Set of Three Industrial Adjustable Shop Chairs By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of three industrial, adjustable side shop chairs by Toledo Metal Furniture Co. feature the signature Toledo star painted steel bases with bent maple seats and backs.
Steel
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Set of Three Dillingham Furniture Walnut High-Back Dining Chairs, USA circa 1960
Located in Trenton, NJ
Dillingham Furniture, established in California and active through the height of the American mid-century modern movement, produced furniture that synthesized Scandinavian restraint ...
Wood
Four Sheraton chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four Sheraton chairs Three side one arm handpainted ribbon decoration Mid 20th century 22 x 18 x 36
Wood
Set Of Four Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th century set of four faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale chairs. Set includes one armchair and three matching side chairs.
Faux Bamboo
Vintage Brutalist Set of 3 Oak Fireplace Lounge Chair & Table Dittmann for AWA
By AWA Holland
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Timelessly beautiful set of six lounge chairs and three side tables designed by Dittmann & Co for AWA in the 1960s.
Wood
French Wrought Iron Garden Set with Table & Five Chairs, Mid 20th Century, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Made in France during the 1950s. The set includes three side chairs without armrests, one chair with a single armrest, and one armchair with two armrests, adding a unique and inform...
Wrought Iron
Set of Four Mies Van Der Rohe designed Knoll Dining Chairs c. 1981
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Offered and priced as a set of four, consisting of three side, and one arm chair. Arm Chair Dimensions: Total H 31.5" x Arm H 26" x Seat H 16.5" W 21.5" x D 30" Side Chair D...
Chrome
Turned Birch Wood & Fabric Upholstery Dining Chair Mid-Century Modern, Set of 3
Located in Miami, FL
Three Mid-Century Modern side chairs or dining chairs from the late 1970s made in America.
Foam, Jute, Birch
$11,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Avant Garde Art Deco Style Dining Room Set
Located in Vero Beach, FL
The complete dining room set consists of three side chairs, two armchairs and an octagonal glass tabletop.
Birdseye Maple, Ebony
French 19th Century Louis XVI Carved Salon Set with Original Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New Orleans, LA
The set includes a large sofa, three armchairs, and four side chairs, and is beautifully upholstered in original the Aubusson tapestry.
Tapestry, Walnut
$14,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Deco Rattan / Wicker Living Room Set by Heywood-Wakefield Co., 1920s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
The pieces have handsome flared arms and below the seating and the arms are three sided chair skirts all of which are woven with double weaves of natural read ending with the legs b...
Upholstery, Rattan, Reed, Wood
Vintage Cast Aluminum Cat Tail Dining Table Set of 5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The host armchair measures 20.75” wide by 16” deep with a 37.25” back height, while the three side chairs are 16.5” wide by 14.5” deep with a 33.5” back height.
Aluminum
Set of Three White Garden Chairs and a Fitting Side Table from Italy, 1950
By Giuseppe De Vivo 1
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of three garden armchairs with a side table was designed by Giuseppe de Vivo and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. Rounded shapes form the seats, which rest on straight le...
Steel
Louis XVI Style Pair of Fauteuils à la Reine After Jean-Baptiste Sené, 1800s
By Claude I Sené
Located in London, GB
French, late 19th century Dimensions: H: 39 in / 99 cm W: 25.5 in / 65 cm D: 23 in / 58 cm The prototype for this pair is the suite of Royal seating delivered in 1787 to Chât...
Upholstery, Giltwood
$33,118 / set
19th Century Italian Giltwood Palazzo Chair Suite
Located in London, GB
Consisting of three armchairs and seven side chairs, this superb giltwood suite was made in Italy in the nineteenth century.
Upholstery, Giltwood
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Tub Chair with Carved Campanula Friezes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Its curving back and rectangular seat are designed for reupholstery, while the apron is adorned with a delicate campanula frieze running on three sides. The chair is raised on two c...
Wood
$19,600Sale Price / set|30% Off
James Mont Designs Greek Key Dining Table & 10 Chairs Silver & Green
By James Mont
Located in Hanover, MA
(see last image from Todd Merrill's book) Table: 77” fully extended. 3@11” leaves 44” wide 44” deep without leaves 55” each long side for three chairs Table 30” high with 3” Chines...
Velvet, Wood
Antique Bar Harbor Style Double Strand Wicker Arm Chair in Natural Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
This unique arm chair is very sturdy in design with full Bar Harbor style skirting in double strand weave around three sides of the chair bottom, the two front legs are designed wit...
Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood
Restored 3-Strand "Circles and Speed" Rattan Settee, Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Mid-Century rattan living room set known as the "Circles and Speed" set features a three-strand side arm lounge chair with a matching rattan ottoman and loveseat sofa. 1950, Un...
Rattan
Salterini "Radar" Atomic Lounge Set, Mid-Century Modern, c. 1955–1965
By John Salterini
Located in Omaha, NE
This sculptural six-piece set includes three Radar lounge chairs, two matching pedestal side tables, and an adjustable-height cocktail table with a rotating Lazy Susan at its lowest ...
Wrought Iron
Brazilian Modern "Beg" Dining Table in Rosewood & Chrome, Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Measuring 260 cm (102.4 inches) in length, the table comfortably seats eight people, with three chairs along each side and one at each end.
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Parlor Set in Giltwood & Velvet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Included are seven pieces: one camelback sofa, three fauteuil armchairs, and three (armless) side chairs.
Gold
Brooks Armchair, West Haddon Hall Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic wood-framed chair with three sides of double caning, crafted in solid oak with exquisite details.
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Petit Point Fabric
Located in Buchanan, NY
Ref #: SNA0615-05 Dimensions: 39"H x 24"W x 24”D (16” Seat Height) These armchairs are part of a larger "salon" set, comprised of the two armchairs and three matching side chairs,...
Upholstery
Jules Leleu, Set of Three Art Deco Mahogany Side Chairs, France, C. 1930
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Set of three side chairs by Jules Leleu in mahogany with gilt bronze sabots For an illustration of identical armchairs, see: Ensembles Mobiliers.
Bronze
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