Chairs
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Cane, Beech
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Finnish Art Nouveau Chairs
Wood, Paint
20th Century German Art Nouveau Chairs
Paint
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Fabric, Beech
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Chairs
Mahogany
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
1920s Ukrainian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Wood
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Chairs
Leather, Beech
2010s Spanish Jugendstil Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Chairs
Beech
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Wood
1920s Hungarian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Chairs
Leather, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Chairs
Fruitwood, Upholstery
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Chairs
Cotton, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chairs
Velvet, Nutwood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Wood, Bentwood
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Wood, Paint
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Wool, Jute, Oak
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bouclé, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Upholstery
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Nutwood
1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Chairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Chairs
Rattan, Resin
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Bentwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Wood
2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Brass
2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Napoleon III Chairs
Velvet
2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Chairs
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chairs
Leather
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Bentwood
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.