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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Mid Century 711 Lounge Chair by Fredrik Kayser for Vatne Møbelfabrikk, c1950s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step back in time with this breathtaking mid-century modern teak chair, designed by the renowned Norwegian designer Fredrik A. Kayser for Vatne Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. This iconic ...
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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak

Set of Four Wicker and Iron Chair By Frederic Weinberg 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Frederic Weinberg Wicker and Iron Chairs 1950s
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Saddle Leather and Iron Armchairs by Jacques Adnet, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Important pair of armchairs by French designer Jacques Adnet. Heavy, tubular iron frame makes a substantial and grounded seat. Cognac saddle leather with signature Adnet contrast sti...
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1950s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage 1950s Carl Malmsten Armchair in Boucle Fabric
Located in London, GB
Carl Malmsten - Occasional Armchair, circa 1950s. An elegant, classical occasional chair designed by Swedish master: Carl Malmsten. The chair has been reupholstered in Sahco 'Zero' ...
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1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

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Bouclé, Beech

1950s Pair of Italian Chairs, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and reupholstered in velvet fabric - high of seat 40 cm
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

A Pair of BRUTALIST RUSTIC MODERN CHAIRS, in CHARLES DUDOUYT Style, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful pair of 2 chairs with high backs, Modernist, Rustic-Modern, Art-Popular, hand-cut tapered wooden structures, straw seats, high backs, in the spirit of Charles Dudouyt, to...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Jacques Adnet Eight Armchairs
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Set of eight hand-stitched leather armchairs with brass-plated sabots. Designed for the U.N.E.S.C.O headquarters in Paris; 1958. Each chair is individually numbered on an embossed al...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass

Six chairs "634" model designed by Carlo de Carli and produced by Casssina 1954
Located in Rovereta, SM
Six chairs model "634," designed by designer Carlo de Carli and produced by Cassina starting around 1954. Light wood frame, upholstered seats and backrest covered in velvet. Wooden ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bauche chair by Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950
Located in TOURS, FR
Bauche chair by Charlotte Perriand, model 19 France, 1950 In original condition with patina
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

'Tesoura' Chair by José Zanine Caldas in Cream Bouclé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) was a self-taught artist, designer and architect from Brazil. For over 10 years he ran a workshop specializing in architectural scale models, where he ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Chairs

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Bouclé, Plywood

Primitive Blue-Gray Painted Swedish Round-Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive blue-gray painted Swedish round-back chair circa 1770-1789. Remnants of original or early blue-gray, green and salmon pink painted decoration. Heavy, thick single board sea...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Chairs

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Ash, Elm, Bentwood

Set of Four 1950's Dining Chairs by Thonet
Located in Brno, CZ
A set of Mid Century Modern dining chairs, designed and produced by Thonet Furniture Company in the 1950’s Czechoslovakia. These chairs were designed with a clear influence of Scan...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Pair Antique Georgian Carved Oak Country Medieval Side Chairs King's Head 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and unusual pair of antique country Georgian carved oak side chairs, circa 1760. The chairs are from the reign of king George III and they are carved in the Medieval Revival s...
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1760s English Medieval Antique Chairs

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Oak

Luigi Caccia Dominioni Set of Six Catilina Chairs in Steel and Fabric Azucena
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of six Catilina chairs with frame in painted steel, seat top in multi-layered wood, and upholstery-shaped polyurethane cushions covered with red fabric. This iconic seat was designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, and produced by Azucena since 1958. Luigi Caccia Dominioni firstly presents this seat at the XI Triennale in Milan in 1957 and from this moment Catilina became one of Luigi Caccia Dominioni’s classics. Caccia Dominioni created a new chair and also defined how to sit in it. Catilina is not designed for relaxation and letting go but for thoughtfulness and elegance. You could almost be transported back to ancient Rome ensconced in the seat of the Roman senator, Lucio Sergio Catilina, after whom the chair is named. In turn, the chair harks back to medieval thrones...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Exceptionally Fine And Rare James I Oak Wainscot Chair Dated 1609
Located in Heathfield, GB
An extremely rare and exquisitely carved English oak wainscot chair dated 1609 and with two figural masks – the central mask possibly the ‘Green Man’ with foliage scrolling and falli...
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17th Century Antique Chairs

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Oak

Pair of 18th Century Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A pair of provincial barrel back chairs in a decorative carved design with stylish kick-out legs. Repainted in soft grey with newly upholstered linen.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Rococo chair
By Carl Magnus Sandberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair made in the Royal workshop in Stockholm, attributed to Carl Magnus Sandberg. Not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1760 and died before 1790. It is ve...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch, Giltwood

An early George I Caquetoire chair Circa 1718
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional example of an early and rare caquetoire chair with carved cresting over an unusually narrow back, inscribed ‘I.M.I., I.H.S., ANNO 1718, G.B.’, with large outward scrol...
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1710s English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period with the shell shaped form. The word...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

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Birch

18th Century Rococo chair, with original color
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair, rococo, made in Stockholm about 1765, attributed to Alexander Thunberg, not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1757 and died 1797. The chair is in good...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

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Birch

Danish Modern Model FH4103 Chair by Hans J. Wegner. 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Model FH4103 Chair by Hans J. Wegner. 1950s. Iconic Danish Mid-Century Modern design by world famous Danish architect Hans Jørgensen Wegner. Manufactured by Fritz Hans...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

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Oak, Teak

Vintage Beech Chalet Chairs
Located in Hellerup, DK
Chunky and charming rustique chalet chair in light beech wood. The very comfortable French chairs dates from the 1950s and are in good condition, with wear according to age and use. ...
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1950s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Rocker and Ottoman
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Please Read Entire Description** Please view all listing pictures on a laptop if possible. Some cell phones don’t display all listing pictures and some could be pictures relati...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Oak

18th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four gustavian chairs made in Sweden about 1790. The chairs secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the original color.
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

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Birch

Pair of 18th Century Gustavian chairs, made in Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair gustavian chairs in original color, about 1780, made in Stockholm, attributed to Johan Lindgren, who became member of Stockholms chair mak...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

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Birch

Late 18th Century Swivel Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
The swivel chair is made in Sweden about 1770:s. It is in a good condition and a practical functional chair.
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1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch, Pine

Danish mid-century modern Chair in orange velvet and dark wood, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Danish mid-century modern Chair in orange velvet and dark wood, 1950s Chair with curved back and seat, padded and covered in bright orange velvet fabric. The edges are finished with ...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Velvet, Wood

Tony Paul, Chairs, Brass, Green Velvet, Rubel, America, 1954
Located in High Point, NC
A pair brass and green velvet chairs designed by Tony Paul and produced by Rubel, United States, 1954.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass

Arthur Umanoff Wood and Rush Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chair with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Metal frame in a vintage adobe finish. Rare design. Floating ...
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1950s American Vintage Chairs

Materials

Iron

Michael van Beuren Original Pair of Chairs for Domus
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
In 1937 Michael van Beuren arrived for the first time in Mexico and he marvelled at the historical moment that the country was living, as a new middle class emerged, with particular ...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Set of Five 50s-60s Bamboo Chairs
Located in Milano, IT
Five Italian-made chairs with bamboo frame; available with red fabric seat covers. Good conditions.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Bamboo

6 equal chairs, early 19th Century, Late Gustavian, made by Ephraim Sthal
Located in Stockholm, SE
6 Late Gustavavian chairs made by Ephraim Ståhl. The chairs are beautifully hand carved with nail clippers and leaf shaped decorations. The chairs are made by Ephraim Stahl, who wor...
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

Bauche n°19 by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Size : W420 D400 H820 SH450 mm Vintage Bauche n°19 by Charlotte Perriand. Its rush is original and condition is good. Edition Step...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Rush, Wood

10 late 18th Century Rococo chairs made in Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A set of 10 similar Rococo chairs made in Stockholm, about 1770. The chairs are made in alder, that is a very light wood. In Stockholm they made chairs that are very similar and i...
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1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

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Birch

Three wooden chairs attributed to Jose Zanine Caldas, 1950s
Located in Baranzate, IT
Three Brazilian wooden chairs attributed to Jose Zanine Caldas. C1950s
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Original Cognac Leather Hardoy Butterfly Chair, Issued by Knoll, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Butterfly Chair with tan leather sling, designed by Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan & Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, issued by Knoll. An iconic mid-...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather

1950's Pair Mid Century Modern Danish Walnut Upholstered Barrel Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a pair of vintage danish barrel back armchairs, dating to the mid 1950's. I purchased it from the daughter of the original owner's, who clarified that they had bee...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Set of 6 Bauhaus Chairs by Pagholz, Germany, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Tubular chrome frame and black plywood seating and back. Can easily be stacked Some rust on the frame. One has some scratches on the seating.
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

A Dansk MID-CENTURY-MODERN Scandinavian CHAIR by KAI KRISTIANSEN, Denmark 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing, thin & elegant chair with compass legs, Modernist, Free Form, Dansk, Scandinavian, compass legs and structure in rosewood, seat in black imitation leather, rare "desk...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

An Architectural MODERNIST ATELIER CHAIR, in Jean Prouvé Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing very singular, telescopic workshop chair, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Reconstruction, geometric structures in thick pieces of metal with telescopic system, on ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jens Risom Midcentury Modern Arm Chairs - Set of 8 - Model C170 - Black Walnut
Located in Decatur, GA
Set of eight (8) vintage mid century modern arm chairs by Jens Risom, circa late 1950s. Model C-170 in solid American black walnut with sculpted flared armrests. Stout and sturdy Ame...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Walnut

Michael van Beuren Original Pair of Chairs for Domus
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
In 1937 Michael van Beuren arrived for the first time in Mexico and he marvelled at the historical moment that the country was living, as a new middle class emerged, with particular ...
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1950s Mexican Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

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Pine

Group of six chairs 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 6 chairs made of stained beech wood, with sprung padding and leatherette upholstery. Fair condition. The product can be restored by our workshop w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

A MODERNIST ATELIER CHAIR, in Jean Prouvé Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A telescopic workshop chair, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Reconstruction, metal structure with telescopic system, seat and reclining back in solid wood, to be attributed, Fran...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Vintage Franz Schuster Bicolor Dining Chairs 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage authentic twelve ( 12 ) dining chairs from beech and plywood in bicolor blonde and brown color by Franz Schuster, 1050s Vienna. An iconic set of twelve 12 ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Beech, Plywood

A fiberglass MID-CENTURY-MODERN CHAIR att. RENE-JEAN CAILLETTE France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and light chair with rounded "Ladybug" style lines, Modernist, Free Form, Reconstruction, 4 legs in black lacquered folded tubular metal, rounded shell in gray-blue fiberg...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gastone Rinaldi per Rima, Quattro Sedie, 1951
Located in Baranzate, IT
Quattro Sedie "953 Sedia Sovrapponibile" in bachelite e metallo, impilabile. Presente marchio del produttore. Prod. Rima Padova. 1951.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Azucena chairs made in Italy 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare minimalist side chairs model T12, designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Azucena, Italy 1959. Acquired from old stock directly from Azucen...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set Of Eight 699 "Superleggera" Chairs Designed By Gio Ponti for Amedeo Cassina.
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of eight chairs mod. Superleggera designed by Gio Ponti for Figli Di Amadeo Cassina. Made of solid ash wood and rattan. Italy 1957. Its construction challenge is contained in the...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Rattan, Ash

Restored Rattan Dining Armchair W/ Twisted Rattan Arms, Set of 4
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of four vintage rattan dining chairs with unique twisted stick rattan arms on a pole rattan frame and white fabric seats. 1980, United States We only purchase and sell only the b...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Rattan

Pair of T Chairs by Katavolos, Littell & Kelley for Laverne International
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of iconic T side chairs in thick saddle leather and chromed steel frames by Katavolos, Littell and Kelly for Laverne International. A very forward design for 1952, especially co...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

2 Rare Albert Haberer Dining Chairs from 1950
Located in Rümmingen, BW
This rare set of 2 dining chairs are designed by Albert Haberer and manufactured by Hermann Fleiner, Germany in ca 1950. These chairs are beautifully crafted with attention to detail...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Leather, Wood, Beech, Cherry

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beech Orange Dining Chairs Anna Lülja Praun, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage beech orange ten ( 10 ) dining chairs or chairs designed by Anna Lülja Praun, Vienna 1953 and executed by Wiesner - Hager....
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Faux Leather, Beech

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

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Wood

Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 14
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of fourteen. The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair design and of Cassina’s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

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Rope, Ash

Jean Raymond Picard, chaise, S.E.T&T. ed., France, circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Raymond Picard (1920-2006), chair, S.E.T&T. ed., France, Galerie M.A.I. distributor circa 1950 Blue gelcoat fiberglass, black lacquered metal Height 83 x Width 45 x Depth 36 c...
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1950s Vintage Chairs

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Metal

1950's Brazilian Set of 6 Chairs by Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
The set of 6 chairs by Geraldo de Barros represents a pinnacle of artistic innovation and functional elegance, reflecting the visionary spirit of one of Brazil's most influential ar...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Cane

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Folkart Tripod Chair, Germany Vintage 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Interesting Brutalist wood tripod chair from Germany. the seat was cut out of a tree trunk. Historically used as a chair in the farmhouses in Germany in the 19th Century, this modern...
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1950s German Folk Art Vintage Chairs

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Wood

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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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