$3,710 / item
Louise Bar Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Louise Bar Chair by Domkapa Materials: Fiber, Natural Ash, Steel. Dimensions: W 51 x D 50 x H 98 cm. Also available in different materials. Please contact us. Designed to mak...
Steel
$3,710 / item
Louise Counter Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Louise counter chair by Domkapa Materials: Fiber, Natural Ash, Steel. Dimensions: W 51 x D 50 x H 83 cm. Also available in different materials. Please contact us. Designed to...
Steel
Early 19th Century Child's Chair
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming early 19th century Child's chair from Spain. Soundly constructed from Meleze wood - a very dense pine. A delightful Primitive piece with beautiful carving detail.
Pine
$3,800 / set
Danish Modern Wingback Leather Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish pair of Scandinavian Modern lounge chairs features vintage reddish leather upholstery, spacious and comfortable seats, and sculpted wingback design. Perfect pair of mid-...
Leather
$686Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Gunlocke Oak Schoolhouse Chair, Circa 1920s
By Gunlocke
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Oak Schoolhouse Chair – This is a heavy and sturdy chair made for the United States Post Office Made by W.H. Gunlocke Chair Co. Wayland, N.Y. Circa 1920. Each chair measures ...
Oak
Newly Upholstered Barley Twist Arm Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a 19th century English Barley Twist arm chair frame with lovely carving on the arms. It has been appointed with newly upholstered off white fabric and new padding. This arm c...
Fabric, Wood
$2,133 / set
Set of Four Chunky Chairs
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Four sturdily-built chairs of large proportions, painted red, with rush seats.
Børge Mogensen Wingback Chair, model 2204. Original leather
By Børge Mogensen, Fredericia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Børge Mogensen wingback chair in original Black leather upholstery. Legs in oak. Model 2204, made by Fredericia Furniture.
Leather, Oak
ULUV Rocking Chair, 1950s Élitis Upholstery
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Wien, AT
ULUV Rocking Chair, 1950s — Élitis Upholstery Exceptional mid-century rocking chair produced by ULUV in Czechoslovakia. The sculptural beechwood frame has been fully restored and re...
Fabric, Beech
American Twig Adirondack Rocking Chair
Located in Water Mill, NY
Vintage American twig Adirondack painted rocking chair.
Wood
Paul McCobb Directional Lounge Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in Dallas, TX
A 1950s Directional lounge chair designed by Paul McCobb and manufactured by Custom Craft Inc. The chair has been reupholstered in an Anne Kirk linen, wool blend and the legs refinis...
Wool, Linen, Ash
$24,287Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Lymington, GB
An early-18th century walnut wing armchair. Queen Anne/ George I-period, ca 1714. This fine English walnut wingback chair is raised on well-drawn carved cabriole legs. With a lovely...
Walnut
19Thc English Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original surface Windsor rocking chair from England in fine sturdy condition. This rocker is in wonderful aged surface.
Wood
$5,800 / set
Pair of Thonet Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Thonet side chairs with original Thonet label. Stained beechwood.
Beech
Scandinavian Wingback Chair from Denmark
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A highly expressive and well scaled upholstered wingback chair having sculpted knuckled arms and an exposed oak wood frame.
Oak, Upholstery
$3,260 / item
Monolith Ladderback Chair by Phaedo
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith ladderback chair by Phaedo Dimensions: W 18" x D 17" x H 39" inches Materials: white-washed oak; cushion is hand-dyed with Madder root The Monolith ladderback is the f...
Oak
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Burke Side Chair
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Pasadena, TX
By Burke of Dallas Texas, iconic design and first cousin to Saarinen's tulip chairs. Starburst base with original button tufted upholstery. Details Dimensions Height: 31in Widt...
Fiberglass
Pair Mahogany Art Noveau Side Chairs
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice pair of inlaid Art Noveau side chairs, inlaid with bone and box wood, in very good overall condition. 37" high 25" wide 16" seat height You are welcome to view this ite...
Mahogany
$3,600 / set
Mario Bellini “Break” Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of “Break” chairs designed by Mario Bellini. Executed in soft supple leather, the chairs are great postmodern or modernist chairs that would work well at the head of dining ta...
Leather
$5,400 / set
French Louis XVI Painted Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Good pair of French Louis XVI design carved and painted side chairs. Circa 1880. These are timeless classic and perfect for todays designs. 21w x 23d x 38h
Fabric, Wood
Gae Aulenti "Sgarsul" Rocking Chair for Poltronova, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Quarrata, IT
An iconic piece of mid-century Italian design, the "Sgarsul" rocking chair was designed by architect and designer Gae Aulenti for Poltronova in 1962. Marking Aulenti’s brilliant debu...
Leather, Wood
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Style Side Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XVI style side chair beautifully reflects the refinement and neoclassical influence of 18th-century French design. The chair features a finely carved mahogany fram...
Upholstery, Wood
Yrjö Kukkapuro, Cloud chair, Avarte, 1980s
By Yrjö Kukkapuro, Avarte, Finland 1
Located in Uppsala, SE
The rare Cloud chair (or "Pilvi" as it was called in Finnish, Pilvi means "cloud") was designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro in the early to mid 1980s for Avarte and has a very postmodern expre...
Metal
$3,150 / set
Pair of Fruitwood Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical fruitwood side chairs with ebonized arrow details. Newly upholstered in a charcoal and grey striped linen velvet. Seat height - 18"
Fruitwood
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Old Hickory Adirondack Style Rocking Chair
Located in Freehold, NJ
This old Adirondack style chair features rustic bent hickory wood construction, caned seat, and rocking base. Dimensions: 27w 31d 33h 17sh 27ah Condition notes: Chair itself is in ...
Rush, Hickory
1950s Restored Wing Chair, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Newly upholstered in natural fiber based fabric - Stained solid beech wood - sturdy and stable
Fabric, Wood, Beech
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Uno Ahrens Style Wing Chair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
John Gilmer for Porter & Plunk reproduction of a 1930's Swedish chair by Uno Ahrens, featured in David Adler's Clow House in Lake Forest, and shown in Erik Wettergren's "The Modern D...
Upholstery
$17,256 / set
Gothic Revival Side Chairs
By Michelle Nussbaumer Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
Custom designed by Michelle Nussbaumer Studio. Gothic Revival inspired with hand finished layered finish. Gold leaf applied over hand-painted and hand-carved frames. Antique nail t...
Gold Leaf
Teak Spindle Back Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With dark and rich teak wood grain, timeless design, and contrasting light colored upholstery, this vintage rocking chair is a stylish way to add Mid-Century Modern style to space. P...
Upholstery, Teak
Carlo di Carli Side Chair
By Carlo di Carli
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carlo di Carli design side chair made out of cherrywood and newly refinished and upholstered in Navy velvet.
Pair of 1960s Bamboo Chairs by Bonacina
Located in IT
Pair of bent bamboo chairs in Côte d'Azur style by Bonacina, 1960s. Elegant high-back chairs with finely curved legs, crafted by the iconic Italian maker specializing in bamboo and r...
Bamboo
$2,125 / set
Pair Of Mid-19th Century Side Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
A pair of finely carved mid-19th century side chairs in the Victorian taste, each with a shaped and moulded balloon back centred by a pierced and scrolling horizontal splat. The cres...
Wood
Josef Hoffman Fledermaus Chair by Wittmann
By Josef Hoffmann, Wittmann
Located in Highland, IN
Originally designed by Josef Hoffman for the Café Fledermaus in 1907. This example was made by Wittmann of Austria in the 80s. The frame of beech has a seat and back upholstered in H...
Upholstery, Beech
$8,160 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style Side Chairs 8
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 8 Swedish Gustavian side chairs. they have been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White" all the seating has been restored and waiting for y...
Birch
$938Sale Price|30% Off
Leather Wingback Chair by DeCoro
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Leather
Baker Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Side Chair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style side chair or dining chair Attributed to Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid carved mahogany frame, with upholstered seat. Measures: 2...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Brutalist Wooden Side Chair, Europe Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Brutalist furniture emerged as a reaction against refinement and ornament, favouring instead expressive raw materials. Designers and artisans embraced rough textures, asymmetry, and ...
Wood
$4,800 / set
Set of English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 19th century English Queen Anne chinoiserie side chairs. English Queen Anne chinoiserie side chairs are some of the most enchanting pieces in British decorative arts—an irresi...
Wood
Vintage Thonet Caner Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring a touch of Old World charm to your home with this elegant Thonet-style bentwood rocking chair, a vintage piece that captures the romance and craftsmanship of 19th-century Europ...
Cane, Bentwood
$2,100 / set
Nichols & Stone Birdcage Windsor Dining Chairs
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Nichols & Stone Birdcage Windsor dining chairs featuring split wedge mortise and tenon joinery with faux bamboo turned spindles, legs & H stretchers. No longer in productio...
Maple
Contemporary Slipper Chair of Generous Proportions
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
This slipper chair features a tall, curved backrest evocative of a violin with its legs echoing these curves in black lacquer with gilt highlights. While Thierry Despont (1948 - 20...
Giltwood, Upholstery, Lacquer
$1,200 / item
Swivel Arm Chair by Luigi Tiengo
By Luigi Tiengo
Located in Miami, FL
Arm Chair by Luigi Tiengo for Samton Furniture of Montreal, Canada. In total four chairs available. Price is per chair. Chairs have been recovered. The sides are wood laminate, metal...
Metal
$27,500 / set
Sculptural Art Deco Side Chairs, Italy, 1930s/40s
Located in New York, NY
Set of four sculptural Art Deco side chairs of striking form. The curved backrest extends in a U-shape beneath the straight seat, framing a decorative sphere within the resulting voi...
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Swedish Chippendale Gilt Wood Side Chairs - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Crafted in Sweden, this elegant pair of vintage side chairs showcases classic Gustavian and Neoclassical design influences. Each chair features a rectangular backrest framed in carve...
Fabric, Wood
$1,098Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Antique Victorian Hall Chair
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this Stunning early Victorian ebonised and gilt painted papier mache hall chair with upholstered seat and back raised on spiral turned supports . Circa 1...
Oak
1960's Original French Rattan Rocking Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s Original French Rattan Rocking Chair. Good simple French rattan rocking chair from the sixties in very good original condition with superb curved frame detail. Seat Height: ...
Rattan
$11,500 / set
French Walnut Bergere Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of beautifully carved walnut 18th century French bergere side chairs.
Walnut
$1,950 / set
Four 1860s French Classical Side Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
4 Hand carved French classical side chairs. Love the way they used pegs on these chairs. Stain on one cushion. I did not try to clean it. Chairs need reupholstering.
Wood
$3,250 / item
"Bella" Chair, Dragonette Private Label
By Dragonette Ltd.
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This chair, based on a vintage Italian chair, features a nipped in "waist", nailhead detailing and inset angled back legs. Created originally as a dining chair, this chair would work...
Upholstery, Hardwood, Walnut
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1950s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Sheepskin
Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The unique Danish modern design of this midcentury rocking chair makes a striking addition to home or business seating area. Sculptural spoke seat back adds to the distinctive Scandi...
Walnut
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1950s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Sheepskin
$2,196 / item
Contemporary Handmade Chair in Walnut Wood
By Laura Noriega
Located in Guadalajara, Jal.
The “Your Skin” easy chair is a comfortable low chair with a solid and light structure perfect to accentuate with its impeccable and minimal aesthetics the decoration in every room o...
Leather, Walnut
$1,755 / item
Contemporary Handmade Chair in Beech Wood
By Laura Noriega
Located in Guadalajara, Jal.
The “Your Skin” easy chair is a comfortable low chair with a solid and light structure perfect to accentuate with its impeccable and minimal aesthetics the decoration in every room o...
Leather, Walnut
Danish Designer, Side Chair, Beech, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A beech and teak side chair designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 32.0"H x 18.8"W x 20.0"D Seat Height (inches...
Beech, Teak
Regency Style Blue Velvet Upholstered Mahogany Klismos Chair
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A Regency style mahogany side chair newly reupholstered in blue velvet, showcasing graceful neoclassical lines and finely carved scroll details. The distinctive scroll form crest rai...
Velvet, Mahogany
18th century Swedish Gustavian oak chair
Located in London, GB
Great for the hall, or would look good in the bedroom, upholstered in vintage fabric.
Oak
Vintage bamboo rocking chairs, 1960s - set of 2
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Midcentury bamboo rocking chairs, set of 2 Great patio furniture or garden chairs Good condition. 1960s - italy Height: 95cm Width: 60cm Depth: 90cm Seat height: 50cm Ref.: 65...
Bamboo
Aesthetic Movement Yellow Floral Upholstered Walnut Side Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Aesthetic Movement Walnut Side Chair, with geometric crest, burl walnut inlay, and butter yellow floral upholstered seat and back on turned wood front legs on casters. 39" H x 20" W...
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Solid Wood Accent Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Versatile as an accent chair for living rooms, entryways, studies, or bedrooms.
Wood
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