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Portrait - China and Watercolor on Paper - 20th Century

Portrait - China and Watercolor on Paper - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

represents a woman sitting on a chair. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and soft strokes

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Fantastic Early 19th Century Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock
Fantastic Early 19th Century Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock

Fantastic Early 19th Century Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in Long Island City, NY

bronze, beautiful woman sitting upon a griffin bergere chair, leaning on pillows and pondering a bird

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Assemblage No. 10, Found Object Minimalist Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

Assemblage No. 10, Found Object Minimalist Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Assemblage No. 08 - Found Object Minimalist Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

Assemblage No. 08 - Found Object Minimalist Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Wooden Baoule Maternity Figure, Africa

Wooden Baoule Maternity Figure, Africa

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

expression, showing wisdom and knowledge. She is sitting on a chair. Hard wood with ancient patina brown and

Category

20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sanguine Portrait of a Woman Napoleon I Period Early 19th Century
Sanguine Portrait of a Woman Napoleon I Period Early 19th Century

Sanguine Portrait of a Woman Napoleon I Period Early 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

elegant costume typical of the Napoleon I period, sitting on a chair and turned 3/4 to the right. She is

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Drawings

Materials

Paper

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage by Jim Rose

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage by Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 3 by Jim Rose

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 3 by Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Steel and Wood Assemblage - Industrial sculpture - Jim Rose

Steel and Wood Assemblage - Industrial sculpture - Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh

Category

2010s American Rustic Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 07 by Jim Rose

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 07 by Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 05 by Jim Rose

Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 05 by Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Shaker Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Nordic Birch Biedermeier Armchair
Nordic Birch Biedermeier Armchair

Nordic Birch Biedermeier Armchair

Located in New York, NY

Designed for a graceful 19th century sitting room, this chair is constructed of solid highly

Category

Antique 1860s Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs

Materials

Birch

Nude Studies - Original Drawing - 20th Century
Nude Studies - Original Drawing - 20th Century

Nude Studies - Original Drawing - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

. Sheet dimension: 26.4 x 20.5 cm. The artwork represents beautiful nude studies of a woman sitting on a

Category

20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Antique Victorian Carved Shaving Mirror
Antique Victorian Carved Shaving Mirror

Antique Victorian Carved Shaving Mirror

Located in London, GB

mechanism on the back. This mirror sits quite low, because the man shaving would be sitting on a chair in

Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Marcel Dyf Fille Se Coiffant 1957
Marcel Dyf Fille Se Coiffant 1957

Marcel Dyf Fille Se Coiffant 1957

By Marcel Dyf

Located in Dallas, TX

modest means combs her hair semi nude sitting in a chair in her bedroom gazing at a flower arrangement

Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Untitled Portrait by Simonau & Toovey, c.1880
Untitled Portrait by Simonau & Toovey, c.1880

Untitled Portrait by Simonau & Toovey, c.1880

Located in Langweer, NL

Untitled portrait of a man sitting in a chair with his cane in his left hand. Source unknown, to be

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Preparatory Drawings Empire Antique Inspirations 19th Century
Preparatory Drawings Empire Antique Inspirations 19th Century

Preparatory Drawings Empire Antique Inspirations 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

her head in her hands and sitting on a Klismos chair. This chair is typical of the ancient period. It

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Drawings

Materials

Paper

Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)
Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)

Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

, creators of objects that have become a part of our daily lives. The lamp on our desk, the chair we are

Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Gloria
Gloria

Gloria

By Mian Situ

Located in Pasadena, CA

to magically appear in the scene as in a moment of time. Sitting in a chair and perhaps engaged in

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

, chairs, benches, and tables were engineered for longevity and daily life, incorporating practical

Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose - Construct No. 03, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
Jim Rose - Construct No. 03, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects

Jim Rose - Construct No. 03, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art

Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Robert Kinsell 33"x 39" Oil Painting of Reclining Nude Woman
Robert Kinsell 33"x 39" Oil Painting of Reclining Nude Woman

Robert Kinsell 33"x 39" Oil Painting of Reclining Nude Woman

By Robert Kinsell

Located in Chicago, IL

Nude woman sitting in a white directors chair; executed in oil on canvas by Robert Kinsell. Dove

Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

DS-144 Lounge Table by De Sede
DS-144 Lounge Table by De Sede

DS-144 Lounge Table by De Sede

By De Sede

Located in Geneve, CH

for maximum seating comfort: sitting in the lounge chair is like sitting in a quick, sleek speedster

Category

2010s Swiss Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Smells like Bacon, Street Art, Pop Art,

Smells like Bacon, Street Art, Pop Art,

By Jay-C

Located in München, BY

Edition 5 Mickey Mouse is sitting on a chair JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist

Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Shaker Tall Cabinet With Door and Drawers, Steel Cupboard by Jim Rose
Shaker Tall Cabinet With Door and Drawers, Steel Cupboard by Jim Rose

Shaker Tall Cabinet With Door and Drawers, Steel Cupboard by Jim Rose

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey

Category

Early 2000s American Shaker Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Shaker Inspired Chest of Drawers, Steel Furniture Natural Rust Patina

Shaker Inspired Chest of Drawers, Steel Furniture Natural Rust Patina

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey

Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Steel

Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William
Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William

Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William

By Henry William Bunbury

Located in Louisville, KY

girl sitting on a chair outside of her families cottage with her parents standing on either side of her

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Michel Ducaroy Purple Cotton Togo Modular Sofa for Ligne Roset, 1974, Set of 2
Michel Ducaroy Purple Cotton Togo Modular Sofa for Ligne Roset, 1974, Set of 2

Michel Ducaroy Purple Cotton Togo Modular Sofa for Ligne Roset, 1974, Set of 2

By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy

Located in Vicenza, IT

all-foam chairs. The low-sitting Adria and others like Kashima and Safi are also part of his works.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Daybeds

Materials

Cotton, Foam

Art Deco Cherrywood Blue Fabric Armchairs Josef Frank c 1927 Vienna
Art Deco Cherrywood Blue Fabric Armchairs Josef Frank c 1927 Vienna

Art Deco Cherrywood Blue Fabric Armchairs Josef Frank c 1927 Vienna

By Josef Frank

Located in Vienna, AT

with the lower section of the chair and give them a stable and comfortable sitting comfort. The chair

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Mohair, Upholstery, Cherry

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture

Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey

Category

2010s American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Jim Rose  - Coffee Table, Steel Furniture, Hot Rolled and Repurposed Steel
Jim Rose  - Coffee Table, Steel Furniture, Hot Rolled and Repurposed Steel

Jim Rose - Coffee Table, Steel Furniture, Hot Rolled and Repurposed Steel

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

. Rose’s furniture is distinguished by its emphasis on durability, adaptability, and use. Cabinets, chairs

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

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Sitting Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the sitting chair you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, every sitting chair was constructed with great care. There are 23 variations of the antique or vintage sitting chair you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the sitting chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right sitting chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. A well-made sitting chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ico Parisi, De Sede and Frank Gehry are consistently popular.

How Much is a Sitting Chair?

Prices for a sitting chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $80 and can go as high as $17,460, while the average can fetch as much as $3,250.
Questions About Sitting Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    How you sit in a plantation chair is largely a matter of personal preference. One option is to position your spine along the sloped back and rest your feet on the floor. Some people add a bolster or throw pillow for comfort. Plantation chairs also pair well with footstools. You'll find a collection of plantation chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How you sit in an Ekstrem chair is largely a matter of personal preference. Part of the fun of the design is the fact that it encourages you to try out a variety of positions. You can face the back and slip your legs through the opening or turn the other way and rest your feet on the floor. Also, try propping one leg up on one of the bending arms. Shop a wide range of lounge chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    What a chair in a sitting room is called varies. Many people refer to the decorative chairs placed in seating areas as accent chairs or occasional chairs. However, some chairs may have other names based on their style. For example, a chair that tilts back and includes a footrest is a recliner, while one flanked by arms is an armchair. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of accent chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The best chairs for sitting all day are Ergonometric Office chairs. Some of the more popular models include the Herman Miller Embody and the Steelcase Leap chair. Find a variety of chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    If you have a job that forces you to sit at a computer all day, then you must invest in a good ergonomic office chair. While there is no universally perfect fit chair for all, a good chair should help you maintain a neutral pose, feet flat on the ground, knees slightly higher than hips and hips, shoulders and ears all lined up with each other. And a good chair comes with multiple levers for adjusting heights and angles.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    An ideal office chair is the one that provides the utmost comfort during long working hours. The chair that offers proper support for your back while adjusting to meet the desk's height is the perfect pick. During long sitting hours, there is a good chance of experiencing back pain and discomfort. So, the best office chair is the one that is adjustable, perfectly cushioned with proper back support and armrests. Find a collection of antique and vintage office chairs from Herman Miller, Knoll and more on 1stDibs today.