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Dining Room Chairs For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Chateau D'ax Vintage Faux Bois Carved Dining Chairs, Italy, Set of 6
By Chateau d'Ax
Located in Miami, FL
Chateau D'ax Vintage Faux Bois Carved Dining Chairs, Italy, Set of 6
Offered for sale is a set of 6 vintage Italian carved wood dining chairs with 2 armchairs and 4 side chairs. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Hans Ullrich Bitsch Chairs Set of 6 Red Leather Chrome Metal Series 8600, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Six dark red leather Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs Series 8600, circa 1980
Wonderful dining room set of 6 oxblood red Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs. Postmodern classics with thick sturdy ...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Cantilever Armchair Designed by Magnus Olesen, Denmark, 1975
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage cantilever armchair designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen, Labeled Made in Denmark. Curved laminated beech wood design with light grey- green upholst...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Plywood
Set of 4 Space Age Stacking Child Sized Red Casalino Chairs by Alexander Begge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 1970's space age red plastic stacking Casalino Chairs by Alexander Begge. These child-sized red chairs stack easily and a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Two Chairs by Giovanni Carini for Planula in Steel and Leather, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Two dining chairs, designed by Giovanni Carini and produced by Planula in 1970. Each chair has a tubular metal frame with a chrome finish; the seat and the back are in black leather....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Boho Chrome Squiggle Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in west palm beach, FL
Step into a world where modern design meets bohemian flair with this exceptional set of six vintage dining chairs. Featuring striking chrome "squiggle" frames that are both sculptura...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Bartolozzi e Maioli Hand Carved Wood Foliate Faux Bois Leaf Chair, 1970s
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Whimsical Bartolozzi e Maioli hand carved leaf chair.
Seat Width: 17.5”
Seat Depth: 16”
Category
1970s Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans for Directional PE-105/106 MCM Bronze Stalagmite Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Evans for Directional PE-105/106 Mid Century Bronze Stalagmite Chairs - Set of 6
Each armless chair measures: 21 wide x 23 deep x 32.5 high, with a seat height of 18 inches
Eac...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of 8 Dining Chairs by The Fong Brothers, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 8 dining chairs in rattan and whicker designed and manufactured in Los Angeles California by The Fong Brothers company.
The pieces are very comfortable, they can be used indo...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
1970s Lucite Dining Chairs Attributed to Leon Rose for Pace - Set of 4
Located in Roanoke, VA
A beautiful set of four luxurious dining chairs with curved lucite frames and brass detail. Chairs are upholstered in original navy blue fabric that shows some age and use related we...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Textile, Lucite
Six Hollywood Regency Palm Beach Modern Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs by Kessler
Located in New York, NY
Chic set of six high back dining chairs, by Kessler Industries circa 1970’s. The chairs feature metal frames with decorative rings attached to create a faux bamboo effect. The seats ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
10 Spanish Country French Carved Floral Distressed Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of ten vintage ladderback dining chairs featuring French country styling with carved serpentine and floral design. Made in Spain.
Dimensions:
22" x 22" x 38.5"h, seat 19.5"
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Ulderico Carlo Forni Dining Chairs in Cherry Wood, Italy, 1940s
By Don Ulderico Alberto Carlo Forni
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional set of dining chairs was designed by Don Ulderico Carlo Alberto Forni for a private residence in Milan. The design was produced by hand by a master carpenter in the Como area in the late 1940s.
The frame of the chair is in solid cherrywood, with a sculptural wing shaped back. The details of the intricately made elegant backrest and the graceful tapering legs demonstrate the particularly high level of craftsmanship of the maker. The elegant silhouette of the frames is completed by the curved line of the rear legs,
The chairs have been carefully restored and reconditioned, respecting and partially retaining the original patina of the wood. The upholstery has been renewed in a traditional manner, using high quality horsehair to create a comfortable and even seat. The ecru colored fabric is the beautifully structured 'Windsor' fabric by Tibor Reich...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Trimming, Cherry
Bauhaus Design CESCA Dining Chair set, Italy 1980's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Bauhaus Design CESCA Dining Chair set by Marcel Breuer. Made in Italy, 1980's / 90's period. Stamped; Made in Italy. Tubular chrome frame with black lacquered wood frame and ...
Category
1980s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1970s Kinetics Dining Chairs
By Kinetics
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Visually very hefty and sculptural; 1970s manufacture. This set of eight was used in an industrial setting. Loads of patina, but very structurally sound. A very rare offering in a se...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Enamel
Set of Six Klismos Chairs by Baker Furniture Walnut
Located in Fraser, MI
Please feel free to reach out for efficient shipping to your location.
Set of Six Klismos chairs by Baker Furniture, model 2135
Two Captains Chairs.
Four Side Chairs.
Bleached Walnu...
Category
1970s Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six Niels Moller Danish Teak Dining Chairs Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of six Danish teak dining chairs by Niels Moller for JL Moller, consisting of four model 83 side chairs and two model 66 armchairs, designed in 1974.
Arm chairs measure 22.5" ...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Pair of Signed Vladimir Kagan Channeled "Clos" Chairs in Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This rare and stunning Pair of "Clos" dining/ game table chairs were realized by Vladimir Kagan- one of the most celebrated designers of the 20th century- in the United States, circa...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Lucite
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Georgian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of eight Georgian style dining chairs
By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston Collection"
USA, circa 1980s
Solid carved mahogany frames, with light blue and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Large Set of Modernist Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, beech, coated steel, Europe, 1980s
The design of these 1980s chairs avoid sharp edges or overly angular forms, leaning instead into cylindrical legs and rounded corne...
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arrben Dining Chairs Model Linda Italy 1982
By Arrben
Located in Den Haag, NL
Arrben dining chairs. Model linda Made in Italy 1980s Chrome on Steel frame, comes with a Black leather upholstery. One chair has a repair on the bottom.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Philippe Starck Olly Tango Chair for Aleph Ubik, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Bent bentwood Olly Tango chair on chrome legs by Philippe Starck for Aleph Ubik.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Oak Frame Scissor Chair, Manner of Jose Zanine Caldas
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Oak frame scissor chair in the manner of Jose Zanine Caldas.
Multiple available, see photos for variation in color of upholstery.
Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Cantilever Chrome Dining Chairs
Located in Peabody, MA
Set of four Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin cantilever arm chairs in bright polished flatbar chrome. Due to their generous size, these could serve equally well as dining chairs or a...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Coastal Island Style Hollywood Regency Balloon Back Rattan Dining Chairs Set 4
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Coastal Island Style or Hollywood Regency balloon back rattan dining chairs set of 4 with off-white fabric upholstered seat cushio...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Foam
Pair of Postmodern "Dr Glob" Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy, 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of iconic Dr Glob chairs. Post modern design rendered in black molded propylene with a grey powder coated steel frame back and legs. Designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, 1990.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
22 DSS Stacking Chairs, Charles & Ray Eames, Herman Miller, Red Fiberglass, 1974
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of 22 stackable dining room chairs by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, manufactured in midcentury, 1974.
The chairs are labeled ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Jack Lenor Larsen set of Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jack Lenor Larsen Set of 6 Dining Chairs. Chairs probably date to the 80's. Need to be reupholstered and finishing work. Chairs also stack if needed. Very nice scale and they sit...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
These CAB 412 chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina, designed in 1977, are celebrated as the world’s first free-standing cowhide chair. An innovative piece where form follows the relat...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather
Hans J. Wegner “China Chair” FH-4283 for Fritz Hansen
Located in Vienna, AT
“China Chair”. Armchair, mahogany frame, cream leather seat Model 4283. Designed 1944 by Hans Wegner and manufactured and marked by Fritz Hansen.
Literature: “Nyt Tidsskrift for Kun...
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Dining chairs by Ilmari Tapivaara 1970s 1 of 4
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Dining chairs in wood colour 1970s by STOL KAMNIK.
Nice vintage set of four beautiful chairs.
Pictures talk of quality.
Category
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Chairs 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Dining chairs 1970s
Industrial look with great patina.
Matrial: hardwood, faux leather.
Category
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Hardwood
Iconic Vintage ‘Sabrina’ Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima, 1970s Italy
By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of the iconic ‘Sabrina’ cantilever dining chairs designed by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima Padova, his fathers’ manufacturing company. Consisting of a beautiful chromed steel frame w...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
(6) Green Velvet Knoll + Thonet Chrome Brno Cantilevered Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of six, nicely upholstered, deep emerald green cantilevered, tubular chrome "Brno" chairs. This set is comprised of two, tagged Knoll production chairs and four tagged Thonet pro...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic design by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll. These ethereal chairs, seeming floating in air are fully labeled with an embossed Knoll, Vignelli design and a paper Knoll Label.
This...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss chrome set of 6 chairs, chairs are chrome base and pony upholstery original, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Hickory Chair Georgian Carved Mahogany Leather Upholstered Dining Arm Chairs
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Chippendale style dining arm chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Co.
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved mahogany, with brass studded blue leather seats.
Measure...
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Erik Ole Jorgensen Dining Chair in Teak Denmark
Located in Fraser, MI
Teak Dining Chair.
Designed by Erik Ole Jorgensen.
Made in Denmark.
Category
1980s Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts High Back Spindle Dining Chairs
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of four Mission or Arts & Crafts style high back spindle dining chairs
In the manner of L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Late 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak frames,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
A Pair of Postmodern Accent Chairs in the Arrben Stiletto Chairs. Circa 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Vintage Postmodern Dining / Accent Chairs in the Arrben Stiletto Chairs Style. Circa 1980s
Feature bent plywood seats, armrests, and backrests with steel frames painted in...
Category
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
1940's Set of 8 Vintage Hitchcock Rush Seat Chairs with Stenciled Fruit Motif
Located in Morristown, NJ
A charming set of eight vintage Hitchcock chairs, featuring handwoven rush seats and classic stenciled fruit motifs on the backrests. These ch...
Category
1940s American American Classical Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
Maison Jansen Attributed Leather and Gilt Regency Armchairs, Restored, c. 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intriguing set of restored armchairs, which are confirmed to be from the 1940s and earlier. The question is - how much earlier? Crafted in the Regency style, this set of Ebonized and Gilt frames chairs feature gold colored leather seats and a charismatic silhouette with a lot of interesting artistic details.
*NOTE* We have eight available, they are priced as pairs.
The chairs are signed with Mid-Century era upholstery tags and a business card for an antiques restorer. The business card is of a 1940s style and the address used is the style of address used between 1943 and 1963 which is before ZIP codes were used but after the implementation of the 2 digit Postal Code system.
What is currently unknown is whether Fred H. Mehrhoff reproduced these chairs in that time or if he had restored them. Generally speaking, antique restorers did much more restoring than they did reproducing. Reproductions were mostly private commissions from local clientele.
We found a 1935 newspaper directory with Fred H. Mehrhoff listed as a cabinetmaker in Ohio, which further supports his career as an antiques restoration specialist. Again, the question is whether he crafted these chairs in the 1940s or possibly 1950s, or if he restored them and they are much older - perhaps of the Regency period (early 1800s).
If he restored these in the 1940s, which we are inclined to believe, they are likely an important set and from an important maker or design house, such as Maison Jansen. These have the aesthetic style and taste of Maison Jansen, and we definitely would not be surprised to learn these were used in a Jansen interior project at some point in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
These Maison Jansen attributed armchairs would work great in a French Neoclassical, Classical, Art Deco, or Hollywood Regency home. Also consider mixing it up in a Post-Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary, Space Age Mod, Scandanavian Modern, Danish Modern or Zen / Minimalist room as a splash of juxtaposition. Can be used as dining captains or side chairs, hall chairs, desk or guest chairs, lobby lounge chairs, feeding chair...
Category
1940s American Regency Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Lacquer, Wood
Set of Six Bentwood Arm Dining Chairs
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bentwood Arm Dining Chairs In the style of Thonet. Seats have been recently reupholstered, wood has a dark mahogany finish. Selling as a s...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
Set of Twelve French Pastoral Dining Chairs in Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of twelve dining chairs, stained wood, France, late 1940s.
Set of rustic dining chairs manufactured in France. Simple yet stylish, these chairs feature a modest frame with slee...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Henredon Heritage Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Henredon
Located in Countryside, IL
Henredon Heritage Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Each armless chair measures: 20.5 wide x 26 deep x 40.5 high, with a seat height of 19.5 inches
Each captains chair measures: 22 wi...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Set of 12 Mid-Century Modern 401 Dining Room Chairs by Niels Otto Møller, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare set of 12 Mid-Century Modern dining room chairs.
Design by Niels Otto Møller for J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik.
Striking Danish design from the 1970s.
Solid oak frame...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Oak
Set of six Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin chrome dining chairs
Located in Liberty, NY
Beautiful set of six mid century Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin thin line chrome chairs with rare round art deco style arms. Chocolate brown
Velvet upholstery in good condition, no...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Set 12 Mid Century Cesca B32 Marcel Breuer Dining Chairs for Stendig
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SET OF TWELVE UPHOLSTERED CHROME "CESCA" DINING CHAIRS
Designed by Marcel Breuer for Stendig circa late 20th century Stendig labels and cambric to undersides
Item # 406PPF26Z
A gr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 12 Steelcase Chrome and Black Cantilevered Armchairs Model 421-482
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of 12 matching chairs by Steelcase. The chairs feature a bright tubular chrome frame, with black vinyl back and seat cushions. The cantilevered frame design gives the...
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
A set of 10 waterfall cantilever brass plated dining chairs circa 1970s
Located in Houston, TX
A set of 10 stylish waterfall cantilever brass plated dining chairs recently recovered in a sage velvet upholstery. Attributed to Milo Baughman, circa 1970s. Amazing lines make up th...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pr. French Bistro Cafe Style Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pr. charming French Bistro, Cafe style arm chairs, one in pink, one in blue. The chairs have metal faux bamboo frames, with woven seats and back rests. Both are in very good original...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage, Collectible, Rare Italian Monk Dining Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
6 Dining Chairs - Monk by Afra e Tobia Scarpa
The price indicated is for the single chair .
Offered for sale is a rare set of six "Monk" dining chairs, designer by Afra & Tobia Sca...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Set of Six Brutalist Style Dutch Dining Chairs
Located in London, London
Set of six dining chairs
A striking set of six Dutch dining chairs from the 1970s, embodying a bold Brutalist aesthetic with a nod to the architectural influence of Afra and Tobia S...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 6 Brass "Willy Rizzo" Dining Chairs in Original Leather, Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Set of 6 Brass "Willy Rizzo" Dining Chairs in Original Leather, Italy
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Philippe Starck Dr. No Cream Dining Chair for Kartell
Located in Miami, FL
Cream Dr. No chair with aluminum legs by Philippe Starck and produced by Kartell, Italy.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Marcel Breuer Cesca Dining Room Chairs - Chrome, Wood, and Leather, Italy 1970s
These chairs feature a cantilevered design, a signature style of Marcel Breuer, which gives them a fl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
CAB—412 Dining Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six dining chairs in the iconic Cab-412 design by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Originally designed in 1977, this chair features saddle leather upholstery that undergoes hand-pro...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 post modern dining chairs by Peter Handler Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six post modern dining chairs from Peter Handler Studio with anodized aluminum frames with black leather back and seat cushions. Each chair supported on one cylindrical leg, ...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage, New and Antique Dining Room Chairs
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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