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A Moorish ebonized parlour chair with Musharabieh turnings
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. A Moorish ebonized parlour chair with Musharabieh turnings to each side
Category
Antique 1890s English Moorish Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Oak Rocking Chair with Scottish Bobbin Turnings All over Cherub Fabric
Located in GB
armchair with Cherub stitched upholstery
This is pretty much the finest rocking chair I have ever seen
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 43.71 in W 25.6 in D 32.68 in
Bruce Talbert Style, Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chair with Elongated Turnings
By Bruce James Talbert, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Movement dining or side chair with elongated turnings to the back.
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 34 in W 17.5 in D 20 in
E W Godwin style of. An Anglo-Japanese nursing chair with thebes style turnings
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin style of, an Anglo-Japanese nursing chair with subtle carved details to the back, turned
Category
Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Slipper Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 34 in W 20 in D 20 in
1970s Italian Bordeaux Leather & Wood Open Arm Turning Office Desk Chair
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern leather and solid wood office desk chair.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 38.59 in W 21.66 in D 23.63 in
A good quality set of four Gothic Revival oak dining chairs with bobbin turnings
Located in London, GB
A good quality set of four Gothic Revival oak dining chairs with twin pierced quatrefoil details to
Category
Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 37.41 in W 18.51 in D 18.12 in
Jas Shoolbred, an Aesthetic Movement Oak Corner Armchair with Stylized Turnings
By Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in London, GB
details to the legs, a triangular seat with stylized star-shaped turnings below and to all sides uniting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 39 in W 26 in D 17 in
Newly Upholstered French Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
has beautiful turning detail on the legs, and the arms are smoothly curved with excellent patina. The
Category
Antique 1890s French Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
19Thc Windsor High Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc High back Windsor arm chair with bamboo turnings.This chair is very comfortable and sturdy.A
Category
Antique 1850s American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood
Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
chairs. Straight rounded stiles topped with inverted turnip shaped finials. Five graduated arched
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Wood
Qoticher Chair by Ángel Mombiedro
By Ángel Mombiedro
Located in Geneve, CH
Qoticher chair by Ángel Mombiedro
Cm: Ø44 x 48 seat 80 back cm
Inches: Ø17 x 19 seat 32 back in
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Qoticher Chair by Ángel Mombiedro
Located in Geneve, CH
Qoticher chair
Measures: Cm: Ø44 x 48 seat 80 back cm
Inches: Ø17 x 19 seat 32 back in
Any RAL
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
1880s French Wooden Chair With Upholstered Seat
Located in High Point, NC
at the dining table or desk. Resting on fluted legs with delicate turnings, this chair doesn't just
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Arena Steel with Rope Weave Chair
By Cotidiano
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Arena Chair appears as a creative challenge of turning an elemental object into a design piece
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
111 Navy Mini Chair by Coca-Cola
By Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The 111 Navy Mini is a story of innovation, turning waste plastic into something that lasts. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Artisanal Contemporary Chair Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
19th Century English "Discipline" / Posture Chair Circa 1860
Located in San Francisco, CA
that could not reach the ground. Three vertical turnings below the top rail. The original time chair
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech, Elm
England wood black leather pair Elliotts of Newbury Chairs
Located in Valladolid, ES
support of the back. In addition, the turning of the metal legs and knobs makes it a chair of exquisite
Category
Vintage 1950s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Belgo Chrom Chairs Steel Design Memphis Style, 1980s
By belgochrom
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
it an attractive desk chair, elevating your workspace and turning it into a haven of creativity and
Category
Antique 1880s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Midcentury chrome and Black Leather Dining Chairs by Mart Stam (pair)
By Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
back and black leather armrests in near pristine condition. Designed by Mart Stam in 1927, chairs of
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Windsor Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Charming 19th Century Windsor Chair With Spindle Turning and Dished Seat.
This lovely chair is
Category
Antique 19th Century Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash
Antique Walnut Desk Chair, G.F Armytage, Lamb of Manchester
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A wonderfully well proportioned walnut desk chair attributed to G.F Armytage in from a design by
Category
Antique 1890s British Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chair, Europe Ca Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The ‘spinning chair’, this historic type of seating has had numerous modern interpretations across
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 38.59 in W 14.57 in D 18.9 in
Set of 3 Handcrafted Contemporary Chair Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Chair in Black with Plywood Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Handmade Contemporary Chair Cognac Leather & Black Rubbered Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Set of 5 Artisanal Contemporary Chair Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Pair Artisanal Classic Contemporary Chair Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Chairs in Turned Oak Wood and Interwoven Rope. Spain 19th
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
impossible for them not to stand out
19th Century or early.
Pair of Spanish chairs in turned oak wood and
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Chair in Oak and Leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1936
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chair in oak and leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1936
Oak chair with an upside down backrest and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 3 Classic Contemporary Chair Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Set of 6 Timeless Classic Contemporary Chair Cognac Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
"Mingx" Leather and Steel Chair Designed by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
By Driade, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is a chair, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, with a structure in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Artisanal Contemporary Chair Natural Tan Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Set of 5 Timeless Contemporary Chair Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Set of 4 Artisanal Contemporary Chair Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary armchair belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
MDF Italia Outdoor or Indoor SIGN MATT chair by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga
By MDF Italia
Located in New York, NY
INDOOR/OUTDOOR
Sign by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, with its sinuous and ergonomic lines, is a chair and
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Resin
H 29.34 in W 18.9 in D 20.28 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Black Chair with Upholstered Seat & Beech Feet
By Hermann Czech, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.4 in W 16.5 in D 20.1 in
Set of 13 Kaare Klint Church Chairs for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960s
By Fritz Hansen, Kaare Klint
Located in Norwalk, CT
Kaare Klint Church Chairs, exclusively curated for Fritz Hansen in the vibrant decade of the 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co. Natural Wicker Swivel Piano Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Savannah, GA
This fanciful Victorian wicker swivel piano chair has all the bells and whistles of the most
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Metal
8 Set Armchairs Chairs Upholstered Fruitwood 19 Century Louis XIV Style Stripe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine set of eight fruitwood chairs, late 19th century, in the Louis XIV style.
Lovely set with
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XIV Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
H 47.64 in W 26.19 in D 20.08 in
Mahogany Rocking Chair - 18th Century - Wales
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rocking Chair in mahogany from the 18th century fromWales in mahogany
Rare piece of good quality
Category
Antique 18th Century Welsh Georgian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage French Cast Iron Chair
Located in High Point, NC
coat of arms, turning this chair into a throne.
Category
Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Czech Chair in White Plywood Seat and Beech Feet
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1994, the Hermann Czech chair represents the turning point of modern furniture towards
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.4 in W 16.5 in D 20.1 in
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique inlaid mahogany corner chair having a pretty shaped back with charming satinwood inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Other
Cocar Chair: handmade in Brazill with braided tucumã straw and Cabreúva wood
By Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros
Located in Jundiaí, SP
Cocar Chair is made from cabreúva wood to highlight the tradition of braiding tucumã straw from the
Category
2010s Brazilian Other Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
H 43.31 in W 27.56 in D 25.6 in
Chairs Set Four 4 Walnut Carved Marot 18 Century Silk Damask Yellow Upholstered
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Chairs of this calibre rarely come onto the open market. These are of the type that one sees
Category
Antique 1720s English Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 53.15 in W 20.08 in D 18.12 in
Set of 4 Oak Chairs with White Fabric Seat by René Gabriel, 1950s
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 4 oak chairs with white fabric seat by René Gabriel, 1950s
René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Oak
"Out/In" Black and White High Chair by P. Starck & E. Quitllet for Driade
By Philippe Starck, Driade, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of the high chair, particularly its height, turning such object into a shell or a bulwark; on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 57.8 in W 30.7 in D 30.3 in
Yellow Modern Chair in Oak and Faux Leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1938
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Yellow Modern chair in oak and faux leather by René Gabriel, Norma, 1938
Bridge chair in stained
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
H 29.93 in W 19.3 in D 17.72 in
"Out/In" Metallic Silver Gray High Chair by P. Starck & E. Quitllet for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Starck, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Out/In" is an iconic high chair, designed by Philippe Starck with Eugeni Quitllet and manufactured
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
H 57.8 in W 30.7 in D 30.3 in
Pair of 555 Bleech Chair and Red Skaï Seat by René Gabriel, Norma, 1941
By Rene Gabriel
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of 555 Bleech Chair and Red Skaï Seat by René Gabriel, Norma, 1941
René Gabriel (1899 - 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
H 31.5 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Razorblade Danish Brutalist Lounge Chair, 1960s Danish
By Henning Kjærnulf, Nyrup Møbelfabrik
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Henning Kjærnulf's lounge chair, known as the "Razorblade," epitomizes Danish Modern design from
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Danish 1970's Pine Lounge Chairs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Danish lounge chairs boast frames of solid pine with flat paddle arms and minimal turnings, an unusual
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Pine
Edward Wormley Swivel Lounge Chairs, Dunbar Model 5609
By Edward Wormley
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edward Wormley Swivel Lounge Chairs, Dunbar Model 5609,
Distinctive Design by a Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Brown Painted Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century high back windsor rocker has bamboo turnings and has a brown painted surface. The
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
original, art deco, bold, modern, dining chairs, occasional chairs - Vorago
By Sara Hayat Design
Located in Greenwood Village, CO
decor with the bold and statement-making Vorago Chair, turning your space into a sanctuary of luxury and
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Paint
Queen Anne Side Chair, New York State, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
A boldly turned antique Queen Anne side chair in early paint, circa 1740. Chairs of this design are
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
High Quality George II Mahogany Side Chair c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
A really beautiful English side chair c. 1740 with well proportioned and completely original frame
Category
Antique 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Solid Bentwood Side Chair Stool, Velvet Upholstery by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A side/filler chair made in solid ashwood by bending wood. Three of the legs have been made using
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Ash, Bentwood, Velvet
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Turning Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic turning chair available at 1stDibs. Each turning chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and leather. Find 127 options for an antique or vintage turning chair now, or shop our selection of 236 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer turning chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A turning chair, designed in the modern, mid-century modern or industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made turning chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jover + Valls, Emeco and Salvador Dalí are consistently popular.
How Much is a Turning Chair?
A turning chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,645, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $175,500.
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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