Pair of Mario Papperzini for John Salterini Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The seat is supported by straight legs conjoined by star shaped stretchers. The chairs have a dramatic neoclassical profile made on a large scale.
Wrought Iron
A Mid Century Design Yellow Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen, Swivel Base
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Arne Jacobsen For Fritz Hansen Vibrant Yellow Egg Chair on Four Star Aluminium Base Swivels and Rotates No Makers Marks On Labels.
Aluminum
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Walnut, Upholstery: Black For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Metal
$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Victorian Wire Work Garden Patio Chairs by Howard & Morse c. 1880/1900
By Fiske Or Mott
Located in New York, NY
The chairs retain the cast iron markers tag, and have interesting cast star form feet.
Metal
$1,040Sale Price / item|20% Off
1 Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Bumper Desk Conference Chair
By Ward Bennett
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bumper desk chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates task chair Bronze 4-star swivel conference room chair in a green tweed fabric....
Brass
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern White Toga Chair by Sergio Mazza for Artemide
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The Toga chair even starred on TV : in the show Space 1999.
Plastic
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Walnut, Upholstery: Sand For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Leather
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Walnut, Upholstery: Cognac For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Metal
Pierre Paulin, Pair of Spider Lounge Chairs "Model F678" for Artifort. 1966
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Paris, FR
The use of rope as the supporting structure for the cushion recalls the discrete cord connecting the textile band in his very first “Anneau” chair models. The star-shaped wooden base...
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Velvet, Rope, Plywood
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Wood: Oak, Upholstery: Sand For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Metal
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Wood:Oak Upholstery: Cognac For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Metal
Salto and Sigsgaard Council Chair Wood:Oak Upholstery: Black For One Collection
By Kasper Salto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
For a uniform expression, the chair can be ordered fully upholstered. The chair’s elegant 4-star swivel base is made of cast aluminum with a polished finish.
Metal
Space Age Lounge Set by Morávek & Munzar, 4-Piece, Czechoslovakia 70s
Located in Żory, PL
Includes a low-profile daybed sofa that folds out to a bed approx. 128x195 cm, two swivel lounge chairs on four-star bases and a matching stool. The ensemble is upholstered in its or...
Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Brown Leather Swivel Armchair from Lystager
By Lystager Industri 1
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The swivel frame is mounted on a wooden, five-star base. The chair's distinctive design harmonizes with its comfort.
Leather, Suede, Wood
De Sede DS-1051/32 Armchair in Black Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-1051 is available in a wide variety of versions: high- or low-backed, with or without armrests, as a cantilevered chair, with four-star swivel base or with a five-star base.
Leather
De Sede DS-1051/112 Armchair in Black Leather Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-1051 is available in a wide variety of versions: high- or low-backed, with or without armrests, as a cantilevered chair, with four-star swivel base or with a five-star base.
Leather
De Sede DS-1051/02 Armchair in Black Leather Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-1051 is available in a wide variety of versions: high- or low-backed, with or without armrests, as a cantilevered chair, with four-star swivel base or with a five-star base.
Leather
$13,633 / item
DS-278 Armchair by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Geneve, CH
A relaxing miracle for all desires Low- or high-backed chairs with a slender star base, as dining chairs or lounge chairs, for uplifting seating comfort with the highest esthetic ...
Steel
$58 / item
Victoria Hagan Interior Portraits
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Throughout, Hagan discourses on the spirit of cherished objects—a print of birds in flight, a vintage star-shaped mirror, or a chair with an unusual silhouette—that add soul and mode...
Paper
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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