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Material: Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 6 Flame Mahogany Antique Deco A
Located in Lewes, England
Set of 6 very unusual antique Swedish flame mahogany Biedermeier dining chairs with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif in ormolu style and gracefully curved front...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 6 veneer Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Rare set of 6 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1860-1920 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central wreath motif and gracefully curved fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$4,336 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Moroso Shortwave Chair by Diesel Living
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Although this chair is small in stature with a feminine side, it still has a lot of attitude. Perfect as a dining chair or side chair, the wing arms are designed for style and functi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Polyester, Birch, Ash
$1,507 / item
Set of 3 Alvar Alto Stool 60 by Artek, Finland
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Montclair, NY
Set of 3 vintage original vintage Alvar Alto 60 stools from early 1960s. From a private home with one owner who purchased them in the late 1950s. Two wit...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Birch
Alvar Aalto / Otto Korhonen, Birch and Plywood Armchair Model 50101, 1929-30
Located in Helsinki, FI
This extremely rare solid birch and bent birch plywood armchair was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and Otto Korhonen, who was one of the best known Finnish cabinetmakers a...
Category
1920s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$4,099 Sale Price
30% Off
Model Aslak Chairs, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Asko, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model Aslak chairs, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara, manufactured by Asko, 1960s. Six pieces in total, sold separately. Birch frame, red faux leather seats. Good vintage condition, pat...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Birch
$1,164 / item
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 2 Flame Golden Birch Honey Colour 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Delicious and unusual set of 4 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1900 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,032 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set 4 Quilt Golden Birch Honey Colour 1800s A
Located in Lewes, England
Delicious and unusual set of 4 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1900 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$4,336 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Early 1900 Swedish Antique Marquetry Inlays Art Deco A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Art Deco/ late Biedermeier Empire pair of carver chairs in highly quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic darker honey color French polish finish with very unusu...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$2,842 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Trasnfera Bench by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Trasnfera bench by Alina Rotzinger
Materials: Phenolic birch plywood treated and lacquered with epoxy resin, epoxy resin spheres, steel metal base lacquered with epoxy resin.
Dimen...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Steel
$6,373 / item
Set of Eight Sven Markelius 'Orchestra' Chairs, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of 8 'Orkesterstolen' chairs by Sven Markelius, Sweden, 1940s.
The chairs were originally designed for Helsingborg Concert Hall.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Miroslav Navrátil Bucket Lounge Chairs for Vertex in Nubby Black Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nubby black upholstered, Mid-Century bucket chairs designed by influential Czech designer Miroslav Navrátil for the Vertex Furniture Company. Chairs have their original birch frames....
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Primitive Folk Art Chair 'Fäbostol' ca 1750, Dalarna, Sweden
Located in Farsta, SE
Primitive Folk Art Chair 'Fäbostol' ca 1750, Dalarna, Sweden
A primitive birch wood chair with a beautiful patina, smooth surface, and wear consistent with age and use.
Heigth: 66....
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Axel Einar Hjorth Corall Set of 4 Chairs Birch and Velvet 1934
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of 4 chairs reupholstered in Velvet. Designed during Axel Einar Hjorth's Swedish Grace period or the equivalent of Swedish Art Deco. The desing is called Corall. Made for Nordisk...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Birch Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Birch
Pair of Rare E66 Chairs by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare pair of Alvar Aalto model E66 chairs, designed in 1930s. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use. The chairs are sold as a set.
We can dismantle the chairs...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Bentwood
Alvar Aalto Chairs Artek A65 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Espoo, FI
Artek A65 chairs 2 pcs, designed by Alvar Aalto. The chairs are from 1950s. Wonderfully patinated and in good condition. The chairs have finger joints in the seat, and slotted screws...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,764 / set
Alvar Aalto Rare Set of Early Armchairs, 1939
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Exceptionally rare set of early Alvar Aalto armchairs for O.Y Wilhelm Schauman A.B Jyväskylä, Finland, 1939. Custom ordered for NY World's Fair Restau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$10,460 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Mid-Century Saarinen Style Cocktail Chairs with Navy Upholstery and Birch Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Saarinen style accent or cocktail chair in newer navy fabric with natural birch tapered legs. In otherwise original condition with some visible wear consistent with its a...
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Mid-20th Century Slovak Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
1960's Mullca Simple Grey Stacking Dining Chairs - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Mullca Simple Grey Stacking Dining Chairs - Large Quantity Available.
One of our most favourite makers, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston Cavaillon created the company that w...
Category
1960s French Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Steel
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Early 1900s Antique Quilted Mahogany Wreath A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of beautiful carver chairs in highest grade quilted mahogany veneers finished in the Classic darker oak color French polish finish with roundel motifs...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Swedish Chairs from the 1950s
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of 4 original vintage wooden chairs.
Retro-flavoured chairs consisting of a birch wood frame and an upholstered seat lined with original vintage green fabric.
The backrest is sl...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$723 / set
Open Armchair by Hindley & Son. upholstered in vintage Kente Cloth
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century open armchair by Hindley & Son made in birch and upholstered in a vintage blue and white Kente Cloth from Ghana. Mid-19th Century.
Fully restored and re-upholstered.
Category
Mid-19th Century Late Victorian Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Finnish stool -1900 Birch
By Artistic Finishes, Workaday Handmade
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
chair made of Finnish birch, upholstery sheep's wool, these wonderful chairs were made in Finland in the middle of the 1900 century.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,401 Sale Price
20% Off
Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
Located in Toronto, CA
Beech wood Acorn chairs made by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Canadian manufacturer Sunar Hausserman in the 1970s. ʺIt has the directness of a Shaker piece, the elegance of the Wegn...
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1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
alvar aalto chair611 40's painted blue
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Tomi, Nagano
designed by alvar aalto .
Manufactured in the 1950s.
I don't know the year it was painted.
The whole thing is painted blue, but there are some areas where it's peeling off.
Currently...
Category
1950s Finnish Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Biedermeier Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These graceful chairs were hand-made of golden nordic birch. In need of new fabric, this pair has otherwise aged beautifully. Over a hundred years old, these chairs will last a hundr...
Category
1880s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$4,950 / set
Swedish Art Deco Dining Chairs Set of 6 Marquetry Dark Honey, Early 20th Century
Located in Lewes, England
Set of 6 antique Swedish flame golden birch Art Deco dining chairs with the distinctive inlaid seat backs with beautiful detailed marquetry figures of woman.
The top grade flame ven...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$4,646 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch PAIR Z
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms....
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$2,842 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak color French polish finish with rounded arms....
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,249 Sale Price / set
32% Off
19th Century Chairs
Located in SE
Four chairs made in Sweden in the rococo style about 1830:s. The first secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the second secondary color. Under the secondary color th...
Category
1830s Swedish Rococo Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$4,468 / set
Pair of Birch "Lundi-sit" Chairs by Gijs Boelaars for Lundia, Netherlands 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This pair of ‘Lundi-sit’ chairs, designed by Gijs Boelaars for Lundia in the 1970s, are a testament to the innovative and minimalist design ethos of that er...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Huge Birch Burl Wood Stump Chair
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Birch Burch Stump Chair ca 1930s
Extremely big stump chair, one of a kind!
The weight and size of this Norwegian kubbestol are somethin...
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1930s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Plywood Children Chair, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian modern birch vintage children chair in clear design, which was produced in the 1950s.
The birch plywood seat shell is connected w...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Primitive Swedish Child Stool early-18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Primitive Swedish Child Stool early-18th century
Made of Pine wood and the backrest is made of birch wood.
Beautiful patina and smooth surface, wear consi...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Pine
Rare Pair of Risom for Knoll 666 Chairs
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Early and hard to find design by Jens Risom for Knoll, model 666 chairs having birch frames and cloth webbing seats. These chairs are in original and untouch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
$2,200 / set
Norwegian Folk Art Chair 'Spinnastol' circa 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Folk Art Chair 'Spinnastol' circa 1850
With its beautiful patina and curved lines.
Made out of birch wood.
Some traces of original paint.
Heigth: 59.5 cm/23.4 inch
Depth...
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Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Natural Tupp Barstool by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Tupp barstool by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 41 x W 41 x H 85 x SH 65 cm
Materials: birch wood, nickel plated steel.
Also available in o...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Steel
$931 / item
20th Century Swedish Grace Bare Wood Armchairs
Located in Kramfors, SE
Bare wood pine and birch armchairs from the 1930s, during the Swedish Grace period. The chairs are bare wood and has the typical characteristics of Swedish design from the period. Fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Pine
$3,351 / set
Set of Six Sven Markelius 'Orchestra' Chairs
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of six stacking chairs in birch designed by the Swedish architect Sven Markelius.
Manufactured by Bodafors for the Helsingborg Concert Hall in 1932.
A landmark of Swedish archite...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$6,250 / set
Erik Buch 1960s Dining Chairs Set of 8 1960s mid century modern Blue
By Erik Buch
Located in Lewes, England
Very rare set of 8 1960s dining chairs designed by Erich Buch for Nova Stolefabrik
Superb find - these are very unusual pieces and in good structural condition with teak colour wood...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$6,741 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Swedish Gustavian Axet Dining Chairs Grey Green Set of 4, 20th Century
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual early second half of the 20th century set of 4 Gustavian axet dining chairs in distressed paint finish with wheatsheaf motifs.
Lovely detail in the fluted legs and rosettes ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$2,312 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Pair of Easy Chairs in Birch & Original Leather Webbing by Bruno Mathsson, 1968
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of Easy Chairs in Laminated Birch and Original Leather Webbing by Bruno Mathsson, 1968
Additional Information:
Material: Laminated birch and original leather webbing
Style: Mid...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Norwegian Stump Chair 1860-1880
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Stump Chair circa 1860-80s
Smooth patina.
Made out of birch tree.
Height: 79 cm/31.1 inch
Depth: 32 cm/12.5 inch
Width: 39 cm/15.3 inch
Seat Height: 42 cm/16.5 inch
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1860s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Olavi Hänninen, Unique Experimental Chairs Gallo & Gallina 'Cock and Hen', 1985
Located in Helsinki, FI
These unique neo funk chairs Gallo and Gallina or "Rooster and Chicken" are designed by Finnish designer and interior architect Olavi Hänninen (1920-1992). Postmodern design influenced interior design in the 1970s till 1990s and landed in the 1980s in Finland. The design of the chairs screams form over function. The bold colour scheme of the chairs black, white, yellow and red are characteristic of that style period. These whimsical chairs...
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1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$5,644 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Danish Organic Arm Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful organic arm chair in solid honey colored birch. A simplistic design with a round seating and attention for the natural expression and grain of the wood. This chair holds a ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,350
18th Century Rococo chair, with original color
By Alexander Thunberg
Located in SE
Chair, rococo, made in Stockholm about 1765, attributed to Alexander Thunberg, not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1757 and died 1797. The chair is in good...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of Six Mid-Century Swedish Modern Dining Chairs by Edmund Spence
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Newly upholstered mint condition set of 6 rare chairs by Edmond Spence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Cane, Birch
Alvar Aalto / Otto Korhonen, Birch and Plywood Armchair Model 50101, 1929-30
Located in Helsinki, FI
This extremely rare solid birch and bent birch plywood armchair was designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and Otto Korhonen, who was one of the best known Finnish cabinetmakers a...
Category
1920s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
$4,099 Sale Price
47% Off
18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period ...
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$3,274 / set
1950s French Mullca Framed Seat Stacking Dining Chairs - Set of Eight
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s French Mullca Framed Seat Stacking Dining Chairs – Set of Eight
1950s French Mullca Framed Seat Stacking Dining Chairs – Set ...
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1950s French Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Set of Six 1950s Italian Chairs Featuring Vintage Upholsteries by Ladoublej
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six 1950s Italian chairs in the style of Melchiorre Bega, featuring varnished birch wood and newly upholstered seats. All six chairs were so...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Birch
6 White Folding Chairs Attributed to Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani Italy 1966
By Aldo Jacober
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
6 Folding Chairs attributed to Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani 1960's
Original white stained solid Birch Wood in a nice original and...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Domus Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara, Keravan Puuteollisuus, 1950s
Located in Balen, BE
Early version of the Domus chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara, produced by Keravan Puuteollisuus in the 1950s. The Domus Chair was originally designed in 1946 as part of a series of furnitur...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
Natural Storängen Birch Chair by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Storängen birch chair by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 56 x W 78 x H 133 x SH 42 cm
Materials: birch wood
Also available in other colors, with seat and back cushion.
T...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$2,199 / item
Early Red Aniline Dyed Eames LCM "Lounge Chair Metal", Signed with Evans Label
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very early Charles Eames and Ray Eames LCM, for Evans Products Company, Venice, CA, circa 1945. Red aniline-dyed molded plywood, polished c...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" chair designed in the 1958 and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch, Fabric
$5,800 Sale Price
44% Off
Set of Two Finnish Birch and Rattan Chairs Produced by Wilhelm Schauman
By Werner West
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Scandinavian Modern set of two rattan & birch chairs from the 1940s/1950s, produced by Wilhelm Schauman and attributed to Werner West. Birch frame, rattan backrest, re-upholstered wi...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Birch
$1,975 Sale Price
40% Off
Alvar Aalto chairs 69 by Artek 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
A pair of Artek chairs model 69, designed by Alvar Aalto. These chairs are from 1950s and have a beautiful patina of age. In great original condition.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,317 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Gustavian Carved Canework Dining Chairs Natural Finish, Early 1900s A
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual early 1900s pair of Gustavian carved canework dining chairs in natural finish with fully webbed seats and lots of detail.
The carved canework is really lovely with the delic...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Birch Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,927 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Rolled Arm Upholstered Club Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our Juliana chair has a Classic traditional shape with rolled arms, tight back and a deep seat. The chair is framed in maple and birch.
Price does not include fabric. Fabric shown ...
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2010s American Modern Birch Chairs
Materials
Linen, Birch, Maple
$3,200 / item
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