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Chairs For Sale
Mid-Century Modernist Chair in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chair in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms is created by Kofod-Larsen and originates from Denmark, Circa 1960. Featuring a gorgeous open fra...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Set of 1840’s Paint Decorated and Stenciled chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exceptional set of four 1840’s paint decorated and stenciled rush seat chairs in completely original condition. All chairs are tight and solid and all of the rush seats are in great condition. No damage old breaks or repairs whatsoever on any of these chairs. Original dry crusty surface and beautifully paint decorated. A great piece of early American chairs...
Category
1840s American American Classical Antique Chairs
Materials
Maple
Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Faye Toogood, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
Customizable ClassiCon Lota Sofa by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The apartment of Madame Mathieu-Levy on Rue de Lota in Paris was regarded as one of the most sensational examples of French interior architecture of the 1920s. Eileen Gray had create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
$21,816 / item
Set of 6 B32 'Cesca' Chairs by Marcel Breuer for Gavina, Italy
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 6 beautiful B32 chairs designed by the famous architect and designer Marcel Breuer.
These are the original chairs, made by Gavina in the 80s and reupholstered in a beautiful...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four 18th Century Chairs, France, Cherry, Painted, Directoire, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Set of very unusual 18th century chairs
It's a set of four chairs, all with different paintings of the Greek mythology.
Bourgogne (France)
cherrywood, oil colors
Directoire,...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Chairs
Materials
Cherry
$4,792 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Set of Four Mexican Chairs Designed and Hand Painted by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this fantastic Set of Four Mexican Chairs designed and hand painted by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo, made in solid parota wood.
Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (1923-200...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Minimalist Modern Chair in Natural Solid Wood
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Evo Chair collection.
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms and the modern interpretation of wood archetypes.
All elements that compose the chair are precisely engineered to input full hardwood blocks to a Hybrid 5-Axis CNC milling machine...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$720 Sale Price / item
20% Off
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Solid Walnut Antique Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 18th century of the period Louis XIV Italian antique armchair in solid walnut wood. An imposing large armchair with a wide and comfortable seat. Wavy armrests and arc...
Category
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Post Modern Italian Lacquered Set of Four Dining Chairs
By Saporiti
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 4 Postmodern lacquered white dining room chairs. Marked made in Italy, in the style of Saporiti. Minor blemishes to the lacquer is at a...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Hardwood
Chubby Chair in Buttermilk 3D Printed Recycled Plastic
Located in London, GB
Dirk van der Kooij first fell in love with low resolution 3D printing as a student, fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation. T...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,101 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Palma Right High Chair with Red Velvet Fabric
Located in Paris, FR
Palma right High chair with solid mahognay wood structure,
upholsterd and covered with high quality red velvet fabric
and mahognay wood in brow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
$9,489 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vienna Chair, Contemporary Design Inspired by Straw Traditional Chairs
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Vienna is an extraordinarily comfortable and elegant chair designed by Emmanuel Gallina who loves to quote Brancusi when saying that “simplicity is complexity resolved”. Inspired to the 1950s of Marcel Gascoin, but also to Vienna at the end of the 19th century. A tribute to Alfred Sloan’s American pragmatism joined to European styling and, in this particular case, to the renowned Italian talent constantly aiming to harmonize beauty and functionality.
In solid beech and straw, it is a perfect combination between digital machines and handcraft. The structure is in solid beech. The back is in hand-braided Vienna straw fixed in a milling. The padded seat is upholstered and lined in different fabric categories: cotton, felt, linen, eco-leather, wool, velvet or can be coated with C.O.M. fabric. Finishing is in natural beech or beech painted walnut Canaletto. In the collection you can also find a Vienna little armchair with armrest, Vienna soft chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Pair of Dutch AWA Almelo Fireplace Chairs and Brutalist Side Tables C.1970's
By AWA Holland
Located in Norwalk, CT
This beautiful high-quality chair set has been produced by Awa Almelo of the Netherlands. Crafted from solid oak wood, this set includes two comfortable lounge chairs as well as two ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Oak, Mohair
Saint Germain Armchair in Black Pen Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Brass
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 12 by David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Cane by Bernt Petersen, 1960's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 14 Dining Chairs in Rosewood, Cane and Horsehair Upholstery with Leather Piping by Bernt Petersen, 1960's
Additional Information:
Material: Rosewood, cane and horsehair uphol...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather, Cane
1980s Post Modern Segis Italia Black Plastic & Chrome Charlie Side Chairs Set 4
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Post Modern Memphis Style Segis Italia black plastic & chrome Charlie Collection cantilever chairs by Carlo Bimbi & Nilo Gioacchini, made in Italy, imported by Loewenstein Oggo...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Dia Chrome Cantilever Chair, 1970s
Located in Basel, BS
A sleek and sexy pair chrome cantilevered chrome chairs designed by iconic designer Milo Baughman. Each chair is sold individually and there are two available.
Clean, Modern & Scu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$796 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rare wery old Chair Thonet Nr.4, 1860
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare chair, the oldest industrially produced version of chair no.4. (Without the circle under the seat, which was invented later, as a strengthening of the structure)
Very sens...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
$3,953 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of 1950s Federico Munari Velvet Armchairs
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Original 1950s Italian armchairs by the great furniture designer, Federico Munari. These chairs have been fully restored here in Italy and reupholstered in a pale Tiffany green/blue ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
$6,709 / set
Vintage 1990s Michael Aram Signed Flights of Fancy Metal Skeleton Accent Chair
By Michael Aram
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1990s Michael Aram skeleton chair. This sculptural accent chair is from Michael Aram's "Flights of Fancy" collection, a set of it...
Category
1990s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Black Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Set of Two After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs Set of Two Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Frank Gehry 'Little Beaver' Cardboard Chair and Ottoman for Vitra, 1987 USA
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare 'Little Beaver' chair designed by Frank Gehry, produced by Vitra in 1987. Comes with matching ottoman. Vitra plaques on underside of both ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Masonite, Paper
Pair 19th C French Louis V Style Bergere Lounge Chairs with Hand Carved Frames
Located in New York, NY
Voguish pair of French Beregeres, having hand carved wood frames, and upholstered seats and backs. The chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, the upholstery is as is, and will nee...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Pair of Little Egg Chairs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of vintage petite egg chairs. Oak frames, reupholstered in purple velvet fabric.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$14,500 / set
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair, model Cesca, designed by Marcel Breuer around 1970, manufactured in Italy.
Metal pipe frame, wood seat and back structure and rattan.
In good condition, with minor wear c...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$790 Sale Price
44% Off
Contemporary Chair 'FF 4-Legs' Bouclé, A Joy 001, Black Legs
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining chair 'FF' 4-Legs designed by Ida L. Hildebrand for Friends & Founders
Dimensions:
H. 75 / W. 55 / D. 55 cm
H. 29.53" / W. 21.65" / D. 21.65"
Model shown on main picture:
Fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool
Set of 4 side chairs, model Stiletto Bernadina, chrome leather Arrben, Italy
By Arrben
Located in Wien, AT
An Italian design classic of the Arrben company from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
The armchairs have a chrome-plated substructure, the seat and backrest are made of cognac-colo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
French Antique Provincial Hand Crafted Bobbin Corner Chair, Mid-19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A fine French Provincial corner chair in stained oak with a handmade cane seat. Classic bobbin turned legs and in a overall fine vintage condition. Made in the 19th century.
Lovely ...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
Set of 2 Kartell Victoria Ghost Chairs in Crystal by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a chair born of Classic lines with a rounded backrest that recalls the shape of antique medallions, whilst the seat is linear and geometric. Victoria ghost...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Modern Ward Bennett Model 1515 Chair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all-original model 1515 armchair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 6 pcs. Giorgetti Progetti Armchairs by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Set of 6 pcs. vintage Progetti armchairs, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1990's by Giorgetti, Italy.
Labeled on the bottom.
In original textile removable upholste...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
$11,022 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats
Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high
Seat Height: 17 1/2"
Materials: Plywood & Cast Iron
Category
Early 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Madda Lounge Chair in Velvet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Madda is a contemporary interpretation of the Classic club chair. The metal base fully wraps around the chair, as if to squeeze it into its plump and comfortable upper seating ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,400 / item
Set of 2 Bar Stools By Till Behrens For Schlubach, 1980s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Elevate your bar or kitchen space with this impressive set of vintage bar stools, designed by renowned German designer Till Behrens for Schlubach in the 1980s. These stools feature ...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Liba" Rattan Covered Natural Cane Armchair Designed by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Liba", designed by Borek Sipek and manufactured by Driade, is a rattan covered natural red and black cane seat and back with solid ebonized wooden front ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Contemporary Madda Lounge Chair in Blue Wool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Madda is a contemporary interpretation of the classic club chair. The metal base fully wraps around the chair, as if to squeeze it into it's plump and comfortable upper seating a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$4,400 / item
Set of six Marcel Breuer B34 style chairs chrome steel from 80s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Set of six chairs from the 80s in the style of the work of Marcel Breuer and his B34 chair model. Structure of the chairs in chromed tubular steel, seats and backs in original black ...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of 19th Century English Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century mahogany hall chairs from England. The backs are in the shape of shields, which are pierced and have a central lozenge in the back with carved decoration. The ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Two Pairs of Italian Brass 'Skyscraper' Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Four skyscraper style brass chairs with new hair-on-hide upholstery. Circa 1970's, with an Art Deco, Hollywood Regency feel.
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,000 / set
Set of Four Mid Century Post Modern Tokyo Style Counter or Bar Stools in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern set of four counter stools circa 1990's. These feature white enameled steel tubular frames with white naugahyde seats.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Patricia Urquiola Trampoline Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Trampoline Chair For Cassina
A chair with a playful spirit, rounded contours, and a hint of Mediterranean vitality.
Tr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,659 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joe Colombo Chair 300 for Karakter
Designed by the forward-thinking Italian designer Joe Colombo, Chair 300 is a beautiful example of his functional design sensibility. Upholstered...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,956 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Iconic Italian Spaghetti Bar Chairs, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Iconic Italian Spaghetti Bar Chairs, 1970s, Italy
Wear consistent with age and use.
Measurements:
Height: 90 cm
Width: 42 cm
Depth: 45 cm
Seating heig...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Upholstered Chair with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Mid Century Tufting Chairs, Light Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed.
Seat is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Pair of Orange Spaghetti Chairs by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Spaghetti chairs was designed by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, in Italy, during the 1980's. They have chromed steel frames and orange straps. All PVC straps are still ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
$948 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Baroque Iron and Brass Faldistorio
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian Baroque period folding bench (faldistorio), the "X" frame with scroll etched iron supports with notched corners, joined by rosettes, topped by superstructure with suppressed ...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
'Le Bambole' Lounge Chair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Le Bambole chaise lounge chair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia. Made in Italy and presented here with its original 1970s wool felt upholstery in Camel in fantastic condition...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Pair of Salterini Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Arm Chairs
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Salterini curve back outdoor arm chairs.
Offered is a set of 2 Mid-Century Modern outdoor arm chairs in the style of Sa...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Custom Set of Eight English Oak Wavy Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a set of eight (two arms, six sides) English wavy ladder back chairs just waiting for duty in a country kitchen. Sturdy oak constructio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Walter Lamb Square Lounge Chair
By Walter Lamb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walter Lamb Bronze and Rope Lounge Chair
Manufactured by Brown Jordan
Beautiful natural patina
Category
1960s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Collector Modern Cassette Chair in Oak and Bouclé Burnt Orange by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
W 70 cm 27,5”
D 61 cm 24”
H 90 cm 35,4”
SH 72 cm 28,3”
or
H 100 cm 39,3”
SH 82 cm 32,2”
A chair that mixes both modern and classical design approaches.
Designed to hug the bo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Hans J. Wegner Cushion for Wishbone Chair CH24
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner cushions for wishbone chair model CH24.
Made in black leather and good quality foam.
Only the cushion, not the chair.
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside shop" Stickley era-W8061
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside," the paper label is missing but you can see a shadow of a paper label. The cha...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak
$1,235 Sale Price
35% Off
Eames Time Life Chair in Grey Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life chair for Herman Miller in light grey leather with a polished aluminum frame and legs made in Los Angeles, CA. Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames for use in the lobby of the Time Life building in New York.
Recently re-upholstered in gray leather, in-keeping with the color and integrity of other Time-life models. Some slight blemishes to the aluminum frame in-keeping with age. Chair's height and recline is fully adjustable and also swivels 360 degrees. Timeless chair.
In 1972, the Time-life chair made the news when notoriously fussy chess genius Bobby Fischer included this chair among his many demands for his legendary 1972 world championship match with Russian master...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pr. Barcelona Style Chairs by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Barcelona style lounge chairs, designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel. Like the iconic Mies chair, but the American designed and made version. These chairs are actually mu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Rattan Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Rattan all in
natural rattan in clear finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Chairs
Materials
Rattan
$587 / item
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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