lee Stanton Armchair Upholstered in Belgian Linen or Custom Fabric
"Selby" by Lee Stanton Armchair Upholstered in Belgian Linen or Custom Fabric

"Selby" by Lee Stanton Armchair Upholstered in Belgian Linen or Custom Fabric

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Selby by Lee Stanton Editions is a short winged armchair with rounded and beveled tapered wood feet, upholstered in a cream-colored Belgian linen or customers own material (COM) ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Edwardian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs
Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs

Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in...

Category

20th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Natural Oak Klee Chair 1 by Sebastian Herkner
Natural Oak Klee Chair 1 by Sebastian Herkner

Natural Oak Klee Chair 1 by Sebastian Herkner

Located in Geneve, CH

During his studies he began to focus on the design of objects and furniture, honing his keen eye for materials, colors, and textures. For a short time, he then worked for Stella McCa...

Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Ash

Set of 2 Natural Oak Klee Chairs 1 by Sebastian Herkner
Set of 2 Natural Oak Klee Chairs 1 by Sebastian Herkner

Set of 2 Natural Oak Klee Chairs 1 by Sebastian Herkner

Located in Geneve, CH

During his studies he began to focus on the design of objects and furniture, honing his keen eye for materials, colors, and textures. For a short time, he then worked for Stella McCa...

Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Ash

Four X Frame Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret & Eulie Chowdhury, Chandigarh India 1959
Four X Frame Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret & Eulie Chowdhury, Chandigarh India 1959

Four X Frame Chairs by Pierre Jeanneret & Eulie Chowdhury, Chandigarh India 1959

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in London, GB

Photo ref: Similar model in ‘Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret l'Aventure Indienne’ by Eric Touchaleaume and Gérald Moreau, page 569 under reference: PJ-SI-51-A Chandigarh a short his...

Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Harry Bertoia Early and Rare 'Pre-Production' Small Diamond Chair for Knoll
Harry Bertoia Early and Rare 'Pre-Production' Small Diamond Chair for Knoll

Harry Bertoia Early and Rare 'Pre-Production' Small Diamond Chair for Knoll

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Wired together to form a stronger unit this may have been a short run or prototype piece from the factory. In the 30 years of collecting Mid Century items we have never seen this bef...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wire

Natural Oak Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner
Natural Oak Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Natural Oak Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Located in Geneve, CH

During his studies he began to focus on the design of objects and furniture, honing his keen eye for materials, colors, and textures. For a short time, he then worked for Stella McCa...

Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ash

Black Ash Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner
Black Ash Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Black Ash Klee Chair 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Located in Geneve, CH

During his studies he began to focus on the design of objects and furniture, honing his keen eye for materials, colors, and textures. For a short time, he then worked for Stella McCa...

Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ash

Set of 2 Black Ash Klee Chairs 2 by Sebastian Herkner
Set of 2 Black Ash Klee Chairs 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Set of 2 Black Ash Klee Chairs 2 by Sebastian Herkner

Located in Geneve, CH

During his studies he began to focus on the design of objects and furniture, honing his keen eye for materials, colors, and textures. For a short time, he then worked for Stella McCa...

Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ash

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish Oak & Blue Fabric Chair by Hans J. Wegner
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish Oak & Blue Fabric Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish Oak & Blue Fabric Chair by Hans J. Wegner

By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

As a result of this breakthrough, the company had to come up with a shorter and more international name, so in 1953 Gedsted Tang-og Madrasfabrik became GETAMA.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of 4 Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Oak Chairs by Hans J Wegner for GETAMA
Set of 4 Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Oak Chairs by Hans J Wegner for GETAMA

Set of 4 Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Oak Chairs by Hans J Wegner for GETAMA

By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

As a result of this breakthrough, the company had to come up with a shorter and more international name, so in 1953 Gedsted Tang-og Madrasfabrik became Getama.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Niall O`Flynn for Spectrum Model Rascal Chair, 1997
Niall O`Flynn for Spectrum Model Rascal Chair, 1997

Niall O`Flynn for Spectrum Model Rascal Chair, 1997

By Niall O'Flynn, 't Spectrum Bergeijk

Located in Munich, Bavaria

It was produced for a short period of 4 years. The chair is rare and a unique piece of Dutch design.

Category

1990s Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

By Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair by Cassina

By Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina
Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

Set of Two Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina
Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

Pierre Jeanneret 051 Capitol Complex Office Chair with Cushion by Cassina

By Pierre Jeanneret, Cassina

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Similar to the better-known office chair, this armless chair also uses the “V” approach to sidebars, in this case shorter as they do not extend to the arms. Importance, instead, is g...

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Gufram Softcrete Central Seat by Ross Lovegrove
Gufram Softcrete Central Seat by Ross Lovegrove

Gufram Softcrete Central Seat by Ross Lovegrove

By Ross Lovegrove, Gufram Furniture

Located in La Morra, Cuneo

The name Softcrete (a name between soft and concrete) highlights the visual and tactile short-circuit of this interior design item. Infinitely modular, the project is made up of thre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Foam

Longhorn Hide Chair and Ottoman
Longhorn Hide Chair and Ottoman

Longhorn Hide Chair and Ottoman

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Very nice black and white speckled short haired longhorn hide with star brand in upper right hand corner on chair and "RG" in a heart shape brand on bottom right hand corner on ottom...

Category

2010s American Chairs

Materials

Hide

Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps
Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps

Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for...

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Art Deco Vintage Walnut Armchair Cercle Josef Frank Walter Sobotka Vienna 1930
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Armchair Cercle Josef Frank Walter Sobotka Vienna 1930

Art Deco Vintage Walnut Armchair Cercle Josef Frank Walter Sobotka Vienna 1930

By Walter Sobotka

Located in Vienna, AT

During the pretime of the Second world war he emigrated to United States, co worked with Thonet and gave many presentations at the universities. For a short time Walter Sobotka was e...

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Dutch Plywood Chair, the Netherlands, 1940s
Midcentury Dutch Plywood Chair, the Netherlands, 1940s

Midcentury Dutch Plywood Chair, the Netherlands, 1940s

Located in Utrecht, NL

In the 1940s, this model was known as a UKG (ultra-short wave) chair, as it was used in facilities where high frequency electrotherapeutic treatments were available.

Category

Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Plywood

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by G...

Category

Antique 18th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

"Stora Kraal" Easy Chair by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Sweden, 1950s
"Stora Kraal" Easy Chair by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Sweden, 1950s

"Stora Kraal" Easy Chair by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Sweden, 1950s

By Nordiska Kompaniet, Kerstin Horlin Holmquist

Located in Utrecht, NL

Without worrying about short-lived trends and what other people thought, Hörlin-Holmquist created the peculiar, shell shape of this chair that is only increasing in popularity.

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Danish Cabinetmaker Curved Easy Chair, Denmark ca 1940s
Danish Cabinetmaker Curved Easy Chair, Denmark ca 1940s

Danish Cabinetmaker Curved Easy Chair, Denmark ca 1940s

Located in Utrecht, NL

The chair is supported by four short, stained beech legs that are slightly splayed and mirror the proportions of the body.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Eight Antique Howard & Son's Brown Leather Carver Gainsborough Dining Armchairs
Eight Antique Howard & Son's Brown Leather Carver Gainsborough Dining Armchairs

Eight Antique Howard & Son's Brown Leather Carver Gainsborough Dining Armchairs

By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St. In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Chair Year :1865, Attributed to Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, English
Chair Year :1865, Attributed to Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, English

Chair Year :1865, Attributed to Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, English

By Shapland & Petter

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

He set up his first workshop in a small room in water powered woollen mill at Raleigh, near Barnstaple, where he reconstructed the machine that he had seen in America. After a short ...

Category

Antique 1860s English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Walnut Childs Chair with Provenance
19th Century American Walnut Childs Chair with Provenance

19th Century American Walnut Childs Chair with Provenance

Located in Dallas, TX

Lida Obenchain, writing under the pen name Eliza Calvert Hall, was widely known early in the twentieth century for her short stories featuring an elderly widowed woman, "Aunt Jane", ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Craftsman Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Chair Model PP 68 by Hans Wegner
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Chair Model PP 68 by Hans Wegner

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Chair Model PP 68 by Hans Wegner

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Courbevoie, FR

pp68 is optimized to be practical. The short armrests makes it easy to enter and move around the chair.

Category

Vintage 1980s Scandinavian Chairs

Materials

Teak

Franck Genser, Armchair from the Chance Series, France, 2018
Franck Genser, Armchair from the Chance Series, France, 2018

Franck Genser, Armchair from the Chance Series, France, 2018

By Franck Genser

Located in New York, NY

These wide-set chairs, the creation of Paris-based designer Franck Genser, feature beautifully polished walnut bases with an evenly spaced series of short legs, each in the shape of ...

Category

2010s French Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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Short Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of short chairs for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct short chairs — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. There are 435 antique and vintage short chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 196 modern editions to choose from as well. Short chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Short chairs made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small short chairs measuring 5.5 inches across. Many short chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Greenapple, Rute Martins and Pierre Jeanneret produced popular short chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Short Chairs?

Short chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,831, while the lowest priced sells for $220 and the highest can go for as much as $486,675.

Finding the Right Chairs for You

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.