Chairs
Early 20th Century Finnish Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wood
2010s Italian Louis XVI Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Beech
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Walnut, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Giltwood, Fabric
20th Century Louis XVI Chairs
Linen
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Linen
20th Century German Art Nouveau Chairs
Paint
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Hemp
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Cane, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Linen, Walnut
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1950s American Louis XVI Vintage Chairs
Oak
1970s American Louis XVI Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Tapestry, Wood
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Beech
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Wood
1790s German Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Walnut
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Wood
1860s Italian Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
1920s Ukrainian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
1920s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Chairs
Beech
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Chairs
Leather, Beech
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Chairs
Leather, Giltwood
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Chairs
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Wood
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Beech
1920s Hungarian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wood, Damask
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Wood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Chairs
Cotton, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Cane, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wood, Velvet
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Wood
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Chairs
Walnut
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.