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Chairs For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1930s
Set of 8 Antique Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A lovely set of eight antique shield back dining chairs in the Sheraton style. They were made in England, and date from around the 19...
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1930s British Sheraton Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

A Set of Six French Art Deco Mahogany Dining Chairs by Gaston Poisson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of six fine French Art Deco dining chairs in solid mahogany by Gaston Poisson.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Ten Vintage Walnut Dining Chairs with Orange Fabric Upholstery, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s-1940s. These chairs feature a walnut frame and an orange fabric upholstery. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they have been ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Vintage Felix Aublet Chair in Red Tubular Steel and Striped Fabric, France, 1935
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Felix Aublet France, 1935 Chair with structure in red tubular steel and fabric seat. H 90 x W 50 x D 50 cm
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1930s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Warren McArthur Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur Desk Chair, Aluminum frame with upholstrey. Reupholstered Seat height 20"
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Robert Mallet-Stevens Dining Chairs in Colourful Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Robert Mallet-Stevens for Stevens designs, dining chairs model 222, lacquered metal, leatherette, France, design 1928, production later Large set of newly lacquered tubular chairs designed by the one of the masters of the Modern architecture; French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. This model of a chair is one of Mallet-Stevens's best-known pieces of furniture that he created for the Salon des Art...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

6 French Art Deco Cerused Oak White Dining Chairs, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
6 French midcentury cerused dining chairs, 1930s Beautiful oak Art Deco French dining chairs, in lovely condition. The wood is beautifully cerus...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Oak

Bauhaus Steelpipe-Set by Mart Stam, ex. by Robert Slézak (CZK, circa 1935)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr Freischwinger (Sessel & Armlehnstuhl) Entwurf: Mart Stam, Bauhaus Dessau um 1931 Modell-Nummer: B43 & B43F Ausführung: verm. Robert Slezak, CZK um 1935 (Modell K/S1...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Marta Blomstedt Pair of Easy Chairs in Sheepskin, Model Aulanko, Finland
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Märta Blomstedt easy chairs. Legs in stained ash and upholstered in sheepskin. Model designed for Hotel Aulanko, Finland, 1939. The chairs are newly refinished an upholstere...
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Ash

Marcel Breuer B34 Tubular Armchair 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 Armchair 1930s
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1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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...
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1930s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cherry, Bentwood

18th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A real antique, this 18th century rustic wainscot chair has a carved shaped top rail above a panelled back, with turned front legs, square section back legs and carved arm supports. ...
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18th Century British Rustic Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Italian Giltwood Side Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved and gilded side chairs with beautiful lines. Note that the back of the chair is as charming as the front! The shield backs on both have significant cracks. The shie...
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Late 18th Century Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

18th Century Primitive Oak Chair
Located in Newark, GB
A beautifully simple and rarely available 18th century hand crafted primitive chair, this has a lovely colour and patina to the wood and will make a wonderful statement piece for any...
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18th Century British Primitive Antique Chairs

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Oak

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

18th Century American Curved Ladder Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
This early American Colonial chair features curved splats in back and turned front legs and double upright supports on three sides. The front supports are also turned, with turned fi...
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1740s American American Colonial Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Early Model 611 Chair, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Early Model 611 chair, designed by Alvar Aalto, manufactured by Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930s. Patinated birch. Natural surface. Good vintage ...
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Rushed Chairs by Joseph Savina
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of rushed chairs by Joseph Savina.
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1930s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Antique Venetian Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair w/ Leather Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Venetian 18th Century Baroque Style Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair with Brown Leather Upholstery This stunning armchair showcases intricate hand-carved details in the Baroque s...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Metal

Jean Prouvé Standard Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
The classic standard chair was originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1934. This beautiful example is made in walnut with a black enameled steel frame. Marked with label. Jean Prouvé...
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1930s French Industrial Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of two Rural French Rush chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
These elegant wooden chairs, presumably dating from the early to mid-20th century, are emblematic of the craftsmanship of the era. The wooden frame, dark in color and graceful in its...
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1930s French Country Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rush, Pine

Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice pair of Queen Anne walnut side chairs with shaped back splat above a drop in seat supported on cabriole leg and pad foot. Very good original condition with the original s...
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Mid-18th Century George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Walnut

1930's Rustic Red High Ladder Back Wood & Rush Chair set
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Rustic High Ladder Back Red Lacquered Wood & Rush Chair set. Made in France, 1930's period. Classic design high ladder back chairs with Moustac...
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rush

Original Late 1930'S Vintage Industrial "Health" Chair
Located in Brussels , BE
In 1911 the Ironrite Ironer Company began manufacturing electric ironing machines and marketing them to American housewives as the modern antidote to the drudgery of hand ironing. In...
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1930s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

George III Letter Box/Stand, Hand Painted, 18th Century
Located in Norton, MA
The box has a lidded top, and serpentine front, set on a four-legged base with a medial shelf. Note: This item is one single piece, the top and the stand are fixed together. Dimens...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet in very nice original condition with signs of use.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Victorian Carved Side Chairs with Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Mahogany, Original Upholstery
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1930s American Victorian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Chair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, 1938
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair, plywood construction, dark stained, ash veneer Design / Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig 1938 Dimensions / H.84cm W.40cm D.50cm Manufacturer / Maggioni Italy Designed for the Bocco...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Ash, Plywood

1940s French Art Deco Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of French Art Deco Chairs with ebony wood frame and upholstered in white muslin fabric - Petite in scale with interesting curves and shape France, 1940s
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Rare 1930s French Wicker Rattan Emmanuelle Peacock Chair
Located in Birmingham, AL
A large, classic 1930s Peacock chair handcrafted in France of woven two-toned rattan and wicker. Having a flamboyant shaped high flaring back that resembles the fanned feathers of th...
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1930s French Bohemian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair, United Kingdom 1930s
By PEL
Located in Hellouw, NL
Charming P.E.L. Tubular Steel Writing Desk and Chair from the United Kingdom, the 1930s. This set is probably designed by Serge Chermayeff (1900–1996)...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Authentic Early Modernist Chair Robert Mallet Stevens, France, 1930s
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945) came from an art-loving family and was one of the most influential French avant-garde architects and designers. He met very early on René Herbst and...
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1930s French Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

18thc American Stenciled Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat and Original Finish
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare 18th century painted oak and stenciled New England ladderback chair features a heavily defined lower stretcher, graceful arms terminating in round knobs, and three slats in...
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1780s American American Classical Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of 18th Century Painted Louis XV Seating Chairs
Located in Lisboa, PT
A Louis XV chair refers to a style of chair that was popular during the reign of King Louis XV of France, which lasted from 1715 to 1774. This style of chair is characterized by its ...
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Mid-17th Century French Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Original Harry & Lou Epstein Art Deco Cloud Chairs
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco cloud chairs by Harry & Lou Epstein. Burr walnut veneered backs with Trompe-l'œil burr walnut legs. Re-upholstered in cream leather.
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of Six George III Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
An extremely elegant, superb quality set of six George III period mahogany dining chairs. A pair of matching armchairs is available separately. English, circa 1780–1800 Why we lik...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Restored Bauhaus H79 Chair, by J. Halabala, UP Zavody, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Restored Bauhaus Chair Deisgned By Jindrich Halabala. Designer: Jindrich Halabala Maker: UP Zavody Material: Chrome-plated Steel, Fabric Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Period: 193...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Kaare Klint "Church" Chair in Stained Beechwood & Papercord, Fritz Hansen, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Early example of Kaare Klints iconic "Church" chair designed in 1936 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen. This beautifully worn piece retains the original papercord seat and...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

Beechwood Ratchet Wing Chair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand carved Beechwood, winged back, reclining ratchet chair with original iron mounts. Newly upholstered in woven fabric.  
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Late 18th Century French Antique Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of 6 Art Deco chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Set of 6 Art Deco dinning chairs wood and straw nice patina
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1930s European Vintage Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Chair Umeå, Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 18th Century very genuine & rustic Late Baroque Chair from Umeå Västerbotten ,Northern Sweden. The chair is scraped by hand to its original color. The seat is reuphol...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Chairs

Materials

Pine

Pair Antique Georgian Carved Oak Country Medieval Side Chairs King's Head 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and unusual pair of antique country Georgian carved oak side chairs, circa 1760. The chairs are from the reign of king George III and they are carved in the Medieval Revival s...
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1760s English Medieval Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Swedish Chair
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant,antique Swedish Chair in Rococo Style, nice colored patina of the wood, warm shine of the patinated wood as well, refined but simple design of the chair, new upholstered with...
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1790s Swedish Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Fritz Hansen Pair of Easy Chairs, Model 1669
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Fritz Hansen easy chairs, model 1669, circa 1930s. Sculptural chairs re-upholstered in wool, legs of stained beech. All reupholstery work carried out with filling in organic ...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

An early George I Caquetoire chair Circa 1718
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional example of an early and rare caquetoire chair with carved cresting over an unusually narrow back, inscribed ‘I.M.I., I.H.S., ANNO 1718, G.B.’, with large outward scrol...
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1710s English Georgian Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Exceptionally Fine And Rare James I Oak Wainscot Chair Dated 1609
Located in Heathfield, GB
An extremely rare and exquisitely carved English oak wainscot chair dated 1609 and with two figural masks – the central mask possibly the ‘Green Man’ with foliage scrolling and falli...
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17th Century Antique Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Andre Sornay bridge chairs stained Oregon pine, ebonised wood
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of bridge chairs stained Oregon pine on the back side , lacquer olive green color wood, brass nail-heads and fabric upholstery, each underside stamped 'BREVETE SORNAY/FRANCE ETR...
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1930s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A pair of provincial barrel back chairs in a decorative carved design with stylish kick-out legs. Repainted in soft grey with newly upholstered linen.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Andre Sornay bridge chairs stained Oregon pine, ebonised wood
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of bridge chairs stained Oregon pine on the back side , lacquer olive green color wood, brass nail-heads and fabric upholstery, each underside stamped 'BREVETE SORNAY/FRANCE ETR...
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1930s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Primitive Blue-Gray Painted Swedish Round-Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive blue-gray painted Swedish round-back chair circa 1770-1789. Remnants of original or early blue-gray, green and salmon pink painted decoration. Heavy, thick single board sea...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm, Bentwood

18th Century Rococo chair, with original color
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair, rococo, made in Stockholm about 1765, attributed to Alexander Thunberg, not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1757 and died 1797. The chair is in good...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

Late 18th Century Swivel Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
The swivel chair is made in Sweden about 1770:s. It is in a good condition and a practical functional chair.
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1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch, Pine

Late 18th Century Transition Chairs in Original Color
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of transition chairs made in Stockholm about 1780:s. Chairs that are made between the rococo period and the gustavian period are called transition chairs. So for example the b...
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1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

18th Century Rococo chair
By Carl Magnus Sandberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chair made in the Royal workshop in Stockholm, attributed to Carl Magnus Sandberg. Not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1760 and died before 1790. It is ve...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch, Giltwood

18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period with the shell shaped form. The word...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of 18th Century Gustavian chairs, made in Stockholm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair gustavian chairs in original color, about 1780, made in Stockholm, attributed to Johan Lindgren, who became member of Stockholms chair mak...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

18th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four gustavian chairs made in Sweden about 1790. The chairs secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the original color.
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

6 equal chairs, early 19th Century, Late Gustavian, made by Ephraim Sthal
Located in Stockholm, SE
6 Late Gustavavian chairs made by Ephraim Ståhl. The chairs are beautifully hand carved with nail clippers and leaf shaped decorations. The chairs are made by Ephraim Stahl, who wor...
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Chairs

Materials

Birch

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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