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Seating For Sale
Creator: Dunbar
Creator: Marcel Breuer
Edward Wormley Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa in Great Plains Wool Velvet
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa in Great Plains, Wool Velvet "Dreamer Marigold" Sofa was stripped down to frame with new foam and reupholstered. Dimensions: 94" length 34" deep 29"...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Mohair

Edward Wormley Curved Back Side Chair for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mahogany ebonized side chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, c.1960s. The backrest has been newly caned with a newly upholstered seat cushion. Retains Dunbar brass label. Edwar...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany

Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Dining Room Arm Chair for Gavina Knoll, 1968, Set of 6
Located in Vicenza, IT
Beautiful set of 6 original B64 “Cesca” dining chairs produced by Gavina in 1968. Cesca chairs were originally designed in 1928 by French Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer and named ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

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Chrome, Iron

MidCentury Cesca Armchair in Chrome and Straw by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century Cesca armchair in chromed metal and woven wicker chairs. These beautiful chair was designed by Marcel Breuer and produced by Gavina in Italy during the 1960s. T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Midcentury Marcel Breuer Chrome and Rattan Cesca Chairs for Gavina 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of wonderful two mid-century chromed metal and rattan chairs "Cesca model". These amazing chairs were designed by Marcel Breuer and produced for Gavina in Italy during the 1970s....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Set of 6 Cesca B 32 Marcel Breuer Gavina 1960
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 6 Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina 1960. The chairs show slight signs of wear, seats restored. The meeting between Vienna straw and metal tubular, tradition and innovation, Thonet and Bauhaus, is what characterizes the legendary B32 chair, called Cesca, designed by Marcel Lajos Breuer...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca Side/Dining Chairs, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcel Breuer for Knoll Cesca Side/Dining Chairs, 1980. Newly reupholstered green boucle. 6 of the green chairs have sold. We have a large quantity of these chairs. You are welcome t...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé

Set of Six Mid-century Italian Modern Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs 70s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Set of six Cesca chairs, model B32, made in Italy in the 1970s. Some show signs of wear on the chrome but in general they are in good condition. Black lacquered beech wood frames an...
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Early 17th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Wood Upholstery and Nickel Cesca Armchairs Chairs, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of unusual Cesca chairs. Nickel frames with Wood and nice fabric upholstery seats and backs. Perfect to complete a dining set or use as desk or lounge chairs. Iconic design, the Cesca...
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1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Edward Wormley Long John Bench by Dunbar, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley Long John Bench by Dunbar, 1960. Bench has been completely restored. Measures 59.75" long, 18.75" deep 12" tall
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Metal

Italian Cesca Chair 1952 After Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1952
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of Four Cesca Chair By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Cesca Chair Set of Four By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Cane Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each side chairs measure: 22 wide x 20 deep x 34 high, with a seat height of 18 inches Each arm chair measures: 25 wid...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Wood

Marcel Breuer S64 Chair by Thonet, 1982
Located in Balen, BE
Iconic tubular steel chair model S 64, designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet in 1928. The frame is made of chromed tubular steel. The seat and backrest are covered with the "Viennese ...
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1980s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Marcel Breuer Cesca Bar stool Chrome and rattan Model S32, 1970s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
A stylish mid century Cesca bar stool originally designed by Marcel Breuer for Knoll International. Model S32 made in Italy 70s The Cesca was originally designed in 1928, after Breu...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Set of 4 vintage Marcel Breuer designed Cesca chairs produced under licence by Habitat in the 1980s. Iconic design classic which adapts to a multitude of interior design styles. This...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

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

Marcel Breuer 'Wassily' Armchair for Gavina 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic armchair designed in 1925 by Marcel Breuer for the painterWassily Kandinsky. Made of chrome-plated tubular steel and leather, it bears the production sticker. Production 1960s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Tan Leather loveseat sofa solid brass legs by Edward Wormley
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful light tan beige leather 72" 2 seater sofa. Very high quality leather upholstery with 2 seat cushions and tufted buttons on seat back and cushions. Beautiful design by Edwar...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Italian modern brown leather Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Iconic Italian modern brown leather Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, 1970s Wassily or B3 model armchair, with chromed tubular steel structure. The seat, armrests and bac...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Marcel Breuer Corset back B33 chairs by Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1927 by Marcel Breuer, these iconic B33 chairs produced by Knoll feature a cantilevered tubular steel frame and leather "corset" style seats and backs. These were manufac...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

1970s Marcel Breuer White Leather Wassily Chair
Located in San Gabriel, CA
30" height x 30" width x 25" depth 1970s Bauhaus Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair. Some light scuffs, worn leather. The tubing as a continuous piece and the ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Marcel Breuer Isokon Chaise Long for Knoll 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
One of the most iconic and elegant chaise longues in the history of design, conceived in the 1930s by the great architect and designer Marcel Breuer for the newly founded English com...
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1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Edward Wormley Dunbar Floating Back Sofa
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Rare 1950s sofa design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar featuring a beautiful exposed mahogany frame and a floating arm and back section. Showcasing Wormley's deft skill of transforming ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Mahogany

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

Mid-Century Knoll Spoleto Chairs 1970s Set of 4
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll Spoleto chairs. Marcel Breuer designed the B33 chair in 1927, it is based on the cantilever principle (cantilevered), in the same spirit as t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

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...
Category

1950s Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid-Century Knoll Spoleto Chairs 1970s Sold Individually.
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Knoll Spoleto chairs. Marcel Breuer designed the B33 chair in 1927, it is based on the cantilever principle (cantilevered), in the same spirit as the famous B3 chair or “Wassily chai...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Signed Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic Wassily chair by designer Marcel Breuer for Knoll. He created this design in 1925 for the apartment of the painter Vassily Kandinsky while he was still a student at the Bauhau...
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Mid-20th Century Seating

Materials

Metal

Edward Wormley Sofa Model 4906, Dunbar, USA, 1950s
Located in London, GB
An original Edward Wormley Model 4906 sofa, made by Dunbar in the USA, 1950s. Fast shipping worldwide.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A set of 8 rare dining chairs designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. This set features two arm or "Captain's" chairs along with 6 side chairs. Great form with a gentle curved back an...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of four Mid Century Modern Marcel Breuer B64 Cesca Chairs Italy 1970
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Set of four Cesca chairs model B64, with armrests. Tubular steel chromed structure in good condition (only one of them has an area of wear on the chrome, see last image). Beechwood ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

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

Spoleto Chairs by Ufficio Tecnico for Knoll, Italy, 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Ufficio Tecnico Reguitti, Mart Stam, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spoleto Chair by Ufficio Tecnico for Knoll, a timeless piece of modern design. These chairs boast black leather seats integrated with polished chrome frames. The laced backrests not ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 935 MCM Rosewood and Walnut Horseshoe Chairs - 4
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model 935 Mid Century Rosewood and Walnut Horseshoe Chairs - Set of 4 Each chair measures: 24.75 wide x 22 deep x 30.75 high, with a seat height of 19 and ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood, Walnut

Mid Century Modern B64 Black and Beech Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 70s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Cesca chairs, model B64 whit arms. Tubular structure in black lacquered steel in excellent condition. Beech wood frames and Viennese natural grid. Grids of the seat have been put new...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Chairs Cesca, Marcel Breuer, Gavina, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 2 Chairs Cesca, Marcel Breuer, Gavina, 1970. The Set of 2 Cesca Chairs, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1970 for Gavina, epitomizes modernist elegan...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Early 1940s Edward J. Wormley Elegant Armchairs for Dunbar in Dark Expresso x 2
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early 1940s Edward J. Wormley Elegant Neoclassical Style occasional arm chairs for Dunbar model No. 116B. As shown in "The Other Face of Modernism" book on Wormley , and in the 1940s...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair signed Knoll Studio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufacture date 2003 by Knoll Studio. Stamped Knoll Studio on the frame and labeled. In black leather, chromed s...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

6 Marcel Breuer chairs 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
For sale 6 Marcel Breuer cantilever chairs ,2 Armchairs one signed 4 without armrests . one signed Fasem . Its a bit off a mismatch , Looking nice .3 Black 3 Natural. one of the ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wicker

Edward Wormley for Dunbar "Tall Man" Lounge Chair With Brass Legs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An oversized modernist take on an iconic wingback chair by iconic designer Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Features a well proportioned frame with tall seat back over solid patinated bras...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chairs signed Knoll Studio
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Wassily lounge chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Manufacture date 2003 by Knoll Studio. Stamped Knoll Studio on the frame and labeled. In black leather, chromed s...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Twelve Edward Wormley Dining Chairs by Dunbar, Restored
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome set of two arm chairs model no. 4593 and ten side chairs model no. 4592, making a full set of twelve chairs. Resigned by Edward Wormley and manufactured by Dunbar, USA. Th...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Bahaus Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair S64
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer Italy C. 1960 Vintage Cesca chair by Marcel Breuer. Made by Gavina, Italy, 1962. Version with arms. Very good ...
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Marcel Breuer for Gavina Set of Four Cesca Chairs, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Group of four chairs Mod. Cesca by Marcel Lajos Breuer for Gavina - Italy - with original label. Walnut backrest, chromed steel tubular frame and Vienna straw. Breuer's Cesca chair h...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Captain Chairs In Holly Hunt Great Plains
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

Pair Edward Wormley Lounge chairs model 4872A for Dunbar, 1948. Gray, Brass Legs
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beautiful pair of lounge chairs designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1948. Expertly reupholstered in a light gray wool blend fabric. The original legs are made of solid brass. T...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

B32 Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. These Cesca chairs are an original example of the armless B32 chair by Marcel Breuer. They are ext...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Restored Edward Wormley Tuxedo Sofa for Dunbar in yellow beige fabric, USA 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Edward wormley tuxedo sofa for Dunbar, USA 1960s. Three-seat sofa with respectively three seat and back cushions. All freshly reupholstered ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Pair Marcel Breuer Chrome Metal And Leather Wassily Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Marcel Brewer Chrome Metal And Leather Wassily Style Lounge Chairs. Very comfortable and in great shape.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa Plinth Base, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar tuxedo sofa, 1970. Original 1970s sofa reupholstered in 1980s fabric with black plinth base.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

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 Four Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs by Gavina, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four armchairs, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer. Manufactured by Gavina, circa 1970. Metal pipe frame, seat and back with new upholstery a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Tuxedo Sofa in Holly Hunt Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
A classic clean lined sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. We have updated with Great Plains Mohair by Holly Hunt.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

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

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

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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