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Seating For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1980s
Black Leather 'CAB' Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Classic leather CAB chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Priced individua...
Category

1980s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Modern Designer Studio Crafted Rocking Chair Rocker Mid-Century Style
Located in Wayne, NJ
Studio crafted rocking chair rocker. At the front the seat height is 19 1/4". At it's lowest point, towards the back it is 10 1/8". This is ...
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1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Double Caned Hand Carved French Armchair
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique carved Louis XV style armchair with double caned back and side panels. Floral rosettes at the crest bottom apron & legs. Italian linen blend dow...
Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating

Materials

Linen, Cane, Walnut

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Upholstered Bergeres ~ Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Upholstered Bergeres ~ Armchairs is the perfect choice for comfortable seating in any room of the home or office. The frames features bold class...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Modernist LC2 Easy Chair by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Armchair LC2 Petit Modèle with polished chrome frame and separate very deep blue leather cushions, LCX leather, the more exclusive version. The LC2 was desi...
Category

Early 20th Century French Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Restored Vintage 1980s Fiberglass Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover our unique Vintage 1980s Lounge Chair, meticulously crafted out of fiberglass and in excellent condition. This piece has been newly restored and refinished by our expert tea...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Paint, Lacquer, Fiberglass

1980s Modern Lounge / Club Chair in Cognac Leather by Klaus Wettergren Denmark
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Very exclusive and rare lounge chairs / club chair by the Danish designer Klaus Wettergren in limited quantity and only on special request build by selective orders. This chair is bu...
Category

1980s Danish Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Original French Vintage Pierre Chapo, S31 Stool in Elm, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
“The S13 stool plays on the assembly of three converging legs and manages to achieve a solid, stable base that takes the full weight of a person on a small seat surface. The Technical challenge adds to the stool’s appeal” (from Pierre Chapo, Magen H...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Elm

Karl Springer Rare Set of 14 "Regina Dining Chairs" in Antique Silver Leaf 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of 14 "Regina Dining Chairs" with elegant curving frames in lacquered antique silver leaf with blue velvet upholstery by Karl Springer, American 1980s. It is very hard to fi...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Silver Leaf

English Antique Inlaid Mahogany Arts & Crafts Side Chair Bedroom Chair
Located in Leicester, GB
An absolutely stunning Arts & Crafts spindle back chair from the early 1900s. Made in England. The chair has delicate legs and shaped spindles on the decorative backrest. The back of...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Guido Faleschini for I4 Mariani Meteora Club Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blue leather club chairs designed by architect Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani's Meteora collection, designed in the 1980s. Blue leather uphol...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Antique Chippendale Style Carved Ball & Claw Bench
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chippendale Style Carved Ball & Claw Bench.
Category

Early 20th Century British Chippendale Seating

Materials

Wood

1980s Set of 6 Rare Dining/Side Chairs by TON
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - newly upholstered - wooden parts has been refurbished - height of seat 42 cm.
Category

1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Mid Century Modern Folding Chairs with Green Vinyl by Cosco
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of mid century modern folding chairs by Cosco features sleek modern look, vintage green upholstery, black painted metal frames and rub...
Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Minimalist Old Italian Simple Bench
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simple minimalist old Italian bench from the mountains around Lake Garda. For Your kitchen, patio, study room (for books). Simply useful.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Archaistic Seating

Materials

Fruitwood

1910s Josef Hoffmann Variation of Art Nouveau "Fledermaus" Seating Set
Located in Praha, CZ
Carefully refurbished and finished in Shellac Professionally reupholstered in old technique and quality fabric designed by Gustav Klimt.  
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 6 Chairs Designed by George Veronda
Located in Chicago, IL
George Veronda, an innovative architect, and partners with Roger Brown, a Chicago artist, designed a notable home for them in New Buffalo, Michigan, com...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Single Antique Silk Embroidery Suzani Pillow
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Single pillow made of antique hand silk embroidery Suzani textile, beautiful vine and flowers motifs. Fresh quality insert, silk backing. Some missing embroidery due to age and oxidi...
Category

Early 1900s Uzbek Antique Seating

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Silk

Beautiful German Armchair, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
20th century German armchair in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant motifs. Seats and back upholstered with studs. Signs of use minimum DIM.: 97 x 64 x 50 cm.
Category

Early 20th Century German Baroque Seating

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Carved Walnut and Upholstered Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Victorian Style carved Walnut and Upholstered rocking chair.
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Metal Bench Version “Perforano” by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing the Metal Bench Version “Perforano” by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, circa 1980, a distinctive piece that seamlessly merges form and function. Crafted entirely in meta...
Category

1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armbench ~ Vanity Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armbench ~ Vanity Bench is the perfect choice for completing your bath or dressing room. The frame features subtle classical contours that are carved...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Seating

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Rocking Chair in good antique condition measuring 19" in width, 30" in depth, 32.5" in height with a Seat hei...
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Seating

Materials

Walnut, Cane

Set of 4 Vintage IKEA Black Cafe Style Chairs
By IKEA
Located in Freehold, NJ
This set of 4 vintage Ikea chairs features classic cafe style design and durable plastic construction. Complimentary black & white vintage Ikea dining table...
Category

1980s Unknown French Provincial Vintage Seating

Materials

Plastic

Wrought Iron Industrial Foot Stools Designed by Foraform, Norway
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage set of industrial midcentury bar stools Mobelfakta designed by Foraform, Norway, 1980s. Black wrought iron frames with in wood grey painted seats. Vintage patina. Dimensio...
Category

1980s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wrought Iron

Triple Strand Rattan Sofa & Chair Orange Fabric Cushions Style Heywood Wakefield
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage triple strand rattan sofa and chair in the style of Heywood Wakefield with zippered orange nubby fabric and original foam filled cushions. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There are a couple of stains on the spring covers. It has been vacuumed, the frames have been cleaned and a coat of amber sealer. The fabric and cushions are in wonderful condition but there is a “crispy” sound to them. It is not the cushions but a backing on the fabric. Some may want to recover. Priced accordingly. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early 1900’s-1940’s...
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Armchairs by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
Design armchairs designed by Paolo Piva. The iron mechanism on the back leg allows easy movement of the chair on the floor. Very good original condition.
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

Settee Sofa/ Loveseat in Cuban Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, Denmark, c. 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A fine canapé or settee sofa with clean lines in French-polished Cuban mahogany with banding and marquetry in satinwood of foliage along crest and rosettes on corners of back and scr...
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Revival Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Wendell Castle Accent Chair
By Arc International, Wendell Castle
Located in Chicago, IL
Wendell castle accent or desk chair. Upholstered in a sky-blue mohair. Sculptural and carved lines.
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Maple

Pair Scandinavian 1920s Solid Wenge Modernist Club Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and exquisite pair of hand-crafted Scandinavian Modernist/Art Deco club lounge chairs, circa 1920s. These solid wenge wood chairs, possibly one of a kind, offer a unique blend...
Category

1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Wenge

Curved 1980's Wave Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Four pc. asymmetrical curved sofa. Sculptural wave like back. Newly upholstered with Italian Bouclé and 4 down feather throw pillows.
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé

Baker Furniture Style Chippendale Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning set of six Chippendale or Georgian style dining chairs In the manner of Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved mahogany, with gold and red upholstered seats. Measures...
Category

1980s American Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of Italian Renaissance, Classical Revival "X" Chairs
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of Classical Revival "X" chairs. Italian Renaissance. Profusely carved with Grotesque Faces to the uprights and front center below the seat. Acanthus Leaf carvings throughout....
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Armchair Green P55 by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Tecno, Office Chair, Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
By Giorgetto Giugiaro for Tecno, a beautiful armchair with wheels Produced in Italy in the 1980s. Easily usable in any environment. Original Te...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Napoleon III French Giltwood Twisted Rope Ottoman/Stool. Tan Mohair Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Napoleon III carved giltwood "Rope" stool or ottoman. Tan Mohair upholstery on wooden base carved into a knotted rope. Fournier style pouf with gold finish. Please see pics f...
Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Seating

Materials

Mohair, Giltwood

1 of 6 Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Green Faux Leather Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Beautiful Bauhaus design vintage cantilever chairs in tubular steel chrome frame and green faux leather seat and backrest. Unknown Italian production of the late 1980s. Reupholstere...
Category

1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Circa 1900 English Double Bow Windsor Chair
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 Windsor armchair made from oak. It having a double bow with a hooped spindle back and a central wheel splat flanked by spindles, over a saddled elm seat standing on front...
Category

Early 1900s English George III Antique Seating

Materials

Elm, Oak

Set of 4 Postmodern Dining Chairs, Belgium 1980's
Located in Zagreb, HR
Beautifully manufactured and designed Belgian post modern dining chairs from the 1980's, set of 4 Brass frame with seat upholstered in black faux leather The chairs are in very goo...
Category

1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 Antique French Louis XV Fruitwood Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XV Fruitwood Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs exude all the elegance of the style, but in a subtle and sophisticated expression. Hand-crafted and art...
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Seating

Materials

Faux Leather, Cane, Fruitwood

Marcel Kammerer Settee Bench Seat, Thonet Austria, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic settee designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. It is made of dark or almost black stained beech wood in mahogany tone and French pol...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Bentwood, Beech

Gillows UK Early 20th Century Triangular Carved Corner Chair
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A beautifully detailed and carved walnut corner chair by Gillows of Lancaster and London. The richly carved chair with lion's head on the armrest has a matching pattern cushion in a ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Teak Howdah Elephant Saddle Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Teak Howdah Elephant Saddle Chair. Beautifully carved Asian teakwood Howdah elephant saddle chair or bench, Thailand, 1920. This unusual Anglo-Indian chai...
Category

1920s Thai Anglo-Indian Vintage Seating

Materials

Bouclé, Teak

Red Velvet Armchairs 1900s, Antiques
Located in Foggia, FG
Red velvet armchairs 1900s - Antique- Very good condition Measures Cm 33/80 h x 50 cm x cm 45
Category

Early 1900s Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Arts & Crafts Stool Brutalist Gothic Rev French Country House c1910
Located in Mimizan, FR
Arts & Crafts Stools Brutalist Gothic Rev French Country House c1910 Brutalist I am offering 3 of these each one listed separately Heavy and chunky Carved oak Country house provinci...
Category

Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Seating

Materials

Oak

Boxing Glove Armchair De Sede
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair boxing glove De Sede in natural genuine black and white leather. Exceptional piece.
Category

1980s Swiss Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Peregalli and Calatroni Post Modern Armchair, circa 1985, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Post-modern Maurizio Peregalli and Sergio Calatroni chair, edited by Zeus circa 1985, Italy. Poltrona model. Black powder-coated square steel tube, bl...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Blue Leather by De Pas, D'urbino
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, pair of lounge chairs, model 'Onda', blue leather, chrome, Italy, 1985 Provenance: these chairs were in a C-Suite executive office of an insurance corporation. Very good conditon with only light signs of use, considering age. High quality Italian leather is re-pigmentable to your color of choice. Re-covering is also available. Ask about the options at our atelier. Curved ‘Onda’ lounge chairs by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'urbino and Paolo Lomazzi. The piece was designed for Zanotta in 1985. The expressive curve of the chairs is emphasized by the vibrant color of the blue leather. The structured and bend tubular chrome makes the piece look nice in a freestanding place. Because of the soft leather, the chair is comfortable to sit in. The leather armchair wrapped in a polished frame contributes to the chair's expressive and vigorous appearance. Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi are three Milanese designers, born in the 1930s. Around 1960, they started working together. With their designs, they wanted to bring forward a new Italian design, contrasting with the International Style...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

The Taylor Chair Co. Industrial Rolling Swivel Deskchair with Tilt Back, 1940s
Located in Germantown, MD
Very unique Industrial desk chair by the famous Taylor Chair Co. Of Ohio. Circa 1940s. Great quality faux leather seat and back was very well mai...
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of 10 Antique Italian Walnut Baroque Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 10 Antique Italian Walnut Baroque Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs is a wonderful find perfect for larger families or those who...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Seating

Materials

Walnut

Antique quality set of 6 oak Art Nouveau dining chairs C1915
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality set of 6 oak Art Nouveau dining chairs C1915. No loose joints or woodworm. New professional upholstery. Overall maximum dimen...
Category

Early 20th Century Seating

Materials

Oak

Morris armchair / lounge chair in beech, Art Deco, France, Circa 1925
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
"Morris" type armchair / lounge chair in beech. Art Deco. France, Circa 1925. Manufacturer's plaque on the back: "Fauteuil G.B Baudignecourt" In very good condition, treated and ne...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Egg Rocking Chair by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare No. 267 egg rocking chair designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1922 and produced in a limited run by Societa Anonima Antonio Volpe in Udine, Italy circ...
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style Carved Gilt Wood Side Accent Leather Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Louis XV style side chair with carved scrolled gilt accents and curved cabriole legs. This highly decorated small accent chair is upholstered in da...
Category

Early 20th Century Louis XV Seating

Materials

Brass

Durlet, Blue Leather Sofa, Model Cornelius, 1980s
Located in Schagen, NL
Typical 1980s piece in blue leather and black pyramid metal base. This model, 'Cornelius', was manufactured by Durlet, circa1980s in Belgium. It remains in wonderful condition with s...
Category

1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Design Dining Chair set by Pietro Costantini, Italy 1980's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Italian Design Dining chair set of 6 by Pietro Costantini, made in Italy in the 1980's. All leather covered high ba...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Beech

Pair Antique French Renaissance Barley Twist Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Renaissance Barley Twist Armchairs will make a handsome addition to any room! Timeless styling is evident in the combination of luxurious hand carved foliate moti...
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Seating

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Antique Pair of Gothic Pitch Pine Throne Side Hall Bedroom Chairs
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality pair of Gothic pitch pine throne, side, hall, or bedroom chairs C1900. Solid and heavy, with no loose joints and no woodworm. Overall maximum dimensions: 59c...
Category

Early 1900s Gothic Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Angle Steel Inc. Adjustable Industrial Stool
Located in Garnerville, NY
Angle Steel Stool Inc. adjustable industrial stool. Steel frame construction with solid wood (oak) seat and contoured back. Adjustable back...
Category

1920s American Industrial Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel

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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