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Seating For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
Danish Art Deco Lounge Chair in Patinated Leather and Stained Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchair, stained ash, leather, fabric, Denmark, 1920s.
Exceptional example of early Danish design, this lounge chair with robust, bulky aesthetics. The frame of the chair is made o...
Category
1920s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Ash
20th Century Gio Ponti Sofa Unique Piece Designed for Casa Lucano, Early 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
The two-seater upholstered sofa was designed by Gio Ponti for Casa Lucano, in Sanremo (Italy). The design recalls a very similar sofa that was part of the Cellina furniture published...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Art Deco armchairs with upholstered, slightly tulip-shaped seats standing on wooden legs. The armchairs have been reupholstered in a gray-brown fabric with a geometric pattern.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Rare Set 6 Oak Carved Gilt Dining Chairs C.1940 Attributed to Jansen
By J.C. Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A rare set of six oak painted, carved and gilt dining chairs attributed to Jansen circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Other Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Important Otto Schulz Curved Four-Seat Sofa for Boet, Sweden, Mid-1940s
By Otto Schulz, Boet
Located in The Hague, NL
This important curved sofa was designed by Otto Schulz and produced by his company Boet in Gothenburg. The generously sized sofa can comfortably sit four people. The sofa has been ne...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Elm, Pine, Fabric, Bouclé, Chenille, Upholstery
Josef Frank Art Deco Rectangular Vintage Beech Bast Stool, c 1928, Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage authentic stool from beech and rope bast by Josef Frank circa 1928 Austria.
The rectangular stool appears sleek and simple and throughout its bast seat chess like w...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech
Set of Six Chairs by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Miami, FL
Great quality design for this six Charles Dudouyt cubist inspiration chairs.
Architectural and geometrical design, carved legs which brings to the general line a rhythm and strong m...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
French Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Stained Wood and Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, stained wood, straw, France, 1940s.
Decorative set of French armchairs. The stained wooden frame has multiple carved details that a...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Straw, Wood
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček Bentwood Armchairs.
Located in Almelo, NL
Karel Koželka & Antonín Kropáček Bentwood Armchairs.
These iconic set chairs from Czechia, circa 1940, designed by By Karel...
Category
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bentwood, Upholstery
Assembled Set of Ten French Bridge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Material: leather, oak, mahogany, cherry, tacks
Size: 32.75 W × 22.5 D × 22.5 H in.
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu, Deck Chai
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Jean proves and Jules Leleu
Deck chair of the sanatorium of martel de janville
Beech and braided cable
circa 1935
Measures: H 113 x L 200 x W 79
1900 e...
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Plywood
Salon Set Comprising One Sofa and 4 Armchairs Giltwood Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the very high end for quality for salon set comprising a sofa and 4 armchairs in the style of louis XVI ,This salon set was upholstery in exactlty in the same maner what they...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Giltwood
High-Back Caramel Leather Chair with Carved Wood Detail
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elegant, high-back caramel leather chair with carved wood spindle supports, legs and arm detail of dark ebony wood.
Category
1920s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Jacob Kjær High Back Armchairs in Bouclé and Mahogany, Denmark, 1940s
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare pair of armchairs was designed and produced by Jacob Kjær in Denmark in the late 1940s. The sumptuous design is marked by the distinct combination of curved and straig...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Eight Art Déco White Leather & Black Lacquered Chairs, circa 1920
Located in Dallas, TX
A truly stunning and rare set of tailored dining chairs were made in the 1930’s. Excellent joinery and craftsmanship, made from hardwood frames realized in lustrous black lacquer with premium genuine white leather seating...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Jean-Charles Moreux French Iron Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Jean-Charles Moreux French iron gilt chairs. There are two armchairs and four chairs without arms. The chairs have a nice decorative patte...
Category
1940s French Louis XIV Vintage Seating
Materials
Iron
Antique Pair of Metropolitan Art Deco 1920 Hand Dyed Brown Leather Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of restored Metropolitan Art Deco hand dyed brown leather club armchairs
These are very stylish pair of antique club armchairs...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Chinese Garden Seat
Located in Pomona, CA
A profusely decorated Chinese garden seat. Features daily life with many figures in traditional Chinese dress. Multi-color enamels. Top and b...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Seating
Materials
Pottery
René Joubert & Philippe Petit for DIM, Pair of Art Deco Chairs, France, 1925
Located in New York, NY
René Joubert & Philippe Petit for DIM for DIM (Décoration Intérieure & Moderne)
A pair of side chairs with inverted U shaped backs (each with a sloping...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Pair of French Maison Jansen Folding Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare pair of French Maison Jansen polished steel and leather folding chairs. Circa 1940. These are sure to make a statement in any space.
Category
1940s Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Stools Poufs Tabourets Angular Pagoda Blue Velvet Maple, Austria, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage pair of stools, poufs or tabouret Dagobert Peche style from maple and blue velvet created and manufactured 1920s Austria.
Wonde...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Set of Eight Italian Carved Dining Chairs C.1940’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight French natural carved wood dining chairs. The chairs stand on four cabriole legs with rams head feet. The chairs are newly upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with nai...
Category
1940s Italian Louis XV Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
Carl Malmsten 1940s Vintage Boucle Sofa
Located in London, GB
This exceptional piece of Swedish furniture was designed in the 1940s by master cabinetmaker and designer Carl Malmsten. It was produced at his own workshop near Stockholm in Sweden....
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
1940s Original Tolix Dining Chair, Model A, White
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s Original Tolix dining chair - Model A - White
1940s original Tolix dining chair - Model A. The first production of the model A was in the 1930s. This is a very early example...
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Dutch Plywood Chair, the Netherlands, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The uniqueness of this midcentury Dutch chair is beyond question. With a peculiar shape and history, every aspect of this chair is one of a kind. Seriously minimal and highly functio...
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Plywood
Lucien Rollin Three Armchairs in Satinwood and Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Forties three armchairs by Lucien Rollin, circa 1945, in satinwood with bronze mounts. Available individually. 24" wide x 26" deep x 41.5" high.
Unrestored in the photograp...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Mahogany Wood and Geometric Green Velvet Chairs, 1920
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant, sinuous and unique in their kind, this Exotic group of chairs of orientalist current, have been brought back in luster of their old splendor. Contrast of the mahogany wood w...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Set of Six Dining Chairs in Wood by Sineo Gemignani Italian Manufacture 1940s
By Sineo Gemignani
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A very rare set of six dining chairs entirely made in curved wood, this set was designed by the Italian artist Sineo Gemignani and manufactured in Ital...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Dutch Oakwood Modernist Lounge Sofa by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original oakwood lounge sofa by Bas Van Pelt; Seating group; Easy Chairs; Dutch Modernism; Producer: Schaik en Berghuis
Arm length; 56cm
Bas van Pelt Bas J. van Pelt, Dutch f...
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Vintage Beech and Brass Dining Chairs with Goldenrod Fabric, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
These chairs feature a beech frame with brass and bronze details.
Their frame is in very good original condition, but the upholstery is original and in...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Set of six upholstered high back chairs covered in white vinyl, exhibiting traditional French design elements in a deep oak finish. Restored and polished.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Stool, Solid Stained Pine, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A stained pine stool designed and produced in Sweden, circa 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Pine
Early 18th Century Two Seat Sofa Treasure Chest Upholstered Settee
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous transformation of a 18th century treasure chest remnant into an amazing love seat / lounge chair. Probably outfitted in the fifties with mohair upholstery and large button t...
Category
1940s Danish Beaux Arts Vintage Seating
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Set of 8 Brutalist Oak Chairs, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 8 brutalist oak chairs - 1940s.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Marcel Breuer Early Canvas Model B3 "Wassily" Chair, Green Eisengarn
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This is an early edition Wassily from Berlin based manufacturer, Standard-Möbel. It exhibits the original army green Eisengarn canvas. A truly iconic design, deserving to be in a museum.
The model for this chair is the traditional overstuffed club chair...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
African Art Deco Ashanti Elephant Stool, Ghana, 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
African Art Deco Ashanti elephant stool, Ghana, 1920s
Wonderfully carved piece.
A similar piece is available for a pair.
Category
1920s Ghanaian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Danish Cabinetmaker Armchair with Patterned Upholstery, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This armchair is an elegant and comfortable evidence of the mastery and artistry of the Danish cabinetmakers who defined mid-20th century modern seating. This model is of the highest...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchairs by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of fine French Art Deco mahogany bridge armchairs by Jules Leleu.
Price includes refinishing (satin - semi gloss finish). Re-upholstery not included.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Tubular Chrome and Red Naugahyde 1940s Moderne Armchair
By Kem Weber
Located in Dorchester, MA
This 1940s moderne armchair was produced in the United States. The tubular chrome frame features black resin armrests; the comfortable seat and backrest has been newly reupholstered in vintage...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Footstool
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style painted and gilt decorated 6 leg footstool, circa 1920. With old original paint.
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early Red Aniline Dyed Eames LCM "Lounge Chair Metal", Signed with Evans Label
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very early Charles Eames and Ray Eames LCM, for Evans Products Company, Venice, CA, circa 1945. Red aniline-dyed molded plywood, polished c...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Chrome
Pair Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt Painted Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rococo style parcel-gilt painted settees. Original seat upholstery and down filled.
Category
1920s Italian Rococo Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Bruno Mathsson Mid Century Lounge Chair "Model 36" Produced in Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare lounge chair model " Vilstol 36" designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by Firma Karl Mathsson i Värnamo, Sweden. Original condition with a newer cushion upholstery. Original w...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Beech, Paper
Dentist Armchair with Lamp, USA, 1920
Located in Milan, IT
A stainless steel dentist’s armchair with a lamp. A reclining backrest, adjustable armrests, and adjustable headrest. Produced from A.S. Aloe Company, St. Louis, MO USA, circa 1920.
Category
1920s American Vintage Seating
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Modernist Design Rietveld Red & Blue Chair by Cassina, 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
The red & blue chair is also known as the “Rietveld Chair” after its designer Gerrit Rietveld, counts as one of the most recognizable pieces designed by De Stijl movement in the 1920...
Category
1920s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Industrial Green Stool Ca.1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Industrial stool painted in green with a steel base and wooden top.
Whit some great patina.
Measures: Diameter seating: 25 cm
Diameter base: 39 cm.
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
Swiss Alp, folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art escabelle with funny face sculpture.
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Armchair Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen, Stained Beech and Leather
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This partial heavy patinated armchair was designed and created 1942 by Ole Wanscher and manufactured at Fritz Hansen in Denmark. The chair itself is made in stained beech. The seat i...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Beech
Small Vintage Pommel Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful piece from the 1940s. This pommel horse serves well as a small bench and a big conversation piece. The leathers patina is rich in history.
An authentic piece from a Europ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
1940s Italian Armchairs Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of armchairs attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, the master of Italian classicism. These chairs are an exceptional example of Ulrich's architectural skill where line bec...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Mario Quarti Rationalist Beech White Lounge Chairs, 1940
By Mario Quarti
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of rationalist lounge chairs attributed to Mario Quarti, circa 1940
elegant and essential line
re-upholstery in white cotton
beech wood, cotton fabric, steel
Mea...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Cotton, Beech
Swiss Alp , folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp funny face sculpture escabelle.
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Swiss Alp, folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art funny face sculpture escabelle.
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
1950s 6 Band Bamboo Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Art Deco
By Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning 1950s 6 band bamboo lounge chair and ottoman, Art Deco style, bamboo in amazing original condition, recently reupholstered reversible loose cus...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Fabric
Safari Armchair with Sculptural Frame in Patinated Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Safari chair, stained beech, leather, metal, Europe, 1940s
Robust safari lounge chair covered in original upholstery made of brown leather. The armrests are composed of straps that ...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Settee Frame
Located in Carmel, CA
Charming French Art Deco period settee frame with original horse hair back construction. The legs and arms have fine contrasting inlay. The arms have a gentle volute cap detail. The ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of Early 20th Century Walnut Wingback Armchairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous pair of large early 19th Century walnut wingback armchairs in the Georgian style, just been reupholstered in a green leather with brass stud decoration, having a shaped hi...
Category
1920s British Georgian Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather
Jules Leleu, Art Deco Sofa with Rounded Back, French, 1930s
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
A lush, upholstered sofa with rounded arms, back, and feet. These last, executed in French polished beech, serve as a charming, subtle accent.
Numbered...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
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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