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Chairs For Sale
Finn Juhl Chieftain Armchair Wood and Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Finn Juhl in 1949, relaunched in 2002.
Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
The iconic Chieftain chair is one of Finn Juhl’s absolute masterpieces, re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$25,452 / item
Set of Four Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Pink Boucle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark wenge stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 03).
This chair can be cus...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$2,653 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cesca Chair After Marcel Breuer Italy 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Exquisite Late 19th Century Japanese Black Lacquer High Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simply an exquisite example of a late 19th Century (circa 1870s-1890s) Black Lacquer High Back Side Chair in a single family's collection for 75 years.
Stunning hand-carved chrysant...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Legless Floor Chair Japanese Modern Style Bentwood Chair
By Studio Jig
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Legless floor chair in the Japanese modern style. In tradition Japanese style, floor chair is set on traditional Tatami Igusa floor along with tabl...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rattan Dining Set With Sculptural Twisted Base and Round Glass Top With
Located in Elkton, MD
Vintage 9-piece rattan dining set featuring a round glass-top table and eight matching armchairs. Constructed from bentwood rattan with a natural finish, the set highlights mid-to-la...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Glass
Single Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chair with Rush Seat and Bible Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Quaker style ladder back dining chair with rush seat and Bible shelf. One left from group of many. In original condition, with visible patina and heavy wear, including some br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Mid Century Hand Tufting Cruella Dalmatian Wool, Rajmund Halas Chair, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Cruella Set – “Stick” Chair
Vintola Studio design: Ola Szewczul
A chair that speaks louder than words. Inspired by the spotted coat of Dalmatians, it blends elegance with playfulne...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$1,136 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Set of 4 vintage 70's chairs white fabric Italian design
Located in None, IT
Set of four chairs with wooden frame and white fabric seat, Italian design, 1970s.
CONDITION:
In good, working condition, may show signs of wear given by time.
SIZING:
Height 82 c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,838 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Minimalist Side Chair in Warm Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chair, solid oak, France, 1960s
Beautiful chair crafted in solid oak, made in France in the 1960s. Its sturdy construction speaks to the enduring quality of traditional woodworking,...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
Oxbend Stool, Bar or Counter Seat in Black Charcoal Ashwood
Located in Bend, OR
This bar stool, designed by Justin Nelson for Fernweh Woodworking, evolved out of the Oxbend dining chair. The Oxbend collection was born from a desire to create seating that is comfortable, organic, and elegant in its simplicity. This Oxbend stool...
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
Walnut / Oak Butterfly Joinery Gallery Handmade Modern Minimal Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With this bench, we wanted to push the limits of structure both in physics and aesthetics.
The bench was sawn from a single long hand-selected board and carefully milled with a mite...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Dining Chair Offered in Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This dining chair redefines the need for curves in an interior. As playful as it is graceful, its superbly detailed segments in the front and reverse provide a plateau where the seat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$2,890 / item
Peter Hvidt: Armchair of Rosewood and Black Leather circa 1955
Located in London, GB
Easy chair with Brazilian rosewood frame. Seat, sides and button fitted back upholstered with black leather. Made by cabinetmaker Thorald Madsen.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
$7,983 Sale Price
50% Off
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC collection by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand.
An icon with a versatile and functional soul, the LC7...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$5,149 / item
Anna R Chairs by L&R Palomba Crassevig Italy Dark Chocolate Wood Black Leather
By Crassevig
Located in Dronten, NL
Very elegant Anna R dining chairs designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Crassevig, Italy.
These chairs feature a dark brown solid wood frame with double-paneled back and a se...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Beige
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a subtle beige cactus leather, a vegan textile infused with natural cacti fibers, which is produced in Mexico. The chair’s comfortable and r...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gastone Rinaldi for Rima "Pan Am" Chair, Italy 1960s
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Naples, IT
The Pan-Am design chair, created in 1970 by Gastone Rinaldi for the company Rima, is4' an icon of 20th-century Italian design. This chair represents a perfect combination of form and...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19thc Pennsylvania Birdcage Windsors in Original Black Paint / Set of Six
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century original black painted Pennsylvania birdcage windsor chairs a set of six with bamboo turnings. Fine pristine condition and very sturdy.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
ClassiCon Roquebrune Chair in Black with Chrome Legs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
For the terrace of her second house in Castellar Eileen Gray designed a very comfortable chair with a deep seating area. It was covered with blue canvas. She created another version,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Antique Set Eight Georgian Regency Flame Mahogany Dining Chairs Armchairs 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine set of eight antique Georgian, Regency period flame mahogany dining chairs, including two armchairs, circa 1820.
This very elegan...
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-Century Ekornes Stressless Brown Leather Recliner or Lounge & Ottoman Medium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Scandinavian style recliner or adjustable lounge and ottoman by Ekornes, their Stressless brand. With teak-plywood wood bases and metal frames and genuine leather upholstery, this is a comfortable brown color leather recliner on a round teak-plywood base that swivels 360 degrees. Ottoman is upholstered in same brown leather and teak-plywood base as recliner. Signed in many locations on the chair and ottoman. Made in Norway, in the late 20th Century. A very comfortable chair and ottoman...
Category
2010s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Richard Neutra Oak Boomerang Easy Chairs - Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of oak Richard Neutra Boomerang Easy Chairs, showcasing the iconic mid-century modern design created in the early 1940s. These lounge chairs fe...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
$8,450 / set
Contemporary set of 2 chairs w/armrests by Studio Tecnico Interna8, Wood Fabric
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
Chair in solid beech wood.
Seat with webbing and plywood frame padded with elastic expanded polyurethane.
This listing is for 2 chairs.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,306 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Black Leather Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black leather upholstered LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC c...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Fratina chairs in pine wood designed by Mario Ceroli in 1972 by Poltronova.
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of two Fratina chairs in pine wood designed by Mario Ceroli in 1972 and produced by Poltronova.
Mario Ceroli showed this chair for the first time during the Shakespearean piece of Richard III created by Luca Ronconi, in which Mario Ceroli curated the scenography. The Fratina chair is probably the most recognizable and essential object of the Mobili della Valle series, where Mario Ceroli began a three-dimensional transposition of the pictorial compositions of Giorgio De Chirico's "Mobili nella Valle." Ceroli started to work on this collection in 1965, recreating three unusually shaped pieces of sculptural wooden furniture...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
By Louis Dierra
Located in London, GB
This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Glass, PVC
Pair of Kai Kristiansen Dark Stained Wood Framed Compass Chairs in Kiwi Fabric
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Kai Kristiansen Compass chairs in a darker stained wood with newer chartreuse upholstery. The frames are in original condition w...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Oak & Walnut Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans Wegner 'CH22' Chair in Oak & Walnut Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His firm commitment to beaut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord, Walnut
Finn Juhl Egypetian Chair in Wood and Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Finn Juhl in 1949, relaunched in 2014.
Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
Design critics have described Finn Juhl’s Egyptian chair as a miraculou...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,830 / item
Hans J. Wegner Early Stamped Carl Hansen & Son CH-24 "Wishbone" Chair, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare model "CH-24" / "Wishbone" chairs from the very early years of the Carl Hansen & Sons production of Hans J. Wegner's iconic chair. The condition of both chairs is amazing and th...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Classic Counter Bar Stool w. Backrest Dark Brown Leather Black & Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Heart Chair and Stool, Blue Velvet, Dark Wood, Europe 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Heart" with dark brown walnut stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful velvet italian fabric.
This chair can be customized to your sp...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
$805 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Charlotte Perriand LC7 Leather Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Leather upholstered LC7 chair designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1927. Relaunched in 1978.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand and part of the LC coll...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$5,149 / item
Set Of Four Chinese Chippendale Faux Bamboo Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
20th century set of four faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale chairs. Set includes one armchair and three matching side chairs. Chairs feature intricately carved frames supported by taper...
Category
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Locus Solus White Chair by Gae Aulenti
By Exteta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milan, IT
A refined addition to a patio, deck, backyard porch, or poolside, this contemporary chair combine style with comfort. Part of the iconic Locus Solus collec...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,731 / item
Set of 6 "S45A" French Solid Elmwood Chairs by Pierre Chapo, France ca. 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Geneva, CH
Set of 6 "S45A" French Solid Elmwood Chairs by Pierre Chapo, France ca. 1970s
Very good condition.
In thel late 1970s, Pierre Chapo's research took a new direction.
In 1979, he pres...
Category
1970s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Elm
Rock Stool with Leather Seat by Marc Sadler
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A striking piece of design of contemporary inspiration, this stool boasts a superb combination of colors, geometric lines, and materials. Ergonomic and versatile, the structure is ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,444 / item
Contemporary Solid Caribbean Walnut Armchair, Handcrafted in Mexico – In Stock
Located in PARQUE INDUSTRIAL OTHON P BLANCO, Quintana Roo
The Tamay Chair combines character and subtlety through a design based on simple lines and harmonious proportions, highlighting the natural beauty of solid tropical woods endemic to ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
$840 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Handmade Modern Minimal Cut Stool White Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With this stool, we wanted to push the limits of structure both in physics and aesthetics.
The stool is sawn from a single long hand-selected board and carefully milled with a miter...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$1,200 / item
Green Bedroom Chair with Brass Feet Midcentury Italian Design Chenille Minotti
By Minotti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Green bedroom chair with brass feet midcentury Italian design Chenille Minotti.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Giandomenico Belotti chair 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Giandomenico Belotti chairs for Alias 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$784 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Maison Regain Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of 6 Maison Regain leather and elm wood chairs.
Wonderful rich patina to leather and solid construction in the style of Pierre Chapo.
France 1960's.
Category
1960s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
$15,000 / set
Contemporary Dining Armchair Offered in Walnut & Leather
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary armchair crafted of solid wood frame in walnut finish, with upholstered seat and back in grey beige leather.
Available upholstered in various fabrics, leather or C.O.M.
...
Category
2010s European Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare vintage mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s
By John Risley
Located in Hastings, GB
Rare whimsical mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s. Great as a sculptural accent.
Black steel in the form of a rather demure lady
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Teve Easy Chair by Alf Svensson, 1950's
By Alf Svensson
Located in Uccle, BE
This pair of lounge chairs was designed in 1953 by Swedish furniture designer Alf Svensson. Manufactured by Studio Ljungs Industrier AB Malmö during the 1950s. The model is called "T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Swiss alp escabelle B20
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B20
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Syrian Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Hall Bench
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage Damascus mother-of-pearl inlay bench seat with hand carved and turned details.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Postmodern Sectional Sofa Bench by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Phenomenal sectional sofa, bench, or single chair set made by Steelcase, circa 2002. The pieces have tubular chrome feet, which support a thick and heavy board, to which a thick upho...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$495 / item
Carioquinha Chair +55design – Linen, Foam & Brass Lounge on Casters
Located in Campinas, BR
The Carioquinha Chair by Bruno de Carvalho captures the essence of Rio de Janeiro’s laid-back elegance with a design that blends comfort, sophistication, and artisanal detail. Crafte...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Rattan Green Stripe Folding Deck Chair Patio Lounger, Chaise Longue
Located in Labrit, Landes
French rattan folding deck chair or lounger chair, circa 1930
Handwoven with a green stripe
Very comfortable for patio or garden
Folded dimensions H 24.21 x W 29.7 x D 31.3 in. (H...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
$1,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Oswald Haerdtl – Designer Chair by TON, 1960s, Last Piece Available
Located in Prague 8, CZ
An original chair designed by Austrian architect and designer Oswald Haerdtl, produced in the 1960s by TON. The solid beech frame and molded plywood construction provide durability a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,325 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Six Mid Century Dining Chairs Drexel Profile by John Van Koert circa 1950
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite set of mid century dining chairs, designed by John Van Koert for the classic Profile series, made by Drexel. Circa 1950's ( 1957 ) the chairs feature a sculpted frame of so...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Contemporary Chair 'FF Swivel' Chrome, Cognac Leather
Located in Paris, IDF
The 'FF Swivel' chair designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Model shown in main picture:
- Chrome frame
- Cognac Leather
Upholstery available in a wide range of fab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Dining Chair with Seaming Details on the Back
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The front of this dining chair is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infuse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Modern Dining Chair Archipen in Baloo Boucle by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
The concept behind our latest creation, the "Archipen" chair, celebrates movement and dynamism through its distinctive design. With its minimalist aesthetic, characterised by clean l...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood, Ash
$1,460 / item
Mid Century Modern Stadthalle Chair Brown Beech Roland Rainer 1951 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage chair model No 3 / 4 / 3 from brown beech in bicolor tone designed by Roland Rainer for Emil & Alfred Pollak for the Viennese Civic Hall, 1951 - 1956.
Rola...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Custom Made Lucite and Wood Sculptural Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Custom Made Lucite and Wood Sculptural Chair
Offered for sale is a custom made lucite and wood sculptural chair which is not only functional but makes a strong design statement.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair And Ottoman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An original Womb Chair and Ottoman
Manufactured by Knoll C.1975
Original Upholstery
Labeled
ottoman- 24" x 20" x 15"
Category
1970s North American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
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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