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Chairs For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Federal
Art Nouveau Side Chair Designed by Thonet, Austria, 1910
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Classic collectible chair by famous German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet. Bentwood frame with hooped legs. The seat is embossed with a decorative floral motif.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
French 1900s Design Bistro Outdoor Chair Rattan and Braided Resin
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French 1900s Bistro Design rattan and braided resin outdoor chair composed of a rattan structure, braided resin rattan effect back and seat with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Resin
Chair Thonet Nr.57
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
In very good original condition with a beautiful patina. Perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Art Nouveau Chairs in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4533 pair of stylish Art Nouveau chairs, one being a carver chair, both having carved decoration to finely inlaid back, generous seat and tapered legs terminating in pad feet. This...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Thonet Austrian Curved Wood Armrests Chair, 1920s
By Thonet
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Thonet Austrian arm chair, c. 1900/1920, In curved beech wood, the upholstery has been redone in ivory velvet and the wooden parts have been polished wi...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Léon Jallot '1874-1967' Set of 6 Chairs in Oak, circa 1910
By Léon Jallot
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Léon Jallot '1874-1967' Pair of Oak and Leather Armchairs circa 1920
2 chairs have no seat, 2 chairs covered with leather, 2 chairs covered with faux leather
the patina needs to be...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Oak
Extremely Rare and Beautiful Otto Wagner Chair by Thonet Vienna 1901 Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
Stained beachwood, seat and back with leather, seat height 46cm (18,11")
Lit.: "Gebogenes Holz", Asenbaum /Hummel 1979, p:29.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Otto Wagner, Fully Restored Armchair, 1902, Beechwood, for Thonet, Vienna
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Otto Wagner, Fully Restored Armchair, 1902. Bentwood. For Thonet, Vienna.
The chair has been professionally restored and reupholstered in Liberty style fabric.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century White Wrought Iron French Chairs
Located in Hastings, GB
A quite exceptional late 19th century pair of French patio/orangery chairs.
This is a beautiful wrought iron pair of large chairs, with the mos...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Pair of Federal Birch Wood Dinning Charis
Located in Norton, MA
Early 19th Century Antique Pair of Federal Biech Wood Dinning Charis with stylized scroll form rail over slat back, caned seats, and splay legs, c1830.
Measures- 33.5''H x 17.5''W...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique 2 Federal Tiger Maple & Bird's Eye Cane Seat Dinning Charis
Located in Norton, MA
Early 19th century Antique 2 Federal Tiger Maple & Bird's Eye Cane Seat Dinning Charis #3 with stylized scroll form rail over slat back, caned seat...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Nobiliary Dining Chair of Thonet from Wiener Werkstaette
By Thonet
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Rare chair of the Wiener Werkstaette considered the prototype of the successive variants on Design by the architect. Gustav Sigel. The rectangular sections and geometric motifs of th...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Art Nouveau Dining Chairs Pair Designed by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Art Nouveau Dining Chairs Pair, a stunning set of Art Nouveau dining chairs designed by the renowned Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard. These elegant Art Nouveau din...
Category
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Art Nouveau Chairs Pair Designed by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
"Introducing the Art Nouveau Chairs Pair, a stunning set of Art Nouveau chairs designed by the renowned Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard. Thes...
Category
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Art-Deco Thonet Bentwood Leather Dining Chairs with Walnut Finish - Set of Six
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your dining experience with this exquisite set of six Thonet bentwood dining chairs, featuring two armchairs and four ...
Category
1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Lacquer, Wood, Polyester, Foam, Leather, Bentwood
Antique Pair of Federal Tiger Maple & Bird's Eye Cane Seat Dinning Charis
Located in Norton, MA
Early 19th Century Antique Pair of Federal Tiger Maple & Bird's Eye Cane Seat Dinning Charis with stylized form, caned seats, and splay legs, c1830...
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wonder Chair N.°246 by Antonio Volpe, 1912
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Superb and very rare chair from the "Antonio Volpe Anonymous Company" with a double bent beech processing technique.
Front legs with a circular section while the rear with a rectang...
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Art Nouveau Armchair 'Model Stössler', Design by Adolf Loos, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933) designed the chair model shown here in 1899 based on an English model as part of his earliest work as an interior designer for the dining room in Eugen Stössler's apartment in Vienna. The omission of the front supports of the armrests and the backwards curved legs lend the early chair a touch of elegance. Instead of the turned legs of the English model, Loos used smooth round wood with brass feet to protect the carpet. So these ankle cuffs fulfill a practical purpose and at the same time have a decorative effect. They thus correspond to Loos' demand for a 'unity of form and function'.
Beautifully shaped furniture made by hand in high quality, solid walnut and veneered, shellac hand-polished, upholstered seat and covered with leather, brass nails and brass shoes.
Execution: Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, circa 1900
Model number 6865
The model was produced by the company F. O. Schmidt and was also in their offer at the time. This explains why this chair model, specially designed by Loos for one of his interiors, can also be found on the art market.
Measures:
Total height: 82.0 cm / 32.28 in
Seat height: 47.0 cm / 18.50 in
Width: 57.0 cm / 22.44 in
Depth: 50.0 cm / 19.68 in
Bibliography:
- The dining room in the Stössler apartment was published in 1900 in the Viennese arts and crafts...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
Johan Rohde a Pair of Chairs with Mahogany Frames, 1900-1910
By Johan Rohde
Located in Vejle Øst, DK
Johan Rohde A pair of chairs with mahogany frames. Seat upholstered with embroidered wool. Performed approx. 1900–10.
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen write...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Office Chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Office chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Jugendstil Brass Chair
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil brass chair in original vintage condition with signs of usage.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Brass
1 Seater - Raka x Shirwani
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A single-seater chair designed and produced by Raka Studio and finished in collaboration with Hamza Khan Shirwani.
Made in solid ashwood by bending wood....
Category
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Paint
American Federal Painted Child's Windsor Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Hallowell, US
New England rod back Child's Windsor side chair, with original surface.
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Chairs
Materials
Ash, Maple
Set of Four Art Nouveau Bentwood Cafe Bistro Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Assembled set of four art nouveau period bentwood cafe bistro dining chairs by Mundus for Thonet. Made in Czech Republic the set consists of two chairs ...
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Sturdy Original Thonet Chairs from the 1960 in Bent Beech, Vienna Straw Seat
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Sturdy original Thonet chairs from the 1960s in bent beech with Vienna straw seat. Romantic and precious for your kitchen.
Category
1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Unique 'Ice Cream Parlor Chair' Rare Inventive Spring Version
Located in Sharon, CT
An early inventive (not to mention shapelier) version of the ubiquitous Ice Cream Parlor Chair. Note that the two circular loops are looped twi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Armchair in Stained Oak, reupholstered in Bouclé.
Located in København K, 84
Elegant 19th century Scandinavian Art Nouveau armchair in solid stained oak upholstered in premium boucle fabric.
Despite its age, this armchair is in remarkable condition, a testa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Arts and Craft Art Nouveau Set of 8 Bentwood Chairs Signed Thonet, 1900
By Thonet
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Set of 8 Thonet chairs, bentwood with viennese braid. all signed.
As found condition.
All chairs a solid and stable.
4 of the braids are perf...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Braid
Pair of Antoni Gaudi, Modernist, Solid Varnished Oak, Batllo Spanish Chairs
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Batllo chairs designed by Antoni Gaudi, circa 1906.
Manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Solid varnished oak
Measures: 47 x 52 x 74 H cm.
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Wood
Arch. Gustav Siegel J. & J. Kohn Noble Armchair
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Model Armchair N° 303 designed by the Viennese architect Gustav Siegel and manufactured by Jacop & Josef Kohn in the first patina.
Velvety fabric and padding in good condition.
Stu...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Fabric
Brewery Munich Set 6 Chairs in Wood and Leather Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
6 chairs in leather and wood.
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
The back of the chair forms the word Munich
Year 1900
Country: German
Materials : wood and leather
Elegant and ...
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Attributed to Gauthier-Poinsignon & Cie, 6 Art Nouveau Chairs Leather Seats
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Attributed to Gauthier-Poinsignon & Cie, 6 Art Nouveau chairs in walnut with camel leather seats.
(stains on some chairs, restoration and screws on 2 chairs).
A table and 2 buffets...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Extremely Rare Chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben, Original
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare chair from the Grabenkaffehaus, Vienna 1, Graben 29a - Trattnerhof
Stained and polished beechwood, upholstery not original.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
Unique Rippl-Rónai József Art Nouveau Chairs, circa 1900s
By Jozsef Rippl-Ronai
Located in Budapest, HU
Four unique chairs in art nouveau style with carved walnut decor. The carved forms let the chairs be dated back to the 1900s artistic movements. The prolo...
Category
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Jacques Adnet Armchair, 1950s, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning foldable chair by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with chocolate brown Skai seat and seat back. Signature Adnet contrast stitching throughout. Brass ball feet. Bot...
Category
1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass, Metal
Josef Maria Olbrich for Thonet Armchair, 1910
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful armchair of the very early Art Nouveau period, very particular shape for a very particular design, enriched by a very original striped velvet fabric. Elegant and sober design but truly one of a kind.
The armchair was designed by Josef Maria Olbrich...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Velvet
Antoni Gaudi, Jugendstil, Solid Oak Batllo Spanish Chairs
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Batllo chair designed by Antoni Gaudi, circa 1906 and manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Solid varnished oak
Measures: 47 x 52 x 74 H.cm
...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Oak
Calvet chair in solid oak by Antoni Gaudí 20th century Spanish modernist design
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid varnished oak.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using traditional art and craft techniques and the same materials –varnished solid oak– in order to reproduce all the rich detail displayed by the originals when they were first produced.
The Calvet chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antoni Gaudi Calvet Chair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet chair designed by Antonio Gaudi manufactured in Barcelona by BD.
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 54 x 94 H cm
Year: 1902
Antoni Gaudí (1852...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Oak
Office Armchair by Jakob & Josef Kohn Nr. 704
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Office chair produced by Jakob & Josef Kohn, model no. 704, in bent beech and original Vienna straw seat of the time, perfectly restored and polished with shellac.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
1900s Marcel Kammerer Chair No.6517 for Thonet, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered in Backhausen fabric
- carefully refurbished and finished with ebony shellac
- Height of seat 47 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Original Josef Hoffmann & Kohn Jacob Chair from 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare undocumented chair by Josef Hoffmann and J&J Kohn. An identical chair with leather upholstery is available as well.
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Batlló Chair With Solid Varnished Oak By Antoni Gaudí, Spanish modernism
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid varnished oak.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using traditional art and craft techniques and the same materials –varnished solid oak– in order to reproduce all the rich detail displayed by the originals when they were first produced.
The Batlló chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Oak
American Federal Wingback Chair with Blue Upholstery
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Federal period mahogany American wingback armchair in blue upholstery. In very good condition and nicely re-upholstered. Structurally sound and comfort...
Category
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Original Josef Hoffmann/Gebrüder J&J Kohn Chair, Early 20th Century, Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare and so far undocumented armchair by Josef Hoffmann, original leather upholstery, branding iron J&J Kohn. An identical chair with a different u...
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Set of Six Antoni Gaudi Calvet Chair in Solid Varnished Oak
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Calvet chair designed by Antonio Gaudi manufactured in Barcelona by BD.
Solid varnished oak.
Measures: 52 x 54 x 94 H cm
Year of design: 1902
...
Category
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Oak
Original and Documented Jugendstil Adolf Loos Chair, 20th Century, 1907
Located in Vienna, AT
Chair from the antechamber of the Rudolf Kraus apartment, brother of Karl Kraus, the famous wordsmith. This Apartment in Vienna 1, Nibelungengasse 13, was presented by Adolf Loos on walking tours, when he has shown his works to the public. Loos has ordered furniture at cabinet makers as Josef Veillich or Friedrich Otto Schmidt, often following inspiring examples from the 18th century. The old...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of 10 Federal Style Dining Chairs Attributed to Nathan Margolis, Hartford CT
Located in Milford, NH
A fine set of ten Federal style mahogany dining chairs attributed to Lithuanian / American well known furniture maker Nathan Margolis, of Hartford CT, two ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Art Nouveau Bentwood Salonfauteuil Easy Chair / Armchair Thonet No. 1 circa 1890
Located in Lucenec, SK
Very rare antique Thonet easy chair no 1 produced by Gebruder Thonet from the late 19th century in a very good condition. New upholstery.
Last picture is from Gebruder Thonet catalogue...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Upholstery
Original Otto Prutscher & Gebrueder Thonet Vienna Jugendstil Chair, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed for the Café Heinrichshof opposite to the States Opera House in Vienna, ruined in 1945.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Josef Hoffmann / Otto Prutscher Attr. Chairs, Pair of
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant and comfortable chairs attributed to Josef Hoffmann or Otto Prutscher. Has been rennovated over a while, the fabric is partly stained. Can be sold separately.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Wood
Josef Hoffmann Attr. Pair of Extraordinary Chairs 1905-10 Jugendstil Art Nouveau
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of extraordinary chairs in the style of the early Josef Hoffmann furniture. The significant skids were used by Hoffmann in the earl...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Batlló Bench In Solid Oak by Antoni Gaudí Spanish modernist design, Barcelona
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, ES
Solid oak.
A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using traditional art and craft techniques and the same materials –varnished solid oak– in order to reproduce all the rich detail displayed by the originals when they were first produced.
The Batlló bench...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Oak
Art Nouveau Set of Six Chairs in Solid Oak. Vienna, c. 1910.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
These exceptional set of six Viennese Art Nouveau solid oak chairs from circa 1910 represent a high level of craftsmanship and elegant design.
Viennese Art Nouveau is a trend...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Original Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Chairs 1904 Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Hoffmann designed in the early stages of the Wiener Werkstätte apartments for the Wittgenstein Family in Vienna and Berlin. The significant pattern from this period were the st...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Adolf Loos F.O. Schmidt 1898-1900 Jugendstil Corner Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Extremely rare corner armchair designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933)
Manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt,
Vienna, Austria, circa 1900.
Very good condition
Seat in excellent con...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Art Nouveau Set of Twelve Chairs in Solid Oak. Vienna, Circa 1910.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
These exceptional set of twelve Viennese Art Nouveau solid oak chairs from circa 1910 represent a high level of craftsmanship and elegant design.
Viennese Art Nouveau is a trend in Austrian art, architecture and design at the turn of the 20th century. The name was taken from the association formed by a group of artists who protested against the rejection of their work by the Vienna Academy. Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann and other artists decided to completely break with the prevailing historicism and promote a new style in art, architecture, and interior design.
Art Nouveau focused on simplicity, which foreshadowed modern 20th century design.
The elaborate decorations emphasized the close relationship between crafts and Fine arts. Ornamentation (carvings, paintings, marquetry) referred to the world of nature - plants, birds' feathers, insects' wings.
Embossed leather with lovely floral elements blends beautifully with the elegant form of the chairs.
In the field of ornamentation plant and animal elements were the most important, but not the only set of motifs typical of Art Nouveau in furniture making. They were accompanied by geometric and abstract motifs, and although Art Nouveau is associated with ornamentation, some Art Nouveau furniture is rather simple in form, using shape and line rather than decoration.
Compared to other trends of this style, the Vienna Secession was devoid of splendor and rich decoration. It was characterized by sublime simplicity and attention to detail, which paved the way for modern design. Artists creating in the style of Vienna Secession preferred geometric and floral ornaments. Even when using organic motifs, they tended to keep them geometric.
Buildings designed in the spirit of the Viennese Art Nouveau often have elegant floral decorations which resemble these beautiful chairs.
The set of twelve chairs...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Dutch Art Nouveau Amsterdamse School Armchair by Lion Cachet, 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exquisite museum-quality Lion Cachet armchair, an opulent masterpiece meticulously crafted from the finest oak, macassar ebony, and rosewood, adorned with ...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Rosewood
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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