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Seating For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Josef Frank, Sofa, Fabric, Mahogany, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An earl mahogany and floral fabric sofa, Model 703, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1940s. Seat height: 17.5”
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Mogens Lassen Style Danish 1940s Channel Back Lounge Chair in Wool Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fritz Hansen attributed 1940s Danish highback lounge chair in wool. Sublime highback lounge chair with channeled backrest made in Denmark in the late 1930s or early 1940s. This model...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Beech

Emilio Sala & Giorgio Madini Pair of Vintage Italian Low Armchairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Emilio Sala and Giorgio Madini, armchairs with tapered wooden legs, Italy, 1940's - these low armchairs with wonderful soft curves and armrests. Fully and expertly restored, reuphol...
Category

1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Walnut

Italian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of stained wood and off-white bouclé fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Seat height 18”.
Category

1940s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Pair of Italian Modernist Lounge Chairs, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian Art Deco lounge chairs with elegantly sloped arms carved in walnut with a contrasting fruitwood inlay. Newly re-upholstered in a chocolate brown Italian leather. ...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Fruitwood, Walnut

Charles Limbert One Drawer Footstool c1910
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Charles Limbert footstool in very nice original finish with recent leather upholstery. Signed with branded mark inside the drawer.
Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Tabouret Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Only very small traces of use.  
Category

1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Sven Staaf, Lounge Chair, Shearling, Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige shearling, wood and brass lounge chair designed and produced by Sven Staaf, Sweden, 1940s. seat height 16.5”.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Italian Designer, Slipper Chairs with Ottoman, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and white fabric slipper lounge chairs with ottoman designed and produced in Italy c. 1940s.  Seat height 15”. ottoman dimensions  11.5” H x 24” W x 15.5” D
Category

1940s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair of Charles Dudouyt chairs, 1940's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Transporting us to 1940s France, the exquisite set of vintage oak and wicker chairs designed by renowned artist Charles Dudouyt invites us to relive the charm and elegance of a bygon...
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1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Carl-Johan Boman, Finnish 1940's curved sofa for Boman Oy
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing the Carl-Johan Boman Finnish 1940's curved sofa, a classic piece of Scandinavian modern design from the prestigious Boman Oy. This vintage s...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Norwegian Wood and Papercord Rocking Chair by Slåke Møbelfabrik, Norway 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Slåke has produced furniture since 1938. The work has always been based on good craftsmanship and solid furniture traditions. Since the beginning, it has been important to the manufa...
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1940s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Papercord, Wood

Midcentury pair of armchairs designed by Paolo Buffa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic pair of Paolo Buffa armchairs. Elegant wood structure with cotton fabric cushion ( newly reupholstered). Very comfortable. Perfect vintage condition Italy, 1940
Category

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Charming small Art Deco footstool with attractive original upholstery, France, 1
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1940 / Art Deco / Mid-century / footstool / original red-brown upholstery A very attractive and charming small Art Deco footstool from France, designed in the 1940s. The or...
Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Midcentury Medium Back Lounge Chairs Denmark 1940's
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Danish very comfortable medium back armchairs from the 1940s in the style of Fritz Hansens well-known designs with open armrests in beautifully grained oak. Nice slim elegant...
Category

1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & White Leather Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this beautiful pair of Brazilian Modern armchairs are made of ebonized Pau Marfim hardwood & white leather in buttone style. The structure is composed of curved arms & feet, and were designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in the 1940’s. The wood joints are composed of delicate wood pins in Pau Marfim also, which were typically used by the artist at the time. Sold as set of two. For the restoration process, both armchairs where dissembled to understand their condition and to restore them following Tenreiro’s technique. This is shown in the last 3 images. The set comes from a private residence in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. This mid-century modern pair would look incredible in any modern, mid-century modern, boho chic or contemporary environment. Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century Brazil. Tenreiro was born in Melo, Gouveia Municipality, Portugal into a family of woodworkers and carpenters. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furniture industry to adopt a European modernist vernacular. His initial efforts, including the 1942 "Poltrona Leve," met with considerable success, and in 1943 he established his own firm with factories in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. However, it was not until the 1950s that he began to be recognized as a master furniture designer in Brazil. His design philosophy found a great response with architects who supported modernism. A forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials (like cane and jacaranda -Brazilian Roswood) as well as the creator of a new formal language in 20th-century Brazilian furniture design, he drew on the lessons of past furniture-making as a vital source, not only in the mastery of technical and constructive solutions but also in the aesthetic experience, craftsmanship, and the cultural meaning of his production. As a result, his exquisitely crafted pieces evoke a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics, firmly bound to the Brazilian cultural milieu. Literature: • Arquitetura e Decoracao, no. 12, Jul-Aug 1955 • Tenreiro book...
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1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Art Deco Armchair, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant Art Deco armchair. Very good original condition. Shipping quote on request
Category

1940s European Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Arts and Crafts Armchairs by Thorvald Jørgensen for Fritz Hansen 1910’s
Located in Valby, 84
Rare pair of Arts and Crafts armchairs crafted by the renowned designer Thorvald Jørgensen for Fritz Hansen. Constructed from high-quality beech wood, these chairs exude timeless ele...
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1910s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Beech

Italian Designer, Lounge Chair, Fabric, Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige fabric and dark stained wood lounge chair designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. seat height 15”.
Category

1940s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Finnish Designer, Lounge Chairs, Birch, Fabric, Finland, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of green bouclé fabric and birch lounge chairs designed and produced in Finland, 1940s. Seat height 16.5”.
Category

1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Set of 6 Antique French Art Deco Dining Chairs in Black Leather
Located in North York, ON
Introduce a touch of elegance and sophistication to your dining space with this stunning set of 6 antique French art deco dining chairs. These chairs exude the iconic art deco stylin...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood, Beech

Osvaldo Borsani stools, set of 2 1940s
Located in Torino, IT
pair of elegant 1940s stools designed by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1940s.
Category

1940s Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Danish Designer, Sofa, Wood, Velvet, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown velvet and dark-stained wood sofa designed and produced in Denmark, 1940s. Seat height 16”
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

A pair of Swedish Birch Stools, Circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish birch wood stools, Circa 1940s, the upholstered rectangular tops raised of straight legs with a rounded edge and joined by an H-form cross stretcher. Re-covered in ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch

1940s Carved Gilt Wood Swan Barrel Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, carved wood swan club chairs on castors set you could hope to find. In the style of George S...
Category

1940s English Empire Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Walnut Wooden Lounge Chairs attr Paolo Buffa, Milan Italy 1940's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of arm Chairs with curled and cross -shaped armrests, curly backrests with vertical struts. These chairs we have attributed to Paolo Buffa but they are always sold as designed...
Category

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Italian Designer, Slipper Chairs, Velvet, Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 4 green velvet and dark-stained wood slipper lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Seat height 13.5”.
Category

1940s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Charles Dudouyt Turned Walnut + Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of woven rush seat armchairs with turned walnut legs and rails by Charles Dudouyt.
Category

1940s Vintage Seating

Materials

Rush, Wood, Walnut

Pair of antique Loyd Loom Chairs In Rattan
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Pair of Loyd Loom Club Chairs, in a basic Brown - Natural Color, the pair consists of a Male and a smaller Female model, good and warm patina of th...
Category

1940s British Vintage Seating

Materials

Rattan

Danish Designer, Sofa, Wood, Fabric, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white bouclé fabric and dark-stained wood sofa designed and produced in Denmark, 1940s. Seat height: 14”
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of 1940s Armchairs
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of small armchairs with capitonné work, sprung upholstery, original velvet upholstery of the period, and wooden legs. ...
Category

1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Art Deco Tabouret Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
has signs of use good original condition  
Category

1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Italian 1940s folk art wood and plywood armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s folk art wood armchair
Category

1940s Italian Folk Art Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Art deco armchairs by Jindřich Halabala for UP Závody
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco armchairs by Jindřich Halabala designed in 1930s for UP Závody Brno. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Italian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Velvet, Wood, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and dark grey velvet lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. seat height 15.56” 
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Maison JANSEN (attributed to) neo-classical velvet armchair circa 1940/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Maison JANSEN (attributed to) neo-classical velvet armchair circa 1940/1950
Category

1940s Neoclassical Vintage Seating

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Wing Chair, c1940s
Located in London, GB
Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Armchair, c1940s. High back lounge chair produced by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1940s. It features a curved wing-back with stained beech legs. The ch...
Category

1940s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

Danish 1940s Banana Style Curved Tub Club Chair with Channel Back in Red Mohair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This supercool 1940s Danish curved club chair is actually a match to the Danish curved or banana form sofas made in the 1930s-1940s. The sofas and chairs were very popular coming out...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Mogens Lassen Style Danish 1940s Large Highback Lounge Chair with Channeled Back
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1940s high back lounge chair in the style of Mogens Lassen with very sculptural organic shape and harmonious proportions. Slightly splayed front legs typical of Lassen...
Category

1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Beech

Elegant French Louis XV Style Walnut Armchair or Fauteuil
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fine walnut Louis XV style armchair in fine upholstery with wonderful carved details. This elegant neutral and finely recovered armchairs are simply stunning and are certain to add s...
Category

1940s French Louis XV Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Model 60 stool, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s. Painted birch. Good vintage condition, rich patina and wear consistent wi...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Birch, Paint

1940s Rene gabriel lounge chair France Reconstruction
Located in Gistel, BE
Fantastic early Rene Gabriel lounge chair in a dark stained massive wood. Comes with the original metal slats and springs bottomplate. Chair has been restorated to its original condi...
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique Duncan Phyfe English Regency Style Mahogany Bow Back Dining Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
1940s Duncan Phyfe / Regency Style dining side chair. Made from mahogany with a contoured crest rail and bow shaped back. Features an upholstered seat with repeating tulip / rose p...
Category

1940s Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Tub Chair, c1940s
Located in London, GB
Danish Cabinetmaker - Tub Chair, c1940s Low tub chair produced in Denmark in the 1940s. The legs are stained beechwood and the chair has been reupholstered in Moonlight sheepskin.
Category

1940s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Executive' Armchair in Beige Creme Fabric and Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, armchair, oak, fabric, United States, design 1948, later production An organic shaped armchair designed by Eero Saarinen. A fluid, sculptural ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Old Hickory Arm Chairs -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Old Hickory arm chairs with leather seats and amazing original worn patina. These ranch house chairs are in fine & sturdy condition.Sold as a pair.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Hickory

Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Executive' Armchairs in Leather and Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, dining chair, model 71, oak, patinated leather, United States, design 1948, later production An organic shaped pair of chairs designed by Eero...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak, Leather

Charles X Style Italian Sofa with Fornasetti Linen Fabric
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Carlo X style boat sofa comes from a nineteenth-century villa on Lake Como, the gray and white lacquered sofa, shabby chic effect, has been upholstered with original Fornasetti ...
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1940s Italian Charles X Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Walnut, Lacquer

1940's Pair Of Bistro Gueridon Tables - Colmar Brewery
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Pair Of Bistro Gueridon Tables – Colmar Brewery 1940’s Pair Of Bistro Gueridon Tables – Colmar Brewery. Very unusual pair of bistro tables...
Category

1940s French Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique Schmieg & Kotzian Mahogany Wood Queen Anne Square Stool Bench Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Crotch Mahogany Queen Anne Style Square Stool by Schmieg & Kotzian. Item features solid wood construction, Queen Anne Legs, Pad Feet, Shaped Skirt, Classic Traditional Form, ...
Category

1910s Queen Anne Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 'Utrecht' Armchairs attr Gerrit Rietveld, Mid-Century The Netherlands
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of 'Utrecht' Armchairs attributed to Gerrit Rietveld, The Netherlands 1960's Provenance: I received this information when purchasing from the previous owners. The wooden frame...
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1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Fritz Hansen "1669" Armchair in Dark Brown Leather Produced in Denmark, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Danish mid century armchair by Fritz Hansen model "1669" in dark brown patinated leather and stained wooden feet. Produced in Denmark, 1940s. The leather appears to be original ...
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Beech

Michael Van Beuren Lounge Chair for Domus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bauhaus trained, Mexico City based designer Michael Van Beuren created highly functional modern pieces inspired by Mexican vernacular styles and materials. This lounge chair features...
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Cord, Mahogany

Set of Eight French Leather Tufted Dining Chairs C. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight French Provincial style dining chairs, featuring two armchairs and six side chairs upholstered in distressed tufted leather with nailhead trim detail. The chairs stand ...
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1940s French French Provincial Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Early Pair Of Arnold Madsen Clam Chairs In Curly Sheepskin, 1944
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Fantastic pair of early edition Clam chairs, which were designed in 1944 in Copenhagen for Madsen and Schubell and ever since have become an icon of the Danish Modern design period. ...
Category

1940s Vintage Seating

Materials

Sheepskin, Bentwood

BERTOIA Chairs, Model 420, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
Located in Neuss, NW
BERTOIA chair, model 420, designed in the 1940s by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Frame made of wire mesh with a new felt cover in grey. The offer includes 4 chairs. Quality Features: ...
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1940s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Georg Kofoed Attributed Danish 1940s Lounge Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool and rare 1940s lounge chair attributed to Master Furniture Maker Georg Kofoed of Copenhagen. We love the stance and the overall dynamic design lines that are very reminisce...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wool, Beech

Pair of Vintage Walnut Benches
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of vintage Italian carved walnut benches. Perfect for today's transitional designs!
Category

1940s Vintage 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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