Adirondack Furniture
ADIRONDACK STYLE
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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Style: Adirondack
Edwardian Starfish Shaped Shell Valentine- Passing Lighthouse
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama,
Circa 1900.
A large circular Edwardian star-shape shellwork diorama with beveled glass, features a chromolithograph of a sailing ship passing ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Shell
Early 19Thc Original Blue Painted Step Back Pewter Cupboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing undisturbed original blue painted early 19thc step back or pewter cupboard comes to us from a forty year old Americana collection.This step back was originally sold at S...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Pine
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
hand Carved Arts And Crafts Dog & Veterinarian Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved dog and veterinarian hand carved rocking chair. Early 20th Century.
Very beautiful design would be great for a vet or animal lover.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jay Strongwater Flora and Fauna Enamel Bronze Swarovski Crystal Wall Mirror 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare, exquisite mirror by Jay Strongwater, circa late 1990s. Aptly titled 'Flora and Fauna'. Features a heavy, ornamental bronze frame with beveled mirror at the center. The mir...
Category
Late 20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
20thc Hand Crafted Ladder back Chairs With Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc Reproduction of 18thc L:adder back chairs with removable rush Seat. hand Carved and crafted.
Category
1890s American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
18Thc Hand Carved Wooden Peel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18Thc Hand crafted early bread peal used in the old pot belly stoves or home made fireplaces. The condition is very good notice the burn marks on the paddle portion.This is to be ex...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
1870's Harvest Table From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1870s Pennsylvania wooden 2 bread board top all wooden tavern table. Original mustard over gray paint. Wonderful Peg and Square cut nail construction. Strong and sturdy table.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,956 Sale Price
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Rustic Hand Made Adirondack Banquette Style Bench Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
An unusual rustic Adirondack style banquette bench, fashioned in the late 1940s for a New Hampshire lakeside retreat. It is constructed of individual split pine logs, joined in paral...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 20Thc Barrel Back Old Hickory Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of a hand made Old Hickory Furniture Co. barrel back rocking chair in fine as found condition.The woven web seating and backing is in original fine condition with a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Hickory
$1,340 Sale Price
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Vintage Nautical Brass Conch Shell Vase Bowl
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large vintage brass conch shell.
The perfect catch-all bowl or as a table decoration.
Orchid vase? 12" wide with large opening.
Category
1960s Hong Kong Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Brass
Navajo Indian Eye Dazzler Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Navajo Indian weaving eye dazzler bolster pillows are in fine condition.They are in black & cream & grey colors.Super rare to find these color combos.The inserts are d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,836 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Coffee Grinder
Located in Louisville, KY
This well-preserved piece of American Coffee history is a site to behold. With it's ornately decorated iron grinder sitting atop an oak base joined with beautiful small dovetail jo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19Thc Original Robin Egg Blue Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19 thc original robin egg blue painted basket comes for a fifty year old folk art collection.The condition is very good with a tiny minor break on the band.
Such an amazing shad...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
$932 Sale Price
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Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic hand carved and painted folk art menu board from the forties. Classic in all senses, the style and colors, condition is very good with little to no wear. From an upstate Ne...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Steiff Bear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original German made Steiff Bear with glass eyes. The original tag is in place and in tact. Steiff is know for well made Toy bears that are jointed and hav...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Glass
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20Thc Old Hickory Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing condition signed Old Hickory Furniture Company rocking chair is a barrel back style with original hand woven seat and backing.This rocking chair is super comfortable ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Amish Bent Wood Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 20Thc Amish bentwood rocking chairs were found in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania. They are made from willow & slatted oak and some hickory.The cond...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20Thc Wool Amish Diamond In Square
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & quilted all wool Amish diamond in a square from Lancaster County,Pennsylvania. is in amazing colors .This fine 1930's all wool Amish quilt has little minor...
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$3,916 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Pine Plate Rack with Three Tiers and Scalloped Apron
Located in Winnetka, IL
An English pine plate rack dating to the 19th century, featuring three open tiers for display and storage. The rack is constructed from solid pine with visible joinery and wear consi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Pine
Signed Old Hickory Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine rustic Old Hickory Rocking chair from Indiana is signed Old Hickory Furniture Company / Martinsville ,Indiana .The rocker has the original woven seat & back and is in very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,756 Sale Price
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Early 20Thc Full Body Fish Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This full body copper fish weather vane is mounted on a wood block and is in fine condition with a wonderful aged patina. This is a custom made base and the Cod fish vane is in copp...
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Copper
$1,196 Sale Price
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Antique Old Hickory Rocking Arm Chair Adirondack Wagon Wheel Back Lodge Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Rocking armchair by Old Hickory Furniture Company of Martinsville, Indiana. Features a primitive Adirondack style with flared arms and rattan seat.
History
In the 1800's as pioneers traveled West across America, they discovered the useful and remarkable hickory tree. This small diameter tree grew throughout the Midwest in groups of twenty to thirty, surrounded by much larger trees. As the saplings struggled towards the sunlight above, they grew straight and tall - yet the diameter did not exceed two to three inches - even after twenty to thirty years of growth. The hardwood saplings were used for many different things (e.g. wagon wheel spokes, tool handles and furniture). The hickory saplings could be bent to fit the contours of the body, so the furniture was incredibly comfortable and strong. The inner bark strips could be woven together in a herringbone pattern to make soft yet durable chair seats and backs.
In the 1890s Billy Richardson started selling hickory chairs and rockers on Saturdays on the town square in Martinsville, Indiana. Legend has it that Richardson and his father had made hickory chairs and rockers for the President Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage many years earlier.
Others in the Martinsville area studied Richardson's products and banded together in 1892 in an abandoned church, producing hickory sapling furniture as a full-time business. They chose the name ""Old Hickory"" for the new company, the same nickname as the late President Jackson. When the company incorporated in 1899, a full line of products were available for shipping across the country to homes and resorts. Old Hickory furniture became so poplar that it was going to the new National Park Lodges in the West as well as Great Camps and resorts in the Adirondack Park. The most famous installation was the Old Faithful...
Category
Early 20th Century Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Hickory
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Old Hickory Hickory Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine signed Old Hickory Furniture Company barrel back bentwood rocking chair is in pristine condition.This rocker was in a cabin private collection for over fifty years.The roc...
Category
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Old Hickory Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s old hickory arm chairs with original front and back caning. Strong and sturdy chairs ready to use. These chairs match the other set of rocking chairs if your looking fo...
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,280 Sale Price / set
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Antique 18thc Spinning Wheel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing hand crafted spinning wheel has all parts to it and has a wonderful aged patina.A few pieces of wood are chipped off of some parts , see photos.
This beautiful spinning ...
Category
1790s American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,260 Sale Price
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Early 20Thc Signed Old Hickory Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930's Signed Old Hickory side table from Martinsville,Indiana in pristine condition. This table has a fine patina.
Category
1930s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Hickory
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Sheep Skin Pillows W /Homespun Linen Backing -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing sheep skin pillows with homespun linen backings.These hand made pillows are down & feather filled.Sold as a set of three in collection.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,276 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Fantastic Colorful Pastel Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
On One corner it is dated January 22 1936 as show in the images. This fantastic large star quilt has wonderful quilting and an amazing chevron border & binding.It is all hand quiltin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
20Thc Bar Stools In Dark Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of complete matching bar stools have a wonderful dark surface or stain and in very good condition.They are strong & sturdy and very comfortable.
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
$1,420 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19Thc Blue & White Coverlet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Hand woven double weave coverlet from 1840-1850. Christian & heathen pattern.This coverlet was found in Ohio.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Native American Knitting Basket with Cover and Handles, Adirondack Regio
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage knitting basket with lid and braided strap handle is strikingly similar to the one in Ethnographic department collection of the Peabody...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
19th Century Original Painted Full Body Rooster Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century full body rooster weather vane on custom iron base. This rooster has a worn and aged patina of a zinc painted surface. The copper shows through in areas as well.The weig...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Copper
$3,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Linen Rooster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine roosters printed linen pillows red on cream.The backing is in a white linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Sold as a pair.
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Decorated Stoneware Crock Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century blue salt glaze decorated flowers crock with double handles and signed "Lyons" which is a New York stoneware potter. This hand painte...
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Amish Wool Pennsylvania Diamond in A Square Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Amish 20thc diamond in a square quilt in wool.Amazing condition and colors from a 50 year collection never offered for sale before. The colors are most unusual for Lancaster Am...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Native American Trading Post Wooden Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Native American wooden painted trading post sign. Colors are vibrant. This is what paint collectors appreciate. The natural fade and slight crackling of the paint showing true ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Original Painted California Gold Rush Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th Century Original painted Gold Rush Sign.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Oak Plank Seat Bar Stools, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of oak plank seat bar stools from the mid century. These stools are very strong & sturdy. They are very comfortable and in fine condition.
Seat diameter measures 13.25 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Four Rustic Adirondack Style Dining Chairs Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of four vintage lodge chairs crafted of rustic hickory poles with caned backrests and saddle tanned genuine topgrain leather seats. This timeless Adirondack style, made popular...
Category
1960s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cane, Oak
19thc Dry Sink From Pennsylvania in Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early Pennsylvania dry sink is painted grey over green surface.The condition is good and strong & sturdy.
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Amish Lancaster Co. , Pa. Bars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing early Amish Lancaster County, Pennsylvania all wool bars quilt is in fine condition.Note the red & blue bars is quite rare and not typical Amish colors.Very fine and int...
Category
1910s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Platform Rocking Chair in Leather / Oil Cloth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing platform rocking chair was found on a Ranch and it has amazing undisturbed original surface.The seat and backing are in oil cloth -leather like upholstery which is all ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s French Cane Back Chairs, Pair
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A gorgeous pair of French chairs, reminiscent of an Adirondack style. We love the caning with the beautiful mahogany.
Category
1950s French Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
$9,800 / set
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Sunshine Shadow Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Amish quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in small one inch squares in wool and cotton. The piecework and quilting is very fine and g...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Punched Tin Cross Flags Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c punched tins cross flags pie safe all original and a natural old surface. This safe was found in East Tennessee and is in fine condition. The conditio...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Metal
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Pineapple Log Cabin Quilt from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th C cotton pineapple log cabin was found in New England and in very good condition. The quilt is made up of very interesting calico prints. The backing is a cream colored cot...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc New England Pine Dry Sink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc pine dry sink cabinet with a drawer is in fine condition. It has a amazing old refinished surface with a nice surface. Fine original backbo...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Pine
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Monumental Cast Iron Garden Rooster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic monumental cast iron rooster is very large and heavy. It was probably used in a store front as a trade sign or a garden element. The patina is amazing and in very good...
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Iron
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Original Blue Painted Butter Churn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original blue painted butter churn with amazing patina and all original metal bands in tack.The insert churn and paddle is inside the churn as well...
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,340 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Oregon City Wool Blanket with Fringe
By Oregon City Woolen Mills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1900's Oregon City, Oregon -Jacobs early wool camp blanket with original hand tied fringe is in good condition. Minor moth loss in some areas.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Original Blue Painted blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original; pine painted blanekt chest from Ohio. Very good condition with a missing till lid.. Wonderful blue paint throughout the body.
Very sturdy with great patina normal we...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Dinner or School Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine dinner bell is brass with a fantastic patina. The ring is very nice sound.
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Brass
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20Thc Wool Lancaster Co, Pa. Bars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amish all wool Lancaster County,Pennsylvania bars quilt in pristine condition.The bars are in robin egg blue and a almond brown with purple corner blocks & frame. The exterior border...
Category
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican / American Serape Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Mexican / American serape weaving in pristine condition.The backing is in a black cotton and insert is down & feather fill.
Category
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Shaker Pantry Box, 19th Century Small
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful fingers and lightly distressed with beautiful patinaed look.
Category
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
20thc Bar Stools, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These bar stools are Mid-Century Modern and very sturdy. Great look and sturdy.
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow with linen backing. The insert is down & feather fill.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Rare Wool Amish Log Cabin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc all wool Amish Lancaster County,Pennsylvania log cabin quilt is in fine condition.We have never had or seen pastel with dark wool pieces.It is so typical of Lancaster...
Category
1890s American Antique Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Charles Pollock Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These hand crafted chairs and hand painted chairs have hand rushed seats and in fine sturdy condition.This set of four chairs are two arm chairs and two regular chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Adrondach Children's Ranch House or Beach Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These very cool Children's beach or ranch house chairs are so amazing and coated in nautical boat varnish for protection.They are very strong and durable.Sold as a pair.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Furniture
Materials
Hickory
$1,356 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Adirondack furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Adirondack furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Adirondack furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Old Hickory Furniture Company, Workstead, Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Pillows, and Navajo Indian Art. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $109 and tops out at $71,500 while the average work can sell for $1,183.