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Chairs For Sale
Contemporary Chair 'FF 4-Legs' Camel, Dunes Leather, 21004
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
Leather
Sand Brutus Lounge Chair by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Brutus lounge chair by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 91 / W 61 /H 61 cm
Seat height: 38 cm / Seat ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Concrete
$2,101 / item
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Wood Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern set of 6 dining chairs, with greatly shaped wooden structure and upholstered seat. The unique and typical design, with the clean geometric sha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Warren Platner Easy Chair, Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Pair of vintage easy chairs by Warren Platner for Knoll. Great high back lounge chair design with nickel metal cage frames. Upholstery does not look original and must have been repla...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
$20,000 / set
Vintage Maple & Rush Harvest Chairs by L. Hitchcock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming pair of vintage harvest chairs produced by the second iteration of the legendary Lambert Hitchcock Chair factory of Riverton, Connecticut dating to the 1940s. A solid maple ...
Category
1940s American American Colonial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood, Hardwood, Maple
Venetian Grotto Chair, Late 18th or Early 19th Century Silvered Seahorse Back
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical fantasy hand carved chair by the great Venetian craftsman of the era. This lovely piece features an unique seahorse carved back and scallop shell seat retaining much of i...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Ole Wanscher Rocker for France and Sons
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Mid Century Danish Modern Ole Wanscher Rocker...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Studio BBPR Chairs for Arflex with Black Iron Frame and White Skai
By Arflex, Studio BBPR
Located in Rome, IT
Introducing a captivating pair of vintage chairs from the 1950s, These chairs are a beautiful nod to mid-century Italian design.
With their sturdy black-painted iron frames, these c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Dining Chair with Ergonomic Laminate Back
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Frame and structure:
Seats of curved plywood, covered inside with high density polyurethane foam with hidden assemblies and screws. Metal bracket that joins both parts, guaranteeing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Foam
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
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Fabric, Mahogany
Modern Minimal Studio Stirling "Nest Egg" in Silver
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
"The Nest Egg hanging chair swing seat is inspired from the organic forms in birds' nests and has a natural egg shape. The pattern detail is rem...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,400 / item
Bauhaus Design Chrome Tubular Steel and Brown Faux Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian modernist, Bauhaus design tubular chrome and brown faux leather stackable dining or living room chairs.
Italian design of the 1980s.
Price is per piece.
In excellent condit...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Post Modern Stool in Solid Wood, Caning Back and Seat, Counter or Bar Height
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,000 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Six wood and rope chairs in the style of Buffa Ulrich Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Six wooden and rope chairs.
Defects as shown in photos.
Overall good condition.
Thank you.
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
String, Wood
Arne Jacobsen Lancome Stool
Located in Rochester, NY
Lancome makeup stool for department store make up counters. Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. Bent plywood seat.
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Customizable Tacchini Baobab Chair Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in New York, NY
Baobab is characterized by the contrast of the full rounded form of the seat with the fine and elegant profile of the back. The result, quite apart from its unique personality is a v...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Paire de chaises vintage en pin des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Suite de 2 chaises vintage des années 70, dans le goût de Charlotte Perriand modèle La Cascade aux Arcs 1600 ou dans le style de André Sornay, style chalet rustique, en pin à lattes ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Luna Dining Chair Cotton Velvet Walnut Wood
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Ottiu conceived a charming and elegant piece inspired by the feminine seductiveness: the Luna Contemporary Dining Chair. To give it a special touch, a wing-shaped backrest was added,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,192 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Nana Wooden Dining Chair with Back Detail No:II Lagu Selection
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Lagu values and cherishes local production, bringing together the artisanal crafts of boutique producers and user-friendly quality designs in the 'Lagu Selection'.
The elegant piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Beech
French Pair of Turned & Straw Beech Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
French strawed and turned pair of chairs, made circa 1940
False pair from a different source but allowing them to be placed in a room like side chairs. This explain the difference in...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" Chairs for Maxalto, Reddish Brown, 1975, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, reddish brown leather, walnut and burl, Italy, 1975, set of two
Originally hand finished and assembled one-by-one, "Africa" p...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Collector Modern Moca Bar Chair Upholstered Safire 9 Fabric by Studio Rig
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Contemporary Modern Moca Bar Chair in Safire 9 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Studio Rig for Collector Studio
A chair that mixes both modern and classical design approaches.
Designed to h...
Category
2010s Portuguese Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange
By Kenzō Tange
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Set of four chairs, “Sumi Memorial Hall” by Kenzo Tange.
Plywood, fabric and aluminium.
Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan.
Each with editor’s label under the seat with Japanese kanjis...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Italian Mid-Century lounge chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Chairs upholstered in Boucle Fabric. Set of 2.
Very comfortable.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
$16,000 / set
Scarpa Chair 925 in Mocca Stained Ash Frame by Afra and Tobias Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Scarper Chair 925 by Afra and Tobias Scarpa 1965
The iconic 925 Scarpa Lounge Chair is a strikingly elegant lounge chair. Easily recognized by its firm and robust wooden frame and t...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Alabaster Stag T by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Alabaster Stag T by Rick Owens
Dimensions: L 55 x W 30 x H 44 cm
Materials: Alabaster, antler moose
Weight: 7.3 kg
Each piece is unique and may differ as the Antler Moose is uniq...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Antler, Plywood
$18,505 / item
Dark Grey Brutus Lounge Chair by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey brutus lounge chair by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L91 / W61 /H61 cm.
Seat height: 38...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Concrete
$2,101 / item
Midcentury Grey Wool Upholstered Eero Saarinen Knoll Armchair, One Chair
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
One chair left, sold as an individual chair here. Excellent condition throughout.
A Saarinen Executive Armchair with a wooden base, upholstered in a spl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
$1,769 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Philippe "Voltaire" Reading Chair, French Circa 1870
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis Philippe Period high-back "Voltaire" reading chair in fruitwood, circa 1870, with arched back and cabriole legs.
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
$1,688 Sale Price
24% Off
Fabiaan Van Severen Set of Dining Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabiaan Van Severen, dining chairs, patinated black leather, tubular steel, lace, Belgium, 1997
A distinct set of chairs by renowned Belgian designer Fabiaan Van Severen. Designed i...
Category
1990s Belgian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century California Modern Mahogany Chair, Signed GS
Located in San Francisco, CA
Solid mahogany Mid-Century Modern chair. Carved initials GS on the underside of the seat (maker unknown).
Sturdy and comfortable.
American, 1970's.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Brutalist Dining Chair, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
This 1960s Italian brutalist dining chair shows classic craftsmanship. Made from natural materials, it has a curved backrest for comfort. The seat is woven with wicker, adding warmth...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Vintage Costes Chair by Philippr Starck for Aleph 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Vintage Costes chair by Philippe Starck for Aleph 1981 to french famous cafe Costes in Paris.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$1,096 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Eames Early Label Armshell Chair by Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An elephant gray green toned fiberglass armshell chair with satin black iron X-base, rubber and metal boot feet , large early shock mounts and the red second generation decal label w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Knoll International 1601 Model Stackable Chairs by Don Albinson 1970s
By Knoll, Don Albinson
Located in Debrecen, HU
Mid-century modern comfort and durability – Don Albinson’s classic design!
Discover the iconic stackable chair from the 1970s, designed by Don Albinson for Knoll International. The ...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$133 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Beautiful Folk Art Wood Carved Chair Foot Rest Stool, Vintage German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An interesting brutalist stool with hand carved legs, seat and great patina. Great piece of functional sculpture. It is in great vintage condition and is structurally sound. Nice add...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare Set of 6 Pierre Guariche Tulip (Tulipe) Cast Aluminum Chairs, 1950s, France
Located in LEWES, GB
A rare set of 6 original Pierre Guariche cast aluminum Tulip / Tulipe (sometimes listed as "Tonneau") chairs, dating from the 1950s. This set comes from the collection of Yves Saint ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Pair of 1970's Rainer Daumiller solid pinewoo dining chairs, Denmark
Located in Bern, CH
Pair of 1970's Rainer Daumiller Danish modern dining chairs. Solid pinewood construction. Curved backrest, recessed seat with cylindrical lags. Scandinavian minimalism in Brutalist s...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Alchemy Bench by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Alchemy bench by Rick Owens
2015
Dimensions: L 100 x W 74 x H 75 cm
Materials: Bronze, camel skin
Weight: 55 kg
Rick Owens is a California-born fa...
Category
2010s French Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$35,816 / item
Pair of Ebonized T.H.Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Wmb Slipper Chairs
Located in Pineville, NC
These stunning classic WMB slipper chairs are a timeless and elegant design by T.H.Robsjohn Gibbings and were manufactured by Widdicomb in the 1950s. This versatile pair could be at ...
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Nickel
$1,900 / item
Leather Sling K Chair By WILLIAM KATAVOLOS
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below.
Shipping Quote Information
The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Willy Guhl Style Concrete Tulip Chairs, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique set of concrete aggregate chairs with a Tulip style base. Very unusual chairs with light patina and nice coloring. Good condition. Extremely heavy and well made. Priced as a pair of 2 chairs...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Art Deco Set of 6 Oak Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Set of six upholstered high back chairs covered in yellow Velvet, exhibiting traditional French design elements in a deep oak finish. Restored and polished.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,483 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Customizable Tacchini Julep Chair by Jonas Wagell
Located in New York, NY
Soft, enveloping shapes characterize this family of upholstered pieces. Julep is influenced by the 1950s Avant Garde movement, drawing upon its simplicity and grandeur, refined by a contemporary, romantic, feminine allure. Star of the series is the sofa, whose generous rounded lines provided evolutionary DNA for the entire collection – including an armchair, a chaise-longue and an ottoman – in an interplay of proportions and shapes that gave rise, little by little, to all the other versions. Fully upholstered, the seats look ample and full, yet convey a sense of lightness, thanks to the recessed base that invisibly lifts them off the floor. Designed...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric
$5,513 / item
Set of 12 Dining Chairs in Rosewood by Niels Kofoed, 1961
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of 12 Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Reupholstered in Gabriel Savak Plain (by Tove Kindt Larsen) by Niels Kofoed, 1961
Additional Information:
Material: Rosewood and reupholstere...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Wool
Midcentury Craftsman Style Lounge Chair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A perfect example of early mid century craftsmanship at it's finest. Constructed of solid maple wood with a beautifully angled back, large dowel joints and hand carved legs, no deta...
Category
20th Century Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Maple
Cream Mohair Sofa and Pair of Armchairs Set, with Burl wood Detailing, 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Cream mohair sofa and pair of armchairs, with burl wood detailing, 1960's.
Measures: Sofa 69" W x 30" D x 28.5" H, seat height: 17", seat depth: 20.5", leg height: 7.5" H
Arm chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Burl
Large Satellite Chaise By Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin
Located in Houston, TX
Satellite chaise by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This iconic sculptural satellite chaise or satellite chair upholstered in Bouclé is both stunning and comfortable. Will accommoda...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bouclé
Danish Chair or stool by Georg Petersens for Mobelfabrik in Style of Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
Single Mobelfabrik Stool by Georg Petersens – A Blend of Danish Craftsmanship and Timeless Design**
Introducing a single Mobelfabrik Danish chair or steam-bent stool designed by Geo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Iconic Eero Aarnio Blue Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
$3,335 / item
White Oak Butterfly Joinery Gallery Handmade Modern Minimal Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With this bench, we wanted to push the limits of structure both in physics and aesthetics.
The bench was sawn from a single long hand-selected board and carefully milled with a miter...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Set Six Swedish Chairs Gustavian Period
By Melchior Lundberg
Located in Madrid, ES
A set of six elegant and exceptional Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period, two of which are marked by Melchior Lundberg, a chairmaker in Stockholm (1714-1816). Woodcut decoration...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
$11,819 / set
Joaquim Tenreiro Curva chairs set of 8 Brazil 1961
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Highly rare and sought after ‘Curva’ chairs designed by Joaquim Tenreiro and manufactures by his own company Tenreiro Movèis & Decorações, Brazil 1961. Tenreiro was a sculptor, painter, engraver and designer, born into a family of joiners. By the late 1940s, the modern movement had taken hold...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
$71,633 / set
Vico Magistretti Pair of Barstools in Ash and Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vico Magistretti, pair of bar stools, straw and ash, Italy, 1960s
Italian barstools by Vico Magistretti. The stools embody a simplistic, modest design. The frame is made of ash and ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Ash
Sculptural Suar Wood Chair Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wonderfully sculptural chair was crafted from a single block of suar wood. The chair sits on 4 slender legs. Its neutral pigment makes it perfect for any space. This chair featu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
$1,200 / item
Mid Century Mies Van Der Rohe Mr 20 Chairs, Unmarked, - Set of 2
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Set of 4 magnificent mid century Mies Van Der Rohe MR 20 cantilever black leather armchairs
Corseted black leather. .
These resided in an Oklah...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Jasper Morrison 2-Seat Two-Tone Blue "Vega" Bench for Artifort with Chrome Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jasper Morrison 2-seater "Vega" bench for Artifort 1990's. In original two toned upholstered seats on a chrome wire frame. Seat width 22" each. Visible wear, consistent with age and ...
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Arthur Umanoff Wrought Iron Chairs
Located in Medina, OH
Pair of 1970s restored and reupholstered Arthur Umanoff high back dining chairs. Chairs have been professionally reupholstered with a Sunbrella-type fabric, perfect for your outdoor bistro table...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
$568 Sale Price
20% Off
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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.
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