Space Age Black Faux Leather Swan Desk Chair Office Chair 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk chair from faux leather and metal tulip - like 1960s. A wonderful office chair or desk chair, this model from the 1960s with a metal base with four wheels and ...
Metal
Set of Eight Exceptional Georgian Style Dining Chairs by Stuart Swan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly elegant and finely crafted set of chairs by Stuart Swan of Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Wood
6 Brass Swan and Black Lyre Back Folding Chairs in the style of Maison Jansen
By Samuel Copelon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six folding chairs in the style of Maison Jansen. The set are all newly powder coated black, with freshly polished brass swan and Lyre backs and brass claw feet.
Brass
Neoclassical Antique Giltwood Upholstered Swan Armchair, Early 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A Neoclassical carved swan armchair with upholstered seat back and seat.
Wood, Paint
$7,124Sale Price / set|20% Off
6 rare lounge version Arne Jacobsen Oxford chairs in vibrant Ferrari red velvet
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Highclere, Newbury
It may not be as sculptural as the Egg or Swan chairs, but it is no less significant. While originally designed for a very specific context, the chair’s endurance in modern interio...
Chrome
$1,400 / item
1950s lyre back and Swan head wrought iron armchair
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inspired by Maison Jansen neoclassical wrought iron Lyre arm back chairs with brass swan heads at top round brass rings on arms and brass feet.
Iron
Fritz Hansen Model "FH 8023" Wingback Armchair in Bouclé, Denmark, 1950s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Egg and Swan chair models led Fritz Hansen to fully embrace new man-made materials, like foam, plastic and steel wire used to realize the avant-garde creations of later generatio...
Fabric, Wood
$2,800 / item
Oxford' Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Jacobsen is perhaps most well known for being the creator of the Egg™ and the Swan™ chairs, and the SAS Royal Hotel they were made for.
Steel
Pair of Easy Chairs in Aluminium and Leather by Arne Jacobsen, 1970's
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of Easy Chairs in Aluminium and Leather by Arne Jacobsen, 1970's Additional Information: Material: Aluminium and leather Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Rare pair of easy chai...
Aluminum
Adrian Pearsall Wingback Lounge Chair Model 1611-c
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pasadena, TX
It has a nice fabric on it and a walnut base. The chair has a swan like look as the arms wave out.
Fabric, Walnut
Victorian Antique Oak Clerks Desk Chair, Curved Railback, 19th Century
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Antique Oak Curved Railback Clerks Desk Chair. With Curved Swan Arms, Original Black Porcelain Castors, Black Leatherette Seat And A Wrought Iron Swivel Mechanism Base.
Wrought Iron
$1,726Sale Price|44% Off
Lovely Shaped Dutch Retro 1950's Swan Arm Chair Swan Shaped Newly Upholstered
Located in Markington, GB
Vintage 1950s ‘Swan’ Armchair, Newly Upholstered A beautifully shaped 1950s vintage ‘Swan’ armchair, featuring an elegant and unusual sculptural form characteristic of mid-century d...
Metal
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Wings Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Upholstery, Wood
$3,093Sale Price|20% Off
Library reading chair with carved swan head detail W1V period
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
William 1V period Mahogany & leather library reading chair Recently covered in leather & coloured to chestnut, brass studded detail Fine pair Mahogany carved Swan Heads elbows Sc...
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of Pickled Wood Tub Chairs with Carved Swan Neck Arms
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage tub chairs, having a pickled beechwood finish, each barrel-form, arched crestrail continuing into downswept, terminals carved as swan necks ending in scrolls, raised ...
Wood
Lyre Back Black Wrought Iron Arm Chair With Swan Heads & Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Black wrought iron arm chair with brass swan heads and brass feet. The back is the classic lyre shape and the arms feature iron rings.
Brass
Lounge Chair " The Swan" Model 3320 By Arne Jacobsen For Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
Upholstered with sheep's wool of the highest quality, "swan" offers a luxurious sitting experience. The chair is in perfect condition and its timeless design makes it a center of att...
Aluminum
$1,864Sale Price|40% Off
1890 Shaped English Antique Victorian 'Swan' or 'Spoon' Arm Chair & foot stool
Located in Markington, GB
Antique Victorian Mahogany ‘Swan’ / ‘Spoon’ Armchair with Footstool, England A beautifully shaped English Victorian ‘Swan’ or ‘Spoon’ armchair with matching footstool, crafted in ma...
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Side Armchair by Hvidt & Mølgaard, Teak, 1960
By Peter Hvidt, Fritz Hansen, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of their designs icons is the Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen or the Swan chair.
Plywood, Teak, Mahogany, Beech
Regency Carved Mahogany Swan Armchair with Yellow Leather Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency carved mahogany swan design arm chair with nail heads and yellow leather upholstery
Leather, Mahogany
Elegant French Empire Five Piece Mahogany Salon Set with Bronze Swan Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The cylindrical armrests are all supported by stunning bronze swan figural busts. The chairs feature square profile tapering legs.
Ormolu
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Cowhide Lounge Chairs Attr. to Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Additional References: Italian Design, Ico Parisi, Osvaldo Borsani, Gio Ponti, French Design, Spirit of Jean Royere, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, Egg Chair and Swan S...
Steel
Rare Italian Organic Modern Curvilinear Sofa or Settee, Joe Colombo, 1970
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Paulin, Arne Jacobsen, Marco Zanuso, Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi, Ettorre Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini, Harry Bertoia, Egg Chair, Swan Sofa, Womb Chair.
Brass
$7,560Sale Price / set|20% Off
Early 19th Century Pair of Empire / Biedermeier Solid Plum Wood Swan Armchairs
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A pair of Empire / Biedermeier plum wood from circa 1815, newly upholstered with new fabric in classicist style. The armrests, backrest and seat are upholstered. The upholstery fabri...
Wood
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.
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