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Style: Modern
Period: 1950s
alvar aalto stool60 natural 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool60 was manufactured in the 1950s.
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto stool60 vinyl leather red 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool 60 was manufactured in the 1950's. The seat is covered with vinyl leather. The condition of the vinyl leather is not torn, but there are some stai...
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pierre Jeanneret Office Cane Chairs Set of 8
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A beautiful set of 8 Pierre Jeanneret floating back office chairs in solid teak. All chairs are in good vintage condition. The braided canework has been replaced. These iconic piec...
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Indian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Teak, Cane

Vintage French School Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four vintage school chairs with high armrests manufactured in France circa 1950. These authentic metal chairs feature low backrests and ...
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French Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

alvar aalto stool60 natural 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool60 was manufactured in the 1950s.
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto stool60 natural 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool60 was manufactured in the 1950s.
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto stool60 natural 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool60 was manufactured in the 1950s. There is some damage to the seat.
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto stool60 vinyl leather black 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool 60 was manufactured in the 1950's. The seat is covered with vinyl leather. The condition of the vinyl leather is not torn, but there are some stai...
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto stool60 vinyl leather red 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This stool 60 was manufactured in the 1950's. The seat is covered with vinyl leather. The condition of the vinyl leather is not torn, but there are some stai...
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

alvar aalto chair68 Painted White 1950's
Located in 東御市, JP
Designed by Alvar Aalto. This is chair 68 . White paint is applied all over. This chair was manufactured in the 1950s.
Category

Finnish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Mid-Century Chiavari Chairs with Cane Seat
Located in Vienna, Austria
Set of two Chiavari chairs produced in the 1950´s. The chairs have a cane seat in on excellent condition with a high back (66 cm). The cherry wood frame has been refresh and receive...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

1950's Pair Mid Century Modern Danish Walnut Upholstered Barrel Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a pair of vintage danish barrel back armchairs, dating to the mid 1950's. I purchased it from the daughter of the original owner's, who clarified that they had bee...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

rare Gio Ponti leggera chair, n.646 by Cassina, from Hotel Royal Naples, 1955
Located in Rome, IT
very rare Gio Ponti iconic chair, n. 646 by Cassina ash and re-upholstery in ivory cotton this model was manufactured by Cassina, Meda as a variation on Ponti's legendary "leggera" c...
Category

European Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Ash

Jacques Adnet Eight Armchairs
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Set of eight hand-stitched leather armchairs with brass-plated sabots. Designed for the U.N.E.S.C.O headquarters in Paris; 1958. Each chair is individually numbered on an embossed al...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pierre Jeanneret ‘Library’ chair, model no. PJ-SI-51-A, France/India, 1956
Located in London, GB
Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) is recognised as a pivotal figure in modernism. His collaborations with his cousin Le Corbusier are especially significant, particularly their codificati...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Exceptional Mid-Century Italian Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of exceptional mid-century Italian dining chairs in the style of Gio Ponti. Large scale for European chairs. One pair left from the set of 6 pictured in situ.
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Set of Three Emeco 1951 Bar Stools by Adrian van Hooydonk and BMW Designworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a set of three 1951 series bar stools, designed by Adrian van Hooydonk from BMW Designworks. This is a phenomenal design, which was a reinterpretation and reintrod...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair Uno & Östen Kristiansson Hunting Chair for Luxus Sweden 1954 Wegner Danish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original pair of very rare 1954 Hunting chairs, produced by Luxus in Sweden. The chairs were designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson. These examples are in excelle...
Category

Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

Pair of Original 1950s Chairs Wooden Structure and Seat Covered in Fabric
Located in Palermo, IT
pair of original 1950s chairs. with wooden structure and seat covered in fabric. total 85 cm, depth 48 cm, width 44 cm, approx. Italian Design probably Anonima Castelli Bologna.
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Teve Chair by Alf Svensson
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Alf Svensson Scandinavian low chair named teve chairs translates as TV chair designed in 1953 for watching television. Manufactured by Studio Ljungs Industrier AB Malmö during the 19...
Category

Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Midcentury Italian Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili, Set of 2
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Medea chairs are a classic design created by Italian architect and designer Vittorio Nobili in 1955. The chairs are named after the mythical Greek sorceress Medea, known for her inte...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Midcentury Italian Medea Chair by Vittorio Nobili, Set of 4
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Medea chairs are a classic design created by Italian architect and designer Vittorio Nobili in 1955. The chairs are named after the mythical Greek sorceress Medea, known for her inte...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Ice Cream Parlor Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of soda fountain wrought iron ice cream parlor chairs. The frame is painted in a dark green and good condition and some surface disco...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of John Vesey "Maximilian Lounge Chairs"
Located in New York, NY
The “Maximilian Lounge Chair” was John Vesey’s finest and most celebrated chair design — it was also his most expensive one to produce, and appeared in a 1959 issue of Vogue. The aluminum frame was wrought rather than cast, solid rather than assembled, and polished to a seamless satiny sheen. An industrial-aluminum screen supports the black-leather upholstery tufted in a pattern that harks back to the 19th century. So too does the chair’s form that’s based on low-slung Latin American planters’ chairs. One that belonged to the ill-fated Emperor Maximilian of Mexico...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Rare set of High Backed T Leather Chairs by Katavolos,  Littell & Kelley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
William Katavolos in partnership with Douglas Kelley & Ross Littell designed the iconic sling-back T chair in 1952 as part of the Laverne International's sculptural New Furniture ser...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6: Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs Ahmedabad
Located in New York, NY
A breathtaking set of very early Pierre Jeanneret Office Chairs. With so many Jeanneret chairs on the market why are these exceptional? First: the thickness of the wood is perfect and in accordance with some of the best examples ever sold. Second: rich, expressive patina on each chair. Third: matching catalog letters. Fourth: double support bars under the chair. Undoubtedly, these are extremely rare examples. Also it is worth noting that these chairs come from Ahmedabad, a city historically active in India’s textile...
Category

Indian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Teak

Eames Wire Bikini Chair DKR-2 with Black Cover, Design 1951
Located in Greding, DE
Set of five DKR-2 Eames Wire chairs with black bikini upholstery on Eiffel Tower frame. Signs of age and use.
Category

Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Metal

Hans Wegner "The" Chair Johannes Hansen Oak Original Danish
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of oak armchairs featuring an inset black leather seat, each having a shaped crest above a black leather seat and tapered legs. Hans J Wegner "The Chair" Stamped C M Madse...
Category

Danish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Oak

Verner Panton Set of Eight ‘S-Stuhls’, Model 276, Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight Verner Panton chairs executed by A. Sommer for Gebruder Thonet, Germany. Made of bent laminated wood.
Category

German Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

Caned and Ebonized Arm Chair Designed by Edward Wormley
Located in Stamford, CT
A sharp looking ebonized chair with caned side panels designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Armchair, Model '109', by Finn Juhl, 1946/56
Located in Berlin, DE
This armchair was designed in 1946 by Finn Juhl and manufactured in a slight version in 1956 by Bovirke/Niels Vodder. It is made of solid teak wood, original ocher colored synthetic ...
Category

Danish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Teak, Synthetic

Set of Four Vittorio Nobili Medea Chairs, Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy
Located in London, GB
A perfect representation of the organic modern style, the ‘Medea’ chairs were designed by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue in 1955. The teak wood seats are supported by black e...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Vittorio Nobili Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Armchair mod Seat and armrests in one piece of curved plywood. Compass signaling Gold 1956. Prod. Tagliabue 1955 Compass signaling Measures: 98,5 x 58,5 x 48,5 cm. Very good ...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Vintage Set of Four Attributed to Mathieu Matégot Dining Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking set of four vintage dining chairs attributed to Mathieu Matégot in his trademark perforated and lacquered sheet steel. Wonderful lightness to these, masterful use of steel e...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 1960 Chairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Iron and formica chairs from the 1960s.
Category

French Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Iron

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

Hans Wegner Model CH22 Shell Back Paddle Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
Oak armchair with wide paddle form arms and sculpted and inlaid back. Also having a Danish paper cord seat. The chair was designed by Hans J. Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen &...
Category

Danish Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Paul McCobb (American, 1917-1969) for Winchendon, Spindle Back Planner Group Cha
Located in Hudson, NY
Paul McCobb (American, 1917-1969) for Winchendon, Spindle Back Planner Group Chair, designed 1950s or later.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Wood

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

Dining Chair in Rosewood and Cane by Branco & Preto, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Chair in rosewood with cane seat and back. Designed and made by Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s. (seat: 17" H).
Category

Brazilian Modern Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

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