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...
Steel
Mid-Century Wim Rietveld "1401" Chair For Gispen with Lemonade Upholstery
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
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...
Metal
$950 / item
Bakelite Amphitheater Folding Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bakelite 1930s jump seat on steel base. Gun metal patina base.
Steel
chrome tube bakelite chair in style of Emile Guillot art deco modernist breuer
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...
Metal
A set of 2 original Gispen 411 armchairs.
By Gispen
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...
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 ...
Brass
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 ...
Chrome
Rene Herbst Bakelite and Chrome Chairs '12 Available', France, 1950s
By René Herbst
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...
Chrome
Pair of Mies van der Rohe Tubular Chrome Brno Chairs by Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Hanover, MA
Designed in 1930 for the Tugendhat house in Brno, Czechoslovakia, the Brno chair is in the Pantheon of modern design icons. The cantilevered frame is a single piece of tubular chrome...
Chrome
$4,200 / set
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 21.26 in
Pair of French Art Deco Oakwood Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This dining chair was designed around 1930 by French designer Charles Dudouyt. It is an Art Deco design from a period just before the mid-century period, and while it still retains s...
Oak
Machine Age Art Deco Arm Chair in the Style of Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in New York, NY
Classic Machine Age period arm chair, having speed band wrap around arms, upholstered back, and seat. This example is in very good, original conditio...
Upholstery, Wood
$4,350
H 36.25 in W 27.5 in D 16.5 in
Italian 1900s Leather Seat Iron Folding Curule Stool with Toupie Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian leather seat iron folding curule stool from the early 20th century with toupie finials and twisted effects. Created Italy during the early years of the 20th century, this ...
Iron
Dutch Art Deco Modernist The Hague School side chair, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A remarkable side chair with a bentwood hollow backrest, ca. 1920s - 1930s This substantial, rather large chair exemplifies Haagse School design while hinting at prototype experimen...
Oak, Beech
$3,700
H 61.25 in W 49 in D 20.5 in
Antique French Gothic Bench Settee Oak Arches Linen Fold Lift Top Seat c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique French Oak GOTHIC REVIVAL Bench, Settee or Church Pew with Lift-Top Seat for Storage~~HIGHLY CARVED ~~c. 1900 Spectacular design elements featuring linen...
Oak
$886
H 28.35 in W 16.54 in D 19.3 in
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm. The overall width is 42cm, ...
Elm
$2,895
H 33.25 in W 48 in D 19 in
Folding Slatted Wood Garden Bench or Seat from France - Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French folding garden bench or seat featuring a comfortable frame of slatted wooden back and seat with trestle base, offering clean, elegan...
Wood
$2,398Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.75 in W 31.11 in D 27.17 in
Marcel Breuer Wassily Black Leather Lounge Chair by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. In black leather, chromed steel tube frame. Manufactured by Gavina and labeled on the frame. Marcel Breuer signat...
Chrome, Steel
$2,398Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.75 in W 31.11 in D 27.17 in
Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair by Gavina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925. Stamped signature of Marcel Breuer on the leather. In white leather, chromed steel tube frame.
Chrome
$3,416
H 34.26 in W 22.84 in D 18.9 in
A Folding Safari Chair With Stitched Tan Leather Straps & Seat Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Faux Bamboo & Stitched Tan Leather Folding Campaign Safari Chair With Sling Arms & Brass Mounts Havana Teak and Faux Bamboo & Brass Folding Chair in the style of Maiso...
Brass
Marcel Breuer TI-1A Chair / Authentic Bauhaus Chair
Located in Zürich, CH
Sculptural qualities define this object. A vivid dynamic between the different volumes and surfaces, showing different qualities from different angles. Its expressive form offers a c...
Fabric, Oak
Gastone Rinaldi per Rima, Quattro Sedie, 1951
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Baranzate, IT
Quattro Sedie "953 Sedia Sovrapponibile" in bachelite e metallo, impilabile. Presente marchio del produttore. Prod. Rima Padova. 1951.
Metal
Bas Van Pelt Leather and Chrome Tubular Lounge Chair
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930's Bas Van Pelt leather and chrome tubular lounge chair with bakelite armrests and natural leather seating with laced closure in back. 1930's...
Chrome
1967 Set 2 chairs Laverne, Champagne
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare chaises / Fauteuils "Champagne" Laverne. Lot de 2 chaises / fauteuils champagne vintage Erwin et estelle laverne 1967 (usa) édition "Formes Nouvelles". Coque en perspex moulé ...
Acrylic, Bakelite, Plexiglass
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H 32 in W 22.25 in D 31.25 in
Pair of Model no. 436 Bauhaus Lounge Chairs by Paul Schuitema, 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of model No. 436 upholstered lounge chairs, designed by Paul Schuitema, 1930's have chrome frames and bakelite armrests. Made for D3, a Rotterdam based furniture store whic...
Chrome
Thonet Bentwood and Bakelite Chairs, 1930's
By Thonet
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Thonet bentwood chairs in red and salmon factory painted finish to bakelite seats and backrests. Both chairs in original old surface to wood ( not refinished ) and losses to ...
Bakelite, Beech, Bentwood
Willem H Gispen 356 Office Chair, Gispen, Netherlands, 1935
Located in London, GB
Willem Hendrik Gispen (1890-1981) was a Dutch industrial designer renowned for his functionalism. His education was gained in part from the architecture department at the Academy of ...
Chrome
Bas Van Pelt Leather and Chrome Tubular Lounge Chair
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930's Bas Van Pelt leather and chrome tubular lounge chair with bakelite armrests and natural leather seating with laced closure in back. Frame ...
Chrome
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H 45.5 in W 20.75 in D 24.5 in
1800s Pair of Elizabethan Chairs Hand Carved Solid Walnut Spiral Turned Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1800s Elegant Elizabethan Jacobian influenced Hand Carved Solid Walnut Chairs -a pair Elaborate marquetry spiral turned carved wood ornamentation. 45.5 H x 20.75W x 24.5 D, S 19.5 Or...
Fabric, Bakelite, Walnut
Painted Bakelite Slat Stacking Chairs, England, circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stackable painted bakelite slat chairs with painted metal tubular frames marked PEL. These industrial stacking chairs have taken on a truly special patina. The bakelite has c...
Metal
Pair of Wim Rietveld Model 1401 Lounge Chairs for Gispen
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Including two similar Wim Rietveld Model 1401 Lounge Chairs chairs in differing upholstery. The first is black enameled steel frame with Bakelite armrests and new dense foam and ne...
Metal
Two Mid-Century Industrial Children's Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Two mid-century industrial children's chairs fabricated in the 1960s with plywood and painted steel. Finished with Bakelite accents on the feet. One chair is taller than the other. B...
Steel
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H 31 in W 15.5 in D 19 in
1950s Parisian Experfi Bervete Drafting Chair S.G.D.G. Attributed to Jean Prouve
By Jean Prouvé, Knoll, Odelberg Olsen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Odd combination of materials; steel, oak, and bakelite. Measure: Total H 31-41 in. Seat H 18-28 in.
Steel
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