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Chairs For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Mid-20th Century
Lloyd Modern Barrel Back Round Bar Stool
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lloyd bar stool
Solid wood frame / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass rungs / leather wrapped back support / recessed leather seat cushion
Measure...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Earl Walnut, Black Leather Moresby Dining Chair
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This chair shown in walnut and black leather.
In stock leather choice: black, olive, camel o...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Leather
Walnut Finish Natural Cane-Back Chair with Oatmeal Fabric – Donna Collection
Located in Miami, FL
A Donna cane-back chair by Uultis with walnut finish and Oatmeal fabric. *Please check availability prior to purchase*.
Introducing the Donna cane-back chair, beautifully designed with a walnut wood finish, an oatmeal fabric seat, and a natural hand-woven cane backrest crafted from 100% natural cotton straw. The Wheat Thin Plain Weave fabric adds a soft and inviting texture to the seat, supported by medium-density foam for optimal comfort. Its solid wood structure ensures durability and a timeless aesthetic, seamlessly integrating into modern, contemporary, or traditional settings.
The natural cane backrest creates an airy and elegant visual contrast with the walnut finish, offering both a striking design element and comfort. Ideal for lounging in the living room, reading in a cozy corner, or as an accent chair in a bedroom or office, the Donna chair...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Cane, Fabric, Wood
Pair of Folding Chairs with Green Stain by Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani
By Aldo Jacober
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Aldo Jacober folding chairs for Alberto Bazzani. These chairs have a green stain, once an option for the color of the chairs, that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Dietiker Rey Junior Chair, Mid-Century Modern, Beech Wood, Designed by Bruno Rey
Located in Stein am Rhein, CH
This is the children version of the famous Rey chair.
Referred to as "the most successful piece of Swiss Furniture of all time" by the Swiss Museum of Design in Zurich, the Rey chair is a Swiss design icon since 1971.
Designed by Bruno Rey, the Rey chair is famed internationally for its elegance and style. Like the original, the Junior edition is constructed with Dietiker’s patented screw less wood-to-metal connection.
The solid execution and rounded edges are perfectly suited for children.
The chair is made with care from solid beechwood, with die cast aluminum consoles and glides.
- rounded edges for children safety
- timeless design
- unique screwless patented wood-metal connection
- Rey Junior...
Category
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Beech
Round Stool Modern Medieval Handmade Horsehair Iron Handwoven Fringe Tassel
Located in Bronx, NY
HORSE HAIR STOOL
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
Contemporary furniture at its finest. Horsehair textile and blackened iron are combined to create an excitin...
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Iron
German Flötotto and Pagholz Set of Six Stacking Chairs of Molded Plywood 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
A set of six German Flötotto and Pagholz stacking chairs manufactured by Pagholz in Germany.
The chairs are made of molded nut brown plywood with lacquer. Legs of chromium plated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Midcentury "Quinn" Chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Model 1170, Walnut + Wool
Located in Decatur, GA
"Quinn" chair, Model no. 1170 by Edward Wormley for Dunbar circa 1965. Sculpted walnut arms transition seamlessly to the upholstered back creating a wonderful silhouette. Frame is so...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Danish Collectible Chair "197" Design Finn Juhl for France & Søn, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Danish collectible chair, model "197", France & Søn production based on a design by Finn Juhl, mid-1960s
made on a teak structure, it measures 76 cm in height, 50 cm in width, 45 ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
French Art Deco Wood and Woven Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Art Deco wood and woven armchair from France, 1930s. Beautiful curved carved wood arms and legs. Original woven rattan seat and back. Original finish shows great age and pa...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Contemporary Occasional Chair Upholstered Seat, Walnut & Bronze Detail COM
Located in Tucson, AZ
COM OR COL ONLY
The meticulously handcrafted Dudley dining or occasional chair, with its woven bronze
back detail and plush seat cushion will provide for hours of dinner conversati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Giorgetti Progetti Peggy Armchairs by Umberto Asnago
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage Progetti Peggy armchairs, designed by Umberto Asnago.
Manufacture date circa 1980's by Giorgetti, Italy.
Labeled textile on the bottom.
In original removable yellow t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Oxbend Stool, Bar or Counter Seat in Black Charcoal Ashwood
Located in Bend, OR
This bar stool, designed by Justin Nelson for Fernweh Woodworking, evolved out of the Oxbend dining chair. The Oxbend collection was born from a desire to create seating that is comfortable, organic, and elegant in its simplicity. This Oxbend stool...
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
Felted Wool JG SWITZER Empire Wingback Chair
By JG Switzer
Located in Sebastopol, CA
This Empire Wingback fabric is "painted" with wool by Fiber Artist Jessica Switzer Green for JG SWITZER using a painterly felted approach to non-woven felting wools of sheep and goat...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Contemporary Pouf Beanbag in Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Half traditional Moroccan Classic, half 1960s beach ball. The shape is surprisingly useful put your feet up at the end of the day or pull it out for a part...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Iron Hoop Chair, Reilly-Wolff
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic Mid Century Iron Hoop Chair circa 1950's. Patinaed Wrought Iron in hoop form with foam wedge cushions and sunny orange bias cut cotton/silk textile. Cool aesthetic piece as we...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mario Bellini Cab 413 Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Bellini Cab 413 Chair For Cassina
“A new kind of chair, made entirely of saddle-hide, often cloned today.” This is how Mario Bellini desc...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chaise Morelato
By Mario Botta, Morelato
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Mario Botta, this exquisite chair is a functional sculpture and will make an arresting effect in any room it is placed. The geometric shape...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile, Birch
Butterfly Dining Chair, Pink Boucle, Europe
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with dark wenge stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful boucle italian fabric (color number 03). This chair can be customi...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Beige Leather Director's Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Natural hues of vegetable-tanned leather and a beechwood frame finished with an ash wood varnish. Hand-sewn and assembled in Rome by Dario Alfonsi, this iconic collapsible chair...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Modern Counter Chair Flock CS1/65 cm Fully Upholstered in Barnum boucle by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar-height chair fe...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Butterfly Chair in Leopard Pink Wool by Vintola Studio, Stained Beechwood Seat
Located in New York, NY
Butterfly Chair in Leopard Pink Wool by Vintola Studio
W 17.72" x H 32.29" x D 15.75" Seat Height: 17.72"
100% natural wool, Beech wood.
The 'Butterfly' dining chair features eleg...
Category
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Hans Brattrud 'Scandia' Lounge Chair, Norway, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chair from the Scandia series, designed by Norwegian designer Hans Brattrud in 1957 and produced by Hove Mobler in midcentury, circa 1960.
The chair is made of a chromed steel bas...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Danish Teak and Leather Dining Chair Mod. 178 by Johannes Andersen for Bramin
Located in Vienna, AT
This rare organic shaped Scandinavian Modern teak dining chair was designed by Johannes Andersen in the 1960s and produced by Bramin Mobler, mod. no 178.
It features a solid teak w...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Mayflower Chair by Fabrice Berrux for Roche Bobois
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. Italy. Grey stretchy upholstery. Tagged.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Modern Bar Chair Flock CS1 / 75cm Fully Upholstered in Sahco Zero boucle by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar-height chair fe...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Pair of Shelton Mindel Arm Chairs for Knoll, 2006 Upholstered Seat
By Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Shelton Mindel chairs for Knoll, 2006.
Lacquered wood, mohair.
Knoll plaque and paper label on underside.
Measures: 22”W x 23”D x 32”H.
2
Condition: These chairs a...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Bentwood
Walter Lamb Arm Chairs
By Walter Lamb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Walter Lamb Arm Chairs.
Manufactured by Brown Jordan
Beautiful natural verdigris surface
Set of 6
Category
1960s American Vintage Chairs
Materials
Copper
Set of 4 Thonet dining chairs model 17
By Thonet
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Set of 4 Thonet dining chairs model 17
This exceptional set of four bentwood beech chairs, produced by the renowned manufacturer Thonet, features the iconic Model 17, more commonly ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
Six Dining Chairs Oak and Straw Midcentury French, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of six French dining chairs made circa 1950
Shell motif
Oak and straw
In good condition solid and sound
Shipping:
L 144 P 53 H91 24 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Ewa Dining Chair, Walnut with Natural Fiber Rush Woven Seat and Backrest
Located in HAMILTON, ON
This updated nod to a classic adds bucolic spirit and rich texture to any dining setting. Exploring time-honored craft traditions, the Ewa dining chair...
Category
2010s Canadian Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Rush, Rope, Wood, Oak
A Folding Safari Chair With Stitched Tan Leather Straps & Seat Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Faux Bamboo & Stitched Tan Leather Folding Campaign Safari Chair With Sling Arms & Brass Mounts
Havana Teak and Faux Bamboo & Brass Folding Chair in the style of Maison Jansen
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Chairs
Materials
Brass
Salvador Dali Leda Armchair, Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Leda armchair designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Measures: 47 x 60 x 92 H.cm
Year: 1935-1937
Taken from “Femme á la téte rose” 1935 (W...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Black and Transparent Plia Chairs Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of "Plia" folding chair in transparent lucite and black frame (very rare and beautiful). This fantastic chair was designed by (original and signed) Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Metal
Deco Reclining Oak Lounge Chair with Dark Brown Leather Back and Fabric Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deco reclining lounge chair with oak frame, leather back and upholstered fabric seat. Back of the chair reclines by moving wooden dowel down the notches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Fabric
Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1918. Relaunched in 1973.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A sculptural seat with a pure and rationalist form, this chair became an authenti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rombi Chair
Located in Milan, IT
A modern take on a timeless favorite, the Rombo Chair channels traditional Parson flair and combines it with a galvanized, powder-coated stainless steel design that is perfect both i...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, C. Perriand LC1 UAM Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Armchair with structure in polished trivalent chr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Designed in 1943 by Charlotte Perriand, this timeless design chair is the interpretation in wood of the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Industrial Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz Galvanitas Stacking Chairs
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of industrial Pagholz Galvanitas stacking chairs model S23 Thur-Up Seat by Elmar Flötotto, circa 1970. This beautiful design from the 1970s with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modern Counter Chair Flock CS2/65 cm with Wooden Legs in Dedar Karakorum by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar-height chair fe...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Velvet
Contemporary Dining Chair Offered in Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This dining chair redefines the need for curves in an interior. As playful as it is graceful, its superbly detailed segments in the front and reverse provide a plateau where the seat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Tipi Chair by Eero Aarnio for Adelta
By Adelta, Eero Aarnio
Located in Dorchester, MA
Created in 2002 by the Finnish designer Eero Aarnio for the German manufacturer Adelta, the Tipi Chair is an imaginative interpretation of what might consti...
Category
Early 2000s German Chairs
Materials
Steel
Kai Kristiansen Scandinavian Midcentury Dark Wood Dining Chair 1960s
By Shou Andersen, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian model 31 chair designed by Kai Kristiansen for Schou Andersen with dark solid wood frame and new fabric seat and back, Denmark 1960s production
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
New Moon Red Chair
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Giannella Ventura, this stunning armchair features strong lacquered colors and graphic fabric that highlight its timeless elegance. The soft lines of the wood frame with ...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Swedish Modern Set of 4 Dining Chairs in Pine
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Set of 4 chairs made in solid and lacquered pine. Produced in Sweden during the 1960s and a part of the culture called "sportstuge möbler", the phenomena created in the 1930 when peo...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of 1940s Chairs in lambskin, Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Pair of chairs from the 1940s new upholstered with lambskin.
Frame of stained beech.
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Modern Dining Chair Gropius CS2 Fluffy with Wooden Legs in Azur Faux Fur by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fur, Ash, Faux Fur, Wool, Fabric
JMF Chair by Forsyth
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
The JMF Chair is inspired by and in homage to the lean, modern lines and silhouettes created by design icon Jean-Michel Frank. 1 and a quarter inch solid oak...
Category
2010s American Chairs
Materials
Oak
Single Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chair with Rush Seat and Bible Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Quaker style ladder back dining chair with rush seat and Bible shelf. One left from group of many. In original condition, with visible patina and heavy wear, including some br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler
By PP Møbler
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler is a timeless classic. Expertly crafted from sustainable & high-quality materials, this chair features artistic design & icon...
Category
2010s Danish Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Scandinavian Modern Rosewood Dining Chairs by Hans Brattrud, set of Six.
Located in London, GB
A set of six Hans Brattrud high back Scandia senior chairs for Hove Mobler. A classic example of excellent Scandinavian Modern design dating from 1958, this is one of the finest chairs to emerge from post war Norway and indeed Scandinavia. Timeless and simplistic organic forms echo the shape of the body, resulting in a comfortable chair. These chairs have been restored, repolished and reupholstered by our team of skilled craftsmen and women.
Architectural Digest (AD) have featured a similar set also in the September 2022 edition of rosewood chairs at Sienna Miller...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Hans Wegner Inspired Danish Blonde Dining Chairs with New White Canvas Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner inspired Danish dining chairs with new rope tied natural canvas seating and blonde wood frames from a Dutch church. Chairs are in original condition with visible wear and...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Grosfeld House Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant Grosfeld House ebonized occasional chairs having open backs with dramatic hand-carved draped swags with button tufted leather seats. Sold individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC1 Chair by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1928. Relaunched in 1965.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A light, compact chair designed and presented at ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Leather and Wood Dining Chairs for Agapecasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian dining chairs model 3T designed by Angelo mangiarotti from 1978 made of traditional materials like wood and leather feauturing simple but elegant constuction details.
New pr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
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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