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Seating For Sale
Creator: Dunbar
Creator: Marcel Breuer
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection Lounge Chair
Located in Southampton, NJ
Janus Collection lounge chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Ebonized sculpted walnut arms and legs with an exposed frame, and red upholstery with a button tufted back and curved seat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Marcel Breuer B34 Chair 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 Chair 1930s
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Signed Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs Stendig Made in Italy 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Bauhaus legend Marcel Breuer, these iconic chairs were made by the collaborative efforts of Stendig and Gavina during the mid to late 1960s. Stendig was not always just a...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black
Located in Munster, NRW
Marcel Breuer - Aluminium Chair 1933, manufactured by ICF Cadsana, Italy - MoMa German-born architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) was one of the most important designers of the 20th c...
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Marcel Breuer B34 Tubular Armchair 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 Armchair 1930s
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Ralph Rye Pair Chrome Cantilevered Sling Chairs for Dunbar/ 3 pairs Available!
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ralph Rye Cantilevered Sling Chairs. Camel Slings hanging on Chrome Tubular Frame. 6 chairs total available! Were sold through Dunbar Furniture and Krueger Furniture. Can be used a...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus B34 Cantilever Chair in Plywood & Chrome by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
This tubular steel chair, type B34, was designed in 1928 by Marcel Breuer. This is an early and rare version with a seat and backrest made of plywood, probably made in the early 193...
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel

Edward Wormley Dunbar Oasis Sofas in Ivory Boucle Early First Generation 1930s
Located in Dallas, TX
The price listed is per sofa. This is a rare first edition Oasis Sofa designed by Edward Wormley and created in the 1930s when he first began his tenure at the Dunbar furniture company of Berne Indiana. The Oasis sofa is not only a historically significant piece of twentieth-century design history, but it is also undeniably elegant and most importantly, extremely comfortable. This is an heirloom quality hand-built sofa crafted with a solid hardwood frame that has been professionally restored to the highest possible standard. The complete restoration included all new foam, reinforcing the frame, re-working the eight-way hand-tied springs, upholstering with new high-performance Italian boucle material, and refinishing the solid mahogany legs. These sofas are almost 100 years old and are now ready for another 100 years of enjoyment. This era of design was significant for Wormley because it marked his style as a more formal brand of modernism, re-imagining classic forms while removing the unnecessary carvings and embellishments to give them a more modern, 20th-century appeal. As rare as these sofas are we were miraculously able to source a matching pair. They have both been restored to the same specifications and are a perfect mirrored pair. The price listed is for EACH sofa, but, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a pair of one of the most prestigious classic modern designer sofas...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Original Gavina Set of Four "Cesca" Chairs by M. Breuer, 1965
Located in Sacile, PN
Four Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Gavina dated circa 1965 (the project was created in 1928). This first serie is hand sewn straw thread fo...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

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Metal

Edward Wormley 5499 Lounge Chairs for Dunbar, United States, c.1960
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Edward Wormley 5499 Lounge Chairs for Dunbar, United States, c.1960. This pair has been expertly restored in New Old Stock Orinoka Mills Fabric originally specified by Dunbar. Each...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Marcel Breuer B32 Blonde Cesca Chairs, Italy 1970s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Set of two Cesca chairs model B32. Tubular steel chromed structure, beechwood and Viennese natural grid. Chrome tubular structure is in good condition. Grids of the two seats have b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Marcel Breuer Wassily Brown Leather and Chrome Lounge Chair by Knoll
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
This is earlier Knolls version of the iconic Wassily Lounge Chair by Marcel Breuer. Stitching is solid through and through. Leather has a few worn out spots consistent with age of t...
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1970s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 Original Cesca Chairs, by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
Located in Padova, IT
Original Cesca chair by Marcel Lajos Breuer for Gavina - Italy - with original label. Back lowered walnut wood - crome tubolari steel frame - Vienn...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer Gavina edition Italy 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
This iconic model was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925, during his period as director of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop in Dessau, Germany. He drew his inspiration from his Adler bi...
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1960s European Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Knoll Cesca Armchairs- Set of 2
Located in Hollywood, FL
Add a touch of sophistication to your home or office with these authentic KNOLL Marcel Breuer CESCA Modern Armchairs with the original maker’s mark sticker affixed underneath one of ...
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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Lounge Chairs Rare Form
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for accurate shipping to your location. Pair Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. First shown in the 1939 catalog n...
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1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Italian MCM Marcel Breuer Cesca Accent, Side or Desk Chair, ITALY -- One Chair
Located in Basel, BS
A beautiful single Italian Breuer Cesca chair with a Wood framed seat and back, birds eye cane and a chrome plated metal frame. This chair is in beautiful condition, marked "made in ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Swivel Chair, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
A swivel lounge chair designed by the iconic Edward Wormely for Dunbar Furniture, circa 1950-1959. Completely restored, fitted with new high-grade hand cut foam with all insides full...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Lounge Chairs
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for accurate shipping to your location. Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Lounge Chairs. Wedge side profile. Slight Pie shape top profile with generous cu...
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1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Restored Bauhaus Armchair, Marcel Breuer, Thonet, Beech, Chrome, Germany, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored brown Bauhaus armchair. Period: 1930-1939 Designer: Marcel Breuer Maker: Thonet Source: Germany Material: Beech, chrome-plated steel, Rattan strings.    
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 'Oasis' Sofa in White Boucle
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 'Oasis' sofa, model '5200', reupholstered in white boucle, wood, United States, 1952 The 'Oasis' sofa (1952) is designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Th...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Dunbar Bracket Back Sofa, Model 131
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dunbar Furniture bracket back sofa, Model 131 designed by Roger Sprunger. Rare smaller version sofa or loveseat that is perfect for two people. Solid mahogany "L" bracket supports gi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Italian modern Brown dining chair MG5 by Breuer and Stam for Matteo Grassi 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Brown dining chair MG5 by Marcel Breuer and Mart Stam for Matteo Grassi, 1970s Chair mod. MG5 with backrest and seat made of a brown leather band. The structure is in ...
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1970s Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Bench
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Bench This bench measures: 65.25 wide x 18.5 deep x 14 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vin...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Signed Dunbar Furniture Rosewood Bench Attributed to Edward Wormley, Ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rosewood bench by Dunbar, ca. 1960, with original seat cushion and what appears to be a Jack Lenor Larsen jacquard fabric. This all-wood version of Dunbar's bench is most often at...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood

Pair of Mid-1970s Marcel Breuer Cesca Arm Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid century modern pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Arm Chairs, mid-1970s, Italian. These have had only one owner. They lack the foot pads & are upholstered in rough woven period style fa...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bleached Mahogany & Cane Swivel Vanity Stool c. 1950
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful and elegant as ever mid century vanity stool designed by Edward Wormely and produced by Dunbar in the 1950s. The caning is ori...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Cane, Mahogany, Mohair, Upholstery

Pair of white Italian Cesca chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful pair of white Cesca chairs, made in Italy in the 1970s, from a design by Marcel Breuer (1928). Cane and white lacquered beech. Good condition overall, some light traces of ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Mid Century Marcel Breuer "B34" Armchair in Metal & Canvas Prod. by Thonet 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century bauhaus armchair / office chair model "B34" in steel frame, canvas and dark stained beech armrests by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet early 1930s. In good original ...
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1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

"Wassily" Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Armchair in Chromed metal and cream fabric by Marcel Breuer. Seat height: 43 cm. wear due to time and age of the chair.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 1960's Marcel Breuer Cesca chairs with arms, Stendig labels
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4 Original Marcel Breuer "Cesca" arm chairs 1960's With "Stendig" manufacturer labels. Breuer first designed this chair in 1928. Originally known as the B32, the chair’s revelatory use of material and simple form made it an international sensation—nothing like it existed at the time. In the early-1960s, the Modern Italian furniture manufacturer Gavina Group acquired the rights to the design. The company’s founder and owner, Dino Gavina, decided to rename the chair “the Cesca...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane

Edward Wormley Yellow Lounge Chair for Dunbar, Reupholstery Needed
Located in Berlin, DE
Edward Wormley Lounge Chair for Dunbar that also can be used as is but we recomend a new dress for this very comfy chair. Please ask for quotes. *This piece is curated by Original B...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Marcel Breuer, set of Four Cesca Chairs for Gavina. Italy 1960s
Located in Catania, CT
Four Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer and produced in Italy by Gavina during the 60s. Very good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Slight oxidation on the chro...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

"Wassily" Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Armchair in Chromed metal and cream fabric. Seat height: 43 cm. wear due to time and age of the chair.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Chrome and Black Cesca Chair Designed by Marcel Breuer Made in Italy circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Chic Cesca arm chair, designed by Marcel Breuer. Iconic and timeless Bauhaus chair, still relevant to today’s interior spaces. This chair was produced ...
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Late 20th Century Italian International Style Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 4 Edward Wormley Janus Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
The Edward Wormley 5701 chair for Dunbar's Janus Collection is a true masterpiece of mid-century modern design. This stunning chair is upholstered in a Holly Hunt's Great Plains heav...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Marcel Breuer B3 Wassily Chair for Gavina, 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural Leather 'Wassily' Chair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina. Originally designed in 1925. This model was produced in Italy for Gavina, 1960's. Beautifully crafted leather and chrome ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Italian MCM Marcel Breuer Cesca Accent, Side or Desk Chair, ITALY -- One Chair
Located in Basel, BS
A beautiful single Italian Breuer Cesca chair with a Wood framed seat and back, birds eye cane and a chrome plated metal frame. This chair is in beautiful condition, marked "made in ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Set of 22 dining Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928 and produced since that year till today. At the moment Knoll have the rights to do it. Chrome plated tubular frame, se...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

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Metal

Pair of Mid Century Cesca Chairs by Gavina, Design Marcel Breuer, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
This pair of Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair was made in Italy in '60s by Gavina The chairs are labeled It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32 chair...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Cesca Chair After Marcel Breuer Italy 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1960s
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Custom Settee
Located in Denton, TX
This assemblage of three chairs into a settee with bentwood arms was custom ordered by Stephens Financial for their office in Michigan. New upholstery may be desired.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

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Upholstery, Ash, Rosewood

Pair Armless Janus Chairs by Edward Wormley. Rare orangeJack Lenor Larsen Fabric
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare, all original, pair of armless lounge / slipper chairs designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Both chairs retain the original orange mod swirling fabric in shades of orange des...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century White Tufted Janus Slipper Chairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of Janus boucle slipper chairs by Edward Wormely for Dunbar Furniture. A lovely pair of white slipper chairs with a classic mid cen...
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Mid-20th Century Seating

Materials

Wood

S64 Cesca dining chairs Marcel Breuer inspired - Italy
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Nice set of armchairs with a a chromed-steel tubular cantilever base and a caned seat and back encased in a frame of beech. Inspired on the famous Cesca chairs from Marcel Breuer. M...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar, The Party Sofa, Model 5407, for Reupholstery.
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Party sofa, Model 5407, United States, 1950. Crafted with a solid wood frame and inner spring seats, this sofa is upholstered ...
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1650s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

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Velvet

Marcel Breuer Wassily lounge chair for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. Originally known as the model B3 chair, this monumental piece of Mid Century Design was first conceived a...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Marcel Breuer For Thonet B35 Cantilever Leather Sling Lounge Chairs Set of 2
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Handsome set of mid-century modern cantilever black leather lounge chairs designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet. These model B35 armchairs demonstrate a European Modern Bauhaus disci...
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

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Chrome, Metal

1950s "La Gondola" Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Belgian Linen and Goatskin
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1950s La Gondola Sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. This sofa with a solid mahogany bracket back, exaggerated curved arms, and floating open back is a true masterwork. The...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Goatskin, Linen, Mahogany

Marcel Breuer Knoll “Wassily” Brown Leather and Chrome Chair
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A vintage brown leather and chrome Wassily chair designed by Hungarian architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) for Knoll. Composed of a tubular chrome frame with b...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

4 Italian Marcel Breuer Knoll Cesca Tubular Chrome Caned Dining Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Four vintage Marcel Breuer Cesca Gavina Knoll dining armchairs. Made of tubular steel / chrome featuring caned seat and back with ebonized frame and arms. Linearity balanced by su...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Chrome

Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair By Marcel Breuer For Gavina 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ntroducing the Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina - A Modern Classic from 1960 The Knoll Wassily B3 Armchair, designed by the visiona...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Captain Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
One of Edward Wormley's most famous and elegant chairs. A timeless masterpiece. The Captain Chair. We have fully restored to highlight the beautiful polished brass, cane back, curve...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Model MG5 leather chair by Marcel Breuer, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Chair MG5 by Marcel Breuer in black saddle leather name: chair MG5 designer: Marcel Breuer, inspired by Mart Stam (Dutch) manufacturer: JOX Interni, Italy design year: 1928 year of m...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Metal

Set of 2 Marcel Breuer Cesca dining chair , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 83,5cmH, 50cmD, 46,5cmW, 46cm H seat Period: 1970’s Condition: Metal, webbing , wood Origin: Italy
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Metal

Tufted Slipper Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, pair
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1950s Pair of slipper chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Beautiful details on this design with curving front frame and deep and dimensional hardwood frames. Both are signed wi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

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Silk, Mahogany

Dunbar Tete a Tete Sofa by Edward Wormley, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar Tete a Tete Sofa by Edward Wormley, 1960. Newly reupholstered in a beautiful cut velvet. Tete a Tete is also on casters. Measures 91" long, 2...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet

Four Vintage Matteo Grassi MG5 Marcel Breuer Cognac Brown Leather Armchairs 4
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime suite of four original fully stamped Matteo Grassi MG5 circa 1970 whisky brown leather armchairs designed by...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

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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