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Seating For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1990s
Antique Chinese Mini Low Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. It was crafted entirely using wooden joints and remains sturdy and robust a fantastic piece to u...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Seating

Materials

Wood, Elm

Mies van der Rohe Style Brazilian Artesian Classic Daybed
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mies van der Rohe Style Artesian Daybed Features: Walnut frame Premium aniline dyed Italian black or brown leather from Brazil Individually hand welted Upholstery panel sections-bottom tufted Seat cushions are high resilient-high density polyurethane Premium cowhide leather strap seat...
Category

1990s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Louis XV Style Daybed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XV style sleigh-form day bed, the frame carved with flowers and other decoration, in distressed white and blue painted finish with blue/green vintage ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Wood

Early 1900 French wabi-sabi style wooden bench
Located in amstelveen, NL
Painted elmwood wooden bench with long seat, France, the 1920s Stunning rounded corners. The legs face outwards. We think that the legs are replaced a long time ago. It has an eleg...
Category

1920s French Provincial Vintage Seating

Materials

Elm

Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chairs in Navy Velvet, Chrome Tubular Legs
Located in Wilton, CT
Montage has been restoring Saarinen Executive chairs for years in every fabric one can imagine, right in our very own workroom. We’ve restored these chairs using a stunning Italian V...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of King Tubby Rattan Armchairs by Platt & Young for Driade, Italy, 1990s
By Driade, Platt & Young
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern style pair of King Tubby rattan wicker armchairs or lounge chairs by the designer Platt and Young for the quality and famous italian desi...
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Rattan

Set of 6 Antique Thonet Bent Wood Bistro Chairs w Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Four of these iconic chairs share a classic design, while the two end chairs feature arms. All feature a matching raised pattern. Please see photos. Despite their age, the set remain...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Set of Six English Regency Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs with Two Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A superb British set of six brass inlaid Regency Revival dining chairs, of well-shaped Klismos outline, dating from the early 20th century. These chairs have been masterfully hand cr...
Category

Early 20th Century English Regency Seating

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Grape Leaf Garden Settee, Chairs, Table- 4 Piece Set
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Victorian style grape leaf motif garden four piece patio set, unbranded. Cast iron construction in a pierced Rococo design of grape leaves. Very well made and heavy. Set i...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

Pratfall Armchairs by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1980s, Set of 2
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Postmodern design classic "Pratfall" arm chair designed by Philippe Starck for Driade. 1st Edition made in the early 90s. Both arm chairs are in good condition with normal wear of ...
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Cab 413 Chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1990s
Located in Renens, CH
Cab 413 arm chair in black leather by Mario Bellini for Cassina: The Cab chair is built up as a tubular frame over which thick saddle leather is fitted; the leather skin is kept in ...
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Børge Mogensen Two Seater Sofa for Fredericia Furniture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Freestanding two seater sofa with legs of oak. Sides, back and loose cushions upholstered with natural tanned ox-hide. Model 2208. Manufactured and marked by Fredericia Stolefabrik.
Category

1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Stunning Pair of Rattan Club Chairs in Parchment Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent club chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and installation ready. Expert c...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Rattan, Hardwood

Tatlin Sofa in Velvet from Edra, 1990s
By Edra
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage Tatlin sofa by Mario Cananzi And Roberto Semprini For Edra, Italy, 1990s Made from white velvet swith chrome legs. Fantastic piece for a large living room or even the entra...
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet

Togo Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in Porto, PT
Togo sofa in velvet by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset The designer was inspired by the tooth paste tube Three seater sofa, upholstered in soft and smooth vetvet. The colour and and p...
Category

1990s French Modern Seating

Materials

Velvet

Japanese Wooden block chair /wabi-sabi chair / private chair / 1900s〜
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
First of all, this chair is very valuable and there is no other chair like it. The back of the chair is made by carving it out of a large tree stump, and the seat is made of black c...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Seating

Materials

Wood

Quality Set 6 French Dining Chairs
Located in Seaford, GB
A superb quality set of 6 French dining chairs that came from an apartment in Paris. Having the original finish and patina, nice detailing and c...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Seating

Materials

Other

Set of 8 Hepplewhite dining chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Set of 8 Edwardian ladderback dining chairs This set of 8 Hepplewhite style ladderback dining chairs were made circa 1900. The chairmaker has used a drawing from Hepplewhite’s book ...
Category

Early 1900s English Hepplewhite Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. Crafted entirely from wooden joints, It remains sturdy and robust, a fantastic piece to use as a...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Seating

Materials

Wood, Elm

Vintage Frosta Bentwood Stacking Stools for Ikea, 1990s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Frosta Bend wood stools. 4 Pieces original designed by Alvar Aalto manufactured by Ikea. Must love this perfect honing color. Stack able. So stylish when unused st...
Category

1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Model 606 Taliesin Barrel Armchairs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina, 1986
Located in Izegem, VWV
The Barrel chair or Model 606 was designed in 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Darwin Martin Residence (Buffalo, New York). The chair with curved back was re-edited by Cassina in ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Cherry

Mats Theselius for Källemo Exclusive Chaise Longue in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mats Theselius for Källemo, chaise longue, leather, wood, steel, Sweden, 1992 Limited edition daybed. This chaise longue was designed by Sw...
Category

1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique English Upholstered Bench
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautifully Upholstered English bench the fabric is an off white or slight cream. The photo makes the benches appear whiter than ...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

1930s French Louis XV Style Armchair
Located in Cathedral City, CA
French 1930s walnut high back side chair. This elegant armchair transports you to the glamorous era of 1930s France. Walnut Wood Construction: Crafted from rich walnut wood, the c...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Charles Eames 670/671 Lounge Chair in Rosewood, ca. 1991
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Charles Eames 670/671 Lounge Chair in Rosewood, ca. 1991. Beautiful black leather with rosewood shell. This is a 3rd generation with square cushion clips and black label on undersi...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

20th Century Swedish Two Seater Beech Sofa by Möbel Komponerad AV, Carl Malmsten
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish two-seater sofa with two pillows, made of hand crafted polished Beechwood, designed by Carl Malmsten and produced by Möbel Komponerad AV i...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Beech

Antique Primitive Indonesian Carved Teak Wood Farmhouse Hall Entry Bench 65"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique primitive Indonesian / Indian country / farmhouse / colonial bench seat or settee. Made of teak featuring ladderback design with carved floral acanthus paneled back and Jim ...
Category

Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Teak

8 Vtg Stickley 21st Century Mission Arts & Crafts Cherry Slat Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of eight vintage Stickley 21st Century Collection dining side chairs. Made of cherry featuring traditional mission styling with slatted backs, mortise and tenon construction, le...
Category

1990s Mission Seating

Materials

Cherry

Thonet piano chair no.1
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet piano chair no.1 professionally stained and repolished.
Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted And Caned Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Carved Wood, Original Cane Condition: Needs New Caning, New Upholstery Recommended
Category

1920s American Louis XVI Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Wood

ANTiQUE CIRCA 1900 LEONARD WYBURN FOR LIBERTY OF LONDON OAK & LEATHER ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare super collectable Leonard Wyburn for Liberty's London strapped and studded, oak framed armcha...
Category

Early 1900s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vladimir Kagan Serpentine Cloud Sofa for Directional in Tan Mohair
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into the realm of luxury and design with this iconic Vladimir Kagan Cloud Sofa! Crafted with the finesse of a sculptor, this masterpiece is not just a piece of furniture; it's ...
Category

1990s Modern Seating

Materials

Mohair

Vintage Eames Time Life Walnut Lounge Stool Model B
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Gorgeous Walnut Time Life Lounge Stool Model B by Ray & Charles Eames Elevate your space with a piece of design history! We are thrilled to offer an exquisite Walnut Time ...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique Moroccan Carved and Inlaid Bench
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Moroccan bench handcrafted in walnut featuring floral carvings, inlaid mother of pearl, balustrades, spindles and kilim upholstery.
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Seating

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Swivel Chair and Ottoman in Quilted Floral Chintz Colefax & Fowler Fabric
By John Colefax
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 20th c., American, swivel lounge chair with cushioned ottoman in matching upholstery. The swivel chair has a tight back, loose seat cushion and down-filled throw pillow. Both t...
Category

1990s American Regency Seating

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Wood

1990s Weiman Red Cloud Serpentine Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most desirable Baughman/Larsen, cotton velvet, tuexedo sofa you could hope to find. In colorations of navy blue, brown and beige. This is an u...
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Japanese Antique Industrial Stool 1920s-1940s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old industrial stool made in Japan. It is from the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). The seat is made of cedar wood and the legs are made of iron. The rust on the leg...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Seating

Materials

Iron

Spanish Friar Armchair in Wood and Embossed Leather in Black Colour
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish Friar Armchair in Wood and Embossed Leather in Black Colour
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Wooden Bench with Hand-Carved Backrest with J.C. Initials
Located in Marbella, ES
French Wooden Bench with Hand-Carved Backrest with J.C. Initials
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Seating

Materials

Wood

English Turn of the Century Bleached Wood Barley Twist Bench with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Turn of the Century bleached wood bench from circa 1900 with barley twist base and custom upholstery. This exquisite English Turn of the Century bleached wood bench from c...
Category

Early 20th Century English Seating

Materials

Wood

English Oak 1900s Stool with Incised Accents and Custom Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English rustic stool from circa 1900 with cylindrical legs, incised accents, square block joints and side stretchers. This English rustic stool, dating back to circa 1900, exudes ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Minotti “Delaunay” Chrome & Leather Lounger
Located in Toronto, CA
Absolutely immaculate vintage “Delaunay” leather & chrome steel lounger for your humble consideration. Horizontal patchwork top grain leather cushions, in a very becoming espresso ...
Category

1990s Seating

Materials

Chrome

Jugendstil Armlehnstuhl, Entw: Adolf Loos, verm. Friedrich Otto Schmidt, um 1900
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Armlehnstuhl Entwurf: Adolf Loos (Wien, um 1900) – angelehnt an J. M. Olbrich für Dr. Spitzer Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: verm. F.O.Schmidt (Wien, um 1900) Maße in cm (H x B...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Barley Twist Arm chair With Cane Early 20th Century
Located in Bjuråker, SE
An English armchair beautifully carved with barley twist supports and bobbin turned legs from the early 20th century. Finished with a cane seat and backrest. The beech wood chair and...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Shapland & Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak desk or side chair with pierced hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stretchers with a circular motif to the fron...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak, Rush

Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair with fruitwood floral inlaid decor
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with stylized fruitwood floral inlaid decoration to the backrest and sculpted arms. Seat Height: 45 cm Arm Height: 66 cm
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Fine Set of Thonet Art Nouveau by Marcel Kammerer. Vienna, C. 1910.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you a beautiful set designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet in Vienna, c. 1910. The set consists of two chairs and a settee. The pieces w...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Walnut

Elegant Matching Pair French Art Deco 1930's Tub Chairs With Original Upholstery
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Elegant Pair of French Art Deco tub chairs, raised on square tapered legs with ebonised and ivorine inlay with original upholstery. In the style of Sue et Mare. The spirit of c...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Macassar

French Louis XV-Style Painted Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, 1920s French painted and parcel-gilt settee in the Louis XV style. This French settee consists of a beautifully carved frame in a robin’s egg blue paint finish with gilt a...
Category

1920s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Antique oak Bobbin chair, early 20th century
Located in Uppsala, SE
Antique oak bobbin turned chair, from early part of the 20th century with new white upholstery. Most likely British. Very good vintage condition with minimal ware and light patina o...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of Six French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chairs or Dining Chairs, c. 1940
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This set of six mid twentieth century French side chairs or dining chairs is in the Louis XVI style. They feature carved rosettes on the die joints and classic tapered fluted legs. T...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Ash

Pair French 19th/20th Century Louis XV-XVI Style Bergère Armchairs, Attr. Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French 19th/20th Century Louis XV-XVI Style 'Belle Époque' Giltwood Carved Bergères, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Jansen). The recently upholstered and resto...
Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Style: Bauhaus. Period: 1930-1939. Material: Beech plywood and chrome-plated steel Source: Germany Maker: Mart Stam. Designed by Mart Stam, a renowned Dutch designer, and architec...
Category

Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Six Black Lacquered Vienna Secession Armchairs by Thonet, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare set of six Vienna Secession armchairs. Design by Gebrüder Thonet Austria. Striking Austrian design from the 1920s. Original black lacquered beech frames and back...
Category

1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brown Leather Club Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These classic, antique Art Deco club chairs were crafted in France, circa 1920. The stately chairs sit on square feet, and feature wide, elegant rounded armrests, over a pitched squa...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Seating

Materials

Leather

Pair of Lc1 armchairs by Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of Lc1 armchairs designed by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina. Original chromed structure with steel round tube and tilting back, and original leather armrests wi...
Category

1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

3-Seater Sofa by Kho Liang Ie for Artifort, 1968, The Netherlands
Located in Beerse, VAN
3-seater sofa designed in 1968 by Kho Liang Ie for the Dutch high end furniture manufacturer Artifort. This sofa was bought around the 1990s and is still in a very good condition. A...
Category

1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Modern 'Modus' Office Armchair by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy 70s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Iconic example of a Italian modernism in the office world, this Modus chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani comes entirely in black aside from the floral shaped chromed steel base. Swive...
Category

1990s Italian Modern 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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