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Chairs For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Vintage Boho Michael Taylor for Baker Klismos Chairs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with timeless design using this pair of vintage Boho Michael Taylor for Baker Klismos chairs. American-crafted with iconic style, these chairs blend mid-century cha...
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Late 20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Alessandro Becchi “Toscanolla” Dining Chairs for Giovannetti, 1970, Set of 6
Located in Rovereta, SM
Alessandro Becchi "Toscanolla" for Giovannetti, 1970, set of six. If desired, 12 are available This rare "Toscanolla" dining chair was designed by Becchi for Giovannetti in 1970.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

One of Two DalVera Les Arcs Chair 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
DalVera Dining Chairs 1960s
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jean Royere by Jacques Lacoste & Patrick Seguin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he designed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success, embarking upon an international career that was to endure for nearly half a century. Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America; among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein...
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20th Century Chairs

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Egon Eiermann Style Woven Rattan Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, hand woven rattan 'Peacock' style lounge chair. Attributed to Dutch Mid-Century great Dirk van Sliedregt but reminiscent of the work of Egon Eiermann. This high back lo...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Italian 1960s Chrome and Lucite Plia Folding Chair by G. Piretti for Castelli
Located in Vienna, AT
iconic Italian Mid-Century Modern folding chair in Lucite and chrome, designed by Giancarlo Piretti 1967 for Anonima Castelli, Italy. The Plia folding chair is a real design Classic ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of Two "Pirkka" Dining Chairs by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Laukaan Puu, Finland
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of two wooden "Pirkka" chairs, masterfully designed by the revered Ilmari Tapiovaara for Laukaan Puu. Hailing from the heart of Finnish design excellence, these chairs embody the...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Charlotte Perriand, Set of 6 Chairs Les Arcs, circa 1960
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Charlotte Perriand 6 chairs for the resort of Les Arcs Cordoba leather suspended on a chromed tubular metal frame. Circa 1960 W 46 x D 55 x H 81 cms Beautiful period condition Embl...
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1960s European Other Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Minton Spidell French Provincial Leather Arm Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Minton Spidell French Provincial Mahogany & Leather Arm Chairs
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1990s American French Provincial Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Set of 4 spool chairs in walnut, upholstery replaced, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique and rare set of 4 walnut chairs, hand-carved with spool type, green/blue upholstery replaced new, original from the 1600s, coming from an Italian residence, excellent as a di...
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17th Century Italian Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Six Midcentury Cane Bentwood Chair After Thonet 209, 1950s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
They are in very good condition, ready to use. Very good structure and seat shaft. The chairs after Thonet is from the years 1950s The 6 chairs are in very good condition, ready to...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

An Elegant Danish Modern Low Back Chair, Reupholstered in Lambswool, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
Presenting an exquisite low back makeup / desk chair crafted in the 1940s by a gifted Danish cabinetmaker. This chair is a harmonious combination of sophistication, functionality, an...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Lambskin, Sheepskin, Beech

JH 540 - The Valet Chair in solid mahogany by Hans Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
JH 540 - The Valet Chair or the 'Bachelor's Chair' in solid mahogany. Stamped from the manufacturer. Did you know that King Frederik IX himself acquired one of ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Chair by Carlo Bugatti in the Style Art Nouveau Ca 1900
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Carlo Bugatti's beautiful chair of partly ebonised wood, decorated with geometric metal and bone inlays and embossed metal decorations. Turned legs and uprights covered with copper r...
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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Modern Occasional Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modern art accent chair. Solid wood construction with black lacquered seat and backrest. Original vintage condition with minor wear on close inspection with a nice patina. No da...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Verner Panton Design Within Reach Vitra 727 White Side Accent Chairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of Verner Panton Design Within Reach Vitra 727 side accent chairs. A lovely piece of design featuring a single piece construction. These chairs have an organic, but abstract p...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Set of eight chairs Guillerme et Chambron in solid oak
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A set of 8 solid eight oak chairs by Guillerme et Chambron Edition Votre Maison
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1960s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Oak

Le Corbusier LC1 Black and Chrome Armchair Mid Century Modern
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Embrace the timeless elegance of the Le Corbusier LC1 armchair, an exemplar of Mid Century Modern design. This sleek piece showcases a harmonious blend of high-quality black leather ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of six brutalist chairs, Torck éditeur.
Located in Brussels , BE
Beautiful set of six brutalist chairs in wood. Torck éditeur.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe Knoll 1960s
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare Barcelona chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 and produced by Knoll in the 1960s. The piece features an amazing hand dyed black leather upholstery with on a c...
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1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Skaala" Armchair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Skaala armchair designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland 1980's. Chairs designed by Kukkapuro are known for their good ergonomics, like this chair is good example of it. Seat...
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Late 20th Century Finnish Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pierre Chareau: Archives Louis Moret (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a catalogue to an exhibition of Pierre Chareau's work which took place at the Foundation Louis Moret in Switzerland in 1994. 117 pages of which there are 32 pages of illustra...
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20th Century Chairs

Materials

Paper

French Modern Karate Chair By Michel Cadestin
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Karate Chairs By Michel Cadestin Stunning French Modern Michel Cadestin for Airborne Karate lounge chair. This shapely and extremely comfortable iconic Italian lounge ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

Georgian Leather Wing Chair Chesterfield Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Revival Leather Wing Chair. A leather wing chair is a classic piece of furniture typically featuring a high back with "wings" on either side, which were originally designed ...
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1920s Georgian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather

Set of Four Rustic Wood French Chairs, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four rustic wood French chairs. Manufactured in French, circa 1950. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Japanese Antique Dining Bench, Primitive Japanese Wooden Bench, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
Japanese chair. It is from the Taisho period. It was used in schools at that time. The materials are very good quality chestnut and oak wood. They are rustic and tasteful, reminisce...
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Early 20th Century Taisho Chairs

Materials

Wood

1970s Restored Italian Armchairs reupholstered in Dedar Boucle Fabric
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of 1970s armchairs with wooden frame, reupholstered in exceptional Dedar cream Boucle fabric. The chairs have been restored and reupholstered by Giorgio and Paolo here in Umbr...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Set of 6 Midcentury Grey Bouclé Dining Chairs, 1960s
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Unique set of six chairs manufactured in Poland in the 1960s, designed by Rajmund Halas. The upholstery is made of pleasant to touch boucle textile. It is high quality and durable ...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Wood, Beech

Kaufeld Airport 037 chair by Geoffrey Harcourt
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The Airport 037 chair impresses with its unique and absolutely timeless design. This chair is in very good condition. The black original artificial leather is in very good condition ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather

Italian mid-century modern beech and black tubolar metal school chairs, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern beech and black tubolar metal school chairs, 1960s. Set of twelve chairs with seat and back in beech wood and black metal rod structure. 1960 approx. Good ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

1960s Arne Vodder Model 418 Set of 6 Dining Chairs, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered - Carefully refurbished - made of rosewood - height of seat 46 cm.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood

Eames for Herman Miller Mid Century Early Edition Aluminum Group Office Chair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An Eames for Herman Miller vintage Aluminum Group chair. A beautiful mid century modern chair with an classic Herman Miller design. This piece features a bright blue fabric seat and ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Baker Historic Charleston Black Lacquer Chairs
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful pair of regency style chairs are part of the Baker Historic Charleston Collection. These pieces are in excellent vintage condition with a black lacquer finish and gilt...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Chairs

Materials

Lacquer

Bent Wood Upholstered Dining Chairs by Bill Stephens for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of bentwood frame dining chairs by Bill Stephens for Knoll. Upholstered in Knoll KT Collection fabric, hop sack slate grey. Crafted with meticulous artistry, these chai...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Set of 6 Cesca B 32 Marcel Breuer Gavina 1960
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 6 Cesca chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, produced by Gavina 1960. The chairs show slight signs of wear, seats restored. The meeting between Vienna straw and metal tubular, tradition and innovation, Thonet and Bauhaus, is what characterizes the legendary B32 chair, called Cesca, designed by Marcel Lajos Breuer...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Cesca Chair By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Cesca Chair Set of Four By Marcel Breuer Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

N.2 sedie disegnate da Ico Parisi per Cassina Italia 1960
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set n. 2 poltroncine/sedie modello 814, disegnate da Ico Parisi Italia anni 60 Le poltrone poggiano su una struttura in legno massello con incastri e schienali arrotondati. Le polt...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Mid-Century Pair of Scandinavian Cocktail Chairs - 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Pair of Scandinavian Cocktail Chairs - 1950s
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1950s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Faux Fur, Wood

Set of Eight Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs, Peony Cotton, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Dining chair called "Butterfly" with medium light stained beech legs and fully upholstered seat and back in beautiful Ian Mankin fabric (70% Cotton, 20% Viscose, 10% Linen). This...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Beech

Cassina Red Blue and Yellow Chair Gerrit Thomas Rietvild Post Modern
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Bold and artistic, the Cassina Red, Blue, and Yellow Chair is a striking piece of mid-century modern design by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. Its geometric form and primary color scheme ref...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Broadway chair, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993
Located in PARIS, FR
Broadway chair, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993 Gaetano Pesce ‘Broadway’ chair produced by Bernini with four rubber-capped feet standing on springs. Model 543, created in 1993 for Ber...
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1990s Italian Chairs

Materials

Metal

1st Gen Eames for Herman Miller DKR-2 Wire Eiffel Bikini Chair Blue Fabric 1951
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist “DRK-2 Eiffel Chair” designed by Eames for Herman Miller. 1st generation, 1951. Retains the original Herman Miller, Venice, California tag on bottom of seating. Black ste...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Two After Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs Set of Two Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Children's Bodyform Chairs by Peter Danko, 1980s, American
Located in West Reading, PA
Scarce bent plywood ‘Bodyform’ children’s chairs. ca. 1980.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Art Deco Tub Chair probably Danish circa 1930's
Located in New York, NY
Chic Art Deco period tub chair, probably Danish in origin, circa 1930's. The chair features sophisticated architectural lines, fine European craftsmanship, and timeless modernist lin...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Jacques Adnet Sculptural Leather Armchair, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning chair by French designer Jacques Adnet. Black metal tube frame with leather seat, leather seat back and leather wrapped armrests. Chair features a beautiful wing loop armres...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Gray Boucle 'Shell' Chairs, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shell" produced by the Slupsk centre of furniture industry in the 1960s in Poland. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpe...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Textile, Beech

Ralph Rye for Dunbar Chair Prototype Tubular Steel Cushion Orange Knoll Fabric
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A rare chair prototype – the “Rye Chair” by Ralph Rye for Dunbar / Dux Furniture. Circa 1970. The frame is constructed with tubular stainless steel. This ve...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 4 Memphis Style Bieffeplast Italian White and Cream Metal Armchairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 4 Bieffeplast Italian Memphis style armchairs. Each of these 4 chairs feature cylindrical white metal frames, and padded cream/white seat cushions and back cushions. These c...
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20th Century Unknown Chairs

Materials

Metal

Roche Bobois Nuage 2 by Tapinassi and Manzoni Chrome and Leather Accent Chair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Roche Bobois Nuage 2 accent chair. An absolutely gorgeous accent chair designed by Roberto Tapinassi and Maurizio Manzoni. This contemporary modern chair features a metal frame con...
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20th Century French Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rye for Marble Furniture Co. Chair Prototype Tubular Steel Cushion Lenor Larsen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique chair prototype – a lounge chair by Ralph Rye for Marble Furniture Company. Circa 1970. The frame is constructed with tubular steel, powder coated in blue. Cushion seat, uph...
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1970s American Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century G. Descalzi High Espalier Dining Chairs Brass Set of 6, Italy 50s
Located in Palermo, IT
Very stylish set of 6 dining chairs with high back in gilded brass with seat in white fabric. Straight lines, curves and decorative elements embellish the design of the entirely bras...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Rationalist Wood Chairs, Rustic Charm, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four rustic wood French chairs. Embrace the rustic charm of this set of four mid-century modern rationalist wood chairs, manufactured in France circa 1960. These chairs showc...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Chinese Horseshoe Back Carved Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese carved and polychrome painted horseshoe back armchair with dragon head arms, floral and shell accents, and cushion. Dimensions: 32"H x 23"W x 23"D. Ask us about local NYC del...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chairs

Materials

Shell, Upholstery, Wood

Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Set of 4 Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Black Cushioned Dining Armchairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of 4 Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin armchairs. A wonderful set of whimsically patterned armchairs. These chairs are finished with a playful pattern with a black/grey/purple/bl...
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20th Century American Modern Chairs

Materials

Polyester, Wood

20th Century African Wooden Chair
Located in High Point, NC
Unveil the essence of African artistry with this early 20th-century wooden chair, a piece that marries functionality with cultural expression. Crafted with the utmost care by skilled...
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20th Century African Chairs

Materials

Wood

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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