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Seating For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
A Set of 4 Golden Beech and Elm Windsor Country Dining Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Set of 4 Golden Beech and Elm Windsor Country Dining Chairs
The chairs are of superb quality, they are craftsman made and are very roomy and comfortable The chairs are in solid e...
Category
1920s Country Vintage Seating
Materials
Elm
Art Deco Sofa with Lounge Chairs, 1920, France
Located in Budapest, HU
Marvelous, high end design, authentic 1920’s Art Deco Sofa with walnut wood display cabinets and a pair of matching Lounge Chairs originating from ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Copper
1940's Fischel Provence Bentwood Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Fischel Provence Bentwood Dining Chairs – Set Of Four
1940’s Fischel Provence Bentwood Dining Chairs – Set Of Four. The process of steam bending beech to create elegant chairs...
Category
1940s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Bentwood
A Set of Six Louis XVI Style White-Painted Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Each chair upholstered in black leather with nailhead trim; raised on fluted, round tapering legs.
Category
1920s Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Danish Designer, Side Chair, Oak, Denmark, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak side chair or dining chair designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1920s.
Seat height 18”.
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
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
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
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
Danish Designer, Side Chairs, Oak, Denmark, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak side chairs or dining chairs designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1920s.
Seat height 18”.
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
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
Pair of Original Art Deco Satin Birch Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and extremely well made pair of original Art Deco Satin Birch armchairs. They were made in Sweden, they date from the 1920-30’s.
They have a very bold and beautiful d...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Danish Designer, Side Chairs, Oak, Denmark, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak side chairs or dining chairs designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1920s.
Seat height 18”.
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Tall Lounge Chair, c1940s
Located in London, GB
Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Armchair, circa 1940s.
This tall Lounge chair produced by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1940s and is typical of Danish lounge chair designs of the day. ...
Category
1940s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style fauteuils or dining armchairs
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Beautiful carved exotic burled acacia wood, with upholstered seats.
...
Category
1920s American French Provincial Vintage Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Burl
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
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
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
Pair of Antique Swedish Art Deco Barrel Club Chairs - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Swedish Art Deco Barrel club chairs, built with a curved back, long legs, and a rolled arms. Restored by our team of craftsmen while maintaining the vintage integrity of the ...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Muslin, Birch
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
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...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Mohair, Beech
Midcentury pair of armchairs designed by Paolo Buffa
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
1940s Rene gabriel lounge chair France Reconstruction
By Rene Gabriel
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
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...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Birch, Paint
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
Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Two-Tone Wool, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early 1940s. These small sofas will make a strong statement in any room. Beautiful round vol...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wool, Beech
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
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
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
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
Charles Dudouyt design solid wood stool, France 1940s
Located in leucate, FR
Post Art Deco stool, attributed to the French decorator Charles Dudouyt.
French modern rustic.
Curved and openwork seat to facilitate the passage of a hand. So-called “coil” feet, s...
Category
1940s French Rustic Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
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
Two Art Deco Modernist Oak Lounge Chairs in Bouclé by Anton Lucas Leiden, 1920s
By Anton Lucas
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare pair of Art Deco Modernist lounge chairs.
Design by Anton Lucas for N.V. Meubelkunst Leiden.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid oak frames with or...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Bouclé, Macassar, Oak
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Executive' Armchair in Beige Creme Fabric and Oak
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
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 ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Armchair, attr. Gunnel Nyman, 1940s, Finland
By Gunnel Nyman
Located in Helsinki, FI
Armchair, attributed to Gunnel Nyman, 1940s. Birch with reupholstered seat with quality Lauritzon's "Lamm" -fabric. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Gunn...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School Armchair, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An antique architectural Dutch armchair in solid oak and an extraordinary design. The chair has a robust look and is heavy in weight. Still it has a modest size and height and is be ...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
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 ...
Category
1940s Italian Charles X Vintage Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut, Lacquer
Fritz Hansen "1669" Armchair in Dark Brown Leather Produced in Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
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...
Category
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Cord, Mahogany
Pair of Swedish Grace Arm Chairs - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of newly restored antique Swedish Grace arm chairs. Swedish Grace was the brief design period precursing the more commonly identified Scandinavian Modern. It is a delicate balan...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Arras Garden Bench
Located in Hellerup, DK
Antique French wrought iron bench in a warm grey color, made by the renowned manufacturer Grassin in Arras. The bench is in very good condi...
Category
1920s French Vintage Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
wonderful vienna secession patio chairs
Located in Munich, DE
amazing patio or garden chairs from vienna. showing the clear lines of vienna secession.
i can ship in 2 boxes with dhl .
Category
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Seating
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Executive' Armchairs in Leather and Oak
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
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
'Bambi' Armchair by Rolf Rastas & Adolf Relling For Gustav Bahus, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
'Bambi' Armchair by Rolf Rastas & Adolf Relling For Gustav Bahus, 1940S
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Antique Swedish Art Deco Rolled Arm Club Chairs - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Swedish Art Deco club chairs. Featuring traditional Art Deco elements such as a deep seat, a channeled barrel back, and rolled arms. Restored by our team of craftsmen while m...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Seating
Materials
Muslin, Birch
Set of four oak and leather ladder back dining chairs by Gordon Russell
Located in Petworth, GB
Rare set of four Arts and Crafts Cotswold School ladder back dining chairs by Gordon Russell. Ash with woven leather seats.
We have cleaned the chairs with wax and have replaced 3 o...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Seating
Materials
Oak
BERTOIA Chairs, Model 420, Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
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:
...
Category
1940s American Bauhaus Vintage Seating
Materials
Metal
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
Extremely Rare Alvar Aalto Stools E60 Wartime Version, Artek, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Alvar Aalto war-time stools are extremely sought after collectibles for the simple reason that not many of them are available any more.
A war-time stoo...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
French Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuil
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuil.
Our handsome large French Louis XVI style gilt wood fauteuil or arm chair is upho...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Giltwood
1940s US Army American Seating Company Wooden Folding Chair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1940. We offer this beautiful folding chair made by American Seating Company, Grand Rapids Michigan.
Fantastic utilitarian chair that cleverly fold down so you can store them ...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Seating
Materials
Wood
Michael van Beuren High Back 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...
Category
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating
Materials
Cord, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Carved Walnut Large Bench, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Precious period French walnut bench hand carved on the back and on the skirt.
Its measurements are for 4 people.
It is ideal to place it in the hall of your house and thus give it a ...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Seating
Materials
Walnut
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 ...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Pair of ‘A 60 F’ armchairs for Thonet Mundus, Austria, 1929
Located in London, GB
With their Bauhaus form this pair of ‘A 60 F’ armchairs by Thonet Mundus epitomise avant-garde design. Their arms and legs connect round to form a soft rectangular form, giving the c...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Seating
Materials
Bentwood
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
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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