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1950s Chairs

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Period: 1950s
Recognized Seller Listings
Helge Sibast Dining Chairs in Teak by Sibast in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare set of four dining chairs designed by Helge Sibast. Produced by Sibast in Denmark.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Teak

Edward Wormley "a Chair" for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare chair in mahogany with solid brass legs. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category

Vintage 1950s Chairs

Milo Baughman Dining Chairs for Pacific Iron
Located in San Francisco, CA
A group of six dining chairs by Milo Baughman for Pacific Iron made in 1950. Two arm and four side chairs with black iron frame and restored using...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of Four Patio Chairs, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of four Italian 1950s patio chairs with gorgeous frame curved shape.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Asian Modern Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A diminutive pair of lounge chairs in the Asian Modern aesthetic.
Category

American Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Chair by Allan Gould
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An architectural and beautifully proportioned chair in mahogany having an exposed compass legged frame with with a floating deeply curved back rest.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of Four Dining Chairs by Carlo di Carli
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An excellent set of four (4) armless Mid-Century Modern dining chairs designed by Carlo di Carli in walnut wood with an upholstered seat and back. Made by M. Singer & Sons in the USA...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Arne Jacobsen Dining Chairs Model 3107 and Two Armchairs Model 3207
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of four dining chairs model 3107 and two armchairs model 3207 designed by Arne Jacobsen. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark.
Category

Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Side Chair by Hans J. Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant side chair with a generous exposed teak frame and a gently curved seat and back wrapped in black leather.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

Rare "DU22" Plywood Chair by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA, 1951, three available
Located in Milan, IT
Rare "DU22" chair designed by Gastone Rinaldi for RIMA in 1951. Metal sheet and plywood structure, vinyl covered upholstery. This chair was firstly introduced during the "Arti and Es...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Side Chair by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mölgaard-Nielsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A spare and elegant teak side chair having a curved floating back rest, woven rush seat and an expressive through-tenon detail on the front legs.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Rush, Teak

Set of Two Wood Club Chairs In The Style of Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s set of two club chairs in the style of Guglielmo Ulrich. Compact and wrapping shaped with long wood legs.
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Janus High Back Chairs by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of 'Janus' high back chairs with the original blue silk faille upholstery, on light walnut legs with cloud lift stretchers.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Set of 6 italian midcentury chairs "Luisa" by Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Set of six Luisa chairs with a wooden structure reupholstered in beige fabric, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi Pavia, c. 1950. Luisa chair won the Compasso d'oro...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Paco Muñoz Riaza Armchair in Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paco Muñoz, armchair, leather, beech, Spain, 1950s Midcentury Safari or ‘Riaza’ armchair by Spanish designer Paco Muñoz. This chair is made of high qua...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

"Urania" White Frame and Green Velvet Chair by BBPR for Arflex. Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
"Urania" chair by BBPR for Arflex. Iconic 50s chair featuring white metal frame and velvet seat and backrest.
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Piero Fornasetti Musicale chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Piero Fornasetti 'Musicale' chair, an early and all original example.
Category

Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Paolo Buffa, Chair with Cherry Wood Frame, New Upholstery, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare chair by Paolo Buffa. Cherry wood frame and newly upholstered seat.
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Albert Haberer Cherry Wood Chair for Hermann Fleiner, Germany, 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This Arts and Crafts chair is perhaps the most well-known model of German designer, Albert Haberer. The flexible backrest made of thin spindles, held together with the woven leather ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chair by Ab Diö Slöjd Och Möbler, Sweden, 1950s
By Diö Slöjd & Mobler
Located in Utrecht, NL
This beautiful Swedish chair is exemplary of Nordic Mid-Century Modern design as well as outstanding craftsmanship with a quality that honours the materials and their users. The main...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

1950s Danish Oak Round Chair by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A newly upholstered oak 'round' chair produced previous to 1954, with original impressed stamp, 'Johannes Hansen COPENHAGEN DENMARK'. Model JH-501.   
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Swaged Leg Chair in Gray and White by Georg Nelson & Associates, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Swaged leg chair, model MAF, in fiberglass, enameled steel, rubber, enameled aluminum, and plastic. Designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller, USA, 1954.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Pierre Jeanneret, Set of Eight Demountable Teak Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret - Set 8 demountable chairs, circa 1955-56 Teak
Category

Indian Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Teak

Hans Wegner Cow Horn Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four Hans Wegner cow horn chairs with cane woven seats. Manufactured by Johannes Hansen.
Category

Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Atelier Marolles Set of Four Chairs, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Atelier Marolles set of four chairs, circa 1950. Wood.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Hans Wegner Pair of 'The Chairs'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Wegner Pair of 'The Chairs' for Johannes Hansen
Category

Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Teak, Fabric

Pair of Chairs by Van Keppel Green
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California: pair of chrome and string chairs by Van Keppel Green.
Category

American Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Giraffe Chairs by Arne Jacobsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Arne Jacobsen Giraffe chairs in original green fabric from the SAS hotel.
Category

Danish Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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