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Place of Origin: French
Set of 6 French Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
A charming Set of six Louis XVI -style painted dining room chairs- oval backs on fluted tapered legs. The set still appears to be covered in their original mohair fabric, although it...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
20th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Dining Chairs in the Style of Louis XV
Located in Sofia, BG
Six French dining chairs in the style of Louis XV all made of walnut with a caramel leather upholstery. Very high and comfortable backs. Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rare Guillerme & Chambron Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Solid Oak and Mohair
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, set of eight dining chairs, oak, reupholstered in mohair, France, 1960s
This rare set of armchairs is designed by by the French designer duo ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Pierre Chapo “S24” Dining Chair, 1967
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Pierre Chapo “S24” dining chair for Atelier Pierre Chapo, elm and leather, France, 1966.
Pierre Chapo designed the “S24” dining chairs for his friend...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Human Chair Bench by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Located in Geneve, CH
Human chair bench by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Dimensions: W 150 x D 57.1 x H114 cm.
Materials: Leg in solid beech seating in MDF with metal structure ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950’s Classic Mixed Bentwood Pub Dining Chairs – Good Quantities Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Classic Mixed Bentwood Pub Dining Chairs - Good Quantities Available. We have a regular stock of very good bentwood and other classic chairs as photographed. The listing is fo...
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century French Gilt Wood Hand Carved Cane Chairs in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French hand carved walnut chairs in gilt wood, that have cane seats and backs. Very good original condition with no restorations...
Category
Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
1970's French White Laboratory Stools - Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1970’s French White Laboratory Stools – Quantity Available
1970’s French White Laboratory Stools – Quantity Available. Good honest lab stools, heavy steel frames with solid heavy bir...
Category
1970s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Superb Pair of Early Charlotte Perriand Model 19 Bauche Chairs, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LEWES, GB
A superb pair of Charlotte Perriand Model 19 Bauche chairs, France, 1950s, with very rare rust coloured cordon. These examples most likely produced b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set off Four French Dining Chairs by Pirelli Atelier
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Set off four French 1960s enameled metal rod in red, woven hemp rope in original condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Enamel
1960's French Mullca Stacking Dining Chair 510 - Slate Frame - Set Of Eight
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's French Mullca Stacking Dining Chair 510 - Slate Frame - Set Of Eight.
One of our most favourite chairs, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston Cavaillon created the company that w...
Category
1960s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
Six French Louis XVI Style Square Back Walnut Dining Chairs W/ Beige Leather
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome set of six French dining chairs made in the style of Louis XVI, sourced from Provence, France. The chair showcases a hand-crafted walnut frame, featuring a square-shaped b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of 6 Brutalist Dining Chairs in Wood and Fabric
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Magnificent and unusual set of 6 massive oak chairs, circa 1950. Original green velvet seats. These chairs convey a brutalist yet organic look.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Rare Pierre Chapo S11 Saddle Cognac Dining Chair Set of 3
By Pierre Chapo, Chapo Creation
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A rare Pierre Chapo dining chair Model S11.Designed in 1966.
This Version of the S11 comes with minimalistic cube puristic joints.
Made of elmwood and saddle cognac stretched leather...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
19th Century, French Oak Hand Carved Dining Chairs
Located in Sofia, BG
Four-carved dining chairs with beautifully decorated straight backs, twisted legs and caned seats. An acanthus leaf theme is utilized throughout the chairs.
France, circa 1830.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
1950's French Mullca Stacking D Back Dining Chair - Camel - Set Of Fourteen
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's French Mullca Stacking D Back Dining Chair - Camel - Set Of Fourteen
1950's French Mullca Stacking D Back Dining Chair - Camel - Set Of Fourteen. One of our most favourite ch...
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Birch
1950's Luterma Honey Oak Bentwood Grill Back Dining Chair - Good Qty Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Luterma Honey Oak Bentwood Grill Back Dining Chair - Good Quantities Available
1950's Luterma Honey Oak Bentwood Grill Back Dining Chair - Good Quantities Available. The proc...
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XIII Style Oak Dining Chairs W/ Striped Chenille- Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique set of six French dining chairs made in the style of Louis XIII style, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid oak wood featuring an elegant chapea...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XIII Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Oak
Set of 5 Solid Carved Olive Wood Brutalist Rustic Dining Chairs, circa 1950s
Located in Geneva, CH
Set of 5 olive wood brutalistic rustic dining chairs circa 1950s, probably French
Very good condition, beautiful patina.
W 40 x D 40 x H 80 cm
Seat H 44 cm
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
1940s French Set of Five Dining Chairs in Chestnut and Rush
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of five dining chairs, chestnut, rush, France, 1940s
This design serves as an example of how traditional materials were refined through subtle, modernist influences in the 1940s...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Chestnut
Guillerme et Chambron Set of Eight Dining Oak Chairs with circle cut out 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in London, GB
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of Eight Dining Chairs, 1950s – Oak & Green Upholstery
A set of eight dining chairs designed by Guillerme et Chambron in the 1950s, crafted from solid oak...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Set of Four Faux Bamboo Chairs in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of four gold leaf gilt iron faux bamboo chairs, France, 1940s.
Nicely constructed. They have a beautiful aged patina showing their original gold leaf gilding
To be re-upholster...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glorious set of ten mahogany dining chairs made in the neoclassical French empire taste. The chairs feature decorative bronze mounts ...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight French Blue Velvet Dining Chairs C.1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight painted French Louis XV style dining chairs newly upholstered in blue velvet and finished with a row of nailheads. The chairs stand on cabriole legs that end in rams hea...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Guillerme & Chambron Set of Four Dining Chairs in Oak and Striped Fabric
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, set of four dining chairs, oak, fabric, France, 1960s
Beautifully shaped chairs in patinated oak by French designer duo Jacques Chambron and ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Cerused Oak Set Of Four Victor Courtray Dining Chairs And Table, 1940s, France
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Victor Courtray set of four dining chairs and square table.
Two chairs with arms and two without.
Signature paddle shape back and seat.
Very sculptural in design.
Spool...
Category
1940s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Genuine French Tolix Steel Stacking Chairs Set (5) in a Beautiful Bright Green
Located in Chicago, IL
Genuine Tolix steel stacking Chairs painted in their original Romarin green finish. This set of (5) Tolix stacking Chairs have been in an warehou...
Category
2010s Industrial French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Cognac Leather 'Tonneau' Chairs by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This rare set comprises five 'Tonneau' chairs, originally designed by the renowned French designer Pierre Guariche in the early 1950s. The chairs feature elegantly molded plywood sea...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
By Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs Ski Resort, 12 Leather Dining Chairs
By Charlotte Perriand, DalVera
Located in Markington, GB
Stunning set of chairs, you will not find another set of 12 chairs like this one on any web site worldwide! by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs Ski Resort, circa 1960. Very nice chrom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, England
Set of 6 ( 4 + 2 ) oak ladder back dining chairs with drop in rush seats. Circa 1970.
Dining Chair H 105cm (SH 47cm) x W 48cm x D 46cm - Armchair - H 113 cm SH 47cm x W 60cm x D 60cm
Category
1970s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Space Age, 1970s French Table & Chairs, Set of 5
Located in High Point, NC
Elevate your dining experience with this stunning set of five Space Age table and chairs, crafted in France during the 1970s. The iconic des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
19th Century French Hand Carved Silke Dining Chairs in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French eight hand carved dining chairs in Louis XVI style. All the chairs are in very good authentic condition and still wearing original silk upholstery.
France, circa ...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Silk, Wood
Set of Four Charlotte Perriand 'Dordogne' Model Mid-Century Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of four dining chairs by Charlotte Perriand for Robert Sentou.
Corded seat rests and backs on stained wooden frames.
France, c1950s.
'Dordogne' Model.
Vintage condition, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 12 French 18th Century Ivory Painted Chairs
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of 12 French ivory painted chairs with gold color precious silk velvet upholstery in very good condition.
6 chairs are original 18' century and 6 are made in the 20' cent...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Charlotte Perriand 'Dordogne' Model Mid-Century Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of four dining chairs by Charlotte Perriand for Robert Sentou.
Corded seat rests and backs on stained wooden frames.
France, c1950s.
'Dordogne' Model.
Vintage condition, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Suite of 6 French Antique Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful set of six striking, crimson-upholstered Fuitwood and Lemon Tree veneer armchairs, named in french Fauteuils à Crosses, dating from the “Restauration” Period in France (1...
Category
19th Century Restauration Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 10 Antique French Louis XIII Style Os de Mouton Dining Side Chairs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 10 Antique French Louis XIII Style Os de Mouton dining side chairs
8 chairs, and 2 armchairs in oak and leather, upholstery to be completely redone;
structures in good condi...
Category
1950s Louis XIII Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pierre Chapo S28 chairs in solid elm France 1972
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sculptural S28 chairs designed by Pierre Chapo and made in his own atelier in France in 1972. Pierre Chapo discovered Alsatian architecture, the wood structures of the traditional half-timbered houses and the tried an tested household furniture. The interior of a home was the vital space in wintertime, and the heart of the house was a large table, where family and friends gathered for meals and winter evenings.
Struck by the traditional "Aslation chair," Chapo decided to modernize it . In 1972, he designed the S28 chair, keeping the basic characteristics of the "Alsatian chair...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
A set of six cerused oak dining chairs attributed to Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of six cerused oak dining chairs attributed to Rene Gabriel. Newly reupholstered in green velvet.
René Gabriel (1890–1950) was a French designer and decorative artist renow...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Set of Six Art Deco Armchairs, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of six Art Deco armchairs. circa 1930
Tinted beech and original leatherette.
Need to be revarnished.
Leatherette on good condition.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Faux Leather
French Louis XVI Style Chairs, Dirty White Frames, Upholstered in Black Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XVI style dining chairs in your choice of finishes and upholstery. Old Plank had been for decades trying to find a “comfortable, by American standards” Louis XVI dining side chair. Your typical vintage (c1900’s) French Louis XVI style side chairs always seemed like the seat-backs were designed too vertical, the seat bottoms too shallow and too narrow. The French Louis XVI style chair you see listed on 1stdibs, was authentically copied from an original c1800’ s French Louis XVI dining chair, that we purchased out of the Chateau de I’ Oise in France. The seat was wider and deeper, while the seat-back was more relaxed. Our Old Plank Louis XVI style chairs, are hand-made exclusively for Old Plank in France, by a master chair maker. Note that all the intricate carvings are of course done by hand, the old fashion way with a wood chisel...
Category
2010s Louis XVI French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Antique French Louis XV Style Provincial Maple Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
An elegant set of eight late 19th-century French Provincial dining chairs, crafted in the Louis XV style and sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid ...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Maple
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of ten dining chairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s
Set of ten naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Min...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hemp, Beech
1950's Baumann Bentwood Bistro Dining Chair, Single Bar Back, Set of Six
By Baumann France
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Baumann bentwood bistro dining chair – single bar back – set of six
1950’s Baumann bentwood bistro dining chair – single bar back – set of six. Classic Beech bistro chair m...
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1950s French Mullca D Back Stacking, Dining Chairs, Aqua, Set of Twenty
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s French Mullca D Back Stacking – Dining Chairs – Aqua – Set Of Twenty
1950s French Mullca D Back Stacking – Dining Chairs – Aqua – Set Of Twenty. One of our most favourite chai...
Category
1950s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage brutalist dining chairs, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Solid oak and patinated leather dining chairs.
Brutalist style.
Very sturdy frames with thick leather seats.
1960s - France
Dimensions:
Height: 106cm
Width: 45cm
Depth: 47cm
Seat...
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Exceptionally Unique Set of 'Breteau' Wrought Iron Chairs, c 1955 France, Signed
By Breteau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptionally unique set of wrought iron chairs stamped 'BRETEAU' with rope corded seats, circa 1955 France.
A similar chair sold in 2009 at Christie's, sold as 'Jean Luc Breteau'. This chair was also stamped and hand crafted in the same fashion, only difference with a leather wrapped seat. It sold for well over the estimate given by Christie's, with Buyers Premium and accounting for inflation the single chair cost around $9,000 to the lucky winning bidder. This set, even more special as a rare set of four, allowing the opportunity to use around a cafe or center table.
Three of the four chairs are stamped on the upper circular backrest, as can be seen in the photos. Each chair exhibits unique characteristics throughout consistent with hand-crafted and hand-hammered items. Exceptionally unique, and exquisitely refined.
These unique Breteau iron chairs would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Iron
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco Cherry Wood Side Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco cherrywood side chairs with a curved back, fluted back post, and turned wood details on front legs.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Set of 8 Gorgeous Maison Jansen Style Louis XVI White Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular set of 8 dining chairs in white painted lacquer and featuring white upholstery. The chairs are designed in the classic Maison Jansen style and have spines on th...
Category
1970s Louis XVI Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 3 Leather Chairs by DalVera in style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s
By DalVera, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find three Bauhaus Leather Dining Chairs designed and manufactured by DalVera in the style of Charlotte Perriand. The chairs feature black tubular frame and ...
Category
1950s Bauhaus Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Authentic pair of (2) French Tolix Powder-Coated Steel Chairs in Baby Blue
Located in Chicago, IL
Authentic pair of (2) French Tolix Powder-Coated Steel Stacking Chairs in Baby Blue. Tolix chairs were created in France in1934 by metalworker Xavier Pauchard and have never been mor...
Category
2010s Industrial French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
1960s French Baumann Honey Beech Bentwood Mondor Dining Chair, Set of Six
By Baumann France
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s French Baumann Honey Beech Bentwood Mondor Dining Chair – Set Of Six
1960s French Baumann Honey Beech Bentwood Mondor Dining Chair – Set Of Six. Classic beech bistro chair mad...
Category
1960s Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century Set of Six Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent set of six mahogany French dining chairs made in the transitional directoire pre-Empire taste. The chairs feature gracefully curv...
Category
19th Century Directoire Antique French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Set Of Oak Dining Chairs With Turned Circular Backs in Manner of Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in London, GB
A distinctive set of six French dining chairs from the 1940s, designed in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. These chairs feature turned circular backs crafted from oak, showcasing bold,...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Set of 6 French Art Deco Jules Leleu style Flared Leg Medium Toned Dining Chairs
By Jules Leleu
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 6 French Art Deco Medium Brown Tone Flared Leg Dining Chairs style Jules Leleu. very elegant dining chairs! We recommend reupholstery on all vintage/ antique furniture. Frames...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Boston Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Henry Massonnet, 1988, Set of 6
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 stackable Boston dining chairs by Pierre Paulin inspired by Piet Mondriaan and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
These dining chairs can be used in a...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Sculptural Set of Six Brutalist Dining Chairs in Solid Oak, France, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare set of dining chairs was produced in France in the late 1960s. The striking design is marked by the slightly curved backrest and and carved, rounded seat. The triangular ba...
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Charles Dudouyt Set of Six (6) Rush and Walnut Dining Chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in North Miami, FL
Vintage Walnut and rush seat dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s. Dudouyt crafted wooden furniture in strong Art Deco/ brutalist forms, using playful geometries and const...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
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