Chairs
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Straw, Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Brass
1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
1990s Austrian Modern Chairs
Fabric, Silk, Wood
1990s Austrian Modern Chairs
Metal
1990s Austrian Modern Chairs
Fabric, Silk, Wood
1990s Austrian Modern Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chairs
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wicker, Wood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chairs
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Jute, Beech
20th Century Austrian Modern Chairs
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chairs
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Chairs
Textile, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Beech, Plywood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Cane
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Bentwood, Textile
1950s Italian Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Bentwood, Cowhide
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Chairs
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Rattan, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Wicker, Wood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Maple
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Plywood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Rattan, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Rope, Walnut
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Upholstery, Lacquer, Wood, Polyester, Foam, Leather, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Chairs
Wicker, Wood, Birch
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1990s Slovak Vienna Secession Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Steel
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood, Braid
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.