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Seating For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
Pair of 1940s Rounded Arm Belgian Armchairs with New Cushions
Located in Toronto, CA
A pair of excellent chairs. The 1940's Belgian wood frames feature swooping round arms and original cotton webbing. Updated and accentuated with new cushions boasting a vanilla-hued ...
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1940s Belgian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Eight Oak Art Deco Modernist Chairs by Fa. Randoe Haarlem, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare set of eight Art Deco Modernist chairs. This set of eight was designed and manufactured by Fa. Randoe Haarlem for the City Hall of Haarlem. Striking Dutch design...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

1940s Danish Mahogany Leather Stool
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use.
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Mid Century Modern Early Version C1946 Evans Eames LCW Lounge Chair in Birch
Located in Port Jervis, NY
What more can be said about this chair. Such a revolutionary design which took a fair amount of time to perfect. This particular chair is crafted from birch and bears all the origina...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Art Deco Green Velours Three-Seat Sofa with Two Armchairs "Merkt"
Located in Weiningen, CH
One of a kind seating set completely re-upholstered and restored. Cushions filled with goose feather's. 17 meter's of green relief velour was use...
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1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Dutch Beechwood Lounge Chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Dutch Beechwood Lounge Chairs.
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Beech

Swedish Designer, Sofa, Birch, Fabric, Sweden, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and striped beige fabric sofa designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1920s. Seat height: 16.5”
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Birch

1940s Rare Pair of Oak Armchairs by Krasna Jizba, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Spring seats - Very comfortable - The color is actually brown - The substance has signs of usability - Structurally solid.
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1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

6 Antique Gothic French Renaissance Revival Oak Barley Twisted Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Six antique French Renaissance Revival dining chairs, circa 1920s. Made of oak featuring ornate gothic styling with a ...
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1920s Renaissance Revival Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Curved wooden bench France - 1940s
Located in Paris, FR
Fully restored curved wooden bench seat from the 1940s. Sleek legs, beautiful woodwork with marquetry effects on the upper surface and comfortable cushions to modernize the whole. Th...
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1940s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Pair of Rattan Lounge Chairs by Kay Fisker, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of great looking lounge chairs designed by Kay Fisker and made by R. Wengler in the 1940s. Made in Denmark. Great original condition.
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Rattan

FINE SUITE OF FOUR VINTAGE GOTHIC WINDSOR STEEPLE BACK BURR YEW & ELM ARMCHAIRs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of four Burr Yew & Elm circa 1940's Gothic Steeple back Windsor armchairs Please note th...
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1940s English Gothic Vintage Seating

Materials

Elm, Yew

Danish Cabinetmaker Wing Back Chair in Original condition, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
The practical and comfortable designs of Danish cabinetmakers defined mid-20th century modern seating. The Danish Cabinetmakers focused on minimalist design executed by expertly skil...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Velvet

Victor Courtray Rare Model Mid 20th Century Oak and Sisal Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful and rare model Victor Courtray Mid Century Modern French oak and sisal armchair. Victor Courtray (1896 - 1987) French - 1940 A very stylish and chic oak armchair with ...
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1940s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Armchairs in Gunnel Nyman Style, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Armchairs in Gunnel Nyman Style, 1940s. Stained birch legs, reupholstered with quality velvet like -fabric. Metal details. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age an...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Armchairs Charles Dudouyt, oak and straw 1940
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Armchairs Charles Dudouyt, oak and straw 1940 in oak and straw seats. The seats of the armchairs have been completely redone. Armchair dimensions H78 x W59 x P54 Seat height: 30 cm.
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Straw, Oak

Antique Georgian Accent Desk Armchair Mahogany
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Antique 1940s English G...
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1940s Georgian Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany, Cotton

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

Karelian Birch Aalto Stool 60, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Rare stool model 60, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s. Birch frame, rare carelian birch top. Good vintage condition, patina ...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch

Early Kubb Stool Chair From France, Circa 1920
Located in Nashville, TN
Early Kubb Stool Chair From France, Circa 1920. Solid carved oak construction with great patina and use.
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1920s Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller LCW Lounge Chairs in Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Plywood

1940s Pair of Early Charles Eames for Herman Miller Lcw Lounge Chairs in Birch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed in the late 1940s by Charles Eames, this chair has cemented itself in Mid-Century Design like very few other pieces. Early models like this are difficult to come by and are ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rubber, Wood, Plywood

Brutalist Naive Two-Seater Sofa, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist naive two-seater sofa, a fusion of rugged elegance and modern comfort. Made from the finest Alpine Oregon pine sourced from the majestic Pyrenees Mountains, this sofa exude...
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1940s French Brutalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Danish Designer, Lounge Chair, Oak, Rush, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained oak and rush lounge chairs designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s. seat height: 13"
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Oak

Set of Two Original Bauhaus Armchairs, Chrome-Plated Steel, Germany, 1940s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
In pristine original condition, the upholstery has been professionally cleaned, and its polish revived by our refurbishing team in Czechia. The chrome parts have been cleaned and p...
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1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni Italian Club Chair Armchairs, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
A very rare and essential pair of armchairs in 1940. Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni designed this Fine armchairs in curved wood. It is formed by two large square in cu...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech

Italian Set of a Massive Sofa and Two Armchairs in Dark Red Velvet Cover, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This sofa set consists of a massive sofa and two armchairs from the Italian 1940s. The armchairs as well as the sofa are upholstered in dark red velvet fa...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Danish 1940s Easy Chair with Open Armrests in Beech by Alfred Christensen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic elegant Danish high back armchair from the 1940s by Alfred Christensen for Slagelse Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully carved stained beech wood. Nice slim elegant...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni Italian Sofa, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
A very rare and essential sofa in 1940. Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni designed this fine sofa in curved wood. It is formed by two large square in curved wood, (typica...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan, Beech

Carl-Axel Acking for Nk Hantverk Lounge Chair in Mahogany and Blue Wool
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carl-Axel Acking for Nordiska Kompaniet Hantverk, lounge chair, mahogany, fabric, leather, Sweden, 1940s Beautiful armchair with an important provenance. This chair is designed and ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany, Leather

Scandinavian Sculptural Pine Stool or Side Table, 1940s
Located in Praha 2, Hlavní město Praha
Scandinavian sculptural pine stool or small side table, made in Sweden, 1940s. This wooden stool or small side table is unique and sculptural in its design due to the form of the le...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine

Six painted and gilt upholstered directoire style dining chairs circa 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Six painted and gilt upholstered directoire style dining chairs circa 1940 with recent fabric.
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1940s Directoire Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Rare Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Rare color stool model 60, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s. Birch with painted top. Good vintage condition, patina consistent wi...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Paint, Birch

Brutalist Naive Lounge Chairs, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist naive lounge chairs, a fusion of rugged elegance and modern comfort. Made from the finest Alpine Oregon pine sourced from the majestic Pyrenees Mountains, these armchairs e...
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1940s French Brutalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

1940’s Adirondack bench
Located in Chicago, IL
1940’s Adirondack bench with hide upholstery. It has storage underneath seat. Made in US.
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1940s American Rustic Vintage Seating

Materials

Hide, Wood

French Woven Lounge Chairs 1940's
By Vibo
Located in Hudson, NY
French Mid Century Ripe Chairs by Adrien Audox and Frida Minet for Vibo.
Beautifully curved bentwood and original woven rope seats.
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Bentwood

1940's Mid Century Modern Long Spindle Back Bench in Solid Stained Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic solid bench from a Philadelphia Police station circa 1940's. It features solid dark stained oak construction. Very good ready to use condition.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Oak Art Deco Modernist Bench or Sofa, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist bench or sofa. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak and oak veneered frame with re-upholstered seat and back cushion, this was done by...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Macassar, Oak

Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair "Pernilla 2" w. Ottoman, Karl Mathsson, 1972
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderfully patinated "Pernilla 2" lounge chair by Bruno Marthsson. This example was manufactured in 1972 by Firma Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, Sweden. The chair and ottoman retains the o...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen

1940s Pair of Chairs with Stool, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Newly upholstered in velvet fabric - Stool dimensions: 40 x 47x 34 cm
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Velvet

Armchair “Saxhorn” by CLC France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Armchair "Saxhorn" by CLC France, originating from France in the 1940's. This elegant piece of furniture exudes sophistication and class with its sleek chro...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Steel Chairs Attributed to Pacific Iron Products
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of steel chairs attributed to Walter Lamb for the Los Angeles based Pacific Iron Products Company. Frames have been professionally sand blasted and powder coated. Chairs have ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

A Pair of 1940’s French Leather club Chairs, La Crème de la Crème
Located in Hastings, GB
If you’ve been on the search for the perfect, most beautiful, most special pair of original club chairs, then these are so. Extremely rare, these original Cuban lounge model with ruc...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Set of 8 Chippendale style Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Set of 8 Chippendale style mahogany dining room chairs, circa 1920's. With a carved cupids bow crest rail, a pierced back splat with swag carving, molded stiles, resting on Chippenda...
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1920s English Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Large Danish 1940's Channelback Lounge Chair in Pink Mohair Round Organic Shape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Incredibly comfortable, exuberant designed high back lounge chair. The style is very much that of Viggo Boesen and true to his style and design proportions that perfectly captures th...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Mohair

A Fumidai stool - Japan - 1920
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Ce tabouret en bois de paulownia (kiri) incarne l'esthétique sobre et épurée du mouvement Mingei tel que défini par Sōetsu Yanagi dans son ouvrage "L’Idée du Mingei" (1933). Il reflè...
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1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Smaller French Gilded Carved Directoire Bergere Chairs in Green Velvet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of French-made gilded smaller scale bergere chairs. They have been reupholstered in Brooklyn NY and appear to be in good condition with regards to their upho...
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1940s French Directoire Vintage Seating

Materials

Walnut

Danish 1940s Lounge or Club Chair in the Style of Georg Kofoed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool and rare 1940s lounge or club chair in the style of of Master Furniture Maker Georg Kofoed of Copenhagen. We love the stance and the overall organic voluptuous design line...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Wool

Swedish Modern Sheepskin Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Swedish Modern Side Chair newly upholstered in high-quality Sheepskin by Scandilock. This chair is most likely form the 1940s by an unknown designer and in the style of the famous ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Finn Juhl Fireplace chair
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Finn Juhl 'Fireplace' chair designed 1946 and executed at cabinetmaker Bovirke, Denmark. Frame of teak, new upholstery in light fabric by Tove Kindt-Larsen. Very fine condition.
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Teak

1940s Swedish Curved Sheepskin Sofa
Located in London, GB
Sweeping curved sofa designed and produced in the early 1940s. The legs are refinished stained elm wood and the sofa has been reupholstered in Skandilock 'Moonlight' sheepskin.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Elm

11 Fine French 1940s Oak Armchairs by Jacques Quinet (price is per chair)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Quinet (1918 - 1992) - Eleven fine French 1940s solid oak desk armchairs or dining chairs. Provenance: Reading room of the library of Rouen. Price is per chair
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Danish Modern Club Chairs, 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Danish modern club chairs in style of 'Model 1146' by Fritz Hansen, 1940, original olive mohair upholstered body on a solid beech wood frame with hand tied spring seat struct...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

H-269 Lounge Chair by Jindrich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Poznań, PL
The legendary Halabala H-269 chair designed by Jindřich Halabala circa 1930. One of the most well known czechoslovakian designs in the world. Bent beechwood frame restored to a half ...
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Vintage Cassina LC2 Petit Modele Armchair (New Old Stock)
Located in Centreville, VA
Manufactured circa 1972 by Cassina in Italy for Atelier International, Ltd.(Licensee of Cassina for import/distribution in the United States). Designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier, Pier...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Danish 1940s Channel Back Low Easy Chairs with Open Armrests by Slagelse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic pair of elegant Danish low back armchairs from the 1940s by Slagelse Mobelvaerk. The style of the legs is identical to the style used on most of Viggo Boesen's design so the ...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Antique English Chester field Sofa with Hand Carved Wood Lion Legs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wonderful Leather Chesterfield sofa with hand carved wooden lions legs. English Tifted Leather Sofa With Wooden Lion Feet. The leather a beautiful varigated brown throughout the enti...
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1920s British Chesterfield Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Swedish Modern "Anders" Lounge Chair, Yngve Ekström, Birch & Saddle Girth, 1945
Located in Odense, DK
Rare "Anders" lounge chair by Yngve Ekström made in the late 1940s at his own workshop Swedese. The chair is made from solid birchwood with a beautiful warm patina and the original s...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch

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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