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Period: 1950s
Pair Mid-Century Italian Chairs Light Gray Velvet Metal Brass Rinaldi Gastone
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair mid-century Italian chairs light gray velvet metal brass Rinaldi Gastone.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Six Chairs by Carlo Ratti, 1950
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Six Chairs by Carlo Ratti, Made in Italy, 1950.  Original in both structure and fabric. The frame is beech veneer wood, faux leather cover with ci patterned red/black color. The fram...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Six Chairs by Carlo Ratti, 1950
Six Chairs by Carlo Ratti, 1950
$1,330 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Italian Vintage Bench with Red Leather Seats, 5 Seats
Located in Milano, IT
The vintage bench is of fine Italian manufacture and it is original from the 50s. It’s a multidirectional bench because the five seats can be placed to face the side needed, as you c...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Kosmos" Chair - Design by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, 1954
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The "Kosmos" chair, designed by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, in 1954, epitomizes timeless sophistication with its geometric lines and graceful framework. Retaining its original...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of 6 Revolt Chairs by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Netherlands, 1956
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The 'Revolt' chair was designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. An award winning design that has become an icon of Dutch industrial design from the 1950's. This solid chair has...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Set of Dining Chairs in Rosewood
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian set of dining chairs in rosewood model "Peter". Original upholstery in similar leather. The seats can...
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Scandinavian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Ant, Model 3100, Arne Jacobsen, Teak Wood, Fritz Hansen, 1950
Located in Lejre, DK
The ant, model 3100, designed by Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) in teak wood, manufactured by Fritz Hansen. This chair has three metal legs and is a very early model, due to the metal bra...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Austrian Midcentury Beech Dining Chairs by Anna Lülja Praun
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of Austrian Midcentury beechwood chairs were designed by Anna Lülja Praun and produced by Wiesner Hager in Austria, 1950s. Ann...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

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Fabric, Beech

Vintage Iron and Plastic Children's Chair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage iron and plastic children's chair, Italy, 1950s Complete and in good condition.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

4 foldable Plia chairs, Giancarlo Piretti Anonima Castelli 1967 plastic
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Plia" chair, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1967, chrome-plated steel frame, transparent plastic seat and backrest, brand name on the frame, wear consistent with age an...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of French Campaign-Style Leather Folding Chairs with Faux-Bamboo Frames
Located in North Miami, FL
These wonderfully authentic pair of French Campaign-Style Leather Folding Chairs with Faux-Bamboo Frames in red and black. Featuring brass caps to feet and finials. Leather is ALL ...
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French Campaign Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Early and Rare Pretzel sIDE Chair by George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early and Rare Pretzel sIDE Chair by George Nelson, c 1952,,, gREAT EXAMPLE, Iconic Design. Becoming increasingly harder and harder to find..Nice original condition,, Age appropri...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

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Plywood

Set of 6 Scuola Torinese Chairs, Italy, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of six chairs with imitation leather upholstery from the "Scuola Torinese" was made in Italy in the 1950s. While the chairs are all made of th...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Chairs by Axel Larsson for Bodafors, 1950s, Set of 4
Located in Karis, Nyland
A set of four dining chairs designed by Axel Larsson and manufactured by Bodafors in Sweden. The chairs display thermo-formed curved backs and conical tilted legs. All seats are upho...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

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Faux Leather, Birch

Set of Three White Garden Chairs and a Fitting Side Table from Italy, 1950
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of three garden armchairs with a side table was designed by Giuseppe de Vivo and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. Rounded shapes form the seats, which rest on straight le...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Chair, Model "Escandinávia", from José Espinho for Olaio, 1956
Located in Lisboa, PT
This chair, model "Escandinávia", was designed by José Espinho, for Olaio, in Portugal, in 1956. This was one of José Espinho first designs that was stripped both of ornaments and an...
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Chestnut

Pair of French Mid Century Hand Painted Neoclassical Cock Fighting Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of neoclassical cock fighting chairs with lyre backs and swivel seats. Hand painted with bronze rods in the lyre. Seat height is 19inches.
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s Italian Occasional Chairs in red velevet
Located in London, GB
Generous pair of occasional chairs with cherry-wood tapered legs, re-upholstered in red velvet.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Cherry

Result Chair by Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel, 1958
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The industrial Result chair Result was designed by Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel in 1958. This chair is from the first series. It has a grey sheet steel frame an...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Augusto Bozzi Armchair, Model "Golden", Manufactured by Fratelli Saporiti, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This "Golden" armchair model was designed by Augusto Bozzi and manufactured by Fratelli Saporiti in the 1950s. The curved masonite body rests on a black lacquered iron frame. The a...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of 4 chairs, Czechoslovakia, 1950s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Set of chairs from the 1960s, Czechoslovakia. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. The seats and backs of the chairs have been covered with new fabric. T...
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Mid-Century Postmodern Minimalist Leather Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s. It has a black leather upholstered and aluminum frame on wooden sleds. This folding model is easy to s...
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Unknown Minimalist Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Portuguese Barber Chair
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Barber chair. Made of light blue enameled metal and upholstered in dark synthetic leather with stripes. The sturdy circular base ensures stability to the structure, typical of classi...
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 Early Hans Wegner CH23 Dining Chairs, Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare, expansive set of rare early Model CH 23 dining chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn built in Denmark in the late 1950's. The CH 23 dining chair, like m...
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Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Ilmari Tapiovaara, Domus Lounge Chair
Located in New York, NY
This classic lounge chair is crafted from molded plywood and attributed to Ilmari Tapiovaara’s iconic "Domus" design. The chair bears no maker’s marks. Please note, the seat has been...
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Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

4 Sedie Thonet originali anni '50
Located in Manzano, IT
4 Sedie Thonet originali anni '50 sono presenti lievi macchie sul tessuto della seduta (come in foto)
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Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

4 Sedie Thonet originali anni '50
4 Sedie Thonet originali anni '50
$1,140 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Original J52B Chair by Børge Mogensen
Located in Brescia, IT
Danish 1950s model J52B chair by Børge Mogensen, in natural beech with imprinted FDB Møbler mark. J52B chair designed by Børge Mogensen in 1952 for FDB Møbler, a symbol of Danish de...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Beech

Maurice Pre Pair Beechwood And Upholstery Side Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950's French pair of Maurice Pre chairs. Compass shaped legs. Floating arms. Beech wood. Newly reupholstered in boucle.
Category

French Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Set of Three Vintage Bamboo Garden Chairs, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Italy, 1950s. Made in bamboo. They're vintage therefore they might how slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in very good original condition and ready to become a pie...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Bamboo

Paul McCobb Winchendon Furniture Planner Group #1534 Bowtie Dining Side Chair
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An early Paul McCobb #1534 "Bowtie" side or dining chair for the Planner Group by Winchendon Furniture. Unmarked.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Textile, Maple

Mid-Century Chair in Ebonized Walnut Base with Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant midcentury chair was realized in the United States circa 1950. It features cylindrical legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the back has a subtle incised streamlined cut out, testifying to the fact that no detail was overlooked in its construction. With its refined color palate and clean modernist lines, this chair is as versatile as it is beautiful, blending perfectly with any style of interior from Classic midcentury to contemporary. It has been newly reupholstered in sumptuous patterned and metallic Holly Hunt fabric...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Streamlined Bucket Chairs, Pair
Located in Garnerville, NY
A wonderful pair of streamlined Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs designed by Adrian Pearsall. Re-upholstered in a dark gray nubby fabric. Solid walnut legs and stretchers. Featuring ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Ash

Cognac Mid-Century Dining Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
French wood & leather dining chairs; Mid-Century Modern; Craftsmanship; 1950s, France; Mid-century modern dining chairs, craft...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Especially Italian Chairs Mid-Century Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Especially Italian chairs mid-century design, the style and design of this chair reminiscent of the great master Gio Ponti.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

1950s by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA Midcentury Italian Design Chair Set of 2
Located in Brescia, IT
Red sky and black metal frame.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Two Old Folding Chairs in Bentwood Italy 1950s Curved Wood
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Two old folding chairs in bentwood Italy 1950s curved wood.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Rare Pair of Red Hans Wegner Arm Chairs for Hansen and Son. Original. Signed.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare and desirable pair of red side chairs designed by Hans Wegner for Hansen and Son, Denmark, 1950s. These are in very good completely origin...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist "Stora Eva" chair designed in the 1958 and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch, Fabric

20th Century Pair of Antique Chairs
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pair of antique chairs. With a slightly arched backrest and elegant structural design, both chairs share the same construction typology, with turned legs at the front, straight reinf...
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Portuguese Other Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Dining Chairs Set of Four Style Vittorio Dassi Hollywood Regency
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Set of 4 Italian Dining Chairs attributed to Vittorio Dassi Italian Design circa 1950s. Unmarked. Neoclassical Relief Ornamentation sculptural brass capped...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Chairs Attributed to Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Rare set of four original chairs attributed to Arturo Pani in iron and original rattan, circa 1950.
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of Six Italian Chairs by Arch. Vito Sangirardi for Pallante shop, Bari
Located in Milano, IT
Rare set of six Italian chairs designed by architect Vito SanGirardi for the Pallante shop in Bari, Palo del Colle in the 1950s. The set is made of sturdy mahogany wood. Its seat is ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Early Elettra Chair by Studio BBPR for Arflex, Italy, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Iconic Elettra chair by Studio BBPR for Arflex with a black metal tubular base which is intersected below the seat. The chair has been newly upholstered in a delicate, light pink fab...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Tommi Parzinger Lounge Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely rare example of Tommi Parzingers' finest production Subtle curved arms and notched upholstery create this design.  
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American Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Hand Carved Chair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina and details on the arms and legs of this hand carved teak chair. Circa 1950. Full dimensions; 21" wide at the front x 16" wide...
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Primitive Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Solid Pau Marfim Armchair, 1950s, Brazilian Mid-century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Designed and manufactured in the 1950s, this lounge chairs was built in Solid Pau Marfim Wood. The chair has been fully restored and is in great condition.
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Hardwood

Rare Mid C. Bauhaus Style Canadian Pacific Railway Folding Cabin Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare Bauhaus inspired mid-century folding chairs in excellent condition. Originally used in 1st class compartments as lounge chairs that could be folded and tucked away (as demonstra...
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Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mohair

Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Lierna Italian Chair by for Gavina, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic mid-century "Lierna" black lacquered wood and red faux leather chair. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed this incredible piec...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Faux Leather

Medea "Fratelli Tagliabue " N. 2 Chair Brass Iron curved Wood 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
N 2 Medea chairs
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Italian Other Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Chair Designed by Giancarlo De Carlo, Manufactured by Arflex, Italy, 1954
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Chair designed by Giancarlo De Carlo, manufactured by Arflex, Italy, 1954. This chair is an original commission for the furnishing of the motor yacht "Lucania". The seat shell is mad...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Vintage Chairs Italian Production, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful set of chairs realized by italian manufacture in 1950s. Mahogany wood and padded leather. Very good condition.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Series 7 Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1955
Located in Budapest, HU
The Series 7 chair, designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and produced by Fritz Hansen, remains one of the most iconic pieces of modern furniture design. This particular...
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Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Midcentury primitive rustic Pair of Chairs Stools Style Perriand Les Arcs, 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury pair of chairs or stools attributed to Charlotte Perriand attributed to the manufacturer Les Arcs, France, 1950s. Very good vintage condition. Solid...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Nordiska Kompaniet Side Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful side chair made by Nordiska Kompaniet, the Swedish manufacturer known for producing the designs by Axel Einar Hjorth. Nordiska Kompaniet also produced furniture designed by...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Grythyttan P-40 Collaboration with Gunnebo, 1950s
Located in Farsta, SE
Grythyttan is a iconic Swedish outdoors manufacturer and has been furniture in Sweden since the 1930s. This is one of their most unusual model P-40 and was made in the 1950s, made...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal, Metallic Thread

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Wooden Dining Chairs with Wicker Cord Seats
Located in München, DE
A pair of beautiful mid-century wooden dining chairs with woven cord seats. Great minimalist design with a dreamlike patina. Made in Italy. Ver...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Cord, Wood

Six “Tonneau” chairs by Pierre Guariche, Editions Steiner, France, circa 1954
Located in Paris, FR
Six “Tonneau” chairs, designed by Pierre Guariche for Steiner in 1954. Molded plywood shell, birch veneer, black moleskin cover, black lacquered metal base. Biography: Pierre Guaric...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Swiss Alp , folk art , Escabelle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp , folk art ,escabelle.
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Swiss Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Classic Armless Chairs by Jens Risom, 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic slipper or armless chairs by Jens Risom-original, vintage 1950's production. Walnut frames have a beautiful patina, newly reupholstered in Brunschwig & Fils linen, ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Children's Chairs Italian Design Iron Plastic Multi-Color RIMA
By RIMA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Original and particular children's chairs Mid-Century Modern Italian design iron plastic multi-color. Measures: Green H.52, W.49, D.42, sitting cm.27 Blue H.52, W.50, D.42, sitting...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

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