Chairs
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs
Leather, Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century English Antique Chairs
18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Antique Chairs
Walnut, Velvet
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Chairs
18th Century Portuguese Antique Chairs
Paint
Early 2000s Chairs
Resin
1680s English Charles II Antique Chairs
Oak
17th Century Antique Chairs
Oak
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Silk, Hardwood
1790s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Chairs
Pine
17th Century American Antique Chairs
Linen, Fruitwood
Early 2000s North American Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 2000s Brazilian Chairs
Upholstery, Imbuia
Early 2000s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Pine
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood
1790s Swiss Antique Chairs
Wood
18th Century Italian Country Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Chairs
Wood
Early 2000s American Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Lucite, Plexiglass
Early 2000s Danish Modern Chairs
Blown Glass
17th Century Antique Chairs
Paper
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Walnut
Early 2000s Chairs
Early 2000s Danish Chairs
Fabric
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass, Steel
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
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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