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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Audoux Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Audoux-Minet French Oak & Rope Side Chair
Designed by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
France, circa 1950s
This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Carimate 8-chair set, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 8 Carimate chairs, Vico Magistretti, Cassina, 1959
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Alfred Hendrickx Set of Eight Dining Chairs Model S2, 1958, Belgium for Belform
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of eight very rare Model S2 chairs designed by Alfred Hendrickx in 1958 for Belform.
Although the chairs look very fragile they are very solid in t...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
1950’s Original French Tolix T37 Outdoor Dining Chairs – Pair Yellow
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original French Tolix T37 Outdoor Dining Chairs – Pair Yellow.
Tolix is one of our all time favourite companies. In 1907 Frenchman Xavier Pauchard discovered that he could p...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Warren McArthur Folding Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original period turquoise upholstery
Labels below.
Only 1 available
Category
1950s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Chairs in Stitched Leather by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Set of 4 chairs in stitched Leather by Jacques Adnet
Leather and metal
1950s
France.
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Armchair by Joaquim Tenreiro, Solid Cabreuva, Midcentury, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Set with 6 dining chair with a delicately curved seat.
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 14 Fine French Art Deco Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of fourteen fine French Art Deco solid beech side chairs in the manner of Jallot
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Industrial Workshop Chair, 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czech republic,
- made of metal, faux leather and wood,
- good original condition,
- shows signs of use,
- seat height is 47 cm.
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Chromed Black Leather T Chairs, Katavolos, Kelley, Littell, Laverne
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century chromed black leather T chairs, Katavolos, Kelley, Littell, Laverne.
Eight model T chairs, with chromed and enamelled steel frame with sup...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1950's French Mullca Stacking Dining Chairs Mint With Wood Seat - Various Qty
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s French Mullca Stacking Dining Chairs Mint With Wood Seat – Various Quantities Available
1950’s French Mullca Stacking Dining Chairs Mint With Wood Seat – Various Quantities Av...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Cantilevered Chairs Thonet Bauhaus Model ST14 Hans Luckhardt
Located in Halle, DE
This hard to find set of 6 chairs, model ST 14, represents the modernist idea of the Bauhaus in an more elegant way.
Designed in 1931 for DESTA Berlin, later Thonet, Hans Luckhardt c...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bamboo folding chair attributed to Dal Vera, 1950s
By Dal Vera
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Dal Vera bamboo folding chair, 1950s, Made in Italy.
Set of four bamboo folding chairs attributed to Dal Vera, restored and in excellent condition.
Restored while maintaining the p...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Restored Rattan Dining Armchair W/ Twisted Rattan Arms, Set of 4
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of four vintage Paul Frankl inspired rattan dining chairs with unique twisted stick rattan arms on a pole rattan frame and white fabric seats.
1980, United States
We only purchas...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Set of 10 Paul Frankl Corset Back Dining Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé, c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
We are pleased to offer this one of a kind exquisite set of 10 Paul Frankl plunging corset dining chairs for Johnson Furniture, circa 1950 professionally reupholstered in ivory white...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Armin Wirth Mid-Century Modern Metal and Wood Swiss Stackable Chairs for Aluflex
By Arflex
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stackable Aluflex chairs designed by Armin Wirth.
Manufactured by Aluflex, Switzerland, circa 1950.
Metal and plywood.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with a...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Frank Lloyd Wright Custom Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Lloyd Wright, pair of chairs from the Kalita Humphreys Theater, Dallas Texas.
Literature: Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1951-1959, Pfeiffer and F...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Chair model "Tulip" by Eero Saarinen For Knoll, USA 1957.
Located in Lot/Drogenbos, BE
Set of 6 Chairs model "Tulip" Base in white lacquered aluminum Fiberglass structure with original black fabric cushion .
Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, USA.
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Edward Wormley Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An oversized, comfortable lounge chair and ottoman.
Manufactured by Dunbar.
Category
1950s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Maruni Mokko of Japan Folding Sling Chairs
By Maruni
Located in Chicago, IL
Maruni Mokko of Japan folding sling chairs,
Quarter sawn oak frame with original brown nylon mesh. Original very good condition.
Label on unde...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair petite Fauteuil Louis XV Chairs
Located in Westport, CT
Pair petite Fauteuil Lois XV Chairs Salmon pink lacquered finish with off white and soft pink weaved fabric original in very good condition.
Category
1930s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Down, Fabric, Wood
Set of Two De Coene Side chairs, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of antique ladder back wooden side chairs. Green stripe upholstery. Dimensions: 45W x 82H x 43D cm Seat: 47cm high
Category
1930s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Eileen Gray, Safari Chair / Authentic
By Eileen Gray
Located in Zürich, CH
The visible nonchalance here celebrates the lightness and the joy of life. It’s not about representation or impressing others. It demonstrates a truly modern lifestyle, much more cas...
Category
1930s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Sculptural Bamboo Chair 1950’s with Triangular Back
Located in London, GB
Monumental and sculptural chair made of large bamboo trunks. It is constructed and hand pleated with refigned strips of bamboo. The seat is made of bamboo slats woven together.
This...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
3 Patinated Mid-Century Modern Industrial Chic Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
3 structurally sound and heavily patinated Mid-Century Modern Industrial Chic Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs in lilac and rust. Sourced in Germany...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Petite Mexican Butaque
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Petite Mexican Butaquein the atyle of Clara Porset in original conditions, we offer the restautration service by our team of professionals.
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Joseph-Andre Motte Tongue Model 771 Chairs for Steiner
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of dining chairs by Joseph-Andre Motte the model 771 Tongue Chair reupholstered in tan suede. Black enameled steel base and legs.
These chairs were designed in 1954 by Joseph-An...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Early 20th Century Dentist Chair, ca 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare early 20th century dentist / medical chair made in white painted wood with dark green leather upholstered seat and neck rest. The neck rest is height adjustable so it would accommodate both adults and children when in use. The seat also has a very modernist pattern made with upholsterers decor nails similar to that of German/Swedish designer Otto Schulz and what he used on his cabinets. The high back style of chair is also very much associated with the grand father of Scottish design Charles Rennie...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Frode Holm Vanity or Accent Chair in Mahogany Danish Mid-Century, 1950's
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare variant of Frode Holms well-knows vanity chair. This version has a closed back and square cut legs made of mahogany. Super stylish chair perfect for the lady of the manor. Over...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Austrian Midcentury Beech Dining Chairs by Anna Lülja Praun
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of Austrian Midcentury beechwood chairs were designed by Anna Lülja Praun and produced by Wiesner Hager in Austria, 1950s.
Ann...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Belgian Art Deco Chair, 1930s
Located in Balen, BE
Belgian Art Deco chair from the 1930's with interesting dimensions and details like the low backrests and armrests, turned front legs, wonderful mix o...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Textile
Pair of Yellow and Red Natural Suede Leather Lounge Fifties Chairs by Hans Olsen
By Hans Olsen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two leather balloon chairs designed by Hans Olsen in the 1950s, is very comfortable and has a very characteristic and identifiable shape. ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Lierna Italian Chair by for Gavina, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic mid-century "Lierna" black lacquered wood and red faux leather chair. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed this incredible piec...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Faux Leather
Hoffer, Midcentury Spider Chair for Plan, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Hoffer, midcentury spider chair for Plan O, 1950s
Stunning spider chair designed by Hoffer circa 1958 for Plan O. It has foldable circular tubular...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chiavari Chair 1950s Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice elegant Chiavari chair. comes with the sort after Caned seat.
In a Gold color. all original. very rare with its original guaranty label underneath
very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Old Hickory Chairs in Brown Suede Leather - Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Old Hickory Chairs newly upholstered in brown suede seats & backing.These amazing barrel back Old Hickory chairs are super comfortable and ...
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Chairs
Materials
Suede, Hickory
Pair of Mid-Century Chiavari Chairs with Cane Seat
By Chiavari
Located in Vienna, Austria
Set of two Chiavari chairs produced in the 1950´s.
The chairs have a cane seat in on excellent condition with a high back (66 cm).
The cherry wood frame has been refresh and receive...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Matching Pair of Mid Century Industrial Modern Steel & Bent Wood Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky matching pair of industrial side chairs circa 1950's. These feature painted steel frames with bent plywood seats. Overall good condition having some light scuffs. Nice warm v...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
"Kosmos" Chair - Design by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, 1954
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The "Kosmos" chair, designed by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, in 1954, epitomizes timeless sophistication with its geometric lines and graceful framework. Retaining its original...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Boeing B-52 Bombardier's Ejection Seat For Lower Deck
By Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is an ejection seat from a Boeing B-52 that is set up for training. The tag on the seat indicates that it was the Bombardier's seat which is a downward ejecting seat located on ...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-25-A Chair / Authentic Mid-Century Modern Chandigarh
Located in Zürich, CH
This item expresses a specific rawness. There is no need for precise execution or the desire to appear sophisticated. It is simple, self-evident, and direct. Made out of basic elemen...
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Blue Scandinavian Modern Cone Chair or Side Chair by Verner Panton Denmark 1958
Located in Vienna, AT
Blue Scandinavian Modern cone chair or side chair by Verner Panton 1958 and executed by Gebr. Nehl, Germany.
The cone swiveling body was made of steel and is fixed on a chromed stee...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jean Pascaud, Set of Six High-backed Dining Chairs, France, Circa 1935
By Jean Pascaud
Located in New York, NY
Like other great designers of his era Jean Pascaud was as much a traditionalist as an innovator. He shied away from the bland, in-styles of the 1930s. His work is simple, yet technic...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm.
The overall width is 42cm, ...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pierre Jeanneret Office Cane Chair PJ-SI-28-A 'Authentic'
Located in Zürich, CH
The relationship between the elements ensures a balanced composition. The careful alignment and proportions create an equilibrium, giving a sense of coherent design. Both tension and...
Category
1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
A Dansk MID-CENTURY-MODERN Scandinavian CHAIR by KAI KRISTIANSEN, Denmark 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing, thin & elegant chair with compass legs, Modernist, Free Form, Dansk, Scandinavian, compass legs and structure in rosewood, seat in black imitation leather, rare "desk...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
1960s Danish Erik Buch Fully Restored Armchairs in Teak, Custom Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Erik Buch fully restored teak armchairs with excellent woodwork that are evidence of good mid-century Danish design and craftsmanship.
The chairs feature a solid teak with Erik Buch...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
1950's French Bentwood Dark Bentwood Dining Chair - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s French Bentwood Dark Bentwood Dining Chair – Large Quantity Available
1950’s French Bentwood Dark Bentwood Dining Chair – Large Quantity Available. Extremely good batch of cha...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Set of 18 Paul Frankl Corset Back Dining Chairs in Ivory White Bouclé, c. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
We are pleased to offer this one of a kind exquisitely large set of 18 Paul Frankl plunging corset dining chairs for Johnson Furniture, circa 1950 professionally reupholstered in ivo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Italian Mid-Century Design Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue Brothers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian iconic mid century design single "Medea" chair. This fantastic chair is made of bent oak wood and black metal legs. Designed by Vittorio Nobili for the Tagliabue Brothers in 1955. First advertised in Domus issue 329 in April 1955, it has become an iconic and highly collectible piece of mid-century design. Perfect Conditions restored. This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Pair of Italian Tripod Stools in Red Velvet and Brass, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Italian stools in golden brass and red velvet produced in Italy during the 1950s, clearly in the style of Gio Ponti.
In amazing condition, these stools are an elega...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Niels Moller Model 57 Armchair in Teak & Papercord
Located in London, England
Niels Moller model 57 chair in teak & papercord, circa 1950s.
An immaculate example of this iconic design made from exquisite teak. Designed by Niels Moller for his own company: J...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Malatesta & Mason Walnut and Black Leather Italian Armchair, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury armchair in walnut and black leather. This fantastic piece was designed by Malatesta & Mason and produced in Italy during the first half of the 1950s.
The a...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Four Early Breuer B-33 Canvas and Tubular Steel Side Chairs
Located in Sharon, CT
Four original period cantilever canvas and tubular steel side chairs. Manufactured by Thonet or Robert Slezak.
Category
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Franco Albini, "Luisa" chairs, Production Poggi, Pavia
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of two Italian chairs was designed by Franco Albini for Poggi in the 1950s. The "Luisa" model is a simple, timeless design and is made of walnut wood and red fabric on the b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Fireplace Chair by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino
By Gio Ponti
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
The Kaminstuhl (Fireplace Chair), designed by Gio Ponti in the late 1930s, embodies the early foundations of Italian Mid-Century design, blending traditional craftsmanship with innov...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Lacquer
Vintage Iron and Plastic Children's Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage iron and plastic children's chair, Italy, 1950s
Complete and in good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Chair By Judit Burian and Erika Szek 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Chair by Judit Burian and Erica Szek Hungary 1950s
Category
1950s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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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.
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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.
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