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Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Recognized Seller Listings
Art Deco Period French Dining Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six dining chairs made with walnut structures and original upholstery. They have been finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. The upholstery is adorned with ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

Dutch Dining Chairs in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, oak, The Netherlands, 1940s These subtle and modest chairs from Dutch origin are executed in oak that has a natural expression due to the visible wooden grains and wa...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Art Deco Period Macassar Dining Chairs in the style of Jules Leleu
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six dining chairs from the Art Deco period in France In the manner of Jules Leleu. The chairs are made with striking Macassar of ebony backs and white leather seats. The chair...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Macassar

Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of eight armchairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of eight naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Min...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Hemp, Beech

René Prou Set of Six Dining Chairs in Beech
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of six, in beech. Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.   
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1940s European Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Dutch Dining Chairs in Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, stained beech, The Netherlands, 1940s This pair of dining chairs not only shows a well-balanced backrest and overall frame. The frame is very structured and sturdy wh...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Art Deco Dining Chair in Oak and Fabric Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chair, oak, fabric, France, 1940s Late French Art Deco dining chair. This chair in solid oak features beautifully shaped sculptural legs and frame. Its armrests are rounded a...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Oak

TON Bentwood Armchair in Light Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
TON, armchair, bentwood, fabric, Czech Republic, 1930s. Elegant dining chair made in bentwood. The lines and shapes are dynamic but in a soft sense, the light color of the backrest ...
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1950s Czech Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Fabric, Bentwood

Dining Set with Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Chairs and Rivadossi Table
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...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Hemp, Beech

Ernesto Valabrega Set of Six Dining Chairs in Chestnut and Patterned Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega, set of six dining chairs, chestnut, fabric, Italy, circa 1935 These well-sculpted chairs are created in one of the most influential periods for the arts namely th...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

French Oak Art Deco Chairs in Taupe Bouclé, France 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This set of four oak chairs illustrates the vibrant era of French Art Deco, a time period of unmatched creativity and innovative spirit. These chairs, meticulously crafted from solid...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Bouclé, Oak

Ernesto Valabrega Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Oak and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega, set of eight dining chairs, oak, leather, metal, Italy, circa 1935 These well-sculpted chairs are created in one of the most influential periods for the arts name...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Metal

Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Braided Hemp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet for Vibo, set of ten armchairs, beech, rope hemp, France, late 1940s Set of ten naturalistic dining chairs designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Hemp, Beech

French Art Deco Set of Six Dining Chairs in Oak and Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of six dining chairs, oak, leatherette, France, 1930s/1940s These French dining chairs employ the stylistic traits of the French Art Deco in the period of the 1930s and 1940s. I...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Faux Leather, Oak

Rene Prou Attributed Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Forties Art Deco dining chairs attributed to Rene Prou, set of eight, in beech. These chairs can be ebonized.  Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Jules Leleu, Set of Four Armchairs, France, circa 1928
Located in New York, NY
The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Déco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture and lavish interiors. In the...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Ernesto Valabrega Set of Six Dining Chairs in Oak and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega, set of six dining chairs, oak, leather, metal, Italy, 1930s These well-sculpted chairs are designed by Italian Art Deco master Ernesto Valabrega. The chairs clear...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Paul Frankl Custom Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Frankl custom dining table, designed for a project in La Jolla, California 1930c. Sold with two 24-inch leaves when both are inserted the tabl...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Glass, Wood, Cork

Set of 10 French Art Deco Style Custom Dining Chairs in Leather, Oak & Bronze
Located in New York, NY
A set of 10 custom dining chairs designed in the French Art Deco tradition after Leleu and Ruhlmann, among the most prominent visionaries behind the movement that defined French design in 1930's and 1940's. These simple, classic forms are well suited for a formal dining room...
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2010s American Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Restored and Reupholstered Set of Six Art Deco Chairs in Walnut and Blue Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of six dining chairs, walnut, velvet, Czech Republic, 1930s These sophisticated and elegant Art Deco dining chairs were designed in the 1930s. The backrest and legs of the chair...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Velvet, Walnut

Rare Guglielmo Pecorini Pair of Chairs in Walnut and Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guglielmo Pecorini, pair of dining chairs, walnut, leather, brass, Italy, circa 1940 These wonderfully sculpted chairs are designed by Italian designer Guglielmo Pecorini The since...
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Jacob Kjaer Rare Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Mahogany and Niger Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jabob Kjær for Jacob Kjær Møbelhaandværk, dining chairs, niger leather, cuban mahogany, brass rivets, Denmark, 1937. Stunning set of dining chairs by Jacob Kjær manufactured in 1937. The Danish designer Jacob Kjær created this particular model for the Paris World Fair in 1937. The strong, elegant form of the geometrical backrest with spindles, all executed in the finest Cuban mahogany is absolutely striking. Lightness is created through the slim proportions of the frame which is executed in mahogany. Together with the original cognac niger leather with admirable patina this set of dining chairs is visually striking. A nice decorative touch are the brass rivets on the side of each seating. Jacob Kjaer (1896-1957) started working as a furniture designer in 1915. From 1918-20 he studied at the Institute of Arts and Crafts Museum in Berlin, then worked in Paris and returned to Copenhagen in 1926. Here, he opened his own workshop. His highly skilled craftsmanship and designs got honored with the Hand Work Medal in 1954. These items are in good, used condition and show patina and signs of wear and use common for pieces this age. The mahogany type of this piece does not require an export license. Please note that we have a total of sixteen chairs...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Rene Drouet Set of 4 Gilt Iron Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Forties Art Deco dining chairs, set of 4 by Rene Drouet, in gilt forged iron. 18" wide x 20" deep x 39" high. Seat height 18". Rene Drouet (1899-1993) Following his s...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Iron

Fritz Hansen Dining Chairs by Karl Schrøder "Model 1572" Denmark 1930's
Located in New York, NY
A rare and early pair of dining chairs designed by Karl Schrøder for Fritz Hansen in the early 30's. Very few of his works for the company remain today. ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Rope, Beech

French Art Deco Set of Four Dining Chairs in Red Leatherette and Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four dining chairs, leatherette, oak, brass, France, 1940s The strong, elegant form of the geometrical backrest with spindles, all executed in the finest oak is absolutely s...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

Important Pierre Patout Mahogany Dining Chairs from S.S. Île de France, c. 1927
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of important Pierre Patout open arm chairs were from the first class dining room on board of the S.S. Île de France, circa 1927. With excellent provenance, this exact set was previously sold at Christie's New York on June 1, 2006 during their Ocean Liner Furnishings and Art auction as Lot 286. As seen in the last photo, they had a hammer price of $12,000 plus buyers premium (usually from 20 to 30% of hammer price) and had an estimate of up to $25,000. Keep in mind that this is in 2006 and the inflation rate since then has been almost 30% in total. One of the chairs still retains the Christie's label as can be seen in the last photo. These Pierre Patout french art deco dining chairs feature an open arm design, flared legs, scalloped Mahogany sections which make up the seat base and seat back. Covered in soft and sumptuous velvet which has a light orange-brown color. Such incredible craftsmanship and quality materials that you just don't find in todays products. This set is priced for the set of 6 chairs, if you wish to purchase only a pair contact us to discuss. Such an amazing set for art and design collectors or interior designers looking for something truly special for best client. These chairs have incredible heft - you can feel the quality at first touch. These chairs are just exquisite - get them while they are still available and before someone else does. ABOUT THE DESIGNER: Pierre Patout (1879-1965), was a close friend and associate of Jacques-Emile Ruhlman, creating designs for the 1925 Exposition of Decorative Arts. Patout designed the main gateway of the Exposition on the Place de la Concorde, and also The Hôtel du Riche Collectionneur, one of the most popular attractions at the Exposition. Inside it displayed new furniture designs of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, as well as Art Deco fabrics, carpets, and a painting by Jean Dupas. His success at the Exposition led to commissions for transatlantic ocean liners including the Ile de France, L'Atlantique, and, the most famous of all the SS Normandie. The highlight of the Normandie interior was the dining room, illuminated with rows of lighted columns of Lalique crystal. The SS Île de France...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Velvet, Mahogany

Dutch Dining Chairs in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, oak, The Netherlands, 1940s These dining chairs not only shows a well-balanced backrest and overall frame. The frame is very structured and sturdy which is also visib...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Dutch Dining Chairs in Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, stained beech, The Netherlands, 1940s This set of dining chairs is designed with a perfectly balanced backrest and sturdy overall frame. The robust structure is evide...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Two Armchairs and Six Chairs, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Set of chairs for the dining room. Two armchairs in stained beech with legs forming curved sabers extending to the front in arm supports, flared arms and slightly hollowed out in...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

French Art Deco Set of Six Dining Chairs in Darkened Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of six dining chairs, oak, metal, faux leather, France, 1940s This set of French dining chairs show a basic design, with strong propo...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Set of Four Art Deco Oak Armchairs by Jacques Adnet
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of four Art Deco oak armchairs by Jacques Adnet upholstered in fuschia color.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Set of 4 French Louis XIV Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French 1940s oak Louis XIV style arm chairs with natural, red, and multicolored sea grass back and seat (att: ANDRE ARBUS, ref: pg 2...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Seagrass, Oak

Attributed to Jean-Charles Moreux Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco set of six dining chairs in beech. Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE includes proper restoration, refinishing and r...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Pierre-Paul Montagnac Set of 4 Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Classic French Art Deco dining chairs, set of 4, in sculpted mahogany, circa 1920. Measures: 18" wide x 22" deep x 36" high, seat height 18". Please note that these chairs a...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Maurice Dufrene Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Purple Heart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco dining chairs in sculpted purple heart, circa 1922. Measures: 18" wide x 18" deep x 35" high. Please note that these chairs are un-restored in the photogra...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Purpleheart

Rene Prou Fine Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of six by Rene Prou, in stained beech. These chairs could be ebonized. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE includes proper restoration, refinishing and reupholstering with buyer supplied fabric. RENE PROU (1889-1948) A decorator as well as furniture designer, Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris and shortly thereafter joined the design house, Gouffé. By 1912 he had become their chief designer and was being called the first decorator of the modern taste (gout moderne). His varied design career included: 1922 oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs 1924 oceanliner de Grasse 1925 – with Eric...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Etienne Martin Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French, 1950s dining chairs by Etienne Martin, set of six, in cherry and brass. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRI...
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1950s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Cherry

Francis Jourdain Set of Six Dining Chairs in Rosewood and Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early French modernist Art Deco dining chairs, set of six, in rosewood and mahogany. Seat height: 18". Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany, Rosewood

Dominique Set of Six Rosewood and Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco dining chairs, set of six, in rosewood and French walnut, circa 1932. Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.   **PRICE includ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Rosewood, Walnut

Andre Arbus Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Cherry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco dining chairs by Andre Arbus, set of eight in cherry. Documented, 1938. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Cherry

French 1940s Set of Eight High-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of eight in beech with bronze mounts and high, tapered backs. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. Chairs can be cu...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

French 1940s Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Beech
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of eight in beech. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. Chairs can be custom-stained. We will be happy to discuss y...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

French 1940s Set of Six Oak Dining Chairs with Original Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s dining chairs, set of six, in oak with original red fabric upholstery. Seat height: 19". Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE i...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Set of Seven Art Deco Chairs by Christian Krass
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A Christian Krass set of seven Art Deco chairs in mahogany wood with beige leather upholstery.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Paul Frechet Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco dining chairs, set of six, in mahogany, circa 1938. Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE includes proper restoration, refini...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Set of 8 English Art Deco Leather Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 English Art Deco maple high back dining chairs with beige leather upholstery (2 arms:22¬Ω"w x 26"d x 42"h/6 side) (S. Hille & Co., c.1948)
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Maple

Dutch Art Deco Chair for N.V. Jac Levee, The Netherlands 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This dining chair, designed for the Amsterdam-based company N.V. Jac Levee in the 1930s, is a beautiful piece of furniture design that embodies the essence o...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Wicker, Wood

Charles Dudouyt Set of Four Armchairs in Oak and Red Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, set of four armchairs, red velvet, stained oak, France, 1940s. This set of four Art Deco dining or armchairs is upholstered with deep red velvet fabric. The frame ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Velvet, Oak

Maurice Jallot Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of eight, in oak. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.  
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Paul Follot Set of Eight Rosewood Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco dining chairs with low back. Set of eight, in solid sculpted rosewood, circa 1925.  Please note that these chairs are un...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

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Rosewood

Art Deco dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dining room chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco dining room chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room chairs, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, barh.design, Jeroen Thys van den Audenaerde, and Thonet. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dining room chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $224 and tops out at $165,000 while the average work can sell for $4,800.

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