Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chair by Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" folding chairs in clear lucite with chrome frame. This fantastic chair was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs are m...
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 8 Pink Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" pink lucite with chrome frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs ar...
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of Eight Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
Metal, Enamel
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Black Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" clear lucite with black frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs ar...
Aluminum, Enamel
1960s Wim Rietveld Pyramid Stacking Chairs in Teak & Black Enameled Metal
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six Pyramid stacking chairs designed by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel exemplifies Dutch Mid-Century industrial design at its finest. This model earned the prestigious Sign...
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Black Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
Metal, Enamel
Jean Prouvé, Pair of Standard Chairs, model 306, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Pair of original "semi-metal" Standard chairs, model 306, designed by Jean Prouvé, and dating from around 1950. Constructed from plywood with the original ribbed vinyl covering and...
Metal, Enamel
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 8 "Plia" clear lucite with chrome frame folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. These folding chairs a...
Aluminum, Enamel
LC7 Swivel Chairs by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and Le Corbusier
By Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Few pieces in 20th-century furniture design hold the same canonical status as these 1928 swivel chairs, conceived by the groundbreaking trio Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charl...
Enamel, Steel
Ted Net Folding Chairs Niels Gammelgaard Ikea Sweden 1970's
Located in Rochester, NY
Set of three Ted Net folding chairs in original red enameled painted tubular metal and white rubber coated metal grid seats and backs. Designed by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea Sweden, ...
Metal, Enamel
$10,000 / set
Set off Four French Dining Chairs by Pirelli Atelier
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Set off four French 1960s enameled metal rod in red, woven hemp rope in original condition.
Enamel
Lukki Chair by IImari Tapiovaara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lukki Chair by IImari Tapiovaara with laminated and lacquered birch plywood seat and back rest and an enameled steel frame. Ilmari Tapiovaara was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland in 191...
Enamel, Steel
1960s Martin Visser Lounge Chair Enameled Metal Wood Arms White Upholstery
By Martin Visser, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Visser lounge chair combines industrial design with refined comfort through its distinctive material palette. The black enameled metal frame creates geometric lines and struct...
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Green Folding Cane Chairs by Pompis, Ulisse Style, Gray Plastic Seats
By Ivan Loss
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folding cane chairs by Pompis follow the ingenious 'baston-silla' (stick-chair) concept inspired by Ivan Loss's 'Ulisse' design. Green enameled tubu...
Metal, Enamel
$2,400
Cone Chair
Located in Napa, CA
A Verner Panton cone chair, enameled steel, upholstery.
Enamel, Steel
$1,550 / set
H 29 in W 18.5 in D 19 in
Set of 4 Giancarlo Piretti "Plia" Folding Chairs for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Set of 4 Vintage Giancarlo Piretti "Plia" Folding Chairs for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1970s A striking set of four original "Plia" folding chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for A...
Chrome
$1,268
H 28.55 in W 26.78 in D 21.26 in
red skai & aluminum 1969 folding chair Plona by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Vintage aluminum and red skai folding armchair designed in 1969 by Giancarlo Piretti. Good vintage condition. Visible signs of wear on the metal frame and the faux leather seat as sh...
Aluminum
Pair of Cal-Style Side Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Cal-Style Mid-Century Modern side chairs with tubular chrome base and original upholstered seat and back.
Chrome
Set of 4 Erik Kirkegaard Teak Mid-Century Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 midcentury Danish black vinyl and teak side chairs. Glostrup Mobelfabrik (Maker), Erik Kirkegaard (Designer).
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak
$2,678 / set
H 40.16 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Set of Four Black and Clear Sculptural Lucite High Back Dining Room Chairs 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of four black and clear Lucite sculptural dining room chairs, 1970s.Original thick transparent and black Lucite sculptural design.The chairs are extraordinary and in good vintage...
Lucite
$4,933 / set
H 29.93 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
1960s Kai Kristiansen Set of 6 Model 32 Teak Dining Chairs in Sheepskin Fabric
Located in Praha, CZ
Carefully refurbished newly upholstered in fabric imitating sheepskin height of seat 46 cm.
Faux Leather, Teak
$2,819 / set
H 30.32 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Set of 4 Giotto Stoppino Chrome Chairs from 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian set of Giotto Stoppino chairs with chrome structure and original fabric apholstery in brick-colored. If needed the chairs available are 5 pieces. The fab...
Chrome
$3,995 / set
H 33 in W 20.75 in D 22 in
Pair of Regency Styled Side or Accent Chairs with Reclining Nude & Swan Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique chairs are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Regency, or Hollywood Regency style. The...
Cane, Pine
$1,174 / set
H 29.53 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Italian Modern red metal ABS Folding Chairs Plia Piretti Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Folding chairs mod. Plia in red metal and trasparent abs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s Set of three folding chairs mod. Plia with squared seat and b...
Metal
Unavailable|$3,523 / set
H 74 in W 48 in D 48 in
Giancarlo Piretti, a Set of Four Chairs, Plia, Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Paris, FR
Giancarlo Piretti Plia A set of four aluminum folding chairs each with a caned seat and back. Produced by Anonima Castelli, Italy. With a Castelli label. circa 1970. Lite...
Metal
$1,962 / set
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Fibreglass Side Chairs by Rene Jean Caillette, France 1950s
By Sedia-Steiner
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 2 fibreglass chairs by Rene Jean Caillette. Brown background and multicolour floral pattern. Designed and produced in France between 1950-1959. René-Jean Caillet...
Steel
$469 / item
H 29.53 in W 18.51 in D 20.08 in
Multiple Giancarlo Piretti Plia Folding Chairs in Clear Lucite Chrome, Castelli
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Plia folding chair is an inventive and beautiful design by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967, Italy. This icon is included in every standard publication on 20th century (fur...
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th c. Pair of Second Class Paris Metro Seats c.1908-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of Paris Metro train seats with teak slats seats and a decorative metal scrolled leg. The legs are attached to a metal plate which can be removed. The back rest leans s...
Enamel, Steel
Pair of Italian chairs by Velca
Located in London, GB
Fabulous pair of upholstered Italian black metal and velvet chairs.
Agate, Alabaster, Metal, Enamel
Early 20th c. Pair of Tall Second Class Paris Metro Seats c.1908
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of Paris Metro train tall seats with teak slats seats and a decorative metal scrolled leg. The legs are attached to a metal plate which can be removed. The back rest le...
Enamel, Steel
Early 20th c. Pair of Second Class Paris Metro Seats c.1908-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A pair of Paris Metro train seats with teak slats seats and a decorative metal scrolled leg. The legs are attached to a metal plate which can be removed. The back rest leans s...
Enamel, Steel
Sold
H 24.5 in W 16 in D 15.5 in
Early Children's Side Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in White Enamel, Pair
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Stamford, CT
Harry Bertoia, renowned primarily as a sculptor, was approached by Florence Knoll with a simple request: if he discovered an interesting design motif in his artistic process, he shou...
Metal, Enamel
Sold
H 28 in W 22 in D 20 in
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modernist Chairs in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Set of Four Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chairs in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms are created by Kofod-Larsen and originate from Denmark, Circa 1960. Featuring a gorg...
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modernist Chair in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chair in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms is created by Kofod-Larsen and originates from Denmark, Circa 1960. Featuring a gorgeous open fra...
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modernist Chair in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chair in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms is created by Kofod-Larsen and originates from Denmark, Circa 1960. Featuring a gorgeous open fra...
Brass, Enamel
Verdigris Brass & White Chair
By Maison Hugonet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing a timeless masterpiece – the Verdigris Brass & White Enamel Armchair by Maison Hugonet, exquisitely made in France and adorned with the distinctive Hugonet logo on the ba...
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Sold
H 28.5 in W 29 in D 19.5 in
Set of Six Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
Metal, Enamel
Sold
H 35.44 in W 14.97 in D 15.36 in
20th Century Edwardian Watsons Soap Enamel Advertising Chair, circa 1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Edwardian sturdy wooden chair with turned legs and multiple stretchers with an enamelled sign designed by F East of Dundee advertising Watsons Matchless So...
Enamel
Group of 8 Chairs Zanotta Tonietta 2090 Leather, Italy, 1980s
Group of 8 chairs. In 1987, with this project, Enzo Mari won the Compasso D'Oro. Structure in enameled aluminium; polipropilene seat and backrest wi...
Enamel
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