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Seating For Sale
Creator: Thonet
Creator: Knoll Antimott
Classic Bentwood Armchair with Original Plaid Oil Cloth by Thonet Brothers 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic bentwood armchair with original plaid oil cloth by Thonet brothers 1940s, extremely comfortable, chair in remarkable original condition, minor d...
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1940s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Pair of Classic Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Lounge Chairs by Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of Classic Mid-Century Modern bentwood lounge chairs by Thonet, stunning lines, extremely comfortable, rare high back version, retain original finish, well worn finish, leaving ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Naugahyde, Bentwood

Bentwood Cane Salonfauteuil Easy Chair Thonet No. 1, circa 1890
Located in Lucenec, SK
Very rare antique Thonet easy chair no 1 produced by Gebruder Thonet from the late 19th century in a very good condition with new cane on seat, cane ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Arts and Craft Art Nouveau Set of 8 Bentwood Chairs Signed Thonet, 1900
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 8 Thonet chairs, bentwood with viennese braid. all signed. As found condition. All chairs a solid and stable. 4 of the braids are perf...
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Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Bentwood, Braid

Dining Chair by Thonet in Original Vintage Silk & Oak, Czechoslovakia, 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Elegant dining chair produced by Thonet company in an original condition. The chair is made of strong oak wood with upholstered seat and backrest. The fabric is vintage silk. Some patina is visible on the wooden parts which adds to the vintage look...
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Silk, Oak, Bentwood

Pair of Thonet Birch Bentwood and Pale Olive Naugahyde High Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Thonet Modular Birch Bentwood Lounge Olive Naugahyde High Back Arm Chairs, C. 1950. Featuring smooth organic steamed bent Birch frameworks, with ergonomic upholstered high ba...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood

Josef Hoffmann Armchair – Model No. A 811/F for Thonet
Located in Budapest, HU
Josef Hoffmann Armchair – Model No. A 811/F for Thonet (1900s) This exquisite armchair, Model No. A 811/F, designed by the renowned architect and designer Josef Hoffmann for Thonet ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Reed, Beech

1960s Oswald Haerdtl Chair by TON Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of stained beech wood and beech plywood - The wooden parts have been repolished - Height of armrests: 64 cm
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Plywood

ZPM Radomsko for Thonet Bentwood Cafe Armchair
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Bentwood furniture came to prominence in the early 1900s, and was a staple in cafes and restaurants in Europe. This is a bentwood armchair, designed by ZPM Radomsko in Poland and pro...
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Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Rare Bauhaus Mart Stam tubular chair by Thonet / original green colour!!
Located in Praha, CZ
- Thonet - Before 1930, earliest model, practically unseen - Original red eisengarn, iron fabric, perfect condition, original screws - Lacquered in original green seen in Thonet col...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Josef Maria Olbrich, set of 4 armchairs for Thonet, Austria, 1910
Located in Argelato, BO
Josef Maria Olbrich, set of 4 armchairs for Thonet, Austria, 1910 Rare and extraordinary set of 4 bent beech chairs by the architect and designer Olbrich for Thonet from an important office in Trieste...
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1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Vienna Secession Otto Prutscher Thonet Austria Morris Chair #6392 Adjustable
Located in Miami, FL
Vienna Secession Otto Prutscher Thonet Austria Morris Chair #6392 Adjustable Offered for sale is an original Vienna Secession Otto Prutscher for Thonet Austria Morris adjustable ch...
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1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of Josef Hoffman Fledermaus Chairs Style 728 by Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage Josef Hoffman chairs originally designed for the Fledermaus Cabaret in Vienna in the secessionist style. Hoffman designed...
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Early 20th Century American Vienna Secession Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

1930s Josef Frank Restored Beech Armcahir by Thonet Model A403/F, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- brushed and oiled surface - Sturdy and stable - Stamped by Thonet - heigh of seat 33 cm
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Seating

Materials

Beech

Eberhard Krauss, Rare Armchair Model A 821 F for Thonet, 1930
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare armchair / lounge chair designed by Eberhard Krauss for Thonet in 1930 for the exhibition "Thonet Werkbund" in Vienna. This model is sometimes also wrongly attributed to Adolf S...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Birch

Mid Century Thonet Oak Bentwood & Chrome Armchair
Located in Madison, WI
For sale here is a Rare stunning lounge / side / accent bentwood chair made by THONET. The chair is a mid century chair, with refined character, high quality craftsmanship and uni...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Large Secession Armchair no.6549 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Large secession armchair no.6549 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet professionally stained and repolished. Marked on the bottom.
Category

1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Mid century color dining chairs by TON, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia, set of 18
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These mid century dining chairs were made in the former Czechoslovakia, associated with the Brussels period after EXPO 58.  It was manufactured by TON company(successor of Thonet in ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood, Beech

Otto Wagner Jugendstil One Chair Beech Österreichische Postsparkasse Vienna 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil Otto Wagner One (1) Chair Side Chair Chocolate Brown Beech Osterreichische Postsparkasse 1902 for Thonet 1904/1906 Vienna. An iconic chair or side chair by the famed Austr...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Seating

Materials

Metal

Four Thonet White and Chrome Cantilever Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
An early design of tubular chromed steel cantilevered frames, updated in this 1970s version. Single piece of tubular chromed bent steel, wood framed seat and back covered in white le...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Writing Desk and Chair, Thonet, Chrome-Plated Steel, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Bauhaus writing desk and chair. Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Material: Chrome-Plated Steel, Lacquered Wood Number of d...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1960s Antonin Suman Set of Six Beech Dining Chairs, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished - Armchairs dimensions: Height: 78 cm ,Seat height 47cm Width: 55cm ,Depth: 56cm ,Height of the armrests: 68 cm
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Thonet S411 Tubular Steel Cantilever Armchair, Black Leather Upholstery, c. 1935
Located in Berlin, DE
Thonet S 411 tubular steel cantilever armchair with leather upholstery, designed by the Thonet Company c. 1935. This original tubular steel cantilever ...
Category

1930s German Streamlined Moderne Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 6 pcs Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Black
Located in Basel, BS
Excellent set of 6 Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with Solid Black wooden frames and black seats. No longer produced, Rare items. VERY hard to find in solid black. Very Chic! Designed by Gerd Lange in 1983, manufactured in Western-Germany. The legs are made of solid ashwood, stained black. The seat and back consists of original black PVC material. Incredible space savers-- stackable! Dimensions 18.3ʺW × 16ʺD × 31.1ʺH International Shipping details...
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1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Birch

Thonet dining char no.1
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet dining char no.1. Professionally stained and repolished with new handmade rattan seat.
Category

Late 19th Century Slovak Jugendstil Antique Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Tubular steel chair S 64, Marcel Breuer for Thonet
Located in Neuss, NW
Legendary tubular steel chair, model S 64, designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet (1928). Solid frame made of chromed tubular steel. The seat and backrest are covered with the original...
Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bistro chair THONET, Czechoslovakia, 1930
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This midcentury wood bistro chair THONET was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1930´s. It´s made of beechwood. It´s no longer marked, probably the label has been removed after...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood, Beech

Set of Four Mid-Century Upholstered Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet
Located in Dorchester, MA
Upholstered in a soft textile in vibrant red, these four birch armchairs are classic modernist bentwood by Thonet. Three chairs, attributed to Joe Atkinson, sport solid seat backs an...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch

1930s Adolf Loos Office Chair Model 669 for Cafe Capua by Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and finish by shellac. - Measures: height of the armrests are 71cm. - height of seat 44 cm.
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Thonet Bentwood Armchair with Purple Seat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This elegant 1950s lounge chair by Thonet features undulating blond bentwood arms and continues seat. The chair has been professionally recovered in period Purple.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Bentwood daybed no.2 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood daybed no.2 by Thonet in original vintage condition with signs of use.
Category

1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

Most Unusual Set 4 of Modernist Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Most unusual set of modernist bentwood armchairs by Thonet ...This chair seems to be a blend of Classic Bauhaus style chairs designed by Michael Thonet, can’t seem to find another? C...
Category

1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Patent Leather, Bentwood

1970s Pair of Mies van der Rohe Thonet Attributed Cane MR10 Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of MR10 Dining Chairs, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1927. These particular examples were produced by Thonet circa the 1970s. They are comprised of a tub...
Category

1970s German Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1960s Oswald Haerdtl, Set of 4 Dining Chairs by TON, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use - original upholstery with minor sings of use
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Josef Maria Olbrich, Pair of armchairs for Thonet, Austria, 1910
Located in Argelato, BO
Josef Maria Olbrich, Pair of armchairs for Thonet, Austria, 1910 Rare and extraordinary set of 2 bent beech chairs by the architect and designer Olbrich for Thonet from an important office in Trieste...
Category

1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Italian mid-century big beech wood and Vienna straw Thonet chairs, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century big beech wood and Vienna straw Thonet chairs, 1950s. Large chairs or armchairs with armrests in Thonet style, with Vienna straw seat and curved armrests and with...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Straw, Beech

Office Chair Thonet Nr.253, circa 1915
Located in Praha, CZ
In beautiful original condition, perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac. The chair has an interesting finish - imitation oak wood (which was created by drilling artificial pores...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Thonet S 411 Tubular Steel Cantilever Armchair, Germany, circa 1935
Located in Berlin, DE
Thonet S 411 tubular steel cantilever armchair with fabric upholstery, designed by the Thonet Company in 1932. This original tubular steel cantilever armch...
Category

1930s German Streamlined Moderne Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This design icon from 1928, the B35 armchair, was designed by Marcel Breuer in the late 1920s and made by the German Thonet factory in the early 1930s. This piece is made of tubular steel and black leather with natural patina. The materials used and the traces of wear show that this is an early production of this timeless modell. The armrests are finished with solid wood. Following the success of his Wassily chair, Breuer continued to experiment with tubular steel furniture. Like the Wassily chair, the B35 was not a direct representative of the Bauhaus school, but is clearly in line with the Bauhaus design and construction principles, with a modern, stripped-down form made of industrial materials not used today in furniture production. Marcel Breuer was born in 1902 in Hungary. He was an architect and designer. He received a scholarship to study painting and sculpture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1920, but quickly quit and applied to the Bauhaus school in Weimar, Germany. After completing the preliminary courses there, he studied at the Bauhaus furniture...
Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Walter Knoll "Antimott" Lounge Chair with Bouclé Cushions Germany, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Walter Knoll "Antimott" Lounge Chair with Bouclé Cushions Germany, 1950s The "Antimott" midcentury armchair, designed by Walter Knoll in Germ...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

Pair of Vintage German Minimalist Chrome Black Armchairs from Thonet, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two armchairs was manufactured by the German Thonet manufacture during the 1970s. The frame is made of chrome-plated tubular steel. The chairs are made by plywood and covered with black synthetic leather. The minimalist form adds elegance, and the contoured seat improves comfort during use. Both pieces have manufactory labels. Thonet is the oldest existing furniture company in the world. It began its long business in 1819 when the carpenter Michael Thonet founded a furniture workshop in Boppard, Germany. A supporter of the Biedermeier style, he specialized in chairs, tables and cabinets characterized by clean lines, reduced ornamentation and an emphasis on the principles of functionalism. In the 1930s, Thonet's experiments with glued and steam-bent wood furniture...
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1970s German Minimalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set of 6 dining room chairs no.18 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Set of 6 dining room chairs no.18 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished. These 100+ year old chairs show that they were made by hand. Each one is unique in its shape and c...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Art Nouveau Seating Set by Otto Wagner for Thonet, 1910s
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of Thonet sofa type 6285 and two armchairs Thonet 6585. Rare type designed by Otto Wagner. Recently reupholstered. Shellac finish. Dimensions of a...
Category

1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Bentwood dining chair no.20 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood dining chair no.20 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood dining room chair no.14 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood dining room chair no.14 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood dining room chair by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood dining room chair by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood office chair no.88 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood office chair no.88 by Thonet in excellent original condition.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Antique Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Charles W. Stendig Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic rocking chair by Thonet for Stending Co. Beautiful bentwood lines throughout this rocking chair, completed with caning seat and back. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category

Mid-20th Century Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Art deco Thonet armchairs no.428
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco Thonet armchairs no.428 executed by Thonet Debrecen. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Early Nr 5 Chair Thonet Made for First International Exposition in London in 185
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Early model of chair created by thonet in 1851 for first international exposition of London. This example shows some differences with the 2 chairs on catalogue and is a mixed betwee...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Nutwood, Plywood

Office Swivel Chair, Thonet Nr.633
Located in Praha, CZ
Perfectly restored in the recent past, new shellac polish - high gloss. Beautiful and original surface treatment - "imitation oak wood", where imitation oak wood pores were carved in...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Thonet, Set of 6 Rare Design Black Wood Chairs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This set of 6 design black wood chairs is stamped Thonet-Vienna-1993 and has the gold Thonet incrusted label. They have a nice design, are large and...
Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Restored Art Deco Rocking Chair with Footrest, by Thonet, Beech, Czech, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Made by influential Austrian furniture manufacturer Thonet. This Art Deco rocking chair originates from Bohemia in the early 20th century and was manufactured by Fischel-Thonet. The...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Seating

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Beech, Lacquer

Art nouveau desk chair by Gustav Siegel for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau desk chair by Gustav Siegel for Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished with new fabric.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Jindřich Halabala Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of armchairs by Jindřich Halabala (1903-1978) with curved beech wood armrests, white wool back and seat, and square tapered legs. Design executed by Thonet, Czech Republic mid...
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Beech

Super Slick Pair of Thonet Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Thonet tub chairs in great original condition. We believe they are upholstered in leather, however it's possible the upholstery is actually vi...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Back of the Chairs by Martino Gamper for the Conran Shop/Thonet, 2008
Located in Uppsala, SE
This chair, along with two other models, was commissioned by The Conran Shop in 2008 to the designer Martino Gamper for The London Design Festival and for ...
Category

Early 2000s Croatian Futurist Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Thonet Side Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood frame with upholsterd seat. Manufactured by Thonet in Austria about 1880.
Category

1880s Austrian Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

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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