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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Pair of Fine Antique Walnut and Leather Fireside Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early and rare fireside chair pair, possibly Dutch. Tall backed chairs with short wings upholstered overall in brown leather, now time worn to a fi...
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Early 19th Century European Rustic Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame:Chrome, Upholstery:Remix 163 For One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Henrik Tengler Time Chair Frame: Chrome, Upholstery: Remix 163 For One Collection The Time Chair, designed by Henrik Tengler in 2012, is a dynamic and comfortable conference chair....
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Chrome

Pair of Rosewood Armchairs by Ole Wanscher Upholstered with Black Leather
Located in London, GB
A pair of rosewood armchairs designed by Ole Wanscher. Made and marked with label by cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen. Leather of seat and back of one chair is original. Leather of sea...
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1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Customizable ClassiCon Non Conformist Chair by Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
It piques and provokes what one might expect of it, and yet it is inexplicably aesthetic and harmonious, a nonconformist on velvet paws. Eileen Gray commented quite pragmatically on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Pair of Palatial Venetian Walnut Carved Mid-19th Century Baroque Figural Thrones
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of palatial Venetian walnut carved mid-19th century Baroque figural throne armchairs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Provenance: The Castello di Giove in Umbria, Italy, circa 1870-1880. Height: 54 1/4 inches (137.8 cm.) Width: 37 1/4 inches (94.6 cm.) Depth: 32 inches (81.3 cm.) Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662 – 25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-80 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the eighteenth century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Herman Miller Time Life Chair by Ray and Charles Eames
Located in New York, NY
This is arguably the most iconic American office chair design in the 20th century. We are pleased to present this authentic Herman Miller Executive Office Chair in brown leather. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

1950s Arne Hovmand-Olsen Solid Wood Armchair, Original Black Leather Upholstery
Located in London, GB
1950s Arne Hovmand-Olsen variant of armchair model 408 with solid frame, seat, upholstered with original black leather, appears heavily patinated. Designed around 1956 and manufactur...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Pair of Rabami Danish Teak Kevi Desk Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Danish Modern office chair design by architect and designer Jorgen Rasmussen for Engelbrechts, the Kevi chair (1965) became popular chair for the home or office based on a simple id...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

William IV Polished Antique Brown Leather Chesterfield Library Chair On Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A British 1830's William IV polished antique brown leather chesterfield backed mahogany library armchair with brass stud detailing on brass castors. .
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Brass

Set of Four Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs with Rare Stencil Marks
Located in Soho, London, GB
Office chairs from the Administrative Buildings of Chandigarh (PJ-SI-28-B).   
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Teak

2013 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Desk Chairs in Brown 11x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chairs, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2013. Th...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum, Steel

Ebonized Mid-Century Modern Executive / Campaign Desk by Edward Wormley
Located in Deland, FL
Commanding and practical this impressive campaign-style desk by Dunbar has recently undergone a complete restoration. Designed by the inimitable Edward Wormely at the zenith of Dunba...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

1930s Machine Age Polished Aluminum, Air Flow, Propeller Chair by Cramer
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A rare model of executive office chair by Cramer, circa 1930s. Swivels on a streamline rolling propeller base of polished aluminum. Polished aluminum seat back. Seat adjusts up, d...
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1930s Machine Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal, Aluminum

19th Century Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co. Natural Wicker Swivel Piano Chair
Located in Savannah, GA
This fanciful Victorian wicker swivel piano chair has all the bells and whistles of the most prestigious American wicker designers Heywood Brothers ...
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Green Lacquered Chiavari Side Chair with Peacock Feathers in Cut Velvet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Choices, choices! One of two lacquered Chiavari chairs available in our shop, your guests will be green with envy. Sculptural, luxurious, joyous and chic, circa 1960. Our one-of-a-ki...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Velvet

Chrome (Faux) Leather Armchair by Kovona, 1980's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Faux leather armchair by Kovona, in the 1980's, former Czechoslovakia. Made of chrome and faux leather. Repolished, cleaned, shows minor signs of use (seen in the photos posted). Ful...
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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Chrome

Stylish Blackened Wooden and Brass Art Deco Desk or Piano Swivel Stool, ca 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare stool in the Viennese Secession style. This fine, rare and elegant wooden swivel stool from the early 1900s was hand-crafted in Austria and it is perfect for sitting behind a...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Brass, Iron

1968 Herman Miller Eames Time Life Executive Desk Chairs in Leather, 4-Star Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Time Life Executive Desk Chairs, model 3474 , initially designed in 1961 by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The listing price includes one executive chair, a...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Don Pettit for Knoll #1105 Bentwood Armchairs Set of Five
Located in East Freetown, MA
Set of five bentwood office chairs by Don Pettit for Knoll International with tag and label. With original orange fabric and cushions (stiff).
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Fabric, Bentwood

Liberty & Co. a Pair of William Birch Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Made by William Birch A pair of English Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat dining chairs. These chairs have been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the ...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Rush, Oak

Set of Four Matched Smokers Bow Chairs Side Chairs Kitchen Chairs
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Harlequin set of four late Victorian beech and elm / ash and elm smokers bow armchairs / smokers bow chairs, each having shaped top rail supported on turned ...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Ash

Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with original maroon leather seat & stud details, on a claw base with Castors. The cha...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wrought Iron

Saarinen Executive Armless Chair in Ivory Weave & Saddle Ultrasuede, Swivel Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Eero Saarinen’s design career was both wildly iconic yet sadly short-lived. His work in furniture design and architecture was centuries ahead of its time and quite possibly only achi...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

Popular Restored Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely restored vintage Chesterfield fully buttoned aged brown leather captains chair This piece was fully restored around a year ago, it ha...
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1930s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Hepplewhite Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Supreme elegance in the style of the work of England's great 18th century neoclassical architect and interior designer Robert Adam. Glorious carving. Excellent chair for a desk or ex...
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19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany, Upholstery

Anonima Castelli Desk Armchair
Located in Catania, IT
Desk armchair in green fabric, adjustable in height, equipped with wheels, all working and in excellent condition, the model of the armchair is attributable to the company specializi...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Gunlocke Chair Co Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single mid-century modern armchair by Gunlocke chair company. Sculpted arms with padded seat and back. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

2010s Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Management Desk Chairs in Blue Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Management Desk Chairs, Model EA435, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to the 2010s. The listed...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

VINTAGE RESTORED GAINSBOROUGH HAND DYED WHISKY BROWN LEATHER OFFICE DESK CHAiR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England circa 1950's fully restored Whisky brown leather Gainsborough carver desk a...
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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Henning Kjærnulf Teak and Leather Dining Chair Model 255
Located in London, GB
One dining chair or desk chair model 255, in teak and leather by Henning Kjærnulf for Bruno Hansen, Denmark, 1950s. These solid teak chairs have a bea...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Teak

Eames for Herman Miller Cream Leather Office Chair Pair 2000s
Located in Detroit, MI
These authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Management Height cream leather office chairs from the Aluminum Group Collection were manuf...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum, Chrome

Saarinen Executive Armchair in Original Black Leather, Vintage Swivel Base
Located in Wilton, CT
This gorgeous vintage Knoll Saarinen Executive Armchair comes in its original supple black leather in very good condition. There is very minor wear. This particular chair has been in...
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1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

1975 Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Executive Desk Chairs in Leather w/ Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Soft Pad Executive Chairs, Model EA420, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1969. These examples date to circa 1975. The listed pric...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

CONSERVATIVE RESTORED CiGAR BROWN LEATHER OAK CHESTERFIELD CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous fully restored oak frame chesterfield cigar brown leather captain armchair. This piece combines style and...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

E W Godwin style of, An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean Ebonized Armchair
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin, style of, An Anglo-Japanese Old English or Jacobean ebonized armchair. Professionally upholstered in a quality hide.
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Swedish Reproduction Painted Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Swedish style chair is full of character! Painted to look old and and recently upholstered in a Zak + Fox linen fabric. Supported by tapered,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wood, Paint, Fabric

2006 Lotus Medium Back Desk Chair by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini in Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a ‘Lotus’ medium back desk chair, designed in 2006 by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini. This solid desk chair was manufactured in Italy in approximately 2006-2007. It featu...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Nine White Leather High Back Bird Chairs on Wheels by Fabricius & Kastholm
Located in Dronten, NL
This set of 9 Model FK 6725 leather 'Bird' Chairs, also commonly referred to as the 'Tulip' chair, are designed by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm. Marked with label. All 9 chai...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

2014 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chair in Leather w/ Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Executive high back desk chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller. The featured price includes one chair, but several ar...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Artist Stools From an Academy of Fine Arts Antique Early 20th Century France
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Artist Study academy of fine arts stools They are as seen in the photos, with their patina and stains, they have a lot of appeal The price is for one Maybe we can still get some ...
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Early 20th Century French Other Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wood

2017 Sigurd Rothe for Casala Cello Desk Chairs in Black Fabric & Chromed Steel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Cello Desk Chairs, originally designed by Sigurd Rothe for Casala. These particular examples were produced in the Netherlands in 2017. The design features a chromed steel 5...
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2010s Dutch Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

2023 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Low Oxford Desk Chairs in Suede 11 Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Oxford Desk Chairs, Model 3271W, originally designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1965. These particular examples were produced by Fritz Hansen in Poland. They were ordered by an ar...
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2010s Polish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Arthur Umanoff Matching Sculptural Desk and Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Umanoff desk and chair. Extremely elegant and timeless design made with an iron frame, walnut slats and rush accents giving it it's classic Umanoff look. One middle drawer, a ...
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1950s American Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Iron

Gentleman's Biedermeier Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Slightly oversized, this solid birch armchair with straight back splats and crest, was part of a "Herr Rum", a gentleman's office suite, which usually comprised a similarly designed ...
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19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Birch

Finest Quality Workmanship Oak Arts & Crafts Ladies Desk or Bedroom Chair, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Geometrical design Dutch Amsterdamse School desk chair for the ladies. Those who have purchased an antique Arts & Crafts or even an Art Deco ladies desk may have found that finding ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Oak

Eames Herman Miller Blue Gray Leather Office Lounge Chair - 2 Available
Located in Detroit, MI
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Aluminum Group Lounge Chair originally designed in 1958 as part of the Aluminum Group Collection was manufactured in 2005. The unique aluminum ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum, Chrome

Very Comfortable Office Chair by Charles Pollock for Comforto, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
12 chairs available. Very comfortable and elegant desk chairs from Comforto. Design by Charles Pollock. The classic par excellence. Measures: ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Dark Blue High Back Bird Desk Chairs (5) by Fabricius and Kastholm FK 6725, 1964
Located in Vienna, AT
4x Original vintage dark blackish blue leather desk chairs (seat height 19.29") designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm for Kill Interna...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel, Aluminum

Fritz Hansen "DAN" Swivel Chair by Magnus Stephensen in Bent Beechwood, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important "DAN" swivel chair in beech bentwood produced at Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen in the 1930s. The chair was designed by Magnus Stephensen and is considered an icon in th...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Beech

Set of Montgomery solid wood side chairs by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
This listing is for two Montgomery chairs by Crump and Kwash Hand shaped solid blackened oak frame / acrylic finish / handwoven sunflower leather seat and back / nylon glides 20″w...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

2004 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair Black Mesh Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available, but the price listed is for each chair) Herman Miller Eames aluminum group management desk chair...
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Early 2000s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

English Victorian Walnut Armchair Lion Paws Feet, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
English fauteuil, open armchairs side or desk chair in the Victorian style. Walnut and upholstery. The fabric can be change, or needs to be repared. The ornamentation of this armchai...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

RESTORED HARRODS LONDON CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIR CLAW & BALL FEET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original circa 1950’s Harrods London fully restored office or occasional armchair ...
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1950s English Regency Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Set of 8 Finn Juhl Rosewood Diplomat Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 Finn Juhl Rosewood Diplomat armchairs Produced by France & son.
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1970s Danish Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Steelcase i2i Swivel Club Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Steelcase swivel plastic shell chair with upholstered swivel seat and back. The four prong polished aluminum base is very attractive and makes thes...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Executive 80' Office Chair in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, 'Executive 80' desk chair, collection 'Comput' leather, chromed aluminum, Italy, 1979 This Executive 80 chair by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper dates...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum, Chrome

Very Comfortable Brown Leather Chesterfield Captains Directors Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pretty much new brown leather Chesterfield office I had two of these, one has now sold and its just the one left It is massively height adj...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Pierre Jeanneret Set of 12 Committee Chairs PJ-SI-30-C / Authentic Mid-Century
Located in Zürich, CH
The chairs have a strong silhouette which is conceived in sharp geometry of their elements. Their powerful presence exudes a regal energy akin to that of a throne, conveying a sense ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Cowhide, Fur, Teak

Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.

Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.

Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.

Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?

As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.

If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.

An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.

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