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Seating For Sale
Creator: Knoll
Creator: Bradley Duncan
Saarinen Executive Armless Chairs in Emerald Velvet, Gold Edition, Set of 6
Located in Wilton, CT
The next generation of Eero Saarinen's famed executive chairs have arrived, 100% authentic Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive chairs completely restored ground-up with an extra touch ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Warren Platner, Knoll International, Kvadrat Tonus Fabric Stool Bronze Metal
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Authentic stool, designed by Warren Platner in 1966. Recent Knoll edition in bordeaux burgondy Kvadrat Tonus fabrics and bronze metal structure. Knoll ...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Florence Knoll / Knoll Light Orange Upholstered Settees
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century two-seat armless Settees with a green geometric upholstered seat and back cushions supported on black powder coated metal frames. (FLORENCE KNOLL / KNOLL...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Properly Restored Early Production Eero Saarinen Grasshopper Chair for Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Eero Saarinen's "Grasshopper " chair model 61 was the first lounge chair he designed for Knoll in the late 1940s before designing the Womb chair . Responding to what he saw as the r...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Midcentury Navy Blue Wool Upholstered Eero Saarinen Knoll Armchairs, Pair
Located in Basel, BS
A PAIR of Saarinen Executive Armchairs with metal bases, upholstered in a splendid navy blue wool textile. These chairs are completely original, and in spectacular condition. The uph...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wool, Wood

Daybed / Bench by Bruce Hannah and Andrew Morrison for Knoll Int., 1970s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
High-quality daybed by Knoll International covered with beautiful wool fabric.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Set Of Four Knoll Arm Chairs With Original Upholstery
Located in Buchanan, MI
Set Of Four Knoll Arm Chairs With Original Upholstery
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Pierre Jeanneret Scissors Chairs for Knoll Associates - Upholstery Options
Located in Saint Paul, MN
As the story goes, Hans and Florence Knoll were vacationing in France when they came across an early prototype chair by Pierre Jeanneret. This early example borrowed the inverted V s...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Maple

Modernist Classic Marcel Breuer Chaise Longue "Isokon" 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
The Isokon Chaise Longue was originally created by Marcel Breuer during the late 1930s from his refuge in England, for the British firm Isokon. It was later produced under license by...
Category

1970s Swiss Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Plywood

Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Mid Century Sofa
Located in Countryside, IL
Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Mid Century Sofa This sofa measures: 91 wide x 36 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height of 24.75 inchesAll pieces of furniture c...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Knoll Desk Chair in Contrasting Saddle Leather/Suede, Vintage Swivel Base
Located in Wilton, CT
Montage has been restoring Saarinen Executive Chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs in a supple Italian Leathe...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

2010s Knoll Saarinen Executive Arm Chair in Orange Fabric 2x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Arm Chair, Model 71A, designed in 1950 by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. The listed price includes one chair, and we have two chairs available for ...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

1987 Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Lounge Chair in Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Barcelona Lounge Chair, model 250LS, initially designed by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich in 1929. This example was produced by Knoll in the United States in 1987. It features a solid, hand-polished stainless-steel frame (vs. the more commonly seen chrome-plated editions) and has cushions upholstered in black leather. The retail price of this chair was over double the cost of a standard chrome Barcelona chair...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

C. 2010 Pair of Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca Dining Arm Chairs w/ Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Cesca armchairs, model 50A, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. The listed price includes the pair of chairs. These examples were manufactured by Knoll ci...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Harry Bertoia for Knoll 'Bird' Ottoman in Welded Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 'bird' ottoman, lacquered welded steel, United States, design 1952, later production This Bird ottoman is a design by Harry Bertoia from 1952. Executed in b...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Cesca Dining Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pair of dining Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928 and produced since that year till today. Chrome plated tubular frame, seat and back with rattan and frame in natural bee...
Category

1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

1407 Chairs by Richard Schultz for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Upholstered in salmon naugahyde. Grey metal frames. Tagged.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chairs, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chair, 1980. Original black leather is great condition.
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

2011 Set of Four Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Side / Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four Saarinen Executive Armless Side Chairs, Model 72C, originally designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the USA dur...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Early Saarinen Knoll Executive Task or Desk Chair Tilt Swivel Castors Orig Vinyl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please note, I have a matching pair of armchairs, see last picture. Executive armchair designed in 1950 by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Associates. This example is from the early '50's, with the earliest tilt mechanism. All original! The original blue vinyl is soft and comfortable, with a couple small repairs I made - see pictures. The padding is soft and everything works as it should. A very sturdy and comfy chair...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Ralph Rapson, Rare Lounge Chairs, Maple, Cotton, Brass, USA, 1945
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of rare maple, light orange cotton webbing and brass "Greenbelt" lounge designed by Ralph Rapson and produced by H.G. Knoll Associates, USA, 1940s
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Chrome Dining Chairs by Bertoia for Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Set of matching Bertoia side, or dining, chairs in chrome with original white pad seat covers. This nice set is in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition, the only cav...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 8 'Tulip' Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1956
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare grouping of eight (8) iconic Tulip swiveling dining chairs by Eero Saarinen featuring the Classic organic sculptural form and orange wool upholstery on white enameled cast iro...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Pair of Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll Flat Bar Brno Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern pair of Mies van der Rohe for Knoll brno armchairs. The chairs feature a steel flat bar design with a chrome finish. The frames have navy blue leather seat covers....
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of Four Bar Stools by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Acquired from retired architects estate. Set of four early production bar stools by Harry Bertoia, 1952 for Knoll. The bar stools are constructed of molded fiberglass and iron and ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Iron

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bertoia For Knoll Wire Bar Stool
Located in Toledo, OH
Bertoia for Knoll wire chrome plated bar stool. Two are available. Price reflects one. Very solid and in very good condition. Remnants of a Knoll label was attached to the back of th...
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Memphis Postmodern Mandarin chairs rendered in black lacquered steel frame with black Naugahyde cushioned seats designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Swiveling Armchair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern sculptural swiveling armchair designed by Eero Saarinen featuring a cruciform chromed steel base with casters. The seat retains its original textured wool uphols...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll International Brown Leather Three Seat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous Model No. 263 three-seater sofa, designed by Mies Van Der Rohe and produced by Knoll International. These pieces were produced in the late 1960's to ear...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Rare Bertoia diamond chairs with ottoman for Knoll International, 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Harry Bertoia’s Diamond Chair, introduced in 1952, is a masterpiece of mid-century design. Crafted from welded steel rods, the chair’s open, airy structure gives the illusion of floa...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs for Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Warren Platner lounge chairs for Knoll.
Category

1960s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered and new foam.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Red Florence Knoll Lounge Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of vintage Florence Knoll lounge chairs on steel bases. We have these totally refurbished and re-upholstered in red Maharam Messenger fabric. The bases have been polished, and...
Category

20th Century American Seating

Materials

Steel

Original Knoll Intenational Barcelona chair Mies van der Rohe
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen, originalen Barcelona chair von Knoll International vermutlich aus den 1980er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der von Mies van der Rohe entworfene Sessel gilt a...
Category

1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1970s Pair of Wassily Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Knoll in Grey Leather Model B3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original pair of Wassily Lounge Chairs, model 50L, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. These examples were produced by Knoll in the 1970s, and the listed price includes bot...
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Vintage Maple Frame Knoll Sofa by Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage maple frame Knoll sofa by Lewis Butler for Knoll. An arm-less sofa with walnut back legs, cotton web seats and back support. A great example of classic Knoll style and substa...
Category

1950s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Teak

Harry Bertoia for Knoll 'Bird' Lounge Chair with Ottoman in Welded Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 'bird' easy chair with ottoman, lacquered welded steel, United States, design 1952, later production This Bird armchair with ottoman is a design by Harry Be...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1980s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Armless Executive Desk Chair with Swivel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen armless executive chair, model No. 72 US-BC, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example retains its 655 Madison Avenue label, signifying ...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1980s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman in Brown Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Womb lounge chair and its accompanying ottoman, Model 70L, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1948. This example was manufactured in the USA in the 1980s. The...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1980s Harry Bertoia for Knoll Diamond Lounge Chair in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a classic Bertoia Diamond Lounge chair, model 421, designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the 1980s. The listed price in...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Bill Stephens Knoll Black Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Bill Stephens Knoll black walnut side chairs Wonderful set of 4 vintage Mid-Century Modern Bill Stephens Knoll black walnut side chairs designed by Bil...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Model 70L
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Womb lounge chair and its accompanying ottoman, models 70L and 74y, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1948. This set was man...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Chair is French Boucle
Located in Dallas, TX
An iconic Eero Saarinen for Knoll womb chair newly upholstered in a very high-quality French bouclé. The colors include yellow/gold, sienna browns and white. This pairs beautifully with one of the Dunbar sofas we have reupholstered in yellow/dijon mohair. Please visit circa20c...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Florence Knoll Sofa in Bronze Gray Velvet & Brushed Brass Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Modern day obsession with Mid-Century design wouldn't exist if not for the momentous efforts of Florence Knoll. The most significant chapter in Knoll’s life was spent devoted to her ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass, Steel

1974 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Rolling Executive Office Chairs Original Red Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (each chair is sold separately, though three are available) Eero Saarinen rolling executive office chair with arms. These are gorgeous and original exampl...
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Brno Black Fabric Tubular Dining Chairs by Knoll, Set of 2
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930 for his House in Brno, Czech Republic, the Brno chair remains a design icon. Sleek and simple, these cantilever chairs are uphols...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating

Materials

Fabric

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Side Chair in White Ivory Shearling c. 1950
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Executive side chair designed by Mid Century Modern designer royalty Eero Saarinen and constructed by one of the very top makers of quality modern furniture of the time, Knoll. Eero ...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

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...
Category

1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Model 657 Sling Chair by Charles Pollock for Knoll International
Located in New York, NY
Charles Pollcok model 657 leather and steel framed sling chair designed for Knoll circa the 1970s. Original leather sling and cushion. Original Knoll International mark present on un...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

C. 2010 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Full-Size Womb Chair in Crimson Red Boucle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Womb lounge chair, designed by Eero Saarinen for Florence Knoll and Knoll Associates in 1948. This particular example was manufactured by Knoll in the USA circa 2...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

2023 Knoll Joe D'Urso Swivel Lounge Chair in Yellow Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a D’Urso Swivel chair, designed by Joe D’Urso for Knoll in 2008. This particular chair was manufactured in 2023. The chair's graceful tulip base is formed of polished die...
Category

2010s American Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Lounge Chair by Florence Knoll for Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A lounge chair formed by an armless button-tufted upholstered seat resting on a matte steel, rectilinear architectural frame.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Early Ralph Rapson Rocker with Leather Webbing
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This is a rare first year production from HG Knoll Associates of a stunning rocking chair designed by Ralph Rapson. It boasts a solid birch frame with original woven leather webbing...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Birch, Leather

Early Wool Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NW
Early 2-tone wool Womb chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. The groundbreaking Womb chair was designed in 1948 by Eero Saarinen at Florence Knoll's request for "a chair that was lik...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Seating

Materials

Aluminum

1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chair in Yellow Hopsack Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Desk Chair, Model 71A, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This example dates to the 1960s. It features legs of polished tubular stai...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

BERTOIA Chairs, Model 420, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Neuss, NW
BERTOIA chair, model 420, designed in the 1940s by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Frame made of wire mesh with a new felt cover in grey. The offer includes 4 chairs. Quality Features: ...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchair on Chrome Legs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Eero Saarinen for Knoll, executive armchair in original but soiled Knoll Fabric, on chrome legs. Needs to be reupholstered, and foam replaced, otherwise solid. Chrome can be ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

1980s Set of Four Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca B64 Armchairs in Green Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of 4 Cesca chairs, model B64, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928. These examples were manufactured by Knoll in the 1980s. The chairs feature tubular chromed-s...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

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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