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Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

Vintage Metamorphic Indian Wooden Step Ladder Folding Side Chair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian metamorphic wooden ladder chair from the mid-20th century. Created in India during
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Mid-20th Century Indian Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood

Brown Arts and Crafts Ladder Back Wooden Dining Chair with Natural Woven Seat
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall wood arts and crafts style ladder back dining chair. With a square natural fiber woven seat
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood, Straw

1930's Rustic Red High Ladder Back Wood & Rush Chair set
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Rustic High Ladder Back Red Lacquered Wood & Rush Chair set. Made in France, 1930's period
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rush

American Country Rustic Style Ladder Back and Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
American Country Rustic-style wooden scalloped ladder back side chair with a woven rush seat and
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20th Century American Country Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood, Rush, Oak

Guglielmo Ulrich, Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Ladder Back Chairs, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milan, IT
Finely crafted set of six ebonized wood and brown leather dining chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich, circa
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Faux Leather, Wood, Mahogany, Fabric

Set of 8 T.H Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladder Back Woven Seat Dining Chair
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 American mid-century dining side chairs with light wooden frames, woven rattan seats, and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rattan, Wood

Set of 3 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladder Back Green Seat Dining Chai
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
wooden frames, woven green fabric seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs with stretchers
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Set of Two De Coene Side chairs, 1930s
By De Coene Frères
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of antique ladder back wooden side chairs. Green stripe upholstery. Dimensions: 45W x 82H x
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1930s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Set of Two De Coene Side chairs, 1930s
Set of Two De Coene Side chairs, 1930s
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 16.93 in
Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs Cassina Italy 1957
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
hard to find. Its design was inspired by the light, ladder-back chairs with woven seats from the
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Cane, Ash

Vintage Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs Cassina Italy 1957
Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs Cassina Italy 1957
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
French Set of 8 Side Chairs with Hand-Woven Rush Seats, Early to Mid 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
set of chairs from France each feature curvy carved-wood ladder-style backs, and hand-woven rush seats
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Mid-20th Century French Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood, Rush

Vintage Belgian Country Oak Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
A farmhouse silhouette and refreshing color palette give this set of vintage wooden dining chairs a
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20th Century Belgian Country Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Bouclé, Oak

'Girl Seated on Red Chair', by George Regal, Screen Print on Metal
By George Segal
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
female figure seated in a red ladder back chair facing away from the viewer. The realistic female figure
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Metal

Pair of T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladderback & Woven Rattan Seat Arm
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
light wooden frames, checkered rattan cane webbing seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rattan, Wood

Swedish Pine Armchairs with Sculpted Legs, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
sculpted legs, the ladder back, and the cushions covered in upholstery adorned with buttons. The pine frame
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Silk

Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
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2010s American Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Brass

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Textile

Mae Solid Wood Nightstand and Side Table by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Mae Nightstand Solid wood frame / hand turned legs / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass pulls / dovetailed solid wood drawer boxes / premium, full extension, soft close drawer ...
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2010s American Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Maple, Oak, Walnut

1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Velvet, Walnut

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Textile, Wood

French, 19th Century, Library Steps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century library step ladder is the perfect functional antique to elevate any space. The semi-circular ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned central post...
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19th Century French Other Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Brass

Old Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak - Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful ladderback chairs from the 60s made of oak with wicker woven seats. The chairs have a very nice patina due to the intensive use of recent years. The construction is still ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rush, Oak

Mae Solid Wood Nightstand and End Table by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Mae nightstand by Crump and Kwash Solid wood case / hand turned legs / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass or bronzed pulls / dovetailed solid wood drawer boxes / premium, full e...
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2010s North American Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Brass

Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Brass

French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Oak

Leather Pendant Light in Camel, Capa, Talabartero Collection Saddle Lamp
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of Colombian artist Fernan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Brass

David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
By Louie George Michael
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rattan, Maple

Vintage Tall Library Steps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage set of large & tall library steps with tooled leather on each step.
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20th Century Italian Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Vintage Tall Library Steps
Vintage Tall Library Steps
H 83 in W 23.5 in D 35 in
19th Century Painted Louis XV Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bench, of painted walnut, having drop-in seat upholstered in exotic chinoiserie print fabric, on frame with serpentine apron carved with scrolls and centered with patera, raised on c...
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19th Century French Louis XV Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Walnut

Stunning Antique circa 1810 George III Elm & Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1810 George III elm & green leather library steps What a thing of beauty, nothing screams Georgian decadence li...
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1810s English George III Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Leather, Elm

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Set of 6 Perriand Style French Country Wicker Ladder Back Dining Chairs, 20th C
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in View Park, CA
A set of six wooden dining chairs with woven wicker rush seats and ladder backs, circa early to mid
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wicker, Wood

Pair of Vintage French Lounge Chairs with Wooden Frames and Rush Seats
Located in Pasadena, CA
Both rustic and moderne, this is a very nice pair of vintage French ladder back outdoor lounge
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Mid-20th Century French Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Mid-Century Modern style lounge chairs. Each having full wooden ladder back seats
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1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

Striking Pair of Hill House Chairs Designed by Charles Mackintosh for Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of tall ladder back Hill House chairs designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood

1960s Belgian Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
A set of six wooden dining chairs with woven seats from Belgium, produced circa 1958. Featuring
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1960s Belgian French Provincial Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Oak

1960s Belgian Dining Chairs, Set of Six
1960s Belgian Dining Chairs, Set of Six
H 43.3 in W 19.5 in D 21.3 in
Authur Umanoff Style Farmhouse Chairs c.1970
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Francisco, CA
About Wooden ladder back dining chairs with slotted seats in the style of Author Umanoff. These
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Wood

Set of Six Maison Jansen Style Bronze-Mounted Dining Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
two sets of curved stylish flowing wooden splats leading to a bronze ladder back terminating in bronze
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

Set of Six Italian Midcentury Gio Ponti Style Dining Chairs, Italy, 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Stylish set of four Mid-Century Modern dining chairs. Black wooden structure, ladder back and
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Papercord, Wood

Pair of Fine Leather Lounge or Bergere Wingback Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of fine leather lounge or bergere chairs. Both having solid wooden framed in the ladder back
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Late 20th Century Adirondack Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

Swedish Pine Armchairs with Sculpted Legs, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
sculpted legs, the ladder back, and the cushions covered in upholstery adorned with buttons. The pine frame
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Fabric, Pine

Arts & Crafts Wood Ladder Back Chairs with Woven Rush Seats, Set of 3
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous set of Arts and Crafts rush seat, ladder back wooden chairs. This set will be great in a
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Pair of Black Ladder Back Side Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of black ladder back side chairs in the style of the work of Gio Ponti. Wooden frames
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Harry Østergaard Set of Eight Rosewood Dining Chairs
By Harry Østergaard, Randers Møbelfabrik
Located in Waalwijk, NL
basic and linear character of the wooden frame gives these chairs some lightness. A ladder back, which
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Faux Leather, Wood

XL Edition Hill House Ladderback Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, circa 1980
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
exhibition, therefore being a very rare find. It has a highly recognizable black wooden base and ladder
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

19th Century Early American Plank Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
This is an antique primitive farmhouse chair circa late 19th century. The wooden chair features a
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Hardwood

Illum Wikkelsø Set of Two Lounge Chairs in Solid Rosewood and Black Leather
By Illum Wikkelsø, CFC Silkeborg
Located in Waalwijk, NL
have a beautiful open character. The cylindrical wooden legs run smoothly over into the back and
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Arts and Crafts Deco Accent Barrel Back Chairs, A Pair
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Culver City, CA
large black, ladder back type chairs feature wooden pin construction, leather heats with original
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1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Leather, Bentwood

Torgny Roloff for Nordiska Kompanie: A Set of Four Rare and Unusual Side Chairs
By Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in New York, NY
A remarkably original, sophisticated and deftly executed design. The tall ladder back with fluted
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Birch, Upholstery

Parisian Gray Painted Rustic Farmhouse Dining Table and Two Rustic Farm Chairs
Located in Westport, CT
to hold up the solid leafs. Great chubby legs -- includes two rustic rush farm ladder back chairs
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Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs

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Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage wooden ladder back chairs is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and fabric, all vintage wooden ladder back chairs available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage wooden ladder back chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage wooden ladder back chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern and Arts and Crafts vintage wooden ladder back chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made vintage wooden ladder back chairs over the years, but those made by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co. and Paolo Buffa are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Vintage Wooden Ladder Back Chairs?

Prices for vintage wooden ladder back chairs start at $350 and top out at $24,500 with the average selling for $1,525.

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.