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Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Queen Anne style (19-20th century) walnut open armchair with white upholstered seat and back. (similar to PPF333A).
Category
Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Vintage French Napoleon III Settee Reupholstered White Linen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Period French Napoleon III sofa in ebonized wood, with decorative brass filet (strip) and turned and fluted front legs resting on brass rings,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Georgian Mahogany Pair of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine pair of Chippendale period mahogany side chairs having
attractive carved decoration to well-figured pierced splat backs
above unusual bowed seats raised on square chamfere...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Emeco Alfi Low Back Chair in White with Ash Wood Base by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Todd Bracher Large Alodia Stool in Tubular and Laser-Cut Sheet Metal
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Todd Bracher, the Alodia stool is stackable and made of tubular metal, with a laser-cut sheet metal seat and feet in black plastic. Alodia is available in two heights, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Louis XV Style Pink & Cream Painted Bed Carved Wood & Cane Daybed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique French Louis XV style pink and cream painted carved wood & cane daybeds. Item features double cane foot and headboards, pink and cream painted finish, solid wood fram...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Emeco Alfi Barstool in White and Ash with Low Back by Jasper Morrison
By Jasper Morrison, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
Emeco and Morrison together, designed and engineered The Alfi Collection with the conviction that what you don't see is as important as what you do see. Alfi reflects Emeco and Morri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Custom Black Matte Oak Armchairs in Ivory Wool by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom armchairs in black matte American oak and Italian ivory wool. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. Can be done in different woods, finishes and fabrics.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Arper Mid Century White Leather Stools, Pair
By Arper
Located in Countryside, IL
Arper Mid Century white leather stools - Pair
Each stool measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 42 high with a seat height of 32 inches
All furniture ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Outdoor American Victorian Iron Swivel Chair
Located in New York, NY
Outdoor American Victorian painted iron 4 legged swivel base arm chair with filigree back.
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
White Mongolian Sheepskin and Polished Nickel Ottoman
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed to pair with any of the seating options from Stephen Kenn's Inheritance Collection, the ottoman is a great addition to add a lounge element to your seating arrangement.
This variation is upholstered in luxurious white Mongolian...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Italian Midcentury White Lacquer Chair with Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant freshly restored single chair, in semigloss white lacquer finish with polished brass accents and beautiful millennial pink velvet with spring cushions nice and soli...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Seating
Materials
Brass
De Sede Leather Sofa DS 105 Ecru White
By De Sede
Located in Munich, Bavaria
De Sede leather sofa DS 105.
Aniline leather in ecru white
Great comfort with an extendable seat for much more lounge comfort.
I´ts a rare De sede ...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Flat-Weave Anna Turkish Rug in Brown and Cream Stripe
Located in Brea, CA
Anna rug
Vintage Turkish rug in brown with white weave and creamy white stripes, with dark brown stripes. Flat-weave, wool and goat hair, make these extremely durable with great use...
Category
20th Century Turkish Minimalist Seating
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
Pair of Danish 18th Century Neoclassical White Painted Armchairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Each with an oval padded back above a large oval drop-in seat, both covered in striped woven silk and flanked by carved scrolled and padded arms, the apron carved with a Vitruvian sc...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
White Hide and Patinated Brass 'Tambour' Ottoman by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White hide and patinated brass 'Tambour' ottoman by Design Frères.
The last picture is of a different version of the ottoman in the same size.
Perfect as a coffee table, with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel
White Oak and Leather Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superbly crafted dining chair largely devoid of extraneous detailing, having exposed oiled white oak frames with gently curved backs and tapered dowel-form legs and natural leather...
Category
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid Century Modern White Vintage Chair Side Chair Karl Schwanzer Vienna, 1953
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage chair or side chair, which was designed by the Austrian Architect Karl Schwanzer (1918-1975) and produced by Thonet Mu...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Faux Leather, Maple
To Die for Gorgeous Neoclassical Swan Motif Black Iron and Brass Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
One of the swankiest benches we've ever seen having ebonized iron frame with solid brass cross stretchers, detailing on the 6 elegant legs including capped feet, and poetic swan deco...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass, Iron
Giltwood Louis XVI Style Bench with White Silk Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful reeded legs and banding in giltwood adorn the structure of
This bench.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Leather Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
With a nod to the immense popularity of Charles Eames's swivel lounge chair and ottoman, Wormley capitalized on the popularity of his own stationary, winged lounge chair and ottoman ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Modern 21st Century Handmade Chesterfield Sofa in White Leather
By Art Forma
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb quality modern Chesterfield sofa finished in white leather and with feather filled cushions. Handmade by the finest craftsmen, this sofa was retailed by Art Forma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chesterfield Seating
Materials
Leather
Pair Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Hand carved Wood Dining Side Chairs Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An important pair of 18th century Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda wood high end dining room chairs with beautiful carving all around. This set of seat...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Rococo Antique Seating
Materials
Wood, Jacaranda, Fabric, Upholstery
1970s Arflex Italian Brass Base Two-Tone Pepper Cream and Taupe Gray Armchair
By Arflex
Located in New York, NY
A very elegant and comfortable vintage Italian armchair of great execution by Arflex with large cozy seat, the design is superb with a curved back and the side edges protruding to sm...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Frame Midcentury Window Bench New Upholstery
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy gage solid brass frame window bench. Heavy and solid brass machined finials. New upholstery. The frame has been completely repolished and refinished. Influen...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
WYETH Original Party Ottoman
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An oversized ottoman filled with hand-tied springs for added comfort and upholstered in natural leather.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of Six John Stuart Chrome and White Dining Chairs
By John Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Six chrome and white vinyl dining chairs, two-arm, four-side. The vinyl upholstery shows signs of wear from use. Dimensions in listing are for...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Ivory White Calfskin Ottomans
Located in New York, NY
Pair of midcentury ottomans custom upholstered in a creamy white calfskin with bronze nailheads.
New padding/upholstery. Mint restored.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cowhide
1988 Loveseat White Leather by Walter Leeman Memphis Style, Sormani, Italy
By Sormani, Walter Leeman
Located in Arosio, IT
Two-seat sofa "Arc-en-Ciel" by Walter Leeman for Sormani. Sculptural rounded shape with two triangular armrests, a high back and a fixed backrest cushion. It is in perfect condition,...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
4-Seat White Faux Leather "Montenapo" Sofa by Zanotta, Italy, 1965
By Zanotta
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare 4-seat white capitoned faux leather "Montenapo" sofa by Mario Scheinchenbauer, produced by Zanotta, Italy, 1965.
Fair original vintage condition. One scratch on the back (pictu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Seating
Materials
Faux Leather
Pierre Guariche, Rare Sofa Bed, France, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pierre Guariche (1926–1995)
Rare sofa bed
Manufactured by Airbone
France, 1960s
Steel, upholstery
Measurements:
216 cm x 83 cm x 80 H cm
85.04...
Category
1960s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Square Chrome X Base Bench
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stainless steel X base bench with fabric upholstery.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating
White Oak and Leather Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superbly crafted dining chair largely devoid of extraneous detailing, having exposed oiled white oak frames with gently curved backs and tapered dowel-form legs and natural leather...
Category
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
1950s "Sleepwalker" Armchair in Iron and Silk by Carlo Hauner, Brazilian Modern
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Rare and exquisite "sleepwalker" armchair by Carlo Hauner for Móveis Artesanal. Freshly reupholstered in rustic silk for the most soft touch possible....
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
2-Seat Meeting Bench in White Metal by Laurence Humier
Located in Milan, IT
Meeting chairs were designed by Laurence Humier, a Belgian architectural engineer. Thanks to a system of pistons, pantograph and lever, the Meeting chairs have three combined movemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
1970s Pair of French Wrought Iron White Upholstered Chairs
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of French wrought iron white upholstered chairs.
Category
Late 20th Century French Seating
Materials
Iron
De Sede Leather Sofa DS 105 Ecru White
By De Sede
Located in Munich, Bavaria
De Sede leather sofa DS 105.
Aniline leather in ecru white
Great comfort with an extendable seat for much more lounge comfort.
I´ts a rare De sede ...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Art Deco Sofa with French Polished Mahogany Frame, Denmark, circa 1920
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Art Deco sofa in mahogany with carved, arched crest-rail and fluted pillars capped by ionic capitals on fascia of arms, Northern Europe, circa 1920.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Seating
Materials
Jute, Muslin, Upholstery, Mahogany
Bokken Chair, Beech Structure White Back, Minimalist Design in Nordic Style
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An essential chair in the form, yet precious in colors. Tapered and elongated, the legs of the seat are inspired by the bokken, a wooden replica of the Japanese sword...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mobili Tipo by Roberto Aloi (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A hardback book published in 1956 with many examples of midcentury furniture designed and produced by some of the most famous designers of that period. Included are the likes of - Gi...
Category
20th Century Seating
Materials
Paper
Set of Six White Lacquer Queen Anne Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Great set of decorative Queen Anne style white lacquer dinning chairs, with original Jack Lenor Larsen fabric seats. These chairs are in overall very good condition, showing some cos...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany stool, the shaped top on shaped seat frame raised on slender cabriole legs
Category
19th Century Irish George IV Antique Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Regence Period Fauteuil with Elaborate Carving, circa 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Regence period fauteuil with elaborate carving, France, circa 1720.
Category
1720s French Regency Antique Seating
Outdoor American Victorian Painted Iron Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Outdoor American Victorian painted iron loveseat with twig design on seat and back.
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Lambs Wool Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century (possibly Italian) 1950s white shag lambs wool upholstered high back Armchairs with trim frame (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Lambskin
Pair of Dark Brown Porcelain Stools
Located in New York, NY
A pair of brown porcelain stools in a simple oval form body that fading from light to dark in a glaze surface. The design on the top and base each merg...
Category
Early 20th Century Seating
Pair of White Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden frame upholstered with pink fabric. Made in Sweden in circa 1890-1900.
Category
1890s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Ivory Silk Blend Button Tufted Rolled Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of ivory cotton/silk blend upholstered button tufted lounge chairs with rolled arms with rolled large button detailed backs. Loose down filled seat cushions, canted walnut front...
Category
1950s American Vintage Seating
Materials
Down, Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
Pair of Hekman Art Deco Revival Barrel Chairs in Creamy Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of elegant deco revival club chairs by Hekman Furniture's Dansen Contemporary division. Outward curve of the arms, and sloping shoulders, are updates to 1930s Art Deco period de...
Category
Late 20th Century American Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair 19th c. Walnut Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved Walnut Armchairs--
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
A Set of Eight Italian Painted & Parcel Gilt Fauteuils, Early 19th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Set of Eight Italian
Painted & Parcel Gilt Fauteuils
Circa 1830
Upholstered in white silk
Height 42 in. Width 25 in. Depth 22 in. Seat Height 18 in.
Provenance:
Private Coll...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Wool
White Satin and Nailhead Sofa
Located in Napa, CA
White satin sofa with nailhead detail, from a one of a kind set modeled after specific pieces from Coco Chanel's apartment in Paris.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Seating
Materials
Satin, Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Style High Back Fauteuil
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style high back fauteuil with carved wood frame and textural woven putty color upholstery. Seat height - 16.5". Arm height - 26".
Category
1950s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of 6 19th Century Walnut Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
Category
19th Century French Antique Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th c. Italian Canape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Shaped Italian Painted Canape
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Seating
Materials
Wood
Curved-Shaped Dining Chairs in White Lacquered Wood and Upholstery, Italy 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Curved Dining Chairs in White Lacquered Wood and Upholstery, Italy, 1960s
Curved set of six dining Chairs in white lacquered wood and upholstery, Italy, 1960s. Elegantly curved ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Off White Cane Back Bench/Settee
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace elegance with our French Style Off White Cane Back Bench/Settee, a blend of traditional French design and sophisticated style for any home sett...
Category
1980s American Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric
Joe Colombo 'Elda' Lounge Chair, White Leather and Fibreglass, by Comfort, Italy
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
The Elda Chair was designed by Joe Colombo in 1965 and named after his wife. He conceived the idea of making a chair frame from fibreglass after visiting a boatyard. At the height of...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Unique Chairs, Sofas and Other Seating for Sale on 1stDibs
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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