Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10

White Wire Side Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Pair Circa 1952

$1,449per set
$2,415per set40% Off
£1,101.64per set
£1,836.06per set40% Off
€1,271.33per set
€2,118.89per set40% Off
CA$2,028.21per set
CA$3,380.35per set40% Off
A$2,271.06per set
A$3,785.09per set40% Off
CHF 1,184.92per set
CHF 1,974.87per set40% Off
MX$27,671.14per set
MX$46,118.57per set40% Off
NOK 15,035.83per set
NOK 25,059.72per set40% Off
SEK 14,295.07per set
SEK 23,825.12per set40% Off
DKK 9,489.67per set
DKK 15,816.11per set40% Off
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

The Bertoia Side Chair is a timeless icon of mid-century modern design, originally created by Italian-born sculptor and designer Harry Bertoia in 1952 for Knoll. Renowned for its airy, sculptural form, the chair exemplifies Bertoia's ability to find elegance and grace in industrial materials like welded steel. This Pair of Bertoia Side Chairs has been carefully refinished in their original white enamel, preserving the clean, minimalist aesthetic that made them a design classic. Though unsigned, they retain the distinctive wire grid silhouette that makes the Bertoia chair a versatile and striking addition to any space—from dining rooms to offices and beyond. Seat Height: 18" Can be powder coated in any color of your choice.
  • Creator:
    Knoll (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1952
  • Condition:
    restored.
  • Seller Location:
    Van Nuys, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2051548.JM.4MS1stDibs: LU947444515162

More From This Seller

View All
White Bertoia Steel Wire Side Chair With "X" Base by Knoll, Set of 6
By Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 6 original 1950s white steel wire Bertoia side chairs with "X" base by Knoll. Hans and Florence Knoll never insisted that Harry Bertoia design furniture when they originally ...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Mid-century Bertoia Style Wire Diamond Lounge by Thinline, Set of 4
By Thinline
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 4 vintage 1950s Mid-century Bertoia style wire diamond lounge chairs. Each chair featuring a large extra wide 24" wide armrest with a large 34" tall backrest with a round stee...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rare Restored Marcel Breuer Rattan Back Chrome "cesca" Chairs By Virco, Set of 4
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare set of 4 Marcel Breuer rattan back chrome "Cesca" chairs by Virco. This rare variant of the Cesca chair features the rare Paul T. Frankl inspired rattan back with chrome legs. Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) vintage re-edition "Cesca" armchair by Virco. Cantilevered tubular chrome frame with maple and cane seats, backs, and arms, circa 1970, made in Italy. Cesca chair, named after his daughter Francesca, marries caning and hardwood Beech with the Industrial-age aesthetic of cantilevered tubular steel. Functional, simple, and distinctly modern. Cesca chair has no legs and it relies on support from the tensile properties of steel tubing. It uses non-reinforced steel tubing, thereby creating a free-swinging chair...
Category

Vintage 1950s Side Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Eero Saarinen Knoll Executive Dining Chair/Armchairs with Tubular Legs, Set of 4
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of four Mid-Century Modern executive dining chair set featuring 2 side chairs and 2 armchairs designed by American-Finnish designer Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) for Knoll. Compose...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Tulip Side Chair Model 115 by Maurice Burke for Arkana
By Arkana Furniture, Maurice Burke
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Tulip Chair 115 (and the Tulip Chair 116), designed by Maurice Burke of Dallas, Texas, for Arkana, are the bedrock of Star Trek. The Burke Tulip chairs...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Outdoor Patio Lounge Chairs by Karl Lightfoot Studio
By Karl Lightfoot
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of black tubular steel and metal grate outdoor or patio lounge chairs with flat metal armrests by Karl Lightfoot Studio. The chair displays the simple...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal

You May Also Like

Early Children's Side Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll in White Enamel, Pair
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Harry Bertoia, renowned primarily as a sculptor, was approached by Florence Knoll with a simple request: if he discovered an interesting design motif in his artistic process, he shou...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Set of 7 white coated wire chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
"I began to think in terms of what I would like as a chair. It started very slowly…I came into rod or wire, whether bent of straight. I seemed to find myself at home there”. Produced...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Bertoia Diamond Chairs, White, Set of Two, Welded & Painted Steel. They are as elegant, strong and functional as when they were manufactured. The chairs will add a touch of class to any setting. Harry Bertoia's career began in the 1930s as a student at Cranbrook Academy of Art where he re-established the metal-working studio and later became head of the department before the school closed during WWII due to wartime restrictions on materials in 1943. During the war, Bertoia moved to California and is credited with developing new techniques for molding plywood with Charles and Ray Eames also from Cranbrook. Harry Bertoia is one of the many well-known artists and designers who attended The Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, The school & buildings were designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. It is the country’s top ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on the landmark Saarinen-designed campus which features: private studios, state-of-the art workshops, the renowned Cranbrook Art Museum and 300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, all a short drive from the city of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of ten disciplines including Architecture, 2D and 3D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists- and Designers-in-Residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside the graduate students. Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), Morris Brose (Bronze Sculptures), Herb Babcock (blown glass), Larry Butcher (mixed media), Lauren Anais Hussey (Abstract), Andrea Eis (film, photography), Lilian Swann Saarinen (Sculpture), Douglas Semivan...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of White Mid Century Diamond Chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll USA, 1950s
By Knoll, Harry Bertoia
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of white mid century diamond chairs in lacquered metal by Harry Bertoia produced by Knoll USA, 1950s. In good vintage condition with the original lacquer. Dimensions: H: ...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

2010s Pair of Harry Bertoia for Knoll Side Chairs in White Model 420c
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of classic Bertoia side chairs, model 420, originally designed in 1952 by Harry Bertoia for Knoll International. These particular examples date to the mid-2010’s, an...
Category

2010s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Model 420, Side Chairs with White Metal Frame by Harry Bartoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Model 420 side chairs by Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Early edition with white metal frame and black seat pad.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs

Materials

Metal