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Sketch Chair by John Vieweg
Sketch Chair by John Vieweg

Sketch Chair by John Vieweg

Located in Geneve, CH

The Sketch chair by John Vieweg Dimensions: D 102 x W 61 x H 92 cm.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Textile Sketch Chair
Textile Sketch Chair

Textile Sketch Chair

By Kiki & Joost, Kiki van Eijk

Located in Eindhoven, NL

Low table. Lamp. Chair and room-divider.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Kartell Mademoiselle "A La Mode" Missoni Sketches Lucite Chair Philippe Starck
Kartell Mademoiselle "A La Mode" Missoni Sketches Lucite Chair Philippe Starck

Kartell Mademoiselle "A La Mode" Missoni Sketches Lucite Chair Philippe Starck

By Missoni, Kartell

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Pair of Philippe Stark for Kartell ‘Mademoiselle’ Lucite Chairs in Missoni Floral Upholstered Fabric With Makers Marks Made in Italy Extra dimensions: Width of seat 41cm I Depth o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Lucite

Easy chair 'The Flag Halyard Chair' Designed by Hans J. Wegner
Easy chair 'The Flag Halyard Chair' Designed by Hans J. Wegner

Easy chair 'The Flag Halyard Chair' Designed by Hans J. Wegner

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Stockholm, SE

The design was conceived during a summer at Wegner’s seaside cottage, where he sketched the chair directly into the sand. First presented at the 1950 Arts & Crafts Spring Exhibition ...

Category

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

Materials

Steel

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Black by Tove Kindt Larsen
Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Black by Tove Kindt Larsen

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Black by Tove Kindt Larsen

By Gubi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inspired by Tove Kindt-Larsen’s 1936 sketch, the Grace Lounge Chair has become a standout in the GUBI Collection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chairs Early Edition Model GE225
Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chairs Early Edition Model GE225

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chairs Early Edition Model GE225

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Here he made the first sketches for this chair. In the very first versions, the frame was coloured white.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225
Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Here he made the first sketches for this chair. In the very first versions, the frame was coloured white.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Mushroom Gray by Tove Kindt Larsen
Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Mushroom Gray by Tove Kindt Larsen

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Mushroom Gray by Tove Kindt Larsen

By Gubi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inspired by Tove Kindt-Larsen’s 1936 sketch, the Grace Lounge Chair has become a standout in the GUBI Collection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Alabaster White by Tove Kindt Larsen
Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Alabaster White by Tove Kindt Larsen

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Alabaster White by Tove Kindt Larsen

By Gubi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inspired by Tove Kindt-Larsen’s 1936 sketch, the Grace Lounge Chair has become a standout in the GUBI Collection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Natural Tone by Tove Kindt Larsen
Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Natural Tone by Tove Kindt Larsen

Gubi Grace Outdoor Lounge Chair in Natural Tone by Tove Kindt Larsen

By Gubi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inspired by Tove Kindt-Larsen’s 1936 sketch, the Grace Lounge Chair has become a standout in the GUBI Collection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

French Garden Terrace Yellow House Sunlit Umbrellas Table and Chairs Watercolor
French Garden Terrace Yellow House Sunlit Umbrellas Table and Chairs Watercolor

French Garden Terrace Yellow House Sunlit Umbrellas Table and Chairs Watercolor

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The composition centres on a small metal café table surrounded by delicately sketched chairs, their forms suggested through loose graphite and ink lines.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

French Impressionist Nude Female Model Posed On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch
French Impressionist Nude Female Model Posed On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch

French Impressionist Nude Female Model Posed On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Model by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide condition: ov...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

French Impressionist Nude Female Figure Sat On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch
French Impressionist Nude Female Figure Sat On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch

French Impressionist Nude Female Figure Sat On Arm Chair Pencil Sketch

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition: ov...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

She is also wearing a matching hat. She is sitting on a chair being sketched. The artist sketching her is sitting next to her.

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

She is also wearing a matching hat. She is sitting on a chair being sketched. The artist sketching her is sitting next to her.

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

She is also wearing a matching hat. She is sitting on a chair being sketched. The artist sketching her is sitting next to her.

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

She is also wearing a matching hat. She is sitting on a chair being sketched. The artist sketching her is sitting next to her.

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

Givenchy clad Model is Sketched at Trouville, 1957

By Mark Shaw

Located in New York, NY

She is also wearing a matching hat. She is sitting on a chair being sketched. The artist sketching her is sitting next to her.

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

Ceramic Vessel By Yuri Zatarian Sketchbook And Equation Diagram Series 90's
Ceramic Vessel By Yuri Zatarian Sketchbook And Equation Diagram Series 90's

Ceramic Vessel By Yuri Zatarian Sketchbook And Equation Diagram Series 90's

By Yuri Zatarain

Located in North Miami, FL

It is off white matte porcelain colored glaze ceramic covered with with charcoal black graphic drawings of diagrams and sketches from the sketchbook series. The subject matters range...

Category

1990s Mexican Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Alessandro Mendini Imagination Takes Command
Alessandro Mendini Imagination Takes Command

Alessandro Mendini Imagination Takes Command

Located in New York, NY

Written by critic Stefano Casciani, who worked with Mendini for many years, the book offers a uniquely personal account illustrated by photographs, ephemera, and many of Mendini’s id...

Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

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Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld "Result" Chairs, Holland, 1966
Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld "Result" Chairs, Holland, 1966

Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld "Result" Chairs, Holland, 1966

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H 31.5 in W 17.72 in D 18.9 in

Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld "Result" Chairs, Holland, 1966

By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer

Located in Waalre, NL

Friso took Wim to the archive and he dug up his first sketch of the Revolt chair made in 1953, the sketch showed various chairs with a similar design to this Result chair.

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Chairs

Elbert Chair: Leather + Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA, 1988/2006
Elbert Chair: Leather + Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA, 1988/2006

Elbert Chair: Leather + Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA, 1988/2006

By Jordan Mozer

Located in Chicago, IL

CREDITS Photos of the Cypress Club by Kingmon Young. Sketches for the chair by Jordan Mozer.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Classical Lyre-Back Mahogany Side Chairs with Paw Feet, Phyfe school
Pair of Classical Lyre-Back Mahogany Side Chairs with Paw Feet, Phyfe school

Pair of Classical Lyre-Back Mahogany Side Chairs with Paw Feet, Phyfe school

Located in Providence, RI

See also Montgomery, Item 72a (Phyfe sketch of lyre-splat klismos chair). A nearly identical chair to this pair (but with applied carved roundels at the knees) is in the Yale Univ...

Category

Antique 1810s American American Classical Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Elbert Chair: Blue Leather+Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA 1988/2006
Elbert Chair: Blue Leather+Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA 1988/2006

Elbert Chair: Blue Leather+Steel, (New York Version) Jordan Mozer, USA 1988/2006

By Jordan Mozer

Located in Chicago, IL

Photos of Times Square Hotel by Jeff Zaruba. Sketches for the chair by Jordan Mozer.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Group of “Fireplace Chairs” with Footstool by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Group of “Fireplace Chairs” with Footstool by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Group of “Fireplace Chairs” with Footstool by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen

By Gustav Bertelsen, Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Located in New York, NY

Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, Japan, 1996, pp. 44-45, illustrated. Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz, Christian Holmsted Olesen, eds., catalogue of the exhibition, Mesterværker – 100 år...

Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak, Leather

Pair of "Mix" Chairs in Nigerian Goatskin with Brass Nailheads by Kaare Klint
Pair of "Mix" Chairs in Nigerian Goatskin with Brass Nailheads by Kaare Klint

Pair of "Mix" Chairs in Nigerian Goatskin with Brass Nailheads by Kaare Klint

By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint, Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Located in New York, NY

About the chair. Klint named the Mix chair on a sketch, where he described it as "a mixture of Kindt and Klint".

Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Early "Mix" Easy Chair in Original Niger Upholstery and Mahogany by Kaare Klint
Early "Mix" Easy Chair in Original Niger Upholstery and Mahogany by Kaare Klint

Early "Mix" Easy Chair in Original Niger Upholstery and Mahogany by Kaare Klint

By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint, Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Located in New York, NY

Underside with cabinetmaker's paper label with serial number 29582 and architect's monogrammed paper label. About the chair: Klint named the mix chair on a sketch, where he describ...

Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Goatskin, Leather, Mahogany

Conger Metcalf Conte Crayon on Paper Framed Painting, Portrait of Girl with Doll
Conger Metcalf Conte Crayon on Paper Framed Painting, Portrait of Girl with Doll

Conger Metcalf Conte Crayon on Paper Framed Painting, Portrait of Girl with Doll

By Conger A. Metcalf

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

The fine impressionist painting features a young girl holding a Victorian era doll while sitting on a peacock chair. The sketch was painted in conte crayon, a hard crayon made of gra...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Armchairs Attributed to Arturo Pani. Mexico, circa 1960
Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Armchairs Attributed to Arturo Pani. Mexico, circa 1960

Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Armchairs Attributed to Arturo Pani. Mexico, circa 1960

By Arturo Pani

Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc

Obtained from an estate populated with pieces by Arturo Pani, these chairs mirror sketches made by him of bamboo Chippendale chairs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Pair of "Mix" Armchairs in Mahogany by Kaare Klint with Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Pair of "Mix" Armchairs in Mahogany by Kaare Klint with Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Pair of "Mix" Armchairs in Mahogany by Kaare Klint with Edvard Kindt-Larsen

By Edvard Kindt-Larsen, Kaare Klint

Located in New York, NY

The model was nicknamed the “Mix” chair due to a notation playing on the names of its creators on a sketch by Klint.

Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pink Velvet and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014
Pink Velvet and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014

Pink Velvet and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014

By India Mahdavi

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite pink velvet chair, custom-designed by India Mahdavi in 2014 for Sketch’s iconic Pink Dining Room in Mayfair, London, epitomizes modern elegance.

Category

2010s English Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pink Mohair and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014
Pink Mohair and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014

Pink Mohair and Leather Swivel Chair, Sketch Restaurant, London 2014

By India Mahdavi

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite pink velvet chair, custom-designed by India Mahdavi in 2014 for Sketch’s iconic Pink Dining Room in Mayfair, London, epitomizes modern elegance.

Category

2010s English Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

First Edition Friso Kramer & Wim Rietveld 'Result' Chair Ahrend De Cirkel C.1960
First Edition Friso Kramer & Wim Rietveld 'Result' Chair Ahrend De Cirkel C.1960

First Edition Friso Kramer & Wim Rietveld 'Result' Chair Ahrend De Cirkel C.1960

By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Rare 1st edition “Result” Chair designed by Friso Kramer & Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1958 In 1958 at the opening of a museum exhibition in Amsterdam Friso K...

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225
Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225

Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chair Early Edition Model GE225

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Here he made the first sketches for this chair. In the very first versions, the frame was colored white.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Kaare Klint and Edvard Kindt-Larsen Lounge Chair in Niger Leather and Mahogany
Kaare Klint and Edvard Kindt-Larsen Lounge Chair in Niger Leather and Mahogany

Kaare Klint and Edvard Kindt-Larsen Lounge Chair in Niger Leather and Mahogany

By Kaare Klint, Edvard Kindt-Larsen

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Klint named the 'Mix' chair on a sketch, where he described it as “a mixture of Kindt and Klint”.

Category

1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe
A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe

A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe

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H 31.89 in W 18.71 in D 27.17 in

A set of 6 MR10 chairs, Mies van der Rohe

By Thonet, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Located in London, GB

According to Ruegenberg, Mies began with a simple sketch of a cantilevered chair by Mart Stam, who was hailed as the first to design a chair without back legs.

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vladimir Kagan Important & Rare Set 0f 6 "Unicorn Dining Chairs" 1960s 'Signed'
Vladimir Kagan Important & Rare Set 0f 6 "Unicorn Dining Chairs" 1960s 'Signed'

Vladimir Kagan Important & Rare Set 0f 6 "Unicorn Dining Chairs" 1960s 'Signed'

By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bases professionally cleaned and polished polished and seats reupholstered with gray ultra suede. These chairs are the very best of Kagan. Reference: The Complete Kagan, A Lifeti...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Scandinavian Modern Rattan Lounger by Aino Aalto for Artek, 1940s
Scandinavian Modern Rattan Lounger by Aino Aalto for Artek, 1940s

Scandinavian Modern Rattan Lounger by Aino Aalto for Artek, 1940s

By Aino Aalto, Artek

Located in Karis, Nyland

Designed for Artek's product range, wicker furniture was a popular home summer furniture at the time and was used for many purposes in Artek. The first sketch of this chair is from A...

Category

Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair
Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair

Museum Quality Antique William Birch Adolf Loos Knieschwimmer Lounge Armchair

By William Birch

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

From the Liberty archive at Westminster and a collection of notes and sketches by Barbara Morris, several chairs made by William Birch are identifiable.

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Study of a Chair
Study of a Chair

Study of a Chair

By Jeremiah Goodman

Located in New York, NY

A charming sketch of Rococo Revival chair patterned in magenta and gray strips on a navy blue ground by the artist Jeremiah Goodman during his student days.

Category

20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Pair of Georgian Painted Armchairs
Pair of Georgian Painted Armchairs

Pair of Georgian Painted Armchairs

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H 41 in W 27 in D 24 in

Pair of Georgian Painted Armchairs

By Thomas Sheraton

Located in Greenwich, CT

Gillows of Lancaster illustrate similar chairs in their sketch books from 1785.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Frank Lloyd Wright Cassina Midway 2 and 3 Steel Dining Set in Blue Color, 1986
Frank Lloyd Wright Cassina Midway 2 and 3 Steel Dining Set in Blue Color, 1986

Frank Lloyd Wright Cassina Midway 2 and 3 Steel Dining Set in Blue Color, 1986

By Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Located in Traversetolo, IT

Included in this collection is Image 12, showcasing the original FLW sketch for the Midway 2 chair, providing a glimpse into Wright's visionary ideas.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Prairie School Dining Room Tables

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair
Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair

Antique Victorian William Birch Howard & Son's Style Walnut Framed Armchair

By William Birch, Howard and Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

From the Liberty archive at Westminster and a collection of notes and sketches by Barbara Morris, several chairs made by William Birch are identifiable.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

"Head, " Guy Pene du Bois, Portrait of a Woman, Blue Figurative
"Head, " Guy Pene du Bois, Portrait of a Woman, Blue Figurative

"Head, " Guy Pene du Bois, Portrait of a Woman, Blue Figurative

By Guy Pène Du Bois

Located in New York, NY

During this period, landscape becomes an important subject for Pène du Bois. Girl Sketching and Girl in Deck Chair both situate the female subject in bucolic outdoor settings.

Category

1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kaare Klint Mix Chair in Original Niger Leather
Kaare Klint Mix Chair in Original Niger Leather

Kaare Klint Mix Chair in Original Niger Leather

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H 30.71 in W 25.99 in D 29.93 in

Kaare Klint Mix Chair in Original Niger Leather

By Edvard Kindt-Larsen, Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint

Located in Copenhagen, DK

On the sketch, Kaare Klint wrote ”Mix chair” where he described the chair as "a mixture of Kindt and Klint".

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld Result Chairs, Set of 8 from University of Nijmegen
Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld Result Chairs, Set of 8 from University of Nijmegen

Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld Result Chairs, Set of 8 from University of Nijmegen

By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

They where asked to make a new chair for the use in public spaces such as schools and universities Friso took Wim to the archive and he dug up his first sketch of the Revolt chair...

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

8 Bauhaus Black Leather & Chrome Cantilever Italian Chairs Attributed Mart Stam
8 Bauhaus Black Leather & Chrome Cantilever Italian Chairs Attributed Mart Stam

8 Bauhaus Black Leather & Chrome Cantilever Italian Chairs Attributed Mart Stam

By Mart Stam

Located in Topeka, KS

You decide… The story goes, as Mart Stam and Mies Van der Rohe were preparing for an exhibition in Stuttgart, Mart Stam presents his design idea to Mies Van der Rohe by grabbing a we...

Category

20th Century Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

E W Godwin attri, A Pair of Anglo-Japanese Side Chairs with Radiating Spindles
E W Godwin attri, A Pair of Anglo-Japanese Side Chairs with Radiating Spindles

E W Godwin attri, A Pair of Anglo-Japanese Side Chairs with Radiating Spindles

By Edward William Godwin, William Watt

Located in London, GB

Page 109 for an original sketch of a side chair with semicircular radiating spindles to the back.  

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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Sketch Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the sketch chair you’re looking for. Each sketch chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, metal and animal skin. If you’re shopping for a sketch chair, we have 1 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sketch chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right sketch chair, those designed in Modern and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Sketch Chair?

A sketch chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $129, while the lowest priced sells for $129 and the highest can go for as much as $6,950.

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