Pair of Mid Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina - Stendig in Cognac
By Dino Gavina
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant iconic design by Marcel Breur and recreated by Dino Gavina in heavy Cognac Saddle Leather C 1975 Italy. Chairs were in the same family for 2 generations and rarely...
Steel, Chrome
Wassily Cognac Leather Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Produced in Italy for Gavina, 1960's. Beautifully crafted leather and chrome frame lounge chair created a thought provoking design based on the principles constructivism.
Chrome
Wassily Cognac Leather Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Produced in Italy for Gavina, 1960's. Beautifully crafted leather and chrome frame lounge chair created a thought provoking design based on the principles constructivism.
Chrome
Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair in Cognac Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair in cognac leather captures the spirit of modern design.
Metal
Pair of Cognac Leather Wassily Armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1968
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
Pair of cognac leather Wassily armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1968 Mod.B3 armchair by Marcel Breuer, well known as Wassily, was designed in 1925.
Metal
Sold
H 28.35 in W 30.71 in D 26.78 in
Cognac 'Wassily' Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Iconic model ‘B3’ or ‘Wassily’ lounge chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1927.
Steel
Sold
H 28.5 in W 31 in D 25.75 in
Pair of Original Vintage Marcel Breuer Wassily Chairs Cognac Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
From Le Shoppe Too we have a pair of original vintage Wassily chairs in beautiful cognac leather. In great condition.
Leather
Pair of Marcel Bruer for Knoll Cognac Leather Wassily Chairs
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of cognac Wassily chairs. This is a classic set of Wassily chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925.
Chrome
Sold
H 29.53 in W 31.11 in D 27.17 in
Cognac Leather Wassily Armchairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll International, 1968
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
Cognac leather Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll International, 1968.
Metal
Sold
H 29.14 in W 30.71 in D 26.38 in
Fauteuil Wassily en cuir cognac patiné par Marcel Breuer, édition italienne
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Rouen, FR
Icône absolue du modernisme, le Wassily Chair (modèle B3) fut conçu par Marcel Breuer en 1925 alors qu’il enseignait au Bauhaus.
Leather
Sold
H 28.75 in W 21 in D 18 in
Pair Of Marcel Breuer For Knoll Original Cognac Leather Wassily Chairs
By Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An icon of Bauhaus design, this pair of original Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll showcases the perfect balance of industrial innovation and refined craftsmanship.
Chrome
Authentic Cognac Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960’s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic Bauhaus design, this authentic Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer was produced by Gavina in Italy prior to its acquisition by Knoll.
Steel, Chrome
According To Marcel Breuer - Wassily B3 Chair
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb Wassily chair with original cognac leather and tubular structure in folded and chromed metal.
Metal
Sold
H 28.5 in W 31.75 in D 27 in
Pair of Vintage Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Stendig / Gavina
By Stendig Co., Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of vintage "Wassily" chairs in Cognac patinated leather and chrome by Marcel Breuer for Stendig and manufactured by Gavina, circa 1960s.
Chrome
Sold
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 27.56 in
Wassily Cognac Leather Armchair by Marcel Breuer Knoll, circa 1970
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage cognac leather and chrome tubular frame "Wassily" armchair by Marcel Breuer, produced by Knoll circa 1970 Model B3 Patinated leather.
Chrome
Pair of Cognac Leather Wassily Armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1968
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
Pair of cognac leather Wassily armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1968 Mod.B3 armchair by Marcel Breuer, well known as Wassily, was designed in 1925.
Metal
Marcel Breuer for Knoll Wassily Chair in Cognac Full Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Seattle, WA
Early Edition Wassily chair designed by Marcel Breuer in Cognac full leather, circa 1960s.
Steel
Sold
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 31.5 in
Cognac Leather B3 Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll Studio, 1980s
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This cognac leather and chromed steel B3 or Wassily chair was designed by Marcel Breuer for Knoll in 1925.
Steel
Sold
H 28.75 in W 31 in D 27 in
C. 1960s Wassily Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet Cognac Leather No. B3
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Wassily Lounge Chair, model B3, initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925.
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 28.75 in W 30.71 in D 27.56 in
Two Cognac "Wassili Chairs" Model B3 by Marcel Breuer, 1925-1927
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Megeve, FR
Two pieces of "Wassili chairs" model B3 by Marcel Breuer, 1925-1927.
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 28.75 in W 31 in D 27 in
Marcel Breuer Pair of Vintage B3 Wassily Armchairs in Cognac Leather by Gavina
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Grenoble, FR
Thick cognac color leather, hand-stitched and chromed steel tube frames in perfect condition.
Chrome
Pair of Wassily Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Armadale, Victoria
These are among the best pair of cognac leather Wassily chairs we have seen. The colour of the leather is superb and in great condition.
Chrome
Sold
H 29.25 in W 31 in D 28 in
Pair of Vintage Marcel Breuer 'Wassily' Chairs in Cognac Brown Leather
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Pau, FR
Fantastic pair of vintage Marcel Breuer 'Wassily' chairs in thick, hand stitched cognac brown leather and chromed steel tube frames in excellent condition.
Chrome
$4,650
H 28 in W 25 in D 26 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Lounge Chairs "657" Charles Pollock Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of 657 chairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll. C1960 design signed in two places by Knoll. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Some scuffs to the leather, pi...
Chrome
Set Of Two Cesca Chair For Bene Austria 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of Two Cesca Chair By Bene Austria 1980s
Chrome
Vintage Sculptural Iron Springer Lounge Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of vintage sculptural iron Springer lounge chairs brings expressive mid-century design to a seating arrangement, covered patio, or collected outdoor setting. Each chair fea...
Metal, Iron
$916 / set
H 31.11 in W 21.26 in D 18.9 in
Pair of Rare Midcentury Tubular Design Armchairs, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - nice original condition
Chrome
$4,295 / set
H 28 in W 31 in D 25 in
Pair Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Wassily Chairs by Gavina Design by Breuer C1969
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of Marcel Breuer designed Wassilly Chairs by Gavina of Italy C1969. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, one little dot of a stain on a seat. Possibly wil...
Steel, Chrome
$3,440 / set
H 33.08 in W 21.66 in D 23.63 in
Pair of original Italian Bauhaus Armchairs produced by Cova, Milan 1930s
By Cova, Italy 1
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Pair of Italian Bauhaus Armchairs produced by the famous Cova company in Milan, circa 1935. An exemplary pair of armchairs in metal tubing and veneered wood that demonstrate th...
Metal
$4,031 / set
H 30.32 in W 18.31 in D 23.23 in
PAIR OF ORIGINAL 1968 GAVINA KNOLL STAMPED MARCEL BREUER CESCA KNOLL B32 CHAiRS
By Marcel Breuer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original pair of, Mid Century Modern, 1968 Gavin Knoll stamped, Marcel Breuer, Cesca chairs with chrome...
Chrome
$4,070 / set
H 33.47 in W 20.08 in D 25.99 in
Original Pair of Chairs by Josef Gocar, Lacquered Steel, Czechia, 1930s
By Josef Gocar
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Original Pair Of Chairs Designed by Famous Architect Josef Gocar for Lázne Belohrad. Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Designer: Josef Gocar Material: Lacquere...
Steel
$1,009 / set
H 32.29 in W 18.51 in D 17.72 in
Pair of vintage Cesca chairs in light wood - Italy 1990s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Linkebeek, BE
B32 Marcel Breuer Style - Bauhaus vintage furniture Measures : 47x45cm H:82cm SH:44cm Materials : Beech - Cane - Steel
Steel
$2,121 / set
H 31.5 in W 18.9 in D 22.84 in
Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s Pair
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's p...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Midcentury Knoll Tubular BRNO Chairs, a Pair
By Knoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic pair of MCM Knoll chairs. The tubular version of the coveted BRNO design. A cantilevered profile with brilliant blue broken stripe upholstery.
Steel
$7,338 / set
H 28.75 in W 30.71 in D 27.37 in
Italian modern light brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern light brown armchairs Wassily by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s Pair of armchairs mod. Wassily or B3 in light brown leather. The backrest, armrests and seat are made ...
Metal
Jacques Hitier, Pair of Tubauto Armchairs, France, 1950
By Jacques Hitier, Tubauto
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Pair of nickel-plated tubular metal armchairs created by Jacques Hitier, produced by Tubauto during the 1950s. The seat, armrests and backrest are upholstered in their original burgu...
Metal
$2,800 / set
H 33.5 in W 21.5 in D 27.5 in
Pair of Great Italian Cantilever Armchairs with Saddle Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Great Italian Cantilever Armchairs with saddle leather. Great form and quality.
Chrome
$2,121 / set
H 31.5 in W 18.9 in D 22.84 in
Pair of Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's p...
Metal, Chrome
$1,009 / set
H 31.89 in W 18.12 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Italian Cesca Cantilever Chairs after Marcel Breuer, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautiful pair of iconic Cesca cantilever chairs based on Marcel Breuer’s celebrated Bauhaus design, produced in Italy during the 1970s and marked “Made in Italy.” The chairs featu...
Steel, Other, Chrome
$2,850 / set
H 18 in W 7 in D 6 in
Beautiful French Dore Bronze Marble Cherub Ormolu-Mounted Candelabra Lamps, Pair
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful pair of French gilt doré bronze and marble cherub ormolu-mounted candelabra / three branch lamps.
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
By Ferrari Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand. The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$3,750
H 28.25 in Dm 20.5 in
Austrian Biedermeier 1820s Guéridon Side Table with Burl Veneer and Iron Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period guéridon side table with burl veneer and iron base from the early 19th century. This Biedermeier guéridon features a circular top made of burl veneer, ...
Iron
French Empire Style Chair by Frederick Victoria
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Empire style chair made by Frederick Victoria with ostrich leather seat.
Wood
$14,000 / set
H 19 in Dm 12 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters Each urn mounted with bow tied ribbons connected in the front and back with a foliate swags. In late 1...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style walnut armchairs with original needlepoint upholstery. Chairs feature padded arms, channel backs, bow carvings, fluted legs. Each chair ha...
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Baroque Style Upholstered Armchair
Located in Marbella, ES
French Baroque style hand carved fruit wood armchair with typical neoclassical rock and plant decorations, gold leaf gilded and painted over in additional colours. Upholstered in gol...
Gold Leaf
$60,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 49.5 in W 40.15 in D 16.15 in
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Chinese lacquered double door cabinet embellished with Chinese gilt decorated lacquered panels depicting chi...
Bronze
$10,248 / set
H 21.66 in W 21.26 in D 9.45 in
Pair of Silvered Bronze Models of the Marly Horses After Guillaume Coustou
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in London, GB
This pair of silvered bronze models show semi-clad classical male attendants restraining their rearing horses. They are modeled after the 1739 sculptures in marble by Guillaume Coust...
Bronze
$63,067
H 22.05 in Dm 12.21 in
20th Century Italian Silver Oak Leaves Vase. Chiselled, embossed and burnished
Located in VALENZA, IT
Wonderful big vase with shaped round body embossed, chiselled and engraved with oak leaves. On the body are soldered melting made acorns Above the handles are placed two children. Th...
Silver
$10,500
H 28 in W 36 in D 22.5 in
Regency Gilt Bronze Mounted Rosewood Writing Table in the style of John McLean
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The bronze-mounted rectangular top with rounded incurved corners‚ above a single frieze drawer‚ raised on a trestle base ending in downswept legs on casters joined by a turned stretc...
Metal
$6,800 / set
H 43.5 in W 29 in D 28 in
Pair of 19th Century Early Belle Époque French Fauteuils in the Louis XV Style
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A pair of late Napoleon III fauteuils or armchairs in a hardwood with a burnished gold overtone. In the Louis XV style, chair frames offer carved cabriole legs with escargot feet, sc...
Upholstery, Wood
Gorgeous 18th Century Tin Marquetry Writing Desk/ Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century tin marquetry writing desk.
Tin
$9,550
H 59 in W 20.5 in D 23 in
Early 20th Century Regency Style Bamboo Armchair with Upholstered Seat
Located in Queens, NY
Regency Style bamboo open arm chair with high back design and upholstered seat and back panel (19/20th Cent.)
Bamboo
An Important Pair of Terracotta Sphinxes by Enrico Vella
By Enrico Vella
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Important Pair of Terracotta Sphinxes On later Sienna and Porphyry Marbleized Plinths Stamped Enrico Vella Italian 19th/20th Century Architect Enrico Vella and founder of ...
Terracotta
The architect and designer Marcel Breuer was one the 20th century’s most influential and innovative adherents of modernism. A member of the Bauhaus faculty, Breuer — like such colleagues as the architects Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the artists and art theoreticians László Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers — left Europe in the 1930s to champion the new design philosophy and its practice in the United States.
Born in Hungary, Breuer became a Bauhaus student in 1920 and quickly impressed Gropius, the German school’s founder, with his aptitude for furniture design. His early work was influenced by the minimalist Dutch design movement De Stijl — in particular the work of architect Gerrit Rietveld.
In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus furniture workshop, Breuer realized his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s attention gradually shifted from design to architecture, and, at the urging of Gropius, he joined his mentor in 1937 on the faculty of Harvard and in an architectural practice.
In the 1940s, Breuer opened his own architectural office, and there his style evolved from geometric, glass-walled structures toward a kind of hybrid architecture — seen in numerous Breuer houses in New England — that pairs bases of local fieldstone with sleek, wood-framed modernist upper floors. In his later, larger commissions, Breuer worked chiefly with reinforced concrete and stone, as seen in his best-known design, the brutalist inverted ziggurat built in New York in 1966 as the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Breuer’s most famous furniture pieces are those made of tubular steel, which include the Wassily chair — named after Wassily Kandinsky and recognizable for its leather-strap seating supports — and the caned Cesca chair.
Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Whether in metal or wood, Breuer’s design objects are elegant and adaptable examples of classic modernist design — useful and appropriate in any environment.
Find vintage Marcel Breuer seating, storage cabinets and lighting on 1stDibs.
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.