Vintage Cosco Step Stool Counter Chair, Circa 1950s
By Cosco
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century antique white Cosco step stool chair. Good condition. The chair steps pull out smoothly
Metal
$21,500 / item
H 37.41 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan
By Zhipeng Tan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
functionality. The 33 Step chair is the most visceral work to come of out Tan’s studio. There are 33
Brass
$17,500 / item
H 37.41 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan
By Zhipeng Tan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
functionality. The 33 Step chair is the most visceral work to come of out Tan’s studio. There are 33 vertebrae
Brass
Vitra Stool-Tool in Light Grey by Konstantin Grcic, 2016
By Vitra, Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. With its step-like platforms, Stool-Tool
Plastic
Vitra Stool-Tool in Poppy Red by Konstantin Grcic, 2016
By Vitra, Konstantin Grcic
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. With its step-like platforms, Stool-Tool
Plastic
Vintage French Foldable Step Stool Chair
Located in High Point, NC
Pragmatic yet whimsical, this delightful set of chair steps is a unique piece of metamorphic
Wood
Uniquely Formed Chair / Stepping Stool
Located in Culver City, CA
Chair / stepping stool, unique form.
Wood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 16 in D 19 in
Painted Stepladder Chair Library Chair, Transforming Chair and Step Stool
By Meredith Hart Furniture
Located in Durham, NC
The transforming chair/step stool has been around since the 1700s and continues to be useful to
Poplar, Paint
Original, Vintage Wooden Step Stool
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage wooden seating. Vintage wooden step stool. Seat height is 23".
Wood
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H 26.38 in W 23.63 in D 21.66 in
Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. Originally used as a stepping stone, Please use it as a display stand. The beautiful black color and taste
Cedar
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H 24.61 in W 20.08 in D 12.8 in
Japanese Old Wooden Stool 1860s-1900s/Antique Chair Stand Stepping Stone Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese stepping stone. It can also be used as a chair or stool. It is an item from
Cedar
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H 14.77 in W 23.04 in D 10.63 in
Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese wooden stepping stone. It is made of cedar wood. For a long period of
Wood, Cedar
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H 25.4 in W 25.2 in D 17.92 in
Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. Originally used as a stepping stone, Please use it as a display stand. The beautiful black color and
Cedar
Sold
H 24.02 in W 17.72 in D 15.16 in
Japanese Old Wooden Stool 1900-1945/Antique Chair Stand Stepping Stone/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate. This is a stepping stone made in Japan from the Meiji era to the early Showa era (1868-1945
Cedar
19th Century Chinese Children's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Red Collection #: DVB002 Keywords: Chairs, stool, step stool, bench, children, childs
Elm
Step Stool Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Dutch Colonial Step Stool Chair
Brass
$19,800
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style, Black seat
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The savana armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant.This was the inspiration for...
Wicker
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
Square Wool Boucle Swivel Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fantastic pair of newly produced square swivel chairs. Comfortable cushioned seats with low profile back cushion. Sits on walnut wood swivel base. Newly upholstered in a creamy wool ...
Wool, Bouclé, Walnut
$11,408 / item
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Giovannetti, Anfibio Foldable Sofa Blue Colored Fabric Project, Becchi
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in Casalguidi, IT
From an idea of Cav. Giovannetti Benito was born the project Anfibio. Production year 1970. Its history is full of important events and participations. A piece considered a “Classic”...
Wool, Cotton, Fabric
Pair of Mies Van Der Rohe Brno Chairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Brno Chair for Knoll. Designed for the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic.
Stainless Steel
Kalaha Armchair in Blue Velvet or Turquoise Velvet
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair Kalaha upholstered and covered with blue velvet fabric with structure handcrafted in solid wood. Also available in grey velvet.
Velvet, Wood
Dice Stool in Natural Solid Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Stool dice in natural solid cedar wood, Size L : L40xP40xH40cm, price: 1650,00€ Size XL : L35xD35xH70cm, price: 2950,00€ Wood treated with natural pine extracts wax. Solid cedar w...
Cedar, Wood
Round Top Bronze Base Cocktail Table with Concentric Design Black Tiles
Located in Ferndale, MI
Black ceramic tiles set in a concentric design set in an inch and a quarter wide bronze band. All supported on three. 75" solid bronze legs. Bronze shows fine patina , tiles are in e...
Bronze
$12,315 / item
H 16 in W 41.5 in D 18.25 in
Collector's Bleached Oak Wall Hanging Knife Edge Console Table By Amuneal
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s wall hanging bleached oak console table uses our traditional Collector’s Shelving hardware to support this two-drawer unit with raised knife-edge surround. The scale of the...
Brass
Globo Lucite and Nickel Fretwork Console
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic elegance. A polished nickel fretwork cradles a constellation of emerald Lucite cabochons. Topped with a generous slab of Carrara marble, our Globo fretwork console is peti...
Marble, Nickel
Studio Buzao, Black Lava Stone Side Table by Bentu Design
By Buzao
Located in Paris, IDF
Studio Buzao Black lava stone and concrete table designed by Cantonese studio Buzao Black lava stone 50 x 33 x 33 cm ........ “F” side table from Buzao collection is a creation by ...
Lava
Gio Ponti Italian Post-War Rosewood & Mahogany Cabinet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Post-War Design (1950s) rosewood and mahogany wall unit bar with 3 lower commodes and upper cabinet decorative tiles on white lacquered doors and a large mirror (att: GIO PON...
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
$843Sale Price|29% Off
H 27.17 in W 40.56 in D 20.48 in
French Mid Century Industrial Boulangerie Trolley Basket Cart C1950
Located in Trensacq, FR
Large French baker's bread cart, provenance from a boulangerie in the southwest of France. Wonderfully distressed and full of character, this basket was used to carry the freshly ba...
Metal
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amethyst Light by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cloud Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Cloud Sofa This sofa measures: 123 wide x 70 deep x 30.75 inches high, with a seat height of 13.5 and arm height of 21 inches Great...
Upholstery, Wood
$2,360 / item
H 8.66 in Dm 12.59 in
1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versio...
Metal
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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