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Vintage Czechoslovak Seating Group, 1980s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This lounge seating group was made in the 1980s in the former Czechoslovakia. Consists of one sofa and two armchairs. The set is upholstered in fabric. The structure is probably made...
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Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pine
Vintage Czechoslovak Seating Group, 1980s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This lounge seating group was made in the 1980s in the former Czechoslovakia. Consists of one sofa and two armchairs. The set is upholstered in fabric. The structure is probably made...
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Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pine
Vintage Scandinavian Style Seating Set, 1980's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This Scandinavian style sofa and armchair were made in the 1980´s. It´s upholstered in fabric. The structure is made of beech wood. In very good vintage condition.
Dimensions of t...
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Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1950s Vintage Mullca Industrial French Stacking High Stools, Set of Four
By Mullca
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s vintage Mullca industrial French stacking high stools, set of four. We are huge fans of the French company Mullca and these wonderful stools in good original condition, with bi...
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Vintage 1950s French Stools
Materials
Birch
H 23.23 in. W 19.3 in. D 17.72 in.
Vintage circa 1950's British Railways Train Sofa Bench Seating Drop Down Arms
By British Railways
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely original circa 1950’s reclaimed British Railways three seat sofa with drop down arms
A very good looking and well made piece, if you grew up ...
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
H 44.49 in. W 74.02 in. D 34.26 in.
Vintage American Seating Metal Frame Red Upholstered Folding Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage American seating metal frame red upholstered folding chairs - Set of 4. Item features (4) folding chairs, unique metal frames, original red upholstery, original label, very n...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31 in. W 18 in. D 22 in.
Vintage Handmade in Chelsea Brown Leather 4-Seat Sofa Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning aged tan brown leather Gentleman’s four-seat club sofa finished with lion hairy paw feet and with a great history
This piece is pa...
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Late 20th Century British Georgian Sofas
Materials
Leather
H 33.08 in. W 102.37 in. D 36.62 in.
Very Stunning Set of 8 Vintage Bamboo Dinning Chairs with White Fabric Seating
Located in GB
We are so excited to present to you this stunning set of bamboo style dining chairs.
All of the seatings have been recovered in a lovely white nude fabric.
These chairs have be...
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20th Century Chinese Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
H 38.98 in. W 16.93 in. D 18.9 in.
Upholstered Vintage Sofa
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage sofa with a classic Chesterfield silhouette, upholstered in chocolate brown velvet. Large rolled arms and deep buttoned tufting create a luxurious seat. Carved claw feet in...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Vintage Rattan Sofa
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Elegant vintage rattan sofa in very good condition.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Rattan
Vintage Theater Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two vintage foldable theater seats connected by metal frame. Seats can be folded up or down and do not require wight to stay in the down position. The patina is consistent with age a...
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Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bamboo Bench
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage bamboo bench
Sturdy, with lift up storage top.
Measures: 34.5”W x 15”D x 20.5"H.
Category
20th Century Benches
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Theater Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These industrial styled theater seats are made out of bent plywood and the arm rests are solid wood. The structure and seat mechanism is made out of steel. Seats can be folded up and...
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Industrial Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage chesterfield style sofa has been newly refurbished, is crafted out of solid wood and leather, and has been newly dyed in a dark burgundy color. The sofa has been waxed givi...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Chesterfield Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Italian Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish Italian sofa. Deep blue velvet upholstery with tufted backrest. Sculpted arms. Splayed brass legs. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Sofa/Bench/Vintage Coffee Table
Located in London, Lambeth
Unusual sofa bench / coffee table in steel and Perpex construction
Number of options layout.
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Vintage Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English Victorian style camel tufted leather chesterfield sofa with out-scrolled arms on four wooden brown feet. Brass rivets along trim.
Solid frame. Aged leather discoloration.
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Vintage American Lion Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful mid-20th century American hand-carved pine lion stool with a full mane and rope tail, perfect as a step stool or as a side table or foot stool next to your fa...
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Vintage 1970s American Stools
Materials
Rope, Pine
Vintage Armchair, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage armchair is a piece of design furniture manufactured in Italy in the 1970s.
Made in black leather with brass legs.
Dimensions: cm 80 x 80 x 80. It is in very good ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
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Vintage Iron Peacock Settee
By Salterini
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage iron peacock settee. Recently powder coated. Features detailed and beautiful wirework. Perfect for a patio or garden setting.
Category
20th Century Mexican Victorian Settees
Materials
Iron
Vintage MIM Armchair, 1960s
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage MIM Armchair is an original design furniture realized in the 1960s.
Steel, Rosewood and Leather.
Good condition.
A rare iconic piece of design to be collect!
Mob...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Leather Chesterfield
Located in Austin, TX
Sofa, Chesterfield, of tan natural leather, upholstered in a diamond pattern.
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Leather
Vintage Rustic Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
Made in Central Europe, circa 1900, this wooden bench captures the utilitarian elegance of rustic furniture. A subtle decorative profile reveals the attention to detail, add an integ...
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Rustic Benches
Materials
Softwood
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Elm stool 24-1/2”w x 14”d x 20”h
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Elm
Vintage French Bar Stools
Located in Austin, TX
Bar stools, French, made of solid beech wood tapered legs, and steel circular foot rests. They have solid brass feet. The stools are covered with a new ivory shag upholstery fabric. ...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Faux Bamboo Bench
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo bench in white powder coated finish. Vintage velvet top with a couple of slight marks to velvet.
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Iron
Vintage Elm Wood Bench
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage antique elm wood skinny bench
These are the real vintage antique elm wood skinny benches! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy ready...
Category
20th Century Benches
Materials
Elm
Vintage Italian Iron Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian vintage stool made of scrolling hand-forged iron and having four cabriole-shaped legs. The stool supports an upholstered seat covered in a green and white botanical print by ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Materials
Iron
Large Vintage Loveseat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large and unique white loveseat features curving arms and white vinyl upholstery. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Upholstery
Unique Vintage Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An interesting vintage bench with angled legs forming a unique base. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Horn Child's Chair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage 12 horn child's chair with original upholstery. The back and arms fashioned with horns as well as the feet. The seat is covered in vintage green mohair. 17"W x 17"D x 19"H
P...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Horn
Vintage Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of vintage armchairs entirely restored and reupholstered with a Loro Piana fabric.
Italy, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Leather Loveseat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Combining leather upholstery with wooden frames, this vintage couch offers comfortable seating through a stylish Mid-Century Modern design. Please confirm item location with seller (...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Carved Rams Head Armchair Vintage Piece Red Floral Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to this lovely vintage rams head armchair with red floral upholstery
This chair is in fine order, the upholstery has been professionally cleaned, the timber clean...
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20th Century English Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
H 33.08 in. W 24.02 in. D 31.89 in.
Vintage Teak Sofa
By B&B Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Combining a teak frame with green fabric upholstery, this vintage sofa is a comfortable and unique way to add color to any room. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage Scandinavian Safari Chair
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Elias Svedberg
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Safari armchair designed by Elias Svedberg, Sweden, 1940s.
Made of wood, brown harness leather armrests and dark blue canvas.
The chair is in a very good used condition, beautifu...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Leather
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage antique elm wood stool
These are the real vintage antique elm wood stools! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy ready for daily use,...
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Elm
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage antique elm wood stool
These are the real vintage antique elm wood stools! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy ready for daily use,...
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Elm
Set of Four Vintage Vintage Thonet Style Bentwood Stools
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Thonet style bentwood stools. The stools have original vinyl seats with brass tacks. The frames of the stools are beech and are bentwood.
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage Leather Patchwork Sofa
Located in San Antonio, TX
This vintage leather patchwork sofa is a warm brown color and is nicely worn and in good condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Vintage Modern Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yellow Mid-Century Modern high back lounge chair featuring yellow upholstery with walnut accents.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Antique stool / vintage antique elm wood stool
These are the real vintage antique elm wood stools! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy read...
Category
20th Century Asian Stools
Materials
Elm
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage antique elm wood stool
These are the real vintage antique elm wood stools! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy ready for daily use,...
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Elm
MCM Vintage Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Retro MCM vintage stool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Vintage Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of wooden armchairs, with seating cushion and backrest entirely restored and reupholstered with a bouclette fabric.
Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Armchairs Ton, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
circa 1970
- made of wood, fabric
- good, original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Bridge Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
These chairs are stylish, of great proportions, well made and extremely comfortable. Bridge chairs were originally designed in the late 1930s for ladies of leisure for games and soci...
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Industrial Stool, 1960s
Located in Mratin, CZ
Vintage Industrial stool. It features a grey iron body and a solid wooden seat. The weight of the stool is 7 kg.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Industrial Stools
Materials
Iron
Vintage Industrial Stool, 1950s
Located in Ottenburg, BE
Great looking vintage tripod base factory stool.
The seat height is adjustable by turning the seat.
Good used condition
1950s, Latvia
Dimensions:
Max height 46cm
Min h...
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Vintage 1950s Latvian Industrial Stools
Materials
Steel
Vintage Elm Wood Stool
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage antique elm wood stool
These are the real vintage antique elm wood stools! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering and age, these are solid and sturdy ready for daily use,...
Category
20th Century Asian Stools
Materials
Elm
Vintage Gucci Folding Stool
By Gucci
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
How chic is this vintage Gucci stool. And it folds up and converts into a cane for hiking around in style.
Signed to underside ‘Made in Italy by Gucci’.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Vintage Brass Camel Garden Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual brass camel seat or small table. This can accommodate a small piece of glass to make it an occasional table. Unsigned.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Tufted Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large vintage sofa offers Mid-Century elegance in a comfortable Milo Baughman style design. A chrome sled leg frame complements the dark upholstery material, and padded armrests...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Coastal Wrought Iron Sofa
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Coastal Wrought Iron Sofa. A really beautiful and unusual design. All new sandblasting and powder coating in a high gloss white. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sofas
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Miniature Toy Swing
Located in Great Barrington, MA
The vintage miniature wood and metal child's swing works well for retail display purposes. Hardwood slats connected by dowel sticks make up the seat which hangs from iron rods. At th...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Leather Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage mid-century leather settee in a dark brown leather. Back of the sofa is tufted with leather covered buttons to match. Despite it's style and age the settee can actually be us...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Leather
Vintage Armchair by Fratišek Jirák
By Frantisek Jirak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Vintage armchair by Fratišek Jirák professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Vintage 1960s Slovakian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage Art Deco Armchair
By Donald Deskey
Located in Crockett, CA
Vintage occasional armchair designed by Donald Deskey and manufactured by Hastings Furniture Co. This single chair frame has a black lacquer finish and has been reupholstered in a ne...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Vintage Italian Tufted "Cloud" Sofa
Located in Burbank, CA
A beautiful vintage suede "Cloud" sofa made in Italy, circa 1970s. This sofa is wrapped by a padded edge that makes it look even more like a cloud, it has 4 legs that can hardly be d...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wood, Suede
Vintage Strap Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish vintage strap chair. Interestingly contoured wooden frame. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
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Vintage Seating For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of vintage seating for your home. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, every item from our selection of vintage seating was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of vintage seating, we have 10694 options in-stock, while there are 151 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of vintage seating, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of vintage seating over the years, but those crafted by De Sede, Knoll and Charles and Ray Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Vintage Seating?
Prices for a piece of vintage seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $57,644, while the average can fetch as much as $2,386.
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 antique, new and vintage seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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