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Place of Origin: Italian
Pair of Black Lacquered Chairs Hoffmann's Style with Black Eco-Leather 1970
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Black Lacquered Chairs Hoffmann's Style with Black Eco-Leather.
Available two pairs.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design Patricia Urquiola Back-Wing Chair For Cassina
This distinctive chair by Patricia Urquiola outclasses the stereotypes with a bold new plasticity and its own personality. The B...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,835 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Leather chair, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Leather chair, Made in Italy, 1940s.
Detail Chair with shaped back and seat in Original leather that rests on carved front legs. Upholstered in leather color and finished in the bac...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Velvet Chairs, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of mid-century modern Italian chairs designed by Giancarlo Bovini and composed of metal and fully restored at our atelier in a bright new red upholstery.
The design is well-p...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,653 / set
Pair of Italian 50s Dining Chairs in the style of Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of dining wood chairs.
Typical examples of Italian 50s furniture design shapes and proportions.
Size refers to the tallest piece.
Category
1950s Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Iconic Chiavari chair by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi, Italy 1970s
By Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1970 / chair / Chiavari / Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi / brass, velvet / mid-century / Hollywood regency / vintage
This iconic chair in polished brass with green velvet uphols...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Locus Solus White Chair by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Exteta
Located in Milan, IT
A refined addition to a patio, deck, backyard porch, or poolside, this contemporary chair combine style with comfort. Part of the iconic Locus Solus collec...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,731 / item
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and quickly deemed a design icon, t...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,877 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Set of Six Africa Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto, Italy, 1970s
By Maxalto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in LEWES, GB
A rare set of six stunning Africa chairs designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa in the 1970s, and produced by Maxalto, Italy. These are great examples in rare exotic hardwood, burl, black leather and brass. Very good original condition with normal minor age related signs of use and wear. Also available and sold separately is the matching table from the dining set. We also have an additional set of 4 Africa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Gae Aulenti set of two lounge chairs 1960s.
By Poltronova, Gae Aulenti
Located in bari, IT
Set of two lounge chairs from the Locus Solar series by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova late 1960s.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,362 / set
Leather and Mahogany Chaise Longue
By Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid, sinuous objet d'art that will extraordinarily enliven both classic and modern decors alike, this chaise longue is handcrafted according to traditional techniques of first-rate materials. Fashioned of mahogany, the base supports an elegant and comfortable leather seat.
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather
$13,892 / item
Lauriana Chairs by Afra + Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, B&B Italia
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Rare original leather lauriana chairs, made in Italy.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather
Customizable CoEdition Dalya Armchair by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
Structure in natural solid oak or black stained solid ash
Seat and back upholstered in fabric
Dimensions :
53x51xH74cm – seat 46cm
price listed for starting fabric.
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Tacchini Costela Chair with Ottoman in Green Bryony Fabric by Martin Eisler
By Tacchini, Martin Eisler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tacchini is delighted to reissue Costela by Martin Eisler, icon of Brazilian 1950s design. An elegant yet informal armchair. With its sensual aesthetic, natural materials and intelli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Danny Ho Fong for Tropi-cal Set of Six Rattan Chairs
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A fabulous unique set of six rattan dining chairs from a difficult to find series by the wildly creative Danny Ho Fong for Tropi-cal, circa 1975. Beautiful rattan over steel frame co...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$18,000 / set
'Plona' chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Anni 70
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 4 folding chairs, plastic seat, aluminum frame.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Italian Set of Four Hand-Stitched Leather and Chrome Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Very chic Italian chairs with exceptional design that gives a very sleek and attractive profile, the chromed tubular structure upholstered with hand-stitched Italian tan leather. The design of the leather simply strapped over the back adds to the elegance...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Arflex Botolo Low Back Armchair in Natural Fur & Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An innovative upholstered rolling chair with three large tubular legs. Botolo is an ideal place to sit, relax and be creative.Cini Boeri designed Botolo in 1973, giving life to a new design style, where you could choose the height of the legs to have a dining chair in the high version or a style, at that time modern, "the living at a low level", a way of living...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Fur
Klismos Wood Saber Legs Customizable White Leather Seats Dining Chairs Set of 12
Located in IT
Klismos walnut wood customizable dining chairs Italian production, white ivory color leather - capitonnè ( with buttons) - upholstery. Other colors and upholstery are available. Ital...
Category
2010s Greek Revival Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Foldable chairs in bamboo & yuta
Located in Milano, IT
Experience the timeless charm and practicality of these 1950s foldable chairs, recently updated with durable beige yuta to enhance any contemporary or retro living space. These chair...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,306 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Dolfin Canaletto Walnut Chair
By Carpanelli
Located in Milan, IT
The prow-heads of "gondolas" - an iconic symbol of Venice - inspired the design of this ash armchair, an exquisite piece to complement a desk, vanity, or to be gathered with twins ar...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,944 / item
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Zig Zag Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934. Relaunched in 1973/ 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld, this chair provided an early example of...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,877 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Carlo Ratti Chairs by Industria Legni Curvi, Italy 1950s
By Legni Curva, Carlo Ratti
Located in Sacile, PN
Two beautiful original Carlo Ratti chairs, manufactured by his company Industria Legni Curvati, based in Lissone, Milan.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wooden Chairs, Lombardy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of beautifully carved wooden chairs
Lombardy, first half of 17th century
H 86 x L 48 x P 43 cm
Pair of “da balia” (nanny) chairs. The backrest is decorated with winged myt...
Category
17th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$9,212 / set
Italian modern Black leather metal chair Jot by Stoppino for Acerbis, 1980s
By Acerbis, Giotto Stoppino
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black leather and metal chair Jot by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbis, 1980s
Chair with armrests mod. Jot with seat and back in...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chair for Cassina, Tobacco Leather, 1978
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Tobacco brown leather, Italy, 1978, set of one.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather
Italian Wicker Lounge Chair Designed by Franco Albini for Bonacina, Italy 60s
By Franco Albini
Located in Lucija, SI
Boho rattan Lounge Chair designed by Franco Albini in Italy in the '60s.
Amazing mid century rattan shell-shaped armchair. These piece were produced in Italy during 60s and the desig...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Sottsass Inspired Memphis Milano Chair, Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Playful and sophisticated, this Memphis-style chair captures the essence of postmodern design with its bold shapes and pastel shades. The backrest features a curved silhouette in a r...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Tripod Memphis Dining Chairs in the Manner of Michele de Lucchi
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of four steel and wood dining chairs from the Memphis period in the manner of Italian designer Michele De Lucchi. Newly powder coated satin black and the seat and bac...
Category
1980s Memphis Group Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Carlo Bartoli Set of Six 4875 Chairs in Plastic by Kartell 1980s
By Carlo Bartoli, Kartell
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of six 4875 chairs (also known as Bartoli) designed by Carlo Bartoli in 1974 and produced by Kartell.
The chairs are made of polypropylene, a very resistant and lightweight plas...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chair by Cassina
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chair designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Dine Out collection of furniture is designed to add a touch of sophisticated style to the ou...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
$1,405 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chair for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960.
The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house of 'Carimate...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Cloe Armchair
By Pier Luigi Frighetto by Black Tie
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite chair has a beechwood structure with feet upholstered in leather. The seat and back are covered in polyurethane foam with steel springs and are upholstered in non-remo...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Beech, Leather
$4,353 / item
Ensemble de 6 chaises CASALA en chêne foncé 1970's
By Casala
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Ensemble de 6 chaises CASALA en chêne foncé 1970's
Category
1970s Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Three Charlotte Perriand Ombra Tokyo Chair, Oak Stained Black by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Three Stackable Chairs, model Ombra Tokyo designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1954.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
With the Ombra Tokyo chair...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,828 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Dawn Outdoor Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Dawn outdoor with frame structure in stainless steel
in bronze finish, with cushion seat upholstered and covered
with high quality outdoor fabric. Backrest, armrests and bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$6,791 / item
set of 6 walnut chairs, richly carved, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
set of 6 antique chairs in solid walnut wood, richly carved with a particular backrest, original from the late 19th century, originating in Italy. Ideal as dining table chairs, perha...
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Slide Design Angolo Retto Kids Chair in Powder Blue by Slide Studio
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angolo Retto is a chair with an extremely compact design: its dimensions and its essential shape make it an ideal product for both contract and private homes. Angolo Retto customizes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Rococo Chair by Fratelli Boffi
By Fratelli Boffi
Located in Milan, IT
This work of art is a hand carved throne in solid wood that will add a magnificent accent to an eclectic or modern interior, drawing the eye in any room it is placed. The three slant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$12,966 / item
Bedroom Chairs Dark Red Velvet Feet Brass Midcentury Italian Design Gigi Radice
By Gigi Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gigi Radice bedroom chairs dark red velvet feet brass midcentury Italian design, 1950s.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Frisée 252 Black Armchair by Cristina Celestino
By Cristina Celestino, Billiani 1911
Located in Milan, IT
Boasting a total-black look with a matte finish, this armchair is a refined design by Cristina Celestino. Crafted of beechwood, its ergonomic seat rests on four slightly slanted legs...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile, Beech
$1,012 / item
Pair of Italian Midcentury Dione Gastone Rinaldi Lounge Chairs, 1950s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Paris, FR
The Gastone Rinaldi Dione model is a true Classic of midcentury design. Created by the renowned Italian designer Gastone Rinaldi, the Dione model was first produced in the 1950s and ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 CAB Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The CAB chair was designed by Mario Bellini in 1977 for Cassina, Italy. Mario Bellini (1935) is an Italian designer and architect.
The chair has a skeleton in tubular steel and the ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
$5,846 / set
Soft Cloud-like Form Lamb and Wood Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Bling bling chair by Pietro Franceschini
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Manufacturer: Stefano Minotti
Dimensions: W 79 ...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Ash
Set of 4 Chairs Model "300" by Joe Colombo for Pozzi, 1966
By Joe Colombo, Pozzi
Located in Roma, IT
Eight 300 chairs realized by Joe Colombo for Pozzi, Italy, in 1966.
Oak Wood and black leather.
Ref: I Colombo. Joe Colombo 1930-1971, Gianni Colombo 1937-1993, Fagone, p. 165; G. ...
Category
1960s Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,267 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Six Rodolfo Dordoni ''Dine Out' Outside Chairs by Cassina
By Cassina, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Outdoor chairs designed by Rodolfo Dordoni in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The Dine Out collection of furniture is designed to add a touch of sophisticated style to the o...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
$8,420 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Medea Chairs by Vittorio Nobili, Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in LEWES, GB
A nice pair of old, authentic Medea chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s. Priced per chair. Signs of use and wear and some minor losses but in good structur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hallway with this well carved pair of antique Sgabello chairs. Crafted of walnut in Italy circa 1860, each Renaissance chair stands on curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome pair of 19th century Italian ebonized wood chairs. The chairs of alluring shape, with slatted legs and back. The legs of a curvaceous "X" form rising to a flat seat. The b...
Category
Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Italian Chairs Late 19th Century Piedmontese Solid Walnut Chairs
Located in Milano, MI
Four late 19th century Italian walnut chairs, a group of four Piedmontese chairs, solid blond walnut structure, in good condition, hi...
Category
Early 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Printed Nature Econit Wood Chair by Harry Thaler
Located in Geneve, CH
Printed Nature Econit Wood Chair by Harry Thaler
Dimensions: D 90 x W 115 x H 77 cm.
Materials: Econit wood.
"In addition to proposing ecological and sustainable design, which has a...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$21,306 / item
Pumpkin Orange RAP Chair by Karim Rashid
Located in Geneve, CH
Pumpkin Orange RAP Chair by Karim Rashid
Dimensions: D 78 x W 115 x H 75 cm. Seat Height: 36 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 24 kg.
Available in different color options. This p...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Other
$3,247 / item
Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italian chairs 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-century modern Italian chairs Tric by Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 1960s
Set of three folding chairs mod. Tric made entirely of black painted wood. The seat and back are roun...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Chairs
Materials
Beech
$1,606 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Vintage Italy Cognac Vegetal Leather Dining Chair Armchair Cantilever
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This Cantilever vintage chair are an Italian classic.
In the manner of Marcel Breuer this chairs are strongly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement.
It is the thick saddle vegetal tanne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Glass Chair Attributed to Nani Prina for Rimadesio, Italy, 1980s
By Rimadesio, Nani Prina
Located in Milan, IT
Glass chair attributed to Nani Prina for Rimadesio.
A single curved thick glass sheet hosts the leather covered padded seat.
Category
1980s Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Glass
Set of Six Mid Century Folding Chairs Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani, 1960s
By Aldo Jacober, Alberto Bazzoni
Located in Praha, CZ
- very practical
- iconic
- indoor and outdoor.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bedroom Chairs Gigi Radice Minotti Velvet Orange Brass and Metal Feet
By Gigi Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Bedroom Chairs Gigi Radice Minotti Velvet Orange Brass and Metal Feet.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$1,700 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" Chair for Cassina, Black Leather, 1977
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 413" dining chair for Cassina, black leather, Italy, 1977.
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationship between...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Leather
Chair Bonacina Tito Agnoli 1950 Bamboo Italian Design Mid-century 1950
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chair Bonacina Tito Agnoli 1950 Bamboo Italian Design Mid-century 1950
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
$1,965 Sale Price
20% Off
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