Early 20th Century Chairs

Thonet chair HO 41, restored in good condition. Designed by Michael Thonet.

Four chairs Anonima Castelli DSG 106 designed by Giancarlo Piretti, strecture in aluminum.In a very good condition.

Six antique French Renaissance Revival dining chairs, circa 1920s. Made of oak featuring ornate gothic styling with a ...

A charming pair of French Provincial bobbin wood corner chairs. Beautifully turned oak frames and original striped rush seats, sturdy and strong and in goo...

Unique pair of low chairs, possibly prayer chairs. Great detail in throne like design. High back with intricate carvings with shield and dragon motif. Ha...

Set of 10 cafe, bistro style dining chairs of steam bent wood frames, with vinyl pad seats. The chairs are in very good, vintage condition showing expected cosmetic wear to finish, but are structurally sound and sturdy. These chairs are priced and offered individually, but we would love to see them stay together. Please view the large assortment of similar, but not matching, Vienna Secessionist bent wood bistro chairs...

An original Wiener Werkstätte bentwood wood bistro chair by Thonet 1870-1956. This authentic and elegant Austrian chair feature sinuous steamed woo...

Set of four quality Chippendale style walnut dining chairs, Scotland 1920, H759 Scotland 1920 Solid walnut Original finish Shaped top with a pierced back splat With large co...

Set of eight early 20th century french high back beech wood & leather dining chairs. Circa 1920s. Measures: Armchairs: 46.75" H, 25" W, 26.5" D; Seat 20" H ...

Beautifully Grained and Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs. Offered for sale is a 3-piece set of Austrian Biedermeier burlwood furniture. The centerpiece of the...

Antique Walnut Chairs, Pair of Edwardian Carved Walnut Arm Chairs, Parlor Chairs, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1900, H983 + Scotland 1900 + Solid walnut + Original finish + S...

American hand-carved chair with northwind motif, circa 1910, United States. Measurements W 15.50'' x D 18.50'' x H 42.50'' Seat Height 17.50

Jacob & Josef Kohn bentwood chair No.714 attributed to Otto Wagner. Otto Wagner was a leading figure in the Viennese Succession movement. The Viennese succession is an art movement f...

In very good original condition with a beautiful patina. Perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac.

Bentwood Armchairs by Thonet for Luterma.

In very good original condition with a beautiful patina. Perfectly cleaned and polished with shellac.

Early 20th century American Victorian Golden Oak pressed and Spindle Back Side Charis with carved flower patterns, all made by solid oak Measures- 40''H x 17.5''W x 16''D.   

Antique Tuscan solid walnut chairs, lot of 6 pieces, good stuffing, handmade. Size cm.: 45 x 43 x 47/110 H Period: circa 1900. They will be delivered in a specific wooden case for ex...

7 classic bavarian country chairs, ca. 120 years old contemporized in putting different sculptural legs to the pieces, vibrant colors matching the original design. I learn out of a ...

Antique Rosewood Chairs, Pair of Marquetry Inlaid Rosewood Side Chairs, Sheraton Revival Occasional Chairs, Scotland 1900, H1120 + Scotland 190...

Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was a French modernist architect and designer. He believed in simple, functional designs which should be capable of mass production, and these principles are well evoked in his iconic Model 222 tubular chairs. The design was initially created for Mallet-Steven’s kitchen at the Villa Cavrois in the early 1930s but have been in production for decades after their conception. The iconic White Robert Mallet-Stevens Model No.222 Chair Bauhaus...

Antique chair or side table. Beautiful aged teak with lovely patina. Full dimensions; 25" wide x 15" deep x seat 13" high x back rest 13" high. This chair or side table was hand m...

An absolutely stunning Arts & Crafts spindle back chair from the early 1900s. Made in England. The chair has delicate legs and shaped spindles on the decorative backrest. The back of...

Excellent condition throughout. circa 1900. H:114 W:58 D:91 CM (Seat Height 40 cm) H:44.9 W:22.8 D:35.8 INCHES (Seat Height 15.7 inches).    

The ‘spinning chair’, this historic type of seating has had numerous modern interpretations across Europe, however, most preserved the main functional characteristics: solid wood, en...

Originating in Spain, this set of four ladder back chairs features walnut frames and rush seats. Turned stiles are capped with finials and support shaped rails with single flowers ca...

This very handsome and well made English turn of the century armchair is made up of Walnut and a rich cognac brown leather upholstery. It features a shaped, curved back with scrolled...

*I have several other pieces. Consult Consult shipping price, personalized, we will give you the quote as soon as possible Josef Hoffmann bentwood cane dining chairs, Set of two de...

We are delighted to offer for sale this antique French Country original paint side chair with a distressed finish Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers w...

Otto Wagner, Fully Restored Armchair, 1902. Bentwood. For Thonet, Vienna. The chair has been professionally restored and reupholstered in Liberty style fabric.

Important jagged form chair by Paul Frankl. With Skyscraper Frankl Gallery metal label on underside. . Dated between 1926 and 1927. NY, Custom made, only one know of, made for New ...

These four artisanal chairs preserve the best visual qualities of the Baroque and Jacobean Revival styles. This specific style came back into fashion when large country houses were b...

Rare chair in bent beech designed by the illustrious Viennese architect Joseph Hoffmann for the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna in 1907. Produced by the Kohn company, the chairs represe...

A spectacular set of four French Jansen card chairs. Unmarked. Gorgeous Louis XVI style with Demi-arms and tight seats and backs. Upholstered in Glant “Liquid Leather” and a double w...

An early 20th century Chinese Horseshoe Chair of late Qing / early Republic Era. Superb form with horseshoe back and sweeping arms, single vertical slat carved backrest with roundel,...

6 Antique Walnut Chairs, Barley Twist Dining Chairs, Caned Back and Seat, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1910, H1030 Scotland 1910 Solid Walnut ...

A stunning set of four Andalusian ladderback dining chairs in original Polychrome dark green and old gold with rush seats – a stunning combination of colours with the most appealing ...

Antique Oak Chairs, Set of 6 High Back Upholstered Arts and Craft Dining Chairs, Antique Furniture, Scotland, 1910, H1140 + Scotland 1910 + Soli...

Pair of Pierre Jeanneret Chairs in Cowhide.

This is an old Japanese rocking chair. It is from the Taisho period (1913s-1930s). The material is oak from Japan. It is rustic and tasteful,...

Antique Oak Chairs, Set of 6 High Back Oak Barley Twist Dining Chairs, Waring Company, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1910, H978 + Scotland 1910 + Solid Oak + Original Finish + With a ...

Vintage Art Deco Wooden Theatre Folding Chairs by General Sales Co Set of 6 (A). Item features upholstered seats, metal cross stretcher, bentwood frames, original label, very nice vi...

Antique child’s chair of Thonet. Elegant bent wood frame with hooped legs. The caning on the seat and back is in great condition for it’s age. Di...

Set of 4 'Swedish Grace' chairs attributed to Carl Bergsten, Sweden, 1920s. Veneered with mahogany and jacaranda with intarsia decoration on the back. Newly upholstered with brown fa...

Indulge in a touch of opulence with this charming set of four Louis XVI carved and paint Médaillon back chairs. The exquisite upholstery perfectly complements the curved and fluted...

A late Qing Dynasty period unusual diminutive wooden chair from the early 20th century with carved back, curving legs and cross stretcher. This late Qing Dynasty period diminutive wooden chair is a piece of early 20th-century craftsmanship that exudes subtle charm and elegance. With its delicately carved back, curving legs, and cross stretcher, this unusual chair is an eye-catching statement piece that will add character and history to any interior space. Embrace the intricate details and rich heritage of this late Qing Dynasty period wooden chair, showcasing the artistic prowess of Chinese master...

Introducing an exquisite 1900 British Victorian Open armchair that is waiting to be transformed into a masterpiece with your personal touch. Crafted with precision and care, this ...

An antique American colonial wooden chair with embroidered floral needlepoint seat, early to mid 20th century. The back is decoratively carved an...

*Please note the price is per unit, chairs are sold separately* High Stickback Chairs, England, circa 1900 Spindle back chairs with nice curves. Measures 24.5”w x 19”d x 42”...

French Armchair carved in the Louis XVI style Walnut and cane On the back, a score, a tambourine and flutes are carved, ideal in a music room Deliverer disassemble Shipping : 60...

Antique W.H. Gunlocke quartersawn oak bankers / lawyers / executive desk chair featuring a slatted back and adjustable swivel recline. William Henry Gunlocke entered the chair business in Binghamton in 1888 as a wood finisher and rose to the position of factory superintendent. He and four other men came to the village of Wayland in western New York in 1902 in response to a newspaper advertisement placed by the civic fathers seeking to fill a vacant factory building. The W.H. Gunlocke Chair Co. began production there with less than a dozen employees. Its initial offerings included bedroom, library, lounge, and rocker chairs. By 1904 the company was employing 40 people and had begun the first of many plant expansions. By 1911 its payroll had reached 100. Gunlocke’s reputation for quality designs and craftsmanship was due in part to its extensive use of steambending. By 1912 an entire department had been devoted to this time-honored but exacting process, which had been abandoned by many manufacturers in favor of less costly bandsawing. Gunlocke’s practice was to air-dry wood for six months to one year before using it. This process, plus kiln drying, was essential to producing the company’s durable furniture, including seating made to last for decades. Although the company’s furniture was initially designed, manufactured, and merchandised primarily for household applications, it found a growing market in business settings and began to specialize in furniture for business and government offices, as well as for the nation’s schools. Woodrow Wilson became the first of a long line of presidents to use one of its chairs. Gunlocke received its first national corporate contract from Western Electric in the 1920s. This contract required the company to produce furniture in large quantities while meeting rigid quality specifications and delivery schedules. Similar contracts followed with other private firms and the federal government. Throughout the Depression, Gunlocke continued to grow. By the time William Gunlocke died in 1937, the company payroll had grown to more than 300 and a second factory was in operation in Cortland, New York. Howard W. Gunlocke, William’s son, succeeded his father as company president. The most significant of his innovations was the establishment of manufacturer’s representatives, and later showrooms, in key buying centers across the country—still unusual at a time when most sales were being made through catalogs and by traveling salesmen. Howard Gunlocke was still the company’s chief executive in January 1969, when it was sold to the Sperry and Hutchinson Co. for $16.5 million. At this time Gunlocke was one of the largest manufacturers of quality wooden seating for offices, schools, libraries, and other institutions. All presidents since Wilson had used a Gunlocke chair (a tradition that continued into Jimmy Carter’s term of office), and these chairs had been in the Oval Office under every president since Herbert Hoover. The company’s furniture was in use in some 35 state legislatures, and it was also the nation’s leading supplier of seating for colleges and universities. These were special-order customers with their own specifications, for which Gunlocke was manufacturing furniture in addition to its regular product lines, principally for the medium-and higher-priced markets. Gunlocke also was producing tables, upholstered chairs, and lounge furniture in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles for the same institutional markets. The principal raw materials were selected hardwoods, such as walnut, maple, and oak. In addition, various natural and synthetic fabrics and fibers, produced by others, were being used by Gunlocke as upholstery. Aside from the principal Wayland factory, the company had smaller plants in Dallas; Whittier, California; and Almond, New York, at this time. It had more than 400 employees, and its furniture was being sold by about 1,000 dealers in all 50 states. Sales came to about $10 million in fiscal 1968. The firm was renamed The Gunlocke Company, Inc. and became a unit of Sperry and Hutchinson’s interior-furnishings group. This allowed it representation in the permanent showroom S&H maintained in High Point, North Carolina. The company continued under Howard Gunlocke’s direction as president and chairman of the board. Record sales and earnings were achieved in 1969, and the number of dealers through which the company was marketing its furniture grew to more than 1,300 by 1971. Gunlocke launched two new lines of lounge furniture in this period to increase its penetration of the higher-education market and began producing desks, credenzas, bookcases, and storage units. In the initial stages of the program, lumber storage capacity was increased by 30 percent, and the rough mill and steam-bending departments (the first stages of chair production) were expanded. New equipment, including an overhead conveyor system to transport chairs, was intended to facilitate future expansion. These changes required a major expansion of the Wayland facility, completed in 1973, and of the nearby Almond upholstery unit. Gunlocke won honors for design from the National Office Products Association in 1970. In the same year the Institute of Business Designers presented an award to a new Gunlocke armchair and simultaneously to the designer, Jens Thuesen of the company staff. The company opened a new showroom in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart in early 1971. Gunlocke’s customers at this time included New York University, the University of Tulsa, the Minnesota House of Representatives, the Eastman Kodak Co., and People’s State Bank in Marshall, Texas. By acquiring Sjostrom U.S.A., Inc. in 1972, Gunlocke added a full line of high-quality library furniture. In 1973 it had showrooms in Los Angeles, New York City, and Dallas, as well as Chicago. Its product line in 1974, aside from seating, desks, credenzas, and library furniture, included conference and side tables. These products were made primarily from solid walnut, maple, and white oak, as well as veneers of these woods. Along with seven other companies, Gunlocke became a member of S&H’s new furnishings division in 1974 and subsequently became the parent company’s contract-furniture division. The Almond plant was closed in 1976. In 1977 Gunlocke introduced a new desk series and three chair styles by leading designers. Sperry and Hutchinson was sold off in several parcels during 1981, with Gunlocke purchased by its own officers for an undisclosed sum. The company had estimated sales of about $25 million that year. Under its team of owner/managers, Gunlocke enjoyed several years of unprecedented growth. In 1987, when the company was sold to Chicago Pacific Corp., its sales were estimated at $60 million, and it had plants in Wayland and Avon, New York. Chicago Pacific made Gunlocke the core company for a newly formed contract office-furniture division. By this time Gunlocke had added office panel systems...

These Chinese Rosewood and White Marble Inlay Corner Chairs are a beautiful representation of Oriental design and craftsmanship. With their intricate carving and marble ornamentation...

Lovely Pair of French Lyre back chairs. New hessian traditional upholstery with webbing. Worn in minimal places, but very good condition and solid. Back Height - 88.5 cm / 34.8" ...

Three rare chairs in bent beech designed by the illustrious Viennese architect Joseph Hoffmann for the Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna in 1907. Produced by the Kohn company, the chairs ...

Art Nouveau french wooden cinema / theatre seats Beautiful folding seats with highly decorative stencilled, floral art nouveau style motifs 1900/1910 france The row of 4 seats a...

An Anglo-Indian accent side chair circa 1900 with abundant and richly hand-carved floral motifs, scrolling foliage, hexagonal seat, carved legs and dark patina. This exquisite Anglo-...

Fledermaus armchairs no.423 by Josef Hoffmann in very good original condition with signs of usage.

1920s Bentwood Debrecen Contrast Seat Dining Chair 1920s Bentwood Debrecen Contrast Seat Dining Chair. It is hard to be precise about the origin of this chair as little history is k...