1950s Club Chairs

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was one of the most visionary and progressive Danish architects of his time. He was admitted to the School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts from 1924 to 1927. In 1929, two years after graduating from the School of Architecture, the only 27-year-old Arne Jacobsen won first prize for his ultra-modern concept "The House of the Future" at an exhibition held by the Academic Association of Architects. The house was built in full size for the exhibition, and was the first example of actual modernist architecture in Denmark. The iconic Paris Armchair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1929 for a competition issued by the Kurvemagerforeningen. When he presented the famous "House of the Future" later that year, the chair was shown as part of the interior design. Until World War II, the Paris lounge chair...

Pair of armchairs design by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, 1950s. The chairs have a compact curved form and feature the original red upholstery fabric. The armchairs are freshly cleaned and...

Very nice pair of Art Deco armchairs attributed to Michel Dufet. Rio veneer, seat in period silk brocade. Very good state of conservation.

Iconic Mid-Century Modern "Egg Chair" design by Arne Jacobsen. Made with egg shell white fabric. Featuring the Classic organic form body and single seat cus...

Pair of high backs Italian armchairs by Melchiorre Bega with strikingly modern lines. Covered with ivory velvet, circa 1950.

One of a kind. Ask any lover of mid-century furniture to name the top 5 iconic chairs of mcm design and we guarantee the Egg chair would be on that list. The Forsyth design team was...

1 Arne Jacobsen swan chair. Design Arne Jacobsen, 1958. Designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, for which designer Arne Jacobsen was the architect, the Swan Chair (1958) permitted guests to spin on its swivel base, thus becoming active participants in the busy hotel atmosphere. Now made of polyurethane foam, it’s marked by its flowing organic shape. A single upholsterer hand-sews the fabric onto the frame. Original design and licensed manufacture by Republic of Fritz Hansen...

The iconic, Arne Jacobsen-designed egg chair, c.1960s, Denmark. The chair features its original rich saddle colored leather with its own distinctive patination. The high-backed chair...

This model 3320 or "Swan" swivel lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 and is still a design icon. This one is manufactured in 2005, it is marked in the foot and with a ...

Splendid pair of streamline Paolo Buffa armchairs, Sculpted wood parts. Ref: I mobili di Paolo Buffa p. 23.

Pair of 1950s armchairs by Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1950s One of the most iconic and representative models of 1950s Italian design, wooden structure and cushions recently reupholstered w...

Pair of 1970s Italian manufacture armchairs. The armchairs given their large size are ideal for furnishing modern or contemporary living rooms. They are made in camel color leather. ...