1930s Chairs

Rare side chair by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.

Set of six chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725. Sweden. 1938. Mahogany and original leather. Literature: Kristina Wängberg Eriksson, Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2014, p. K 18 H: 90 cm W: 58 cm D: 63 cm SH: 43 cm Armrest height: 69 cm (at the highest point) Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...

An original, pair of René Prou chairs, circa 1930s. Finished in the original Art Deco, dusky pink lacquer and upholstered in a complementary pale, she...

1930s Italian oak high back armchair with curved arms. The arms are decoratively carved. Stretchers are spiral. The chair has been reupholste...

1930s Vintage Mahogany Chairs - Set of 4 Extremely elegant chairs originating from Northern Europe, made of mahogany wood. The restrained in decoration form of the chairs is enliven...

Industrial work stool by Ama, circa 1930s - Ply seat - Sprung steel back rest - Designed by Albert Menger - Produced by Ama, Nordhalben - German, 1930s - Measures: 39cm wide ...

- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Designer: Mart Stam - Maker: Robert Slezák - Both signed - Original yellow color - Chrome in perfect condition - Published in catalogue.

This is a Fine quality English 1930s era armchair designed in the Georgian manner. The chair is in very good condition and has fine machine tapestry uphol...

Two beautiful Austrian wooden chairs with woven cane seating from the 1930s. Designed by Julius Jirasek for Werkstätte Karl Hagenauer. The chairs...

Very rare pair of chairs designed by Erik Chambert in 1937 and produced by his own company AB Chamberts Möbelfabrik. Frame made of ash with cane seat. This exact model was displayed ...

- Czechoslovakia, 1930 - Maker: Robert Slezák - see detailed pictures for condition - published in catalogue (model K 16).

A pair of fine French Art Deco sycamore side chairs by Jules Leleu.

Art Deco chair, circa 1930, varnished wood and beige leather. 5 pieces available.

Art Deco Jean Pascaud Gondola Dining Chairs, France, circa 1933. Set of six gondola chairs in black lacquered wood. Deep seated sloping back towa...

De Coene Freres: A set of six fine Belgium Art Deco dining chairs (model Rubens) composed of 4 side and 2 arm with a darkened mahogany frame, an upholstered front back rest and a ros...

Rare set of Cushman Colonial Creations seating: 2 chairs, one armchair footstool or side table. Beautifully carved maple in excellent origin...

Armchair with black lacquered metal structure. Seat and arms upholstered in cotton melacron and feet finished in brass pads.

Pair of Warren McArthur lounge chairs, model 1031-A, Machine-made anodized aluminum with rubber feet. Upholstered with great plains cotton-poly fabric. Frames have natural oxidation...

These two chairs come from a time in Austrian design where craftsmanship and design are combined with the best materials to make beautiful furniture...

A fine set of George III style chairs in carved mahogany. Two (2) armchairs and six (6) side chairs Dimensions: Height 41" 25 1/2" wide (across arms) 18 1/2" deep Seat height 19" ...

Set of six French 1930s wooden chairs in oak by Jacques Mottheau (1899-1981).

Six modernist Art Deco chairs in the style of Pierre Dariel or Robert mallet Stevens, circa 1930.   

Important Russel Wright chair design, illustrating the confluence of styles; Art Deco, Streamlined Moderne, European and Shanghai style, all converging into and reflecting the new mechanized and modern era. These chairs were the first design for American Modern Furniture...

Bakelite 1930s jump seat on steel base. Gun metal patina base.

Suite of 6 Art Deco chairs in walnut and walnut veneer, circa 1930 polish to review and worn velvet Healthy structure, do not move, no lack of veneer.  

Rare suite of 8 Art Deco chairs and 2 mahogany and leather armchairs in the style of Maxime Old, circa 1930-1940. Dimensions in centimeters Armchai...

Pair petite Fauteuil Lois XV Chairs Salmon pink lacquered finish with off white and soft pink weaved fabric original in very good condition.

Pair of mahogany, Neoclassical style armchairs with painted inlay back. Hand painted inlay features cherub and leaf details. Tapered legs and black back spindles. Great age and patin...

Art Deco vintage Windsor chairs or dining chairs Josef Frank attributed circa 1930 in Vienna and executed by Thonet-Mundus. It features a company´s branding label. The chairs from br...

A rare mid-1930s Art Deco aluminum armchair by important American designer Warren McArthur. Displays McArthur’s signature Streamline Moderne-meets-...

Light weight armchair designed and made in Vienna in the 1930s influenced by Josef Frank. The frame is constructed of beechwood, the Viennese can seat has bee renewed. The wood has...

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 ...

Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs manner of Jansen.

These over-scaled chairs were said to have been designed by Chicago architect Sam Marx, but they were probably made by William Quigley, whose workshop ...

Suite of 8 Art Deco chairs in Macassar ebony, mahogany and leather The general condition is very good tiny scratches on the leather,. Do not requi...

Pair of fine French Art Deco mahogany side chairs with bronze sabots in the manner of Alfred Porteneuve.

André Sornay (1902-2000) A beautiful set of six minimalist, pure-lined dining chairs by André Sornay, with subtly curved and tapered backs and elegant sabre legs. In French walnut u...

A quirky, very unusual model of a French iron garden chair, can be used inside or outside, great charm!

A unique pair - handcrafted in two kinds of wood 1935 - by cabinetmaker Theodor Hellberg located in Norrköping/ Denmark.

A set of fine French Art Deco six-side and two-arm palisander chairs by Maxime Old. A matching table, sideboard and two vitrine are also available. Armchairs dimensions: H 36" W 22 1...

Peter Behrens Bauhaus Industrial tubular steel chair, which was designed and manufactured in Germany circa 1930. Documented Design: Peter Behrens (1...

Rare deck chair manufactured by Thonet with original upholstery, circa 1930. The chair is possible to reclinate and to fold it totally. Beechwood and fabric. Labeled in the backside with Thonet G80. In great vintage condition, preserving a beautiful patina with some minor scratches in the fabric. One of the handles is new. First design named Siesta chair designed by Hans and Wassily...

Art Deco three armchairs from oak and plywood in by Josef Frank attributed and executed by Thonet Vienna, 1930s. The frame of the chairs from oa...

Series of 6 oak chairs burgundy leather top 1930 by Auguste Vallin height dimension 85 cm and a width of 41 cm and depth of 43 cm. From the estate of Auguste Vallin in Marseille, Auguste Vallin architect and designer son Eugene Vallin.

Set of 6 époque Art Deco chairs, stained beech and faux leather.

Set of 8 Art Deco chairs. Need to be restored.

Pair of Art Deco chairs circa 1930, relacquered and covered with new fabric. good condition, a few lacks of paint.

A set of eight fine French Art Deco Macassar ebony dining chairs by Paul Frechet.

- Producer: Unknown, maybe Thonet - Original orange color - Chrome with patina - Original condition (see detailed pictures) - circa 1930.

Rare Viggo Boesen rattan easy chair designed 1938 and made at E.V.A. Nissen & Co., Denmark.

Cool and rare find. Great accent or conversation.

1930s white painted Art Deco armchair with carved detail to back and great apron detailing. Newly restored with a beautiful Chenille fabric.

Louis XVI style, armchair features a beautifully carved mahogany frame with it's original patina and new underpinnings with muslin fabric. The chair can be used as is or upholstered ...

Heals. An Arts and Crafts limed oak dining set consisting of a Tilden dining table, six dining chairs and two armchairs (making eight in total) and a rare matching mirror. Dining ta...

Amazing set of two rare Bauhaus prototype dining chairs, manufactured around 1930. These beautifully crafted chairs have a metal base with woven rattan seats and backrests. One of...

A sleek pair of solid birch and palisander chairs with a stylized inlaid crest of burled birch and mahogany, which adorns the backrest. Gracefully sweeping arms transform into slim s...

André Sornay pair of chairs, circa 1930. “Certificate of Authenticity” from Thierry Roche, French expert for André Sornay.

Very attractive early 20th Century hand carved French Neoclassic / Empire Style X-Form Bench with lightly distressed finish, dramatic whimsical form rolled arms, and beautiful hand c...