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Velvet Vanity Chair

André Arbus sycamore mohair velvet desk or vanity table chair 1934
André Arbus sycamore mohair velvet desk or vanity table chair 1934

André Arbus sycamore mohair velvet desk or vanity table chair 1934

By André Arbus

Located in Paris, IDF

This vanity table chair, or bureau de dame chair, was designed by André Arbus in the 1930s, and

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Sycamore

Italian Brass Vanity Chair
Italian Brass Vanity Chair

Italian Brass Vanity Chair

$3,600

H 30 in W 31 in D 21.75 in

Italian Brass Vanity Chair

Located in Houston, TX

Italian Brass Vanity Chair. Offered is a beautiful Italian mid century brass vanity chair, slipper

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Brass

French Louis XV Style Vanity Chair
French Louis XV Style Vanity Chair

French Louis XV Style Vanity Chair

$2,650

H 23.5 in W 18.75 in D 19.5 in

French Louis XV Style Vanity Chair

Located in Houston, TX

French Louis XV Style Vanity Chair. This lovely antique French Louis XV style chair was created as

Category

Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli
Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli

Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli

By Pier Luigi Colli

Located in Miami, FL

Whimsical Art Deco Style Italian gold leaf hand-hammered wrought iron vanity chair in golden finish

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

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Vintage Chocolate Brown Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1960
Vintage Chocolate Brown Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1960

Vintage Chocolate Brown Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1960

Located in Lábatlan, HU

Elegant chocolate velvet brown vanity chair with bent brass detail. Gorgeous boudoir chair and in

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Vintage 1960s English Romantic Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Green Velvet Vanity Chair
Green Velvet Vanity Chair

Green Velvet Vanity Chair

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H 34 in W 22 in D 26 in

Green Velvet Vanity Chair

Located in Buchanan, NY

American 1940s skirted vanity chair, upholstered in green velvet.

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair or Stool
Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair or Stool

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair or Stool

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H 28 in W 15 in D 15 in

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair or Stool

Located in New York, NY

Lucite vanity chair on casters with purple velvet seat. This item can be boxed and shipped, price

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Velvet, Lucite

Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench
Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench

Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench

Located in New York, NY

This elegant Art Deco Machine Age vanity chair/ bench was realized in the United States, circa 1935

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut, Lacquer

Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench
Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench

Art Deco Machine Age Walnut, Black Lacquer, Loro Piana Velvet Vanity Chair/Bench

Located in New York, NY

This elegant Art Deco Machine Age vanity chair/ bench was realized in the United States, circa 1935

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut, Lacquer

French Louis XVI Style Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1930
French Louis XVI Style Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1930

French Louis XVI Style Velvet Vanity Chair, circa 1930

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Charming French Louis XVI style carved occasional or vanity chair in a natural wood finish. The

Category

Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet
Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet

Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet

Located in New York, NY

This gorgeous Art Deco Gondola desk / vanity chair features cabriolet hind legs and straight front

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

Vintage Italian Upholstered Vanity Chair
Vintage Italian Upholstered Vanity Chair

Vintage Italian Upholstered Vanity Chair

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H 29 in W 24 in D 24 in

Vintage Italian Upholstered Vanity Chair

Located in Austin, TX

Vintage Italian vanity chair, recently reupholstered in a blue-gray velvet blend, with brass feet

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Slipper Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Vanity Chairs
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Vanity Chairs

Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Vanity Chairs

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of French Empire style mahogany gondola chairs with beautiful swan detail. Recently

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Early 20th Century French Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Velvet

French Vintage Vanity Chairs Attributed to Andre Arbus
French Vintage Vanity Chairs Attributed to Andre Arbus

French Vintage Vanity Chairs Attributed to Andre Arbus

Located in Austin, TX

Elegant pair of French 1950s vanity chairs in elm, reupholstered in a blue velvet blend. Seat

Category

Vintage 1950s French Side Chairs

Materials

Elm, Velvet

Pair of Tommi Parzinger Petite Slipper or Vanity Chairs
Pair of Tommi Parzinger Petite Slipper or Vanity Chairs

Pair of Tommi Parzinger Petite Slipper or Vanity Chairs

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Tommi Parzinger petite slipper or vanity chairs. White painted frames. Newly upholstered in

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Antique Victorian Balloon Back Walnut Parlor Vanity Side Chair Tufted Nailhead
Antique Victorian Balloon Back Walnut Parlor Vanity Side Chair Tufted Nailhead

Antique Victorian Balloon Back Walnut Parlor Vanity Side Chair Tufted Nailhead

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Victorian side accent vanity or parlor chair. Made of walnut featuring serpentine form with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Slipper Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Ultra Chic Modernist Curved Lucite Desk or Vanity Chair
Ultra Chic Modernist Curved Lucite Desk or Vanity Chair

Ultra Chic Modernist Curved Lucite Desk or Vanity Chair

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in New York, NY

This gorgeous modernist vanity or desk chair in the manner of Charles Hollis Jones features a frame

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Lucite, Velvet

Roger Landault Green  Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950
Roger Landault Green  Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950

Roger Landault Green Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950

Located in New York, NY

Roger Landault Green Vanity and Chair, Modernist, France Mid Century 1950 Beautiful Vanity in

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair
Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair

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H 28 in W 15 in D 15 in

Lucite and Velvet Vanity Chair

Located in New York, NY

Lucite vanity chair on casters with purple velvet seat.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Lucite

Mid-20th Century French Mirror Vanity with Chair
Mid-20th Century French Mirror Vanity with Chair

Mid-20th Century French Mirror Vanity with Chair

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H 50.79 in W 38.98 in D 19.69 in

Mid-20th Century French Mirror Vanity with Chair

Located in Copenhagen K, DK

chair. Velvet in a lovely pink color. The table has nicely curved mahogany legs and the mirror glass

Category

Mid-20th Century French Other Vanities

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Mirror, Wood

Hollywood Regency Scroll-Back Vanity Chair in Cream Velvet with Splayed Legs
Hollywood Regency Scroll-Back Vanity Chair in Cream Velvet with Splayed Legs

Hollywood Regency Scroll-Back Vanity Chair in Cream Velvet with Splayed Legs

Located in New York, NY

A Hollywood Regency scroll-back vanity or desk chair in cream velvet upholstery with splayed legs

Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli
Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli

Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Vanity Chair Pink Velvet Upholstery Pier Luigi Colli

Located in Miami, FL

Whimsical Art Deco Style Italian gold leaf hand hammered wrought iron vanity chair in golden finish

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron

Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet
Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet

Art Deco Hollywood Gondola Desk / Vanity Chair in Smoked Oyster Gaufrage Velvet

Located in New York, NY

This gorgeous Art Deco Gondola desk / vanity chair features cabriolet hind legs and straight front

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

Red Velvet Solid Brass Chiavari Vanity / Side High Back Chair, Italy, 1960s
Red Velvet Solid Brass Chiavari Vanity / Side High Back Chair, Italy, 1960s

Red Velvet Solid Brass Chiavari Vanity / Side High Back Chair, Italy, 1960s

By Chiavari

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Solid brass Chiavari vanity / side high back chair, Italy, 1960s Chiavari is a small town at the

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Petite Carved Gilded Mahogany Vanity Chair
Louis XVI Style Petite Carved Gilded Mahogany Vanity Chair

Louis XVI Style Petite Carved Gilded Mahogany Vanity Chair

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Charming, Louis XVI style, petite, vanity chair features a beautifully carved and gilded mahogany

Category

Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Vanity Stool Chair Model GAMMA 1290 by Pierre Guariche for Meurop, Belgium 1960s
Vanity Stool Chair Model GAMMA 1290 by Pierre Guariche for Meurop, Belgium 1960s

Vanity Stool Chair Model GAMMA 1290 by Pierre Guariche for Meurop, Belgium 1960s

By Pierre Guariche

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Midcentury Modern Design Vanity Stool Side Chair Model GAMMA 1290 by Pierre Guariche for

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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Foam

Pair of Velvet Blue Vanity Chairs
Pair of Velvet Blue Vanity Chairs

Pair of Velvet Blue Vanity Chairs

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H 31 in W 20 in D 18 in

Pair of Velvet Blue Vanity Chairs

Located in East Hampton, NY

Passionate blue velvet with three accent buttons sit atop a blonde wood frame. Perfect for a

Category

Vintage 1930s American Chairs

Provencial Style Vanity Chair
Provencial Style Vanity Chair

Provencial Style Vanity Chair

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H 26 in W 16 in D 17 in

Provencial Style Vanity Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French Provencial Style Carved Walnut Vanity Chair w/Velvet Cushion

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Vintage 1940s French Chairs

French Provincial Vanity Chair or Desk Chair in Sable Velvet
French Provincial Vanity Chair or Desk Chair in Sable Velvet

French Provincial Vanity Chair or Desk Chair in Sable Velvet

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

ideal for a vanity or desk, or as a side chair.

Category

Early 20th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Lucite Vanity Chair
Lucite Vanity Chair

Lucite Vanity Chair

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H 26 in Dm 16.5 in

Lucite Vanity Chair

Located in New York, NY

Sweet and chic vanity chair with velvet cushion. Located at ABC Home 646-602-3519.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Stools

Materials

Lucite, Velvet

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair
Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair

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H 24 in W 16 in D 16 in

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair

Located in Stamford, CT

This gorgeous little chair will bring some old Hollywood glamour to your vanity space. gilt brass

Category

20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Vintage Brass Lyre Back Vanity Chair
Vintage Brass Lyre Back Vanity Chair

Vintage Brass Lyre Back Vanity Chair

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H 33 in W 15 in D 19 in

Vintage Brass Lyre Back Vanity Chair

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Brass lyre back vanity chair by George Koch Sons, circa 1960s. Structurally sound and minor age

Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

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Velvet Vanity Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal velvet vanity chair for your home. Each velvet vanity chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, velvet and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect velvet vanity chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A velvet vanity chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made velvet vanity chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pier Luigi Colli and Tommi Parzinger are consistently popular.

How Much is a Velvet Vanity Chair?

Prices for a velvet vanity chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $7,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,848.

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.