William Spratling Chairs

Creator: William Spratling

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

$3,250 / item

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in San Francisco, CA

This piece reeks of adventure. Visualize a seated Hemmingway cupping his Daiquiri and recalling his war correspondent days during the Spanish Civil War. Crafted of solid sabino wood, original and patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling. And it was produced in his workshops in Taxco, Mexico, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. While Spratling is widely known as the "Father of Mexican Silver" for reviving the town's silver industry, he also designed furniture. These chairs were handmade from local Mexican sabino wood...

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1940s Mexican Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair Swedish Modern Easy Chairs, 1940s

$34,357 / set

H 37.8 in W 27.56 in D 33.86 in

Pair Swedish Modern Easy Chairs, 1940s

By Gösta Jonsson

Located in Stockholm, SE

Excellent condition. Newly reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin.

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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin

Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s

$1,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 32.5 in W 27.25 in D 23 in

Spanish Colonial Leather Wood Chair Miguelito Butaque 1940s

By Clara Porset

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Vintage Mexican Leather Colonial Wood Chair Style Miguelito Butaque, Mexico circa the 1940s . In the style of Miguelito But...

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1940s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s

$382Sale Price|20% Off

H 33.08 in W 15.75 in D 16.54 in

Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s

By Thonet

Located in Zohor, SK

Beautiful vintage chair designed by Thonet. Bentwood details and construction makes this piece a timeless item. Plywood seat and backrest. Strong oak wood. The chair was partially re...

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1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Oak, Bentwood, Plywood

Pair of 1940s Brutalist-Modernist Chairs

$2,050

H 33.27 in W 17.13 in D 18.71 in

Pair of 1940s Brutalist-Modernist Chairs

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

A pair of French chairs in a Brutalist-Modernist style, dating from the 1940s. Solid wood and walnut veneer construction; original brown faux leather (vinyl) upholstery with a python...

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swedish stump chair, 1940s

$3,416

H 30.12 in W 21.66 in D 20.28 in

Swedish stump chair, 1940s

By Axel Einar Hjorth

Located in Stockholm, SE

Pine stump chair. Produced in Sweden, 1940s. Good condition with signs of usage and patina.

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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Pine

Mid Century Mexican Hand Carved Leather Webbed Chair Spratling Attributed 1960

$3,500

H 30.5 in W 25.5 in D 23.25 in

Mid Century Mexican Hand Carved Leather Webbed Chair Spratling Attributed 1960

By William Spratling, Artes De Mexico Internacionales, SA

Located in Troy, MI

Mid Century leather strap chair attributed to William Spratling Crafted for Artes de Mexico Internacionales, S.A circa 1960 Hand carved frame with backrest cut-out detail Webbed lea...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

$5,000 / set

H 29.34 in W 22.05 in D 26.38 in L 29.34 in

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair

By William Spratling

Located in Mexico City, MX

A 1940's sabino wood and leather "Miguelito" butaque chair by American designer, jeweller and silversmith William Spratling. The butaque's leather is fixed with iron nails and shows ...

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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Iron

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

$4,795 / item

H 31.5 in W 26 in D 37.5 in

Clara Porset's Mexican Walnut & Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca

By Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...

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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Hemp

Petite Mexican Butaque

$1,000

H 28.35 in W 17.72 in D 31.5 in

Petite Mexican Butaque

By Clara Porset

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1950. We offer this Petite Mexican Butaquein the atyle of Clara Porset in original conditions, we offer the restautration service by our team of professionals.

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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco.

$3,110

H 37.01 in W 21.26 in D 35.44 in

Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco.

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1940. We offer this Mexican “Butaque” Armchair In the Style of William Spratling Taxco. There is no chair more deeply rooted in Mexican vernacular design than the butaque, a fo...

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1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Swedish Modern Easy Chairs, 1940s

$28,472 / set

H 37.8 in W 27.56 in D 33.86 in

Pair Swedish Modern Easy Chairs, 1940s

By Gösta Jonsson

Located in Stockholm, SE

Excellent condition. Newly reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin.

Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin

1940s Thonet Beech Chair no. 57, Czechoslovakia

$478

H 37.41 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in

1940s Thonet Beech Chair no. 57, Czechoslovakia

By Thonet

Located in Praha, CZ

- partly refurbished - some signs of use - sturdy and stable - Height of seat 47

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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech

1940s Spanish Colonial Curule Stools Mahogany & Leather Mexico

$1,870 / set

H 16 in W 22.5 in D 14.25 in

1940s Spanish Colonial Curule Stools Mahogany & Leather Mexico

By William Spratling, Clara Porset, Luis Barragan

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1940s Spanish colonial curule stools made in Mexico. Set of two. Latin American rustic leather seat and strap. Fabulous medallions. In the style of Clara Porset & Luis Barragan. Sim...

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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design

$9,500 / set

H 32 in W 25 in D 20.5 in

Brutalist Side Chairs by William Spratling, Antique Mexican Design

By William Spratling

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of William Spratling 1940s Sabino Wood and Woven Leather Armchairs, Taxco Mexico An exceptional and highly collectible pair of mid-century armchairs designed by the legendary American-born designer and silversmith, William Spratling. Handcrafted in his renowned workshop in Taxco, Mexico during the 1940s, these chairs beautifully bridge rustic Spanish Colonial traditions with a refined, modernist sensibility. Constructed from solid, character-rich Mexican sabino wood...

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1940s Mexican Brutalist Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Brass

Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s

$904

H 33.08 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in

Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s

By Thonet

Located in Zohor, SK

Beautiful vintage chair designed by Thonet. Bentwood details and construction makes this piece a timeless item. Plywood seat and backrest. Strong oak wood. The chair was completely r...

Category

1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Plywood

Previously Available Items

Pair of William Spratling Leather Chairs

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H 32.75 in W 21 in D 25.5 in

Pair of William Spratling Leather Chairs

By William Spratling

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of William Spratling leather upholstered chairs, Taxco, Mexico.

Category

1940s Mexican Vintage William Spratling Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Questions About William Spratling Chairs

What was William Spratling’s model and inspiration?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
William Spratling's model and inspiration was pre-Columbian decorative objects. For example, he patterned the Quetzalcoatl brooch off the details of a heart bowl found in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, Mexico. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of William Spratling jewelry and decorative objects.