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Seating For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Bauhaus
Vintage Garden Tete-a-Tete
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add this vintage painted metal Tete-a-Tete to your garden for added seating, charm and interest. Garden bench, outdoor seating, tete a tete.  
Category

Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Seating

Materials

Wire

Vintage Ebonized Bamboo Rocking Chair, Thonet, Circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
This classic bentwood rocking chair. made of lacquered black bamboo, is attributed to Thonet from the 1920s. The seat interior and back have been upholstered in a tiger print fabric,...
Category

1920s Austrian Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Bamboo

Cesca Mid Century Cantilever Chair, Marcel Breuer B32 Design
Located in Zagreb, HR
Marcel Breuer model B32 or 'Cesca' design chairs. Unknown Italian production, circa 2000-2003. Were a part of a local city hall office in Italy. Fully restored in a natural wood fi...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

EIGHT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN WILLIAM MORRIS PHILIP WEBB SUSSEX DINING CHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable suite of eight original William Morris, Philip Webb, Rush seat Sussex ...
Category

1870s English High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Rush, Rope, Beech

Mies Van Der Rohe Brno Armchairs in Leather and Chrome
Located in Almelo, NL
Mies van der Rohe Brno Armchairs in Leather and Chrome. This set of four Mies van der Rohe Brno armchairs, model 255, in polished chrome-plated flat bar steel with original leathe...
Category

Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 club chair by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1970s gray leather with white, grey...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Fixed back armchair made in traditional upholstery workshop in London
Located in London, GB
This armchair is handmade at Dudgeon's workshop in Chiswick. It has a solid, British made beech frame and is traditionally made with hand tied double cone coil springs and a bamboo c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Seating

Materials

Metal

LOVELY PAIR OF RESTORED BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD LIBRARY READING ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage Regency style fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed Library readin...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Leather

Orig. CHARLESTON BATTERY BENCH, Lowcountry Cypress & Cast Iron, Dk. Green, 4 ft.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This is the BIRLANT exclusive original CHARLESTON BATTERY BENCH with heaviest weight cast iron sides made from the 19th century original pattern and dur...
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Antique Josef Hoffmann Michael Thonet bistro chairs no 14 118 webbing, 1880s, 8p
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful set of 8 antique, authentic and all original Thonet no. 14 bentwood chairs with webbing seats by Josef Hoffmann. Model nr 14 is without a doubt the most famous and most s...
Category

1860s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Seating

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

6 Pc. Set Ornate Antique Wicker by Heywood Brothers c 1890's
Located in New York, NY
Incredible set of six antique wicker pieces by Heywood Brothers, circa 1890's. This rare set consists of three side chairs, one rocking chair, one lounge chair and one loveseat sett...
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wicker

Cast Iron Passion Flower Two Seat Loveseat Bench After Coalbrookdale Company
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A rare Cast Iron Bench in the elaborate Passion Flower Pattern. This early botanical design originated in England and was registered in 1862 by the Coalbrookdale Company and was then...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

Victorian Piano or Desk Chair
Located in Peekskill, NY
This swivel chair is a bit ornate but still has a nice light feel to it. It wood finish is original with a dark reddish color and a slight aged patina. Strangely enough I've walked b...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Antique Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of mid 19th Century mahogany hall chairs, having circular shaped and moulded backs and centred by shield reserves, hard seats...
Category

1840s British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Early Production 'LC3' Lounge Chairs by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier Grand Modèle LC3 pair of club chairs by Cassina Original design France 1928 / Italy c. 1...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Unusual Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Victorian inlaid mahogany armchair having a shaped top rail with satinwood inlay and unusual pretty shaped open arms with satinwood inlay. The shaped pierced centre splat ha...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Other

Knoll Barcelona Chairs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Leather, Stainless Steel
Located in Kansas City, MO
Four available. Price is for each. Beautiful set of Barcelona Chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll. Each example i...
Category

Early 2000s American Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut Button Back Sofa, Circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Victorian sofa offers walnut frame in serpentine form having carved floral crest over button back upholstery, scroll form arms, rais...
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Walnut Armchair Lion Paws Feet, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
English fauteuil, open armchairs side or desk chair in the Victorian style. Walnut and upholstery. The fabric can be change, or needs to be repared. The ornamentation of this armchai...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut

Iconic Thonet Style Bentwood Rocking Chair Natural Cane Rattan Seat Back Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Thonet style attributed rocking chair. Circa mid century. Made from hardwood in classic bentwood styling with rattan back and seat. Dimensions: 40" ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Victorian Seating

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Pair of original Italian Bauhaus Armchairs produced by Cova, Milan 1930s
By Cova, Italy 1
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Pair of Italian Bauhaus Armchairs produced by the famous Cova company in Milan, circa 1935. An exemplary pair of armchairs in metal tubing and veneered wood that demonstrate th...
Category

1930s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Victorian Elm Smoker's Bow Chair
Located in Fort Collins, CO
The "Smoker's Bow" is the chair that all later Windsor chairs were made after. This iconic chair, crafted from the long established skill of English woodworkers, features remarkable ...
Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Ash, Elm

Gerrit Rietveld Steltman Chair - Oak
Located in Toronto, CA
Manufactured by Spectrum. The Steltman chair is part of the Rietveld Originals collection, which is exclusively and globally managed by Spectrum. Gerrit Rietveld designed his last ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Oak

Cassina LC4 Black Leather Chaise Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier 2006
Located in Detroit, MI
This original Cassina LC4 chaise lounge chair designed by Le Corbusier was produced in May of 2006 and features a black leather pad and headrest on a tubular steel frame with polishe...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Chrome Tubular Steel and Black Faux Leather Chairs, Italian Modernism
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and black faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design, 1980s. Reupholstered and polished. In good condition ...
Category

1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

19th Century Set of 6 English Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Reilly
Located in Casteren, NL
An exclusive set of 6 Victorian Mahogany splat back dining chairs made by master carpenter James Reilly (1825 – 1889). The chairs have a balloon back ab...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CIR 1840 HAND CARVED LIONS HEAD CHESTERFIELD LiBRARY ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, collectable circa 1840-1860 English Victorian hand carved Mahogany framed Library reading armch...
Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chair measuring 20" in width, 20" in depth and standing 36.25" in height with a seat height of 18"
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Walnut & Mahogany Cockfighting Chair
Located in Huntington, NY
Victorian walnut & Mahogany cockfighting chair Circa 1875, atrributed to Wright and Mansfield The Chair frame & legs made of walnut, its backrest ...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Walnut

Decorative English Victorian Chair, Velvet & Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Imagine a cozy yet elegant chair from the late 1800s, reminiscent of the Victorian era. This chair features a graceful wooden frame, intricately carved with ornate details, reflectin...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Walter Gropius Armchairs for Thonet Set of Eight 1951
Located in Chicago, IL
Walter Gropius Armchairs for Thonet Set of Eight 1951, Model W199 Austria 1951, Solid Oak Restored and repainted with black lacquer. dimensions: 29½ h × 23 w × 20 d in Seat Height: 17"
Category

1950s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

1 of 6 Bauhaus Leather "Visitor chairs" by Matteo Grassi, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find the iconic Visitor's chairs designed by Mary Stam in 1920s and manufactured by Matteo Grassi in the 1970s. Chairs feature tubular steel frames with leat...
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Adorable Storage Ottoman Upholstered in George Smith Gollut Fabric
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully shaped storage ottoman pouf newly upholstered in George Smith high end Gollut fabric. Note: We have a slipper chair upholstered in the same fabric that would look great...
Category

1950s American Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs. Italian design of the 1980s. Price is per piece. In excellent condit...
Category

1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1 OF 4 RESTORED HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER HOWARDS & SON STYLE SOFA PART OF SUiTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage fully restored hand dyed brown leather Howard & Son’s style three seat sofa with overstu...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Brass

PH Chair, Chrome, Leather Natural Un-Dyed
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In creating the PH chair, Poul Henningsen sought to reinvent a number of Classic furniture designs that had traditionally been constructed of wood, such as th...
Category

2010s Danish Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Chrome

Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Antique renaissance revival lounge chair featuring a finely carved carved walnut frame, a bronze medallion at the crest, and brass casters with wooden wheels on the front legs. Attri...
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut

Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century open armchair by Hindley & Son made in birch and upholstered in a vintage blue and white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century. Fully restored and re-upholstered.
Category

Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Birch

Antique Spoon Back Elbow Chair, English, Walnut, Armchair, Early Victorian, 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique spoon back elbow chair. An English, walnut ladies parlour armchair, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840. Exceptional ch...
Category

1840s British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Walnut

Tubular steel dining chairs
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Tubular steel dining chairs attributed to Mart Stam in original vintage condition with signs of use.
Category

1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

1 Curule Chair in the Style of Pierre Paulin
Located in Pasadena, TX
1 Ligne Roset Curule chair in the Style of Pierre Paulin. This re-edition of Pierre Paulin's early 1980s design in solid beech with a s...
Category

1980s French Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Antique Victorian Wicker Rattan Bentwood Sculptural Sunroom Sofa Set with Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wicker Rattan Bentwood White Sculptural Sunroom Sofa Set with Chairs - 3 Pc Set. Item features (1) Sleek sculptural sofa (1) barrel back lounge chair (1) rocking c...
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood

Mid-Century Modern Pine Settle, English Bench, Pew, Hall, Kitchen, Boot Room
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Mid-Century Modern pine settle, an English bench or pew, ideal for the hall, kitchen or boot room. Solid pine plank construction with a waxed fi...
Category

Mid-20th Century English Victorian Seating

Materials

Pine

19th Century Cream Leather Buttonback Captains Chair With Brass Studs & Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 18 CLC 19th Century Cream Soft Leather & Polished Mahogany Buttonback Chesterfield Captains Chair Decorated With Brass Studs & Terminated With Brass Castors on Fluted Spi...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

8 Mies van der Rohe Cantilever MR10 Chairs in Chrome & Black Saddle Leather
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 8 MR 10 cantilever chairs (256cs) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This set is made in high quality black vegetable tanned saddle leather by Gavina in Italy c.1980s. An absolute icon of the Bauhaus Movement and influential to the entire Mid Century Modern Period. Comfortable and perfectly balanced they have become one of the most enduring designs of the 20th Century with manufacturing starting in 1927 and still continuing to this day. Originally designed as a dining chair they work equally well as side chairs or as a set of funky office meeting room or conference chair. The concept of using metal tubing as a supporting structure in chair design is credited to the British manufacturer RW Winfield who produced campaign chairs in a cantilever design for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This original design was known and documented to have been an inspiration to both Marcel Breuer and van der Rohe. Breuer was the first to produce a design in chrome pipe work and inspired by the curved handlebars of his Adler bicycle he designed the Wassily chair in 1925. Although this was not a cantilever chair it helped to establish a base production method that was built on by others. This resulted in the first true cantilever chrome chair, the S33, being designed by Mart Stam in 1926. Thereafter, van der Rohe designed the MR10 in 1927, the Brno chair in 1930 and Breuer 2 further chairs in 1928, the B32 (later named the Cesca chair after his daughter Francesca) and the B33 which was a derivative of Stam’s S33.
Category

1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Antique Footstool, English, Walnut, Textile, Bedroom, Lounge Stool, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique footstool. An English, walnut and textile bedroom or lounge stool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Charming Victorian example with great colour...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Textile, Walnut

B & B Italia Diesis Sofa Dreisitzer Designersofa Ledersofa Couch
Located in Garching a. d. Alz, DE
Original B&B Italia Diesis Divano (3-er Sofa) Designer Antonio Citterio & Paolo Nava Traggestell und Füße: Aluminiumguss und Stahlrohre Sehr guter...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Victorian Elm Smoker's Bow Chair
Located in Fort Collins, CO
The "Smoker's Bow" is the chair that all later Windsor chairs were made after. This iconic chair, crafted from the long established skill of English woodworkers, features remarkable ...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Ash, Elm

Large Antique Veranda Bench, Ceylon, Teak, 3 Seat, Ornate Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique carved veranda bench. A Ceylonese, solid teak 3 seat ornate seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Exceptional craftsmanship to this superb showp...
Category

Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Teak

Antique Oversized Carved Walnut Armchair with Carved Floral Elements C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** A Victorian oversized armchair offers walnut frame with deeply carved floral crest over upholst...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Original Charleston Battery Bench Cast Iron & Painted Cypress, 6 ft. double size
By Geo. C. BIrlant & Co.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This is the original Charleston Battery Bench with heaviest weight cast iron sides made from the 19th century original pattern and du...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Seating

Materials

Iron

19th Century Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Cane Dining Side Chair (A)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Cane Dining Side Chair (A). Item features turn carved legs, cane seat, curved and carved backrest, very nice antique item. Circa...
Category

19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Windsor Armchair, 1930
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The classic Windsor chair, designed in a very beautiful, clear line, comes in very good condition. The ends of the armrests show an attractive patina, the chair in general has minima...
Category

1930s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Ash

Antique English Carved Oak Corner Chair Renaissance Arm Throne Chair Upholstery
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from England, a gorgeous 19th century carved oak corner chair. Thick, hand carved foliate back rail, with turned and carved lyre shaped supports, ending in dimensional mask handholds. Fully carved straight legs to the sides, with a wide carved apron having carved foliate and lion masks. Front carved cabriole leg with large ball and claw foot. Removable slip seat cushion features a crest flanked by rampant lions on a floral background. Skillfully hand carved design, with a rich, dark patina, this 19th century English oak corner chair...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Pair of Vintage Thonet '209' Chairs Beech and Cane
Located in London, GB
Pair of classic model '209' beech bentwood arm chairs designed by Thonet. These chairs date from the latter part of the 20th century are in great condition with only minor wear and r...
Category

Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Cane, Beech

Original Howard Era Armchair, England, 19th Century, for Reupholstery
Located in LEWES, GB
A wonderfully shapely Howard & Sons era armchair, England, 19th Century. Fabric is somewhat worn so this chair is sold for reupholstery. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Wood, Feathers, Fabric

MG5 s34 Bauhaus Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer cantilever black leather chair
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Great icon mg5 "S34" Mart Stam/ Marcel Breuer tubular frame chair, Fasem Italy How timeless something can be! This design by Mart Stam is originally from the 1920s and completely m...
Category

20th Century Italian Bauhaus Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

19th Century Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Cane Dining Side Chair (B)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Cane Dining Side Chair (B). Item features turn carved legs, cane seat, curved and carved backrest, very nice antique item. Circa...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Cane, 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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