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Poul Henningsen, Pair of Foldable Theatre Chairs for the Betty Nansen Theatre, 1
By Poul Henningsen, Andreas Christensen
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare pair of foldable theatre chairs designed by Poul Henningsen in 1957 for the renovation of the
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Metal, Brass

Theatre Vintage Chair 1950s
Located in Foggia, FG
Vintage Theatre chair 1950s Velvet pink, Iron and Wood Very very nice and good condition
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1950s Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Iron

Theatre Used Chair 1950s
Theatre Vintage Chair 1950s
H 43.31 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Thonet Original Theatre Seats '1717.3'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th century Thonet original Theatre seats (1717.3) 19th century Thonet original Theatre seats
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19th Century Austrian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century, Thonet Original Theatre Seats, '1717.2'
By Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th Century Thonet original theatre seats (1717.2) 19th Century Thonet original theatre seats
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19th Century Austrian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century Thonet Original Theatre Seats '1717.1'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th Century Thonet Original Theatre Seats (1717.1) 19th Century Thonet Original Theatre Seats
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19th Century Czech Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Theatre Red Chairs, 1950s
Located in Foggia, FG
Pair of Theatre red chairs 1950s Very very nice Velvet, Iron and wood Measures Cm 50
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1950s Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Iron

Used Pair of Theatre Red Chairs, 1950s
Pair of Theatre Red Chairs, 1950s
H 43.31 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Art Nouveau Theatre Seats Row of Five Chairs, circa 1910
Located in Evergreen, CO
The rosewood and maple marquetry in the back rests and seats of this row of theatre seats from
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Maple, Rosewood, Walnut

20th Century Edwardian Mahogany and Leather Cinema / Theatre Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Edwardian mahogany cinema / theatre chairs, on steel legs with mahogany frames
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20th Century English Edwardian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Empire Style Armchairs Made for the Theatre, France circa 1930s-1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Whimsical pair of armchairs in the Empire style, that were made for the theatre in the 1930s
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1940s French Used Theatre Seating

Vintage Art Deco Wooden Theatre Folding Chairs by General Sales Co Set of 6 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Wooden Theatre Folding Chairs by General Sales Co Set of 6 (A). Item features
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Wood

Set of 12 Red Velvet Carlo Scarpa Theatre Chairs, from the Auditorium Roma, 1960
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
An iconic set of 12 chairs designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Auditorium in Via della Conciliazione, Rome on a project by Architect Marcello Piacentini 1950 this set from the first a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Metal

Extremely Rare Set of 8 Friso Kramer 'theatre' Chairs with Fold Up Seats
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
In 1959 Friso Kramer transformed his 1953 Revolt chair into his absolute masterpiece, the 'theatre
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1950s Dutch Industrial Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Steel

Outdoor Dalilips Sofa by Salvador Dalí 20th Century Surrealist Design, Spain
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca, (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Barcelona, ES
Designed in 1972 by Salvador Dali along with Oscar Tusquets for the Mae West Hall at the Theatre
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19th Century Spanish Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Plastic

Unique Danish maple chair bench with long woven canvas seat
By Jørgen Gammelgaard
Located in DK
National Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark ca. 1983 when architects Eva and Nils Koppel decorated the new
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Canvas, Maple

19th C Jacobean Renaissance Carved Oak High Back Cane 3 Seater Hall Bench Settee
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
with dark, almost ebonised wood frame, and light coloured cane seating. Gently curved arms, which are
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Late 19th Century British Jacobean Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Cane, Oak

Mid 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchair in Walnut With Extravagantly Carved
Located in Benington, Herts
mask suggests that the original owner was in some way connected with acting of the theatre or perhaps
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Walnut

Large Chinoiserie Footstool
Located in Faversham, GB
decorative arts theatre, and music. The ebonised beech frame stands on six block legs united by three
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Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Beech

Large Chinoiserie Footstool
Large Chinoiserie Footstool
H 9.85 in W 36.23 in D 14.77 in
“AJ5” Sofa by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen for &Tradition, Denmark 2020
By Arne Jacobsen, &Tradition, Flemming Lassen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
new town hall, a new library and a theatre in Søllerød (Rudersdal). For the town hall, they designed a
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Early 2000s Danish Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

20th Century White American Directional Sofa, Curved Settee by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the Broadway theatre, it was used on the set of a Broadway play. During the set of the play, the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Wood

1950s Pair Of Original Metal Stacking Fibrocit Dining Chairs
Located in Hook, Hampshire
fibrous cement acoustic tiles for theatres and auditoriums, eventually this led to requests for seating
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1950s Belgian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Metal

Rare Organic Modern Sculpture / Bench Attributed to Frederick Kiesler circa 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
traveling to New York to co-organize the International Theatre Exposition at Steinway Hall, Kiesler and his
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Pair Of Folding Seat Armchairs, Fritz Hansen, Chromed Metal, circa 1970
By Fritz Hansen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
armchairs is undoubtedly from a theatre, cinema or opera. Indeed the seat folds down and reveals a seat
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Metal

Rare Pair of Low Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in London, GB
the Piccolo theatre of Milan followed, with Zanuso. In 1954, he won the Compasso d'Oro for the chair
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 LV8 Cinema, Theater Chairs with Synthetic Leather Upholstery
By RIMA
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four LV8 cinema or theatre chairs was made in Padova, Italy by RIMA in the 1950s. The
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Iron

Set of two armchairs manufactured by Casa e Giardino designer Gio Ponti 1940 .
Located in bari, IT
many objects in a wide variety of fields, from theatre sets, lamps, chairs, kitchen objects and the
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1940s Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Textile, Walnut

Mario Botta Set of Six 605 Quinta Chairs in Black Lacquered Steel by Alias 1980
By Mario Botta, Alias
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
, construction began for the “Theatre of Architecture”, which opened in 2018. Along with his activity as an
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Steel, Sheet Metal

Ltd Edition Stewart Linford William Shakespeare Metamorphic Library Steps Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
depicting Shakespeare theatre, under we find a painted scene of Romeo courting Juliette, on the back you
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20th Century English Victorian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Oak

Mah Jong 21 Piece Sofa for Roche Bobois by Hans Hopfer, 1970s Italy
By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Los Angeles, CA
addition to a living room, theatre, family room, game room and so on. The original design goes back to
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1970s Italian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Important Original Antique Klismos Armchairs Carved Lions Woven Leather
Located in GB
klismos fell from general favour during the Hellenistic period; nevertheless, the theatre of Dionysus at
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19th Century Greek Victorian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Beech, Leather

"Compact Sofa" Ray & Charles Eames Godparents Gift to Eric Saarinen, Original
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
, theatre, and the arts, and left her hometown of Sacramento for New York to attend the Bennett School for
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Steel

Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved & Chinoiserie Bergeres, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts, garden design, architecture, literature, theatre
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Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer

Brazilian Wood Three-Seater Sofa by Rino Levi, Brazil 1950s
By Rino Levi
Located in Utrecht, NL
(1937), the Cine Ipiranga (1943) and the Theatre Culture Arts (1942). Rino Levi participated in the
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Jacobean Style Stool with Gold and Blue Damask Fabric
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jacobethan, era was another phase of English Renaissance architecture, theatre, and decoration and formed a
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Late 19th Century English Jacobean Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Brass

Collinson & Lock. An Anglo-Japanese Mahogany Settee with carved & scrolled arms
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
G.E. Street, along with Gillows and Holland and Sons, and began decoration of the Savoy Theatre in
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Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Mahogany

2 Midcentury Organic Modern / Sculptures/ Lounge Chairs, Frederick Kiesler, 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
-organize the International Theatre Exposition at Steinway Hall, Kiesler and his wife immigrated to the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Plywood, Oak

Jugendstil Side Chair Beech Leather by Joseph Urban Gebrüder Thonet 1903 Vienna
By Joseph Urban, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
in New York. Many beautiful and impressive houses in USA e.g. Ziegfeld Theatre in New York or Palace
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Brass

Set of English Antique Windsor Low Back Chairs
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Rare low back Windsor chairs from the 19th century found as props in an old theatre. Identical
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Late 19th Century British Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Set of English Antique Windsor Low Back Chairs
Set of English Antique Windsor Low Back Chairs
H 26.38 in W 23.63 in D 18.12 in
Arne Jacobsen Iconic Egg Chair Cognac Leather Early 60s Original Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Forest, BE
: des immeubles, des maisons, des théâtres, des écoles, des hôtels ou encore des usines. Son travail
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Louise Ibels: Arles Roman Theatre - Etching and Aquatint
By Louise Ibels
Located in London, GB
Louise Ibels (1891-1965) 'Théâtre Antique à Arles' Etching and aquatint Signed and titled in
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Mid-20th Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Stephen Webb for Collinson & Lock Attr. Late Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
Theatre in 1881. Jackson and Graham were taken over in 1885, at the time when the firm had moved to Oxford
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1870s English Late Victorian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Mahogany

E W Godwin, Collinson & Lock An Anglo-Japanese Rosewood Chaise Lounge or Day Bed
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
designs by G.E. Street, along with Gillows and Holland and Sons, and began decoration of the Savoy Theatre
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Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Set of Eight Sculptural Chairs by Santiago Calatrava for De Sede
By Santiago Calatrava
Located in Atlanta, GA
De Sede for the famed Tabourettli Theatre in Basel, Switzerland. In 1986, Calatrava was commissioned
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1980s Swiss Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Steel

Chair Beaubourg, Michel Cadestin & Georges Laurent for the Centre Pompidou
By Michel Cadestin, Georges Laurent
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
, theatre and lecture halls, a bookshop, a restaurant & café). and it was for this library in the centre
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Metal

Carlo Scarpa Iroko and Velvet Cornaro Sofa for Studio Simon, 1974, Set of 2
By Carlo Scarpa, Studio Simon
Located in Vicenza, IT
skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Chenille, Velvet, Foam, Wood

Scandinavian Modern Rosewood Dining Chairs by Hans Brattrud, set of Six.
By Hans Brattrud, Hove Möbler
Located in London, GB
Dellal the Film and Theatre Director.
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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Chrome

Carlo Scarpa Iroko Wood and Green Velvet Cornaro Sofa for Studio Simon, 1974
By Carlo Scarpa, Studio Simon
Located in Vicenza, IT
, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Velvet, Foam, Chenille, Wood

Thomas Edward Collcutt, Collinson & Lock A Six-Piece Rosewood Drawing Room Suite
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
designs by G.E. Street, along with Gillows and Holland and Sons, and began decoration of the Savoy Theatre
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Single Midcentury Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
function just as well in any sitting room or home theatre as well. Please confirm the item location with
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Single Midcentury Desk Chair
Single Midcentury Desk Chair
H 31.5 in W 23 in D 19.5 in
Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster Hippodrome Boulevard De Clichy Paris Orazi
By Manuel Orazi
Located in London, GB
the viewer in an equestrian circus show with seating around the sides in the background and the
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Paper

English Farmhouse - Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Piece by Paul Earee
By Paul Earee
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
) and the re-seating of Gainsborough Theatre (1914). In 1920 a founder of the Sudbury Dramatic Society
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1920s Impressionist Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Oil, Board

Floral Still Life - British art 1930 Post Cubist oil painting red yellow flowers
By Paul Earee
Located in London, GB
Gainsborough Road for C. E. Dennington (1913), Sudbury Union Hospital additions (1914) and the re-seating of
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1930s Cubist Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Oil

Cinema: The Telecinema architectural drawing Festival of Britain Telekinema
By Derek Wicrow
Located in London, GB
Theatre Southbank (1957) Pencil drawing, squared for transfer. 40x51cm The Telecinema was built for the
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1950s Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Pencil

Piranesi 18th C. Etching "Reliquiae Theartri Pompejani" an Ancient Roman Theater
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
" (Remains of the Theatre of Pompey) from "Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma" (The Campus Martius of Ancient
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Etching

France LimitedEdition 1878Mignot 9LeadFigurines BoxSet Can-CanStageBar Curiosity
Located in Chicago, IL
side of the rectangular box falls to enable ample room to view the three-walled dance-theatre that
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Late 20th Century French Used Theatre Seating

Anton Mikhailovich LAVINSKY : Original plater of a cubist woman, C.1920
By Anton Lavinsky
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Anton Mikhailovich LAVINSKY (1893-1968) : "Cubist woman seating" Original plaster, unique piece
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1920s French Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Plaster

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE MiD CENTURY MODERN MAISON BAGUES GUERIDON OCCASIONAL TABLE
By Maison Baguès
Located in GB
commissioned for important buildings such as the Champs-Élysées theatre. This is a very fine example of one of
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Brass

Rare Hampton & Son's Pall Mall Hardwood Twin Pedestal Writing Partners Desk
Located in GB
Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Duke of York Theatre, the Dorchester and the Mayfair
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19th Century English Victorian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Victorian Hampton & Son's Satinwood Bedroom Suite Wardrobe Dressing Table Mirror
Located in GB
Royal Yacht Britannia, the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, the Theatre Royal of Drury Lane, the Duke of
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19th Century English Victorian Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Mirror, Satinwood

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
Experimental Theatre Club (also known as Café La MaMa) in a rock musical production called "Coney Island Play
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster Hippodrome Boulevard De Clichy Paris Orazi
By Manuel Orazi
Located in London, GB
the viewer in an equestrian circus show with seating around the sides in the background and the
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Used Theatre Seating

Materials

Paper

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Used Theatre Seating For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of used theatre seating on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and animal skin, every piece of used theatre seating was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of used theatre seating — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of used theatre seating, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of used theatre seating that is appealing in its simplicity, but Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel and American Leather produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Used Theatre Seating?

The average selling price for a piece of used theatre seating at 1stDibs is $2,400, while they’re typically $172 on the low end and $18,000 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.