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Chairs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
Italian modern folding chair in white leather and black metal, ca. 1980.
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern folding chair in white leather and black metal, ca. 1980. Folding chair with rectangular seat rounded on the front, with black painted tubular metal frame, with armres...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Biedermeier Walnut Chairs, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This set of two chairs comes from Germany from the Biedermeier period - 19th Century. The chairs are made of walnut wood. The set is after complete renovation. All wooden elements ha...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Bentwood Woven Accent Chairs by Kvist Møbler
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you'd like to purchase a single item. Woven polyester on bentwood frame.
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Polyester

19th C., a Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Carved Wood and Needlepoint Fauteuils
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France, a lovely pair of fauteuils with painted carved wood frames, wool needlepoint embroidered upholstery and brass nailhead trim. Elaborately carved with folded ribbon cr...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

19Thc Original Paint Decorated Step Down Windsor Chairs -4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original sour apple green painted step down New England Windsor chairs in fine condition.The chairs have fine little floral design on the top splash of each chair. All chairs a...
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 9 Stackable Paolo Favaretto & Airborne Assisa 1986
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful design chairs with a black coated tubular steel structure and a polypropylene seat and seatback in the color red.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Savonarola chairs with upholstered seat 20th century
Located in Premariacco, IT
Pair of Savonarola model chairs in walnut wood with upholstered seat in original fabric of the period. The chairs have a carved backrest attached with two screws at the back for rem...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Swiss alp escabelle A74
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A74
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1860s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Chesterfield Leather Chairs - Wingback Victorian Deep Button
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of Victorian style leather wingback chairs Also referred to as Chesterfields Perfect gentlemans club look - very comfortable with deep button leather Hand carved ball a...
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1980s Victorian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather

Plywood Dining Chairs Charles + Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
classic California design Herman Miller manufacturer mixed woods, birch, ash and walnut unfortunately, they were once painted black they've been restored back to natural satin wi...
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Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch Round
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of beautiful carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arm...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of George I walnut side chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Pair of George I walnut style side chairs This pair of fine walnut side chairs in the George I style would have been made circa 1885. The waisted shape backs with the central splat ...
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1880s English George I Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Antique rush chairs , 1880s
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Spanish Antique rush chairs , 1880s each price.
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1880s Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swiss alp escabelle A68
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A68
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1860s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian modern yellow fabric and wooden chair by Bros/s, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow fabric and wooden chair by Bros/s, 1980s Chair with yellow painted wooden structure. The padded backrest covered in worked yellow fabric is cylindrical in shape...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch 1800s
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

Early 19Thc Original Paint Decorated Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Step down Windsors in original paint decorated chairs.These very fine red painted chairs have mustard floral decoration with an amazing patina...
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swiss alp escabelle A64 monogram KD dated 1834
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A64 dated 1834 KD
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1830s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Fine pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Gustavian (the Swedish Model) chairs in their original colour with great wear to the surface.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Swiss alp escabelle A66
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A66
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1870s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

A Set of 19th Century North Italian Painted Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of four early nineteenth century North Italian chairs, the surfaces with pale yellow and green paintwork throughout, with carved and pierced serpentine back splats, with needle...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

19th Century Georgian Style Mahogany Leather Hall Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome late 19th century mahogany hall chair featuring a black leather upholstery. Made in the Georgian taste with a humped back crest and bowed seat. The mahogany frame is solid a...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Swiss alp escabelle A63
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A63
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modern Italian chair, steel and black leather, Alessandro Mendini for Zabro 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Modern Italian chair, steel and black leather, Alessandro Mendini for Zabro 1980s Chair with chrome-plated metal rod frame, black leather upholstery and on the seat with black leathe...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set van 2 antieke Zwitserse Black Forest stoelen
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered is this beautiful set from the end of the 19th century, sculpted with woody & floral motifs. This set has very beautiful wood carvings with flower and leaf motifs and a stri...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Borge Lindau X75-2 Chairs by Lammhults
Located in Vancouver, BC
A pair of perfectly faded X75-2 chairs. One of the most compelling foldable chair ever made. Tubular steel and canvas make up this iconic director chair. The ‘X’ denotes the cross be...
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1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Tripode Swiss alp escabelle A70
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Tripode Swiss alp escabelle A70
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1840s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Sedie italiane moderne, in pelle bianca, Adalberto dal Lago per Misura Emme 1980
Located in MIlano, IT
Sedie italiane moderne, in pelle bianca e metallo nero lucido, progettate da Adalberto dal Lago per Misura Emme nel 1980. Set di sedie con struttura in tondino di metallo smaltato co...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Swiss alp escabelle A73
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A73
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1850s Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

19Thc Bird Cage Windsor Chairs in Original Black Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 19thc Original black painted Windsor chairs were found in Pennsylvania and in great condition.They have a fine worn patina and very strong & sturdy.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Quinta 605 chair, Italian postmodern, in metal by Mario Botta for Alias 1980
Located in MIlano, IT
Quinta 605 chair, Italian postmodern, in metal by Mario Botta for Alias 1980 Quinta 605 armchair with seat and back composed of two sheets of microperforated, bent metal, black lacqu...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Italian Postmodern dining chairs by Maurizio Cattelan, 1980s
Located in Denventer, NL
Set of 4 postmodern dining table chairs designed by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, 1980s. The elegant chairs have a slim black metal frame and a fabric seat in mixed black-gra...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dining chair by Thonet, Bentwood cane, No. 18, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bentwood cane Thonet No. 18 dining chair in great vintage condition (well preserved). Production period: 1980s Materials: Bentwood, cane Condition: great, signs of use, undamaged ...
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1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Cane, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Walnut Chairs with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or study with this elegant pair of antique side chairs. Crafted in southern France circa 1870, each chairs stands on turned legs ending with bun feet over a carved...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Chairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Set 8 Antique Windsor Chairs Wheelback Kitchen Diners 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning set of 8 Windsor arm chairs with distinctive wheelbacks Classic farmhouse dining chairs and we date this set to circa 1890 We have various refectory tables to match if you a...
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1890s Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant set of 4 Biedermeier chairs from southern Germany around 1830. Cherry wood veneered and solid. Ebonized back decoration in the shape of a lyre, a very classicist motif. ...
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Pierre Cardin Set of Four Dining Chairs in Walnut and Red Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Cardin, set of four dining chairs, walnut, leather, Italy, circa 1980. This sculptural set of chairs is designed by Italian designer Pierre Cardin (1922-2020). The curved ba...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Modern Italian chair, steel and black leather, Alessandro Mendini for Zabro 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Modern Italian chair, steel and black leather, Alessandro Mendini for Zabro 1980s Chair with chrome-plated metal rod frame, black leather upholstery and elegant front tips and simple...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

A Set of Four 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A set of four 19th century Swedish Late Gustavian Ax (also known as Vase) chairs from Lindome featuring a balloon-shaped back with five vertical, interconnected slats. In the center,...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Italian Empire Style Bergere or Tub Chair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Empire Style bergère or tub chair, gray-painted with barrel-back molded crest rail above upholstered back, arms, and seat with drop in cushion upholstered in a white linen weave...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

1800's Antique Victorian Mahogany Armchair Carved Figural Lion Heads & Claw Feet
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Antique Victorian mahogany armchair with hand carved figural lion heads & claw feet. Vintage golden yellow velvet upholstery with gimp trim, sprung with Jute webbing, & coil...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of 1980s Memphis Milano Style Wood and Metal Kids' Chairs
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1980s Memphis Milano style wood and red metal chairs for small children aged 2-4. Both have a significant amount of paint and wear to wood. Two availa...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Post modern folding chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea , 1980’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 40,5cmW, 45cmD, 43cm H seat, 86cm H total Period: 1980’s Condition: Good , Metal has corrosion and seats have scratches from use. Material: Metal , plastic
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian modern dark blue velvet and chromed metal chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern dark blue velvet and chromed metal chairs, 1980s Set of four chairs with rectangular seat. The backrest extends to the floor, and is covered in deep dark blue velvet l...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair Damascan Arm Chairs Arabic Interiors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A fine pair of Middle Eastern Damascan arm chairs with brass Boulle style decorative inlays. Freshly upholstered in the Middle Eastern manner with a Jim Dickens floral material Grea...
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1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Solid Chair , Heinz H. Landes , c.1986 , Germany
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Solid Chair , Heinz H. Landes , c.1986 , Germany The price for two chairs.
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1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Concrete, Iron

Rob Eckhardt Pair of “Van Speyk” Chairs for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1984
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A lovely set of two lounge chairs, model “Van Speyk”, designed by Rob Eckhardt and manufactured in very small amount by Pastoe in the Netherlands in 1984. The chairs have black lacu...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

1980s Dalila Due pair of chairs by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Paris, FR
Gaetano Pesce "Dalila Due" pair of chairs, 1980 Polyurethane foam, epoxy resin finish H. 75 x 57 x 52 cm H. 85 x 49 x 50 cm
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1980s Italian Expressionist Vintage Chairs

Materials

Foam

20th Century Set of Six Catalan Chairs in Carved Walnut and Caned Seats
Located in Miami, FL
20th century set of six Catalan chairs in carved walnut and caned seats. Country chairs.
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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Napoleon III Chairs in Ebonized Wood and Pink Velvet, France, circa 1870
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of side/lounge chairs in ebonized and carved wood. The seats and backs are covered in pink velvet fabric. The chairs are mounted on wheels. Napoleon III style, France, circa 18...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Wood, Paint

Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s
Located in Argelato, BO
Three 'Seconda' chairs designed by the famous architect Mario Botta for the Italian firm Alias, model 602. All 4 are painted black both in the structure and in the seat, they bear ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

80's Belgo Chrom Chairs Memphis Style, Set of 4
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
4 Memphis design chairs by Belgo Chrom in the 1980s. Heavy and high quality comfortable chairs. The upholstery is Alcantara, it is in original...
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1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Chippendale Dining Chairs Antique 1800s Mahogany, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a set of 6 antique 1800s mahogany chippendale dining chairs Set includes 4 side and 2 armchairs. Fabri...
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Late 19th Century Chippendale Antique Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Mahogany

Pair of Venetian Blue Floral & Gilt Painted Armchairs Silk Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Venetian Blue Floral & Gilt Painted Armchairs Silk Upholstery, 19th Century
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19th Century Italian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

1980s Herculon Breuer Cesca style Chair NOS New in Box
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1987 Herculon Breuer chair, for the Cesca collector, this new-in-box Breuer-style chair is likely the last of its kind. Sealed in box and ready for your asse...
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1980s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass, Chrome

19th Century Austrian Mountain Chair
Located in Nijlen, BE
Austrian mountain chair from the 19th century. Beautiful piece due to its pure shapes. The rosewood inlay makes the chair one of a kind. Original patina. We ship safely worldwide. ​
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19th Century Austrian Country Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

A Pair of French Os de Mouton Open Armchairs
Located in Somerton, GB
A pair of large 19th century os de mouton open armchairs A very well made high quality pair of armchairs, having generous proportion and form with square pegged joints. Made from French oak, these have a wonderful warm tone, a decorative pair that would work in any home. Very comfortable sturdy upright chairs, the chairs are in excellent condition. The chairs have been stripped of their original upholstery and upholstered in stylish Guy Goodfellow...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Set Victorian Dining Chairs - Mahogany 8 Chair 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Chairs. Standing on Cabriole legs with carved toes. Circa 1860 Various dining tables to match if you are...
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1860s Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

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. 

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