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Seating For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1920s
Dyrlund Scandinavian 3 seat Brown leather sofa with teak frame circa 1980
By Dyrlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dyrlund Danish Post Modern Teak and Brown Leather 3 seat Sofa, Circa 1980'S leather upholstery and cushions with teak frame and Accents. Labeled underneath. Made in Denmark. Located ...
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak
Tecta D35 Kinetic Bauhaus lounge chair by Anton Lorenz, 1980
By Anton Lorenz
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This D35 Kinetic leather armchair is in excellent condition. It features black plastic weave with black leather. The leather is soft and in excellent condition; the weave has been re...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
1920s PA Hand Made Rustic Hickory & Twig Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Amish Twig rocking chair from Pennsylvania in good working condition and rustic surface.
Category
1920s American Adirondack Vintage Seating
Materials
Hickory
Pair of Giorgetti Italian Armchairs "Progetti", 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of armchairs were designed and produced by the famous Italian company Giorgetti, they are in lacquered solid beech and armrests in polished Pau Ferro, the seat and back pad...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Beech
Robert Venturi Sheraton chair for Knoll Postmodern 80s
By Knoll, Robert Venturi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Robert Venturi chair for knoll
Model: Sheraton
Silkscreen printed pattern on black plywood. Rare model in famous Venturi's chairs in Knoll collection.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Large Donghia Slipper Chairs Newly Upholstered in Ivory Tiger Velvet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With all the many things one could do on these luxurious Donghia slipper chairs, lounging is most certainly one of them. Sit back go for a magic carpet ride in these shimmering tiger...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Post Modern Counter Height Bar Stools on Casters, Black Metal + Velvet
Located in Decatur, GA
Post Modern Memphis Milano style counter height barstools on casters. Black lacquered metal frames saddle tone velvet upholstered seat and backrest. Appealing from any angle.
These ...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Vintage Lounge Chair Made in England by George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful lounge chair designed and manufactured in England by George Smith.
The piece is beautifully upholstered in a mustard yellow fabric with beautiful wavy patter.
The chair i...
Category
1980s English Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Lounge Chair Jaymar 1980s
By Jaymar
Located in Toronto, ON
Gorgeous pop art chair by Jaymar in black leather. This bold and modern chair was made in Quebec in the 1980s. It’s cantilevered with an angular back and high arms. The sculptural ch...
Category
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Spectacular Set of 12 Carved Mahogany English Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Sets of chairs this good, of this quality level and this large in number are extremely rare and hard to find. teh carving is of the finest possible quality and the patina and beauty ...
Category
1920s English Chippendale Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Petite Chippendale Settee Window Seat Chairs Benches Vanity Stools Nailhead
Located in Wayne, NJ
Lovely matching pair of upholstered settees. Desirable to have 2 that match. Fabric accented with nail head design . Mahogany tone wood frame with fretwork trim work. The seat area ...
Category
1980s American Chippendale Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Office chair and desk vintage MIM
By MIM Roma
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Beautiful vintage desk chair dating from the 1980s last century.
Manufactured in Italy by the company MIM mim mobili spa, this chair has a chrome-plated metal frame with integrated s...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Adjustable Industrial Workshop Chair by Kovona, 1980s
By Kovona
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-century Adjustable Industrial Workshop Chair by Kovona, 1980s,, Czechoslovakia,
- made of faux leather, metal and chrome
- seat height of armchairs is 48cm, seat height is adj...
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Chrome
English Barrel Back Wood Chair 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
English barrel back hardwood chair with curved arm support ,saddled seat and turned legs and stretcher, great color
Category
1920s Vintage Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Early 1900's Thonet Bent Rattan & Wicker Stool
By Thonet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Early 1900's Thonet rattan and wicker stool,
Completely original and in exceptional condition.
15-1/2" square.
Category
1920s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Vintage Ikea Lounge Chair Skye by Tord Björklund, 1980s
Located in Hilversum, NL
The stylish lounge chair features a sleek black steel frame paired with a black leather seat, offering both elegance and comfort. The chair remains in good and original condition, pr...
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
First Chair by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic "First Chair" designed by Michelle de Lucchi for Memphis Milano 1983 in good condition, some scratches to the seat.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Pierre Paulin 'Boston' Garden Chairs for Henry Massonnet in Black and Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boston garden chairs by French furniture designer Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Henry Massonnet/STAMP in 1988. Paulin was influenced here by (and ...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Plastic
Mario Botta Latonda Chair
By Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Barcelona, ES
The 'Latonda' chair was designed by the famous Swiss architect Mario Botta in 1987 for the Italian company Alias. This chair has become an icon of contemporary design and is characte...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Kindel Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight Georgian or Chippendale style dining chairs
By Kindel Furniture
USA, 1983
Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seats.
Measures: 20.25"W x 22"D x...
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
A Burr Walnut and Cream Leather Art Deco Sofa by Maurice Adams
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco sofa by Maurice Adams. burr walnut veneered with satin birch banding and carved detail to arms and feet. Cream leather upholstery.
Dimensions: H 82cm W 179cm D 68cm
O...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Arrben Chrome and Leather "Stiletto" Chairs, 1980s Italy
By Arrben
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this crazy chair design by Italian Arrben model '' Stiletto '' These chairs are supported by chrome frames and are upholstered with stitched leat...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
2 ART-DECO MODERNIST ARMCHAIRS by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS & DARIEL, France 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular pair of large -outside or terrasse- armchairs, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, white lacquered massive wood geometric structures, seatings made in strong fabric rub...
Category
1920s French Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
'The Lounge Seating' - Trix and Robert Haussmann
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The ‘Lounge Seating’, a mirrored 2-seater with black leather, designed by Trix and Robert Haussmann for Knoll Int. in 1988. Depending on the surroundings, the mirrored back creates a...
Category
1980s Swiss Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Mirror
Vintage San Maloof Style Cherry Rocking Chair
By Sam Maloof
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sam Maloof Style Rocking Chair. made by an unknown woodworker. unsigned. there have been a couple repairs and knot fills
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Cherry
Antique English Hall Bench, circa 1920s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-6001
English upholstered hall bench with inlayed fruitwood design
Has original fabric
Measures: Seat height 22".
Category
1920s Vintage Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Arrben Italy Four Post-Modern Armchairs, 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant set of four Post-Modern armchairs.
Design by Arrben Italy.
Striking Italian design.
Original black lacquered tubular steel frames with original black saddle leat...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Philippe Starck Costes Chair For DRIADE 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Costes Chair By Philippe STARCK For Driade 1980s
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Nicoletti Salotti Postmodern Italian Leather Sofas, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An icon of postmodern design: a pair of Nicoletti Salotti 2-seater sofas in gray leather, produced in Italy around 1980. The leather of the sofas has taken on a lived-in look that gi...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of Six Søren Nissen & Ebbe Gehl Dining Chairs in Beech, Seltz, France, 1980s
Located in grand Lancy, CH
This rare set of six dining chairs was designed by the Danish designers Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl. The chairs were produced by the French manufacturer Ebénisterie Seltz for only a s...
Category
1980s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Eileen Gray Bar Stool No. 1 Black Leather Chrome, circa 1920
By Eileen Gray
Located in Vienna, AT
Eileen Gray bar stool no. 1, designed in 1920s, production by Classicon circa 1985- engraved and numbered.
Classical design by Eileen Gray that...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Ekornes Stressless Adjustable Sandstone Leather Recliner Ottoman Norway Medium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Scandinavian style recliner and ottoman by Ekornes, their Stressless brand. With teak wood bases and metal frame and genuine leather upho...
Category
1980s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Memphis style black leather lounge chairs in the manner of Ettore Sottsass, 1980
Located in amstelveen, NL
These on of a kind Memphis-style chairs capture the essence of postmodern design with their bold shapes. The backrests feature a curved silhouette reupholstered in a stunning black l...
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 leather chairs by Maison Regain, made in France, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful set of 6 chairs in elm wood and leather, made by Maison Regain in France in the 1980s.
Beautiful wood grain and color, creamy saddle-stitched leather.
One chair has a sligh...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Bernt Petersen blue Crate Lounge Chair for Carl Hansen Denmark, 1982
Located in Skokie, IL
Bernt Petersen blue Crate Lounge Chair for Carl Hansen Denmark, 1982. Armchair in beech, with seat and back in plywood. The aim of this design was to create an easychair without upho...
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech
Large Set of Modernist Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, beech, coated steel, Europe, 1980s
The design of these 1980s chairs avoid sharp edges or overly angular forms, leaning instead into cylindrical legs and rounded corne...
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
15 David Rowland Stacking 40/4 Dining Conference Chairs in Orange
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic group of 15 stacking chairs, 40/4 chairs aptly named as youre able to stack 40 chairs in 4 foot of height space. Designed by David Rowland in the early sixties these chairs...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Vintage Set Of 4 Steel And Leather Chairs Attributed To Recanatini 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage set of 4 steel and leather chairs attributed to Recanatini, Italian design 1980s
Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging.
They have the attribution mark printed o...
Category
1980s Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Single Vintage Hand Embroidery Pillow
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful pillow made of hand embroidery with exceptional happy colors of geometric repeated motifs. Quality silk backing, fresh new insert.
Category
1980s Uzbek Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool
Low Longue Chair By Monika Mudler for IKEA 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Monika Mudler Longue Chair for IKEA 1980s
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Rattan
Italian Modern Black Leather Armchairs, Set of Two, italy 1980s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Black Leather Armchairs, Nicoletti Salotti for Avanti
This vintage post-modern black leather armchair, with its bold, contemporary aesthetic embodies the principles o...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Bert England for Dunbar Executive Office Chairs – 1980s, Set of Eight
Located in Chicago, IL
Bert England for Dunbar Executive Office Chairs – 1980s, Set of Eight or Sold Individually $2500 per chair $25,000 for the entire set of Eight.
Elegant and exceptionally comfortable,...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
De Sede DS-80 Ocean Blue Patchwork Leather Stool, Ottoman, DeSede Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Unique and decorative handmade De Sede DS-80 pouf in ocean blue leather. The pouf is in very good condition.
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of 8 Dining Chairs by The Fong Brothers, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 dining chairs in rattan and whicker designed and manufactured in Los Angeles California by The Fong Brothers company.
The pieces are very comfortable, they can be used indo...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Niels Gammelgaard Jarpen Wire lounge Chair for Ikea, 1983
Located in Skokie, IL
This classic lounge chair or easy chair was designed by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, and produced in 1983. The frame is made of white lacquered metal and comes with uncommon fabric se...
Category
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Marco Fantoni Green Fabric and Enameled Steel Italian Bench for Tecno, 1982
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing modern green fabric and enameled steel bench. This marvelous piece was produced by Tecno in Italy in 1982 and designed by Marco Fantoni.
This bench is unique as it is a one ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal, Iron
Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair, Black Eisengarn
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This is an early edition Wassily from Berlin based manufacturer, Standard-Möbel. It exhibits the original black Eisengarn canvas. A truly iconic design, deserving to be in a museum.
The model for this chair is the traditional overstuffed club chair...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Set of 8 Louis XV-Style Dining Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very chic set of 8 dining chairs that come from a celebrity Hollywood estate. The set is composed of 2 arm chairs and 6 side chairs. The hand carved frames are hand painte...
Category
1980s Louis XV Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details
Country: France
Materials: Carved giltwood, Alpaca Mohair
Condition: Newly Reupholstered...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
Hans Ullrich Bitsch Chairs Set of 6 Red Leather Chrome Metal Series 8600, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Six dark red leather Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs Series 8600, circa 1980
Wonderful dining room set of 6 oxblood red Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs. Postmodern classics with thick sturdy ...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1984 Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Sit Tight Sectional Sofa
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful 1984, three-piece sectional "Sit Tight" sofa by iconic designer Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. The original owners reupholstered the sofa with a stunning cream colored, s...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chenille, Velvet
Ghost Chair designed by Cini Boeri for Fiam, 1987 Italy.
By FIAM, Cini Boeri
Located in Athens, Attiki
Monolithic Ghost Chair designed by Cini Boeri for Fiam, 1987 Italy.
Ghost was presented for the first time at the Salone del Mobile of Milan in 1987 and it immediately won a prize in...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Glass
Pair of Thonet S320 by Wulf Schneider & Ulrich Böhme Chairs, 1984
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designers Ulrich Böhme and Wulf Schneider created the S320 in 1984 for iconic manufacturer Thonet. The chair has a timeless design, is stackable, very robust, and extremely comfortable thanks to the shaped, ergonomic seat shell. In original condition with some age appropriate wear. See the set of 4 Arco arm chairs...
Category
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Directional 5 Piece Serpentine Sectional Sofa
By Directional
Located in Southampton, NJ
Project Piece
Please note that this sectional will need to be reupholstered.
One of the best designs from Directional.
The most incredible Directional Serpentine Sofa that may possi...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Philippe Starck Costes Chairs for Driade 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck Costes chair for Driade 1980s
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Plywood
1980s Modular Ganging ELYSÉE Sofa Unit Sectional by Steelcase
Located in Bensalem, PA
Great six piece Steelcase modular sectional sofa
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery
Early Eames Time Life Lobby Desk Chair Reupholstered in Forest Green Leather
Located in Seattle, WA
The Eames time life "lobby" chair was designed in 1960 for the reception areas of the Time-Life building in New York by Charles & Ray Eames. The time life lobby chair combines the ch...
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Ray & Charles Eames Rosewood Lounge Chair with Ottoman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful and iconic design by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in Rosewood and Black Leather 1981 with the ottoman which has a new leather seat. Classic design which will never...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, 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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