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.
$796Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Cedar Wood Trunk /Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful & sleek cedar chest or trunk is in fine as found condition .This cedar chest has a inside slide tray for other small items or treasures.
Cedar
20Thc Small Pieced Patchwork Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and colorful mini pieced patchwork made from dress prints is in very good condition.It seems like it has never been laundered or used.
Cotton
$3,250Sale Price|24% Off
Antique Wooden Pie Safe with Punched Tin Stars, Pennsylvania, 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc hand made wooden pie safe with punched tin. The punches tin is hand made with star design. Single drawer with dove tail construction. Very strong and sturdy piece. Found in Pen...
Tin
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Walnut Side Table w/ Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of Americana small,sweet side table or one drawer stand is in fine condition.Comes to us from a private collection in Santa Barbara.
Wood
Vintage American Birch Bark Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
There is something quietly transportive about birch bark—the way it carries the hush of the forest in its papery layers, its palette of parchment, smoke, and deep umber. This vintage...
Birch
$1,450 / set
Mid Century Black Adirondack Beach Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid Century wooden Adirondack outdoor chairs. Wonderful size and comfortable to sit on. Great for a cabin or beach house.
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.
Wood
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Original Robin Egg Blue Hanging Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original painted robin egg blue painted hanging wall shelf.
Wood
$1,036Sale Price / item|20% Off
1920s PA Hand Made Rustic Hickory & Twig Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Amish Twig rocking chair from Pennsylvania in good working condition and rustic surface.
Hickory
$975 / set
Pair of Navajo Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo geometric Indian weaving pillows in a pair. The backings are in brown cotton linen and down & feather filled.
Wool
Amazing Amish Hickory & Twig Barrel Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing hand made hickory and oak slats barrel back rocking chair in fine condition.Not only is this chair great looking it has a wonderful undisturbed surface.The rocking chair is i...
Wood
1930s Beacon Indian Design Camp Blanket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s cotton made blue, green and red beacon Indian camp blanket. Great wear to the edges from age and use. Interior of the beacon is great not tea...
Cotton
Mid 19thc 3 Gallon Crock Jar From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 19thc 3 gallon crock jar made in Pennsylvania. Wonderful Plant pattern with great deep blue color. Great patina and wonderful size.
Pottery
Antique American Wicker in the Bar harbor style Chair & Rocker, matching, c.1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Antique wicker set compromising a chair and a rocker, in the Bar Harbor style. Handmade around 1940. The wicker is in great shape, but each piece has a few cosmetic bre...
Wicker
$460Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Woven Buttocks Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine all original surface natural buttocks basket. Handwoven double butt hickory basket with twisted handle. The condition is very good.
Hickory
Signed GORHAM STERLING Silver Alarm Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing signed Gorham Sterling silver case & face & frame. The 11 Jewels inside interior Cyma / AMIC clock. The condition is very good on the clock and ...
Silver
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Pennsylvania 19Thc Mini Postage Stamp Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early mid 19thc mini pieced postage stamp chain crib quilt from Pennsylvania has a amazing diamond border and in pristine condition. This crib quilt has been professionally fra...
Cotton, Plexiglass
Blue Decorated Crock Moore, Nichols Co. Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue decorated crock Moore, Nichols Co. Crock, Williamsport, PA. Stoneware crock. Great condition. Deep blue floral pattern, 1850-1890.
Pottery
19thc Sip and Sons 1 gal Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ripe and Sons Williamport PA decorated Butter Crock. Wonderful patina and color, the body of this crock is in great condition.
Pottery
$476Sale Price|20% Off
Hand Carved Cowboy One Piece of Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed hand carved cowboy from a private folk art collection.The condition is very good.
Wood
Rather Large Vintage Old Hickory Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
There’s a particular romance to Adirondack style—the idea that refinement need not abandon the woods. This large-scale vintage Old Hickory mirror ca...
Hickory
Adirondack Styled Wooden with Hand Forged Iron Handle Log Holder C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Adirondack carved and hand forged iron log holder C1950. Slabs of hardwood, probably oak as its heavy and joined with strips on the inner part of the holder along with the ...
Iron
Adirondack Deer Hoof Hat/Coat Wall Rack Cabin Rustic Man Cave
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great double wall hook with three inlaid diamond as inconspicuous adornment for a man cave, a cabin or other rustic, country or simply decorated environment. It would be gr...
Wood
Collection of Five Miniature Hand Woven Baskets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of five 19thc early hiney baskets are in pristine condition.The tiny basket is only two x two in size. The others are 4 wide x 4 high and are in very good condition !...
Hemp
19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original grey painted and double handled dough try or cow trough. Great center piece for a farm table.
Pine
20Thc Mini Pieced Flower Garden Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc mini pieced flower garden quilt with scalloped border in pristine condition.
Cotton
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...
Wool
19thc Copper watering Can
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc century all copper construction watering can. Fine age and patina to this watering can from age and use. Beautiful age marks on the sides. This watering can is usable or as a d...
Copper
Early Pennsylvania Wool and Velvet One-Patch Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century one-patch quilt from Pennsylvania. This fun and colorful quilt is made from wool and velvets. The back is a polished cotton and has cotton ties through out. This w...
Wool, Cotton, Velvet
$636Sale Price / set|20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows- Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving pillows with yellow cotton linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Wool
Late 19th Century Bronze George Washington Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century bronze beautiful patina George Washington hanging plaque of upper torso(Shoulders) and head.
Bronze
1964 Miss Glendale Life Raft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 20Thc Original painted or decorated ring buoy / life saver for swimming pools or ocean life guards.This most unusual painted & decorated buoy is most unusual.The condition...
Canvas
Vermont Tubbs Oak Bentwood Snowshoe Rawhide Lacing Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Vermont Tubbs snowshoe rocking chair featuring an oak frame with rawhide lacing. Dimensions: 36" x 20.5" x 33"h, seat 17.5" to 14"
Hide, Oak, Bentwood
Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish blue & pink broken star quilt in pristine condition. Very fine quilting and piece work. Notice the fine hand stitched saw tooth binding.
Cotton
$995 / set
Pair of Navajo Chinle Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Chinle pillows with small row of Eye dazzlers in a horizontal pattern. Beautiful colors with a matching linen backing.
Wool
Pair of Beautiful Early Geometric Navajo Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautiful early geometric Navajo pillows. Soft colors of ivory, taupe, beige and pink. Down and feather inserts. Zippered casing.
Wool
Pair of Modern Steel Wire Adirondack Twig Like Chandeliers C1985
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic modern take on an Adirondack inspired chandelier created from heavy wire rods in a rounded up cluster. Pair available, priced and sold individually. 32 inch diameter with a...
Steel, Wire
Nickle Silver Wear with Original Maple Chest, 1930s-1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Serving for 12 nickle silver. 60 pcs set with original maple wood silver storage box. Lovely Aqua green/mint interior.
Nickel
Early Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century early Navajo weaving bolster pillows with tan linen backings. Down & feather filled. Sold as a pair.
Wool, Linen
19th Century Adirondack Twig Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Adirondack twig table delivers that elusive mix of rustic irreverence and sculptural clarity. The rectangular top, crisply framed in young birch, sets the tone—clea...
Twig
$760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Mexican Indian Wool Serape Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wool Mexican Serape pastel color pillows. This pair of Mexican weaving pillows has a light toned color pallet. Light browns and blues with beautiful be...
Wool
$932Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Small Bucket Bench from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc early original small bucket bench in fine condition. This sturdy bench has a worn or aged patina.
Wood
Early 20th Century Adirondack Cabin Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A quirky and whimsical early 20th century American Adirondack bent-willow side table with a playful log cabin box with removable roof living amidst a field of painted flowers. Your f...
Willow
$1,180Sale Price|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.
Cotton
20th Century Mission Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20th century oak Mission side table is in fine condition and is very sturdy. Notice the sides or ends or all mortised together.
Wood
$1,295
Pastel Rag Runner Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand woven rag runner rug is in pristine condition. The pastel colors are quite unusual and retain the original fringe. This rug is from Pennsylvania.
Cotton, Wool
$640Sale Price|20% Off
Rustic Adirondack Twig Branch Stand Cabin Side Table Heart Bent Wood Motif
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a really great Adirondack table with a large bent wood 5 twig heart on the front. I love a vintage/antique aged look and this one has it especially the top!! The finish, both...
Twig, Wood, Paint
Vintage Blanket Covered Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Pendleton Plaid blanket covered beautiful ottoman with wooden George Smith legs and original Brass casters. Great comfort, when you sit on this ottoman you sink in a bit just...
Wool
19th Century Decorated Salt Glaze Jug -Cowden & Wilcox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century hand decorated or painted Cowden & Wilcox jug from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in fine condition. These decorated stoneware jugs are hard to find in such fine condition.
Pottery
Zabihi Collection Square Old Antique Turkish Oushak
Located in New York, NY
A rare small square size early 20th century authentic Turkish Oushak Rug Details rug no. j4933 size 3' 1" x 3' 2" Antique oriental carpets and rugs from Oushak have been carefully...
Wool
Early 20Thc Barrel Back Old Hickory Rocking Chair
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
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...
Hickory
$2,255 / item
Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Corner Cabinet. A two part Corner China Closet which can be shipped and installed easily is made from kiln dried, plantation grown...
Glass, Mahogany
19thc Red And White Eight Point Star Quilt w/Applique Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc red and white eight point star quilt with applique floral design. The red and the whites mesh well with the addition of the applique. The center of the quilt, on the inside of ...
Cotton
19thc Decorated Stoneware 3 Gallon Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original Decorated salt glaze crock from south Western Pennsylvania.This crock is in mint condition. Such a great form.
Pottery
Vintage Bamboo And Rattan Letter Holder Desk Organizer
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bamboo Letter Holder or Desk Organizer. Three compartments on top and two large shelves on bottom. Good condition and sturdy, ready to use. 11" wide
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 19Thc Original Painted Child's Height Chair From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19Thc Original Painted Child's Height Chair From New England - Circa 1840s Wonderful wooden child's chair in amazing condition. This chair is a high chair meant to be level a...
Wood
19thc White Painted Farm Table/ Desk With Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc White painted Farm table With single Drawer. may be used as a desk. The white paint is old white wonderful chipped paint. The top is removable for easier transport. Great age...
Wood
19Thc Original Blue Painted Child's Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Amazing original blue painted step back wall cupboard.Original old mirror built in above drawers & original brass drawer pulls.The condition is very good and sturdy.Such an ama...
Wood
Arts & Crafts Handmade Folky 2 Piece Adirondack Stone Birdbath C1930
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous style and function with this 2 piece hand crafted stone birdbath. From the Catskills mountains in upstate New York this gem has withstood the test of time and still holds wa...
Agate, Cast Stone, Cement
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...
Wrought Iron