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Seating For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
Set of 4 Bar Stools in the Style of "Maison Jansen"
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Set of 4 Bar Stools in the Style of "Maison Jansen"
Category

1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Brass

Set of 8 Vintage Mid Century All Wicker Dining room chairs by Lloyd Loom
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Set of 8 Vintage Lloyd Loom All Wicker Dining room chairs. All chairs are in great vintage condition. Great set of Matching chairs ready for use. Located In Brooklyn NYC. Labeled Ll...
Category

1980s English Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Antique Islamic Moorish Syrian Carved Inlaid Mother of Pearl Corner Chair 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century Islamic Moorish style inlaid corner chair, Damascus work from Syria, circa 1880. The corner chair is made from hardwoo...
Category

1880s Syrian Islamic Antique Seating

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

A pair of "Spirit" Sofas by John Hutton
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair “spirit” sofas by John Hutton for Dohghia. Covered in a deep rust colored velvet with decorative velvet rosettes across the back. Retains Donghia label. Condition: Very goo...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Mies Van der Rohe MR Lounge Chairs with arms for Knoll, brown suede
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Mr Lounge Chairs with Arms designed my Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll. Brown suede seat pad / tubular chrome steel frame Leather straps Knoll manufacturer labels dating: Nov ...
Category

1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Set 8 Regency Dining Chairs Two Arms Six Sides
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Set of 8 (6 + 2) Regency Rosewood / Simulated Dining Chairs. Here we Have a Quality Set of Dining Chairs, the Front and Back legs Being of a Sabre Form. The Carver Chairs F...
Category

1980s Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Rosewood

Siesta armchair by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa 1980s with puff
Located in Milano, IT
Armchair with lacquered wood footrest, foam padding, leather upholstery.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Edwardian Duet Piano Stool
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made antique Edwardian duet piano stool. This was made in England, it dates from the 1890-1910 period. The quality is excellent this has a gorgeous and ver...
Category

1890s British Edwardian Antique Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique English Green Leather Library Armchair on Castors, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
A Good Quality Antique English Mahogany & Green Leather Library / Desk Chair on Brass Castors, circa 19th Century. The chair is super comfortable and the leather upholstery is in ve...
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1850s British Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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

19th-C. French Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Settee With Down Cushion
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is such a lovely piece! It is a 19th century French Louis XVI style carved giltwood settee in vintage upholstery. The frame shows some non-offensive chippiness. The upholstery i...
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood, Down

Fabulous 4 Piece Milo Baughman Style Curved Sofa Sectional Carsons Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful 4 piece Milo Baughman style curved sectional sofa. We love the oversized channeled back and arms along with the circular end pieces. This sofa will need to be reupholster...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Victorian Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Victorian Mahogany Framed Armchairs Upholstered in Deep Blue Velvet with Buttoned Arms on Turned Front Legs and Sabre Rear having Pot Castors 29"w x 39"d x 35"h (16" to the s...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of 2 swing-chairs Jutta & Herbert Ohl
Located in GOOR, NL
Add a touch of sophistication to your home with our set of 2 swing-chairs, Jutta & Herbert Ohl. With their sleek design and superior craftsmanship, these chairs make a statement and ...
Category

1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

“Charel” chair by Bart van Bekhoven, 1980s The Netherlands.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
“Charel” chair by Bart van Bekhoven, 1980s The Netherlands. Bart is know for his unique designs. The chairs are professionally reupholstered with the finest scheep leather from New Z...
Category

1980s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Kindel Furniture Regency Solid Cherry Wood Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful set of eight Regency or Neoclassical style dining chairs By Kindel Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered seats. Measures: Side chairs ...
Category

1980s American Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Cherry

Pair of 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A pair of 19th century William IV period fine quality solid mahogany bar back side chairs with newly upholstered seats, in excellent condition. These strong chairs are designed with ...
Category

Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Leather Cornelius Sofa Anthracite with Metal Base
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Discover the timeless elegance of the Cornelius sofa, an authentic piece of design from the 80s. Manufactured by the renowned Belgian brand Durlet, this sofa is known for its high-qu...
Category

1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Primitive Swedish Stool 1880-1920c
Located in Farsta, SE
Primitive Swedish Stool 1880-1920c Beautiful pearl grey patina. Wear consistent with age and use. Made out of pine and birch wood. Height: 4...
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Pine

Niels Gammelgaard Oti Chair
Located in Toronto, CA
By Niels Gammelgaard 'Oti' lounge chairs designed by Niels Gammelgaard, Danish designer, for Ikea in the late 1980s. When you think Ikea you don’t automatically think of high quality and design. But Ikea actually used well-known designers such as Verner Panton and Niels Gammelgaard to design some of their collection. This chair, model Oti, from 1986 by Niels Gammelgaard is considered a true Ikea vintage design Classic nowadays. Niels Gammelgaard was born in 1944 in Copenhagen. Studied Industrial Design under Erik Herløw at the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts) in Copenhagen, graduating in 1970. In 1978 Gammelgaard co-founded with Lars Mathiesesn Pelikan Design...
Category

1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Postmodern 80s Convertible Black Leather + Chrome DeSede Ds140 Sofa Reto Frigg
Located in Basel, BS
Very beautiful original 1980s DeSede Designer original by Rito Frigg in beautiful black leather-- with a Chrome frame. This sofa is extremely versatile and it converts into various configurations, to your desires! This piece also features the removable headrest. Shown here with and without the use of the headrest. Stock image showing the measurements with the headrest here in image #6. From the De Sede Website: "Market launch of DS-140 by Reto Frigg: thanks to its new rotating seat system, the sofa can be converted into an elegant double lounge chair...
Category

1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Four 1980s Post Modern Black Tubular Cantilever Chairs by Douglas Furniture
Located in Draper, UT
Four post-modern tubular cantilever chairs manufactured by Douglas Furniture. Features jet black enameled metal tube frames with soft iconic suede-l...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

19th Century British Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
Made in the United Kingdom in the 19th Century, this set of four chairs is made of wood and features an upholstered cushion. Finished in black, the refined style of these chairs lend...
Category

19th Century British Country Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of 4 leather Arcosa chairs by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Famous Italian architect Paolo Piva designed these amazing architectural chairs. It is a set of 4 dining chairs. The name of the chairs is Arcosa. They were produced by B&B Italia. O...
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Nicoletti Salotti Postmodern Italian Leather Sofas, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An icon of postmodern design: a pair of Nicoletti Salotti 2-seater sofas in gray leather, produced in Italy around 1980. The leather of the sofas has taken on a lived-in look that gi...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Vintage Office Swivel Chairs or Stool by Kovona, 1980s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This vintage swivel chair or stool was made by Kovona company in the 1980s. Fully functional, adjustable, rotatable. It's made of chrome and leatherette. In almost excellent conditio...
Category

1980s Czech Industrial Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Iron

Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Brass Castors Chesterfield Captain Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored original oak framed vintage hand dyed Chesterfield cigar brown leather directors chair with solid brass English castors....
Category

19th Century English Chesterfield Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Oak

Set of 19th Century Bleached Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 19th century English Jacobean style dining chairs. The white washed oak chairs are typical of the Jacobean style including rectangular lines combined with ample carving along ...
Category

19th Century English Jacobean Antique Seating

Materials

Linen, Oak

Pair of Antique Ebonised Aesthetic Movement Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Victorian Upholstered Parlour Chairs Ebonised frames with turned and carved details very much in the Aesthetic style. c.1880s in date. Unsigned but very much in the style of designs by Bruce Talbot for March, Jones & Cribb or Gillows. Upholstered in faded Liberty ‘Ianthe...
Category

1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Rare English Victorian Mahogany Reclining Library Chair, circa 1840
Located in Salisbury, GB
This rare Victorian mahogany reclining library chair was made circa 1840. The mahogany frame with the sliding footrest that is stored under the chair, then slides out on a runner ...
Category

1830s English Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Queen Anne Lacquered Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 6 Traditional Queen Anne Splat Back...
Category

1980s Unknown Queen Anne Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood

Vintage Minimalist German Black Leather & Chrome Modular Sofa from Klöber
By Klöber
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modular sofa was produced by Klöber, a German manufactory founded in 1935. It consists of four separate lounge chairs in black leather. The minimalist base is made from chrome-p...
Category

1980s German Minimalist Vintage Seating

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in GB
We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
Category

1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Red "Poltovenere" Wingback Lounge Chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy
Located in DE MEERN, NL
RED "POLTOVENERE" WINGBACK CHAIR BY VICO MAGISTRETTI FOR CASSINA, ITALY 1980S Introducing the "PoltoVenere" wingback chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy, a timeless classic...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

1980s Attributed to George Smith Chintz Floral Linen English Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, floral linen sofa you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful sofa is statement ...
Category

1980s English Chinoiserie Vintage Seating

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Wood

Chaise Lounge Wood & Wicker by Palecek
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A PALECEK Anglo Indian Style Solid Wood & Wicker Chaise Lounge Approximate Measurements in Inches 35...
Category

1980s Anglo-Indian Vintage Seating

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Wicker

StavOak Dining Game Table & 4 Chairs Jack Daniels’ Barrel Staves Jobie G Redmond
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome original StavOak dining table or game table and glass top with four (4) chairs designed by Jobie G. Redmond and made from Jack Daniels’ barrel staves...
Category

1980s American Rustic Vintage Seating

Materials

Oak

Set of Six Very Fine Antique Hepplewhite Style Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of six very well-made dining chairs with elaborately carved backs plate having a central flower design with flower carved crest, generous Serpentine front seats, H-Form stretch...
Category

19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Seating

Materials

Wood

Antique classic oak stool, Germany, 19th. Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique classic oak stool, Germany, 19th. Century Solid wood, square shape. Seat standing on four legs connected to a central bridge. Blue floral seat cover with elaborate innerspr...
Category

19th Century German Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

1980s Weiman Kagan Style Serpentine Curved Four-Piece Sectional
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a modern, elegant, four-piece curved sectional by Weiman, circa the 1980s. Built for laidback lounging, this gorgeous piece offers unparalleled comfort. ...
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric

MCM Lounge Chair Enrique Garcel Jaime Perszek
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Lounge Chair in the sty...
Category

1980s Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of 4 dining chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. These have been re-upholstered in a Faux Sheepskin Italian synthe...
Category

1980s American Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs by Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Set of 8 Mahogany Chippendale dining chairs ...
Category

1980s Chippendale Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Brown Jordan Bentwood Rattan Table and Chairs Set
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish bentwood deco style dining or patio table and 4 chair set by Brown Jordan has the look of faux bamboo. Features glass top and arched bentwood base with an open design. Beauti...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tuscan clay stool, nice hand-painted. An idea of an Italian garden even in a city apartment: at the entrance it welcomes You with its colors, in the living room You can put down Your...
Category

1980s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Seating

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Adrian Pearsall Kidney Shaped Curved Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs curved kidney shaped sofas. Sofas retain their original upholstery in not bad condition but we would recommend they get new upho...
Category

1880s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Upholstery

Set of 6 Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 6 regency mahogany dining chairs. The chairs are raised upon ring turned front legs with swept back legs. The chairs f...
Category

1980s Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Contemporary Asian Klismos Leg Water Lilly Dining Chairs Set of 8
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of (8) Contemporary Art Deco Klismos Tapered Leg Water Lilly Pattern...
Category

1980s Vintage Seating

Materials

Wood, Cotton

Biedermeier Black Wood and Green Velvet Dinning Room Chairs, 1830
Located in Rome, IT
Four beautiful Biedermeier chairs with an unmistakable design, black shellac for the structure and a beautiful green and white velvet for the seat, note the particular design of the ...
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1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Seating

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Post-Modern Pink and Red Alcantara Sofas, Italy, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Post-modern pink and red Alcantara sofas, Italy 1980s This rare set of pink and red postmodern sofas have a unique look: their brightly coloured cush...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Textile, Wood

Restored Antique Victorian 1870 Coalbrookdale Nasturtium Pattern Garden Bench
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this beautiful Coalbrookdale Nasturtium pattern cast iron garden seat or bench dating to circa 1870. The ...
Category

Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Seating

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

20th Century Leather, Quilted Sofa in the Chesterfield Style
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this sofa for 3 people, covered in a natural leather in the color of bronze. This piece of furniture is from the 70s, stylized as antique. ...
Category

1980s European Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

Robert and Trix Haussmann Oak and Rope Dining Chairs Mid century 1963 Set of Six
Located in Milano, IT
Set of six oak wood and woven rope chairs model 6200 by Robert and Trix Haussmann from Zurich Switzerland. These married architects did not g...
Category

19th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Antique Seating

Materials

Rope, Oak

Gorgeous 19th Century Humpback Settee
Located in Dublin, IE
A gorgeous 19th Century fruitwood framed humpback settee. The beautifully shaped button back raised over serpentine seat flanked with finely hand carved scroll arm...
Category

19th Century English Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

George Montague Ellwood Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard & 8 Matching Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood, made by Bath Cabinet Makers,. An Arts and Crafts oak sideboard and eight matching dining chairs The sideboard with elongated slatted sides with heart cut-ou...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Antique English Chaise Longue/ Recamiere, Mahogany, Arround 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique English Chaise Longue/ Recamiere, Mahogany, arround 1830 Mahogany with Boulle decor. Tub shape, upholstered. Curved backrest tapering ...
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Seating

Materials

Brass

Carved Oak Hall Settle
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century carved oak hall settle, with panelled back depicting Merlion and scrolling relief. Above lift up seat flanked by carved Merlion headed arm res...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Woven Cane Bamboo Lounge Chair Yuzuru Yamakawa C, 261 Yamakawa Rattan
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A beautiful organic woven cane chair with a frame made of Bamboo. Designed by Yuzuru Yamakawa for Yamkawa rattan. 1st version from the 80ties. The bamboo cane chair...
Category

1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Seating

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

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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