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Marcel Breuer Furniture

American, Hungarian, 1902-1981

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.

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Period: Mid-20th Century
Creator: Marcel Breuer
Mid-Century Mod Delfi White Marble Dining Table by Carlo Scarpa & Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Madrid, ES
Dining table mod. Delfi designed by Carlo Scarpa and Marcel Breuer for Gavina. Composed of two sculptural bases and a rectangular top 4 cm thick. Made in Carrara marble. Italy 1968. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Wassily Lounge Chair White Leather by Marcel Breuer, Gavina, circa 1962
By Marcel Breuer, Dino Gavina
Located in Paris, France
This early original of Wassily pair of lounge chairs, are with the original white leather, highly sought after by collectors. The leather has no structura...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Mid-Century Knoll Spoleto Chairs 1970s Set of 4
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll Spoleto chairs. Marcel Breuer designed the B33 chair in 1927, it is based on the cantilever principle (cantilevered), in the same spirit as t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Italian Cesca Chair 1952 After Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1952
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer Upholstery in Yellow Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer dating back to Gavina’s production, recently restored with new leather upholstery. Following their meeting in New York in 1962, Dino Gavina started th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Set of 6 Cesca B 32 Marcel Breuer Gavina 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 6 Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina 1960. The chairs show slight signs of wear, seats restored. The meeting between Vienna straw and metal tubular, tradition and innovation, Thonet and Bauhaus, is what characterizes the legendary B32 chair, called Cesca, designed by Marcel Lajos Breuer...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Set of Four Tanned Cognac Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bold and modern, iconic set of four Marcel Breuer's revolutionary Cesca (B32) dining armchairs. The simple design combines an Industrial Age aesthetic of tubular steel inspired by a ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Sling Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Let's talk about this Marcel Breuer Sling Lounge Chair from the 1930s, shall we? It's got thick cognac leather that's like the perfectly aged skin of a Hollywood starlet, and it recl...
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1930s Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Pair of Midcentury Marcel Breuer Chrome and Rattan Cesca Chairs for Gavina 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Set of wonderful two mid-century chromed metal and rattan chairs "Cesca model". These amazing chairs were designed by Marcel Breuer and produced for Gavina in Italy during the 1970s....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Marcel Breuer, set of Four Cesca Chairs for Gavina. Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Catania, CT
Four Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer and produced in Italy by Gavina during the 60s. Very good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Slight oxidation on the chro...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Leather Model B3 Wassily Armchair, 1973, Set of 3
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of three model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced in Italy in 1973. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in black le...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair, Knoll Associates, Tri-colored Hide, Italy, 2000s
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcel Breuer was an apprentice at the Bauhaus when he conceived the world’s first tubular steel chair. Inspired by the frame of a bicycle, a product he greatly admired for its funct...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Knoll International Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer Black Leather
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Wassily chair, in chromed tubular steel and black leather, was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Knoll International. Knoll International production with the Marcel Breu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Stainless Steel

Marcel Breuer B3 Wassily Chair for Gavina, 1960's
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural Leather 'Wassily' Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina. Originally designed in 1925. This model was produced in Italy for Gavina, 1960's. Beautifully crafted leather and chrome ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Early Bauhaus "B21" Side Table Desk by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s. In good original cond...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Dining Room Arm Chair for Gavina Knoll, 1968, Set of 6
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 6 original B64 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1968. Cesca chairs were originally designed in 1928 by French Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer and named ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

Bahaus Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair S64
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer Italy C. 1960 Vintage Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer. Made by Gavina, Italy, 1962. Version with arms. Very good ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

20th Century Marcel Breuer for Gavina Desk mod. Canaan
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Turin, Turin
Marcel Breuer was a Hungarian-German modernist architect and furniture designer. He became one of the first and youngest students at the Bauhaus – a radical arts and crafts school th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Faux Leather, Wood

Marcel Breuer B34 Chair 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 Chair 1930s
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Pair of Signed Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Stendig Made in Italy 1960s
By Stendig Co., Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Bauhaus legend Marcel Breuer, these iconic chairs were made by the collaborative efforts of Stendig and Gavina during the mid to late 1960s. Stendig was not always just a...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer for Gavina Set of 6 "Cesca" Chairs, Italy 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Naples, IT
Set of 6 Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina in 1960. The chairs show slight signs of wear, the seats are original Vienna straw. The combination of Vienna stra...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Mid Century "B27" Round Dining Table by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early "B27" mid century round dining table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet, 1930s. In good original condition....
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Mid Century "B12" Side Console Table by Marcel Breuer Produced by Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early example of the "B12" mid century side console table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet, 1930s. In good orig...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer B34 Tubular Armchair 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 Armchair 1930s
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus side table B12 - Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in The Hague, NL
Rare Marcel Breuer Bauhaus side table B12 - Thonet. It's a family piece and it is marked -as you can see in the pictures- so the authenticity is guaranteed. A timeless design icon, which blends in many different interior styles. It has oxidation on the chrome plated steel and it is painted black. The construction still is really good. This is an outstanding opportunity to become the happy owner of an authentic Marcel Breuer B12...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Thonet B 27 Tubular Steel Table by Marcel Breuer
By Mücke & Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
The Thonet B 27 table, designed by Marcel Breuer, is a minimalist and iconic piece. It features a sleek tubular steel frame with a glass or wooden circular ta...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Refinished B12 Side Table by Marcel Breuer, 1940s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Żory, PL
This console table (mod. B12), was designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1930s. It features two shelfs supported by a chrome tubular steel frame. The wooden elements have been restored, ...
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1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Thonet B 10 tubular steel table by Marcel Breuer
By Mücke & Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
The Thonet B10 table designed by Marcel Breuer is an iconic piece of modernist furniture. It features a sleek, tubular steel frame with a wooden top, embod...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Rare Bauhaus dining table Thonet B 14 by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
The Thonet B 14 table, designed by Marcel Breuer, is a classic piece of furniture known for its innovative use of tubular steel and geometric forms. It features a square wooden top s...
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus console table Model B12 by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A rare and iconic 1930s B12 console or side table, made from tubular steel and wood, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. This model is no longer in production. The distinctive feature...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer Gavina edition Italy 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in PARIS, FR
This iconic model was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, during his period as director of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop in Dessau, Germany. He drew his inspiration from his Adler bi...
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1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

Mid Century Marcel Breuer "B34" Armchair in Metal & Canvas Prod. by Thonet 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century bauhaus armchair / office chair model "B34" in steel frame, canvas and dark stained beech armrests by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet early 1930s. In good original ...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s
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 perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32 chair...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

"CESCA CHAIRS" 1930s Marcel Breuer Armchairs & Chairs Chrome Made in Poland
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "CESCA CHAIR" 1930s Marcel Breuer Armchairs & Chairs Made in Poland, Chrome, Steel and Cane Marcel Breuer conceived the firs...
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1930s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Cesca Chair After Marcel Breuer Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Set of 4 1960's Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs with arms, Stendig labels
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4 Original Marcel Breuer "Cesca" arm chairs 1960's With "Stendig" manufacturer labels. Breuer first designed this chair in 1928. Originally known as the B32, the chair’s revelatory use of material and simple form made it an international sensation—nothing like it existed at the time. In the early-1960s, the Modern Italian furniture manufacturer Gavina Group acquired the rights to the design. The company’s founder and owner, Dino Gavina, decided to rename the chair “the Cesca...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Cane

S64 Cesca dining chairs Marcel Breuer inspired - Italy
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Nice set of armchairs with a a chromed-steel tubular cantilever base and a caned seat and back encased in a frame of beech. Inspired on the famous Cesca chairs from Marcel Breuer. M...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Wood

White Framed Marcel Breuer 'B64' Cesca Armchair w/ Cane Seat by Gavina, c. 1960
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming 'B64' Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina Italy, circa 1960s. Named after his daughter Francesca the 'Cesca' is an attractive side or dining chair on a white painted met...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Marcel Breuer For Thonet B35 Cantilever Leather Sling Lounge Chairs Set of 2
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Handsome set of mid-century modern cantilever black leather lounge chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet. These model B35 armchairs demonstrate a European Modern Bauhaus disci...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Metal

Vintage Laminated Plywood Side Table by Marcel Breuer for Isokon
By Marcel Breuer, Isokon
Located in London, GB
A stylish and iconic vintage laminated plywood side table by Marcel Breuer for Isokon. Made in England and originally designed in 1936, this dates from around the 1950’s. It is beau...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Plywood

Bauhaus Chrome nesting or side Table by Marcel Breuer for Mucke Melder, 1930s
By Mücke & Melder, Marcel Breuer
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - very good condition, cleaned - marked jr
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Marcel Breuer B35 Wicker and Chrome Armchair by Thonet 1960's
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sublime Bauhaus design by Marcel Breuer the B35 armchair by Thonet circa 1960s, the cantilever frame with woven rattan seat, wooden armrests with a chromed tubular steel frame. Purch...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Legendary tubular steel chairs S 32 & S 64, Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Neuss, NW
Legendary tubular steel chairs, model S 32 and S 64, designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet (1928). High-quality frame made of chromed tubular steel. The seat and backrest of S 64 are covered with the original "Viennese Wickerwork" on a wooden frame, the seats and backrests of the five S 32 chairs...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Desk by Marcel Breuer, 1955
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
Model 'Canaan' Wood, transparent white lacquered, visible wooden texture Dimensions: L.180 cm D.60 cm H.72.5 cm Design: Marcel Breuer, 1955 Manufacturer: Gavina, Italy cf. V. Vercell...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Wood

Bentwood Chaise Longue by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Venice, CA
Bentwood Chaise Longue by Marcel Breuer recently reupholstered in Paul Smith ‘Bespoke Stripe.’ Circa 1950’s
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1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Upholstery, Bentwood

Group of 3 Chairs Gavina Cesca Wood, Italy, 1960s
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 3 chairs; tubular in chromed metal, seat and back with painted wooden frame and Vienna straw.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Cesca Chairs with Black Frames by Marcel Breuer attr. to Gavina, Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Beograd, RS
This listing features very well known chairs - Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer. Manufacturing of the chairs is attr. to Gavina. Marcel Breuer was an architect who worked in Bauahus Sch...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Set of 22 dining Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928 and produced since that year till today. At the moment Knoll have the rights to do it. Chrome plated tubular frame, se...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Metal

Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Chair with armrests by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s Chair with armrests mod. Cesca. The seat and back are in light Vienna straw with black painted woode...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel

1960s Marcel Breuer for Knoll Isokon Chaise Lounge Chair New White Upholstery
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original 1960s Marcel Breuer for Isokon chaise lounge chair. This example has just been masterfully reupholstered by Forthright NYC...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Fabric

Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair By Marcel Breuer For Gavina 1960
By Knoll, Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ntroducing the Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina - A Modern Classic from 1960 The Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair, designed by the visiona...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Wassily Chair ("B3") from Marcel Breuer, by Gavina (Italy, 1970)
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr Klubsessel Entwurf: Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus Dessau um 1925 für Thonet Modell-Nummer: B3, "Wassily Chair" Ausführung: unbekannt, um 1970 Maße in cm (H x B x T): 74,5 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of four model B3 “Wassily” armchairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925 and produced by the Italian manufacturer Gavina in 1969. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

Marcel Breuer B32 Cesca Dining Room Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1963, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 4 original B32 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1963. They are all signed with the original paper mark. Cesca chairs were originally designed in 1928 by F...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

"Wassily" Club Chairs B3 Designed by Marcel Breuer Set of Two Chrome & Leather
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Wassily Club Chair by Marcel Breuer designed in 1925 - 26 for Knoll also known as the Model B3 chair. Breuer designed this chair while he was the head of the cabinet-making workshop ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Mid Century Wassily Chair By Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is a genuine mid-century Wassily Chair, a remarkable piece from the iconic designer Marcel Breuer. This chair is a testament to the enduring appeal of mid-century design, sh...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Set of Four Cesca Chairs Made in Italy Designed by Breuer c. 1970s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of four Cesca chairs, originally designed by Marcel Breuer circa 1920’s, these are later vintage examples, made in Italy circa 1970’s. The chairs are newly reuphols...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Chrome

Bauhaus tubular steel side table Thonet B 12 by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
A side table with a platform stretcher, Model No. B 12, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, manufactured under a Thonet licence by Robert Slezak c. 1930, chromium plated tubular steel construction, walnut veneered blockboard. Very good original condition. Lit.: Thonet tubular steel...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Marcel Breuer Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Marcel Breuer furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Marcel Breuer furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 267 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 11 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Marcel Breuer were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Franco Albini, Arflex, and Marco Zanuso. Prices for Marcel Breuer furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $296 and can go as high as $107,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,560.
Questions About Marcel Breuer Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was an architect and furniture designer who made a major impact on modern design by introducing new materials and emphasizing the importance of form matching function. He was born in Pécs, Hungary, in 1902, and was a part of the Bauhaus school. You’ll find a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Marcel Breuer, say "mar-SELL BROO-ur." The artist's first and last name both originate from the Hungarian language. Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary, on May 21, 1902. You can shop a variety of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The Dutch art movement De Stijl inspired Marcel Breuer's early work. Artists in the movement like Piet Mondrian created art that adhered to the principles of geometry. This idea resonated with Breuer and informed his designs. Shop a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was born in Pécs, Hungary, on May 21, 1902. He attended the Bauhaus design school in Weimar, Germany, and eventually became a part of the faculty. After the Nazis shut the school down, Breuer moved to the U.S. He died in New York City on July 1, 1981. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer is known for his work as an architect and furniture designer during the 20th century. During his life, he created many famous chairs that remain popular today, including the Wassily lounge chair, the Cesca chair and the D40 cantilever chair. You’ll find a range of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Over the course of his life, Marcel Breuer designed many things. Furniture was one of his main focuses, and he created many influential pieces, including the Wassily lounge chair, the Cesca chair and the Laccio side table. Shop a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024
    Marcel Breuer is famous for being one of 20th-century modernism’s most influential innovators. His most well-known furniture pieces were crafted of tubular steel, including the Wassily chair and the caned Cesca chair. Breuer also made several notable designs in molded plywood, including a chaise longue and nesting table for the British firm Isokon and a student furniture suite commissioned in 1938 for a dormitory at Bryn Mawr College. Breuer’s designs are elegant and adaptable examples of modernism, useful and appropriate in any environment. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Marcel Breuer taught at the Bauhaus design school in Weimar, Germany. He arrived at the institution in 1920 as a student. By 1925, his duties expanded to include teaching classes of his own and running the school's furniture shop. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Today, Marcel Breuer chairs are made in the factory locations of the furniture manufacturer Knoll, Inc. It operates production facilities in Italy and Canada, as well as in Pennsylvania and Michigan in the U.S. Find a collection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Marcel Breuer designed several chairs. One of his best-known pieces is the Wassily lounge chair made of tubular steel and leather straps. Breuer named the chair after the artist Wassily Kandinsky. Among the designer's other notable chairs are the Cesca chair, the B35 lounge chair and the S 35. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer was associated with the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After attending classes as a student, Breuer became the head of the school's furniture shop. While working there, he created the Wassily lounge chair, introducing the use of tubular steel frames to modern furniture design. Find a variety of Marcel Breuer chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Most Marcel Breuer chair legs are made out of bent tubular steel. The designer introduced this radical new material to modern furniture design with his Wassily Model B3 lounge chair. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    There are a number of ways that you can tell an original Marcel Breuer chair. One trick is to examine the frame. If you see end caps, you're likely looking at a replica. Authentic Breuer chairs featured polished, welded ends. Some chairs also feature stickers that identify the model name located under their seats. On 1stDibs, find a collection of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer became an apprentice and student at the Bauhaus school in 1920. He made a big impression on the school's founder, Walter Gropius, and later became the head of the institution's furniture workshop. Find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer chose a bicycle tube frame to create his Wassily lounge chair because he was impressed by the strength and weight properties of the steel. The chair was a landmark in furniture design and opened the doors to the use of tubular steel frames in many chairs, tables and sofas produced during the modern period. You’ll find a selection of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer created the Cesca chair while splitting his time between Paris and Germany. He made the chair in 1928, shortly after he left the Bauhaus school, but you can clearly see the influence of the institution's design principles in the clean, simple lines of the piece. Find a range of Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To identify Marcel Breuer bar stools, start by examining the frame. Genuine models will usually feature smooth, welded ends. Most reproductions have end caps instead. You can also look for a sticker that bears the model name on the underside of the seat. On 1stDibs, find a range of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer bar stools.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To reupholster a Marcel Breuer Cesca chair, first pry out the staples, remove the original upholstery and disassemble the chair. Place the new fabric on a flat surface and position the seat upside down. Fold the fabric over the edge and secure it with a staple gun. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    What was most innovative about Marcel Breuer's Model B3 chair was its frame. Also known as the Wassily lounge chair, the piece featured a lightweight, sturdy tubular steel frame inspired by the artist's Adler bicycle. His use of the metal started a radical shift in furniture design. You’ll find a variety of Marcel Breuer Model B3 chairs 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marcel Breuer introduced the material of tubular steel to modern furniture design. He employed it in many of his chairs, tables and sofas, prizing the material because it minimized the weight of pieces without sacrificing their strength. Shop a range of Marcel Breuer furniture on 1stDibs.

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