Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
Find vintage Adirondack chairs, benches, lounge chairs, decorative objects, folk art and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Hand Painted Dog on Board Signed & Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky & fun dog painting on board has a fold in stand on the reverse side. It is also signed by the artist D.Buttler & dated 1989. Fantastic folky large dog sign.
Wood
$950Sale Price|42% Off
Signed Oil Painting of Horses on Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This oil painting is signed in the lower left hand illegible signature. Very well done in great condition and retains the original frame.
Signed Dated Patriotic American Flag Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed B. Donahue and dated 1969 Patriotic Flag painting. On the left side a cemetery honoring fallen heroes in war. To the Right of the flag is a seemi...
Canvas
19thc Retablo Catholic Framed Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Tin
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Original Signed and Numbered Etching of Cream Ridge, New Jersey
By Chris Maria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing etching of a covered bridge in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It is in upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. This is a big farmland area. This is signed by t...
Paint
$780Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Original Hand Painted Tole Box w/ Bird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing folk art tole ware box is in original red painted back round with floral decoration & a embossed bird popping out.
Tin
"The Hunter" Unsigned 20th Century Folk Art Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is dated on the stretcher frame 1940 and the large over sized dog is a pointer or know as a bird dog. The birds are quail. This painting is amazing and very well done. ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Tin
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Pastel Painting of Still Life - Artist Signed 1921
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This signed & dated pastel still life painting is dated 1921 and artist signed ; Eda Hagerman 1921. The condition is very good and it retains the orifginal fo painted wood frame !
Wood
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
Indian Chief Painting Signed & Dated 1935
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Indian Chief oil painting signed M.Soto & dated 1935. This amazing oil painting is in very good condition and has a great look.
Boxwood
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
Canvas, Paint, Wood
$995Sale Price|20% Off
Best Buns on the Beach Contemporary Oil Painting, Signed
By Gutierrez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary oil painting on wood Signed by the artist, circa 1990s. In good condition. California Artist and wired for hanging. Painting describes, the "Seaside Bakery" describing...
Wood, Paint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Mother and Colt Horse Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother and Colt Horse painting. Signed and dated 1971.
Canvas, Paint
Signed Pastel Water Color of a Indian Chief
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Name is Illegible and this water color pastel of a Indian chief is Signed underneath name is the year of '67. The frame is handmade from cactus and dated 94.
Paint
$695Sale Price|26% Off
Pastel Signed and Dated 1929 Horse Head Profile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and dated by Datroll 1929 pastel water color on paper and in vintage original frame. The condition is very good.
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Bear Watercolor / California Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed R.Porter watercolor of a bear in the woods in California.This California artist was found in Ojai,California in a antique collection.It has been newly framed and matted.Its re...
Canvas, Wood
Original Signed John Houston "Mussel Gatherer" Framed Oil Painting
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful original framed abstract oil painting Entitled "Mussel Gatherer" Signed by Scottish artist John Houston Scotland, 2001 Measures: 9.5"W x 1.25"D x 10.25"H (in frame)....
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Boho Hand Painted Signed Glazed Ceramic Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho glazed ceramic plate. Signed by the artist Manrique.
Ceramic
Santa Rita Retablo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This late 19th century Mexican Folk Art devotional painting depicts St. Rita of Casia, the patron saint of lost and improbable causes. Wishing to join an Augustinian convent ...
Tin
American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
"Universal Soldier" Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Jean Claude Van-Damme and Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier was a pulpy action/sci-fi from the early 1990s. The film's international success is...
Paint, Paper
A Hand Painted Stone by Ilya Schor
Located in New York, NY
This charming and rare hand-painted stone by the renowned artist Ilya Schor beautifully captures a serene harbor scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The miniature artwork, painted ...
Stone
$1,394 / set
H 6.7 in W 5.52 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Small Antique Georgian Portraits Provincial Folk Art Oil Paintings 18thC
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL PAINTINGS DEPICTING A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUPLE, OIL ON CANVAS LAID TO BOARD Whilst not technically classed as portrait miniatures in the true sense these portraits a...
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Vintage Original Painting of Male Nude on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This arresting mid-century figurative work, signed by the artist Bagley, is a powerful exercise in color theory and masculine form. Painted in oil on board, the composition features ...
Wood, Masonite
$1,250
H 33 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Signed Original Bark Crocodile Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original indigenous Australian Aboriginal bark painting featuring an image of a freshwater crocodile (t...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Hand Painted Fish Tile
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vibrant vintage ceramic tile is a captivating example of mid-century decorative art, featuring a whimsical school of hand-painted fish against a rich, saturated emerald green gl...
Ceramic, Paint
Framed American Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing Lake George 1850 Signed
Located in Hudson, NY
Titled, "the narrows of lake george" and purportedly by artist C.F. Brown and dated 1852. This is a highly detailed marble dust or sandpaper drawings The meticulously executed detail...
Paper
19th-century Framed Painted Silhouette of Martha Washington
Located in San Francisco, CA
As the United States celebrates its 250th year, an antique silhouette portrait of Martha Washington represents a meaningful memento of this...
Paint, Paper
Monumental Andrew Wyeth Dog Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Andrew Wyeth signed litho bird dogs ( English pointers colored in print in an original birds eye maple frame.This is a numbered 3# over 125 in...
Birdseye Maple, Paint
Framed Vintage Terrier Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage oil painting of a sitting white terrier in a relaxed and ready position. One of the most obedient canine friends, very hyper and playful. This vintage oil painting shows the ...
Paint
Harbor Scene Oil on canvas Elsie Brown Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harbor Scene Oil on canvas Elsie Brown Grossman. Beautiful port scene of a busy ship yard, with Anchored old ships. The colors on this art piece are amazing and wonderful. Wooded Gi...
Wood, Paint
Amazing Oil Painting of A Bulldog
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc oil painting of a dog , probably a English Pit Bull.Amazing and very well done with a vintage frame.The condition is very good.
Canvas
20Thc Donkey Oil Painting in Vintage Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing donkey oil painting is in amazing condition and very well done.It is also in an antique frame.The oil painting is unsigned.
Canvas
19thc Tin Retablo Spanish Art of Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Tin
19th C Original Stencil Fruit Metal Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand painted & stenciled tin tray is in fantastic condition.The backing of the tray has been repainted in a mat flat black paint.
Metal
19Thc Early Folk Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc oval portrait painting of a young gentleman on a new oval board.The condition is very good with no repairs.
Pottery
20thc Signed Cow Oil Painting Listed Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20thc oil painting on board by listed artist C. Wood a California artist. Fantastic workmanship. Lives in Los Alamos, California. She is an amazing lis...
Acrylic
19thc Oil Painting on Board of Wagons on the Dusty Trail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc oil painting on Board Wagon Train on Dusty Trail. Great Scenery of the difficulties of a life left in the past when manual labor and travel was based...
Wood, Paint
1940s Oil Painting of White Horse by Grace Bassett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s oil painting in board of white horse roaming. This painting is by Grace Loring Bassett Circa 1940s. This is from the illustrated book about a...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Donkey Water Color Signed & Dated 1903 in The Original Frame
By Marelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed & Dated 1903 Water color of a donkey and in original chestnut frame. This folky and fun watercolor is in great condition.
Wood