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Early 20th Century Chairs

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Period: Early 20th Century
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 511, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 511. Vienna Secession, circa 1904.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Beech, Rattan

Pair, Tall Antique Baroque Carved Armchairs from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This handsome pair of chairs is ready to grace your home or office with both style and function. The hand carved oak arms, feet, and high back are traditional features of the Danish ...
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Danish Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Square Back Side Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 20th century English square back side chair reupholstered in Christopher farr, bookend, fabric designed by Kit Kemp. Back side of chair is upholstered ...
Category

American Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Linen

Beautiful Louis XVI Salon Chair, France, around 1920
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Louis XVI salon chair, France, around 1920 Solid wood frame stained in mahogany. Medallion-shaped seat and backrest frame covered with yel...
Category

French Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Pair of English Green Leather Turn of the Century Tufted Slipper Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of exquisite turn of the century English green tufted leather slipper chairs. This pair of English slipper chairs from the early 20th century features a green color tufted lea...
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English Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Carved and Gilt Renaissance Revival, C.1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Pair of carved and gilt renaissance revival armchairs, C.1900.
Category

French Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Exceptional Gilded Ornate Salon Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive. An outstanding carved and gilt Italianate Baroque style armchair with carved shell crest, Griffin arm supports, carved Eagle knees ending in Lion’s Paw Foot. Cu...
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Italian Rococo Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Eight Dining Empire Style Chairs Upholstered French Elm and Burr Elm, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of eight French dining chairs circa 1920 Empire style, solid elm and elm burr They can be recovered to suit your interior. In very good condition, solid and sound. Shippin...
Category

French Empire Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Elm

Stunning Edwardian Bow Back Walnut Chair Arts & Crafts Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England walnut frame bow back armchair with mother of pearl inlay in the arts of crafts style A good looking and decora...
Category

English Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

20th Century French Orange Opaline Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century French orange opaline glass and brass table lamp from the 1920s. Nice fringes lampshade. gilded brass base. Good quality and condition.
Category

French Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Opaline Glass

Pair of Chairs St. Petersburg, Russia circa 1910 Jakob & Iosif Kone
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of chairs St. Petersburg, Russia circa 1910 Jakob & Iosif Kone High-quality Russian salon chairs from the furniture workshop Jokob & Iosif Kone, St. Petersburg, around 1910-1...
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French Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

13 Spindle Back White Painted Decorated Gustavian Side or Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 9 white distressed paint decorated and gilt gold Gustavian Style side chairs. Each seat with new upholstery and tacks. Price is for one chair onl...
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Argentine Gustavian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Painted Pair of Italian Louis XVI Neoclassical Chair
Located in Wallkill, NY
Two blue Italian Louis XVI neoclassical style chairs. The color on these is stunning. They measure 37 in H 23 in D 18.25 in wide, Seat height 18.5 in. We have a pair of captain chairs...
Category

American Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

English 1900s Walnut Chair with Carved Dog Heads, Leather Seat and Turned Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut chair from the turn of the century, with carved dog heads, leather seat and turned base. Created in England in the early years of the...
Category

English Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Two 20th-Century Chairs in the Chippendale Type Veneered with Walnut
Located in Opole, PL
Two 20th-Century Chairs in the Chippendale Type Veneered with Walnut Presented pieces of furniture, circa 1950, are based on the furniture in the style of English Rococo, which had ...
Category

European Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pair of Chiavari High Back Chairs by Gaetano Descalzi, Italy in Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original elegant early 20th century pair of Chiavari high back chairs, " Chiavarine" , by Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi , Italy, mahogany ebonized. Restored and re-upholstered Measure i...
Category

Italian Louis XIV Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Jules Leleu, Pair of Art Deco Side Chairs, France, 1925
Located in New York, NY
The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Deco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Macassar

Art Nouveau Chair A 562 by Otto Prutscher for Thonet, 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Chair A 562 by Otto Prutscher for Gebrüder Thonet, circa 1910. Otto Prutscher (1880–1949) was an architect and designer, exhibition designer, teacher and member of all important refo...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Pair of Cubist Chairs, circa 1915, Austria-Hungary
Located in Prague 8, CZ
A pair of cubist chairs having a striking geometric form. It was made in Austria-Hungary, circa 1915 and features a dark stained beech structure and walnut veneer. The chairs are com...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Walnut

Pair of Chinese Art Deco Moon Gazing Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese Art Deco deck chairs/ moon gazing chair made of Hongmu wood (blackwood). Paneled seat with slightly curved armrests. Great craftsmanship. O...
Category

Chinese Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Czech Bauhaus Beech Armchair by Mücke and Melder, Chrome-Plated Steel, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Armchair by Mücke and Melder Style: Bauhaus. Period: 1930-1939. Material: Beech and chrome Source: Czechia.  
Category

Czech Bauhaus Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Chrome

French Belle Époque Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine set of fourteen, French, 19th-20th century Belle Époque Louis XV style mahogany and ormolu-mounted dining chairs, comprising of twelve chairs and two armchairs, all with cane ...
Category

French Louis XV Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Rare Art Nouveau Garden Chair by G. Serrurier-Bovy
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This iron garden chair was designed by the Belgian architect and furniture designer Gustave Serrurier-Bovy for Serrurier et Cie in 1903. This chair is the only ‘garden furniture’ or ‘metal furniture’ mentioned in early advertisements...
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Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Captain Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century figural carved walnut Italian Renaissance revival throne chair. Item features a high back, solid carved walnut frame with bird crest, pierce carved acanthus leaves throughout, lion heads on the armrests, central carved medallion with soldier bust...
Category

European Renaissance Revival Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

20th Century English Carved Oak Elizabethan Style Armchair
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a carved solid oak armchair in the Elizabethan atyle. The chair was made in England, circa 1900. All of the carving is hand done and of superior quality and depth. The chair ...
Category

English Elizabethan Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century African Tribal Chair
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low slung African stargazer chair carved from one piece of wood, having three (3) legs.
Category

African Tribal Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Barn Find circa 1880 Japanese Throne Armchairs Original Paint Chinese
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely set of original Qing dynasty hardwood carved barn find oriental Throne chairs with original ebonized distr...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Thonet Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Thonet side chairs with original Thonet label. Stained beechwood.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Childs Chair, in the Style of a Captain’s Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Childs chair, in the style of a Captain’s chair This is a very unusual child’s chair, the chair has a rounded spindle back with which curves around to form the arms in the style o...
Category

Country Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Turn of the Century Belgian Carved Chair
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wooden chair from Belgium, circa 1900. An upright form with a simple seat and elegant backrest. Turned legs joined by a strut support a deep, curved apron. The slats of the ...
Category

Belgian French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Patinated Iron Savonarola Armchair with Luxurious Fringe
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Dramatic iron Savonarola chair with a bronze finish. The colorful new fabric is trimmed with long and lavish fringe in sage green. This chair has...
Category

American Renaissance Revival Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Dentist Chair in Decorative Iron and Leather by Harvard, 1910s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare dentist's chair early 1900s Harvard brand. The chair is in finely forged and decorated artistic iron. The seat upholstered in light leather. Fantastic furniture...
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Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Custom Upholstered, Antique Hall Chair
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Elegant, splayed arm, hand carved, French, walnut armchair above serpentine legs and stretcher. Upholstered in contemporary neutral linen, with raised nail heads, and featuring a lov...
Category

French Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Church Chair Faldstool Art Nouveau Santo Antonio Cathedral, wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century church chair Art Nouveau kneeling stool from St. Anthony's Cathedral In walnut and shaped seat, polished with wax. Measures cm: H 46/...
Category

Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Beech

Early 20th Century Queen Anne Revival Mahogany Child's Chair
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Queen Anne revival child's chair, circa 1920 in date. This chair has been masterfully crafted in beautiful solid mahogany and upholstered in a striking b...
Category

Queen Anne Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Damask, Mahogany

French Art Nouveau Chairs by Louis Majorelle
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Nouveau chairs by Louis Majorelle.   
Category

French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century antique Oriental Chair with Inlaid Marakesh, 1900 beech carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood with various inlays. Beautifully turned. This type of furniture was very popular in Europe in the 19th century.
Category

Maghreb Baroque Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Neo-Rococo Chair from the Interwar Period
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a piece of furniture with a lightweight wooden frame and a softly upholstered seat and a backrest. All is from the Interwar Period. The bent legs and backrest frame a...
Category

European Rococo Revival Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Single Vienna Secession Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A Vienna Secession armchair. Attributed to Josef Hoffmann. Black lacquered fruitwood.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Near Pair of Handcrafted, Chinese Folding Traveller’s Chairs W. Webbing
Located in Lisse, NL
Two very stylish and highly decorative Asian chairs. These all-handcrafted early 20th century Chinese folding chairs are a rare find. The wonder...
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Asian Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century unique and rare pair of Chiavarine Chairs, by Carlo Mollino in ebonized mahogany and with new red velvet upholstery. Feet in gilt brass Measure cm: H 125\50 W 43 ...
Category

Italian Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Iron and Woven Rush Pilot or Passenger Seat from a circa 1920s Aircraft
Located in Chicago, IL
This pilot's or passenger's seat from a circa 1920s airplane is an excellent example of early 20th century industrial design. The frame is made from rod iron, and the seat and back are woven rush. The rear of the seat back has a cleverly integrated map pocket of the same woven material. The legs bend at the bottom to form feet, which have holes to allow them to be secured to the floor of the aircraft. The design is an elegant and functional solution to the specific needs of light weight plus strength. We purchased this piece from the estate of a collector of aviation related items. It was only identified as an airplane chair...
Category

Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Thonet Chair Model 47, by Michael Thonet for Thonet, circa 1911
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Rare very early model 47 chair from Thonet with a bent beechwood frame and beautiful perforated seat detailing, circa 1911. Design by Michael Thonet. Dimensions: Seat height 46.5...
Category

Czech Other Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Beech

Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 71, Vienna, 1910, Signed Thonet Bellow
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 71. Vienna, 1910. Signed Thonet Bellow.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood, Rattan

20th Century White French Pair of Vintage Art Deco Mahogany Dresser, Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage pair of 20th century Art Deco French dresser chairs “in the taste of Jean Harlow”. The chairs are composed of polished mahogany and have been n...
Category

French Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Bamboo Wood Chair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful old bamboo handmade into this Primitive chair. Did you know that in Indonesia bamboo is also used as scaffolding due to the strength? Th...
Category

Primitive Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Espresso Colonial Chair from Reclaimed Teak Wood
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful colonial chair is hand-carved from reclaimed teak wood. We found an antique chair and reproduced it. 16-20″ wide x 17.5″ deep x 17.5″ seat height. Andrianna Shamar...
Category

Indonesian Organic Modern Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Stylish Antique Neoclassical Recamier Bench or Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The show stealer chair in the room, a glamorous asymmetrical Recamier chair with elegant sloping back, 41.5 at the highest point and 27 at the arm. Ebon...
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Twelve French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine set of twelve French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Époque mahogany and ormolu-mounted dining chairs. The rounded and padded backrests and sides, surmounted with...
Category

French Belle Époque Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Viennese Chair 1905 Jugendstil, Secession Style 1905 / Original
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary chair in the original state. Will be restored on request.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Art Deco Cherrywood Blue Fabric Armchairs Josef Frank c 1927 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco pair of vintage cherrywood armchairs or chairs attributed to Josef Frank, which were designed and made in Vienna circa 1927. The spoke back shows an elegant surface, while t...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Upholstery, Cherry

Edwardian Giltwood Famboo Regency Style Berger Chair with Newly Gold Giilt Frame
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Regency style giltwood famboo chair I have a matching pair of this exact model listed under my other items and then this single one. I also have a pair of later Regency chairs...
Category

English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Art Nouveau Armchair, Belgium, C. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau armchair in walnut and white leather, in the manner of Henri van de Velde.
Category

Belgian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Finely Carved Musical Instrument Walnut French Victorian Louis XVI Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable early 1900s, French fauteuil in the Louis XVI taste. Item features ornate and fine carvings to the solid walnut frame including musical instruments at the crest. Chair fur...
Category

French Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Suite of Antique Painted Chairs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Six, hand carved, painted, and parcel gilt, turn-of-the-century Italian chairs in creme. The pierced, sculptural backsplat and serpentine arms above tapered legs. Acquired from a pri...
Category

Italian Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

2 Fine French Art Deco Chairs by R. Damon & Bertaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
In sycamore with floral stencil, refine turned spindles and carved details. Signed R. Damon & Bertaux - Paris - Price is per chair.  
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Sycamore

Art Deco Two Vintage Ash Viennese Mesh Armchairs Josef Frank Vienna, circa 1928
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco two armchairs from ash wood and Viennese mesh by Josef Frank, Vienna circa 1928. The armchairs show a Viennese mesh structure at the back. Furth...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Ash

Pair of Antique Chinese Lacquer Horseshoe Back Chairs
Located in New York, NY
An unusually beautiful pair of antique Chinese horseshoe back chairs with striking lacquer finish. These gracefully shaped chairs will add...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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