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Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
This solid Beech and Elm chair has an attractive curving back with a very wide curved top rail and turned spindles beneath
The chair...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Elm
Early American Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with Cushion
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early American Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with Cushion
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set of 4 French Art Deco Chairs Made in the 1920s, Fully Restored, Ebony
Located in Horomerice, CZ
French set of chairs, four pieces
Style: Art Deco.
Period: 1920-1929.
Material: Ebony.
Completely restored. Surface made by black piano lacquers to the high gloss.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Thonet No `14 Chair 1910
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet no 14 in original condition 1910
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Moroccan Richly Inlaid Armchair with Carved Back and Scrolling Arms, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moorish style Moroccan wooden armchair from circa 1900 with bone inlaid décor, carved back, scrolling arms and carved base. This exquisite Moorish-style Moroccan wooden armchair, d...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chairs
Materials
Bone, Wood
An Authentic EARLY MODERNIST Chair by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, TUBOR, France 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
We are presenting 2 rare pieces on sale one by one on 1stDibs :
the earliest and rarely seen version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, cert...
Category
1920s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Early 20th Century Dentist Chair, ca 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare early 20th century dentist / medical chair made in white painted wood with dark green leather upholstered seat and neck rest. The neck rest is height adjustable so it would accommodate both adults and children when in use. The seat also has a very modernist pattern made with upholsterers decor nails similar to that of German/Swedish designer Otto Schulz and what he used on his cabinets. The high back style of chair is also very much associated with the grand father of Scottish design Charles Rennie...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chair, Northern Europe, 1920s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A chair from the early 20th century.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 107 cm / seat height 45 cm / width 49 cm / depth 56 cm
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Shaker Style Original Black Painted ladder Back Chairs -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Shaker style collection of three ladder back chairs are with black leather seats and very comfortable. The chairs are copies from the original Shaker chairs from New En...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Chairs
By Studio Altar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Chairs with Lacquered Panels and Muriel Brandolini Cushions
39"H x 23"W x 17"D (Seat Height w/out Cushion: 21"H)
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Victorian Carved walnut and Upholstered Side chairs in good antique condition. Measures 19" in width, 19" in depth and 36.5" in height. Seat height is 17" high.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
An Authentic EARLY MODERNIST Chair by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, TUBOR, France 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
We are presenting 2 rare pieces on sale one by one on 1stDibs :
the earliest and rarely seen version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, cert...
Category
1920s French Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Luterma , Chair in the Thonet Style, circa 1900
By Luterma
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Luterma , Chair in the Thonet Style, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Estonian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Beech
French Tapestry Covered Armchair, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A hand crafted carved wood armchair upholstered with a hand woven wool tapestry in a floral design.
Having original paint and gilding.
Recently cleared and refurbished. A very comfo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Victorian Style Carved Walnut and Cane Seat Youth Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Victorian Style Carved Walnut and Cane Seat Youth Chair in good vintage condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Utrecht Armchairs by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina
Located in London, England
Set of 2 Utrecht armchairs by Gerrit Rietvald for Cassina. Reupholstered in 'Sky Blue' heavy weight cotton velvet by Rose Uniacke.
Category
1930s Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Antique Chinese Horseshoe Hongmu Late Qing Chair
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An early 20th century Chinese Horseshoe Chair of late Qing / early Republic Era. Superb form with horseshoe back and sweeping arms, single vertical slat carved backrest with roundel,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Mundes chairs Vienna Austria 1925
Located in Den Haag, NL
Thonet Mundes dining chairs Beech wood. Wicker seat. Design David Fischer
for the Gebr Thonet Vienna Austria 1880.
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker
"Chaises Basses" Low Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in late 16th and early 17th century England, New England and Holland. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes.
These chairs were designed by French designer, Charles Dudouyt, who originally created this pair of small carved chairs as ‘fireside’ chairs, hence the “chaises basses...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood
Barrel Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina
Located in PARIS, FR
The “Barrel Chair”or “Taliesen Barrel Chair” by Frank Lloyd Wright was designed in 1937 after a design from 1904. It was designed He...
Category
1930s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry, Bentwood
Pair of Spanish Wooden Chairs
Located in Westport, CT
Reclining chairs
Category
1920s Spanish Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of early 20th century carved birch hall chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of carved Swedish birch occasional chairs circa 1920,
Heavily carved back rest with scrolls and acanthus leaves. Standing on turned front legs.
Very minor marks to upholstery ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Birch
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
Otto Wagner No 714 Chair Produced by Josef & Jacob Kohn
By Otto Wagner
Located in Dorchester, GB
Jacob & Josef Kohn bentwood chair No.714 attributed to Otto Wagner. Otto Wagner was a leading figure in the Viennese Succession movement. The Viennese succession is an art movement f...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Four Piece Art Deco American Ypsilanti Co. Wicker Suite w Rare Colored Reeds
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome four-piece wicker suite includes a large sofa, arm chair, rocking chair and foot stool and was handmade by the Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company of Ionia, Michigan. The ...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Reed
European Rattan Set with Sofa and 2 Seats 'Approx, 1930'
Located in Oostende, BE
The set consists of 1 sofa and 2 individual chairs. We sell it as a set, not possible to buy chairs separately from sofa or vice versa. One of the rattan seatings was originally dama...
Category
1930s Belgian Bohemian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Eileen Gray, Safari Chair / Authentic
By Eileen Gray
Located in Zürich, CH
"Safari" armchair designed by Eileen Gray. It has cylindrical base and grey painted wood structure. Armrests, seat and tilting back are made in leather. Piece is authentic and made a...
Category
1930s Dutch De Stijl Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Four Antique Chairs by Horrix
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four antique chairs by Horrix are perfect examples of the highest quality furnishings produced by the storied Dutch company. Displaying a Bl...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Black Forest Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rustic Modernist Armchair, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early modern armchair from Sweden, approximately dating back to 1920, crafted from stained oak and preserved in its original condition. While the upholstery showcases elements of Exp...
Category
1920s Swedish Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Very Rare Tubular Steel Bauhaus Chrome Chair, 1930s
By Rudolf Vichr
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930, Czechoslovakia
- Maker: Rudolf Vichr, Prague
- Original condition
- Original red iron yarn, fabric /eisengarn
- All screws original
- Suitable for collectors
- Publicated in books and...
Category
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Antique Metamorphic Table/Chair Tilt-Top Monks Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A fascinating metamorphic table / chair English oak monk's bench from the early 20th century.
Having a circular tabletop with molded edge and dec...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Walnut Framed Small Fauteuils
Located in Pewsey, GB
Pair of French Walnut Framed Small Fauteuils Chairs in handsome rust coloured cotton velvet cord and double piped c. 1910s / 1920s. Seat Height 44 cm
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Gilbert Rohde Chair in Holly Hunt Leather w/ Tufted Back & Walnut Legs
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco Machine age side/desk chair was designed by the early modernist legend Gilbert Rohde in the United States circa 1935. It features four rectangular walnut legs- ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Sculptural Patinated Oak Spinning Chair, Europe Ca Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The ‘spinning chair’, this historic type of seating has had numerous modern interpretations across Europe, however, most preserved the main functional characteristics: solid wood, enduring, high quality craftsmanship, a tall, straight back for good posture and freedom of movement.
The art of spinning yarn is thousands of years old, but the spinning wheel as we know it is estimated to have arrived in Europe around the middle of the 13th century and along with it came the three or four-legged spinning chair. The backs were often hand carved with various motifs or fantasy creatures making each one unique and individual. As this oak chair shows, the Modernist movement influenced the traditional design by removing most of the intricate decorative elements, and substituting them with a more streamlined structure. The carved high back and octagonal seat...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
German Castle Chairs ca. 1900
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
German Castle Chairs, Leather seat, Oak frame. These chairs can be found at Country homes all over Europe. Very stabil, great patina.
Thick leather beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century German Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Edwardian Carved Arm Chairs, Scotland 1900, H983
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Edwardian Carved Walnut Arm Chairs, Parlor Chairs, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1900, H983
+ Scotland 1900
+ Solid walnut
+ Original finish
+ S...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Kaare Klint Red Chair, Rud. Rasmussen, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint 'Red Chair' in Cuban mahogany, Niger leather and brass nails. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen 1936-1940.
Underside with manufacturer's paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Leather Club Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Leather club chair. Great design.
Category
1930s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe "MR10" Chairs for Gavina Knoll, 1927, Set of 6
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe "MR10" chairs for Gavina Knoll, straw and steel, Italy, 1927, set of six.
The "MR10" is one of the most iconic design chairs of all time, introduced for the...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Beautiful Chiavari Wooden Chair Wicker Seat, Made in Liguria, Italy, 1930s
By Chiavari
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a beautiful chiavari chair made in Liguria, Italy, in the 1930s, probably older. It shows some scratches, also patina and paint lost, but this is old-age. It has a woven w...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
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
Set of four venicien chairs hand painting in wood and fabric circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible set of four venecien chairs Art Nouveau in hand painted wood and fabric.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Thonet Chair in Style of Josef Frank
By Thonet, Frank Josef
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco Thonet chair in style of Josef Frank in very good original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Beech
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
Vintage Art Deco Wooden Theatre Folding Chairs by General Sales Co Set of 6 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Wooden Theatre Folding Chairs by General Sales Co Set of 6 (A). Item features upholstered seats, metal cross stretcher, bentwood frames, original label, very nice vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Wood
Two original 1930s wooden chairs by the well-known Bauhaus student Peter Keler
By Peter Keler
Located in München, DE
Two original wooden chairs from the 1930s by the well-known Bauhaus student Peter Keler.
He worked as a painter, graphic designer, architect, photographer and furniture designer.
Bor...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Chairs
Materials
Ash, Maple, Plywood
Chair Thonet Nr.57
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
In very good original condition with a beautiful patina. Perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Wedding Chair with Curving Back and Carved Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty style elmwood wedding chair from circa 1900, with carved panels on the splat, curved arms, and gooseneck front posts. This early 20th-century Ming Dynasty style weddin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chairs
Materials
Elm
Art Deco Walnut and Cotton Chairs, Restored
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of wooden chairs designed and produced in the 1920s by a fine Italian manufacturer.
The chairs have a supporting frame made entirely of light walnut wood, which has b...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
1930s Francois Carre Large Cantilever Rocker - Fully Restored
Located in Evans, GA
The ultimate in style and comfort of the Carre lineup! This fully restored chair offers the opportunity to experience the 'feel' of these iconic chairs as if they had just left the f...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Antique early 20th-century set of four solid chestnut dark brown Spanish chairs
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful set of four identical chairs, crafted from solid chestnut wood in early 20th-century Spain. These chairs are a testament to Spanish craftsmanship and fea...
Category
Early 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Chestnut
Pair of Antique Caned British Colonial Planters Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of early 20th century British Colonial plantation chairs handcrafted in indigenous mahogany with elegant form featuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Cane
Thonet Gebruder Vienna Gmbh No.56 Bentwood and Vienna Straw Chair
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. For t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set 6 Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Spring Back Factory Chairs Stool
By Singer
Located in Sale, GB
- A magnificent set of six iconic and rare Singer sewing spring back factory chairs, English circa 1920.
- Cast iron construction, sprung backrests, height adjustable chunky seats, a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of Six Stacking Chairs by Robert Mallet Stevens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of six low stackable chairs by Robert Mallet-Stevens in original condition with strong patina to the finish.
literature: Robert Mallet-Stevens: l'Oeuvre Complète, Centre Po...
Category
1930s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Edward Gardiner, An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner. An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair.
These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design ha...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
"He14, Sandows" Chair by Renè Herbst, Balck Edition
By René Herbst
Located in Conversano, IT
"HE14 - Sandows" chair by Renè Herbst - Balck edition
A pioneer in the use of simple industrial material for design furniture, Herbst continuously developed the theme of the chai...
Category
1930s French Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Wooden Carved Tripod Chair with Leather Seat, Wabi Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural wooden tripod chair, made in the early 20th century in France.
A beautiful brutalist object with a fine patina, well suited for the modern interior...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, 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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