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Period: 1940s
Pair of Elegant Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Elegant Hollywood Regency,high back angled design,off white and Black lacquered leg Side Chairs
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Two Bauhaus-Style Chairs - Germany, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Bauhaus-Style Chairs - Germany, 1940s This set of two Bauhaus-style chairs is an excellent example of the simplicity and functionality that defined this influential desig...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Six "Chinese Portrait" Chairs, France, 1940's
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Set of six unusual and lovely dining chairs with rectangular backs, each adorned with a carved central medallion featuring the portrait of a Chinese figure, (2 of each). Wonderful ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Set of 4 Vintage French Rustic Chairs – Woven Seats, Turned Wood Frame
Located in TARBES, FR
Set of 4 Antique Turned Wood Chairs – Woven Rope Seat – 1940s Elegant and full of charm, these four vintage chairs date from the 1940s. Their turned wood frame gives them a rustic a...
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Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Side Chairs With Gold Gilt & Claw Foot Details, Circa 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of elegance to your living space with this stunning Pair of Side Chairs from the 1940s. Featuring exquisite gold gilt details and claw feet, these chairs exude luxury and...
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Asian Anglo-Indian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Rustic Traditional Hand-Painted Wood Chair, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic handmade and handpainted wood chair. By unknown artisan in Spain, circa 1940. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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Spanish Rustic Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Walter Knoll “Vostra” Chairs for Knoll, Germany, 1947
Located in Wilnis, UT
A rare pair of “Vostra” chairs designed by Walter Knoll, manufactured by Knoll in Germany around 1947. A highly recognizable chair after Jens Risom...
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German Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

1940's Danish Lounge Chair in Original Mohair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Sculptural high back danish lounge chair in original mohair. Beautiful age on this piece with minimal wear. Excellent craftsmanship shine through in the details and lines. Mohair i...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Mohair

Set of 4 chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
set of 4 chairs modern fabric carved wood
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European Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 chairs
Set of 4 chairs
$4,500 / set
Pair 1940's Neoclassical style Occasional/ Accent/ Side Chairs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Neoclassical style Occasional/ Side/ Accent Armchairs. Beautiful chairs with caning intact.
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American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Original "Leggera" Chair, Design Gio Ponti for Cassina, 1949
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid Cassina chair model " leggera" Gio Ponti design ,first version with upholstered seat, forerunner of the model "superleggera "arrived only a few years later, with the adoptio...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood, Ash

Pair of Danish adjustable orchestra musician chairs with backrests
Located in DK
This pair of very rare chairs was designed in 1942 by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the iconic Radiohuset building in Copenhagen. They are designed for the musicians / the orchestra. They ha...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rudder back n°19 by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Size : W420 D400 H820 SH450 mm Vintage Bauche n°19 by Charlotte Perriand. Ladder back models are rare. The seat is original. The wo...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Early 20th Century Office Wood Chair, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century office wood chair, by unknown designer. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1940. In original condition with minor wear consistent ...
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Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Art Deco Set Of 8 Black and Beige Velvet Chairs by Cassi Ramelli, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
This set of eight chairs by Antonio Cassi Ramelli was produced in Italy in the 1940s. They are all ebanized and upholstered with a beige velvet. Completely restored. Measurements ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Velvet

French Metal Desk Chair by René Malaval "Radar" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
René Malaval for Bloc Metal France, post war This vintage metal side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room Composed...
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French Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Steel

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...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Sculptural Lucite Side Chairs 1940s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of Two Lucite Side Chairs with new upholstery--black and gold USA circa the 1940s Chairs were restored preserving the original spring system. Lucit...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Chiavari Chair 1940s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage extra high back vintage side chair Chiavari from beechwood with partly gilded rests at the surface. The beautiful chair shows a hand - caned seat. good vi...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Beech

Early Franco Albini Pair of Oak "Luisa"/ N°48 Dining Chair by Knoll, ca. 1949
Located in Geneva, CH
Early pair of black naugahyde and oak N°48 chair by Franco Albini produced by Knoll between 1948 and 1952. Good condition, 2 little damages on corners of the seat cushion ( picture ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Oak

1960´S, Walnut Arm Chair Bierdemeir Style with Bordeaux Leather Upholstery
Located in BILBAO, ES
Walnut arm chair bierdemeir style with in bordeaux leather upholstery. Dimensions chair Height: 86cm seat 33.85cm. Width: 22.83 in. (58cm). Depth: 19.29 in. (49cm). PRADERA is a...
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Spanish Biedermeier Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Pair of 1940s Italian Side Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Italian side chairs.
Category

Vintage 1940s Chairs

Set of 6 Oak and Red Velvet Chairs. French Work, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice set of 6 chairs is made of oak with red velvet seats. The design is very interesting and typical from 1950's French Work. Circa 1950.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Swiss Alp, folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp , folk art escabelle with funny face sculpture.
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Swiss Alp, folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art escabelle with funny face sculpture.
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Six 1940s Chairs
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Set of six vintage chairs of 1950s Italian manufacture with stained beech wood frame restored in our workshops, newly renovated seat with spring upholstery and bouclè fabric cover in...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Six 1940s Chairs
Six 1940s Chairs
$3,834 / set
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, Wood, Giltwood

Swiss Alp, folk art Face Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp, folk art funny face sculpture escabelle.
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 oak chairs with 4 faux-leather seats. French work. Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice set of 6 chairs is made of oak with faux-leather seats. This is a French work in the style of André Arbus. Circa 1940
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modernist Dutch Children Chair in the Style of Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Modernist Dutch children chair, manufactured in by unknown manufacturer in Holland, circa 1950. In good original condition, preserving a beautiful patina.  
Category

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, Italy, 1940
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of sculptural clarity, this suite of six Italian high-back chairs embodies a language of refined austerity and measured grace. Evoking the spirit of Gio Ponti, René Pro...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Original Tyrolean Robust Armchairs in Chestnut Wood, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid century Original Tyrolean armchairs in chestnut wood, polished to wax Beautiful chair model with antique patina for your modern kitchen.
Category

Italian Country Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Chestnut

Pair of Scandinavian Lounge Chairs – 1980s Oak Frames with Red Canvas Backs
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of armchairs, anonymous, 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 cm/ 22'' SH: 42 c...
Category

French Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wool, Oak

Garden Table Set by Giuseppe de Vivo, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This garden table set by Giuseppe de Vivo consists of six chairs and a table frame. As the table top is missing, we offer to organize a glass, metal o...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Button Back Mohair Chair by Russel Wright for Conant Ball Company
Located in New York, NY
This stunning side chair was realized by the esteemed American designer Russel Wright in the United States, circa 1940. It features four conical splayed legs in ebonized walnut; and ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Pair of Art Nouveau Mahogany Side Chairs with Dove Grey Wool Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of side chairs with Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau influences. Mahogany frame with split back and center Art Nouveau carved floral detail and open elliptical top. Arts and craf...
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American Vintage 1940s Chairs

Italian Art Deco wooden chair with rounded profiles, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden chair with rounded profiles, 1940s Wooden chair in Art Deco style with slightly shaped rounded seat. The backrest has rou...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Stylish Pair of 1940's Hollywood Regency Painted Klismos Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish pair of 1940's Hollywood regency ivory-painted and parcel-gilt Klismos armchairs; each incurved crest with Greek key fret band above a padded b...
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American Vintage 1940s Chairs

dudouyt chair
Located in TARBES, FR
I am offering for sale a magnificent solid oak chair with a straw seat, made in the 1940s by the famous French designer Charles Dudouyt. This authentic piece steeped in history perfe...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Oak

dudouyt chair
dudouyt chair
$210 Sale Price
64% Off
Vittorio Dassi Chairs
Located in Catania, IT
Set of 8 wooden dining chairs with Italian production upholstery from the 1940s attributable to the designer Vittorio Dassi.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vittorio Dassi Chairs
Vittorio Dassi Chairs
$2,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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

Wool, Wood

Set of Eight Queen Anne Style Ebonized and Gilt Decorated Dining Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of eight Queen Anne style ebonized and gilt decorated dining chairs. These sleek and stylish dining chairs come straight from a NYC brownstone. The ebonized frames would fit easi...
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Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1940s Hollywood Greek Key Occasional Chairs by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
This pair of sophisticated 1940s Hollywood occasional chairs by Grosfeld House features a rounded seat in new silver metallic sharkskin upholstery and stud detailing, an ebonized wal...
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American Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu, Deck Chai
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Jean proves and Jules Leleu Deck chair of the sanatorium of martel de janville Beech and braided cable circa 1935 Measures: H 113 x L 200 x W 79 1900 e...
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French Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Paolo Buffa Two Head Chairs in Wood and Straw 'Attr.'
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of head chairs with arms attributed to the great designer Paolo Buffa in the 1940s. The frame is made entirely of a solid and durab...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Six Art Deco Chairs in Green Leather Original Condition
Located in Miami, FL
Original condition for these set of six chairs in green leather. the seat part are in bad condition, must be reupholstered. Backs of the chairs are in good condition from origine. ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Beech

Upholstered Dining Chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A dining chair in laminated birch with newly upholstered black leather seat and back.
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Birch

Pair of Italian Midcentury Club Chairs in Burgundy Velvet with Fringe Skirts
Located in Northport, MI
A richly upholstered pair of midcentury Italian club chairs, exuding vintage glamour and comfort in equal measure. These generously proportioned lounge chairs feature subtly flared, ...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Mohair

Set of Four Chairs, Arttu Brummer for Helsinki University, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Set of four gorgeous chairs designed by Arttu Brummer for Helsinki Univeristy. Restored beech frame with upholstered sheepskin seats. Great vintage condition, patina consistent with ...
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Beech

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...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Silk, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Set of Four Chairs, Ico Parisi Manner in Blond Walnut
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.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Black Primitive Log chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Blackened monoxyle chairs or stools that are hand carved from a single tree Each one has unique shape and character Sold and priced individually Small: 17"D x 15"W x 25"H, 11"SH...
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French Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Six High Back Lacquered Chairs, Italy, circa 1940
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A set of six elegant black lacquered high back chairs. The seats are re upholstered in grey leather. Italy, circa 1940.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

A set of Art Deco chairs, 1940s, Poland.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco chairs from the mid-20th century, Poland. Furniture in very good condition after professional renovation. The seats are covered with new natural leather. Dimensions: heigh...
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Polish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Hans J. Wegner, Town Hall chair. Oak and Leather. Denmark C.1940
Located in Munster, NRW
Hans J. Wegner, Town Hall Chair. Denmark, circa 1940 Designed in the early 1940s and originally commissioned for Denmark’s Aarhus City Hall—a project led by renowned architects Arne ...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Set of Eight Italian Midcentury Painted Dining Room Chairs PierLuigi Colli 1940s
Located in Rome, IT
These Elegant set of eight finely carved and painted Pier Luigi Colli chairs are part of a complete interior including a sideboard, a cabinet bar and a dining table. For the ot...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Plywood Group Lounge Chair, Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Neuss, NW
Plywood Group Lounge Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Vitra, designed in the 1945/1946s. Stainless steel frame with seat and backrest shell made of bent ash plywood. Quality Feature...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Four Chairs Attributed to Studio BBPR, Italy, 1940s
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.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Four Warren McArthur Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Four Warren McArthur dining chairs. The aluminium shows wear and one of the chairs is missing its cross bar (picture attached). They have been newly reupholstered. They measure 17.5"...
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American Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Woven Oak Lounge Chair by Edward Durell Stone for Fulbright
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury oak and cane lounge chair by American architect Edward Durell Stone, manufactured by Fulbright Furniture, 1945. Custom ivory seat cushion with black welting. literature: Edward Durell Stone: Evolution of an Architect, Durell Stone, pg. 103 Edward Durell Stone (March 9, 1902-August 6, 1978) was an American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India, The Keller Center at the University of Chicago, and the John F. Kennedy Center...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

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