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Chairs For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Late Victorian
Early 19th century Swedish Log Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Vernacular early 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chair or “kubbestol” a provincial Scandinavian chair made from a log. Ca 1800 - 1820 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood

Set of 6 Swiss Handmade Farm House Carved Dining Chairs, Switzerland, 6 Pieces
Located in Madison, WI
Absolutely stunning RARE complete set of 6 Swiss Solid wood farm house traditional dining chairs. The chairs are handmade and display beau...
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1950s Swiss Folk Art Vintage Chairs

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Striped Upholstered Chairs, Circa 1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Eastlake Parlor chair from the Victorian Era approximately the late 1880's - 1890's with original wood front wheels. Very Good C...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Swedish Rustic Folk Art Primitive Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic folk art chair from Northern Sweden. The chair is unique and hand-made into a primitive example of an antique chair. The pine has never been pa...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Library Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, circa 1900 fully restored Chesterfield tufted library armchair A very rare find, I never come across original library ...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Leather

Swedish Painted Folk Art Kubbstol Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Folk Art Kubbstol chair from Northern Sweden. A Kubbstol chair is made from a hollowed tree trunk; from a single piece of wood that's been hewn out to form the seat, back and frame. ...
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Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Antique Swedish Folk Art Stump Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish stump chair in folk art. The chair has a round shape and is made from a hollowed pine tree stump. The chair is in untouched conditi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Antique Late Victorian Oak Pressback Upholstered Rocking Chair Rocker Cameo
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late Victorian pressback rocking chair. A beautiful design featuring a serpentine crest rail with a laurel wreath wrapped cameo at the center featuring a distinguished gentl...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

1950s Ladies Petite Carved Mahogany and Silk Tufted Upholstered Bureau Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite 1950s ladies Petite carved Mahogany and silk tufted upholstered Bureau chair in beautiful vintage condition. Comfortable seat in good conditi...
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Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Chair in Higly Decorative Shapes
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Folk art made in Sweden at its best. This chair with highly appealing shapes and patina. Made in the late 19th century this chair is a given piece to any modern home that wants to ha...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Birch

19th C Original Painted Decorated Child's / Doll Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Th C original painted child’s / dolls chair from Pennsylvania. The Chair is in Amazing Condition & Found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Circa 1860. Fantastic Patina!
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood

Pair of Antique circa 1900 Haxyes Steamer Deck Chairs Canopy Top & Footrests
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of circa 1900-1920 Haxyes steamer deck chairs with canopy tops and retractable footrests A t...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Beech

Set of Eight Antique English Late Victorian Chairs
Located in London, GB
Set of eight antique English late Victorian chairs English, c.1880 Measures: Height 87cm, width 46cm, depth 48cm These excellent chairs were craft...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Wicker, Hardwood

Swedish 19th Century Wooden Child's High Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish early 19th century wooden child's high chair.    
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 18th Century Swiss Pine Back Stool
Located in London, GB
A Swiss pine back stool with an open heart carving on the back panel. Swiss, early 18th century Dimensions: H 85 x W 40 x D 34.5 cm.
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Early 18th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood, Pine

Antique Beechwood Children's Chair
Located in Budapest, HU
Antique children's highchair with an abacus and potty chair functions. Made of steamed beechwood, with leather cover. Manufactured around 1910.  
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1910s Folk Art Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

American Victorian Tufted Upholstered Red and Beige Checkered Mahogany Armchair
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Eastlake style armchair with burgundy and beige checkered upholstery with a button tufted roll back and a mahogany frame with carved detail including floral medall...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Lovely Late 19th Century Hepplewhite Hardwood Armchair on Shield Shape Back
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this elegant Hepplewhite Mahogany armchair with floral seat. The item simple and stylish armchair is suitable for any room. This splendid antiqu...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Hardwood

Antique German Leather & Wood Armchair with Brass Nailhead Details
Located in Nuernberg, DE
beautiful lounge arm chair made of wood and leather with nailhead details. We think this example is from the 1910s, good condition. Minor patina and scratches on the leather, gives t...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Chairs

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Nutwood, Leather

19th Century Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co. Natural Wicker Swivel Piano Chair
Located in Savannah, GA
This fanciful Victorian wicker swivel piano chair has all the bells and whistles of the most prestigious American wicker designers Heywood Brothers ...
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1890s American Late Victorian Antique Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Antique Honduras Hardwood English Hand Carved Lion Hairy Paw Feet Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of late Victorian Honduras Mahogany side chairs with ornately carved Lion’s Hairy paw feet ...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Hardwood

Mechanical Adjustable Patent Victorian Chair Table after Hunzinger
Located in New York, NY
Interesting mechanical folding chair/table from the Victorian period. The chair backrest folds down to become a table surface, this style known as patent, or proto furniture was popu...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Hand Painted Feline Motif Upholstered Leopard Print Wood Chair in Green & Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand painted wooden chair with upholstered leopard print cushion. The back of this piece is wood, with a stylized carved design in or...
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20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Set of Four 19th C Original Painted Pennsylvania Plank Bottom Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These chairs were found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and are in very good and sturdy condition. Beautiful set of four mauve colored hand painted plank bottom chairs...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Tulipwood

Early Ice Cream Parlour Style Wire Shoeshine Chair by Royal Products, Chicago
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 20thc. Ice cream parlour style wire shoeshine chair by Royal Products Chicago, seldom seen, retains original bottom drawer for polish, brushes, r...
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1910s American Late Victorian Vintage Chairs

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Metal, Iron, Nickel

Studio Furniture American Craft Stool Mid-century modern 1960s USA
By Bobby Falwell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Walnut stool, hand-crafted, studio craft, USA Wendell Castle, Roger sloan, JB Blunk, Jawar, Richard Bronk, Gerald Mccabe, Bobby Falwell, David Scott, Charles Fischer, Howard Osinski...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Chairs

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Walnut

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Scottish horseshoe-back chair, circa 1850-1870. This vernacular Windsor style stick-back chair from Argyll, Scotland, features pegged construction and remnants of original earthy red milk paint. Its seat is pine, legs and spindles are elm and the horseshoe back rail is yew wood. Originally created to function as a work or milking chair...
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Paint, Yew, Pine, Elm

Late 19th Century Swedish Stump Chair in Solid Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish stump chair manufactured from a hollowed tree trunk. The chair is primitive and has never been painted. The two bands going around the seat...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

King Edward VII Crown Estate Stamped Captains Armchair O'Haines High Wycombe
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare fully stamped King Edward VII estate used smokers bac...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Elm

Pair of Ornate Hand Carved Solid Wood circa 1900 American Eagle Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of extremely ornate hand carved American eagle armchairs. What can I say, these have to be the mo...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Wood

Armchair Captain's Chair Black Swedish 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Captain's chair black Swedish 19th century Sweden. An armchair made during the end of 19th century. Painted in our signature Laserow Black.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood

Antique Folk Art Swedish Rustic Kubbstol
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art rustic Kubbstol from northern Sweden. A Kubbstol is a chair made of a single piece of wood that's been hewn out to form the seat, back and frame. It's a primitive constructi...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Scandinavian Wooden Barrel Chair Made in the 19th Century
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian wooden barrel chair made in the 19th century. A circular, beautifully wooden chair with patina and soft edges hollowed out from a natu...
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1890s Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Antoni Rzasa Polish Folk Art Carved Wood Chair
Located in New York, NY
Polish Folk Art carved and sculpted wood chair created by renown Polish artist and sculptor Antoni Rzasa (1919-1980). The chair features a carved back with a sculpted nude woman. The bottom of the seat features a 'made in Poland' stamp and the artist's carved signature, country of origin, and date of fabrication ('1958-1959'). During the 1960s, Antoni Rzasa was known as one of the most famous Polish sculptors. His sculptures are feature simple forms and a specific style inspired by Folk Art. His works are found in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw, Kraków and Poznan, in the Polish Army...
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1950s Polish Folk Art Vintage Chairs

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Wood

Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...
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19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Chairs

Materials

Fir, Paint

Antique Swedish Folk Art Countrry Carver Chairs in Kurbits Faux Wood Grain
Located in LONDON, GB
Lovely antique Swedish turbots Folk Art pair of carver chairs in hand-painted faux wood grain with excellent detail and a turbots hand-printed Fo...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

19th Century Handmade English Chess Carved Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade English chess chair is hand carved. The chair seat is hand webbing made from hemp. The hand carved figurines and hand carved signatu...
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Wood, Hemp

19th Century Hand-Carved Chair Found in Wester México
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Detailed hand-carved and colorful chair found in Western México, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early, Swedish Allmoge Poker / Stove Chair, Origin: Sweden, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Early, Swedish allmoge poker / stove chair, origin: Blekinge, Southern Sweden, circa 1750 Provenance: Private Manor House, Sweden These chairs were u...
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18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Pair of Folk Art Chairs with Tractor Seats, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Almost-pair of French "homemade" iron chairs with very comfortable! tractor seats. Original paint.
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Chairs

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Iron

American Folk Art Armchair
Located in Stockton, NJ
Very unique early 20th century American folk art chair made of reclaimed material. Fabulous patina to weathered frame.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Chairs

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Wood

Black Lacquer Side Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Black lacquer side chair with mother-of-pearl inlay, well executed painted flowers and caned seat.
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Chairs

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Mother-of-Pearl, Paper

Unusual Primitive 19th Century Swedish Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual primitive and sculptural early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art chair. Ca 1800 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Chairs

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Pine

Rustic Bench, circa 1920, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Rustic bench Made with chestnut structure and hand woven rattan cord seating. Solid, sturdy and comfortable Circa 1920, France Very good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Chairs

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Chestnut, Cord

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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