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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Material: Steel
Cassina Cab 412 China Red Leather Dining Chair Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Cab 412 dining chair was designed by Mario Bellini for Italian manufacturer Cassina. It's the Dining chair version. The classic Italian masterpiece in dining rooms. It is uph...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Nobu Tanigawa "Nardis" Black Bar Stools with Back for Fasem Italy, Set of Two
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Post modern Nardis black stool by Nobu Tanigawa for Fasem. Nobu Tanigawa "Nardis" black bar stools for Fasem Italy, Set of Two. Pair of Nardis bar height stools with black rubber lik...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Original Anton Lorenz for Thonet Cantilevered Steel Tube SS33 Chair, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Anton Lorenz (1891–1966) Timeless, early edition Bauhaus Model SS33 cantilevered armchair by Anton Lorenz for Thonet, circa 1930, ...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Steel Chairs

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Chrome, Steel

Ron Arad Spring Collection Soft Heart Chair for Moroso
Located in Miami, FL
Spring Collection Soft Heart chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988 for Moroso. This example is from the early 1990s. The base of the chair is weighted w...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Set of 6 Chairs by Boris Tabacoff Christofle Edition 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Set of 6 chairs by Boris Tabacoff Christofle edition Boris Tabacoff (Bulgaria 1927-1985 France) is a Bulgarian designer who is part of the post-war Ecole de Paris (1945-2000). He ...
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1970s Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Pair of Orange Spaghetti Chairs by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, 1980's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Spaghetti chairs was designed by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias, in Italy, during the 1980's. They have chromed steel frames and orange straps. All PVC straps are still ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Chrome, Metal, Steel

Unusual Pair French Mid-Century Maison Jansen Steel, Bronze, and Leather Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Unusual Pair of French Mid-Century Maison Jansen Polished Steel and Leather Folding Chairs. Each is hand-made with intricate detail and fantastic craftsmanship. They are m...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever Set of 4
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics. In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement. The thick saddle vegetal tanned leat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth "Se 68" Chairs, 4
Located in New York, NY
Egon Eiermann (German 1904 - 1970) for Wilde & Spieth "SE 68" Chairs (designed 1951), four (4) in original orange finish, with curved back and seat attached to t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Set of Three Vintage Swiveling Chairs by Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 Vintage Swiveling chairs by Eames for Herman Miller. One black, one gray and one dark yellow.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Toledo Dining Chairs
Located in Oakville, CT
One Pair of Original Toledo chairs Overall Dimensions: 15 1/2" x 17" x 31" high Seat Height: 18".
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Mid-20th Century American Steel Chairs

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Steel

Venizia Chairs by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
African style chairs, mid-century seat added, hand-painted in black and white, multi-lacquered with 2k varnish I am particularly interested to give value to overlooked, already us...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Marcel Breuer Model "B34" Bauhaus Chair in Steel Canvas Produced by Thonet 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "B34" armchair with a tubular steel frame, creamy canvas and dark stained beech wood armrests designed by Marcel Breuer in 1929 and produced by Thonet during the 1930s. Good and...
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1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Set of Ten Jean Prouvé "Standard" Chairs, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Great early set of ten black "Standard" chairs, style 305 manufactured by Atelier Prouve in the 1950s. Offered as a complete set. Molded plywood seats and backs, bent steel enamele...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Vintage Italian Leather Scissor Chair Timeless by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This heavy and solid but at the same time elegant Timeless chair was designed by Antonio Citterio for the Italian Flexform manufacture during the 1980s. This chair has a chromed stee...
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1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Matteo Grassi Cantilever MG Skin Coloured Leather Chair by Centro Studi
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Vintage Cantilever chair by Centro Studi for Matteo Grassi Modell MG. This Cantilever chair is an Italian classic. In the manner of Marcel B...
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1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Collectible Chair "Porno Chic" by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
1980's remake of a classic Thonet chair, steel, chromed, seat artisticly painted in the manner of minimalism. Through my work I transform each chair into a unique and individual obj...
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1970s Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Set of Vintage DalVera Les Arcs Chairs chosen by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Cape Town, WC
Structurally, the chrome frame imitates the backward position of an armchair – yet without armrests, instead finding its comfort in its Cognac leather seat...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Poul Kjærholm for E. Kold Christensen Pair of 'PK20' Lounge Chairs in Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Poul Kjærholm for E. Kold Christensen, pair of lounge chairs model 'PK20', leather, chrome-plated steel, Denmark, 1968 A highly modern design that embraces clear lines and curvaceous shapes. A cantilever chair is all about ease and comfort as it provides the characteristic bending function, and together with the high backrest and head cushion, a pleasant seating experience is guaranteed. Kjærholm used chrome-plated steel for the base and black leather for the seating, materials that fit within the modernistic aesthetics of this chair. Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) was a Danish designer and cabinetmaker. He had a particular interest in different construction materials; especially steel which he considered a natural material with the same artistic fineness as other natural materials. Poul Kjaerholm was employed at Fritz Hansen for about a year, where he designed a number of noteworthy chair prototypes. In 1955 Poul Kjærholm initiated his collaboration with manufacturer Ejvind Kold Christensen, which lasted until Poul Kjærholm's death in 1980. In 1982, Fritz Hansen took over the production and sales of "The Kjærholm Collection", developed from 1951 to 1967, designs, which are logical to the minute detail with an aura of exclusivity. In 2007 Fritz Hansen added two new pieces to the Kjærholm Collection. Pieces that were never in production before, the PK8...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Postmodern "Cassiopea" Leather Armchair by Gae Aulenti for Elam, Italy, 1976
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1976. This is the model Cassiopea, designed by Gae Aulenti for Elam, Meda. These chairs feature a chromed tubular steel structure and leather seat and back-rest. They ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Chrome, Steel

Franco Albini PL19 or Tre Pezzi Armchair in White Wool by Poggi Pavia, 1950s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
PL19 also known as Tre Pezzi armchair with black enameled steel tube structure, upholstered in white Mongolian goat wool. Designed by Franco Albini & Franca Helg for Poggi, Pavia...
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1950s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Jean Prouvé Folding Chair Designed 1930, Manufactured by Tecta, 1983
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Jean Prouve´, reclining chairs, steel and canvas, France, design circa 1930, manufactured by Tecta, 1983 This very rare folding chair was designed by Jean Prouve´ in 1930. Originall...
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1980s French Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Pair of Scandinavian Chairs by Overman, Sweden, circa 1960
Located in CANGAS, ES
Pareja de sillas apilables diseñadas por Svante Schöblom para la firma sueca Overman en la década de los 1960’s. Aunque editadas en varios colores, el diseño en blanco se adapta a cu...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs

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Metal, Steel

Pair of Original Karl Springer Chairs, Stainless Steel and Brass
Located in North Miami, FL
One of Karl Springer’s most popular and versatile designs, the Regency Arm Chair features a slightly tilted back for maximum comfort. The frame is mirror polished stainless steel wit...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Brass, Steel

Set of Four Black Leather Stiletto Chairs by Arrben with Dark Chrome Frame
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Four Stiletto chairs by Arrben made in Italy 1960s. The chairs are made of thick black leather and a dark chrome finish, all in good vintage condition....
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20th Century Italian Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

1960's Pair of Folding Chairs by Salterini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern outdoor patio pair of folding chairs designed by Salterini. The chairs are made of mesh and tubular steel. In good vintage c...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

1st Generation Eames Dkr-2 Wire Eiffel Tower Chair
Located in Garnerville, NY
First generation Eames DKR-2 Eiffel Tower base side chair with the distinct splayed feet and the black base (which was only released in the early version). ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

1950s Arthur Umanoff Wicker & Steel Rod High Chair, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare all wicker (back & seat) high chair from Arthur Umanoff. Well designed ergonomically and very comfortable. Solid, sturdy construction made of thick enameled steel rod lace...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Thonet Style Chrome Frame Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sleek modern rocking chair features a tufted vinyl seat with stylish chrome frame. Mounted wooden rockers ensure a fluid rocking motion, while padde...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Chrome, Metal, Steel

Two Chairs Designed by W.H.Gispen for the Dutch Company Kembo
Located in Beerse, VAN
Two very cool chairs designed by W.H.Gispen for the Dutch company KEMBO. The chairs are from the ‘innovative’ 1950s and they show it. The chairs are stil...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Whimsical Mid-Century Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Milano, IT
Whimsical set consisting of four fine Italian-made leather chairs belonging to the 1960s. The frame is made of chrome-plated steel and has a single foot of semi-rectangular shape, in...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Unique 'Ice Cream Parlor Chair' Rare Inventive Spring Version
Located in Sharon, CT
An early inventive (not to mention shapelier) version of the ubiquitous Ice Cream Parlor Chair. Note that the two circular loops are looped twi...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Steel Chairs

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Steel

Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Unique Folding Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 6 unique folding chairs. Seat & back collapse in a unique way, folding towards each other part. Chairs have been painted and recovered but the vinyl on a few chairs is undone,...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

'Point' Chair by Jonas Bohlin, 1990
Located in Stockholm, SE
Designed by Jonas Bohlin, hand-signed. Produced in Sweden, 1990.
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Elephant Chair by Bernard Rancillac, Limited Edition 37/100, 1985
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elephant Chair; Fauteil Éléphant; Bernard Rancillac; Limited Edition; 37/100; 1985; 1980s; Bedside Chair; Side Chair; Lobby Lounge Chair; Reading Ch...
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1980s French Space Age Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Dinning Chair Designed by Antoni De Moragas 'Grup R', 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dinning chair in solid iron and curved plywood designed by Antoni de Moragas i Gallissà, member of “Grup R”, the Catalan rationalist architect’s collective who recovered in 1950s the...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Tubular Steel Chair with Green Fabric
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern tubular steel chair with green fabric. By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Wilde & Spieth Four Chairs Model Se 68 by Egon Eiermann in Yellow Fabric
Located in Köln, NRW
The SE 68 multi-purpose chair by Egon Eiermann is instantly recognisable with its unmistakable silhouette and continues to claim its status as a Mid-Century icon. Frame chrome-pla...
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Mid-20th Century German Steel Chairs

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Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Brown Leather and Steel High Stool, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brown leather and steel high stool, 1980s High stool with rectangular seat and back in brown leather. The structure is in tubular steel. Visible black sti...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

90s, Danish Design by Alfred Homann, Set of "Ensemble" Chairs, Original
Located in Tarm, 82
90s, Danish design by Alfred Homann, set of six "Ensemble" chairs, original good condition. Manufactured by Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen in about 1990. Original red furniture...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Dinning Chair Produced by “Italma”, Attributed to Jean Gillon. Brazil, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dinning chair in solid iron and plywood produced by Italma in 1960s.
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Harry Bertoia for Knoll International Bird Chair and Ottoman
Located in Houston, TX
Harry Bertoia for Knoll International bird chair and ottoman. This iconic lounge chair and ottoman were originally designed by Harry Bertoia in 1952 and manufactured by Knoll Interna...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Pair of Red Chair DSC 106 Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Aluminum, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare pair of chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Seat and back in red fabric. Black enamelled aluminum Stackable chairs Eternal and indestructible chair.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Aluminum, Steel

Set of 2 Moroso Gluon Reception Chairs by Marc Newson, 1990s
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
For sale is this lovely and rare set of two Gluon Chairs by Marc Newson, produced by Moroso in the ‘90s, and no longer in production today. The Gluon Cha...
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1990s Italian Futurist Steel Chairs

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Steel

1950's Vintage Conjoined Folding Chapel Chairs
Located in Tarleton, GB
1950's Vintage folding chair row in beech History Folding chairs have been in use for thousands of years in many cultures, including ancient Egypt and Rome. They were even commonly used in churches as liturgical furniture in the Middle Ages. On July 7, 1911, an African-American man named Nathaniel Alexander of Lynchburg, Virginia patented a folding chair. According to his patent, Nathaniel Alexander designed...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Rowac Model XIII Swivel Desk Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
- Steel frame with wooden seat and backrest - Height adjustable - Original brown paint - Branded "Rowac" on one leg - Original maker badge to the underside of the seat - Made by...
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1920s German Industrial Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Alessandro Albrizzi Director's Chair in Chrome And Suede
Located in London, GB
Director style armchair in chrome and brown suede. Alessandro Albrizzi (1934-1994). Italy, 1965. Completely original condition.  
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

William Plunkett Rocking Chair and Ottoman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rarely seen example with its ottoman. Minimalist design upholstered in Knoll leather. Some degradation to structural strapping. Signed with Manufacturer's decal.
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1960s English Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Charles Eames for Herman Miller DSX Shell Chair
Located in Garnerville, NY
Charles Eames for Herman Miller fiberglass DSX shell chair. Circa 1970. Retains all it's plastic glides. Shock mounts are in good condition with no visible drying or cracking. Struct...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Metal, Steel

Italian Post Modern Cockpit Shape Leather and Steel Side Chair, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Beautiful and rare Italian post modern cockpit shape leather and steel side chair, 1980s Chair or small armchair with round seat in black sky and back in satin steel rod with three-l...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Set of Four DKR Bikini Chairs by Charles Eames
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of four Bikini chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Some rust spots on the metal. Original from 60s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

German Mid Century Wood Single Shell and Chromed Steel Rods Legs Chairs, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Mid-Century Modern pair of dark wood single shell and chromed steel rods legs chairs, 1960s Set of two German chairs, with single shell in dark wood, ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Post Modern Oak & Yellow Steel Small Sculptural Chair, France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Post modern tripod chair in yellow enameled steel with an oak seat and accents.
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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Italian Modern Side Chairs with Mohair, 1960s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Set of two chairs with thin steel frames and upholstered seat and backrest. Upholstery has been reneewed with Mohair fabric (by Kvadrat).
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Steel Chairs

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern 40\4 White Chairs by David Rowland for GF Furniture, 1963
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern 40\4 white chairs by David Rowland for GF Furniture, 1963 Three model 40/4 chairs, born as waiting room seats, are stackable, but...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Metal, Steel

Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chairs Armchairs Cantilever Set of 6
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These Cantilever vintage chairs are Italian classics. In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement. It is the thick saddle vegetal tanne...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Steel Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Egon Eiermann Chair Wilde & Spieth Modell SE68 Hopsak Brown 1 of 16
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Egon Eiermann chair Modell SE 68 for Wilde & Spieth. This is the brighter seating version .It is not stackable. Brown Hopsak fabric and black feet. Produced in 1993 and in good co...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel

Mario Botta Set of Six 605 Quinta Chairs in Black Lacquered Steel by Alias 1980
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of six 605 Quinta chairs with a black steel rod frame seat and back in bent perforated sheet metal. Designed by Mario Botta for Alias in 1985 (This chair is no longer in production). The Quinta chair it's an architecture you can sit on, this design clearly shows the inspiration of iconic designer as Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, and Carlo Scarpa, an exemplary of this iconic chair is also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio. After working as an apprentice draughtsman for the Lugano-based architect Tita Carloni, he moved first to Milan and then to Venice, where he enrolled at the department of Architecture at the IUAV. He completed his degree in 1969 with a thesis tutored by Carlo Scarpa – after having met Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, who were later to be sources of inspiration – and returned to Switzerland to open his own professional firm, which at the time dealt mainly with detached family private homes. These included the villas in Riva San Vitale (1971-1973), Ligornetto (1975-1976) and Morbio Superiore (1982-1983), in which Botta treated the theme of the home as a refuge, which protects and reassures its inhabitants. These were buildings with a character that was ironic and, in a certain sense, monumental, obtained for example (in the case of Morbio) through rigorous symmetrical compositions and a particular use of raw concrete blocks set in a linear pattern and alternated with strips of silvered brick which, on the contrary, were set at 45 degrees. Partially dug into the hillside, the villa was also characterised by a theme which was particularly dear to Botta and which had already been explored in Riva San Vitale; the net distinction between solids and voids, the latter appearing to have been dug out of the building. Between 1980 and 1990, Botta associated with artists and intellectuals from all walks of life and took numerous long trips abroad. Together with Gabriele Basilico and Edoardo Sanguinetti, he published “La Casa Rotonda”, and he became friends with Max Huber, Nicki de Saint Phalle, Dante Isella, Harld Szeemann, Robert Frank and Alberto Flammer. In 1986, the MoMA in New York dedicated a solo exhibition to his work, and the Swiss architect received his first contracts for public buildings and from abroad, debuting with the Cultural Centre in Chambéry (1984-1987). In Japan, on a challenging triangular lot of only one hundred and sixty square metres, a space which remained from the opening of a new highway, Botta built a small building which, with its clarity and strength of image, attempted to stand out in the midst of the chaos that surrounded it, thanks to a thick masonry curtain raised on the main façade, in which slabs of grey marble are crossed with horizontal fissures which erode the angles and cancel the perception of the number of floors which make up the museum. The church of Mongo, on the other hand, was the first step in a long series of places of worship, including designs for the churches of Pordenone (1987-1992) and Sartiana (1987-1995), for the cathedral of Evry (1988-1995), for the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Mont Tamaro (1990-1996, for the Giovanni XXII church in Seriate (1994-2000) and for the Cymbalista synagogue in Tel Aviv (1996-1998). In each of these, light plays a predominant role as a prime generator of space and a measure for the definition of time that passes with the various phases of the day, the months and the seasons. Light is, however, the main symbolic element, representing through its variations the uneasiness of humankind in the face of divine perfection. In this same period, the scheduling for the construction of a new School of Architecture, the Mendrisio Academy, took place. Inaugurated in 1996, it offered an alternative approach to teaching in contrast to the Swiss University system, in which an important role is played by humanistic subjects and by a copious group of well-known international professors: from Rykwert to Benevolo, Burkhart, Campos Baeza, Dal Co, Frampton, Mendes da Rocha...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Steel Chairs

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Steel, Sheet Metal

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