Tommy Bahama Chair and Ottoman
By Tommy Bahama
Located in Bradenton, FL
A custom upholstered Lexington Home for Tommy Bahama chair and matching ottoman. Designed in the
Fabric, Jacquard, Wood
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H 32 in W 26.75 in D 23.25 in
Tommy Bahama Ring Back Rattan Slipper Chairs in Scalamandre Tigre – Pair
By Tommy Bahama
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A stunning and highly stylish pair of Tommy Bahama rattan side slipper chairs featuring sculptural
Upholstery, Rattan
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H 39 in W 24 in D 19 in
Set of 10 Vintage 1980s Statton Furniture Dining Room Chairs Tommy Bahama Seats
By Statton Furniture
Located in Centennial, CO
construction and wood is unmatched in contemporary dining chairs. The Tommy Bahama "Harbour Court" fabric in
Cherry
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H 31 in W 33 in D 34 in
Vladimir Kagan for Directional Furniture Swivel Lounge Chairs in Boucle, a Pair
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in Culver City, CA
environment, they would also look equally as great in a boho chic, Hollywood regency, or even Tommy Bahama
Bouclé
Edward Wormley Horseshoe Armchairs, a Pair, 1950's
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Culver City, CA
, or even a beach cottage Tommy Bahama chic cottage. The chairs are simply put: stunning!
Velvet, Rosewood
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Minore' Easy Chair
By Giampiero Vitelli, Rossi di Albizzate
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, 'Minore' lounge chair, leather, plywood, Italy, 1961 A truly magnificent piece that scores highly on every design aspect: execution, materi...
Leather, Plywood
$1,068Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 85.83 in D 33.08 in
20th Century Leather, Quilted Sofa in the Chesterfield Style
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this sofa for 3 people, covered in a natural leather in the color of bronze. This piece of furniture is from the 70s, stylized as antique. The rails of the armrests ...
Leather
$19,500
H 36.25 in W 78 in D 26.5 in
1940s Mid-Century Sofa in the Biedermeier Style – Cherry & Burlwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier sofa made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Cherrywood and Burlwood, in good condition. The particularized settee is composed with a slightly in...
Fabric, Upholstery, Cherry, Burl
Oval table – Italy 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Oval table with solid maple structure, curved legs linked by a polished brass and black steel tube, brass feet, top in lapilli resin (volcanic stone resin) and wood embellished with ...
Brass, Steel
Gajanan Upadhyay, Sofa, Rattan, Teak, Velvet, NID, India, c. 1964
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of rare and possibly unique sofa. Produced for the Ford Foundation, New Dehli, India. Design is attributed to Gajanan Upadhyay (1934-2021), known as "The father of Indian furn...
Velvet, Rattan, Teak
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Late Winter into Early Spring
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese six-panel screen: Late winter into early spring, Rimpa style painting of a garden scene with doves on a bamboo fence. Flowers in bloom including red camellia, plum tree, and...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...
Gold Leaf
$24,500 / set
H 37.41 in W 34.06 in D 39.38 in
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate Pair of 'Minore' Easy Chairs
By Rossi di Albizzate, Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giampiero Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, pair of 'Minore' lounge chairs, leather, plywood, Italy, 1961 A truly magnificent piece that scores highly on every design aspect: executio...
Leather, Plywood
East Asian Extra Wide Folding Low Six Panel Landscape Divider Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A 95 inches East Asian Extra Wide Folding Low Six Panel Landscape Divider Screen with beautiful landscape scenes. Measures 95" in width, 33" in height and 1" thick.
Metal
1980s Postmodern Vintage Italian Emperado Marble Honed Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning dining table in Emperado Marble made in Italy. I’ve never seen a slab like this! It was previously lacquered which we had professionally removed so now it has a very organic...
Marble
Early 20th Century Japanese Nihonga Screen. Bamboo Forest.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Bamboo Forest Early Taisho era. Circa 1910-1915. Six-panel Japanese Screen. Mineral pigment, gofun and ink on silk. A six-panel Japanese folding screen, painted on silk in...
Silk
Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful frame is adorned with all manner o...
Porcelain, Mirror
Mid-Century French Rosewood Dining Table
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Mid-Century French Rosewood Dining Table A stylised inlaid Rosewood Dining Table with a well-figured book-matched top in rosewood veneer (Dalbergia stevensonii / Honduras Rosewood /...
Metal
French Modernist Style Leather Hourglass Bench Ottoman
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
Generously sized classic hourglass shape bench or ottoman possessing distinct French Modernist sculpture design influences. Upholstered in high end grain leather with cinched waist a...
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Ceramic Teapot Elephant shape Celadon Glaze, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Chinese handcrafted ceramic teapot with an elephant shape and a celadon glaze, which we date to the 20th century, circa 1930s. The Teapot is handcrafted of a heavy ceram...
Ceramic
$11,537
H 29.93 in W 27.56 in D 39.38 in
Scandinavian Lounge Chair "Holmenkollen" by Arne Tidemand Ruud
By Arne Tidemand Ruud
Located in Karlstad, SE
The Holmenkollen lounge chair, designed by Arne Tidemand Ruud and produced by AS Inventar, is a beautiful example of mid-century Scandinavian design. It features a teak frame, with t...
Leather, Teak
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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