1940s Chairs
Period: 1940s
Color: Brown
Highback Armchairs in Oak with Leather Cushions
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, cognac leather, wood, Europe, 1940s
These wavy, elegant armchairs feature high-quality camel colored leather cushions that are se...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Jacob Kjaer, Adjustable Teak Lounge Chair, Denmark, 1945
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable teak lounge chair, by Jacob Kjaer, Denmark, circa 1945.
A lounge chair by Danish cabinet maker and modernist pioneer, Jacob Kjaer, designed i...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
English Oak circa 1940s Carver Occasional Armchair Lovely Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this nice vintage circa 1940s occasional carver armchair
A nice piece that sits well in any setting. The arms are beautifully aged revealing the...
Category
English Victorian Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Axel Larsson Chairs by Bodafors, 1940s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of Axel Larsson chairs produced by SMF, Bodafors, 1940s. Signed.
Very good vintage condition with signs of usage and patina.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Canvas
Dutch Modernist Chair by Wim Den Boon, 1947
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Den Boon ’s prototype chair for ‘Goed Wonen’ 1947.
Important and Historical piece of Dutch modernist furniture
Wim Den Boon formed 'Groep &' just after the liberation of The N...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Edward Wormley Chair for Dunbar Model 2424B
Located in New York, NY
Sleekly sculptural chair with a radically slender, curved seat back designed by Edward Wormley and produced by Dunbar Furniture, c. 1940. An early modernist design by Wormley, in an organic design idiom, that transforms a traditional wingback chair...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Art Deco Chairs, Cherry, France, 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Set of four Art Deco chairs in cherry, with trapezoidal openwork backrests and upholstered seats. The chairs stand on elegantly curved legs with X-shaped bracing. The chairs are newl...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 elegants French Art Deco chairs
blackened wood, red leather, back of the backrest in walnut veneer.
The leather is not torn, not perforated, but there are differences in p...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of Six Rosewood Estrutural Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro. Mid Century, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
To compose light seats, Tenreiro used thin wooden sticks in some of his chairs. One of these pieces, which became well known, was the Structural Chair...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
1940's Office Chair in Red Cedar Wood, Gold Leaf Stripe
Located in Ciudad de Mexico, MX
Intervened office chair, circa 1940 made of red cedar wood and varnished, intervened with gold leaf stripe.
Category
Mexican Restauration Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Cedar
Handsome Cerused Oak French Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully crafted French armchair in cerused oak having Classic geometric lines and an unexpected beautiful strip of caning on the back, with newly upholstered brown velvet seat wi...
Category
French Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Ax Lounge Chair by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen designed Scandinavian Modern lounge chair in a sculptural and innovative armless design. Made of laminated teak and beech, the chair features a ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Beech, Teak
Pair of Børge Mogensen Mahogany King of Diamonds chairs for Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Knebel, DK
Pair of King of diamonds chairs in mahogany and beige leather designed by Børge Mogensen for Søborg Møbelfabrik in 1944.
The chairs have an elegant d...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
6 Neoclassic Chairs in Blackened and Ceruse Oak, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
6 neoclassic chairs in blackened and ceruse oak, circa 1940-1950.
Category
French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Oak, Velvet
1940s French Industrial Square Dining, Console Table
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s French Industrial square dining – console table
1940s French industrial square dining – console table. An exceptional original piece in it’s faded original paint. The table ha...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Metal
Cantilever "RS 7" Two Dark Red Faux Leather Chairs, Manufactured by Mauser
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Cantilever "RS 7" set of two chairs, manufactured by Mauser. The chairs are in original condition. Seat and back are covered with dark red faux leather, armrests are made of lacquere...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Steel
A Classic Charles Eames Evans DCW 1940's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic, original, early production Charles Eames Evans Products, DCW (dining chair wood) in red analine dye.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, Pink Maple Wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern side chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, pink maple wood, lacquered, restored, polished with oil and new upholstered with Wharol Haring fabric. Excellent conditi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chair Model S 188
By Rudolf Kleinkopf
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern chair model S 118. New release. Frame in black or chrome-plated steel tube, seat and back in natural or stained plywood beech.
Created in...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Elegant Art Deco Chairs in the Style of André Arbus, circa 1940
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant Art Deco chairs in the style of André Arbus, circa 1940.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Slipper Chair by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A wonderful Robsjohn-Gibbings armchair with carved teak frame and a tufted eggshell white seat for Widdicomb.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Teak
Elegant Chair in Stained Beech and Brass, France or Italy, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant chair in stained beech and brass, France or Italy, circa 1940.
Category
European Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of armchairs in the style of Jean Royère, France 1940s
By Jean Royère
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of armchairs in the style of Jean Royère,
France 1940s.
Oak and bast.
Loose back cushion upholstered in red wool.
Measurements:
H: 87,2 cm/ 34 1/4''
W: 67 cm/ 26 1/2''
D: 56 ...
Category
French Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
Pair of Bamboo & Rattan Chairs by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A pair of Bamboo & Rattan Chairs designed in 1947 by Josef Frank in Sweden.
The Austrian born architect is considered to be one of the most important figures in Swedish design. Fra...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Cane
Midcentury Sculptural Olive Wood and Walnut French Chair, 1940s
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-20th century sculptural chair. Composed of remains of ancient farming implements. Handmade of olive wood and walnut structure, France, 1940s.
Every item LA Studio offers is chec...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Olive, Walnut
Germaine Darbois-Gaudin, Set of Six Art Deco Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Germaine Darbois-Gaudin, set of six Art Deco chairs, circa 1940.
Furniture from Ms Darbois-Gaudin, Decorator of transatlantic liners.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 5 Chic Crimson Velvet Chairs in the Style of Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 5 red chic crimson velvet chairs in the style of Maison Jansen. Very sturdy and comfortable. Original upholstery is vintage but in good condition. They can be reupholstered wi...
Category
French Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Giltwood, Wood
Guglielmo Ulrich, Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Ladder Back Chairs, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Finely crafted set of six ebonized wood and brown leather dining chairs by Guglielmo Ulrich, circa 1940.
The peculiarity of the ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Mahogany, Fabric
Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs designer Melchiorre Bega attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern side chairs designer Melchiorre Bega attributed in beech wood and leatherette. Period 1940s in very good condition.
Measure in cm: H 77\42, W 43, D 43.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
huge Wingback Chair with floral silk fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This wing chair was designed in Italy in the 1940s. The well-upholstered furniture body is covered with the extravagant and very striking original cover with floral motif. The armcha...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Frits Henningsen Windsor Dining Chairs Model CH 18A by Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Windsor dining chairs model CH 18A designed by Frits Henningsen. Produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in Denmark.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair Hollywood Regency French Victorian Mahogany Saber Leg Fireside Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning pair of 1940s saber leg fireside lounge chairs attributed to Grosfeld House. This elegant pair of armchairs features shapely solid mahogany wood frames, rolled backs, carved...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Frits Henningsen Lounge Chair in Patterned Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Frits Henningsen, wingback chair, multicolored pastel fabric, stained beech, Denmark 1930s.
This modest yet refined armchair is a classic piece from designer Frits Henningsen. The f...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Beech, Fabric
Pair of Hollywood Regency Scroll Form Ebonized Walnut & Textural Silk Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Hollywood Regency armchairs were realized in the United States, circa 1940. They feature stylized klismos style volumetric rectangular legs in ebonized walnut. T...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 elegants French Art Deco chairs
lacquered wood, fabric to redo
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Three Chairs “Typenko” by Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of three chairs “Typenko” designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet,
Sweden. 1944.
Birch and velvet upholstery.
Dimensions:
H: 88 cm/ 2' 11''
W: 45,5 cm/ 1' 6 1/2''
D: 57 cm/ 1' 11''
Seat height: 43 cm/ 1' 5 1/2''
From 1927 to 1938, Axel-Einar Hjorth was the chief architect and designer at the department store Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm—which was known as one of the most important producers of modernist furniture in Sweden. During this time, Hjorth designed both public and private interiors, and worked with international clients including Iranian royalty. His first project for NK was a stand for the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, during which he exhibited the Louis Cabinet...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Birch
Jean Prouvé, Dactylo CD 11 Chair, 1944
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Bent sheet steel, steel tube and molded plywood
Measures: H. 83 x L. 40 x P. 50 cm
H. 32.68 x L. 15.75 x D. 19.69 inches.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Gustavian Style Tall Back Armchairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of 2 Gustavian style tall back armchairs, they have been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster White". New seating covered in Muslin.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Four Art Deco Dinning Chairs Ebene de Macassar and Red Leather
Located in Weiningen, CH
Four Art Deco dining chairs ebene de Macassar and red leather.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Leather, Macassar
Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Chiavari Chair 1940s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern extra high back vintage side chair Chiavari from beechwood with partly gilded rests at the surface. The beautiful chair shows a hand - caned seat.
Very good vinta...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Modern Set of Four Chairs, Ico Parisi Manner in Blond Walnut
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern set of four chairs, Ico Parisi manner, in blond walnut restored. Original upholstery in good condition
Measure in cm . H 90 / 48, W 42, D 48.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Beech Raffia Ladder Side Chair by Chiavari, Italy, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Side Chair by Chiavari Italy 1940s from beech and raffia.
This lightweight chair is named after the place in Italy where it was manufactured. The design is similar...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Beech
Otto Schulz Easy Chair, Sweden, Produced by Boet, 1940s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Otto Schulz, slipper chair, restored and new reupholstered in alpaca.
Excellent condition.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Alpaca, Beech
Frits Henningsen Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen armchair.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Red Patina Side chair in "De Stijl " Design, The Netherlands, 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Red patina side chair in "De Stijl" design, the Netherlands 1940s.
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood, Wool
Set of Six Dining Chairs by Carlo Di Carli and Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slick set of six dining chairs by Carlo Di Carli and Gio Ponti.
Black lacquer wood. Faux python skin.
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Niccolini Pair of Gilt Iron Side Chair
By Niccolini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of gilt iron side chairs, Italian, circa 1950. Hand-forged gilt iron in a heavy, twisted rope design.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Hollywood Ebonized Walnut Lattice Occasional Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sophisticated pair of 1940s Hollywood occasional chairs were designed by Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House, circa 1945. Created in ebonized walnut, they offer lattice...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
English Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
English side chair with brass nailheads
upholstered in Holland & Sherry fabric
Measures: 18" W x 18" D x 30.5" H x 15.5" SH.
Category
English Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Four Chairs Attributed to Studio BBPR, Italy, 1940s
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milan, IT
Four chairs attributed to Studio BBPR
The structure is identical to the later versions of the Elettra chairs made for Arflex.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Four Adjustable Shop Stools by Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach, BES
By Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of four, Industrial, height adjustable, bent plywood and steel, swivel, shop stools by Swiss maker Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach, BES feature a well worn patina.
Measures: S...
Category
Swiss Industrial Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chairs in Stained Mahogany and Green Wool - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Elegant pair of chairs, stained mahogany, French polish. New green black flecked wool upholstery.
Italy, circa 1940
Measures: Seat height 48 cm.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wool, Mahogany
Set of Six French Oak Chairs with Seagrass Seats
Located in East Hampton, NY
Set of six French oak chairs with basket woven seagrass seats (newly refurbished.)
Category
Vintage 1940s Chairs
Pair of Elegant Mid-Century Chair Guglielmo Ulrich Attributed
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of elegant mid-century chair Guglielmo Ulrich attributed.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Satin, Wood
Organic Folk Art Gilded Driftwood Chair
Located in Miami, FL
Very unique driftwood chair from 1 piece of driftwood. The chair has a gilt finish and looks great from all angles.
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Six Deco Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of six maple Art Deco Dining chairs. Fully restored and newly upholstered.
Seat depth - 16"
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Maple
Pair of Hollywood Tufted Button Back Scroll Form Side Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Hollywood/ Art Deco side chairs were realized by the illustrious 20th Century design firm, Grosfeld House- where luminaries such as Lorin Jackson refined their p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Frits Henningsen Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen armchair.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Cane, Leather, Mahogany
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