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Period: 1940s
1940s Straight Chair by George Nakashima
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early production straight chair with spindles and a shaped seat on four splayed, tapered dowel legs.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Hickory

Mid Century Red and Orange Chairs, Made in 1940s, Czechia, Restored by Our Team
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Czech Art Deco chairs, two pieces. Material: oak Period: 1940-1949 Completely restored. New upholstery with original fabric.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Oak, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Rare Set of Playroom Children's Furniture from Oceanliner SS United States
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and original set of children's furniture from the playroom of oceanliner SS United States. Two arm chairs and two side chairs offered as a set. The side chairs measure 25" H, ...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1946, Ray and Charles Eames for Vitra, DCM Chair in Red Vernish
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

René Prou, Two Art Deco Armchairs in Lacquered Wood and Blue Velvet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Prou, two Art Deco armchairs in lacquered wood and blue velvet, circa 1940-1950.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Pair of Dark Mahogany French Louis XV Fauteuills Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category

French Louis XV Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of circa 1940s Bergere & Flamed Hardwood Claw & Ball Feet Occasional Chairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1940s Claw & Ball feet mahogany and bergere occasional chairs A very good looking, well made and decorative pair of occa...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

1940s Neo-Classical Style Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of carved mahogany neo-classical style side chairs. The backs are carved urns with ram form accents. The striped upholstery is vintage but in good condition. They are ...
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American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Italian Caned Armchairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of four caned armchairs, circa 1940s by Lio Carminati Wonderful curved shape with original blue linen upholstered seats Home & Garden Produ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

Midcentury Italian Dining Room Chairs, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Set of six chairs in beautiful 1940s design in characteristic Italian style of Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi and Osvaldo Borsani, with saber legs and shaped backrest. Originality and s...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Midcentury Set of 4 Carl Malmsten Chairs Dining in Pine, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These midcentury dining chairs were designed by Carl Malmsten. The set of 4 dining chairs made in solid pine with all new qulity linnen fabric upholstery. Good vintage condition,...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Linen, Pine

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"...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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...
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French Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bossche School Chair by Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dom Hans van der Laan, Bossche school, Netherlands, 1960s. The chair was designed by the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect, Dom Hans van der Laan ...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Pine

Set of Dining Room Chairs of Walnut and Upholstered with Dark Fabric, 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of dining room chairs, crafted from rich walnut and upholstered in dark fabric, embodies the timeless elegance of mid-century Scandi...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

1940s Finnish 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.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Birch

1940s Original Multipl's Stools, Set of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s original Multipl's stools, set of six 1940s original Multipl's stools in exceptional original condition - set of six. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

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.
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Dutch Modernist Chair by Wim Den Boon, 1947
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...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of 1940s Italian Neoclassical Sidechairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of carved and inlaid fruitwood Italian neoclassical side chairs with carved wood details throughout and tapered legs. Newly upholstered in caramel silk velvet.
Category

Italian Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Four 1940s Early Eames DCW Dining Chairs by Evans Products
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare set of four DCW dining chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Evans Products. These were produced in the 1940s before Herma...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Birch

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

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

Jacob Kjaer, Adjustable Teak Lounge Chair, Denmark, 1945
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...
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English Victorian Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Axel Larsson Chairs by Bodafors, 1940s
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

Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Arm or Desk Chair Upholstered in Black Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s mahogany armchair with seat and back upholstered in black leather. The smooth elliptical shapes and mid-century modern lines make this a stylish addition to any desk or ...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

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

Jean Prouvé, Dactylo CD 11 Chair, 1944
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

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

Ebonized Klismos Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful set of 6 Mid-Century ebonized Klismos armchairs with carved Greek key design on inside chair back. Seat depth - 18" Arm rest height - 24.75"
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Six Super Light Chiavarina Dining Chairs, Painted Wood, Wicker Seat, Italy, 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Six super light 'Chiavarina' dining chairs in black lacquered beech, cherry or maple wood with original braided wicker seat. This chair, model 'Campanino' was created by Giuseppe Gae...
Category

Italian Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Set of 6 Elegants French Art Deco Chairs
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Rosewood, Leather

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

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

Otto Schulz Easy Chair, Sweden, Produced by Boet, 1940s
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

Pair of Bamboo & Rattan Chairs 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

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 ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Beech, Teak

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

Materials

Olive, Walnut

Original Chairs in Lacquered Metal, in the Style of Jacques Adnet circa 1940/195
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original set of 6 chairs in lacquered metal, in the style of Jacques Adnet circa 1940/1950. many gaps and wear to the lacquer. 1 table, a sideboard and 2 stools are also available...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal

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

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

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

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

Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, Pink Maple Wood
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Max Fellerer Eugen Wörle Vintage Garden Chair Steel 1948
By Max Fellerer & Eugen Wörle
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage garden chair from green lacquered tubular steel. Designed for the public bathing beach "Gänsehäufel" in Vienna, circa 1...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Elegant Art Deco Chairs in the Style of André Arbus, circa 1940
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

Chrome Round Tubular Armchair by Royal Metal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made by royal metal manufacturing, this elegant modernist tubular armchair set features two heavily made chromed round tubular frames with or...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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
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 Italian Bergères
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of Italian painted and gilded bergères, circa 1940. Grand scale and elegant design. Beautiful combination of natural wicker and distress...
Category

Italian Regency Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wicker, Wood

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

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.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Chairs

Materials

Teak

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

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood, Mahogany, Fabric

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

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