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Seating For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Vintage Salterini Wrought Iron Outdoor Patio Seating
Located in Cumberland, RI
Take a look at this vintage three-piece wrought iron patio furniture set by Salterini, that is perfect for outdoor lounging and entertaining. The 3 tables create an generously sized ...
Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set 8 Antique French Country Dining Chairs Carved Oak Rush Seat Ladder Back
Located in Shreveport, LA
Set 8 Antique French Country Dining Chairs Carved Oak Rush Seat Ladder Back. Direct from France, a great set of EIGHT antique French dining chairs, with classic French style…perfect...
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1920s French French Provincial Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Oak

Set of 4 Italian Authentic Armchairs, Chintz Cover and Landscape Scenery, 1930s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four armchairs was made in Italy in the 1930s. The chair frame is made of oak and the seat and back are covered in chintz. The beige chintz fabric is printed with colourf...
Category

1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Cotton

Jean Prouvé Standard Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
The classic standard chair was originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1934. This beautiful example is made in walnut with a black enameled steel frame. Marked with label. Jean Prouvé...
Category

1930s French Industrial Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair of oak bergere library chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of oak bergere library chairs. The solid oak frame inset with double cane work panels having removable leather cushions. All raised on barley twist supports united by stretcher....
Category

Early 20th Century British Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Settee
Located in Doylestown, PA
This love seat is made of carved mahogany in the Victorian style and has been reupholstered with a beautiful Antique Uzbek Suzani textile. The carved frame highlights the rich mahoga...
Category

Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Mahogany

Kaare Klint Sofa Model 4118 in Leather and Mahogany
Located in San Diego, CA
Kaare Klint for Rud.Rasmussen, sofa #4118, made with leather and mahogany, Denmark. Designed in 1930's, we cant pinpoint the exact production date of this sofa. Kaare Klint original...
Category

1930s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair Dutch Rush Seat Wood Arm Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A sturdy pair of stylish early 20th century Dutch wood arm chairs with rush seats. Chairs have a very interesting and comfortable seat back design. A versatile pair of chairs that wo...
Category

1920s Dutch Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Wood

Louis XV French Armchairs Suite of 4
Located in Buxton, GB
Set ofx4 French Louis XV Style Armchairs with Grey Upholstery. Circa 1920.beautiful carved Walnut woodwork in good condition. On the upholstered Grey Seats there are some slight mar...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Walnut

French wooden bench in solid wood, ca 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / bench / wood / rustic / mid-century / france Handsome rustic wooden bench in solid wood, made in France around 1900. The bench features a thick solid top supported b...
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Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Restored Art Deco Armchair, Beech, New Upholstery, Czech, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
It has been reupholstered by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia. Please contact us to find out the details of its reupholstery. It has been re-polished with polyutherane ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Fabric, Beech

Vintage Wooden + Leather Former Clerks Chair by G.H.K, circa 1930s
Located in Ely, GB
An Lovely Vintage Former Clerks Chair with Unusual Features, circa 1930s. The chair is structurally strong and in good vintage condition, with only minor scuffs and marks, in-keepin...
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1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Georgian Leather Wing Chair Chesterfield Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Revival Leather Wing Chair. A leather wing chair is a classic piece of furniture typically featuring a high back with "wings" on either side, which were originally designed ...
Category

1920s Georgian Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Small Infant Liberty's London Omersa Brown Leather Hippopotamus Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather land dyed infant Hippo stool or footstool with original glass eyes. These come in varying sizes, this is the small sized infant, I have the matching medium sized male and female listed under my other items, I also have the extra large bench...
Category

1930s European Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

French Primitive Curved Bench
Located in Hudson, NY
A charming French antique bench. Primitive in style and long with a gentle curve, it stands on five round straight legs. Such a unique shape!
Category

Early 20th Century French Primitive Seating

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Restored Bauhaus Armchairs, Chrome, Beech, Cowhide, Czech, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Bauhaus Pair of Armchairs. Source: Czechia (Czehoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Material: Chrome-plated Steel, Cowhide, Beech It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano ...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Art Deco Armchair, Beech, Spruce, Walnut, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process. It has been reupholstered by our professi...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique Pair Leather Chippendale Wingback Armchairs c.1920
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous pair of antique English button back leather wingback Chippendale Revival armchairs, circa 1920 in date. They stand on hand carved ball and claw cabri...
Category

1920s English Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 19th century. Heavy pieces of solid walnut in back and seat with bevel...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Seating

Materials

Walnut

French antique soldid wood bench with narrow and long seat, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century French wooden bench with long narrow seat, 1930s Bench with narrow and long seat with rounded corners, entirely in solid wood. The square section legs facing outwards are...
Category

1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Art Deco Mahogany framed Armchairs, White Boucle Upholstery 1920's
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A Pair of Art Deco Mahogany framed Armchairs, White Boucle Upholstery 1920's. Hand made and solid construction. These chairs are both rare and unusual.  They show a completely unique...
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Mahogany

Black art deco armchairs no.811 by Josef Hoffmann for TON
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Black art deco armchairs no.811 by Josef Hoffmann for TON,
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Early 20th Century French Club Armchairs with Original Brown Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or office with these Classic, antique club chairs. Crafted in France, circa 1930, the stately chairs stand on square wooden feet supports. Each armchair features wide ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Seating

Materials

Leather

Pair of 1920s chamber armchairs, Italian manufacture
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of low armchairs made of ebonized larch wood with distinctive and precious hexagonal inlays on the backrest and along the arms. Italian-made, built in the 1920s.
Category

1920s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Adjustable Lounge Chair H-70 by Jindřich Halabala for Up Závody, 1930s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare early model of an iconic lounge chair. Designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Závody, Czechoslovakia in 1931. Fabric attributed to famous Czech textile designer Antonín Kybal. The...
Category

1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

A Pair of Reupholstered Funkis Armchairs by Axel Einar Hjorth, Sweden 1930s.
Located in Utrecht, NL
Condition: In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The chair’s have been reupholstered in a premium fabric. Each of our items can be re-upholstered by our in-hou...
Category

1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Louis XV Style Bergere Chairs - a Pair
Located in Hudson, NY
French Louis XV style bergere armchairs, perfect for your salle de séjour. Walnut frames with a distressed pink and white finish are upholstered in a gold, pink & white striped silk ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Moroccan Savonarola Armchair With Arabic Caligraphy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Moroccan carved and shell-inlaid folding Savonarola armchair with scrolling borders, mother of pearl star motifs, and Arabic inscription “من صبر ظفر ومن لج كفر”. Dimensions: 40.5"H x...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Seating

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Chinese Horseshoe Back Carved Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese carved and polychrome painted horseshoe back armchair with dragon head arms, floral and shell accents, and cushion. Dimensions: 32"H x 23"W x 23"D. Ask us about local NYC del...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Seating

Materials

Shell, Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Original Upholstery Jindrich Halabala Armchairs, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of Jindrich Halabala Art Deco armchairs, circa 1930. In great original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Jindrich Hala...
Category

1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage Antique Industrial Rubery Owen Blade Factory Machinist Stool, c.1940
Located in London, GB
A near pair of beautifully designed 'Blade' stools made in England by Rubery Owen. c.1940 Originally used on factory floors, they feature a fantastic strapwork design with origina...
Category

Early 20th Century English Industrial Seating

Materials

Steel

Blue Painted Farmhouse Bench, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The painted exterior of this provincial farmhouse bench has weathered gradually from years of use to achieve the ultimate rustic finish. Once a vibrant, robin’s egg blue, the milk pa...
Category

Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating

Materials

Pine

Antique French Red and White Striped Day Bed
Located in Hudson, NY
This antique French daybed is freshly upholstered in 100% Belgian linen with a thick Ruby stripe, rotary screen printed in London exclusively for Buchanan Studio. Classic and timeles...
Category

Early 20th Century French Seating

Materials

Linen

Josef Frank A 63/F Armchairs for Thonet, 1930s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Pair of rare modernist armchairs first showcased at the Vienna Werkbund exhibition in 1928. Crafted from solid beech (bentwood) and plywood, adorned with a brown lacquer coating, th...
Category

1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Antique Rustic Primitive Distress Hand Painted Nursery Rhymes Side Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Rustic Primitive Distress Hand Painted Nursery Rhymes Side Accent Chair. Item features the original hand painted back splat, stretcher base, very nice antique item. Circa Ear...
Category

Early 1900s Primitive Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Oak Swivel Desk Chair, Adjustable Height
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome oak swivelling office chair with a seat height that adjusts manually from 17.5" to approximately 20". New leather seat. The oak has good color and patina. Sturdy and co...
Category

Early 20th Century English Seating

Materials

Oak

Pair of Antique Edwardian Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of antique Edwardian armchairs. They were made in England, they date from the 1900-1910 period. They are of extremely fine quality, with a beautifully elegant and s...
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Art Deco Armchair Upholstered in Bouclé, Europe ca 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Art Deco (or streamline moderne, as it’s often referred to), was originally named Art Décoratifs. The design style received its “Art Deco” name after the Exposition Internationale de...
Category

1930s European Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

20 th Century Empire szek
Located in Kerepes, HU
Ez egy különleges mutatós impozáns Empire stílusban szék önmagába. Egyedül is használható vagy egy asztal mögött. Restaurált karpit, újra festett az aranyozott részek.
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Empire Revival Seating

Materials

Other

Original Art Deco Chestnut Leather and Walnut Bankers Armchairs
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco bankers chairs by Harry & Lou Epstein. Figured walnut banding with chestnut leather re-upholstery. The Epstein company was founded in London during the 1890’s by...
Category

1920s English Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair. Direct from England, a beautiful antique English “spinning wheel” chair with elaborate hand carvings on ...
Category

1920s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Empire Style Heraldic Coat of Arms Carved Mahogany Double Eagle Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Empire Style Heraldic coat of arms Intricately Carved Mahogany Double Eagle Bench with loose seat cushion. Measures 36.5" in width, 25" in depth and stands 37.5...
Category

Early 20th Century American Empire Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Small rustic wooden stool with curved base, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / stool / wood / rustic / mid-century A small wooden stool made in France, around 1900. A sturdy and decorative addition to any interior crafted from high-quality wood...
Category

Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

1900s Antique Chinoiserie Pagoda Flare Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful antique pagoda chinoiserie 1900s chair with flare sides. Original upholstery which may have some discoloring and or minor imperfections. Please view photos. Incredible nail...
Category

Early 1900s Chinoiserie Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Edwardian Open Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique Edwardian open armchairs. They were made in England, they date from the 1900-1910 period. The quality is excellent, and they are a lovely size. They woul...
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Small rustic wooden stool with curved base, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / stool / wood / rustic / mid-century A small wooden stool made in France, around 1900. A sturdy and decorative addition to any interior crafted from high-quality wood...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Set 10 Custom-Made Solid Walnut Georgian Carved Dining Chairs Manner of Gillows
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Matching dining table listed separately. From Slatoff Estate. Ball and claw feet. Shell carved knees. Mahogany. 8 side chairs measure 39 1/4" h x 21 1/4" w x 21 1/2" d. Seat height ...
Category

Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Pair of armchairs by Gio Ponti, Manufactured by Casa e Giardino, 1936
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs Manufactured by Casa e Giardino Italy,1936 Fabric, walnut Measurements 80 cm x 75 cm x 81,5 cm h 31,5 in x 29,5 in x 32,1 in h Literature Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti...
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique French Style Carved Walnut & Upholstered Foot Stool, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French style footstool offers upholstered seat over walnut base having carved skirt and cabriole legs, circa 1920. Measures- 18'' H x 23'' W x 21.5'' D.
Category

Early 20th Century Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Caned Armchair Made entirely out of satinwood. Gentle curved back. Hand caning seat - still in good condition. Spiral arms are a un...
Category

Early 20th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Seating

Materials

Satinwood

Oak Arts & Crafts Mission Rocking Chair, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Mission rocking chair. Striking American design from the 1900s. Quarter-sawn oak frame with two hand-carved monks in the back rest. The rocking cha...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

1937 Macys Shield Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of six shield back dining chairs (five side chairs and one armchair) made in the 1930’s by Macy’s of New York. Shield shaped seat backs are beveled, with a pierced back splat s...
Category

1930s American Georgian Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Pair of Art Nouveau Large Armchairs in Walnut
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible Art Nouveau price of 2 Sofa Armchairs Material: Wood, reupholstered with springs and elastic band (as it was in the old days) If you have any questions we are at your d...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Seating

Materials

Walnut

Liberty & Co style of CFA Voysey, Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Set with Ball Finials
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co in the style of CFA Voysey. An Arts & Crafts oak dining set consisting of six chairs and a matching dining table. The five single dining chai...
Category

1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Pair French Terrace or Cafe Chairs Designers:Xavier Pauchard & Joseph Mathieu
By Societe Industriella des Meubles Multiples
Located in Sharon, CT
Pair of stacking cafe chairs, all original. Designed by Xavier Pauchard and Joseph Mathieu. According to: "100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Museum Collection" (1996)- the discussion ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Seating

Materials

Steel

H-410 Bentwood Armchair by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s
Located in Poznań, PL
Model H-410 armchair designed by the great czech designer Jindřich Halabala. Striking bentwood armrests. Produced during the 1930's in former Czechoslovakia. Armrestes cleaned, varn...
Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Adjustable Piano Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Oak, Distress Leather
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1930s American Other Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Art deco armchairs
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant pair of rounded armchairs in an art deco style. Nice wood work, especially with veined details at the feet. reupholstery in a green mohair velvet.
Category

1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

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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