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Seating For Sale
Period: Early 20th 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

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

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

Set of 6 Antique Thonet Bent Wood Bistro Chairs w Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Four of these iconic chairs share a classic design, while the two end chairs feature arms. All feature a matching raised pattern. Please see photos. Despite their age, the set remain...
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Seating

Materials

Bentwood

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

Set of Six English Regency Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs with Two Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A superb British set of six brass inlaid Regency Revival dining chairs, of well-shaped Klismos outline, dating from the early 20th century. These chairs have been masterfully hand cr...
Category

Early 20th Century English Regency Seating

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

Original Art Deco 'Cloud' Sofa by Harry & Lou Epstein
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco 'Cloud' Sofa by Harry & Lou Epstein. Three seater cloud back sofa with figured walnut show wood banding. Re-upholstered in olive green leather. Designer: Harry & Lou Ep...
Category

1920s English Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Walnut

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

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

Classic Set of Four Dining Chairs in Vivid Green Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four dining chairs, fabric, lacquered wood, Austria, 1980s These dining chairs have a strong resemblance to Josef Hoffmann ‘Fledermaus’ chair...
Category

1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

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

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

Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique deep buttoned leather Chesterfield sofa. This was made in England, we would date it to around the 1920’s. It is of outstanding quality, this is extremely well ...
Category

1920s British Victorian Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of Twelve Vintage Wicker Dining Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout set of twelve wicker side chairs in remarkable condition with multiple weaving techniques, crafted with brackets and cross stretchers for durability. Originally called fiber...
Category

Early 20th Century American Country Seating

Materials

Wicker

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

Vintage 19th Century Duncan Phyfe Sofa in Barrow Fabric
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Saint Louis, US
An undeniably beautiful and coveted antique 19th Century Duncan Phyfe sofa upholstered in a feline Onyx Merramec Barrow fabric. One of the brilliant...
Category

1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Seating

Materials

Foam, Mahogany, Fabric

Antique Set 4 Spanish Polychrome Dining Chairs Giltwood Green Painted Folk Art
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A stunning set of four Andalusian ladderback dining chairs in original Polychrome dark green and old gold with rush seats – a stunning combination of colours with the most appealing ...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Seating

Materials

Rush, Paint, Giltwood, Wood

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

Bentwood Daybed by Thonet, Austria, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Bentwood Daybed by Thonet, Austria, 1900s.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Antique Seating

Materials

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

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

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

Pair of Oak Art Deco Modernist Easy Chairs by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Art Deco Modernist easy chairs. Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from 1924. Solid oak frames with origina...
Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Fabric, 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

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

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

Set of 5 Oak Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs, Scotland 1900, H1013
Located in Vancouver, BC
Set of 5 Oak Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs, Scotland 1900, H1013 Solid Oak Original finish The top splat with art nouveau carving Flanked by a pair of rectangular upright...
Category

Early 1900s Scottish Art Nouveau Antique Seating

Materials

Oak

Blended Set of 8 Complimentary Semi Antique Hardwood Windsor Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional blended set of 8 Hardwood Windsor Armchairs with fine traditional form and particularly well-grained seats. In a Natural tone with classic hoop backs with spindles and...
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Seating

Materials

Hardwood

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

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

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

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

Early 20th Century Linen Wingchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Elegant early 20th century English wing chair with mahogany frame and new linen upholstery.
Category

Early 20th Century British Country Seating

Materials

Linen, Mahogany

Pair of 1920's English Red Studded Club Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1920's. Pair 1920's English red studded club chairs. Original Rexine leather buttoned and studded with sprung seat pads, brass leg caps, great wea...
Category

1920s British Vintage Seating

Materials

Beech

Stunning Italian Arketipo Roche Bobois Two-Piece Sofa Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning asymmetrical two-piece Roche Bobois ultra-suede sofa. The sofa back is adjustable by rolling it along a thick black granite attached table. The circular ottoman has a wedge ...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Granite

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

Four Art Deco Dining Chairs French to Recover / Restore, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of four French Art Deco dining chairs, circa 1930 Recover or restore Original vintage condition Frames are sound and solid.   
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. Crafted entirely from wooden joints, It remains sturdy and robust, a fantastic piece to use as a...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Seating

Materials

Wood, Elm

Set of Eight Spanish Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 14 Spanish carved walnut dining chairs with upholstered seat and back.
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Vintage Postmodern Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Italian metal postmodern dining chairs with black metal frames and black leather seats. Good condition. In the style of Cattelan Italy ...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Metal

Excellent Pair of Kidney Shaped Sofas Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent pair of kidney shaped sofas-Vladimir Kagan style. This pair is super clean and in excellent condition.
Category

1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Four Black and Chrome Dining Chairs by Anton Lorenz for Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
The Hungarian designer Anton Lorenz is famous for his timeless steel tube furniture. The original cantilevered chrome base and professionally uphols...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

Radiant Pair of Art Deco Revival Club Chairs in Magnificent French Cane
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite restored pair of rattan Art Deco Revival club chairs, circa 1980. Fabulous rattan frame construction completely veneered in heavy French Cane. Design, quality and crafts...
Category

1980s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Seating

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Karl Springer Modern Leather Bench
Located in New York, NY
Modern leather surfaced bench with waterfall rounded armrests, made by Karl Springer in 1987. Signed and dated by the designer. The piece is in great vintage condition with age-appro...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Leather

1980s Set of Four Chrome Dining Chairs, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of fabric and chrome - Made in Italy - The fabric needs to be replaced - Good original condition - Seat hight 47 cm.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seating

Materials

Chrome

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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