Geraldo de Barros Telephone seat, 1956
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in Barcelona, ES
Telephone seat by Geraldo de Barros Manufactured by Unilabor Brazil, 1956 Rosewood, painted steel
Category
Vintage 1950s Tables
Materials
Steel
Telephone Seat
Mid-20th Century Restored Bent Rattan Telephone Settee With Smoked Glass Table
$2,495
H 29 in W 36.75 in D 18 in
Mid-20th Century Restored Bent Rattan Telephone Settee With Smoked Glass Table
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Charming mid-century bent rattan telephone seat or bench, restored to highlight its warm patina
Category
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Materials
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Mid Century Modern Telephone Bench with Danish Paper Cord Seat, Yugoslavia 1960s
$2,950
H 24.41 in W 32.29 in D 15.75 in
Mid Century Modern Telephone Bench with Danish Paper Cord Seat, Yugoslavia 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extremely rare Telephone Bench done in oak, with seats woven with
Category
Vintage 1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Lucite Telephone Table and Chair Hallway Waiting Area Set, Germany 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
used as a telephone table and seat for making calls. Today there would certainly be many beautiful
Category
Vintage 1980s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Late 60s/early 70s Retro telephone / hall table on square chrome tubular steel
$893Sale Price|56% Off
H 22.45 in W 40.95 in D 17.72 in
Late 60s/early 70s Retro telephone / hall table on square chrome tubular steel
Located in Markington, GB
telephone table, the seat is upholstered in a classic black buttoned atomic design on a chrome metal base
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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Deco Table Seat Lacquered Wood Side Table Combined Sheepskin Stool or Ottoman
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H 20.36 in W 31.03 in D 13.31 in
Deco Table Seat Lacquered Wood Side Table Combined Sheepskin Stool or Ottoman
By Elnaz Namaki Studio
Located in London, GB
combines a side table with shelves and a comfortable shearling seat, drawing inspiration from the telephone
Category
2010s British Art Deco Sofa Tables
Materials
Metal
Louis XIV Style Banquette in Dusty Pink, 1950s, France
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
makes it an easy item of furniture to integrate into any room: in the hallway as a telephone seat
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Loveseats
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Chippy Heath Telephone Seat Mid-Century Modern Teak Gossip Bench
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H 21.88 in W 33.75 in D 14.38 in
Chippy Heath Telephone Seat Mid-Century Modern Teak Gossip Bench
By Chippy Heath, Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Chippy telephone seat Mid-Century Modern gossip bench, made in England. The Mid-Century Modern teak
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Teak
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Telephone Seat in Jacaranda with Tapered Legs
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H 17.33 in W 46.07 in L 17.33 in
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Telephone Seat in Jacaranda with Tapered Legs
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern telephone seat in Brazilian jacaranda wood with upholstered seat and built-in
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Faux Leather, Jacaranda
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chippy Telephone Seat With Pull Out Cushion Table.
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H 29.53 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chippy Telephone Seat With Pull Out Cushion Table.
Located in Seattle, WA
English Designer Chippy Telephone Seat with Blue Fabric Cushion. Wooden Handles on the Drawer
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Military Campaign Style Side Table / Telephone Bench
Located in London, GB
Very practicable mahogany telephone seat with a cupboard, drawers & a deep buttoned leather seat
Category
Vintage 1950s English Campaign Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century George B Bent Maple Telephone Phone Gossip Bench Seat 34"
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H 27 in W 33.5 in D 17.5 in
Mid Century George B Bent Maple Telephone Phone Gossip Bench Seat 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to early 20th century George B Bent Co Inc telephone bench. Made of Hard Rock Maple featuring
Category
Mid-20th Century North American American Colonial Benches
Materials
Fabric, Maple
Telephone Table and Bench
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration Bauhaus style tubular telephone table, seat upholstered in genuine leather
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Bauhaus Benches
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1930s German Chairs
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Oak 'Gossip Chair' Bench
Located in Brescia, IT
entryway, created with the function of a telephone cabinet with integrated seat. Consists of simple square
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Italian Neoclassical Iron Glass Telephone Stand Gossip Bench Swivel Seat Stool
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H 17 in W 38 in D 17 in
Italian Neoclassical Iron Glass Telephone Stand Gossip Bench Swivel Seat Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian neoclassical iron and glass telephone stand gossip bench with swivel seat. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Benches
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bench 'Gossip Chair'
Located in Brescia, IT
, created as a telephone cabinet with an integrated seat. Consists of simple square legs, an upholstered
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Benches
Materials
Rosewood
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Teak
Vintage Telephone Table and Bench
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Vintage Charles Barr yew wood telephone table, The seat needs new fabric. Measures: 36 inches
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Yew
Retro Chippy Heath Telephone Seat
By Chippy Heath
Located in London, GB
A unique and very well made telephone bench in teak, this was made by Chippy Heath and it dates
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Benches
Materials
Teak
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Materials
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Superb Midcentury Hans Wegner FH4103 Chairs ( Up To Six Available)
$1,275 / item
H 28.5 in W 20 in D 17 in
Superb Midcentury Hans Wegner FH4103 Chairs ( Up To Six Available)
By Fritz Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these beautiful dining chairs designed by Hans Wegner. Having gorgeous original patina with splendid craftsmanship while utilizing a space saving design. U...
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Materials
Oak, Teak
1950s Elegant Italian Small Desk in Ash and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, walnut, brass, formica, Italy, 1950s Very elegant desk made in Italy in the 1950s. The framework is executed in walnut. The upper part of this piece is made from ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash, Walnut
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
$22,000
H 100.4 in W 231.5 in D 19.3 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nelson for Herman Miller, modular wall unit model 'CSS', walnut, aluminium, glass, United States, 1959 Herman Miller introduced George Nelson’s Comprehensive Storage System (...
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Materials
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Danish Modern Round Coffee Table in Solid Pine, Rainer Daumiller Style, 1970s
On Hold|$1,200
H 20.87 in Dm 28.35 in
Danish Modern Round Coffee Table in Solid Pine, Rainer Daumiller Style, 1970s
By Hirtshals Savvaerk, Rainer Daumiller
Located in Odense, DK
A fine Danish Modern round coffee table in solid pine, made in the style of Rainer Daumiller in the 1970s by a Danish Cabinetmaker. This sculptural coffee / side table will complem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Royal Crown Derby Partial Dinner Service
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Royal Crown Derby Partial dinner service, twenty seven pieces, 20th century, in the Imari pattern, comprising of ten dinner plates and ten bread and butter plates, six smaller plat...
Category
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Materials
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Set of Six Leather Dining Chairs by Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in London, London
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Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
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French Mid Century Industrial Boulangerie Trolley Basket Cart C1950
$837Sale 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Oak round dining table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Round oak wood table, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italian craftsmanship, from the 1940s. A disk of wood with an unusual thickness, embellished by the natural veins of the material,...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
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Mid-Century Teak Sofa Bed with Storage Headboard, 1960s Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A versatile and functional example of Mid-Century design, this teak sofa bed offers both comfortable seating and convenient storage. Complete with a matching, detached headboard feat...
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Swedish Cabinet in Stained Pinewood by Göran Malmvall for Svensk Fur, 1940s
$9,373
H 43.31 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Swedish Cabinet in Stained Pinewood by Göran Malmvall for Svensk Fur, 1940s
By Svensk Fur, Goran Malmvall
Located in Odense, DK
Rare cabinet in dark stained pinewood by Göran Malmvall for Svensk Fur. Pair of doors with relief decor. 4 shelves with dovetail joints. Original key included. Göran Malmvall (1917-...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Italian Designer, Console Table, Teak, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. With original patina present such as scratches and staining. Dimensions: 34.4” H x 33.6” W x 13” D
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Teak
1950/60s Teak Hallway Bench, Scandinavian Mid-century Modern Design
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.45 in W 33.47 in D 13.59 in
1950/60s Teak Hallway Bench, Scandinavian Mid-century Modern Design
Located in Skien, NO
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Category
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Materials
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Mid-century Modern Italian Curved Small Sofa 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Curved sofa from the 1950s, Italian production. Original upholstery of the time, we recommend replacing the fabric.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
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Mid-Century Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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Swedish Designer, Slipper Chairs, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
$11,500 / set
H 30.75 in W 28.5 in D 30 in
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Located in High Point, NC
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Telephone Seat For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal telephone seat for your home. Each telephone seat for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. There are 18 variations of the antique or vintage telephone seat you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer telephone seat, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each telephone seat bearing modern, mid-century modern or industrial hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made telephone seat over the years, but those crafted by Opinion Ciatti, Arflex and Raymond Loewy are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Telephone Seat?
The average selling price for a telephone seat at 1stDibs is $3,529, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $15,800 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Seating for You
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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