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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique French Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt and Painted Side Chair
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XVI style dining side chair from Paris decorated with timeless classical styling and hand carved excellence on the entire framework, emphasizing typical neoclassical gil...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

Pair of Antique German Antler Chairs with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique German Antler chairs with rococo style upholstery. German, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm The...
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German Rococo Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Antler, Upholstery

Four Moroccan Armchairs Art Deco circa 1930, Carved Pine
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Moroccan Art Deco armchairs, circa 1930 One of the fauteuils has the particularity of having armrests lower than the others. Original antique condition Frames are sound a...
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Moroccan Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Pine

Axel Einar Hjorth Corall Set of 4 Chairs Birch and Velvet 1934
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of 4 chairs reupholstered in Velvet. Designed during Axel Einar Hjorth's Swedish Grace period or the equivalent of Swedish Art Deco. The desing is called Corall. Made for Nordisk...
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Swedish Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Birch

Art Nouveau Side Chair Designed by Thonet, Austria, 1910
Located in Antwerp, BE
Classic collectible chair by famous German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet. Bentwood frame with hooped legs. The seat is embossed with a decorative floral motif.  
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Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

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

Industrial Factory Bauhaus Stool by Rowac / Robert Wagner Germany, 1910-1920s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
This iconic three-legged steel stool "Stahl Schemel Modell 1" is made by Rowac (Karl RObert WAgner in Chemnitz) and is known to enthusiasts and collectors as a industrial design classic. It was developed 1905 and exhibited for the first time 1909 at the Leipzig Fair. it was used at the Bauhaus and is considered the original type of workshop stool. Walter Gropius used the stool for his new Bauhaus building in Dessau. The Rowac Stool...
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German Bauhaus Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Steel

Liberty and Co attri, An Arts and Crafts mahogany and Inlaid Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attri, An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair, with carved stylized plant motif to the central splat flanked by chequered ebony and boxwood stringing and inlaid walnut s...
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English Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

A Pair of French Louis XVI style painted side chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quality pair of chairs appear to be in the manner of Maison Jansen. The openwork splats appear to be in the form of a hot air balloon, over a rounded seat supported by an apron ...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Adolf Loos Attr. & Thonet Original of the Time Jugendstil Seating Ensemble, 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Four-legged structure made of solid beechwood, brown-stained; stool with applied textile added at a later date; professionally restored; signs of age and use; on the underside compan...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Antique Craftsman Reclining Morris Chair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Spectacular Morris chair made of solid oak and original green leather. Has three position reclining positions. Very sturdy and well built. Unique piece with a dash of Spanish Revival...
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American Mission Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Brass

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 ...
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American Victorian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Brewery Munich Set 6 Chairs in Wood and Leather Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
6 chairs in leather and wood. Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty The back of the chair forms the word Munich Year 1900 Country: German Materials : wood and leather Elegant and ...
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German Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Vintage Wood Slat Double Folding Theater Seat School Chair Old Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Vintage Wood Slat Double Folding Theater Seat School Chair Old Bench. Item features a book slot to rear of one chair, folding frames, great patina, solid wood construction, b...
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Unknown Other Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique LIMBERT Chair & Rocker Rare Find - Stickley Era - W5128/W5129
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a very rare pair of antique Charles Limbert pieces - Chair & Rocker Set. They are signed with the Limbert mark. Made with a wonderful selection of oak. Both pieces are in min...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

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

Antique Colliapsible W.S. Tubbs SnoShu Folding Canoe Chair c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Turn of the century Snowshoe chair with Ash frame, rawhide lacing and steel brackets. These lightweight, portable chairs were used in canoes for...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Ash

Old Painted Wood & Riveted Metal Campaign Style Folding Chair / Stool
Located in Rochester, NY
Wood and metal campaign style folding chair in as found beautifully aged deep green and red paint w/ great old alligatored surface. Metal riveted hinges / metal riveted top rail / ca...
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American Campaign Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fledermaus Secession Armchairs No.423
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus secession armchairs no.423 designed by Josef Hoffmann for the Fledermaus Cabaret in 1905. Made by J&J Kohn, beautiful original preservation, stains on two seats.
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech

4x chair J&J Kohn Nr.415, Gustav Siegel, 1906
Located in Praha, CZ
"Viennese Art Nouveau, variant of chair no. 415, designed by Gustav Siegl in 1906, manufactured by J&J Kohn. In beautiful original condition. Solid, ready to be upholstered. Minor ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Pair of Secession Armchairs No.17 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Pair of secession armchairs no.17 by Thonet in very good condition.
Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood

Rare Seven Piece Paint Decorated English Adams Parlor Set with Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare set of Adams painted satinwood shield back chairs and a matching settee. The settee includes 6 chairs, two of which are armchairs and all are paint decorated with flow...
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English Adam Style Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Twig Adirondacks Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Twig Adirondacks Chair. Very well made example of a rustic Twig Adirondack style chair. Comfortable to sit in ergonomically, the design...
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North American Adirondack Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Twig

Antique Set of 6 White Painted Dining Chairs from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
Class and style combine in this lovely set of six matching dining chairs from Sweden. They were painted white and given a gold trim which was the "style" in the early 1900s. The curv...
Category

Swedish Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Walnut Armchairs or Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style walnut armchairs or side chairs. Offered is a lovely pair of French Louis XVI style walnut armchairs or side chairs. This handsome pair of French Louis...
Category

French Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Walnut

Sculptural Swedish Kubbestol, Early 20th Century Folk Art Chair in Solid Wood
Located in Valby, 84
Beautiful Swedish kubbestol likely originating from the Dalarna region of Sweden, known for its rich folk art traditions and distinctive woodcraft, carved from a single solid tree tr...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Pine

Adolf Loos F.O. Schmidt 1898-1900 Jugendstil Corner Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Extremely rare corner armchair designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933) Manufactured by Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna, Austria, circa 1900. Very good condition Seat in excellent con...
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Austrian Jugendstil Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Pair of Salon Chair No.423 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Pair of Cabaret Fledermaus chairs no.423 by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn after professional renovation with new fabric.
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Pair of Fine Horseshoe Back Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of elegant horseshoe back armchairs. Beautiful color, form and lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has be...
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Chinese Ming Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Painted Italian Louis XVI Carved Armchairs
Located in Newfoundland, PA
The structure is made out of carved wood enhanced with floral detailing at the top and Greek Key motif at the base of the seat. Striped crushed fabric, in the Italian Louis XVI neocl...
Category

Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair - Stickley Era - W2232
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair in excellent condition. Made in the early 1900s, This chair is complete with no repairs or replaced parts. It is in excellent con...
Category

American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Italian Savonarola Chair
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Italian carved chair with leather seat and back. Measurements: Height: 34" Width: 27.5" Depth: 18.5"
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Italian Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Leather, 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...
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Italian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood, Bentwood

George Walton. A Rare Arts & Crafts Philippines Cane Chair with Serpentine Back
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A Rare Arts & Crafts walnut high back 'Philippines begere chair'. The serpentine shaped high back is not just very comfortably but very elegant and refined. In the P...
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English Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Pair of Chairs by Paul Follot
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco beech and rosewood carved chairs with a deco floral pattern along the top and arms attribute to Paul Follot Made in France Circa: 1922.  
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

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
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1920s Antique Luterma Bistro Bentwod Chair from Estonia, Northern Europe
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1920s bentwood chair from the Art Deco Era of Estonia. Luterma was an Estonian company that manufactured furniture and other products in the ea...
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Estonian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Jacob & Josef Kohn Vienna Secession Patinated Chairs with Wicker Seats, Pair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful pair of bentwood chairs patinated in white color with cane weave seats. Manufactured by J & J Kohn. Austria, 1900s. Both are marked with the original manufacturers paper l...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Cane, Wood

Pair of High Back Armchairs with Carved Arms, Cabriole Legs & Feet
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved beech high back armchairs with detailed carved arms, cabriole legs and pad feet, upholstered in linen.  
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European Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Linen, Beech

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

Pair of Regency Styled Side or Accent Chairs with Reclining Nude & Swan Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique chairs are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Regency, or Hollywood Regency style. The...
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American Regency Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cane, Pine

Marcel Breuer Aluminium Chair 1933 ICF Cadsana Italy MoMa Museum Bauhaus Black
Located in Munster, NRW
Marcel Breuer - Aluminium Chair 1933, manufactured by ICF Cadsana, Italy - MoMa German-born architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) was one of the most important designers of the 20th c...
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Italian Bauhaus Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Italian 1900s Leather Seat Iron Folding Curule Stool with Toupie Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian leather seat iron folding curule stool from the early 20th century with toupie finials and twisted effects. Created Italy during the early years of the 20th century, this ...
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Italian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Cottage Style Hand-Carved Wooden Bobbin Chair w/ Rattan Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic cottage style bobbin chair in beautifully aged and toned wood with rattan seat and decorative hand-carved frame. In original condition with wear consistent with age and use.
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Hardwood

Louis XV Pair of Tan Silk Brocade Carved Armchairs in Oak with Two Pillows
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a beautiful set of fauteuils in a neutral tan, in the style of Louis XV. Chairs of the Louis XV period style are comfortable, more comfortab...
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American Louis XV Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Silk, Oak

Pair of Blue Painted Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful tall pale blue chairs made for tall hat officials. Yolk back detail at top. Good luck symbol painted in gold paint or gold leaf, chairs tri...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Elm

Art Deco Armchair with Gustav Klimt Upholstery Fabric, 1930s Austria
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Beautiful high quality finish with brass end caps on the feet covered with original Gustav Klimt velvet upholstery fabric. Original metal springing on the seat. Naturally with signs ...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

African Tribal Senufo Chair
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece with wonderful patina. Backrest constructed of two typical Senufo birds.
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Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Liberty outdoor chairs in rattan from Palazzo Falconi, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Liberty outdoor chairs in rattan from Palazzo Falconi, early 1900s Pair of vintage outdoor chairs entirely in woven rattan. The rounded ...
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Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Carved Nordic Corner Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish primitive monk chairs Sweden, early 20th century Each chair is unique in it’s composition and design Made of solid oak and with Intricately carved patterns and markings P...
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Swedish Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Chair Thonet Nr.223, since 1901
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state. Perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish. New upholstery surface on the original core.
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Austrian Belle Époque Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Antique Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Chair & Ottoman, Attr: Herter Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite Antique Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Side Chair and Ottoman, ATTR: Herter Brothers This listing is for the TWO PIECES. *Please View Other Listings - Matching Piano Sto...
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American Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bamboo, Wood

Berlin Chair after Gerrit Rietveld by Jack Brogan, 1923
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Berlin Chair, designed after Gerrit Rietveld by Jack Brogan, USA, originally conceived in 1923. Initially known as the 'Board Chair,' is composed of eight intersecting elements of va...
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American Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

A Pair of Jugendstil Chairs by Joseph Maria Olbrich, around 1905
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This exquisite pair of Jugendstil chairs, designed by the renowned artist Joseph Maria Olbrich around 1905, is a prime example of early 20th-century craftsmanship and design. Olbrich...
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German Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Boxwood, Elm, Mahogany, Maple, Rosewood, Burl

Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet. Condition: Professionally stained and repolished.
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Giltwood and Carved French Louis XV Style Side Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of giltwood and carved French Louis XV style side chairs with original gilt finish, circa 1900.
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French Antique Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Desk Elbow Chair, English, Oak, Office Seat, Drawing Room, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk elbow chair. An English, oak office seat, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Appealing elbow chair, ideal for the drawing room or home office Displ...
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British Edwardian Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair French Salon Chairs Art Nouveau Gilt Fauteuils
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning pair of French gilt arm chairs Perfect salon chairs and in the art nouveau style with floral motifs and a flowing style to the aesthetic Very comfortable with wid...
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Vintage Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

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