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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Fine French 1950s Lime Oak Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-century cerused oak chair with a lattice back.
A matching armchair is also available - please see last pictures - not included in price.
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs, 1950s Chandigargh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic collection of Pierre Jeanneret office chairs. Model PJ-0101-6S. Solid teak chairs with compass style legs, cane seat, and cane seat back. Slanted, slightly curved backrest. Hand stenciling on the back of both chairs reads : "P.U. chem - 48" and "P.U. chem - 49" respectively. These chairs came directly from India, and have never hit the open market for sale. Stenciling on each chair designating the location of the chairs in Chandigarh. Made for the university housing in Sector 14. Have all photos from before and after careful restoration. Restoration performed by artisans in India that specialize in Pierre Jeanneret. New cushions.
Last 2 images on the listing are pre restoration.
Seat height without cushion: 18"
4 chairs available. Priced individually.
Jeanneret Chandigargh Book - Jacques Dworczak...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
George Coslin for Faram Set of 4 of Chairs, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Set of four chairs designed by George Coslin and produced by Faram, Italy, 1950s. Black painted tubular and metal rod, seat and back in teak plywood.
Bibliography
"Furnishing Mag...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Rosewood and Cane Dining Chairs Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler are most known for well-shaped armchairs made in iron, but the production is far more complex, hand-crafted, and extensive. The wood pieces produced by...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
Solid Pau Marfim Lounge chairs, Unknown, 1950s, Brazilian Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Designed and manufactured in the 1950s, these lounge chairs were built in Solid Pau Marfim Wood. The legs and backrest have a "V” shaped structure that resembles a boomerang. Solid w...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Curvaceous Lounge Chair by Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous lounge chair by Tommi Parzinger, American, circa 1950s. This chair is currently being refinished and reupholstered and can be completed in your choice of color and in your...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Art Deco Chair in the Style of Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1940s French Art Deco chair in the style of Jean Michel Frank.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
A Pair of Katavalos, Littell, and Kelly - T-Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Katavolos, Kelley, and Littell, chair, black steel, enamelled steel and original cognac leather, United States, c. 1950.
A set of three-legged iconic mid-century modern leather chai...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern chairs s88 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern chairs s88 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1950s
Set of four folding chairs model S88 in wood and black painted steel. The wooden backrest and seat have a re...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A sleek pair of solid birch and palisander chairs with a stylized inlaid crest of burled birch and mahogany, which adorns the backrest. Gracefully sweeping arms transform into slim s...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Category
1930s French Rustic Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Large Swedish Stump Chair 'Kubbstol' ca 1950
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Stump Chair 'Kubbstol' ca 1950
Made of solid pine.
Heigth: 93 cm/36.6 inch
Depth: 52 cm/20.4 inch
Width: 57 cm/22.4 inch
Seat Heigth: 47 cm/18.5 inch
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of Midcentury Art Deco Barrel Hall Chairs Side Chairs, France, Circa 1950
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Mid Century Art Deco Barrel Chairs. France, Circa 1950.
In excellent vintage condition commensurate of age.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Old Hickory Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s old hickory arm chairs with original front and back caning. Strong and sturdy chairs ready to use. These chairs match the other set of rocking chairs if your looking fo...
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Set of 4 BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN MODERNIST "T" CHAIRS, by ARANJOU, France 1950
By Aranjou
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 4 "T" chairs of tribal inspiration, Modernist, Brutalist, Popular Art, Free-Form, carved brown solid wood structure, to be attributed, Aranjou edition, France 1950-1960.
Th...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Soft Yellow Chiavari Side Chair, 1950s, Italy
By Chiavari
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage Chiavari chair or side chair from brass with a newly covered soft yellow velvet fabric seat.
An amazing side chair in elegant shape perfectly paired with C...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Robsjohn, Gibbings Slipper Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of oversized Saber-legged lounge chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings.
Reupholstered well (years ago).
Category
1950s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Gilt Wood Chiavari Side Chair, Italy, 1960s
By Chiavari
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning Italian Chiavari chair with bat motif and velvet upholstery, circa 1960s.
Designed by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi and produced since the early 19th century in the Ligurian tow...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Chairs, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of mid-century Italian chairs distinguished by their sculptural silhouette and exquisite restoration. The exposed wooden frame curves inward at the top, forming a distinctive ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Near Pair of Italian Gio Ponti Inspired Lounge Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Near Pair of Italian Gio Ponti inspired lounge chairs.
This stunning complementary pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs, club chairs, or side chairs have beautifully tape...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Early Eames Swiveling Dowel Legged Wire Chair, DKW-1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare early swiveling dowel leg chair with walnut legs, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, model DKW-1, 1951/1952.
Wire top and timeworn weaved fabric seat.
Original t...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wire
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" Chair for Cassina, 1937
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright "Barrel" chairs for Cassina, patinated wood and burgundy velvet seat, Italy, 1937, set of one.
A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity,...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage George Nelson Coconut Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nelson Coconut Chair
1st series manufactured ,c. 1956
Original Orange Naugahyde Upholstery
Original White Enameled Shell
Foam is subtle
ve...
Category
1950s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde
Hans Wegner Sawbuck Chair
Located in New York, NY
A Danish oak and leather armchair.
Designed by Hans Wegner
Name - Sawbuck chair
Model Number - CH-28 armchair was designed by Hans Wegner in 195...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
Petite Mexican Butaque in the Style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Petite Mexican Butaquein the style of Clara Porset, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 chairs Leggera Gio Ponti Cassina
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
These iconic chairs represent a masterpiece of Italian design, combining lightness and sturdiness in perfect balance. Gio Ponti's Leggera chair stands out for its minimalist and refi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Chairs Produced in Scandinavia
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of chairs by unknown designer. Produced in Scandinavia.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Six Italian Wooden Dining Chairs with Green Upholstery, 1950
By Mario Asnago
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of six dining chairs was designed by Carlo Ratti in Italy in the 1950s. The light wood contrasts with the dark green vintage upholstery and the colour combination makes the ...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Walnut Wood and White and Bronze Velvet Italian Chair, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant single chair, from the first half of the last century.
All in walnut wood, with a particular design of the backrest. As you can see from the photos, the legs and the backres...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
English Windser Armchairs Set of 4
Located in Pomona, CA
A bow back Windsor armchairs. The chairs are sturdy and there is a nice patina
Category
1950s English Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Plia chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, 1967
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Plia" chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1967, chromed steel frame, clear plastic seat and back, mark present on frame, wear and tear compatible with age and use, fr...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of 1950s Italian Wrought Iron Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s Italian Wrought Iron Side Chairs
A pair of 1950s Italian wrought iron side chairs in the manner of Case e Giardino.
The seats recessed for an upholstered drop-in seat...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of Six Brutalist Dining Chairs in Oak an Wicker
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Impressive set of Belgian brutalist dining chairs. Made of a solid oak base and a seat of rush straw. With some nice details in the woo...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Oak
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
A Scandinavian (Finland) chair by Alvar Aalto model E65 designed in the 1930s. This chair dates from the 1950s and is in ORIGINAL ...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Set of 2 "Model 849" Chairs, 1958
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This pair of "Model 849" armchairs was designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the 1950s and manufactured by the Italian company Cassina. The pieces consist of up...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Marta Blomstedt Pair of Easy Chairs in Sheepskin, Model Aulanko, Finland
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Märta Blomstedt easy chairs. Legs in stained ash and upholstered in sheepskin. Model designed for Hotel Aulanko, Finland, 1939.
The chairs are newly refinished an upholstere...
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Ash
Pair of Art Deco Chairs, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Art Deco chairs circa 1930, relacquered and covered with new fabric.
good condition, a few lacks of paint.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair by Gio Ponti around 1952
Located in Berlin, DE
This simple, elegant chair was designed for Cassina around 1952 by the Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti.
It is to be understood as a variant of the 'leggera' chair.
The soli...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Dutch Colonial Chair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful carved arms on this antique Dutch Colonial chair from Indonesia. Circa 1950. Pair available. The price and images reflect one. Full dimensions; 23″ wide x 25″ deep x seat 1...
Category
1950s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
8 Fine French 1950s Beech Dining Chairs (priced per chair)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eight fine French Mid-Century solid beech side chairs with a cross shaped cut out handle in the seat back.
Minimum purchase is 2 chairs.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Unique Vittorio Dassi dining chairs manufactured in Italy 1950. These chairs feature beautifully shaped teak frames and the seats have been re-upholstered in a soft cream velvet fabr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Teak
Huge Birch Burl Wood Stump Chair
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Birch Burch Stump Chair ca 1930s
Extremely big stump chair, one of a kind!
The weight and size of this Norwegian kubbestol are somethin...
Category
1930s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chair for Cassina, 1957
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” dining chair for Cassina, ash, rope, Italy, 1957
In 1957 the Italian furniture manufacturer Amedeo Cassina added a new dining chair to its collection. I...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rope, Ash, Wood
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, Chair, France, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Adrien Audoux & Frida minet, chair, France, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol Sculptural Rattan Lounge Chair, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Janine Abraham and Dirk-Jan Rol for Edition Rougier sculptural woven rattan lounge chair on black enameled steel frame and tripod legs with round ivory bouclé cushion, France, 1950s....
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Old Chair from Ivory Coast or Benin Ethnic Design Carved Wood
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare period Senoufo chair from ivory coast or Benin.
Remarkable woodwork carved in an ethnic way with different characters and animals represented on the whole chair.
Decorative ch...
Category
1950s Ivorian Organic Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
4 french old rustic straw chairs
Located in LYON, FR
4 rustic wooden chairs from the 50s in very good condition.
120 € = price for the lot
Dimensions: L42 X D45 X H85
Seat height: 44.5 cm
Category
1950s European French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
A brutalist low chair in oak
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
a low chair oak and rope circa 1950
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rope, Oak
Cane and Black Lacquered Dining Chairs by Alfred Hendrickx, Set of Six
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern, set of six 'S2' chairs designed by Alfred Hendrickx in 1958 for Belform.
The chairs are made of black lacquered cherry wood and have woven cane seats. The elegan...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Cherry
Set Wire Chairs Auersperg Bench Astoria Sonett, Karl Fostel, Blue Steel, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of three chairs model 'Auersberg' and one settee model 'Astoria' from the 'SONETT' series designed by J.O.Wladar & V. Mödlhammer and manufactured by Karl Fostel Sen.'s Erben, A...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 chairs model A821 by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Set of 4 chairs model A821 by Adolf Gustav Schneck for Thonet Mundus. Absolutely original condition, combination of natural rattan weave on the ba...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Tabouret 307 Stool by Jean Prouvé for Vitra
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Tabouret No. 307 in oak with tubular steel legs, designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951.
Marked with Vitra label.
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was a French architect, designer, and builder, ren...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouve Standard Chair in Japanese Red
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1934, this chair had three prototypes before finally coming to this version No. 4. This version and any afterward were then known as the "Standard" chair. This chair beca...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pierre Jeanneret Senate Chair in Cowhide, 1950s Chandigargh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning teak Senate chair fully reupholstered in a cappuccino cowhide designed by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigargh. Plush seat resting on two "V Legs" w...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Teak
1950's pair of chairs by Dominique
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare chair for the aircraft carrier "Le Clemanceau"
In the style of Jean Prouvé
Circa 1950's
Original condition and original fabric
Historique : Mobilier conçu spécialement en feui...
Category
1950s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Hans Wegner CH30 Dining Chairs Carl Hansen, Denmark, 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning set of 6 dining chairs model CH30 designed by Hans J. Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen & Son, Odense Denmark 1950. These chairs are an early design by Wegner as they w...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak, Teak
Gian Franco Legler Pair of Rattan and Metal "Basket" Chairs, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of Basket model stackable chairs designed by Italian-Swiss designer Gian Franco Legler with a honey-colored woven rattan seat and a black metal base. They are in good condition ...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet Sculptural Leather Swivel Chair, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kick back on this stunning chair by French designer Jacques Adnet. An iron frame is wrapped completely in beautiful camel-colored leather. Four legs extend to form a tripod base. The...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
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.
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