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Seating For Sale
Creator: Thonet
Creator: Paolo Piva
1950's Honey Beech Side Chair, Oswald Haerdtl Model 515, Set of Six, '1928'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Honey Beech side chair – Oswald Haerdtl Model 515 – set of six (1928) 1950’s Honey Beech side chair – Oswald Haerdtl Model 515 – set of six (1928). This chair was produced by...
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1950s Czech Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

S 32 Cantilever Thonet Side Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
S 32 Cantilever Thonet side chair S 32 Cantilever chair combines the tubular steel frame with leather upholstered seat and backrest for comfort. Price for 1...
Category

Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

7 Thonet Bar Stools / Sold Singly/3 Remaining
Located in Sheffield, MA
An authentic collection of 3 of 7 still remaining iconic Thonet stools from the 1930s, marked on the underside with Thonet Logo and certificate. ...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Thonet White and Black Bakelite Stacking Stools, 1930s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early, classic pair of Thonet Nesting Tables, Stacking Stools in White Bakelite atop Black, ebonized, bentwood legs. Attributed to Alvar Aalto. Seat 14D. Stackable. Additional seati...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Bakelite, Wood

Large Secession Armchair by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Large secession armchair by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet professionally stained and repolished. Marked on the bottom.
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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Chairs by Mart Stam for Mücke-Melder 'Under License from Thonet', 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 1930s cantilever chairs, designed by Mart Stam and manufactured by Mücke-Melder in Czech Republic under license from Thonet.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

'1' Thonet Anton Lorenz Cantilevered Chrome Armchair
Located in Pasadena, TX
(1 ) Thonet Lorenz arm chair The Lorenz arm chair was designed by Anton Lorenz in 1929 and manufactured by Thonet. In 1929 Anton Lorenz founded the firm Desta (Deutsche Stahlmöbel) in Berlin making Anton Lorenz the first to manufacture tubular-steel furniture on a commercial scale...
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1920s European Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Thonet Salon Suite, circa 1900-1910
Located in Rochester, NY
Thonet three piece bentwood salon suite ( settee and two matching armchairs ) in a beautiful sleek gloss black lacquered surface. Early Thonet paper labels...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

1960s Pair of Ton/Thonet Beech Armchairs, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - wooden parts have been repolished, mint colour.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Thonet Rocking Footrest
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet rocking footrest in very good original condition with signs of usage.
Category

1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

80s Chair Freischwiner Thonet 96 Chrome Armrest Chair Mesh Design
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
80s chair Freischwiner Thonet 96 chrome armrest chair mesh design Object: armchair Manufacturer: Thonet Condition: good - vintage Age: around 19...
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1980s European Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Rare Chair Thonet Nr.21
Located in Praha, CZ
Museum piece. A very rare model that has been in production only for a few years and only very small quantities were produced. The surface treatment is also in the best possible vari...
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Pierre Paulin CM 194 Armchairs for Thonet, France, circa 1958
Located in Miami, FL
Distinctive pair of mid 20th century design armchairs, model CM 194. This pair of chairs are early works designed by the visionary designer Pierre Paulin for Th...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

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...
Category

1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Birch

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...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Rare and Original Antique Bentwood Thonet Child's Chair 19th Century Furniture
Located in Lisse, NL
Marked and original children's chair, the 'Kindersessel nr 1.' This 19th century Thonet chair for a child dates from circa 1860-1880 and the name Thonet needs no further introduction. This rare piece is in excellent and original condition. It is as stable as the day it was hand-crafted and the undamaged upholstery is almost certainly original too. The stunning seat with its beautiful pattern and colors is either filled with straw or with horse's hair. This small and rare Thonet chair...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Vintage Modern Oak Bentwood & Chrome Two-Seat Settee or Bench Attr to Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage modern two-seat settee or bench of oak bentwood, chrome, and upholstery attributed to Thonet. It is in wonderful vintage condition. The wood, chrome, and fabric are ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak, Bentwood

Original CM197 Armchair by Pierre Paulin for Thonet France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original CM197 armchair by Pierre Paulin. Designed for Thonet, France in 1958. Green vinyl upholstery in excellent original condition. Can be reupholstered easi...
Category

1950s French Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Thonet Sider Chairs Attributed to Marcel Kammerer
Located in Vienna, AT
Katalog No, A 335 beech bentwood with plywood seat and backrest attributed to Marcel Kammerer. Professionaly restored. Signed Thonet on the frame.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood, Plywood

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

Thonet Office Armchair in Oak, Czechoslovakia, circa 1930s
Located in Zohor, SK
This beautiful office chair was produced by Thonet company. Original burnt in label still slightly visible in the bottom of the chair (see pictures). Made of strong oak wood and plyw...
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Pair of Thonet Bar Stools with Red Wooden Base and Black Seats, circa 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
An authentic pair of Thonet stools from the 1930s, marked on the underside with Thonet Logo and certificate. Red painted wooden base with chrome foot support and black faux leather ...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

1960s Pair of Ton Armchairs by Jaroslav Smidek, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of beech wood - Newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished - The seat height is 39 cm.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Thonet Chrome Tubular Steel Armchairs, Leather Upholstery, Customisable, c. 1935
Located in Berlin, DE
Thonet S 411 tubular steel cantilever armchairs in leather upholstery, designed and manufactured by Thonet, c. 1935. This original tubular steel cantil...
Category

1930s German Streamlined Moderne Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Siesta Medizinal by Hans and Wassili Luckhardt for Thonet, 1930s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Design classic “Siesta Medizinal” by Hans and Wassili Luckhardt for Thonet Frankenberg with a height adjustable leather neck support as well...
Category

1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Stacking Chairs by Karl Schwanzer, Thonet, Austria, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare set of two Viennese stacking chairs made of brown stained wood designed by Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer and manufactured by Thonet in the 1950s. This chair was des...
Category

1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

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

Midcentury Set of 5 Thonet High Back Bentwood Dining Chairs
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 5 !!!!! Thonet high back bentwood beech chairs. Solid and stabile. Signed. Fabric can be changed easily.
Category

1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Bentwood High Back Dining Chairs by Thonet
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Pair of beech bentwood high back dining chairs. Signed by Thonet, 1987. Style Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau. New upholstery, same fabric, differe...
Category

1980s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Bentwood and Cane Thonet "Caminsessel" / Fire Place Chair No. 1, c. 1860
Located in Surbiton, GB
Rare folding cane chair from the aesthetic movement, produced by Thonet, c.1860. In fair condition, with minor scuffs to the frame and a small ar...
Category

1860s Swiss Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Chair Thonet Nr.223, since 1901
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. New upholstery surface on the original core.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Thonet Armchair with Leatherette Upholstery by Oswald Haerdtl, ca. 1950's
Located in Schagen, NL
Beautiful Thonet armchair designed by the Viennese architect and designer Oswald Haerdtl. The chair has wooden armrests and legs and is upholstered in blue/grey leatherette. Marked t...
Category

1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Faux Leather, Beech

Early Thonet S533 RF Cane Weißenhof Armchair Chair Mies van der Rohe Set of 2
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage armchairs are Bauhaus classics and were designed by Mies van der Rohe and knowned by the name Weißenhof Chair.This pair were produced by Thonet with the Model name S533 RF. 3 license holders are producing this chair today. As well as Knoll International MR10. Tecta B42 and this 2 Thonet S533...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1960s Ton/Thonet Beech Armchair, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished - The seat height is 39cm
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Upholstery, Beech

Midcentury Bauhaus Chrome Steel Armchairs by Thonet, circa 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Model S411 armchairs by Thonet circa 1930s mid-century Bauhaus period. These cantilever armchairs are typical for the German and Eastern Europe Bauhaus ...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

1970's Vintage Retro 6 Gert de Lange for Thornet ''The Flex'' Chairs
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 8 chairs designed by Gert De Lange and made by Thornet, the chair was call ''The Flex'' chair and was awarded the 'Gute Form' price in 1969, black...
Category

1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Plastic

Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 404 F chairs by Stefan Diez for Thonet. Original labels. Stefan Diez, born in 1971 in Freising (Germany). After taking courses in architecture and training to be a carpent...
Category

20th Century German Seating

Materials

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

Thonet, A Bentwood Settee with Scrollwork Decoration with a Caned Seat & Back
Located in London, GB
Thonet. A bentwood Beech settee with wonderful scrollwork decoration to the back and to the arms with a caned seat and a caned back.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech, Bentwood

Art Deco Thonet H269 Armchair by Jindrich Halabala
Located in Vienna, AT
Beech bentwood walnut stained armchair made by Thonet in the 1930s. Excellent restored with seat springs upholstered with leather imitated fabric. Another fabric and wood finish on r...
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Austrian Chairs with Straw and Wood by Thonet, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian mid-century chairs with straw and wood, 1950s Set of 3 chairs with square seat, with rounded corners in straw. The structure is in dark wood...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Seating

Materials

Straw, Wood

Bauhaus Thonet Folding Chair, B 751
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Original (well-) preserved - Marked by maker - Straight and simple design - Publicated in books and catalogues.
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Dining Chairs No.81 by Thonet Debrecsen
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Dining chairs no.81 by Thonet Debrecsen executed in 1980s. Excellent original condition.
Category

1980s Hungarian Jugendstil Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Childs Chair by David Rowland for Thonet
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Presenting a truly rare and exceptional piece of design history - the Child's Softech Chair, designed by the renowned David Rowland for Thonet...
Category

1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vienna Secession Armchairs by Marcel Kammerer, Thonet No. 6534
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Vienna Secession stained and bent beechwood chairs, model no. 6534, designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Vienna, Austria, circa 1910. With b...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Grey Bauhaus Sofa Made in 1930s Czechia by Robert Slezak, Designed by Thonet
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome tubular steel frame. Manufactured by Robert Slezák in the 1930s. Chrome tubular steel is in perfect original condition. Upholstered with high qualit...
Category

20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Thonet Pair of Armchairs in Floral Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Attributed to Marcel Kammerer for Thonet, pair of armchairs, bentwood and fabric, Austria, ca. 1910 A pair of armchairs of which the frame is composed of elegantly curved lines and ...
Category

1910s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Thonet Bent Beech Rattan Chairs in Pair, ca. 1910 '2 Pieces'
Located in Budapest, HU
Bent and steamed beechwood chairs with rattan seat. Manufactured by Thonet around 1910 in Vienna, Austria.  
Category

1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Two and a Half Seat White Leather Sofa B&B "Alanda"
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian B&B "Alanda" two-and-a-half-seat white leather sofa by Paolo Piva with adjustable back pillows and armrests, 1970s. The sofa shows wear due to age and use...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Iron

Pair of Czech Bauhaus Armchairs, Marcel Breuer and Thonet, Chrome, Fabric, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
License Thonet according to the design of Marcel Breuer Fully restored. Armchairs, 2 pcs Style: Bauhaus. Period: 1930-1939. Material: Fabric and chrome-plated steel Source: C...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Six Original Stamped Thonet Swivel Bergere Armchairs Model 5501 for Zpm Radomsko
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this super rare suite of six original, antique, fully stamped Thonet Model 5501 swivel bergère chairs made for ZPM Radomsko circa 1900 These are as menti...
Category

Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Marcel Kammerer Seating Set Salon Suite, Thonet, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic bentwood set seating group designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. The set contains of two armchairs and ...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus Cantilever Armchair Set of 2 Thonet Muecke Melder
Located in Chemnitz, SN
Object: cantilever chair - Bauhaus fabric Time: around 1935 Style: Bauhaus Manufacturer: Mücke Melder Restored tubular steel chair, made in...
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Nouveau Wing Chair No.6542 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art nouveau wing chair no.6542 by Thonet in excellent condition, backhausen fabric.
Category

1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Marcel Kammerer for Thonet Bench in Floral Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marcel Kammerer for Thonet, sofa bench model 6217, bentwood and fabric, Austria, ca. 1910 An elegant bentwood settee designed by Marcel Kammerer a...
Category

1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Extremely Rare Vintage Sofa by Paolo Piva for De Sede Swiss 1970s
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Very rare vintage 3-seat sofa in its original black leather. Stunning patina. Designed in the 1990s by Paolo Piva for De Sede Swiss. Very good condition with normal signs of use...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Bauhaus Cantilever Seating Set, Sofa + Armchairs in Black Nappa Leather, 30s
Located in Chemnitz, SN
Object: cantilever sofa + 2 cantilever armchairs Time: around 1935 Style: Bauhaus Design: Thonet Leather: Nappa black with piping pearl white Rare tubular steel sof...
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus 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

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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