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Armchairs For Sale
Italian 1980's Design Armchair Tubular Chrome Steel Black Leather
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful 1980s design armchair made of thick chromed tubular frame, black leather seat and curved wooden back. Most likely made in Italy.
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Chrome, Steel

Vintage Italian Provincial Tuscan Carved Walnut Velvet Dining Library Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two vintage Italian dining / library / office arm chairs. Made of walnut featuring Louis XV styling with serpentine form, sloped arms, velvet upholstery and cabriole legs. ...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs

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Velvet, Walnut

Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Jade Green Aluminium, 2017
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Week-End Armchair in Jade Green Aluminium by Studio BrichetZiegler, 2017 The week-end collection is a full range of outdoor furniture, in aluminium grained epoxy pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Armchairs

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Aluminum

Pair of Italian Massive Brass Chairs by Chiavari, Upholstery Iceland Wol
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of refined Italian Campanino Classic Chiavari chairs, circa 1950s. Massive brass upholstered with velvet and brown blond original Iceland wol. In very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Jacob Kjaer United Nations FN Armchair
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hard to find Jacob Kjaer United Nations "FN" chair with original finish and leather. Originally designed in 1948 for the UN headquarters, New York. Original leather, does show age an...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Moroso Longwave Armchair in Leather by Diesel Living
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Retuning a Classic! Like a 1960s motorcycle with a new engine, every bit the attitude, but still a modern machine. A high back lounge chair with constant flowing lines, this has been...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

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Steel

6 Post-Modern Arrben Italy 'Canasta' Armchairs Leather Enameled Tubular Steel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post-Modern set of six (6) 'Canasta' armchairs by Arrben of Italy, in stitched thick saddle-leather mounted on enameled tubular steel frames. N...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Steel

Antique American Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame & Rush Seat Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lambert Hitchcock Maple Gilt & Ebonised Frame With Rush Seat Chair Provenance purchased from a Country Estate in Wiltshire, UK. Lambert Hitchcock (May 28, 1795, Cheshire, Connecti...
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Armchairs

Materials

Maple

Pair of French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs or Fauteuils, Hand Carved
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of French Louis XVI-era armchairs, made of walnut wood, with hand-carved details. The chairs rest on circular fluted legs with carved rosettes at the top. The armrests are als...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs

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Walnut

Ico Parisi Curved fabric sofa with brass legs by Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Curved fabric sofa with brass legs, designed by Ico Parisi, manufactured by Isa Bergamo. This sofa, designed by Ico Parisi, epitomizes the finest stylistic research of the 1950s. It...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Brass

Studio Armchair by Szedleczky, Hungary 1970s
Located in Debrecen, HU
This eye-catching, sculptural chair is a creation of renowned Hungarian designer Szedleczky, representing a distinctive piece of 1970s Hungarian furniture design. Crafted from solid ...
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1970s Hungarian Brutalist Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Faux Fur, Wood

Scandinavian Mid Century Lounge Chair in Sheepskin
Located in Karlstad, SE
High-back lounge chair manufactured in Denmark ca 1940. This majestic chair surrounds you with its curved backrest and is just as comfortable as it...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Sheepskin, Wood

Moooi Hortensia Armchair in Petal Pink Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hortensia armchair, by Andrés Reisinger & Júlia Esqué, innovatively replicates the beauty of nature. This blooming beauty is inspired by the bas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Finn Juhl Pair Armchairs 196 Diplomat for France and Søn, 1960s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Armchairs Designed by Finn Juhl for France and Søn, 1960s This is a superb pair of armchairs, model 196, in solid teak frames. They were designed by the famous Danish archite...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Upholstery, Teak

Bamboo and Rattan Armchair by Maugrion for Roche Bobois - France - 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Bamboo and Rattan Armchair by Maugrion for Roche Bobois - Unique Piece of Vintage Design Refined bamboo and rattan armchair, made by the renowned Maugrion brand "Le rotin prestige "...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan

Rare Pair of Sculptural Lounge Chairs by Adalberto Dal Lago, Italy, 1974
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
An exceptional and rare pair of lounge chairs designed by Adalberto Dal Lago and produced by Germa in 1974. Featuring a bold sculptural form, these chairs stand out for their distinc...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Alky Lounge Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely and comfortable Alky chair. Designed by Giancarlo Piretti in 1969, produced by Artifort. There are 3 chairs available, the price is for 1 chair. They are just reupholstered...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Armchairs in Walnut and Teddy Upholstery, Italy, 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Art Deco armchairs in walnut and teddy upholstery, Italy 1930s. Art Deco armchairs in walnut and teddy upholstery, Italy 1930s. These exceptional ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Armchairs

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Fabric, Walnut

"PIP-e" Colored Stackable Armchair Designed by Philippe Starck for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"PIP-e" is a stackable armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, in polypropylene monobloc available in carnation, lavender gray, white or dark gray colors. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Plastic

Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchairs by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordinary architecture of Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Fabric, Wood

Monti Armchair in Green Forest (Small Model) by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
The Monti is an enveloping armchair with a wave-shaped back, upholstered with velvet, and raised on four balls feet in lacquered wood. Made with an oak structure and topped with high...
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2010s French Other Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak, Fabric

Fauteuil méridienne LC3 Le Corbusier pour Cassina en cuir rouge structure acier
Located in London, England
Défini par des proportions équilibrées, 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle est une synthèse parfaite de forme et de fonction. Icône du moderne pour son caractère novateur, il est...
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1990s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of armchairs by Thibault Desombre for Cinna - 1990s
By Cinna (Ligne Roset), Thibault Desombre
Located in Uccle, BE
Pair of armchairs by Thibault Desombre for Cinna - 1990s
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Late 20th Century French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two ''Back-Wing Armchair', Patricia Urquiola by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchairs designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This comfy armchair has the same distinctive aesthetics as the Back-Wing chair designed in 2018....
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Foam, Wood

Bollo Armchair by Fogia, Cognac Leather, Black Steel
Located in Paris, IDF
Bollo Armchair by Andreas Engesvik for FOGIA Model shown on main images: Black steel legs + Leather: Vintage, Cognac Width: 81cm /32in Depth: 81cm /32in Height: 71cm /28in Seat Hei...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Organic Modern Armchairs

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Steel

Modern Flock Lounge Chair in Kvadrat Gentle pink velvet by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
The “Flock” furniture collection draws on the idea that home is a place of comfort, sanctuary, and gathering and should be filled with personalized, character-rich, and eye-catching ...
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2010s Ukrainian Modern Armchairs

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Sheepskin, Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet, Faux Fur, Ash

Secession Fledermaus armchairs by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession Fledermaus armchairs by Josef Hoffmann. Professionally stained and repolished with new fabric.
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1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, "Invisible Personage"
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Indulge in a rare opportunity to own a piece of art history with this Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, featuring the artist's iconic "Invisible Personage" design. One of only ...
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2010s Spanish Modern Armchairs

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Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer

Tito Agnoli For Poltrona Frau Leather Lounge Chairs by, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Lounge chairs by Tito Agnoli For Poltrona Frau, Italy 1970s Magnific set of two lounge chairs manufactured by Poltr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Leather

Set Art Deco Armchairs by Jules Leleu 1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Great set of Art Deco club chairs and sofa made by the French designer Jules Leleu made around 1930. Fully reupholstered in champagne color velvet. Has some great details in the cur...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs

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Velvet

Arne Vodder Leather Chair, Sibast, Danish 1960
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Arne Vodder designed armchair / desk chair by Sibast, circa 1960, Denmark. Fully reupholstered in steel white Italian leather. Extremely ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Walnut

A Pair of "Penguin" Armchairs by Louis van Teeffelen, The Netherlands 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
In the mid-century design era, often a piece of furniture would combine only two materials or colours – creating tension and harmony without fuss or superfluous ornaments, and these ...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Faux Leather, Wood

Armchair MP-113 with Ottoman in Original Faux Leather, c. 1970s
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare and well-preserved MP-113 armchair with an ottoman, designed by Percival Lafer in Brazil during the 1970s. The set is crafted from two solid blocks of injected fo...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Foam

Brown Ostrich Leather “Onassis” Chair by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare 1984 brown ostrich leather “Onassis” chair by Karl Springer. Original commission by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Constructed of carved wood covered with ostrich leather. In b...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Ostrich Leather, Wood

Pair of Armchairs in Hardwood & Leather by Giuseppe Scapinelli, c. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Pair of Armchairs by Giuseppe Scapinelli, are nothing less than gorgeous! This exceptional set of armchairs is crafted from Caviuna hardwood and the original l...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Pair of Vintage LC2 Corbusier Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage LC2 Corbusier armchairs. Original leather and chrome frame.      
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Green Wool Round Armchair Molteni&C by Naoto Fukasawa - Cinnamon
Located in New York, NY
Truly unique in style and structure, the Cinnamon armchair by Naoto Fukasawa envelops the body like a comforting hug. Built upon a curved foundation, the chair's shape follows the cu...
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wool

Alky Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Alky chair in green fabric, numbered on the legs. Seat height: 41 cm. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Fabulous Quality Revolving Armchair in the Art Deco Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous quality contemporary revolving armchair in the Art Deco style. The cushioned back and seat beautifully upholstered in brown leather flank...
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2010s French Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Stendig Architect Series Prague Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Prague Chairs sold in a Pair. I have always known these to be part of the Architect Series of Prague Chairs produced for Stendig. Nylon replaces the traditional cane. These are a...
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1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Nylon, Wood

New Volumes Terracotta Baby Cove by Thomas Coward
Located in CREMORNE, AU
Two negative shapes are placed on top of each other, one creating lift, the other creating support. The Baby Cove chair evokes the coastal formation that its name derives from; it ex...
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Terracotta

Arflex Elettra Armchair in Fabric Heidi and Candy by B.B.P.R
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elettra Armchair is designed by B.B.P.R for Arflex. A classic of the '50s office, Elettra is the armchair you can't do without. Thanks to its timeless...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Customizable Tacchini Additional System Armchair by Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Modules with unusual shapes give life to original seating configurations where aggregation and variability take center stage. Additional System is a project by Joe Colombo from 1967,...
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2010s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Antique Armchair Fauteuil Napoleon III Upholstery and Beech French 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of fauteuil armchair French Napoleon III, circa 1880 Antique, late 19th century, Sound and solid It can be recovered if you wish but the velvet is clean and in good conditio...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Danish Oak Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Danish Oak Arm Chairs Dimensions: 24"w x 26.5"d x 39"h Danish Design, circa 1940's
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Kissing Armchair, Modern, Sculptural, Rounded, Bronze Metal, Cream Boucle Fabric
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Kissing Armchair features two semi-circle layers; one bearing the cupped seat and a second forming the back-rest. All the lines are covered with soft ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Captain's Chair from Bali with Slatted Wood and Loop Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian captain's chair from the early 20th century, with slatted wood, pierced splat and looping arms. This antique Indonesian captain's chair from the early 20th cent...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Armchairs

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Wood

Tobia Scarpa, two Pigreco wooden chairs for Gavina, set of two (1959)
Located in Argelato, BO
The Pigreco chair was designed by the famous Italian architect Tobia Scarpa in 1959 for the Gavina company. This is an extremely important work in Scarpa's artistic career, in fact i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Leather, Wood

Pierre Jeanneret 053 Capitol Complex Armchair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchairdesigned by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Included in UNESCO’s 2016 Cultural Heritage list, the extraordinary architectu...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Fabric, Wood

1950's Italian Restored Mid-Century Armchair
Located in Paris, FR
A masterfully restored Italian Mid-Century Modern armchair designed by typical angular seating and slim played and tapered legs with sophisticated brass endings. Fully rupholstered w...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Sten Wicéns Armchairs in Pierre Frey Fabric and Elm, Sweden, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of armchairs was produced by Sten Wicéns Möbelindustri in Sweden in the 1950s. The elegant design is characterized by its rou...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Fabric, Upholstery, Elm

Hans J. Wegner CH-27 Oak Lounge Chair with Woven Rattan Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early CH-27 lounge chair, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen. Constructed from solid oak, the reclining open frame features beautiful sculptural details at the back rest. Wid...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rattan, Oak

Fabric and Hand Trimming Seat
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
The Ravelle seat is inspired by the french trimmings. This beautiful seat made with fabric and hand made trimming by our artisans in Mexico City. Fernanda Loyzaga made a reinterpretation of the classic french seatings with trimmings. After plentiful studies of classical books about furniture...
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2010s Mexican Armchairs

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Fabric, Trimming

“Moleca” Lounge Chair with Stool in Hardwood & Leather, Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern “Moleca” Armchair with Stool in Hardwood & Leather by Sergio Rodrigues designed in 1959 is absolutely gorgeous! The "Moleca'' lounge chair i...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Hardwood, Wood

1950s, Danish vintage relax chair in green fabric, original condition.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, Danish design. Original relax chair in green fabric. Good condition: no smells and no stains, light wear/ patina on the top back and armrest. Brass springs in the seat. Made b...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Fabric, Beech

4 Black Bentwood & Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Armchairs

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Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Orange Slice Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
The famous Artifort orange slice chair by Pierre Paulin. Designed in the 60's and produced in the 80's. Cute and very comfort...
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1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Louis XV-Style Giltwood Fauteuils/arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
These fine chairs have a domed and padded back surmounted By a floral crest, joined by padded arms to the like seat, raised Above a floral guilloche-carved apron on molded cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs

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Giltwood

Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

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.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.

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