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Chairs For Sale
Period: 1940s
Color:  Orange
Art Deco Metal Folding Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Esperance, NY
Art Deco metal folding chairs - Set of 4.
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Eight Kaare Klint Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight Kaare Klint armchairs designed in 1927 and produced by Rud Rasmussen. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category

1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

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Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
H 37.8 in W 17.33 in D 16.54 in
1950's Original Orange Tolix Folding Metal Outdoor Chairs - Set Of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
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Kaare Klint Pair of Red Chairs for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint pair of red chairs in mahogany, black horsehair and brass nails. Version of the chair with upholstered arms. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen,...
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Art Deco Set of 4 Chairs, France, 1940
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Set of four upholstered high back chairs covered in yellow vynil, in solid mahogany. Polished. The seat can be restored on request.
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Art Deco Set of 4 Chairs, France, 1940
Art Deco Set of 4 Chairs, France, 1940
H 36.23 in W 14.97 in D 18.9 in
Kaare Klint Red Chair for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint Red Chair in Cuban Mahogany, Niger leather and brass nails. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen, 1930s. Underside with manufacturer's paper...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

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Kaare Klint Red Chair for Rud Rasmussen
H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 18.51 in
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
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Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
H 32.29 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Kaare Klint Red Chair for Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint & Rud Rasmussen Snedkerier - Scandinavian Modern design The iconic "The Red Chair" by Kaare Klint, model KK 3758A. Designed in 1927, executed in the 1950s by Rud. Rasmus...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Art Deco dining chairs, 1930´s, Czechoslovakia, set of 6
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These dining chairs were made in the ART DECO style in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1930´s. Made of walnut. In good Vintage condition, showing signs of age and using. Price is ...
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Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
This set of six French Art Deco dining chairs in solid oak was created in the 1940s inspired by the work of Charles Dudouyt. We can clearly see the work of the French school of the ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

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Oak

Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
H 35.04 in W 18.12 in D 16.93 in
Norrevold Armchair by Kaare Klint
Located in Epperstone, Nottinghamshire
Wonderful Norrevold armchair designed by Kaare Klint in 1939 for master cabinetmaker Rud Rasmussen, Copenhagen. This example in beautiful mahogany and tan coloured patinated leather....
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Norrevold Armchair by Kaare Klint
Norrevold Armchair by Kaare Klint
H 38.98 in W 38.98 in D 25.2 in
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Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
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H 39.38 in W 16.93 in D 16.15 in
Kaare Klint 'Red Armchair' in Dark Brown Leather and Dark Oak Frame, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Pair of Bamboo, Black Iron and Rattan French Modernist Armchairs, circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Pair of French Iron Side Chairs with Leather Seats, circa 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of French iron side chairs with saddle leather seats, circa 1940.   
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Pair of Italian Lounge Chairs in Bronze Orange Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of lounge chairs, velvet and brass, Italy, 1940s This voluptuous, elegant set of lounge chairs feature a high, to ascended back that flows over to the thick, curled armrests....
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Grosfeld House Round Back Chairs, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Grosfeld House chairs. The wood frames are ebonized. Newly upholstered.
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1940s Pair of Louis XVI Style Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s pair of Louis XVI style chairs.
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Hans Wegner "Little Peter's" Chair and Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Originally designed in 1944 for Borge Morgensen's son. This solid maple wood set was made by Carl Hansen. Table has original box. Table size: W 28.25 D 17.75 H 17.75.
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Hans Wegner "Little Peter's" Chair and Table
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H 18.25 in W 16.5 in D 11.5 in
2 Portex Easy Chairs by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen, circa 1940
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Rare Child's Chair by Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
First produced chair by Eames this is an original molded plywood child's chair in red aniline dye. Very minor wear. Made by Evans Products.
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1940s American Vintage Chairs

Rare Child's Chair by Charles Eames
Rare Child's Chair by Charles Eames
H 14.4 in W 13.25 in D 11 in
Set of Six French Dining Chairs, 1940s
Located in Doylestown, PA
A chic set of six French dining chairs in walnut with upholstered seats and backs, 1940s.
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1940s French Vintage Chairs

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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. 

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