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Material: Bakelite
An Authentic EARLY MODERNIST Chair by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, TUBOR, France 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
We are presenting 2 rare pieces on sale one by one on 1stDibs : the earliest and rarely seen version of the iconic Tubor chair created by French Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, cert...
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1920s French Modern Vintage Bakelite Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Wim Rietveld "1401" Chair For Gispen with Lemonade Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century "1401" chair by Wim Rietveld for Gispen. This stylish lounge chair has original enameled gray steel frame, Bakelite armrests, and is outfitted in new lemonade colored uph...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bakelite Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bakelite Amphitheater Folding Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bakelite 1930s jump seat on steel base. Gun metal patina base.
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1930s French Industrial Vintage Bakelite Chairs

Materials

Steel

chrome tube bakelite chair in style of Emile Guillot art deco modernist breuer
By Emile Guillot
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French modernist chair from the 40's attributed to the designer Emile Guillot. Structure and base in metal tube. Back and seat in brown bakelite. Nice vintage condition with a nice...
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1940s French Bauhaus Vintage Bakelite Chairs

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Metal

Rene Herbst Bakelite and Chrome Chairs '12 Available', France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Handsome set of Mid-Century chairs by French designer, René Herbst, known for his functional and Minimalist aesthetic. The seats and backs are of moulded bakelite, and the structur...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bakelite Chairs

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Chrome

A set of 2 original Gispen 411 armchairs.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A set of 2 original Gispen 411 armchairs. These pre war chairs were only produced between 1930 and 1940 and are therefore increasingly rare. They have a strong and heavy chrome frame...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Bakelite Chairs

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Chrome

Steel Frame Chair Model 201 by Gispen in Bicolor Upholstery
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This Classic of Dutch design was designed in 1931 by W.H. Gispen and has ever since a much beloved chair due to its timeless looks and high comfort. It is made of a chrome frame and ...
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1930s Dutch Modern Vintage Bakelite Chairs

Materials

Chrome

12 Sjoerd Schamhart Architectural Chairs the Hague 1953
By Sjoerd Schamhart
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
These chairs where commissioned by Dutch architect Sjoerd Schamhart in 1953 for the Grotius Lyceum (school) that is now classified as a national monument in ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Bakelite Chairs

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Brass

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