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Seating For Sale
"Celine" Scalloped Bench in Deep Teal Faux Mohair by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Celine Bench, designed with a uniquely shaped scalloped back and solid oak hand-turned legs that complement its elegant curves. Perfectly sized as an end-of-bed bench...
Category
2010s Cambodian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Indoor/Outdoor Barstool Carved from a Single Block of Scented Cedarwood
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Slalom high barstool, designed by Giovanni Tomasini for Riva 1920, is a striking piece of furniture that showcases the brand's dedication to craftsmanship and natural materials. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Seating
Materials
Cedar
Antique Stickley Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Arm Chair C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Stickley Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Arm Chair C1910
Measures - 36.25"H x 27.5"W ...
Category
Early 20th Century Seating
Materials
Oak
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Directoire Style White Washed and Plaid Upholstered Club Chairs
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 24 3/4 in W: 28 1/4 in D: 29 1/2 in SH: 16 3/4 in
Infuse your space with sophisticated charm and timeless appeal with this pair of Directoire style club chairs, featuring a beautifully whitewashed wood finish and classic plaid upholstery reminiscent of the iconic Ralph Lauren aesthetic. Designed to evoke the understated elegance of French Directoire furniture...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Directoire Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,999 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Charlotte Perriand Style Oak & Rush Ladder Back Church Chairs, Dutch, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Mid-Century ladder-back dining chair, in the style of Charlotte Perriand. Originally sourced from a Dutch church, this design embodies a purist aesthetic and honest functi...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Gorgeous De Sede 20 Piece DS600 "Non-Stop" Sectional Sofa, Burnt Orange Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic De Sede DS600 "Nonstop" or "Snake" sectional sofa by Ueli Berger, Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva and Heinz Ulrich. This excellent example consists of 20 pieces of burnt orange leat...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Salvati and Tresoldi set of 12 walnut and leather dining chairs, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A set of twelve chairs designed by Alberto Salvati and Ambrogio Tresoldi, crafted in lacquered walnut and leather, Italian manufa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Danish Henning Kjærnulf Style Sofa of Solid Oak with Original Striped Wool 1970
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish vintage sofa most likely designed by Henning Kjærnulf and manufactured in Denmark by EG Møbler.
The frame and armrests are made of turned and carved solid oak upholstered with...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Danish Mid-Century Carved Oak Easy Chairs in Oak by Henry Kjaernulf, 1960's
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool sought after pair of easy chairs by Danish Designer, Henning (Henry) Kjaernulf made from quarter-sawn white oak and hand carved in a brutalist style inspired to art & craf...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Cassina Maralunga 3seat Sofa in Darkbrown Leather
Located in Halle, DE
Vintage Maralunga 3-seat Sofa, designed 1973 by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. This sofa features folding back rests cushions that can be folded down, or folded up to provide the use...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Matchbook Walnut Tonkbench Chicago Foyer Piano Bench Seat W/ Storage
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Piano Bench by Tonkbench of Chicago, Illinois, circa 1940s. Features a walnut frame with Matchbook veneered top. The lid of the bench lif...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
White Oak Studio Bench
Located in Portland, OR
This solid white oak bench has a clean, quiet design and is built to last. Easy to customize to your preferred dimensions and offered in several wood species...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Seating
Materials
Oak
$1,950 / item
Franco Albini pair of 1st edition "Fiorenza" armchairs by Arflex, Italy, 1952
By Arflex, Franco Albini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare pair of 1st edition armchairs with walnut frame, brass details and upholstered parts, model Fiorenza, designed by Franco Albini, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1952
Design, form,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Italian Armchairs in Rattan and Wicker, Tito Agnoli, 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic pair of Mid-Century French Riviera style armchairs fully made in curved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven wicker. These lovely armchairs were designed in Italy during the 1960s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
A Scandinavian (Finland) chair by Alvar Aalto model E65 designed in the 1930s. This chair dates from the 1950s and is in ORIGINAL ...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Mid-Centuri Modern Two armchairs in painted metal and fabric Design Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of armchairs with black painted metal tubular structure, backrest and seat with padding and fabric covering in turquoise tones. Please watch the video and photos carefully, than...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Shadow Red Armchair Padded with Soft Polyurethane Foam by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shadow armchair by Gaetano Pesce by Meritalia is moldless. It’s the result of a manufacturing process developed and perfected by Meritalia: the armchair is shaped with the inject...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Seating
Materials
Fabric
Ralph Lauren Custom Upholstered High Wing Back Hepplewhite Lounge Chair
By Henredon, Ralph Lauren
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Handsome Ralph Lauren Hepplewhite high back wing chair upholstered in a classic blue and yellow wool plaid. This tall sculptural lounge chair features a tight seat and back with pol...
Category
Late 20th Century Hepplewhite Seating
Materials
Brass
Early LC1 Chair by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret & Perriand, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Vorst, BE
LC1 chair was designed by Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1928.
Cassina bought the rights and started to produce these chairs around 1960. This particular ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Contemporary Chair 'FF Swivel' Chrome, Black Leather
Located in Paris, IDF
The 'FF Swivel' chair designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Model shown in main picture:
- Chrome frame
- Dakar Black Leather
Upholstery available in a wide range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
$1,444 / item
Oxbend Leather Seat Pad for the Oxbend Chair and Stool
Located in Bend, OR
These leather seat pads fit the Oxbend chair, bar stool or bench. They incorporate a non-slip pad in the bottom to keep them in place on the chair. Av...
Category
2010s American Seating
Materials
Leather
Vintage 3-Seat Cinema Theatre Bench from Ton, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This three - seat cinema bench was produced by Ton (former Thonet) in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. The chairs are stabile and can be placed anywhere. It is made of beech wood (pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
A Pair Of Mel Abitz Large Stools For Galloway's Ca' 1960's in Brown Leather
By Mel Abitz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of large ottomans by Mel Abitz for Galloway's Furniture Co (Tampa FL), ca' 1960's. Walnut frames upholstered in patinated leather.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
English upholstered footstool on turned oak legs, c. 1850-1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rectangular footstool on turned oak legs terminating in button feet. The top of the stool has been upholstered in a hand loomed wool kilim fragment with a geometric pattern.
England...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Seating
Materials
Wool, Oak
Spanish high back ladder chairs, a pair, mid-1900s, goatskin and linen seats.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare pair of high back ladder chairs, Spain mid-1900s.. Re-upholstered in goatskin and linen.
Sculptural, decorative and functional.
Category
1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Seating
Materials
Goatskin, Linen
Le Corbusier Fauteuil Grand Confort, Petit Modèle Armchair For Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Fauteuil Grand Confort, Petit Modèle Armchair For Cassina
A timeless style that has written its own chapter in design history, becoming an icon of global fame. Perfect ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Art Nouveau French Sculpted Oak Office Chair
Located in Paris, FR
An exquisite office chair fashioned from solid oak wood dating back to the 1920s. The chair's seat was masterfully reupholstered in a rich, dark red vegetable-tanned leather. The pie...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Six Mid Century Tufting Chairs, Light Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed.
Seat is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$5,777 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Silvio Cavatorta, Italy, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Silvio Cavatorta, Italy, 1950s
A rare and refined set of six dining chairs designed by Silvio Cavatorta, a celebrated figure of Italian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Modern Lloyd Accent Chair in White Oak, Brass, Shearling
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lloyd Chair
by Crump and Kwash
Solid wood construction / hand rubbed oil finished / solid waxed brass rungs / shearling wrapped back support / shearling wrapped seat cushion.
D...
Category
2010s American Modern Seating
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Brutalisme Oak Dining Chairs, style of Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Crafted in Denmark in the 1960s/70s, inspired by Henning Kjærnulf’s Brutalist / Baroque Bold style. Each chair is solid with no damage to the wood, and the fabric is well-preserved a...
Category
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Børge Mogensen 2254 Oak Sled Chair, 1956, Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Børge Mogensen lounge chairs designed in 1956 model number 2254 for Fredericia Stolefabrik. Cubical frames made of solid oak with finger joints.
With Hallingdal wool fabric from K...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid Century Pink Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. Chair was produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Cotton, Velvet, Beech
$577 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Danish 1940s Large Curved Banana Shape Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large banana shaped or curved sofa made in Denmark, circa 1940. This sofa will make strong statement in any room. Beautiful round voluptuous lines and with large bun feet providing a...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool, Beech
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Modern Walnut Flame Stitch Platform Sofa 110"
Located in Dayton, OH
Adrian Pearsall mid century modern / atomic era floating platform sofa or couch featuring the original flame stitch fabric with walnut formica end tables and boomerang legs.
Dimensi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Modern Sydney Dining Chair Woven Rush by Martin & Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett’s Sydney Dining Chair, Armless, All Rush features a wood frame with finial details on the chair back, a rush seat and a rush back. Shown in Tanned Oak finish.
H 33...
Category
2010s Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Mid-Century Butterfly Dining Chair, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen).
This...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech, Cotton, Linen
$674 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Arne Norell ‘Ari’ chair pair
By Arne Norell
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Iconic and the most coveted of any chrome flat bar chairs, showing labor intensive thick leather straps on back that rival any Louis Vuitton luggage. Sleek, visually small profile, k...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
$8,700 / set
Mid Century Leopard Velvet Chair, Walnut Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed. Seat is dressed in leopard, durable and pl...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$674 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Wicker Bamboo Chair Blue Upholstered Seat Chinoiserie Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and well-made all-bamboo armchair with 'spindle' sides and back and a light-blue upholstered seat cushion, in the Chinoiserie design style, circa mid-20th century. A grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Bamboo, Wicker
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Ruché Sofa by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset
By Ligne Roset
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed in 2010 by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset, the elegant Ruché seating series suggests a balance of tradition and modernity.
On a strait, slender frame of solid anthracite-staine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
1930s Pair of Lounge Chairs, Upholstered in Lambswool, Art Deco, Swedsih Modern
Located in Odense, DK
This exquisite and rare pair of Art Deco lounge chairs, originating from Sweden in the 1930s, bears the craftsmanship of a skilled Swedish cabinetmaker. These chairs feature graceful...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Birch, Elm, Lambskin
$14,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Eight Antique Country French Ladder Back Maple Farm Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats
Located in Astoria, NY
A rustic set of eight late 19th-century Country French Provincial ladder-back farm chairs, sourced from Provence, France. Hand-carved from solid maple, the chairs feature elegant lad...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Seating
Materials
Rush, Maple
Carved Hand Chair in the Style of Pedro Friedeberg, circa 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Mid-Century Modern finely detailed studio carved hand chair, circa 1970s, in the Style of Pedro Friedeberg, that brings both a meditative element and a unique functional sculpture into your home with the artisan crafted wood Carved Hand Accent Piece. Promising to be a conversation piece, this accent provides a calm resting spot for mindful accessories, plants, and books as the shape is a representation of the hand of Buddha...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
$979 Sale Price
44% Off
Bruno Mathsson extremely rare original 1936 stool collector in mint condition
Located in Forest, BE
Tabouret dans son état d'origine. Daté de 1936 et produit en 1941 dans les ateliers de son père Karl Mathsson. Ce tabouret est unique et invite au repos. Les sangles sont en bon état...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Birch
Pair Of Antique French Directoire Period Painted Armchairs, Late 18th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
PAIR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS
A pair of extremely romantic chairs with carved frames, painted in a buttery cream paint with sap green and orange details. naturally worn ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Seating
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1940s , A Pair of Swedish Art Nouveau Lounge Chairs
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This is a pair of Swedish Art Nouveau armchairs from the 1940s, featuring a padded backrest and curved wooden armrests, adding an elegant and timeless design. The chairs offer except...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$3,240 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Set of Four De Puydt Style Brutalist High Back Oak Dining Chairs
By De Puydt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 De Puydt style Brutalist high back natural light oak dining chairs with chunky square legs, peg tension fastening, handle cut-outs, and quality craftsmanship and joinery. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Seating
Materials
Oak
One Of Four Mart Stam Leather Cantilever Chair By BLAHA Austria 1960s
By Mart Stam
Located in Čelinac, BA
Mart Stam Chairs By BLAHA Austria 1960s
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Set of Two Oak Stools in Style of Pierre Chapo, circa 1960
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two oak wood stools in style of Pierre Chapo. Manufactured in France, circa 1960. Material: Solid oakwood. Pierre Chapo is born in a family of craftsmen. After his regular ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
$1,507 Sale Price / item
49% Off
Blue pantonic 5010 Chair by Verner Panton for studio HAG, Denmark 1992
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Danish designer Verner Panton is well known for his color- and playful designs. This cantilevered side chair, called pantonic 5010 Chair, is part of a 3-parts collection. (pantonic 5000 - pantonic 5020...
Category
1990s Danish Seating
Materials
Wood
Wicker Footstool
Located in New York, NY
A rectangular wicker footstool with weaved top and wrapped rattan legs, circa mid-20th century. A great piece to rest feet, hold a book(s)/a cocktail, a plant, etc. Many uses. Dimens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Seating
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$650
Set of Two Eileen Chairs
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the elegant designs of the 1930s and 1940s, this chair is in iron with a brass finish, whose back three-rod structure continues till the top. The striking velvet covering...
Category
2010s Italian Other Seating
Materials
Brass, Metal
$6,774 / item
Six Italian brass and upholstered chairs, C. 1965.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This set has both upholstered backrests which both extend to the floor, and support the seats. The structure is made of tubular brass and starting from the backrest, it curves to cre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Seating
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Solid Wood Bar or Counter Stool, Walnut Oak Ash
Located in Calgary, CA
A Classic design that will beautifully suit any home interior. Crafted from solid American black walnut, wood is hand-selected for color uniformity and quality. Our bar stools featur...
Category
2010s Canadian American Craftsman Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century White Boucle Armchair, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful white boucle Armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk.
The armchair was made in the 1960s in the Gosciecinska furniture factory from solid beech wood. The GFM-142 armchair is regarded one of the best polish armchair design from the previous age.
The armchair has been thoroughly renovated. The tension belts have been changed, new upholstery foams, boucle upholstery it's Italian boucle of the highest quality.
A boucle fabric whose uniqueness is added by its particularly pronounced weave. The fabric is made of recycled polyester. It is characterised by high resistance to light. The fabric is composed of yarns of one colour but of different thicknesses. Isla perfectly combines with smooth structures, we can easily match it with multicoloured weaves. The fabric fits Scandinavian and rustic style, combined with chrome or black accessories...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
$1,539 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Original "Harp" Chair by Jørgen Høvelskov for Christensen & Larsen
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic "Harp" chair designed by Jørgen Høvelskov in 1968 and produced by cabinet maker Christensen & Larsen in Denmark. Inspired by the arching curves of the bow and stern of a Vikin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Seating
Materials
Rope, Walnut
Mid Century Teak & Leather Framed Armchair by Ekornes Stressless, Norway 80s
Located in Lucija, SI
Scandinavian Modern Teak & Leather Armchair from Ekornes Stressless
Made in Norway in the 80s
Category
1980s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Teak
Papyri Bench, Occasional Woven Bench in White Oak and Natural Danish Chord
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Featuring a mortice and tenon frame, custom doweling and a handwoven seat, the Papyri Bench is artisan-crafted from recyclable paper cord, and North Ameri...
Category
2010s Seating
Materials
Papercord, Oak
6' Oxbend Bench, Entryway Seat in Walnut Wood by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Bend, OR
This entryway bench, designed by Justin Nelson for Fernweh Woodworking, evolved out of the Oxbend dining chair, leading also to a matching bar stool. The Oxbend Collection was born f...
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Seating
Materials
Walnut
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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