Pair of Mid Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina - Stendig in Cognac
By Dino Gavina
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant iconic design by Marcel Breur and recreated by Dino Gavina in heavy Cognac Saddle Leather C 1975 Italy. Chairs were in the same family for 2 generations and rarely...
Steel, Chrome
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black Leather Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Black leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Black full leather. Has flat caps on the e...
Steel, Chrome
Authentic Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair for Stendig
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Authentic Marcel Breuer designed Wassily chair made in Italy for Stendig. Chrome tube construction with the authentic chrome tube ends.
Chrome
Pair of Stendig Wassily Chairs with great Patina!
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice early pair of Waselie chairs sold through standing. Chairs date to the early 60s in a chocolate brown leather that shows loads of personality and patina. Some new stitching has ...
Chrome
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H 29 in W 31 in D 28 in
Pair of Modern Black Leather and Chrome Wassily Stendig Style Lounge Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Wassily Kandinsky, Stendig Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of modern chrome and black leather lounge chairs in the style of Wassily Stendig.
Chrome
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H 28.5 in W 31.75 in D 27 in
Pair of Vintage Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig / Gavina
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage "Wassily" chairs in Cognac patinated leather and chrome by Marcel Breuer for Stendig and manufactured by Gavina, circa 1960s.
Chrome
Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Charles Stendig
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1970's immaculately clean pair of "Wassily" chairs. Originally known as the "Model B3" chair.
Leather
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H 28 in W 32 in D 27 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Original Black Breuer for Stendig Wassily Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous pair of original vintage Marcel Breuer for Stendig Wassily lounge chairs, made of black leather and chrome, circa 1960s.
Chrome
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H 29.25 in W 30.75 in D 27.5 in
Mid Century Bauhaus Pair of Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breur Gavina Stendig
By Stendig Co.
Located in Port Jervis, NY
High quality pair of Wassily chairs designed by Marcel Breur in 1926 Germany. Thick saddle leather and one inch chrome tubing comprise these chairs. In very good vintage condition wi...
Chrome
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H 28 in W 31 in D 28.75 in
Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily Leather Lounge Chairs Gavina for Charles Stendig
By Marcel Breuer, Charles Stendig
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily lounge chairs Gavina for Charles Stendig, earlier vintage before Knoll production.
Chrome
Pair of Caramel Leather Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
A gorgeous signed pair of Mid-Century Wassily chairs in stunning caramel leather. Wonderful vintage condition having strong, well maintained leather and portions of the Stendig labe...
Metal, Chrome
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H 28.5 in W 30.75 in D 25.5 in
Pair of Marcel Breuer for Stendig Chrome Frame with Leather Wassily Chairs
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily chairs. After the early production there are two acceptable versions of this chair.
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig / Gavina
By Gavina, Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage Wassily chairs in brown leather and chrome by Marcel Breuer for Stendig and manufactured by Gavina, circa 1960s.
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig / Gavina
By Gavina, Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage "Wassily" chairs in brown leather and chrome by Marcel Breuer for Stendig and manufactured by Gavina, circa 1960s.
Chrome
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H 28.75 in W 30 in D 27.25 in
Pair Signed Stendig Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Italy 60s Black Leather
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Bauhaus legend Marcel Breuer, these iconic chairs were made by the collaborative efforts of Stendig and Gavina during the mid to late 1960s. Stendig was not always just a...
Steel, Chrome
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H 28.75 in W 30 in D 27.25 in
Pair of Signed Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Stendig Made in Finland 1970s
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare pair of signed Marcel Breuer for Stendig pair of model B3 lounge chairs, also known as Wassily chairs.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily Chairs Knoll Stendig
By Florence Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern early Wassily chairs by either Knoll or Stendig. High quality leather and chrome tubing in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Chrome
Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig, Italy
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering black leather Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig. The chairs have a nice thick black leather seating armrest and backing.
Chrome
Mid-Century Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Stendig
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Authentic Marcel Breuer designed Wassily chair made in Italy for Stendig. Features chrome tube construction with smooth chrome tube ends and thick brown belting leather straps.
Chrome, Metal
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H 28 in W 30 in D 26 in
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern canvas Wassily Lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern natural canvas cloth wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was originally designed by Marcel Breuer has flat caps on the end tu...
Steel, Chrome
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H 28 in W 30 in D 26 in
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brown Leather Wassily lounge Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern brown leather wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. The Wassily lounge chair was designed by Marcel Breuer in Dark Brown full leather. Has flat caps on ...
Chrome
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H 29 in W 30.5 in L 29 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair Brown Wassily Chairs Marcel Breuer Stendig Italy
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous, early pair of chrome and brown leather Wassily armchairs, by Marcel Breuer for Stendig Italy, circa 1950s. In very good vintage condition. The ...
Chrome
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H 28.75 in W 28.75 in D 24.81 in
Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina / Stendig (black canvas)
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer for Stendig / Gavina.
Metal
$3,259
H 36 in W 12 in D 15.5 in
Massive Gothic Revival Bronze Lantern with a Mica Lens Outdoor Wall Sconce C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous massive bronze wall sconce lantern with a natural aged verdigras patina. Gothic Revival in style and with new mica panels. This will definitely make an impression installed ...
Stone, Bronze
Sterling Silver Liquor Decanter Bottle Name Tags 7 Available
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful sterling silver liquor & wine decanter name tags. Marked sterling, some with hallmarks two marked made in Spain. They run the gamut from gin to rum to bourbon to rye to ver...
Sterling Silver
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$659Sale Price / item|55% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. Model: Razorblade ...
Oak
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved Marble Column Capital
Located in Austin, TX
A stately and well carved marble Corinthian column capital, 19th century, Italy. Presented and displayed inverted, with a typical decorative motif of acanthus and volute. Perfect f...
Marble
$1,395
H 21 in W 11.75 in D 11.75 in
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak with Carmel Colored Slag Glass Table Lamp C 1910
By W. Brown
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple & elegant arts and crafts mission Oak desk table lamp. Beautiful Carmel Colored Slag Glass in a quarter sawn oak lamp frame. Perfectly proportioned and in excellent ...
Brass
$2,195 / set
H 48.5 in W 34.5 in D 11 in
Mission Art's & Crafts 5 Section Leaded Door Bookcase by Globe Wernicke
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous arts & crafts mission bookcase with 5 sections, 3 leaded glass door compartments which have storage space. Sizes are, 32x 9.5x 10h, 32x 9.5 x 10.5h, 32 x 9.5 x 8.75h. Drawer...
Metal, Lead
$4,936
H 9.06 in Dm 17.72 in
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light by Goldkant 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in München, BY
Large, rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed & manufactured probably by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s. Executed in sprayed...
Metal
$3,895 / set
H 30.75 in W 21 in D 23.25 in
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Danish Dining Chairs no. 9 by Helge Sibast
By Helge Sibast
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of six dining chairs by Helge Sibast with curved, molded backrests and a A - Frame style base for design of the chair. Faux leather Skai is the material on the seats. In...
Faux Leather, Teak
$6,500
H 35 in W 40.5 in D 37 in
Expertly Restored - Eero Saarinen “Womb” Forest Green Leather Chair for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials New Italian Full-Grain Leather, Polished Steel Chrome ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing histor...
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marcel Breuer Mid-Century Modern brown leather Wassily lounge chairs for Knoll. Genuine leather straps, continues chrome tubing with seamless welded ends, and hex screws. Marcel Breu...
Chrome
$4,595 / set
H 27.25 in W 22.25 in D 23.75 in
Set 6 Mid Century Modern Orange Slice Chairs by Tempestini & Salterini + a Table
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare set of six orange slice chairs. Freshly painted in a satin white enamel, chairs are in excellent vintage condition. Exceptional design by Maurizio Tempestini for Jo...
Iron
$1,777Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 42.13 in W 18.12 in D 17.33 in
Set 4 sedie vintage anni 70 in legno e pelle design Pietro Costantini per Ello
By Pietro Costantini, Ello Furniture
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set of four chairs with black lacquered wood frame and black leather seat, designed by Pietro Costantini for Ello, 1970s. CONDITION: In buone condizioni, presenta segni di usura dov...
Leather, Wood
$7,595 / set
H 33.5 in W 32.5 in D 33.5 in
Mid Century Modern Ray & Charles Eames Rosewood Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful and iconic design by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in Rosewood and Black Leather 1981 with the ottoman which has a new leather seat. Classic design which will never...
Steel, Chrome
The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century’s most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. A member of the Bauhaus faculty, Breuer — like such colleagues as the architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the artists and art theoreticians László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers — left Europe in the 1930s to champion the new design philosophy and its practice in the United States.
Born in Hungary, Breuer became a Bauhaus student in 1920 and quickly impressed Gropius, the German school’s founder, with his aptitude for furniture design. His early work was influenced by the minimalist Dutch design movement De Stijl — in particular the work of architect Gerrit Rietveld.
In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus furniture workshop, Breuer realized his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s attention gradually shifted from design to architecture, and, at the urging of Gropius, he joined his mentor in 1937 on the faculty of Harvard and in an architectural practice.
In the 1940s, Breuer opened his own architectural office, and there his style evolved from geometric, glass-walled structures toward a kind of hybrid architecture — seen in numerous Breuer houses in New England — that pairs bases of local fieldstone with sleek, wood-framed modernist upper floors. In his later, larger commissions, Breuer worked chiefly with reinforced concrete and stone, as seen in his best-known design, the brutalist inverted ziggurat built in New York in 1966 as the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Breuer’s most famous furniture pieces are those made of tubular steel, which include the Wassily chair — named after Wassily Kandinsky and recognizable for its leather-strap seating supports — and the caned Cesca chair.
Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Whether in metal or wood, Breuer’s design objects are elegant and adaptable examples of classic modernist design — useful and appropriate in any environment.
Find vintage Marcel Breuer seating, storage cabinets and lighting on 1stDibs.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.