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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high Seat Height: 17 1/2" Materials: Plywood & Cast Iron
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American Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

1930s Charles Dudouyt French Low Side Chair
Located in West Hollywood, CA
CHARLES DUDOUYT (France, 1885-1946). Side chair "Straw", 1930s. Structure in bulrush wood and wicker seat. Measurements: 66 x 46 x 39 cm. Beautiful small chair that could work in an...
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French French Provincial Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Pair of Antique Caned British Colonial Planters Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of early 20th century British Colonial plantation chairs handcrafted in indigenous mahogany with elegant form featuri...
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Caribbean British Colonial Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Armchair with Lambswool Seat
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning rustic Folk Art hand carved antique armchair in oak painted wood with a newer upholstered lambswool seat. Made in Norway in th...
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Norwegian Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak

Pair of Bridge Chairs Brown Faux-Leather French Art Deco, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French Art Deco bridge chairs, circa 1930 Two open armchairs in brown textured sky and cream-coloured edging. Like all bridge chairs from this period, the structure of the ch...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Faux Leather

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 ...
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English Elizabethan Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Early French Louis XVI Style Child’s Chairs in Chartreuse Damask, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
A holiday treat! This is a pair of early French Louis XVI style children’s chairs in vintage chartreuse damask. The gray frame is cerused and in very good condition. One seat shows n...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Damask, Wood

Italian Curule Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Iron, brass and leather curule armchair. Originally meant for Roman magistrates, this version features tooled and gilded leather on an iron frame with ...
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British Classical Roman Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique Children's Horn Chair Upholstered in Leather
Located in Houston, TX
Antique children's Horn chair upholstered in leather. Great children's chair or child's horn chair with beautifully distressed leather upholstery and brass nail head trim. This unusual antique horn chair...
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American Native American Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Horn

Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Folding Chair circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Renaissance style walnut Savonarola folding chair from circa 1900 with lion paw feet. This Italian Renaissance style Savonarola chair, dating back to circa 1900, is a sple...
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Italian Renaissance Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel
Located in New York, NY
46 ice cream style cafe chairs, originally from the landmark Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga NY. Hand-wrought iron frame with upholstered pad seat, seats show some wear, normal and consist...
Category

American Romantic Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Bauhaus Spoleto Chair Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
This iconic Chair, model Spoleto, was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and produced by Knoll Italy in '70s. Chair is in perfect vintage condition. It is made of very thick genui...
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Italian Bauhaus Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rare Set of Six Swiss Alp, folk art , Chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Rare set of six Swiss Alp, folk art , chairs.
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Swiss Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

A SITZMASCHINE Chair by JOSEF HOFFMANN & FISCHEL WIENER WERKSTATTE Austria 1910
Located in PARIS, FR
This is a museum piece : an historical and iconic "SITZMASCHINE" chair by (or after) JOSEF HOFFMANN, produced by FISCHEL, Vienna, 1910. This is a a rare and almost never seen variati...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Thonet Austrian Curved Wood Armrests Chair, 1920s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Thonet Austrian arm chair, c. 1900/1920, In curved beech wood, the upholstery has been redone in ivory velvet and the wooden parts have been polished wi...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Pair of Catalan Modernist Wooden Chairs, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Catalan Modernist Wooden Chairs – Designed for the Palace of Justice, Barcelona, Circa 1920 Step into the world of Catalan modernism with this exceptional pair of wooden cha...
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Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Wooden Replicas of the Stone Throne from the Minoan Palace at Knossos
Located in New York, NY
An extremely rare pair of hand-crafted wooden replicas of the famous stone throne from the Minoan Palace at Knossos, Crete. The original artifact dates...
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Other Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Jac. van den Bosch 't Binnenhuis Art Deco Library Chair or Library Steps, 1916
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare library chair or library steps opus 1536. Design by Jac. van den Bosch for 't Binnenhuis Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid patinated a...
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Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Ash

Thonet Gebruder Vienna Gmbh No.56 Bentwood and Vienna Straw Chair
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. For t...
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Austrian Biedermeier Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Thonet, rare pair of chairs, early 1900s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare pair of bentwood chairs manufactured by Thonet in the early 20th century. Both chairs have a nice faux painted wood finish that is early but most likely not original to the chai...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Beautiful Chiavari Wooden Chair Wicker Seat, Made in Liguria, Italy, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a beautiful chiavari chair made in Liguria, Italy, in the 1930s, probably older. It shows some scratches, also patina and paint lost, but this is old-age. It has a woven w...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Savonarola Chair, Year 1900
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Savonarola chair, Made in Italy, Year 1900.  The frame is made of solid wood. The seat and back are ORIGINAL leather, attached with large upholstery nails. There is fringed trimmings...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Folk Art Rustic Handmade Chair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique rustic handmade folk art unique design chair. Made with no nails., just wood juncture. Decorative and collectible.
Category

American Rustic Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Original Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann Chair, 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent example of the more decorative phase of Josef Hoffmann, before the WW1. Carpenter Jakob Soulek for the Wiener Werkstätte. Exhibited first in 1912 at the Museum für Kunst...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Pearwood

1900s Marcel Kammerer Chair No.6517 for Thonet, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered in Backhausen fabric - carefully refurbished and finished with ebony shellac - Height of seat 47 cm.
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Heywood Company Victorian White Wicker Parlour Armchair Set
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Victorian white painted wicker parlour chairs. Hand crafted intricate heart design back, and curved wicker leaves climb the front legs. Wonderful parlour, sunroom, or patio ...
Category

American Victorian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Spring Back Factory Chairs Chair Stool
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful example of the rare Singer sewing spring back factory chair, English circa 1920. - Cast iron construction, sprung backrest, height adjustable seat, all feet marked Sing...
Category

British Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Meiji Pearl Shell Inlaid Carved Hongmu Dragon Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning authentic antique Meiji Era (1867-1912) Japanese pearl and shell inlaid profusely hand carved hardwood chair with beautifully aged patina, warm rich coloring, dark grain d...
Category

Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside shop" Stickley era-W8061
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Morris Chair from the early 1900s by "Lakeside," the paper label is missing but you can see a shadow of a paper label. The cha...
Category

American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Early 20th Century Gurage Peoples Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and rare early 20th century Ethiopian Gurage Peoples chair with a modernist spirit, carved of a single piece of wood with a curved back and a r...
Category

Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Scottish 1900s Orkney Island Canopy Chair with Hooded Handwoven Straw Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Scottish Orkney Island canopy chair from the early 20th century with handwoven straw hooded back, rush seat, open arms, tapering legs and side stretche...
Category

Scottish Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood, Rush

Model No. 3 Desk or Writing Chair by Thonet, 1900's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A very nice desk or writing chair by Thonet. It is fabricated in the Czech Republic around 1900. This chair was originally designed at the second half of the 19th century and can be...
Category

Czech Victorian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Fauteuil Parlor Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Fauteuil Parlor Lounge Arm Chair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 27" W x 27" D x 17" Seat height x 26" Arm height.
Category

Unknown Louis XV Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Set 6 Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Spring Back Factory Chairs Stool
Located in Sale, GB
- A magnificent set of six iconic and rare Singer sewing spring back factory chairs, English circa 1920. - Cast iron construction, sprung backrests, height adjustable chunky seats, a...
Category

British Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

1934 SS Normandie Art Deco Silk Velvet & Mahogany ArmChairs, Pierre Patout
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Of Art Deco Silk Velvet Upholstered Mahogany 'S.S. Normandie' Dining Armchairs, Pierre Patout (French 1879-1965), Circa 1934. This Pair of Art Deco Mahogany Arm chairs upholster...
Category

French Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Josef Urban, Gebrueder Thonet chair, model number 405 - Original Secession Style
Located in Vienna, AT
brown-stained beechwood; seat and back rest with continuous leather cover; feet with brass and copper sabots; professionally restored; signs of age and use; height 98.5 cm, height of...
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Folding Leather, Wood Safari Colonial Style Director's Chair, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Dark wood folding director's / safari chair with cognac leather seat and back. Great comfort. Great patinated vintage condition consistent with age and wear. Sourced from London in t...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Metal

Wicker 1920s Bar Harbor Brown Wicker Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wicker 1920s Bar Harbor Brown Wicker Chair. Wonderful earth tone brown. Full woven seat. Great childs size and easy to move indoor or out door.
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American Adirondack Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker

LC7 Swivel Chairs by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Few pieces in 20th-century furniture design hold the same canonical status as these 1928 swivel chairs, conceived by the groundbreaking trio Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charl...
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Modern Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Four Liberty & Co English Arts & Crafts Oak Chairs with Carved Floral Back Slats
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Four Antique Liberty & Co. English Arts & Crafts Oak Chairs with Carved Stylized Floral Back Slats C1...
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Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Superb Antique Chinese Horseshoe Hongmu Late Qing Occasional Chair
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An early 20th century Chinese Horseshoe Chair of late Qing / early Republic Era. Superb form with horseshoe back and sweeping arms, single vert...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

A 811 Chair By Josef Hoffmann or Josef Frank for Thonet 1920s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Josef Hoffmann or Josef Frank chair A 811 for Thonet 1920s
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair Heals of London
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair, Heals Of London Oak construction circa 1900 Very good condition commensurate of age.
Category

English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Early 20Thc Old Hickory Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Old Hickory child's chair with a hand woven replaced seat.
Category

American Adirondack Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Hickory

Art Deco Walnut and Cotton Chairs, Restored
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of wooden chairs designed and produced in the 1920s by a fine Italian manufacturer. The chairs have a supporting frame made entirely of light walnut wood, which has b...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Old Hickory Barrel Back Chairs -Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Old Hickory signed Old Hickory Furniture Company ,Martinsville,Indiana this pair of barrel back chairs are in pristine condition.The hand woven cane seating and back side have...
Category

American Adirondack Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Hickory

French 1930s University Chair
Located in Bozeman, MT
French university chair with one armrest for taking notes. Great patina and shape. Ca 1930s France.
Category

French Industrial Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Antique American Robert Mitchell Carved Chinoiserie Savonarola Dragon Chair 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare antique American carved Savanarola dragon chair, by Robert Mitchell, circa 1900. This most unusual chair by Robert Mitchell (formerly Mitchell...
Category

American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather
Located in Buffalo, NY
An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather,,
Category

English Georgian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Blue Painted Chair
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian blue painted chair. Vintage blue painted wood side chair with shaped back perfect in the bath. Sweden, first quarter 20th century. Di...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Teak Howdah Elephant Saddle Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Teak Howdah Elephant Saddle Chair. Beautifully carved Asian teakwood Howdah elephant saddle chair or bench, Thailand, 1920. This unusual Anglo-Indian chai...
Category

Thai Anglo-Indian Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Teak

Green Leather Louis XV Armchair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Louis XV style cabriolet armchair, in white lacquered wood standing on four cabriole legs ending by scrolls with carved sculpted leaves and flowers. Arm supports slightly behind th...
Category

French Louis XV Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Painted Chairs, Lyre Model, C.1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four French Louis XVI style painted lyre back chairs on four tapered legs. C. 1900.
Category

Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Bentwood Black Armchair with Caned Seat and Back from Italy (Two Available)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian bentwood armchair with an elegant black-painted frame - featuring a shaped back with caned back rest and scroll arms with caned seat set upon four legs with round stre...
Category

Italian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Bentwood

Antique French Cane Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can sometimes ship it for less and get it to you faster. For a shipping quote, click on "ASK THE SELLER" under the purchase button and provide your zip code. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 6 Antique Early 1900's French Provincial Cane...
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French Provincial Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Antique Set of 12 Swedish Gustavian Gray Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
This wonderful set of twelve dining chairs exudes a graceful country charm. While likely from a Swedish farm house, these speak to a more upscale home with a touch of elegance due to...
Category

Swedish Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Japanese Antique Chairs, Rustic Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese chair from the early Showa period. Made of beech wood, this simple design is in keeping with the Japanese aestheti...
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Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

1920s Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Chairs, No. 811 for Thonet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished and finished by shellac - seat cane strings in good condition - backrest cane strings with minor damage
Category

Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Thonet Model No. 511 Bentwood Armchair, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
Located in Austin, TX
An iconic armchair of the Vienna Secession movement, the Thonet model no. 511 bent beechwood armchair, featuring stunning lines and beautiful proportions. A design tour de force, it ...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Bentwood

Set of Three Painted Pine Children's Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
These delightful plank seat children’s chairs are in a rustic Empire style, with a scroll at the top of the back rail and turned legs at the front. In old worn buttermilk paint. Seat...
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Hungarian Empire Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Pine

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