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20th Century Pair of Boudoir Shell-Back Chairs, c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Elegant mid-20th century pair of boudoir occasional chairs with a sweeping shell shaped back. These
Category
20th Century Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Velvet
Vintage Hollywood Regency Art Deco Fan / Shell - Back Chairs - Grosfeld House
Located in Chicago, IL
Glamour Pair of Vintage Asymmetrical Fan back chairs.
Style of Dorothy Draper / Gilbert Rohde
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery
H 34 in W 27.5 in D 28.5 in
Vintage Hollywood Regency Art Deco Fan Shell - Back Chairs - Grosfeld House
Located in Chicago, IL
Glamour Pair of Vintage Asymmetrical Fan back chairs.
Original upholstery looks pretty nice. May
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery
H 34.5 in W 29 in D 28.5 in
Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in
Category
1980s Spanish Rococo Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Vintage Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four vintage shell back chairs, black with chevron pattern. Midcentury metal chair newly
Category
20th Century American Regency Revival Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Metal
Six Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
. Shell-back chairs.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Brown Jordan Aluminum Shell Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four Brown Jordan cast aluminum shell back chairs newly powder coated in light cream color
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 1940s Modernist Club Chairs in Original Bone Glazed Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
not. Possibly the inspiration for the Karpen Co. shell back chair of similar shape and style
Category
1940s American Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Brass
Vintage Shell Back Midcentury Grotto Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Reupholstered in Michelle Nussbaumer Ikat Fabric
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Metal
Large American Shell Back Rocking Chair C.1950
Located in Accrington, GB
, large in size and has a superb style to it with a high shell back, curved arm rest, love heart shape
Category
1950s American American Classical Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Cherry
Shell Back Lounge Chair by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare shell back lounge chair designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
Category
1950s Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Maple
Postmodern Purple Ascending Clam Shell Back Swivel Chairs - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Postmodern Purple Ascending Clam Shell Back Swivel Chairs, a pair, offer a bold and elegant
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Fabric
Spectacular Pair Widdicomb Louis XV Fauteuil Chairs Tortoise Shell Caned Back
By John Widdicomb
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular pair of John Widdicomb caned back Louis XV Fauteuils chairs. We love the stunning
Category
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
H 38.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Hans Wegner Model CH22 Shell Back Paddle Armchair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Stamford, CT
Oak armchair with wide paddle form arms and sculpted and inlaid back. Also having a Danish paper
Category
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Beech, Textile
Grotto Shell Chairs, Three Available
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved fruitwood frames with stylized dolphin-form arm from the mid 1900s. The chairs has very
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Fruitwood
Single Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning Shell Back Dining Chair
By H. Paul Browning 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning shell back walnut dining chair
Offered is a vintage Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Dark Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Eight Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Midcentury Pink Bouclé 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Six Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of six beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Two Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Two beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning Shell Back Dining Chairs
By H. Paul Browning 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning shell back walnut dining chairs
Offered is a vintage
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning Shell Back Dining Chairs
By H. Paul Browning 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern H Paul Browning shell back walnut dining chairs.
Offered is a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Twelve Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of twelve beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Four Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid-Century Chocolate Brown 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid-Century Yellow Mustard 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Two Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Two beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Shell Chair by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A laminated orange lacquered "shell" lounge chair with upholstered seat and back.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Lucite Shell Swivel Chairs
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in New York, NY
Stylish pair of swivel chairs each having a curved Lucite back with vinyl pad seat, mounted on a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Metal
Set of Eight Pink Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Four Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Nine Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Six Dark Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of six beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Ten Dark Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of 10 Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Two Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Two beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Ten Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Four Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Two Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Two beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Mid-Century Emerald Green Velvet 'Shell' Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Twelve Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Twelve beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Four Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Four beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Eight Yellow Ochre Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Twelve Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Twelve beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Ten Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ten beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Five Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Five beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Eight-Light Crème Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Eight beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Rare 20th Century Orange Shell Chair, H.Lachert, 1960s
By Anna Lachert
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
back are finished with high quality upholstery material.
We can prepare this chair in a different
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Ash
Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chair, Dark Brown Beech Wood, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chair type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
Set of Nine Dark Green Velvet 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Back Chair
Materials
Textile, Beech
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Vintage Shell Back Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage shell back chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, every vintage shell back chair was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage shell back chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage shell back chair, designed in the mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made vintage shell back chair over the years, but those crafted by Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and Hans J. Wegner are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Vintage Shell Back Chair?
A vintage shell back chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,347, while the lowest priced sells for $0 and the highest can go for as much as $133,853.
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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