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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: American Classical
Vintage Needlepoint Upholstered Chair & Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
Vintage arm chair and ottoman pouf stool in polychrome needlepoint upholstery with floral and figural design, with stud details.
Dealer:...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Solid Maple Directors Chairs with Brown Canvas Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of vintage solid maple directors chairs. Brown canvas upholstery. Excellent condition.
Measurements are 23"W x 18"D x 33"H. Seat height is 1...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Canvas, Maple
Otto Wagner Chair for Thonet, 1900s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet chair by Otto Wagner made in Austria 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Duistt Wormley Cane and Brass Armchairs & Footstool, Set of 2
By Duistt
Located in London, GB
Designed by DUISTT and handcrafted in Portugal, the Wormley chair and footstool is inspired by the Edward Wormley Captain's chair from 1950s American m...
Category
2010s Portuguese American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Wooden Liberty Armchairs, 19th-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pair of liberty armchairs in hickory, curved arms and front legs, seat dressed in cloth and seatback fan shaped.
France, Art Nouveau period.
Very good overall conditions,...
Category
Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Woodard Chantilly Rose Wrought Iron Tete a Tete, Pair Arm Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
This is the classic vintage Woodard Chantilly Rose wrought iron Tete a Tete - a pair of attached arm chairs with a small round glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Nouveau Armchair 'Model Stössler', Design by Adolf Loos, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) designed the chair model shown here in 1899 based on an English model as part of his earliest work as an interior designer for the dining room in Eugen Stössler's apartment in Vienna. The omission of the front supports of the armrests and the backwards curved legs lend the early chair a touch of elegance. Instead of the turned legs of the English model, Loos used smooth round wood with brass feet to protect the carpet. So these ankle cuffs fulfill a practical purpose and at the same time have a decorative effect. They thus correspond to Loos' demand for a 'unity of form and function'.
Beautifully shaped furniture made by hand in high quality, solid walnut and veneered, shellac hand-polished, upholstered seat and covered with leather, brass nails and brass shoes.
Execution: Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, circa 1900
Model number 6865
The model was produced by the company F. O. Schmidt and was also in their offer at the time. This explains why this chair model, specially designed by Loos for one of his interiors, can also be found on the art market.
Measures:
Total height: 82.0 cm / 32.28 in
Seat height: 47.0 cm / 18.50 in
Width: 57.0 cm / 22.44 in
Depth: 50.0 cm / 19.68 in
Bibliography:
- The dining room in the Stössler apartment was published in 1900 in the Viennese arts and crafts...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique 1880 Art Nouveau Carved Fully Restored Brown Leather Library Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable, fully restored circa 1880 Art Nouveau carved, Chesterfield hand dye...
Category
1880s English Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Upholstered Art Nouveau Slipper Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of upholstered armchairs having raked slipper forms with arched backs incorporating lumbar padding, streamlined rolled arms and long stylish Art Nouveau carved outswept legs e...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Jugendstil Konzertstuhl
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Konzerststuhl aus dem Jugendstil, Frankreich um 1900. Die formschönen Wangen aus Gusseisen sind Hector Guimard (1867 Lyon - 1942 New York City) zugeschrieben. Hector Guimard war eine...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Art Nouveau Office Armchair Thonet, circa 1900
By Tatra Pravenec, Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Completely renovated in the recent past. Perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Restored Art Nouveau Walnut Armchair, Revived Polish, Austria, 1910s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Art Nouveau Walnut Armchair.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1910-1919
Material: Walnut, Upholstery, Lacquer
The upholstery has ...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Original Art Nouveau Armchair, 20th Century
Located in Kerepes, HU
We present you this armchair in Art Nouveau style.
The presented piece is in good condition for its age.
Original trim. Time has worn the material. (see the picture)
Dimensions:
...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Revival Ebonized Upholstered Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau revival modern ebonized carved wood arm chair raised on cabriole tapered legs, upholstered in black fabric. 39" H x 28" W x 29" D; seated: 17.5".
Dealer: S138XX.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Eugene Gaillard Art Nouveau French Mahogany Upholstered Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau French mahogany armchair with a pierced fan form connected to curved sculptural arms, the seat upholstered in a textured earth tone and mauve scroll & foliate patterned f...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Restored Art Nouveau Seating Set, Stained Oak, New Upholstery, Austria, 1910s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Viennese Art Nouveau Seating Set. New Upholstery and Revived Polish.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1910-1919
Material: Stained Oak
Armchair dimensions:
Height: 78...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Oak
Updated Modern Classic Wingchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Updated Modern classic wingchair, covered in linen to make it neutral and easily placed in any environment. The real drama comes into focus when viewing the exposed ash construction ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Armchair in Stained Oak, reupholstered in Bouclé.
Located in København K, 84
Elegant 19th century Scandinavian Art Nouveau armchair in solid stained oak upholstered in premium boucle fabric.
Despite its age, this armchair is in remarkable condition, a testa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Art Nouveau Bentwood Armchair by Thonet, Late 19th Century, Austria, circa 1895
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unusual bentwood armchair produced by the famous company of Thonet at the end of the 19th century around 1895 in Vienna. This rare Austrian Art Nouveau armchair impresses with absout...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Armchair: a Timeless Piece of Art and Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Introducing the Antoni Gaudi Calvet Armchair, a timeless piece of art and craftsmanship that is a must-have for design enthusiasts and collectors. Designed by the renowned architect ...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet armchair designed by Antoni Gaudi manufactured by BD design.
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 65 x 95 H cm.
A company that has alwa...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Two Elm Art Nouveau Armchairs by Willem Penaat, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare pair of Art Nouveau armchairs.
Design by Willem Penaat.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid elm frames with original rush seats.
This wonderful pair of Art Nouveau Brabant armchairs by Willem Penaat is in very good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Willem Penaat was inspired by 17th century and 18th century simple Dutch farmhouse furniture...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Rush
Calvet armchair in wood heart shape by Antoni Gaudi
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair in solid varnished oak.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Mahogany Art Nouveau Tall Finial Parlor Chair After J.S. Henry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany Art Nouveau tall finial parlor chair after J.S. Henry. Maker unconfirmed but in the manner of J.S. Henry, tall carved finials, solid maho...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Art Nouveau 20th Century Palisander Armchair, Mother Of Pearl, Austria ca 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolute extraordinary, one of kind Art Nouveau palisander armchair from the very early 20th century in Vienna around 1905. This impressive antique armchair is not just a "normal" ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Office Armchair by Jakob & Josef Kohn Nr. 704
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Office chair produced by Jakob & Josef Kohn, model no. 704, in bent beech and original Vienna straw seat of the time, perfectly restored and polished with shellac.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Art Nouveau Set, 1 Sofa, 2 Armchairs, 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible Art Nouveau Game.
The price includes the 3 armchairs
1 Sofa
2 Armchairs
Material: Wood, reupholstered with springs and elastic band (as it was in the old days)
We have specialized in the sale...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Traditional Brown Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A traditional brown leather armchair with nailhead trim accents. This classic chair is crafted with pure Aniline top-grade leather in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Art Nouveau Set, 1 Sofa, 2 Armchairs, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible Art Nouveau Game.
The price includes the 3 armchairs
1 Sofa
2 Armchairs
Material: Wood, reupholstered with springs and elastic band (as it was in the old days)
If you hav...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Carlo and Piero Zen Pair of Armchairs, Fruitwood, Mahogany, 1910
By Carlo Zen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau, Carlo e Piero Zen, Italy, 1910, Italian design,
Art Nouveau pair of armchairs by Carlo and Piero Zen. Remarkable use of mahogany, burgundy leather, and fruitwood inl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood, Mahogany
Art Nouveau Bentwood Desk Armchair by Fischel, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb office / desk armchair with bentwood structure (beech) and caned seat.
Manufacturer's stamp and label present.
Art Nouveau, Bohemia (current Czech Republic), around 1900.
By ...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
‘Willow’ Armchair Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Cassina
Located in Athens, Attiki
The ‘Willow’ armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the ‘Willow Tea Room’, Glasgow 1904.
This masterful modern armchair is an expert re-edition by Cassina.
In its origi...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet, Austria, Ca. 1904
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely rare pair of Art Nouveau bentwood armchairs from the period around 1904. Impressing with its amazing shaped lines, these elaborately crafted early 20th century armchairs w...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Antique Bentwood Armchair or Bistro Chair, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Dark brown bentwood dining armchair or bistro chair.
In the style of Thonet with original webbing
We date it at early 1950s.
Good condition with normal age related wear.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
GREGSON Mid 20th Century Black Vinyl Office Chair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A vintage Traditional style office side chair by Gregson Manufacturing, of Liberty, North Carolina, USA. Solid walnut frame with black faux leather (...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Original Josef Hoffmann/Gebrüder J&J Kohn Chair, Early 20th Century, Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare and so far undocumented armchair by Josef Hoffmann, original leather upholstery, branding iron J&J Kohn. An identical chair with a different u...
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Art Nouveau Bentwood Salonfauteuil Easy Chair / Armchair Thonet No. 1 circa 1890
Located in Lucenec, SK
Very rare antique Thonet easy chair no 1 produced by Gebruder Thonet from the late 19th century in a very good condition. New upholstery.
Last picture is from Gebruder Thonet catalogue...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood, Upholstery
Pair Antique French 24k Gold Leaf Gilded Wood Bergère Armchairs
By Paul Follot
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning pair of giltwood bergère armchairs of sublime simplicity. French. Circa 1915-20.
These chairs represent the period of transition...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Classic Leather Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic leather armchair with top-grain Havane brown color leather, with padded cushion and backrest, large nailhead details and square tapered legs....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Josef Hoffmann / Otto Prutscher Attr. Chairs, Pair of
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant and comfortable chairs attributed to Josef Hoffmann or Otto Prutscher. Has been rennovated over a while, the fabric is partly stained. Can be sold separately.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Unique armchairs from Morzinsky Palace, Prague 1925
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Pair of beautiful wooden carved armchairs in the manner of Viennese Modernism. This particular unique pieces were manufactured for the embassy of then Romanian kingdom in Prague, Cze...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Jacob & Josef Kohn Vienna Art Nouveau Armchair No. 412 by Otto Wagner, 1904
Located in Lucenec, SK
Design created by Otto Wagner (1841-1918) and manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn Manufactory. Beechwood / mahogany stained / brass / seat covered with new fabric and horizontal brass...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Wiener Werkstätte Armchairs, Wien, Austria, Circa 1920s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These beautiful Wiener Werkstätte armchairs were made in Wien, Austria, circa 1920s. These chairs are most reminiscent of Oscar Strnad’s work for Wiener Möbel around 1910-1925. It fe...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Bruno Paul, Armchair 6126 for Vereinigte Werkstätten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Bruno Paul, armchair 6126 for Vereinigte Werkstätten in original condition.
Dokumentation:
Bruno Paul
German Interior Art and Architecture between Art Nouveau and Modernism...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 8 Thonet Armchairs Model Nr. 15, Black Wood and Cane, 1900s
By Thonet
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 8 Thonet armchairs Model Nr. 15, Black Wood and Cane, 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Original Josef Hoffmann 1908 Barrel-Chair, Kohn, Jugendstil, Early 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare armchair in bentwood, original condition, original fabric, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Enclosed an image from the Exposicion Internacional de Centenario in...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Pair of French Art Nouveau Armchairs by, Louis Majorelle Arm Chairs
Located in Englewood, NJ
A pair of Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau carved wood "Aubépine" armchairs by, Louis Majorelle. Both chairs are decorated on their back edges, arms, legs and skirt with carved hawthorn leaves and berry decoration upholstered in a off/cream white light snake pattern. circa 1905
Measurements:
height: 32.25 in. (81.92 cm) x width: 36.75 in. (93.35 cm) x depth: 21 in. (53.34 cm)
Condition:
chairs are in overall very good condition with light wear. Fabric is not period.
Literature:
Similar chairs are pictured in:
-Majorelle - Nancy: décorations d'INTÉRIEURS: meubles, tentures, bronzes, ferronneries (the 1906 Majorelle catalogue), and in: Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau design, by Alastair Duncan, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991, p. 200.
-Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, London, 1991, pp. 167, 183 and 200
-Majorelle: Un Art de Vivre Moderne, exh. cat., Musée de l'École de Nancy, France, 2009, p. 130
Biography :
Louis Majorelle, (France; 1859 – 1926)
born as Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy.
The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles, which he exhibited in 1894 at the Exposition d'Art Décoratif et Industriel [Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Art] in Nancy, but the influence of the glass- and furniture-maker Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawerpulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Wooden Armchair Mundus Vienna Style Thonet, 1920's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Austria
- made of wood
- good, original condition.
Category
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Art Nouveau Mahogany Armchairs, 1920s
Located in Virum, DK
Danish cabinetmaker: A pair of Art Nouveau mahogany armchairs with curved arms and front legs, upholstered with green fabric, 1920s.
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Art Nouveau Set, 1 Sofa, 2 Armchairs, 4 Chairs, 1890, Attributed William Morris
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible Art Nouveau Game.
1 Sofa
2 Armchairs
4 chairs
Material: Wood, reupholstered with springs and elastic band (as it was in the old days)
Country: England
If you have any que...
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Unusual Art Nouveau Set, 1 Sofa, 2 Armchairs, 4 Chairs, Country, France, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible Art Nouveau Game.
1 Sofa
2 Armchairs
4 chairs
Material: Wood, reupholstered with springs and elastic band (as it was in the old days)
Country: France
If you are looking f...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron French Art Nouveau Children's Armchair, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Nouveau children's armchair.
Striking French design from the 1900s.
Blue lacquered wrought iron.
This wonderful Art Nouveau children's armchair is in good co...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Unique Jugendstil Arm Chair made in 1908
Located in Vienna, Austria
This is a special arm chair designed by the owner and made by a furniture maker in India. Robert Haardt was the
owner and designer of this lounge c...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet armchair designed by Antoni Gaudi manufactured by BD design,
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 65 x 95 H cm.
A company that has alwa...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Oak
20th Century Art Nouveau Armchair with Foot Stool, Austria, circa 1915
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic 20th century armchair from the Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1915. Upholstered with finest Backhausen fabric - the so-called "poplar rose" design by Kaitna Eberhard ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
18th Century Original Black Painted Ladder Back Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made ladder back chair has the original rush seat and original black painted surface. The condition is very good and sturdy with a fine aged patina.
Category
Late 18th Century American American Classical Antique Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Rolling Upholstered Southwest Ikat Armchair by Baker Furniture Company
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautifully upholstered armchair by Baker Furniture Company. This Classic Baker chair is upholstered in a thick ikat or southwest print in orange, b...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Vienna Secessionist Bentwood Arm Chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VIENNA SECESSIONIST BENTWOOD ARM CHAIR BY JACOB AND JOSEF KOHN
Stamped to the underside "J&J KOHN / WSETIN, AUSTRIA"
Item # 906ANW08L
A fine and rare Vienna Secessionist maroon stained bentwood arm chair executed and stamped by the firm of Jacob & Josef Kohn, it is a striking piece with a free-flowing form. The chair is finished in a caramel top...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs
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Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
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