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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Early 1900s
Tabouret rotin ancien
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Tabouret en état très moyen car le bois est taché et vermoulu.
Category

1980s French Streamlined Moderne Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Late 20th Century Louis XIV Style Walnut Leather Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th Century pair of Louis XIV style style walnut leather upholstered armchairs, each having a shaped back with brass nail head trim, sloped arms, and rising on inswept legs
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1980s French Louis XIV Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Black Leather Armchair by Carlo Bartoli for Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage black leather armchair by Carlo Bartoli designed in the 1980s for Matteo Grassi. Very heavy because of the steel frame.
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair French Gilt Arm Chairs Louis XVI Fauteuil
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic pair of French antique arm chairs in the Louis XVI manner Hand crafted from gilt with upholstered arms Freshly re-upholstered with wov...
Category

1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Set William IV Dining Chairs Mahogany Upholstered Seats
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs. 19th Century These Chairs are Raised Upon Typical William IV Turned and Carved Tulip Front Legs With Sabre Back Legs. The Chairs Having a ...
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Early 1900s William IV Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of post-modern chairs in metal and resin, French production, 1980s
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of post-modern chairs in metal and resin, French production, circa 1980. This pair of armchairs has an imposing appearance and is composed of geometric shapes drawn on differe...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Chairs by Laura de Lorenzo & Stefano Stefani
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern set of 4 chairs by Laura de Lorenzo & Stefano Stefani, Italy,1980s.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Functional Art by Lorenzini Mid-Century Modern Throne Chair, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Functional Art; Sandro Lorenzini; Mid-Century Modern; Throne Chair; Wood; Artist; Italian Artist; Italy; Throne chair by Italian artist Sandro Lorenzini, made in Italy, circa 198...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Copper

Post-Modern Luxury Jaimé Tresserra Casablanca Office Armchair, Spain, 1987
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jaime´ Tresserra Casablanca armchair; Office chair; Tresserra collection; Cognac leather seating; Spanish furniture design; Walnut; Postmodern...
Category

1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of Six Bentwood Art Nouveau Bistro Chairs by Fischel, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Set of six Art Nouveau bistro chairs. Design by Fischel Austria. Striking Austrian design from the 1900s. Solid beech and bentwood frames with original printed wooden seats. This won...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Bentwood

Original Josef Hoffmann and Wiener Werkstätte Chair Early 20th Century 1903
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare chair from the early stages of the Wiener Werkstätte. Variations were displayed at the Neustiftgasse showrooms of the Werkstatte and were also placed at the Brauner Mansi...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

1x Tom Dixon After Postmodern 1980s Dining Side Rope Chair Vintage Desk Boho
Located in London, GB
An amazing hourglass rope chair designed after the famous 'S' chair of Tom Dixon. The chair is weaved with rushed rope weaved around a metal frame. It holds a playful and beautiful...
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1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pierre Paulin Six Stacking "Samba" Chairs for Henry Massonnet
Located in Sharon, CT
Based on the French Bistro Stacking Chair. Pierre Paulin, the great French designer of modern seating icons, created a series of plastic stacking chairs for Henry Massonnet 1988, o...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plastic

First Chair by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic "First Chair" designed by Michelle de Lucchi for Memphis Milano 1983 in good condition, some scratches to the seat.
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set 8 Regency Dining Chairs Two Arms Six Sides
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Set of 8 (6 + 2) Regency Rosewood / Simulated Dining Chairs. Here we Have a Quality Set of Dining Chairs, the Front and Back legs Being of a Sabre Form. The Carver Chairs F...
Category

1980s Regency Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Marcel Kammerer Seating Set Salon Suite, Thonet, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic bentwood set seating group designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. The set contains of two armchairs and ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Tripod Memphis Dining Chairs in the Manner of Michele de Lucchi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of four steel and wood dining chairs from the Memphis period in the manner of Italian designer Michele De Lucchi. Newly powder coated satin black and the seat and bac...
Category

1980s Italian Memphis Group Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

4 B33 MART STAM CANTILEVER CHAIRS AND 1 S34 ARMCHAIR - 80s - 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Vintage set of 4 chairs and an 1 armchair. . The tubular structure is black which is quite rare. . Mart Stam, 80s in vintage condition, Cantilever. . One of the chairs is smaller bec...
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1980s Swiss Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Post Modern Italian Lacquered Set of Four Dining Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 4 Postmodern lacquered white dining room chairs. Marked made in Italy, in the style of Saporiti. Minor blemishes to the lacquer is at a...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Hardwood

Michael Wolk “Miami” Chairs, a pair
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s for Preview, fully restored in a wool velvet. Both chairs feature a return-to-zero swivel mechanism and are in great condition
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Herman Miller Modular Sofa by Don Chadwick, 1982 United States
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 3 piece modular sofa designed by Don Chadwick for Herman Miller. Made in the United States in the early 1980s. Original labels underneath each piece. Fantastic condition and...
Category

1980s American Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wool

Set 3 Windsor Side Chairs Farmhouse Cottage Diner
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Great set of three English Windsor side chairs in oak What can you say about the Windsor chairs, it's an absolute English farmhouse classic Very comfortable to sit in and they are ve...
Category

1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian modern chromed metal and black leather curved shape chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chromed metal and black leather curved shape chairs, 1980s. Chair with armrests, with chromed steel structure and curved metal back and seat covered in black leather. ...
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Pair of Italian Art Deco Parchment, Cream Velvet and Black Lacquered Armchairs
Located in Meda, MB
This stunning pair of Art Deco style armchairs was produced in Italy in the 1980s. The back is in parchment (goat skin), the frontal frame and the legs are black lacquered, while th...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Parchment Paper, Velvet

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, Set of 6
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 6 chairs in metal, wood and rattan. 2 with arms and 4 without arms. Dimensions: seat height: 46 cm. Width with armrests: 60 cm Wear due to time and age of the chairs.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, Set of 6
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 6 chairs in metal, wood and rattan. 2 with arms and 4 without arms. Dimensions: seat height: 46 cm. Width with armrests: 62 cm Wear due to time and age of the chairs.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

1980s Post Modern Segis Italia Black Plastic & Chrome Charlie Side Chairs Set 4
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Post Modern Memphis Style Segis Italia black plastic & chrome Charlie Collection cantilever chairs by Carlo Bimbi & Nilo Gioacchini, made in Italy, imported by Loewenstein Og...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Chrome-Plated Chair Type Cesca, Italy, 1980s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
Cesca-type chair, modeled on Marcel Breuer's design from 1928. Produced in the 1980s. The chrome-plated frame is in very good original condition, has been cleaned and polished. The j...
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rattan, Beech

Brutalist chairs in solid Elm, Aranjou, France, 1980's
Located in La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
If we must admit our particular affection for this wood essence, it is because it has this something mystical when we contemplate its deep nuances. Indeed, the Romans' favorite tree...
Category

1980s French Brutalist Vintage Chairs

Materials

Elm

Midcentury Modern Ward Bennett Model 1515 Chair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all-original model 1515 armchair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and ...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech, Lacquer

Set of 2 folding chairs Model April Designer Gae Aulenti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set 2 folding chairs model April designer Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 2000s. 18/8 stainless steel frame and aluminum alloy joints, gray leather seat. Marcio Zanotta on the backrest.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian modern grey metal and solid wood Fly Line Chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern grey metal, brass and solid wood set of four Fly Line Chairs, 1980s. Fly Line model chairs with dark gray metal structure, as well as the backrest, while the seat is r...
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer Set of 4
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 4 black chairs in metal, wood and rattan. 2 with arms and 2 without arms. Dimensions: seat height: 46 cm. Width with armrests : 62 cm Wear due to time and age of the chairs....
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian modern black metal and leather chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black metal and leather chairs, 1980s Set of four chairs with black painted metal rod structure and original black leather seat and back. 1980 approx. Good condition, ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
By Phillip Clissett
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Nathalie chair designed by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano ca. 1990
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Nathalie chair designed by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano, 1987 Manufactured by Memphis Milano, circa 1990 The French artist and designer Nathalie du Pasquier was one of t...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll (up to 30)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in amazing period Uphostery original and in good condition. Black enamel steel legs and sculptural undulating ...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Stunning Danish 1980's Postmodern Andreas Hansen Plywood chair
Located in Den Haag, NL
This Stunning Vintage Chair Has A Very Stylish Shape & Design. The Chair Has A Plywood Construction With Original Black Painted Finish With Red Parallel Line Design. The Chair Has It...
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1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of 6 Robert Mallet-Stevens Model No. 222 Chairs for Pallucco Italia, 1928
Located in Zagreb, HR
Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was a French modernist architect and designer. He believed in simple, functional designs which should be capable of mass production, and these princ...
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Tubular Brass Chairs by ChromeCraft- Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W22 D21 H33 SW18 SD19 SH17 AH24 Vintage Rolling Chairs by ChromeCraft in overall great condition. Chairs features structurally sound brass frames with light patina, three units are ...
Category

1980s Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

1980ies Palace chair designed by George Sowden for Memphis Milano
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
1980ies Memphis Milano Palace chair in colored lacquered wood designed by George Sowden, 1983. George Sowden studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960ies an...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Plywood

5 Chairs, 1980s steel and leather that might be by Mario Botta or Martin Szekely
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 5 post modern chairs in steel and leather seats, 80s. . Unidentified and unattributed but could be from Mario Botta or Martin Szekely, or even Philippe Starck . Some traces of...
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1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

MCM Leather Dining Chairs Ostrich Italian French by La Tour Eiffel 1887
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Rare Set of 4 MCM Itali...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather

Eames Time Life Chair in Tan Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life chair for Herman Miller in tan leather with a polished aluminum frame and legs. Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames for use in the lobby of t...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 4 Cantilever Chairs by Mart Stam for Fasem
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The cantilever chair was designed by Mart Stam in 1926, inspired by this great design Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created similar chairs. The cantilever chair became a...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Giandomenico Belotti - Alias Set of 4 Red Fly Line Spaghetti Dining Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Giandomenico Belotti (1922-2004), these Spaghetti chairs are quite comfortable with their PVC spaghetti straps on steel bases. A most successful design by Belotti, they a...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Art & Crafts Chairs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of very unusual chairs is made of wood and fabric. This is an interesting Arts & Crafts work. Circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer Set of 4
Located in Lasne, BE
Set of 4 chairs in wood, rattan and metal. Dimensions: seat height: 46 cm. Wear due to time and age of the chairs.
Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cane side chairs by Ward Bennet -pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W23 D19 H32.5 SW20 SD18 SH18 AH24 Pair of Ward Bennet side chairs in great vintage condition. Chairs have original manufacture tag underneath. Both chairs are structurally sound wit...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane

Italian modern set of four wooden Milano chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni, 1987
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern set of four wooden Milano chairs by Aldo Rossi for Molteni, 1987. Set of four Milano model chairs, with a light wooden structure with a square shape, with a backrest a...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Baker Bamboo Dining Chairs Chinese Chippendale
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A A Fantabulous Set of 6 ...
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1980s Chinese Chippendale Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Cane

"Hill House" chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Alivar
Located in Conversano, IT
Extraordinary set of 4 iconic "Hill House" chairs designed by Charle Rennie Mackintosh and produced in Italy in the 1980s by the well-known company Alivar. These chairs are called th...
Category

Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

A Set of 4 MEMPHIS POST-MODERN CHAIRS by FLY-LINE, Italy 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 4 stackable chairs, Post-Modernist, Constructivist, Memphis, complex geometric structures in metallic gray square section metal, seats in dark blue leather, backrest and per...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Unusual post modernist sculpted wood side/ desk chair by Edward Axel Roffman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual post modernist sculpted wood side/ desk chair by Edward Axel Roffman.. Organic sculptural design..
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood, Nutwood, Leather

Set Of 4 Black Leather Chairs by Matteo Grassi
Located in Brussels , BE
Set of 4 very elegant chairs.
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather

Eames Time Life Chair in Grey Leather for Herman Miller, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life chair for Herman Miller in light grey leather with a polished aluminum frame and legs made in Los Angeles, CA. Originally designed in 1960 by Charles and Ray Eames for use in the lobby of the Time Life building in New York. Recently re-upholstered in gray leather, in-keeping with the color and integrity of other Time-life models. Some slight blemishes to the aluminum frame in-keeping with age. Chair's height and recline is fully adjustable and also swivels 360 degrees. Timeless chair. In 1972, the Time-life chair made the news when notoriously fussy chess genius Bobby Fischer included this chair among his many demands for his legendary 1972 world championship match with Russian master...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Set of 5 Gothic Revival Irish Masonic Oak & Leather Throne Chairs 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A fine set of five antique Gothic Revival oak & leather, Irish Masonic throne chairs, circa 1900. Each chair having a pointed architectural pediment with scrolled devices and a scrol...
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Early 1900s Irish Gothic Revival Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage Set Of 4 Steel And Leather Chairs Attributed To Recanatini 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage set of 4 steel and leather chairs attributed to Recanatini, Italian design 1980s Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging. They have the attribution mark printed o...
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1980s Vintage Chairs

Materials

Steel

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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