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Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Brutalist Set of 8 Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This set of six French brutalist dining chairs in solid oak was created in the 1940s.
Nice gouge details.
Category
1940s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Chairs
Materials
Oak
Barrel Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright Edited by Cassina, 1986
Located in Brussel, BE
The Barrel chair form the Taliesin Group, emblematic design by Frank Lloyd Wright, drawed in 1904 for the Martin House is influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement. This model edited ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Early 1900 Swedish Antique Marquetry Inlays Art Deco A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Art Deco/ late Biedermeier Empire pair of carver chairs in highly quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic darker honey color French polish finish with very unusu...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of Four 1940s Tubular Chrome Chairs in Original Oxblood Leather like Vinyl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of 4 tubular chrome chairs, two with arms, two side chairs. We are not sure of the designer and manufacturer but these are similar to KEM Weber, Troy Sunshade. Lloyd, and Gilbert...
Category
1940s American Machine Age Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Heywood Company Victorian White Wicker Parlour Armchair Set
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian white painted wicker parlour chairs. Hand crafted intricate heart design back, and curved wicker leaves climb the front legs.
Wonderful parlour, sunroom, or patio ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Jacob Kjaer set of 6 dining chairs Oak and original Niger leather, 1930's
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of 6 Oak chairs with original patinated Niger leather.
Jacob Kjær (1896–1957) was a Danish furniture designer and cabinetmaker.
Kjær received training as a cabinetmaker in the workshop of his father who was also a furniture maker. After completing his training in Berlin and Paris, he exhibited works at the Barcelona World Exhibition in 1929. Characterized by simplicity, his designs drew on the finest materials which, unusually for his day, he crafted himself. Inspired by classical English Style, his clean, graceful designs are modern in interpretation. He did much to enhance the reputation of the Danish furniture industry as president of the Cabinetmakers Guild from 1952 to 1957 and of the Arts and Crafts Committee for Exports from 1944 to 1957.
One of his most notable works is the FN Chair...
Category
Early 20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique ROYCROFT Meditation Chair Stickley era w
By Roycroft
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Arts & Crafts Meditation Chair by Roycroft. Made in the early 1900s, the chair is in very good condition with no repair or replaced parts. It has a manufacturer's...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Cinema Seats, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cinema seats, early 20th century.
Early 20th century wooden cinema seats, in need of complete renovation, wood and upholstery, sold as is.
H: 85cm, W: 104cm, D: 45cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Easy Chairs by AB Erik Ek's Snickerifabrik, Malmö, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Fåtölj nr 186". Excellent condition. Newly reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin.
Sold in Sweden through the retailer Gösta Jonsson.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Early Herman Miller LCM Lounge Chair, Labeled
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic LCM lounge chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Beautifully bent seat and backrest. Chrome base with shock-mounts in exce...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
A 811 Chair By Josef Hoffmann or Josef Frank for Thonet 1920s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Josef Hoffmann or Josef Frank chair A 811 for Thonet 1920s
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Circa 1940 French Low Fireplace Chairs in Carved Beech and Rush
Located in Dallas, TX
In the style of Charles Dudouyt (1885-1846), a famed French woodworker whose designs are noted for their use of natural materials (in this case, beech and straw) and minimalist carvings, this pair of low fireplace chairs...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Beech
Pair of Chinese Art Deco Moon Gazing Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese Art Deco deck chairs/ moon gazing chair made of Hongmu wood (blackwood).
Paneled seat with slightly curved armrests.
Great craftsmanship. O...
Category
1910s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Giltwood Chairs, Shabby Chic Swedish Antique Farmhouse Style, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a beautiful pair of antique Swedish giltwood chairs, circa 1920 in date.
The giltwood is beautiful in color, each chair features a shell carved crested toprail with acanthus...
Category
1920s Swedish Rococo Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
William Birch for Liberty & Co. A pair of Arts & Crafts rush seat oak chairs
Located in London, GB
William Birch. Liberty and Co retailer. A classic pair of Arts and Crafts rush seat oak chairs with a wide curved headrest and attractive wild grain. Ring turned legs with ring turne...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush
1914 Faaborg Chair – Iconic Danish Design by Kaare Klint with Curved Cane Back
By Kaare Klint
Located in Stockholm, SE
W: 69.5 cm / 2' 3 3/8"
D: 47 cm / 1' 6 1/2"
H: 73 cm / 2' 4 3/4"
SH: 43 cm / 1' 4 15/16"
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Mahogany
Liberty and Co Attributed. An Arts & Crafts Scottish School Oak Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co Attributed. An Arts & Crafts Scottish School Oak Side Chair with stylized cut-out to the back and nice quality Arts and Crafts floral upholstery.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
Early 20Thc Old Hickory Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Old Hickory child's chair with a hand woven replaced seat.
Category
Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Chairs
Materials
Hickory
Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chairs in wood
year: 1940
The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique. It is an icon of distinction.
Hehe
Carving elegant legged stool, are considered e...
Category
1940s Tanzanian Tribal Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and rare early 20th century Ethiopian Gurage Peoples chair with a modernist spirit, carved of a single piece of wood with a curved back and a r...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Carved Hardwood Elephant Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Magnificent carved hardwood elephant chair
A comfortable, substantial realistically carved, chair, modelled as a standing elephant. The raised back a...
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Alvar Aalto / Otto Korhonen, Birch and Plywood Armchair Model 50101, 1929-30
Located in Helsinki, FI
This extremely rare solid birch and bent birch plywood armchair was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and Otto Korhonen, who was one of the best known Finnish cabinetmakers a...
Category
1920s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Art Deco Chair with Upholstered Seat, Europe First half of the 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Characterised by bold shapes, rich materials, and luxurious aesthetics, Art Deco transformed the way we perceive interior spaces. The era praised the fusion of form and function, an ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Original Otto Prutscher by Gebrüder Thonet Chair, 1908
Located in Vienna, AT
An extremely rare Thonet chair, designed by Otto Prutscher for a Villa in Jägerndorf - Literatur: Innendekoration 1917 - Measure: Seat height 50cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Early 20th century Pair of Johan Rohde Mahogany Chairs, ca. 1900
By Johan Rohde
Located in Valby, 84
Elegant pair of mahogany side chairs designed by Johan Rohde, one of Denmark’s most significant designers bridging the Arts & Crafts and early modern movements. Beautiful openwork ba...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Liberty & Co Oak Barrel Back Chair
Located in Petworth, GB
Liberty & Co “Stanmore” Arts and Crafts oak barrel back chair, solid seat with original dark oak finish. Shaped slatted feet.
Illustrated Liberty & Co Yuletide Gifts Catalogue 1900
...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
6 Gondola Chairs Art Deco Around 1930 from France
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco chairs with brown leather from France around 1930.
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all our furniture unrestored, so we can be sure that it really is the original. We then offer these as originals until we refurbish the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture. We can send you photos of any refurbished furniture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather, Beech
Set of Eight Arts & Crafts Glasgow School Oak Dining Chairs with Tulip Details
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed, probably made by Wylie & Lochhead.
A set of eight Scottish Arts & Crafts Glasgow school tall back oak dining chairs, with subtle tulip detail...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Salon Chair No.423 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Pair of Cabaret Fledermaus chairs no.423 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn after professional renovation with new fabric.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Antique L&JG Stickley Morris Rocker - W7608 PERIOD FROM 1907 NO REORODACTION
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
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This is an antique L&JG Stickley Rocker. Made in 1904, it is in excellent condition. It has the Stickley spring seat. Double Thru Tenon construction on each ar...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
1920's Bentwood and Cane Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bentwood chair by J. & J. Kohn from Austria, 1920's. Lovely bentwood legs and slatted wood back with original cane seat. Original finish shows great age and patina. Sold in...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
A rare Antique Beech Wood X Framed Cane back Arm chair
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A rare Antique Beech Wood X Framed Cane back Arm chair. With its unusual Savonarola looking frame makes this wonderful chair both charming and a practical hall or bedroom chair that ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Beech
Vintage Hand Carved African Baule Primitive Tribal Chair
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Vintage hand carved African Baule Tribal yoke back low chair. Vintage hand carved African Baule Triball chair. Low chairs such as this were carried on the shoulders of village men a...
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charles Dudouyt, French decorator, set of 4 low chairs, 1940s
Located in leucate, FR
4 French design armchairs.
These armchairs were designed by designer Charles Dudouyt in the 1930s. They are made up of a solid oak structure and a seat in woven rye straw. The wood ...
Category
1940s European French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Italian Liberty outdoor chairs in rattan from Palazzo Falconi, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Liberty outdoor chairs in rattan from Palazzo Falconi, early 1900s
Pair of vintage outdoor chairs entirely in woven rattan. The rounded ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Antique Japanese leather chair, Primitive Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique chair from the Showa era.
The deep-colored genuine leather has a unique texture and soft feel that comes from years of use. You can enjoy the changes in the leath...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Chairs
Materials
Leather
Early 20th century accent chair
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover a timeless gem for your living space with our Early 20th century accent chair. Lovingly crafted from exotic wood, this stand-out piece embodies unparalleled elegance and his...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Country Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Heal's Card Table and Chairs Set from England, c.1930
By Heal's
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome modular card table with four fitted chairs, circa 1930s - from the celebrated English design company, Heal’s. The mahogany table featuring a slatted top with rounded corne...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Child’s Chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique child’s chair of Thonet. Elegant bent wood frame with hooped legs. The caning on the seat and
back is in great condition for it’s age. Di...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Cane
M H Baillie Scott attri An Arts & Crafts Oak Chair With Stylised Floral Cut-Outs
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott attri, An Arts & Crafts Oak Chair With Stylised Floral Cut-Outs to the back and Pierced Tulips to the aprons below the front and the sides of the seat.
A very progr...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
Göran Malmvall pine chair 510 by Karl Andersson & Söner, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish side chair, Model 510, designed by Göran Malmvall for the manufacturer Karl Andersson & Söner, Huskvarna. Originating from the late 1940s, it is a late example of the "sports...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Bauhaus Tubular Steel Set 8 chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
The furniture is made of chrome tubular steel and wood and was manufactured probably by Thonet or one of the other manufacturers under their license , little damage on wood see photos
Category
1940s European Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair Heals of London
By Ambrose Heal
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair,
Heals Of London
Oak construction
circa1900
Very good condition commensurate of age.
In go...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of extraordinary oak chairs with upholstered fabric seat
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2723
Pair of extraordinary oak chairs with upholstered fabric seat and back.
Attr. Guglielmo Pecorini, ca. 1940.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Savonarola Chair
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Italian carved chair with leather seat and back.
Measurements:
Height: 34"
Width: 27.5"
Depth: 18.5"
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique European Wood & Leather Chair W/ Nailhead Detail
Located in Malibu, CA
A gentleman's occasional European leather armchair with leather seat & back adorned with oversized antique brass studs/nailheads.Perfect for the li...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Revival Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
1920s Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Chairs, No. 811 for Thonet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and finished by shellac
- seat cane strings in good condition
- backrest cane strings with minor damage
Category
1920s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Charles Dudouyt French Oak & Rush Rope Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Dudouyt French oak & rush rope chair
France, circa 1940s
This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room
Heavy weight solid oak frame
Patin...
Category
1940s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of ten dining chairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s
Set of ten naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Min...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Hemp, Beech
Set of Four Charles Pollock Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These hand crafted chairs and hand painted chairs have hand rushed seats and in fine sturdy condition.This set of four chairs are two arm chairs and two regular chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood
Aino Aalto, rare set of 5 children´s chairs, 1940's
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
This rare set of 5 children's chairs, designed by Aino Aalto in the 1940s, features a timeless and classic design that could also be used as tables. With its Montessori inspired desi...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of 4 Vienna Secession Chairs in Oak and Cane by H. Vollmer and W. Schmidt
Located in Zagreb, HR
This set of 4 chairs manufactured by Prag-Rudniker Korbfabrikation in 1902 represents a nice, museum quality collection of important design of the Vienna Secession.
The collection includes tinted Oak and Cane Chair Mod. 464 and a pair of highback dining chairs designed by Hans Vollmer and a chair designed by Wilhelm Schmidt.
Prag-Rudniker Korbfabrikation started to collaborate in 1900 with many prominent architects and designers of the geometrical Viennese Secession, such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Otto Prut, and Josef Zotti...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Oak
Pair of Chinese Art Deco Moon Reclining Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese Art Deco deck chairs/ moon gazing chair made of Hongmu wood (blackwood).
Paneled seat with slightly curved armrests.
Great craftsmans...
Category
1910s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Swiss alp escabelle A 96
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp escabelle A96
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Library Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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 ...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather
Original Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstätte Chair Early 20th Century 1903
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare chair from the early stages of the Wiener Werkstätte. Variations were displayed at the Neustiftgasse showrooms of the Werkstatte and were also placed at the Brauner Mansi...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Set of Two Bauhaus-Style Chairs - Germany, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Bauhaus-Style Chairs - Germany, 1940s
This set of two Bauhaus-style chairs is an excellent example of the simplicity and functionality that defined this influential desig...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Torsten Claesson set of 4 chairs by Steneby Hemslöjd, Sweden circa 1940.
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Rare set of chairs design by Torsten Claesson for Steneby Hemslöjd in Sweden circa 1940. The chairs are made in solide pine with a really nice patina. Top condition. Torsten Claesson...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
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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