Chairs
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs
Wood
19th Century Primitive Antique Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Pine
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Cane, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Textile, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wool, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Regency Revival Antique Chairs
Rattan
19th Century French Charles X Antique Chairs
Wood, Birch, Giltwood
19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Chairs
Satin, Walnut
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1850s Swedish Brutalist Antique Chairs
Pine
19th Century Antique Chairs
Fabric, Wool
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chairs
Hardwood
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Chairs
Wood
19th Century British William IV Antique Chairs
Brass
19th Century English Antique Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
1880s Italian Antique Chairs
Straw, Cherry
19th Century French Antique Chairs
Ormolu
1890s Scottish Antique Chairs
Oak
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Chairs
Antler, Fabric
19th Century American Antique Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chairs
Wood, Elm
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Brass
19th Century Ghanaian Antique Chairs
Brass
Late 19th Century Irish Primitive Antique Chairs
Ash
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Chairs
Fabric, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Chairs
Bentwood, Velvet
1880s German Antique Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Antique Chairs
Walnut
1880s French Baroque Antique Chairs
Hardwood
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Chairs
Walnut
1890s English Renaissance Antique Chairs
Tapestry, Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Linen, Cane, Wood
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Chairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Chairs
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Chairs
Oak, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Chairs
Nutwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Chairs
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Hardwood
1820s French Restauration Antique Chairs
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs
Leather, Oak
1870s French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
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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