Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Ball & Stick Settee Loveseat Corner Chair 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
This unique antique walnut parlor Settee or loveseat also known as a gossip bench, telephone chair or corner chair, blends striking late Victorian style with functional novelty design.
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Stickley Brothers Telephone Table and Chair - W5050
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a superb looking Stickley Brothers set of telephone table and a chair. The quarter sawn is fantastic, and great original finish and its soli oak and not veneered.
Oak
Lucite Telephone Table and Chair Hallway Waiting Area Set, Germany 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is this beautiful set, a small side table with glass top and the matching chair. Made in Germany, circa 1980s. Glass tabletop in excellent condition.
Metal
Oscar Bach Attributed Figural Bronze Marble Top Telephone Hall Stand with Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Oscar Bach Attributed Figural Bronze Marble Top Telephone Hall Stand with Chair. Item features an ornate figural bronze telephone cabinet stand, marble top, small chair with ...
Marble, Bronze
Original Vintage WWII Poster Future Progress Savings Industry Modernism Design
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring stylised montage artwork by the British magazine and book illustrator and graphic designer Eric Fraser (1902-1983) depictin...
Paper
Unavailable
H 29 in W 24 in D 15 in
Chair 10, Sculptural Steel and Maple Chair/End Table, White, Maple and Salmon
Located in Baltimore, MD
A Minimalist sculptural chair with a small table surface like a telephone chair, the steel painted with white epoxy sanded to a smooth satin finish, the maple sealed with a satin fin...
Steel
Contemporary walnut tray top bench with leather
By Living Design Inc.
Located in PARIS, FR
The seating is intersected by a functional wrap around tray, reminiscent of a modern-day telephone chair or merely for keeping a cup of coffee within arm's reach.
Walnut, Leather
Contemporary walnut tray top bench with textile
By Living Design Inc.
Located in PARIS, FR
The seating is intersected by a functional wrap around tray, reminiscent of a modern-day telephone chair or merely for keeping a cup of coffee within arm's reach.
Textile, Walnut
Antique Wicker Desk with Chair and Telephone Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Antique Wicker Desk with Chair and Telephone Table, Arts and Crafts Style 3 piece wicker set has original paint and crackle patina, top has minor scratches, chair has minor losses to...
Wicker, Wood
Telephone Chair with Table Combo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Telephone Chair with Table Combo, Circa 1900.
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H 34.5 in W 17.5 in L 34.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Plycraft Bentwood Telephone Gossip Table and Side Chair
By Plycraft
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, original, Plycraft bentwood walnut wood telephone chair table, circa 1950s. In excellent vintage condition.
Bentwood
Pair of Oscar Bach-Bronze/Brass Small Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Charming pair of Oscar Bach telephone chairs.Leather seats,detailed brass back,bronze legs and side rails.Oscar Bach designed the huge plaques on the RCA Building (Rockerfeller Centr...
Brass, Bronze
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H 25.6 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Multicolored seat Bobbin corner chair, France, early 20th century
Located in Lyon, FR
Bobbin chairs were common pieces of furniture especially in the countryside and were used as knitting or telephone chairs.
Straw, Wood
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H 25.6 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Pair of Bobbin corner chairs, wood and straw, France, early 20th century
Located in Lyon, FR
They were common pieces of furniture especially in the countryside and were used as knitting or telephone chairs. A part of French History by your side.
Straw, Wood
Bamboo and Rattan Telephone Bench, 1970s
Located in Ranst, VAN
Nice vintage telephone bench in bamboo and rattan. It is divided into a sitting area and a table.
Bamboo, Rattan
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H 43.31 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere Backing and armrest rest. Single Drawer set on carved ornate legs. Cream Paris Boucle upholstered cushion. ...
Bouclé, Mahogany
20th Century French Wicker Chairs By Drucker
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Particularly charming is the label to the rear of the chairs with the telephone number simply reading: “14“ allowing us to date the chairs and to ascertain their wonderful condition ...
Wicker
Industrial Swivel Stool or Telephone Operator's Chair, circa 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Industrial swivel stool or telephone operator's chair, circa 1930. Having a tall wood back with cane seat, resting on downswept legs with circular foot rest.
Cane, Wood
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H 28 in W 26 in D 12 in
Antique Neoclassical Black Lacquered Desk Telephone Table Stand and Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique neoclassical or directoire style telephone stand and accent chair. Item features caned seat side chair, black lacquered finish with gold accents, brass capped feet on table, ...
Wood
American Telephone Chair
Located in Asheville, NC
This writing table or telephone has a simple utilitarian form. The form, with its basic linear design, hearkens to Shaker-style furnishings. This functional piece is made out of soli...
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H 25.6 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Bobbin corner chairs, wood and straw, France, early 20th century
Located in Lyon, FR
They were common pieces of furniture especially in the countryside and were used as knitting or telephone chairs. A part of French History by your side.
Straw, Wood
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H 28.94 in W 15.16 in D 15.56 in
Antique Dutch Ruch-Seat Oak Corner Bobbin Chair Turned Hand Crafted 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Beautiful Dutch bobbin corner chair , from the 1900s. This antique 'corner chair' with wicker seat is originally a typical Old Ditch knitting chair/ telephone chair.
Cane, Wood
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H 27.76 in W 17.13 in D 17.13 in
Couple Antique Dutch Ruch-Seat Oak Corner Bobbin Chairs Turned Hand Crafted 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Beautiful couple Dutch bobbin corner chairs , from the 1900s. This antique 'corner chair' with wicker seat is originally a typical Old Ditch knitting chair/ telephone chair.
Cane, Wood
Restored Bent Walnut Plycraft Telephone Gossip Chair
By George Mulhauser, Fritz Hansen, Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Fully disassembled and restored to excellent condition. All joints glued and clamped to ensure rigidity. Tabletop and chair have been gently refinished to remove scratches and imperf...
Walnut
Vintage Rattan Telephone Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage wicker telephone/gossip table will make a great conversation piece.
Midcentury Scandinavian Rosewood Telephone Table and Side Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage telephone table and chair in the Scandinavian Modern style, with rosewood seat and desk, and additional shelf space for telephone book, above supporting frame, on round tap...
Wood
1950s Mathieu Matégot Style Telephone Table with Seat and Lamp, USA
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Solid, sturdy well made telephone table in enameled pierced metal on a steel rod structure. Lamp shade is in pierced metal with a flexible brass gosseneck. Height with lamp is...
Steel
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H 41.75 in W 18.25 in D 8.75 in
Figural Bronze and Iron Telephone Stand and Chair Attributed Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable figural cast iron and bronze telephone stand / table with small matching chair attributed to Oscar Bach.
Bronze, Iron
1970's Mid Century Danish Telephone Chair
Located in Hemel Hempstead, GB
A beautiful 1970's modern mid-century telephone chair, a minimal design aesthetic which adds so much to the room.
Leather, Teak
Post Modern Chair w/ Attached Telephone Table
Located in Miami, FL
This imaginative and rare chair has the desired and attached telephone table.
Chinese Telephone Seat Hall Bench Solid Teak Ming Style Silk Cushion
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful Chinese Ming style telephone seat or hall chair dating late 20th century, shelf with single drawer below with storage container to one side with raised carved seat back w...
Teak
Antique African Carved Four-Leg Milking Stool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Could be used next to an slipper chair, as a telephone table, to put a stock of books.
Wood
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