Chairs
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery, Beech
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Steel
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Brass, Gold Leaf
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Beech, Plywood
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Steel
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Silk, Oak, Bentwood
1890s German Other Antique Chairs
Wood
1920s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Chrome, Steel
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Faux Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Other Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Chairs
Rattan, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Metal, Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Fabric
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Chrome
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood, Upholstery
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood, Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wicker
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Chairs
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Plastic, Birch
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Chairs
Bentwood
1980s European Vintage Chairs
Chrome
1880s Italian Antique Chairs
Wood
20th Century German Chairs
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Beech, Fabric
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Chairs
Bentwood
1910s Italian Vintage Chairs
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Chrome
1980s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
1860s Swiss Aesthetic Movement Antique Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Plastic
Mid-19th Century Antique Chairs
Nutwood, Plywood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Chairs
Brass, Nickel
1980s Hungarian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Chairs
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Metal
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.