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Seating For Sale
Antique English William 4th Rosewood Stool
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sherborne, GB
Antique William 4th stool circa 1835 retaining its original upholstery in the calico , the rails lipped with a ogee moulding resting on turned carved acanthus legs.
Category

Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Gio Ponti set of 6 chairs in wood with fabric covering.
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2525 Gio Ponti Set of 6 chairs in black stained wood with fabric covering. Modello leggera, Cassina manufacture 1954.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Art Deco Style Dining Chairs Set of 10
Located in Pomona, CA
New upholstery. 1940s Art deco-style dining chairs set of ten. Pair of armchairs 23"W, 34.50"H, 20.50"D, seat 19"H.
Category

1940s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

1980s Petite Cow Print Cloud Chaise Lounge
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chaise you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Beautiful Pair Of Victorian Carolean Open Armchairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing pair of Victorian Carolean design open armchairs, the cresting rail pierced and carved with foliage over trailing grape vine and spiral turn...
Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage Oak School Bench, Early 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Vintage wooden school desk featuring a hinged writing surface equipped with a recessed holder for pens and inkwell. The school bench is thoughtfully designed with adjustable slats at...
Category

Early 20th Century Seating

Materials

Oak

Unique Black Leather & Steel Modernist Lounge Chair, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
An exceptional find is this modernist lounge chair produced in Denmark around 1960. Made of genuine black leather combined with a chromed flat steel base. This minimalist design show...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Pair of Italian Walnut Stools, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian walnut stools with square legs and curved side rests. A structured and streamlined design so evocative of the Art Deco era in which they were crafted. Newly uphol...
Category

1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

art nouveau oak stool chair Jugendstil Rabenau embroidery a. 1910 exc condition
Located in Kumhausen, DE
solid built oak Jugendstil CHAIR made in Rabenau / Saxonia upholstered with care - fitted with hand embroidered jute fabric Rabenau's chairmaking tradition is almost 400 years ol...
Category

1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Jute, Oak

art nouveau oak chair Jugendstil Nikolai Schule embroidery a. 1910 exc condition
Located in Kumhausen, DE
solid built oak Jugendstil CHAIR this model is called " Nikolaischule " (further text will explain why) made in Rabenau / Saxonia upholstered with care - fitted with hand embroi...
Category

1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Jute, Oak

A little pair of Aesthetic Movement oak stools with leather studded seats
Located in London, GB
A little pair of Aesthetic Movement oak stools with leather studded seats, on Thebes style mushroom feet.
Category

1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Morris & Co attributed. An Beech armchair with Morris fabric seat
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co attributed. An Arts and Crafts Beech armchair with Morris fabric seat
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Beech

art nouveau oak chair Jugendstil Nikolai Schule embroidery a. 1910 exc condition
Located in Kumhausen, DE
solid built oak Jugendstil CHAIR this model is called " Nikolaischule " (further text will explain why) made in Rabenau / Saxonia upholstered with care - fitted with hand embroi...
Category

1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Jute, Oak

Romney Green attributed. An Arts and Crafts Cotswold School oak stool
Located in London, GB
Romney Green attributed. An Arts and Crafts Cotswold School oak stool with shaped seat and sculptured organic style carved legs and stretchers.
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

An low armchair with a shaped back with mashrabiya turnings to the head rest
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co An Aesthetic Movement ebonized Moorish low armchair with a shaped back with mashrabiya turnings to the head rest and tapestry seat
Category

1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Neo Classical Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Northern European neo classical style painted and gilt decorated armchairs, circa 1970's. With scroll shaped crest rail, serpentine shaped back as seen from sides upholstere...
Category

1970s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Seating

Materials

Gold Leaf

Swedish Designer, Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1980
Located in High Point, NC
A pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, dated 1980. Seat height: 9.3”
Category

1980s Swedish Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine

Minimalist White Oak and Linen Lounge Chairs, C. 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Elevate your space with this exquisite pair of vintage White Oak Lounge Chairs, a testament to timeless design from the 1950s. Meticulously restored to their original glory, these ch...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Linen, Oak

Pair of Italian Armchairs with Wood Legs, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian armchairs with highly sculptural backrests and sides supported on elegantly tapered wood legs. Newly refinished and upholstered in a creamy faux suede. Italy, circa...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

A rare rush seat childs chair with a boy sat on a crescent moon fishing
Located in London, GB
William Birch. Retailed by Liberty and Co. A rare rush seat childs chair with a boy sat on a crescent moon fishing. It is an unusual variation in design to the more common William Bi...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

1970 bubble chair Zublena R3
Located in Perpignan, FR
Tres rare armchair modèle R3 réalisé par le designer Charles Zublena dans cette couleur orange - Plastique de bourgogne . En parfait état.
Category

1970s French Space Age Vintage Seating

Materials

Fiberglass

Set of 4 'SE 69' Dining Chairs by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum 1959
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 'SE 69' dining chairs by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum 1959. The chairs have black enameled frames with wenge armrests and black skai upholstery. Visser, a quintessential de...
Category

1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique Italian Neoclassical Pinwheel Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Pinwheel Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Item features a distressed finish, solid wood frames, pinwheel carved backs, cabriole legs. One ...
Category

Early 1900s Neoclassical Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Shaker Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Shaker Ladder back rocking chair, 19th/20th Century. This chair features a newer woven fabric seat. Dimensions 44" H x 19"W x 14"D Seat height - 16" H ...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 Cor Alons Bent Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of 4 Cor Alons dining chairs for Den Boer, Gouda, Cornelius Louis (Cor) Alons, interior designer, industrial designer and painter, was born in Groningen, The Netherland...
Category

1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Liberty and Co (style of) probably made by William Birch. An mahogany armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of probably made by William Birch. An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with curled finials, a lattice cack support ring turned details to the arm support...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Liberty & Co An armchair inlaid with petite hearts & subtle floral inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed, an Arts & Crafts Walnut armchair, inlaid with petite hearts & subtle floral inlays to the back and to the front.
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Vintage chrome cantilever dining chairs, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Seventies chromed tubular and chrome wire metal dining chairs with a cantilever base. These German made dining chairs are often attributed to Gastone Rinaldi. The cantilever design...
Category

1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Liberty and Co. An oak chair with carved rose decoration to the back.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak chair with carved rose decoration to the back.
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Modern Vintage Maple Green Fabric Sculptural Lounge Chairs Pair 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage lounge chairs a pair from maple tree and spruce design in style of Carlo Mollino in Italy, 1950s. A beautiful pair of lounge chairs in organic sculptural s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

Oak Joint Stool From The 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely stool from the 18th century from England Beautiful small model with a very beautiful column base connected by a spacer and ending with ball feet Beautiful original top (often...
Category

18th Century British Georgian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Vintage Low Profile Barrel Chairs, USA 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our Vintage Low Profile Barrel Chairs, the epitome of elegance and sophistication. This exquisite duo is a perfect addition to any refined interior. The first chair, ad...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Textile, Wood

Liberty and Co. Designed by E G Punnett A Walnut side or bedroom chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Designed by E G Punnett and made by William Birch. A Walnut side or bedroom chair with circular floral sycamore and boxwood inlays to the back.
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Lovely Set Of Six English Oak Victorian Dining Chairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing set of six Victorian Jacobean style panel backed with upholstered seats in good condition , from Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire , ...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Swedish Designer, Small Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Seat height: 8.65”
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine

Antique Shaker Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Shaker Ladder back chair, 19th/20th Century. This side chair features a splint seat and old paint. Dimensions 44" H x 19"W x 14"D Seat hei...
Category

Late 19th Century American Shaker Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early Set of 6 'Series 7' Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Early set of 6 ‘Series 7’ dining chairs designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. These are old black lacquered examples with visible woodgrain and a nice patina thanks to age and (gentle) ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Rustic Design Tripod Rush Stool, France 1940's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Rustic Design Tripod Rush Stool. Made in France, 1940's period. Elm wood constructed with rush woven seat. Very nice triangular model. Comes in very good, original condition....
Category

1940s French Rustic Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Oak

Rattan Chair with Braided Back in the style of Louis Sognot - France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant rattan chair with a braided rattan back and wicker seat. In good vintage condition. Stable. Reminiscent of the Louis Sognot creations. This chair will ship from France and ca...
Category

1960s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Mid Century Modern Set of 4 Brown Leather Sling Lounge Armchairs by Stendig
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 4 brown leather sling lounge armchairs by Stendig. This is a wonderful chic set of leather sling chairs featuring a rich, brown leather, and a matching brown metal frame wit...
Category

Mid-20th Century Seating

Materials

Leather

Pair of 18th Century Walnut Rococo Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of fine period 18th Century Walnut Rococo side chairs, likely Dutch, with rush seats, having shaped yoke crests with evidence of earlier, likely crest, carving over woven rush s...
Category

18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

Unique Pair of 'Bachelor' Chairs by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1971
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Unique pair of ‘Bachelor’ chairs designed by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen in 1953. These examples were bought around 1971 together with a rare matching table which still has the la...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Sam Larsson "Fenix" for Dux Chaise Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sam Larsson "Fenix" for Dux Adjustable Chaise Lounge. Cream leather with hanging Head Pillow. Pillow is currently getting new leather straps sewn in that allows pillow to hang from...
Category

1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Swedish Designer, Stool, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A small pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Seat height: 10.25”
Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Pine

United Furniture Mid Century Walnut Tiki Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
United Furniture Mid Century Walnut Tiki Dining Chairs - Set of 6 Each chair measures: 23.75 wide x 25 deep x 36.5 inches high, with a seat height of 17.75 and arm height/chair clea...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

1960s Restored Beech Stool, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Carefully refurbished -Newly upholstered
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Fabric

Vintage fossil stone coffee table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful fossil stone coffee table with a beveled table top and triangular bases. We are not sure about the stone species, but it has a fossil like pattern. 1970s - Italy Good co...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Stone

Falcon Leather Lounge Chair by Sigurd Ressel for Vatne Møbler, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 80cm W, 80cm D, 45cm Seat, 81cm H Condition: Good Designer: Sigurd Ressel Manufacturer: Vatne Møbler Model: Falcon Material : Leather , Wood
Category

1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Pair of contemporary lounge armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stylish and elegant pair of contemporary armchairs. Straight back with a fixed drop arm construction allowing  the open back design.  Standing on stained black ash tapering legs. S...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Ash

De Sede-63 Two-Seater Buffalo Leather, Switzerland, 1970s
Located in San Antonio, TX
De Sede-63 two-seater buffalo leather, Switzerland, 1970s, there is wear on the leather. Dimensions: "Their specialists ensure that all the leather processed is of the best quality...
Category

1970s Swiss Brutalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Robert Haussmann RH 302 leather armchair for De Sede/Hans Kaufeld
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
One of the classics among vintage armchairs, a RH 302, in cream-colored leather in very good condition. The high-quality leather shows hardly any signs of wear, apart from a scratch ...
Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

A Classic Hugh Acton Slat Bench With Solid Brass Legs ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Hugh Acton slat bench ca' 1950's. Solid brass Y shaped legs and slats make this a design favorite.
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hairpin Bench
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Mid-Century Modern style upholstered bench with brass plated hairpin shaped legs and newly upholstered seat with four buttons, seaming, and welting top and bottom. 48" x 23.7...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Iron

1960s Restored Beech Stool, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Carefully refurbished -Newly upholstered
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 dining room chairs by Charles Hollis Jones for Belgo Chrom 1970
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Set of 4 dining room chairs by Charles Hollis Jones for Belgo Chrom 1970 in Lucite, brass and fabric. In good condition
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus lounge chair with wool teddy upholstery, Netherlands 1930s
Located in ECHT, NL
Bauhaus tubelar frame lounge chair. Reupholstered in thick and tactile Merino wool fabric. The chair has the original steel springs in the seat and back. The original jute inside has...
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

John Boone Upholstered Armchair, 20th C
Located in New York, NY
John Boone Upholstered Armchair, 20th Century. Featured marker's mark. Dealer: S138XX
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Manner of E Gimson. A set of three lovely quality oak ladderback dining chairs
Located in London, GB
Manner of E Gimson. A set of three lovely quality Arts and Crafts oak ladderback dining or side chairs with hand sculptured ladders to the back and retaining the original rush seats....
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

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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