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Seating For Sale
Creator: Thonet
Creator: Paolo Piva
Orange Armchair by Paolo Piva for Wittmann, Model Aura
Located in Schagen, NL
Circular forms combined with straight, this elegant armchair was designed by Paolo Piva for Wittmann, Austria. The chair features an orange and yellow upholstery and black feet with a silver colored...
Category

Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Thonet Chair 404 in Black Wood and Leather
Located in Brussels , BE
Thonet chair 404 in black wood and leather.  
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Armchair “Arcadia” by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchair in the rare version with curved backrest designed by Paolo Piva. The seat cover is manufactured of dark blue leather while all metal parts are of blackened metal, emphasizin...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Thonet Folding Seat
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Seating

Materials

Brass

1950s Classic Elegant Bentwood Painted Dining Chair by Thon
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s Classic elegant bentwood dining chair by Thon, set of six, other quantities available. These chairs were produced in volume by the famous Czech firm Ton, still trading today an...
Category

1950s Czech Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Mid-Century Design Black Armchairs
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Black mid-century design armchairs by TON Bystrice pod Hostýnem 1950s. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Customizable Wittmann Aura Armchair Designed by Paolo Piva
Located in New York, NY
Aura is inseparable from Wittmann. This compact armchair added a new chapter to the history of furniture design in 1983 following a partnership with Paolo Piva. An integral part of t...
Category

2010s Austrian Seating

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Mid Century Bentwood Rocking Chair, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This upholstered bentwood rocking chair was made in Czechoslovakia in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960’s. In good preserved Vintage condition, but upholstery shows signs of age ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

4 Mid Century Rocking Chairs by Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and rare model Thonet wood, aluminum and vinyl rocking chairs, total of four available, three in green vinyl, one in turquoise vinyl uphol...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of 19th century Faux Bamboo Parlor Chairs by Thonet
Located in Munich, DE
19th Century bentwood parlor chairs by Thonet. Beautiful gold patina & faded fabric. Both chairs show heavy signs of their age, flaking gold patina, washed out seat fabric & yet the ...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Faux Bamboo

Marcel Kammerer Settee Bench Seat, Thonet Austria, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic settee designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. It is made of dark or almost black stained beech wood in mahogany tone and French pol...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Bentwood, Beech

1960 Set of 4 Retro Suman Chairs and Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Designed by Antonín Šuman 1960, production by Fa Jiton and Ton Czechoslovakia. - Veneered table - folded 85 x 85cm, unfolded 85x127cm, height 76cm. - Chairs with bent beech woo...
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Chair Thonet Nr.402, Jan Kotěra in 1907
Located in Praha, CZ
Designed by Jan Kotera for the National association house in Prostejov. Slightly modified - reduced backrest height, as an adjustment to the salon chair). P...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Seating

Materials

Brass

Pair of Midcentury Armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON, 1970s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These armchairs were designed by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON company and made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. They are made of beechwood. The chairs are stable and comforta...
Category

Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Beech

Thonet, a Bentwood Chaise Lounge with Wonderful Scroll Work Details & Cane Work
Located in London, GB
Thonet. A bentwood chaise lounge with an adjustable back with a flowing scrollwork frame with a cane work bed. Stamped to the base with serial number and ??? - Paris retailer. Dimen...
Category

Early 1900s French Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

1960s Set of Two Ton Armchairs, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Produced by Ton/Thonet czechoslovakia - Good original condition with minor signs of wear - The wooden parts has been repolished - The fabric has been cleaned - High of seat ...
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

Bentwood, Patent Leather

Thonet Pair of Chairs in Cherry and Burgundy Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Thonet, pair of chairs, cherry, fabric, Germany, 1930s This unique pair of chairs has a splendid construction that epitomizes a simplistic, natural and timeless aesthetics. The desi...
Category

1930s German Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

Emile Guillot Tubular Steel Modernist Armchair Made by Thonet
By Emile Guillot, Thonet
Located in London, GB
Emile Guillot tubular steel modernist armchair made by Thonet. The shaped headrest, arms and shaped seat are ebonized Beech wood.  
Category

1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Chairs, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Maker Ton, Bystrice pod Hostýnem - Retro style, Expo 58, Brusel - Made in Czechoslovakia - Very good, original condition.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

1970s Set of Two Rare Armchairs by Ton, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - Wooden parts have been repolished - Measures: height of seat 46 cm.
Category

1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Eight Chrome Brno Chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of eight chrome Brno chairs by Mies Van Der Rohe for Thonet, classic Bauhaus design, nice original condition, hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en route from Buffa...
Category

1990s American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Reclining Chair Made in 1930s Germany by Thonet, Restored Matte Finish
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco Reclining chair made in 1930s Germany by Thonet. Restored matte finish.
Category

1930s German Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

Chair Kohn Nr.321, since 1906, Thonet
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 Empire Seating

Materials

Brass

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

Pair of Thonet Black Lacquered Bentwood Armchairs with Upholstered Seats, 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very dapper pair of uncommon 1940s Thonet bentwood birch armchairs with freshly redone black lacquered finish and white upholstery. Handsomely crafted frame of flat bentwood ele...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood

Art Nouveau Thonet Chairs Bentwood Set of Three, Austria, circa 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely set of three Art Nouveau Thonet Chairs from the turn of the 20th century in Austria. These slim, elegant designed bentwood chairs were produced in Vienna by the famous company...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Classic Elegant Bentwood Painted Dining Chair by Thon, Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s classic elegant bentwood painted dining chair by Thon – Good quantities available 1950s classic elegant bentwood dining chair by Thon – good qu...
Category

1950s Czech Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Antique Armchair No. 752 by Josef Frank for Thonet, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
This antique armchair, model no. 752, was designed in the 1920s by Josef Frank for Thonet and originates from Austria. It is made from beech and features an upholstery seat. This pie...
Category

1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery

Gustav Siegel Attributed, Made by Thonet, a Bentwood & Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel attributed, made by Thonet. A bentwood and cane rocking chair.
Category

Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Pair of Midcentury Armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON, 1970s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These armchairs were designed by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON company and made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. They are made of beechwood. The chairs are stable and comforta...
Category

Late 20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Beech

1970s Modular Three Seater Sofa by TON, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly reupholstered - The beech wooden frames has been refurbished - Hight of seat 36cm.
Category

1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Bentwood Bench by Thonet, Austria, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood bench by Thonet, Austria, 1900s.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

Armchair N ° 7601B, Edition Thonet circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Armchair n ° 7601B, Edition Thonet circa 1880 Patina and fabric to redo.  
Category

1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Bentwood

1930 Pair of Armchairs + Spider Table, by Halabala for Thonet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition - Table: 65 x 65 x 65 cm.
Category

1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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...
Category

1940s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Thonet Set of Four Chairs in Cherry and Brown Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Thonet, set of four lounge chairs, cherry, fabric, Germany, 1930s This unique set of four chairs has a splendid construction that epitomizes a simplistic, natural and timeless aesth...
Category

1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

Customizable Upholstery Wittmann Aura Sofa by Paolo Piva
Located in New York, NY
Aura is inseparable from Wittmann. This compact armchair added a new chapter to the history of furniture design in 1983 following a partnership with Paolo Piva. An integral part of t...
Category

2010s Austrian Seating

Materials

Leather, Fabric

Midcentury Footstool / Thonet, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of wood, fabric - Original upholstery - Good, original condition.
Category

1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Red Bauhaus Armchairs Made in 30s Germany, Designed by Anton Lorenz
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Pair of red Bauhaus armchairs made out of high quality leather and Chrome plated steel. Made in´30s Germany by Thonet and Designed by Anton Lorenz. Full...
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Thonet Vienna Wooden Childrens Chair, Austria, 1900s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely wooden chair for children by Thonet Vienna, dated around 1900. In good, original condition with nice patina. Labelled and stamped.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Adjustable Lounge Chairs by Thonet, 1930's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning and very rare pair of Thonet lounge chairs, fabricated in the 30's. Both chairs of this magnificent set are marked in the wood u...
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Bentwood Seating Set/ Salon Suite with Round Thonet Table, Austria, circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Early 20th century bentwood seating set/ salon suite by Thonet from the Art Nouveau period in Austria, circa 1910. Attributed to the famous Austrian architect and designer Otto Wagne...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Seating

Materials

Leather, Beech

Bentwood Armchair by Thonet, Beech and Fabric, 1930s
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood armchair by Thonet, Beech and Fabric, 1930s Europe.
Category

1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

1960 Set of 4 Design Retro Chair, Antonín Šuman for Ton, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Design by Antonín Šuman, production by Ton Bystrice pod Hostýnem - Construction with bent beech wood and fabric upholstered seat - Original preserved condition - Measures: Heigh...
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Stackable Thonet Chrome and Beechwood Curved Diner Chairs
Located in Voorburg, NL
Sculptural set of six beautiful curved Thonet diner chairs. The chair is not a classic Thonet chair but a more modern version of their quality chairs. It ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

De Sede DS-218/55 Barstool in Off White Upholstery by Paolo Piva
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Plays a decisive role in moulding the character of a room. A focus on clear-cut structures, cubist forms, straight lines and a Minimalist selection of materials. A unique combination...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Bentwood Scroll Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Bentwood arm chair with scroll design and black upholstered seat & back. (signed with THONET label)
Category

19th Century Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Vienna Secession Thonet Bentwood Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A Vienna secession Thonet bentwood armchair #511. Stained beechwood with an upholstered seat.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Bentwood

20th Century Austrian Bar Stool in Black Wood by Thonet
Located in Sofia, BG
Bar stool by Thonet in very elegant typical shape and in great condition. Austria, circa 1910.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Seating

Materials

Wood

Bench Seette Seat by Thonet, Attributed to Josef Frank, Wood, 1940
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A freestanding 3-seat manufactured by Thonet, Austria, in late 1930s or early 1940s. The design is attributed to Josef Frank. This comfortable and handmade seette is made of warm ton...
Category

1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Four Thonet Chairs Attributed to Otto Prutscher
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four rare Thonet chairs attributed to Otto Prutscher. Fully restored, upholstered with Backhausen fabric "Blumengarten".
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Seating

Materials

Beech, Plywood

Pair of Midcentury Bentwood Armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek, 1960s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These bentwood armchairs were designed by Jaroslav Šmídek and made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. The chairs are stable and comfortable. They are in good Vintage condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Illustrated Thonet Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Thonet armchair with a printed illustration. The seat and backrest are weaved in rattan. The rest of the frame is covered in a print that could have influenced by the great Fornase...
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Seating

Materials

Wood

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 ...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood, Naugahyde

Thonet, Set of 3 Chairs, France, 1950
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Set of 3 chairs variant of the CM 190 edited by Thonet, France, 1950. Seat in black faux leather, black lacquered tubular structure and back in curved ...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Four Chairs Thonet, circa 1920
Located in Praha, CZ
Solid and compact, perfectly clean. Newly upholstered in the recent past.
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

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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