A Pair of 18th C. Pair Swedish Rococo Side chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
These Swedish period Rococo chairs would be perfect for an intimate seating arrangement; perhaps in a bedroom, study, or living room.
Upholstery, Wood
Dutch Sculptural accent chair, attributed Wim den Boon, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A sculptural Dutch side chair from the 1960s, defined by its bold geometric silhouette and warm natural materials. Made from solid wood, the chair features a distinctive triangular h...
Papercord, Wood
Paraguayan Designer, Rocking Chair, Wood, Paraguay, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wood rocking lounge chair designed and produced in Paraguay, c. 1970s. Wear to wood consistent with age and use Seat back is adjustable; measured as shown Overall Dimensi...
Wood
Set of 12 Modern Metal Chairs
Located in Richmond, VA
Great set of 12 modern metal chairs. Stripped and polished.
Metal
Antique Rocking Chair Solid Oak Cane Seat
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Rocking Chair in solid oak with a cane Seat in good condition. This chair features a leafy, scalloped crest above turned spindles. It 's a beautiful antique piece to make a b...
Cane, Wood, Oak
Werner West, W1 bentwood side chair, 1930s Finland
By Werner West
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover the timeless elegance of the Werner West W1 bentwood chair, a 1930s Finnish classic that perfectly embodies Scandinavian modern vintage design. Crafted with expert bentwood ...
Bentwood
$1,288 / item
Unique Gold Nami Chair by Hatsu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique nami chair by Hatsu. Dimensions: D 50 x W 57 x H 65 cm. Materials: uphostered seating on powder coated steel frame. Hatsu is a design studio based in Mumbai that creates ...
Steel
$1,520Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French oval back side chairs.
Wood
Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique bentwood cane rocking chair, this was made in France and dates from around the 1900-1920 period. It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and st...
Cane, Bentwood
$14,000 / set
19th Century Pair Biedermeier Side Chairs, Austria
Located in New York, NY
Pair fine pair of Biedermeier Side Chairs crafted with Walnut burl veneers. The back is a pierced design and the chair rests of four beautifully tapered legs. The seats are generous...
Fabric, Walnut
Anglo-Indian Silvered Metal-Clad Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A striking vintage Anglo-Indian silvered metal-clad chair, 20th century, influenced by the dowry wedding chairs of Indian Royalty during the British Raj Period (colonial crown rule i...
Metal
Pair of C18th Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An unusual pair of 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs. The top rails with scroll ears and central carved splats of architectural design, with pad seats below and raised on square tape...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Wingback Lounge Chair for Dunbar
By Milo Baughman, Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley Wingback Lounge Chair for Dunbar. A really nice somewhat large scale modern wingback chair. Requires Reupholstery. Some wear to the wood legs. A chip to the rear le...
Wood
Contemporary Leather and Wood Rocking Chair
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Flexus plywood rocking chair. One of a kind. Leather and wood.
Leather
Bamboo Rocking Chair, Spain, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bamboo rocking chair from 1960's, Spain. Nice bamboo construction and very comfortable.
Bamboo
Fine Quality Chrome Klismos Style Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine polished chrome klismos style chair with heavy construction. With the elegant and classic curved back and curved tapering square supports and legs. The seat upholstered in a p...
Chrome
Mid-Century Walnut Brazilian Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Brazilian rocking chair, circa 1950s, in walnut wood, exotic wood and leather. Dimensions: H101 x W71 x D84 cm.
Walnut
Large Turned Wood Baroque Style Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large turned wood Baroque style chair.
Velvet
Pair of 17th Century English Yorkshire Oak Backstool Chairs
Located in Elkhart, IN
A wonderfully characterful pair of 17th century Yorkshire oak backstool chairs, retaining the wonderfully dark, mellow surface that makes early English furniture so compelling. Each ...
Oak
$3,450 / set
Pair Of George III Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a serpentine crest rail carved with rosettes and acanthus leaves. Pierced and carved vase form splat. Drop in seat with a gadrooned base moulding. Cabriole legs with acanth...
Mahogany
$3,988 / item
Vianna Chair with Armrest by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Vianna Chair by Domkapa Materials: Walnut Stained Ash, Velvet. Dimensions: W 62 x D 66 x H 85 cm. Also available in different materials. Please contact us. The epitome of comf...
Velvet, Ash, Walnut
$3,917 / item
Eva Chair with Armrest by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Eva chair with armrest by Domkapa Materials: Walnut Stained Ash, Velvet. Dimensions: W 57 x D 53 x H 86 cm. Also available in different materials. Please contact us. Eva is the...
Velvet, Ash, Walnut
Mid-Century Bamboo Lounge Chair by Rohe Noordwolde
By Dirk Van Sliedregt, Rohe Noordwolde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bent bamboo lounge chair by Dutch manufacturer Rohe Noordwolde, featuring a rounded bucket-style seat and back built from vertical bamboo spindles. The continuous bamboo frame curves...
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Antique French Dressing Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of primitive Country French Dressing Chairs. Time-softened hardwood frames with curved flat crest rails on the tall shaped slat backs. The hand-caned seats raised on squa...
Cane, Hardwood
Pair English Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1890
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of English Chippendale Mahogany side chairs, circa 1890. Outstanding pair of marvelous carved mahogany side chairs in Classic Chippendale style. They are crafted after one of t...
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian carved walnut side chair having a pretty quality carved walnut top rail supported by solid walnut barley twist supports with original turned finials. It has a newly...
Walnut
Helge Vestergaard Jensen Rocking Chair designed 1959
By Niels Roth Andersen, Helge Vestergaard-Jensen
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1959 by Helge Vestergaard-Jensen, this edition was made by the Niels Roth Andersen, Alderman of the Copenhagen Guild of Furniture Makers from the mid-90s until his retir...
Hardwood
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Regency quality mahogany desk chair having a quality carved mahogany top rail, shaped carved mahogany centre splat, scroll shaped open arms, newly reupholstered drop in seat ...
Mahogany
Wingback Easy Chair in Elm and Fabric, 1940s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This wingback easy chair, produced in Denmark during the 1940s, represents a rare example of mid-century Scandinavian furniture design, though the designer remains unidentified. The ...
Fabric, Elm
Göran Malmvall, Rocking Chair, Sweden, 1940s
By Goran Malmvall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rocking chair designed by Göran Malmvall, Svensk fur/Swedish pine for Karl Andersson & Söner. Made in the 1940s. Thus style of pine furniture were designed for swedish cabins and...
Pine
$8,500 / set
Set of 8 italian Leather Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 8 Italian carved walnut and leather side chairs. Circa 1870. The leather has a beautiful patina to it. 18w x 24d x 33h
Leather, Walnut
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Elegant Rocking Chair in the Thonet Style
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
In the style of the French designer Thonet . Elegant design Rocking Chair Mid Century Modern .
Wood
Mahogany Rocking Chair by Åke Axelsson, Sweden
By Åke Axelsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Crafted from solid mahogany with a seat and backrest upholstered in Swedish leather, this piece represents a refined example of Scandinavian Modern design. The combination of richly ...
Leather, Mahogany
$3,077 / set
Pair of Large Vintage Ceremonial Chairs
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Pair of large vintage Italian ceremonial chairs in black lacquer with brass.
Brass
1970's French Brutalist Green Folding Metal Garden Chairs
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970's French Brutalist Green Folding Metal Garden Chairs. Sourced in France these are good quality perforated metal chairs in the brutalist style. Given the chairs have seen a good ...
Steel
Antique late 19th century oak side chair, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This late‑19th‑century Belgian oak side chair embodies the quiet dignity and honest craftsmanship of rural European furniture from the period. Its design is restrained and functional...
Oak
Oak Rocking Chair "Razorblade" by Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Rødding, DK
A masterful oak rocking chair — the celebrated "Razorblade" model — by Danish designer Henning Kjærnulf, representing one of the most distinctive and collectible forms to emerge from...
Bouclé, Oak
$13,500 / set
Pair of Borge Mogensen Lounge Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Borge Mogensen lounge chairs in leather with lacquered wood legs.
Leather, Wood
Pair of 20th Century Maison Dominique Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stylish pair of French 1950s 'Clemenceau' chairs. Designed by Andre Domin and Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique. Still with their original dark green upholstery and painted m...
Upholstery
English Charles II "Derbyshire" Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Charles II oak 'Derbyshire' side chair with 2 arched horizontal splats above a plank seat & turned legs joined by stretchers (17th Century and Later).
Oak
Upholstered Irving Side Chair in Carbon Fiber by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Upholstered Irving Side Chair in Carbon Fiber by Madheke. Dimensions: W 57 x D 47 x H 90 cm. Materials: Carbon fiber formed chair back in high gloss finish, upholstered slim back and...
Metal
Double Rocking Chair by Sam Maloof
By Sam Maloof
Located in New York, NY
Double rocking chair by Sam Maloof, circa 1980's signed Sam Maloof f.A.C.C./©, dated 1988 and numbered No. 9. Literature Jo Lauria, Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries o...
Wood, Walnut
$32,311 / item
Voluta Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Voluta Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni Limited Edition Of 9 Pieces + 3 A.P. Designer: Stefano Marolla. Dimensions: D 105 x W 60 x H 73 cm. Materials: Bobinga wood, carbon fiber a...
Brass
Mattia Bonetti, Side Chairs, Aluminum, Hide, Italy, 2009
By Mattia Bonetti
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered aluminum, blue and black hide side chairs, model "Alu" and "Ula" designed and produced by Mattia Bonetti, Italy / Switzerland, 2009. Provenance: Collection...
Aluminum
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Birch, Sweden, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A birch rocking chair in English style designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900. Overall Dimensions (inches): 42.5"H x 22.0"W x 49.5"D Seat Height (inches): 15.5" Arm Height (inch...
Birch
Fine Pair Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chairs Circa 1900
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Pair Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chairs Cream in Colour, Queen Anne Style Decorated With Flowers & Foliage Seats Recently re upholstered & coveredWith Cream Ottoman pattern Mate...
Lacquer
$1,320 / item
1700s Norwegian Farmer Rococo Style Pine Chair
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique chair from ca. 1730-50s. Handcrafted from nature pine in Norway. Painted in black and rest of the gold decoration, beautiful patina. Perfect adding to farmhouse / c...
Textile, Pine
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood side chair having a quality rosewood shaped carved centre splat shaped top rail, newly reupholstered seat in a quality fabric and standing on attra...
Rosewood
$513Sale Price|54% Off
Mid-Century Rattan Rocking Chair, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
This rattan rocking chair was made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Please send us a message with your postcode to provide an accurate shipping cost.
Rattan
Danish Designer, Side Chair, Wood, Fabric, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green bouclé fabric and wood side chair designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1950s. Minimal signs of wear. Reupholstered in brand new bouclé fabric. Overall Dimensions (inches): ...
Fabric, Wood
$8,599Sale Price|39% Off
Swedish Rocking Chair in Pink Velvet
Located in London, England
This art deco danish modern rocking chair was produced in the 1940s. It is made of bentwood and features wooden components and spring seats. Completely restored and reupholstered in ...
Wood, Velvet
$4,829 / set
Pair of Late 18th Century Gustavian Side Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 18th Century Gustavian side chairs. Dry scraped to original paint and stabilised for every day use. Made by master craftsman Johan Erik Hoglander in Stockholm (1750-181...
Upholstery, Pine
Frits Henningsen Style Vintage Leather Wingback Chair
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Coronado, CA
A large, vintage, wingback chair in the manner of Frits Henningsen, featuring a high curved back, pointed arms, button tufting, and tall curved legs with carved detail. This unique, ...
Leather, Wood
Arman "Cello" Chair, circa 1990, France
By Hugues Chevalier, Arman
Located in Girona, Spain
Arman "Cello" Chair, circa 1990, France. Arman "Cello" chair editions Hugues Chevalier n°9/50.
Beech
A Swiss Alpine Folk Art Escabelle Chair
Located in London, GB
A Delightful Swiss Alpine Folk Art Escabelle Chair. This charming antique features a beautifully carved backrest adorned with a pair of Alpine chamois above a central stylized heart...
Pine
Knoll Bertoia Diamond Chair in Matte Black
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Stamford, CT
Renowned sculptor Harry Bertoia was invited by Florence Knoll to explore how his artistic experiments might translate into furniture design. There was no specific brief, only an open...
Metal, Steel
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen - Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by manufacturers Fritz Hansen. The square beech wood legs have been stained and oiled and th...
Sheepskin, Beech
Fritz Hansen Model 1672 Sheepskin Wing Chair, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in London, England
Fritz Hansen - Model 1672 Wing Chair A large wing chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s by manufacturers Fritz Hansen. The square beech wood legs have been stained and oiled and th...
Sheepskin, Beech
Kohn Chair Catalog Number 30
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
this model is similar to famous thonet number 14 restored with new canning. delivery time about 3-4 weeks.
Beech, Bentwood
$3,600 / set
Set of Four Portuguese Leather Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
Carved walnut and embossed leather chairs. Four side chairs. Brass studs and finials. Distressed leather.
Walnut
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