Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
Find vintage Tomlinson furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Pair of Tomlinson Regency Lounge Chairs, Mahogany, 1960s
By Tomlinson
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of 1960's Tomlinson Pavane Assemblage Mahogany lounge chairs featuring elegant curved forms of wing back design, turned legs with H stretchers in original polished Sable finis...
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of Antique Carved Mahogany Upholstered Fireside Arm Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Lacquer Marble Top Goatskin Drawers & Double Doors Liquor Silver Cabinet
Mahogany
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 42.5 in W 29.25 in D 27 in
Pair Early French Carved Sculptural Lounge Chairs Neoclassical Hollywood Regency
Located in Wayne, NJ
Gorgeous pair of vintage sculpted line French style armchairs with carved details. The fabric appears to have been re upholstered, at some point, so is in very good condition. A few ...
Wood
$3,570 / set
H 45 in W 32 in D 32 in
Pair of Hickory c1960s Very fine Mahogany Queen Ann Bases Arm Wingback Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Hickory c1960s Very fine Mahogany Queen Ann Bases Arm Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
1970's Hollywood Regency Lounge Chair by Tomlinson Furniture
By Tomlinson
Located in West Chester, PA
Tomlinson Furniture lounge chair circa 1973 in the original floral upholstery with velvet welting and trim.
Wrought Iron
$3,000 / set
H 25.5 in W 30 in D 33 in
Pair of Hollywood Regency Tomlinson Parkway Terrace Lounge Chairs with Ottoman
By Tomlinson, Erwin Lambeth
Located in St. Louis, MO
A pair of very sophisticated and elegant lounge chairs with silk diamond tufted outer panels and large buttons on skirts, with down seat cushions, by Tomlinson as part of their Parkway Terrace...
Upholstery
1960s Italian Wing Chair Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
A great 1960s Italian wing chair newly upholstered with a solid tangerine front fabric and a matching patterned upholstered back. Walnut legs.
Cotton, Walnut
$12,450 / set
H 26 in W 28 in D 26 in
Pair of Tomlinson Sophisticate Ebonized Lounge Chairs by Erwin Lambeth
By Tomlinson, Erwin Lambeth
Located in Dallas, TX
Attractive pair of Tomlinson "Sophisticate" lounge chairs designed by Erwin Lambeth. Restored: the chairs feature solid ebonized wood frames with two straight front legs and two rais...
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Wing Chair, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished
Fabric
$2,800 / set
H 42 in W 28.5 in D 32 in
Pair of Mahogany Hollywood Regency Tufted Armchairs Attributed to Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique mahogany Hollywood Regency tufted armchairs attributed to Grosfeld House in the Dorothy Draper style. Chairs feature solid carved mahogany wood frames, scrolling arms...
Mahogany
Pair of 1930's Hollywood Regency Butterfly Wingback Chairs
By Dorothy Draper, Ralph Lauren, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of antique wing chairs for sale. These have a beautiful butterfly wing back, and are really solid. They have a solid wood base in a ebony dark finish, and were previously reupho...
Fabric, Mahogany
$21,900 / set
H 39.4 in W 28 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Pair of Italian 'Senior Chairs' / Lounge Chairs, Marco Zanuso Style
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Elegant and comfortable pair of vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern "Senior Chairs" Attributed to Marco Zanuso, circa 1953. These armchairs / lounge chairs have high backs and are modern wing back...
Brass
$1,987Sale Price|50% Off
H 35.5 in W 19 in D 31.5 in
Kofod Larsen High Back Lounge Chair Danish, 1960s
By Selig, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted 1960s Danish chair in bent teal with a sled base and reupholstered cushions in a luxurious cut Donghia velvet.
Velvet, Teak
Pair of Wingback Chairs
By Tomlinson
Located in Chicago, IL
Lounges by Tomlinson, generous curved head rail with caned back, rear saber legs.
Cane, Mahogany