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Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 2000s
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair or Kubbestol
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair, or kubbestol, from Dalarna circa 1770-1789. Flip-seat for storage inside chair. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina. The flip-seat has b...
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Four 17th Century Yorkshire Chairs/ Backstools.
Located in Skipton, GB
A good set of four Yorkshire backstools consisting of three and one similar. Having turned legs and front stretchers. The shaped back crests with carved scrolls, central flower heads...
Category

Late 17th Century Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of 10 Casala and Alexander Begge chairs
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 10 Casala chairs Signed: Casala model 2004/2005 Germany Resign, skai Height: 80 cm; Width: 45cm; Depth: 43 cm Rare set of 10 Casala chairs designed in the 1970s by Alexand...
Category

Early 2000s German Chairs

Materials

Resin

Delaware River Valley Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice clean matching pair of Maple Delaware River Valley arched five slat Ladder Back side chairs. Straight rounded stiles topped with inverted turnip shaped finials. Five grad...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Early Georgian Vernacular Hall Chairs
Located in Richmond, London
A pair of unusual early Georgian period walnut hall chairs of 'ladderback' design,  English, circa 1740. Why we like it A very rare example of vernacular design to be so superbly cr...
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Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Modern Folding chair Tric Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Bonacina Italy 2000
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Folding chair Tric by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Bonacina, 2000s Folding chair mod. Tric entirely in transparent plexiglass. The seat and backrest are ro...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plexiglass

Maarten Baas Signed Limited Edition Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited Edition made in 2009 of the iconic Arne Jacobsen series 7 chair. To pay tribute to this design, Fritz Hansen choose 7 designers from the young generation to pick out their fa...
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Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique French Louis XIII Highly Carved Oak Armchair Early 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century French Louis XIII style gothic carved oak armchair, the carved crest having trefoil accents, above the back decorated with quatrefoil panels, continuing to the scrolled ...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle B 51
Category

Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pharrell Williams Perspective Chair for Domeau & Pérès Resin Leather France
Located in Munster, NRW
Pharrell Williams, Perspective chair for Domeau & Pérès “If we could have fabricators for everything that we think in our lives, do you understand how great life would be?”. Born from the collaboration of a brilliant mind and great craftsmen, the Perspective chair can be seen as a marvelous illustration of this Pharrell Williams quote. Discreet homage to the Eames stacking chairs...
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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Resin

Swedish 18th Century Chair-Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pine Swedish chair-table from the 1700’s. This functional antique is a chair that converts into a table by use of hand forged iron hinges that allow the chair’s back to fold down a...
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18th Century Swedish Other Antique Chairs

Materials

Iron

Scottish George III Laburnum Carver Armchair Of Generous Proportions.
Located in Skipton, GB
A fine and rare George III Laburnum Armchair of large proportions and of a good colour and patina. Having a well shaped top rail, a shaped and fretted splat and well shaped arms that...
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Late 18th Century Scottish Antique Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Early 18th Century French Regence Period Walnut Ratchet Wing Chair with Needlewo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Walnut Ratchet Wing Chair with Needlework Upholstery
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Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

XVIII Century Portuguese Joao VI after English model
Located in Lisboa, PT
João VI style refers to the artistic and architectural style prevalent during the reign of King João VI of Portugal and Brazil, who ruled from 1816 to 1826. João VI was a significant...
Category

Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Chairs

Materials

Wool, Straw

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Bergere with Tapered Legs & Dow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Bergere with Tapered Legs & Downswept Arms
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Swedish Painted Blue Side Chair with Shell Carving, Slip Seat & Cabriole Legs ending in Ball & Claw Feet
Category

18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

17th century Antique Side Chair Wabi Sabi Free Shipping
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Acquire a fragment of pastoral elegance with this original 17th-century farmer's chair, a treasure adorned with hand-carved motifs that complement a minimalist or wabi-sabi style int...
Category

17th Century Spanish Country Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Nanna Ditzel & Jørgen Ditzel, Red Dennie Chair by One Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
One collection has relaunched the easy chair, Dennie, which was designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel in 1956 for Fritz Hansen. The Dennie chair is nicely complemented by a footstool a...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Alvar Aalto for Artek N65 Bentwood Children's Chairs
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a set of newer production N65 children's chairs designed by famed architect and designer Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek. Easily one of Aalto's most recognized and c...
Category

Early 2000s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Birch

Georgian 18th Century Pair Of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Pair Of 18th Century Mahogany , Georgian, Hepplewhite Period Side Chairs, Having Shaped Top Rails And Elegant Pierced Splat Backs With Crisply Carved Decoration, Over ...
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Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair George III Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A pair of George III Hepplewhite period hall chairs of a good original colour and patina; the oval backs with centres finely decorated with gilded griffins and laurel wreaths on a pa...
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early-Mid 18th Century Queen Anne Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English country house Queen Anne arm chair, early-mid 18th century, oak. Gracious, well shaped shepherd's crook arms. Vasi-form backplat with whor...
Category

Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rare 17th Century Solid Walnut Single Chair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful 17th century of the period Louis XIV Italian antique chair in solid walnut wood. The legs are finely turned. Seat and backrest are padd...
Category

1650s Italian Louis XIV Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rare Portuguese Chair 18th Century Rosewood with VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 18th Century Portuguese Chair in Walnut High-backed armchair à la reine in walnut, molded and carved with acanthus leaves, leafy shells and foliage, front claw feet joined by an...
Category

18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen "Swan"Chair 2005
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This model 3320 or "Swan" swivel lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and is still a design icon. This one is manufactured in 2005, it is marked in the foot and with a ...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Hall Armchairs
Located in Richmond, London
An outstanding pair of George II period hall armchairs in black walnut, of unusual 'Windsor' design.   England, circa 1740–50. Why we like them Items that are not merely quirky, but...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Chris Kabel “Seam” Chair
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Chris Kabel (Dutch, b. 1975); Droog Design Additional Information: Provenance: artist Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Produced in cooperation with Droog; the Aerospace ...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Good Quality Queen Anne Period Chair c1720
Located in Bakewell, GB
Good quality queen Anne period single chair c1720 good shaped legs and seat rails rich colour and patination Size  101 cms high 49cms wide seat 44 cms
Category

1720s English Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Hand Carved Scale Sculptural Chair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible hand carved vintage chair, the splat and stile feature intricate fish scale carvings. The ornate cresting rail is adorned with shell mimicked in the apron. Features a slip...
Category

18th Century Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Danish wooden shell armchair CH07 by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Danish wooden shell armchair CH07 by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, 2000s Shell armchair mod. CH07 Shell Chair with white lacquered wooden structure. The structure has particular...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk Fabric
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of four Queen Anne style side chairs, with urn-shaped pierced back splats. The wood furniture has great character - well constructed and solid, with a rustic handmade q...
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18th Century Spanish Queen Anne Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Sedia 04 di Maarten Van Severen per Vitra Anni 2000
Located in Milano, IT
Sedia girevole con base in alluminio, scocca seduta in materiale plastico.
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

MCM Panton Junior PAIR of Kids Chairs by Verner Panton Vitra, Turquoise + Orange
Located in Basel, BS
FREE fast shipping. Panton Junior Chairs, Pair-- in Turquoise and Orange-- Rare colors, no longer produced. Verner Panton, 1959/2006 The Panton J...
Category

Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

A Fine Pair of 17th Century Oak Chairs
Located in Bakewell, GB
A fine pair of 17th Century Oak Chairs with shaped cresting rails and front stretches all of good colour and patination. 120cms high 45 wide cm...
Category

17th Century English Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair This is one for the purest of true folk-art furniture, In the form of a late 18th Century Welsh ‘comb-back’ stick back chair. U...
Category

1780s Welsh Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Unusually Large Swedish Antique Brown Pine Baroque Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusually large baroque chair from Sweden made around 1770. The chair has a frame in solid pine with original faux paint. The painter has made a free interpretation of walnut. The pa...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Pair of 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Gustavian chairs made in Stockholm by noted maker Johan Melchior Lundberg (active 1774 - 1812). One chair is signed MLB. Scraped to its well preserved original cream color....
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Renaissance "Chayère" Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This chayère chair of beautiful proportions stands on a rectangular box base enriched by vermiculure motifs executed in flat-plane. This base is topped by a moulding of strong gadroo...
Category

16th Century French Renaissance Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set of 4 Louis XVI Chairs, Germany 1800, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of 4 original Louis XVI walnut chairs stands out for the finely carved back with an open work palette motif. The chairs have two elegan...
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1790s German Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Baroque Red Damask Portuguese Chair, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tall and imponent Baroque Períod chair with legs connected to each other by H-shaped crossbars, curved and counter-curved legs and high carved i...
Category

18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Damask, Upholstery, Wood

A 16th CENTURY OAK WAINSCOT CHAIR DATED 1539
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An absolutely stunning example of an early oak Wainscot chair, the carved foliate and scroll top rail above a paneled back, centered with an incised lozenge, initialed and dated ‘P D 1539’, over the board seat upon turned baluster front legs and plain rear legs united by peripheral cross stretchers. We don't know the relevance of the date seeing the chair was probably made in the later part of the 16th century. It is interesting to note that King Henry VIII was on the throne during the date on this chair. This was acquired by “The Englishman’s Antiques...
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16th Century English Tudor Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Oak

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armchairs in Blue Classic Boucle
Located in Culver City, CA
Priced Per Chair* One of Knoll's most popular designs for the past 70 years, Eero Saarinen's executive armchair is about as timeless and chic as it gets. This current set of 4 we ha...
Category

Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Henrik Bønnelycke Black Leather and Wood Armchair, Model 102
Located in Madrid, ES
Lounge chair, model 102, designed by Henrik Bønnelycke and made of steam-bent black-stained oak. Seat upholstered in black leather. Soft lines, comfortable round back and armrests.
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Early 2000s Danish Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair Antique 17th Century William & Mary Oak Joined Back Stools Side Chairs 1690
Located in Portland, OR
A true pair of late 17th century William & Mary period oak joined back stools/side chairs, circa 1690. A rare pair of original late 1600's chairs from the joint reign of King William...
Category

1690s English William and Mary Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Plinth Base Barrel Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W31.5 D33 H30.5 SW22 SD22 SH15 AH23 Circa 2000’s Barrel lounge chairs with a walnut finish plinth base. Item has brand new chenille upholstery. Both cha...
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Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chenille, Walnut

Set of Four Italian 1790s Neoclassical Period Music Chairs with Gilded Trellis
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Set of four Italian Neoclassical period painted wooden music chairs from the late 18th century with new upholstery. Each chair features a curved back, delicately accented by volutes on the sides, painted motifs on the upper rail and a gilded trellis. This open back flows seamlessly into the rear legs. The seat has been reupholstered with a sturdy cotton double welt fabric. Each seat is raised on a simple apron resting on four saber legs, adorned with additional foliage motifs, which create a perfect continuity with the upper rail and side posts. With their elegant Neoclassical lines, subtle painted décor and light color palette, this set of four Italian music...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Low Chair with Backrest Carved from a Palm Tree Trunk
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This chair with was crafted from a single palm tree trunk. A wonderful palm wood texture adorns this chair. A wonderful object that is both organic and modern. A wonderfully unique i...
Category

Early 2000s Indonesian Organic Modern Chairs

Materials

Palmwood

Ligne Roset Togo Fireside Chair in Purple by Michel Ducaroy
Located in Boston, MA
Ligne Roset Togo Fireside chair by Michel Ducaroy in original thick purple linen fabric, circa 2000s. Whimsical design and unique form ...
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric

18th Century French Walnut Shield Back Chair signed by Adrien Dupain
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Walnut Shield Back Chair signed by Adrien Dupain who wassupplier to the Queen probably circa 1780
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Caprice Dining / Side Chairs by Philippe Starck for Cassina
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of modernist chairs with a retro / space age feel. This model is called the Caprice chair, they were designed by Philippe Starck in 2007 and made in Italy by Cassina....
Category

Early 2000s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ron Arad MT1 Lounge Chair by Driade, circa 2000
Located in Malibu, US
Very cool MT1 lounge chair designed by industrial designer, architect and artist Ron Arad for Driade circa 2000. “MT”, the acronym defining this collection designed by Ron Arad, in ...
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Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

17th Century, Charles II, Joined Oak Box Settle, England, Circa 1660
Located in Leominster, GB
The quadruple-panelled back with stylized fleur-de-lys carved top-rail, the downswept open-arms on column-turned front supports, embracing a hinged boarded seat, over a quadruple-pan...
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17th Century British Charles II Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

17th Century, James I, Joined Oak Wainscot, England, Circa 1603 - 1625
Located in Leominster, GB
The nulled arched crest rail above a gadrooned frieze, with applied split mouldings and scroll ears, the back with a central panel carved with an urn issuing flowers within an arch w...
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Early 17th Century British Elizabethan Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Swiss alp escabelle AD 1784 B35
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle monogram AD and dated 1784 B35
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Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

George III Mahogany Childs High Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine crest rail over a pierced splat, drop in seat, square legs and stretcher and foot rest. Raised on a base with square section legs.
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1780s English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Catifa 53 Desk Chair by Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper, 2000s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Chair were designed by Lievore Altherr Molina, produced by Arper at the beginning of the 21st century in Italy. The chair have chrome swivel legs. Chrome elements have been polished....
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Maarten Baas Where there is smoke chair, dutch design
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Since graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven with his “Smoke” series, Maarten Baas has pushed the boundaries of art, design and aesthetics. “Smoke” is an investigation into beauty ...
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Early 2000s Dutch Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Woven Seagrass Large Chair and Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
Woven Seagrass large chair with sloped back, tightly woven rush weave with braiding detail. Heathered sage green canvas linen on seat and back cushion wit...
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Early 2000s Chairs

Materials

Linen, Seagrass

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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