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Living Room Sets For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1940s
BBPR, rare set of 3 Italian Mid-century Modern Wooden and Velour Chairs, 1948
Located in Milan, IT
Set of 3 Italian Mid-century Modern Wooden and Green Velour Chairs, 1948 Coveted set of 3 chairs in perfect shape, beautiful details on the wooden structure and precious cushioning in great conditions. BBPR was a studio of architects, urban planners and designers, composed by Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Enrico Peressutti and Ernesto Nathan Rogers. Founded in Milan in 1932, the studio was a vivid part of the debate of the modern movement, becoming one of the leading exponents and masters of the Italian design. The first important intervention project was designed in 1946, after the war and the loss of Banfi: the planning of the reconstruction of Milan. At the IX Triennale in Milan, when the birth of Italian design (1951) began, they organised the exhibition “The shape of usefulness” (with Francesco Buzzi Ceriani and Max Huber...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wood

Rosewood Chairs with Ebonized Profiles, 1950s, Set of 8
Located in Montelabbate, PU
8 rosewood chairs with ebony profiles, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wood, Rosewood, Lacquer

1950s Teak Living Room Sofa Set by Lohmeyer Upholstered à la Coco Chanel
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
The epitome of Mid-Century Organic Modern refinement. This iconic teak living room sofa set represents some of the best design and craftsmanship of the era. Invitingly relaxed and magnificently elegant. The sculpted teak wood, elegantly darkened with age, is complemented by chic tweed upholstery à la Coco Chanel...
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1950s German Organic Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Upholstery, Teak

Pair of Svante Skogh 1957 “Bodo” Armchairs in Swedish Oak 'Set of 2'
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of Svante Skogh 1957 “Bodo” armchairs in Swedish oak PRODUCT DETAILS Dimensions: 75w x 72h x 62dcm Materials: oak wood, fabric Production: Saffle Mobler 1957 The coordinate...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wood, Textile

MAISON JANSEN 1940s Full Room
Located in Paris, FR
MAISON JANSEN …From a villa decorated by Jansen around 1940 in the south of France… Suite of: - 1 settee; - H 108cm(42“) H assise 43cm(17") / L 140cm(55“) / D 53cm(21“) - 2 armch...
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1940s French Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal

Mid-Century Italian Wrought Iron Set, 4 Chairs & Table w/ Plant Holder, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular patio or garden set in wrought white enameled iron which includes a round dining table and 4 chairs. This charming set was hand-made in Italy during the 1950s and is in a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wrought Iron, Metal

Original Poul Jensen for Selig 'Z-Sofa' daybed
Located in PORT MELBOURNE, AU
Product Description Full: Daybed/ 3-seater ‘Model Z’ designed by Poul Jensen and produced by Selig in Denmark in 1957 newly upholstered in faux fur. This lovely 3 seater couch also d...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Teak

Vivai del sud club chair Hollywood Regency style
Located in PORT MELBOURNE, AU
Product Description Full: In the style of Vivai del sud club chair (TBC - we suspect it is an an original however to be safe we are listing it as style). Upholstered professionally b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Foam

Pair of SK660 Armchairs by Pierre Guariche with Footstools, 1953
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful pair of SK660 armchairs with 2 Footstools designed by Pierre Guariche and manufactured by the French company Steiner, 1953. Tubular black lacquered metal feet and woode...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal

Midcentury Modern Sheepskin/Shearling Sofa Model 'Samspel" Carl Malmsten, 1956
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This model” Samspel” sofa was designed by Carl Malmsten in 1956 and manufactured during that time at AB Record Bollnäs Sweden. The sofa has been fully reupholstered and now have its ...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Sheepskin

Vintage French Cherry Wood Sofa and Pair of Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very comfortable vintage French cherry wood sofa and pair of armchairs. They were recently imported from France, they date from the 1950-60’s. They are extremely well ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Bouclé, Cherry

Vintage Ivory Lounge Chair in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This piece is ascribable to Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino for its incredible design. The fabric is from the 60s and in excellent original condition. This loung...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric

Mint Green Swan Sofa & 2x Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
Located in Aachen, NW
This wonderful living room set with a Swan Sofa and 2x Swan chairs were designed in the 1950s by Arne Jacobsen for the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen and produced by Fritz Hansen in 2006. ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Living Room Sets

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Aluminum

Luigi Pellegrin for MIM Roma Modular Sofa in Red Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Pellegrin for MIM Roma, modular sofa, velvet, metal, polyester, Italy, 1950s. This versatile lounge set by Luigi Pellegrin consists of one regular element and two corner eleme...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal

Lounge Chairs by Alf Svensson for Ljungs Industrier, Sweden, Midcentury, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of lounge chairs designed by Alf Svensson. Produced by Ljungs industrier during the 1950s in Sweden. Rare early metal version with original flag hal...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Steel

Munari Sofa and 2 Armchairs
Located in Catania, IT
Living room consisting of a sofa and 2 armchairs, with elegant lines that reflect the classic Italian furniture of the 1950s, attributable to Bruno Munari.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wood

Restored Rattan Five Strand Square Pretzel Sofa and Lounge Chair Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A fully restored living room set featuring a five-strand square pretzel three-seat sectional sofa and matching lounge chair. Included in the price is a custom choice of our fabrics ...
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1940s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Rattan

1960s Swedish Curved Sofa & Chair Johannes Andersen Trensums Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Rare, and seriously striking curved three-seat sofa and matching armchair designed in 1960 by Danish designer Johannes Andersen for little-known Swedish company Trensums. This desig...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wool, Oak

Lounge Chairs and Sofa by Aksel Bender Madsen for Bovenkamp, 1952
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early rare midcentury livingroom set composed of one lady-chair, one highback reading chair, attached neck pillow, and one sofa. Beautifully sculpted teak frame and original amber-or...
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1950s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Oak

Grete Jalk PJ-56 Rosewood Lounge, Chair 1950s
Located in London, GB
Grete Jalk Model PJ-56 lounge chair A beautiful lounge chair designed by Grete Jalk for cabinetmaker Poul Jeppesen in Denmark, circa 1956. This examples come in stunning rosewood ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Leather, Rosewood

1950s wing back arm chair & ottoman extremely comfy solid make beech exc condit
Located in Kumhausen, DE
extremely comfortable Western German 1950s wing back arm chair + footstool in very good A++ condition solid beech high class firm spring upholstery please feel free to ask for a ...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Beech

1950's Jaroslav Smidek Original Re-Upholstered Armchairs - Pair In Teal Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Jaroslav Smidek Original Re-Upholstered Armchairs – Pair In Teal Blue 1950’s Jaroslav Smidek Original Re-Upholstered Armchairs – Pair In Teal Blue. Sourced direct in the Czech...
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1950s Czech Vintage Living Room Sets

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Beech

Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs in Grey/Black Sheepskin Shearling Sweden, 1940
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of Swedish modern lounge chairs, with the typical look of its time. These ones are fully restored and reupholstered with black/grey sheepskin - Shearling. Beautiful to look at a...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Sheepskin, Birch

Presidents Stick Reed Rattan L-Shaped Corner Sofa and Ottoman Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Presidents Stick Reed Rattan "Nantucket" L-shaped corner 5-seat Sofa and Ottoman Living Room Set embodies timeless sophistication. Crafted with intricate stick reed rattan, this ...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

A Gorgeous Finnish Burl Set of a Chair and Side Table
Located in Helsinki, FI
This set of hand-made burl chair and small table are definitely unique and made by a highly skilled country craftsman. We run into these sort of furnitures every now and then in Finl...
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1950s Finnish Country Vintage Living Room Sets

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Burl

1950s Living Room Set , Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- The chairs and sofa are in good/very good original condition - The upholstery has bee replaced few years ago and its in good/very good condition - can be used immediately -The cha...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric

Vintage Ivory Original Fabric Living Room Set of 3 Pieces by Paolo Buffa, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This set is very particular and interesting because both the sofa and the armchairs feature vintage brass cones feet. Their fabric is original and, as you can s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Brass

Italian SET of 2 lady chairs & Sofa & coffee table Duilio Barnabé all original
Located in Kumhausen, DE
all pieces in ORIGINAL condition:: Italian 1950s SET consisting of LADY CHAIRS + SOFA SET most probably made by Arflex with its original original covering in amazing good conditi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Iron

David Rosén "Berga" Armchair & Sofa in Stained Pine by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare "Berga" mid century armchair & sofa in solid stained pine by David Rosén for Nordiska Kompaniet produced in the 1940s. Good original condition acquired from the original ow...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Pine

Restored Rattan Six Strand Square Pretzel Livingroom Sofa and Chairs Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Six-strand square pretzel arm living room set featuring a 4-seat sofa, a settee, 2 lounge chairs, 1 ottoman, and two side tables. Included in the price is a custom choice of our fab...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored Rattan Three-Strand Full Pretzel Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Three-strand full pretzel arm living room set featuring a 3-seat sectional sofa, a settee, lounge chair, ottoman, and two side tables. Included in the price is a custom choice of ou...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Pair of Danish Cabinetmaker Armchairs in Lelièvre Bouclé, Oak and Teak, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare set consisting of two armchairs and a matching stool were produced by a Danish cabinetmaker in Roskilde in the mid 1950s. The design of the armchairs is marked by the sligh...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wool, Linen, Upholstery, Oak, Teak

1950s Dining Room Set by Jitona, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use - Chairs have been newly upholstered - Table in oak finish - Chairs made of stained beech wood - Chairs dimensions : Height 86cm, S...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wood, Beech

Peter Hvidt Orla Mølgaard For John Stuart FD451 Daybed Sofas & Corner Table Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard created many enduring and sought-after modern Scandinavian designs. This leather sofa set is an archetypal example of their mastery. Lovingly restored,...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Leather, Upholstery, Teak

Exclusive furniture suite, Hartmut Lohmeyer
Located in Neuss, NW
Exclusive furniture suite with one sofa and two armchairs of the Type 400 from the 1950s by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Wilkhahn. High-quality teak frame with...
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1950s German Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wicker, Teak

Vintage Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A rare 1940s, curved walnut dining chairs set, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich in the 1940s. Manufactured in Italy in refined Art Deco style. The eight chairs have been fully restored b...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Living Room Sets

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Faux Leather, Beech

Rare '020 Series' seating group by Kho Liang Ie for Artifort, Netherlands, 1958
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This rare and complete seating group is a design by Kho Liang Ie for the company of Artifort. Kho Liang Ie joined Artifort in 1958 as estethic advisor. The 020 model was designed in 1958 and was a turning point for Artifort in their designs and was a representation of Artiforts new design philosophy. This can be considered as their first modernist design and for many to follow. The seating group offered is, considering age and use, in a very good condition. The frame is bright and shiny. It is constructed by connecting the legs with the horizontal black metal parts and the upper horizontal chrome part on the back. The structure is very visible in this design as well as how the seat is put onto the frame. The seats are all upholstered in the same black leather. Also the backs are upholstered in leather so it can be placed in the middle of a room. The upholstery has been redone years ago and does show signs of age and use, no missing buttons. The table is of the same material for the frame, with a black lacquered wooden top. This top does show some light scratching from age and use. The bottom of the table is labelled with the original and early Artifort...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal

Restored Arch Arm Rattan Loung Chair & Sofa Living Room Set w/ Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored original 1950s living room set featuring a two-strand, three-seat sofa featuring the “Arch“ arm design with 2 companion two-strand Arm lounge chairs and a stick rattan ottom...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored 6 strand, Paul Frankl Style Sofa, Table & Chair Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl-style rattan living room set includes a matching three-seat sectional sofa and a pair of lounge chairs. Both feature the famous six-strand square pretzel side arms and st...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Rare 3-Strand Child Size Round Full Pretzel Rattan Sofa & Lounge Chair Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare three-strand round full pretzel arm rattan living room set featuring a pair of lounge chairs and a settee with fancy wicker wrappings. Chairs: 23" tall x 19" wide x 26" deep, s...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Mid-century Italian red and blue metal and plastic sofa and armchairs 1950
By RIMA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italian red and blue metal and plastic sofa and armchairs 1950
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal, Iron

Charming Italian Living Room Set in Braided Straw and Blond Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Living room set consisting of: one bench, four armchairs, two stools, and a side table, braided straw, stained beech, natural fiber, Italy, circa 1950 This lovely set will come forw...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Natural Fiber, Straw, Beech

Restored Rattan Sofa & Chair Livingroom Set by John Wisner for Ficks Reed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored single-strand rattan living room set designed by John Wisner with Campaign-style anodized goldtone capped armrests and beautiful zen-style arched poles. The set features a t...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

A set - a sofa with an armchair, designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sofa + armchair set, designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden. Very good condition, after renovation and replacement of upholstery with a new one. dimensions : sofa height 86 cm seat hei...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Walnut

Two Lounge Chairs by Miroslav Navratil, Newly upholstered, 1959s
Located in The Hague, NL
Set of two lounge chairs by Miroslav Navratil, manufactured in former Czechoslovakia by Cesky Nabytek, 1959s. Original wooden base. Both chairs have been newly reupholstered with lig...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Beech

Rare Restored Double Tear Drop Stacked Rattan Lounge Chair Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Rattan living-room set including a matching 3-seat sectional sofa and two lounge chairs with complimentary stacked coffee tables with two side tables. Both lounge chairs ...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored "1949er" Rattan Lounge Chair & Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "1949er" Rattan living-room set including a matching 3-seat sectional sofa and two lounge chairs with complimentary coffee tables with two side tables. Both lounge chairs and sofas feature the "1949er" side arms and arched rattan base. The seats are covered in beige broad cloth cushions. To complement this seating set are the matching vintage rattan coffee table and 2 two-tier side tables with a 3 strand base and a shaped Mahogany top wrapped in a rattan border. 1940, United States...
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1940s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored 3/4 Pretzel Rattan 3-Seat Sectional Sofa w/ 2-Tier Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare find is a 3-strand 3/4 pretzel arm rattan 3-seat sectional sofa paired with a spacious 2-tier side table, seamlessly fitting on the armle...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored 5-Strand Square Pretzel Rattan Chair & Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Mid-Century Rattan living room set reminiscent of Paul Frankl's style, crafted by Tochiku. This exquisite ensemble comprises a four-seat sectional sofa, two lounge chairs, and a stacked ottoman...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Livin Room Set Minimal Industrial Design of 1950 French Perforated Black Metal
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Livin room set Minimal industrial design of 1950 French perforated black metal scratched. Measures: Width cm.69, depth cm.53.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Iron

'Hunting' Lounge Chairs with Ottoman in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of lounge chairs with ottomans, oak, fabric, Germany, 1950s Modest set of two lounge chairs with two ottomans. These relaxing hunting chairs show a basic minimal design with gr...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Cord, Oak

Restored Mid Century Lattice Rattan Sofa & Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare restored Chinoiserie lattice rattan living room with two lounge chairs and a 3-seat sofa by Flicks Reed. Each seat features woven lattice arms with an arched woven lattice back. This style of rattan was an evolution of the stick rattan furniture...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Rattan

Restored 8 Piece "Far Horizon" Rattan Livingroom Set by John Wisner For Ficks Re
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Mid Century 8 Piece "Far Horizon" collection Dark Rattan Sofa, Chair & Table Livingroom set with a designed John Wisner for Ficks reed reminiscent of James Mont that has an Asia...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Pair of Finn Juhl Japan Lounge Chairs in Teak and Bouclé Fabric for France & Son
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
This pair of lounge chairs, ‘model 137’ designed in 1957 and manufacturerd by furniture manufacturers France & Son. The Japan serie takes inspiration from traditional Japanese building techniques. Defined by a visible, solid horizontal backrest, which sits elegantly upon the slightly tapered legs, the teak frame is a reference to a traditional Japanese temple door, with brass brackets and details. With an open, spacious seat, finished with Bouclé upholstery, the Minimalist design truly invites you to sit back and relax. A stunning addition to a contemporary living room, the Japan Lounge Chair...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wool, Teak

Restored 5-Strand Square Pretzel Sofa & Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Five-strand square pretzel style living room set featuring a three-seat sectional sofa and lounge chair. This sofa and chair feature the famous five-strand square pretzel side arms a...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Nanna Ditzel Sofa and Hans Wegner AT-11 Coffee Table
Located in Littleton, CO
A beautiful 1950s Scandinavian Modern combo, sharing just the right complementary proportions, tones and styling - sofa by Nanna Ditzel for Soren Willadsen and the AT-11 coffee table...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Wool, Oak, Teak

Karl Nothhelfer very rare SET of 2 Wingback Armchairs & Sofa 1950s solid Cherry
Located in Kumhausen, DE
just beautiful SET of Sofa & 2 Wingback Armchairs by Prof. Karl Nothelfer - Designed in 1957 maker: Schörle & Gölz in Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt solid Cherry Wood new upholstery and fabrics in 1998 according to last owner ( since then just in use for 2 years so upholstery is perfect ! ) Seatrests can be removed - and fixed by clips on belts - high class - measurements: easy chair is 70cm wide ~ sofa is 178cm wide both: seating height 40cm ~ seating depth: 57cm condition - all firm and in very good condition - no damages furniture have fully been accurately cleaned :: - 3 steps: A: air pistol - B: industrial hoover - C: latest Kärcher "wash&hoover" technology - woods have been polished several times note: please ask for shipping quote by sending us your postcode/destination Prof. Karl Nothelfer * 14 June 1900 ~~ + 20 May 1980 Since the beginning of the 15th century, the Nothelfer family of carpenters has been continuously resident in the former town of Überlingen without interruption. Every carpenter at that time mastered all the possibilities of woodworking: so did the Nothelfer. They could carpenter, even carve altars and figures, and set them in gold, silver and paint. (churches in Owingen and Hödingen]. Some family members lived and worked and worked in Hedingen or Hödingen,like today the jubilarian Karl Nothelfer (this in 1975). His father, Karl Anton Nothelfer, as the eldest of seven siblings, was able to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. Karl Anton Nothelfer, the eldest of seven siblings, was unable to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. He instead moved to the industrial town of Singen with his young wife Rosalie, née Hanner, from the from Hohenzollern in 1896 and moved to the former Poststraße and founded his own carpenter's workshop. He had a highsense of quality and form and was already a member of the German Werkbund before 1914. Karl Nothelfer and his three siblings grew up in such air. After attending school and the secondary school in Singen, the young Karl learned the carpenter's trade in his father's workshop then moved on to the Badische Landes-Kunstschule in Karlsruhe, where he studied architecture. At that time the well-known furniture professor also worked there Fritz Spannagel, born in Freiburg in 1891, who settled in 1938 at Ittendorf Castle near Meers- burg (died 1957). In 1928, the gifted young architect received a teaching assignment at the at the Karlsruhe School of Art, but followed his teacher Spannagel to Berlin in the same year. Berlin. Here he worked from 1928-1945 as a teacher - appointed professor in 1931 - at the Berlin Tischler-Schule, the later Bauschule für Raumgestaltung. The furniture he created in Berlin became internationally known through many exhibitions and lectures. nationally known and influential. His furniture creations ushered in a new era in German and a new era in German and European furniture design. At the world exhibition in Paris 1937 Prof. Nothelfer was awarded the Golden Medal for his work in the furniture sector. for his work in the furniture sector. A first summary and balance of his work on furniture is given in his standard work 1942 published standard work "Das Sitzmöbel", the first compendium of its kind in the world. world. In 1950 he published his second work "Furniture". Both books and a series of brochures were published by Verlag Otto Maier, Ravensburg. Karl Nothelfer continued to work intensively on the design of seating furniture in the years after 1945. In 1950 he succeeded in the important invention of the two-legged skid-base chair, which has been orthopedically - anatomically tested thousands of times - has become accepted all over the world today. Even the most distinguished American furniture companies such as Miller or Knoll-International use the skid as the main theme for desks and chairs. At the same time, N. had a groundbreaking in the redesign of German school furniture and seating for industry. industry. He succeeded in adapting his furniture forms, which originated in wood and handicraft, to the modern technical modern technical possibilities of the industry. He thus became the great refor- of schoolroom furnishings. The architect Nothelfer thinks about himself, that he made his main contribution in the field of seating furniture, although this was not was not really his profession. After the war, Prof. Nothelfer, like so many others, had to start all over again. He settled settled in his home town of Lake Constance in Hödingen in 1945 as a freelance architect and was and was involved in all areas of construction in the years after the war. As early as 1935, he had given many the example of American prefabricated buildings and recommended serial house and recommended it at a time when no one in Germany was even thinking about mass production. Now he developed he developed several types of mass-produced houses, which were manufactured in Baiersbronn. of which more than 800 houses were built in France alone (types Paris, Provence, Normandie). were built. At that time [1946], as part of the reparations in Strasbourg, there was an exhibition of houses with Swedish, Danish, and French designs. with Swedish, Danish, Finnish, English and German houses, where the French occupation for which 6 different types were sent from the French occupation zone, the Nothelfer's house type was considered the top of this exhibition. Karl Nothelfer was also involved in the development of chipboard. In 1946, together with others in Munich, he founded the first magazine "Bauen und Wohnen" ("Building and Living") after the war and remained its co-editor for many years. co-editor of this magazine for many years. By presenting his own work, he has here interpreted what the essence of the magazine wanted to be: Building, in order to live in it, in order to live as a human being and humanly in the built. Karl Nothelfer planned his houses furniture ground plan, from the need for living. In 1948 he was appointed honorary senator of the State Building school in Holzminden. Karl Nothelfer did not build much in Singen. The first post-war house was Haus Fahr on the slope of the Hohentwiel (Domäne); the building material came from a demolished log house that a French officer had built for himself on the Schie- nerberg. nerberg. In 1952, he also built the administration building of the aluminum rolling mill in Singen. rolling mills in Singen, with relief and wall painting by C. G. Becker. In Überlingen he built In Überlingen he built, among others, the Buchinger Sanatorium, the Riese+ Hähnel radio house and various reconstructions in the old town: Haus Kitt with the Glockenspiel, the Haus mit dem Bacchus in the Überlingen village, the Dolphin Fountain in Hödingen (1975). Probably the most beautiful Haus Nothelfers, the Haus Himmelheber, stands in Baiersbronn-Tonbach. On the airfield Mengen, Nothhelfer built the casino building with the 30 square meter faience painting Ikarus by C. G. Becker. In 1954 he founded a second office with architect Hans Schwingen in Düsseldorf. Office, which primarily fertilized the housing construction, true to the motto:from the inside to planning from the outside. The Minister of Housing awarded a prize to the best social housing in North Rhine- Westphalia; it was from the Nothelfer+Schwingen studio in Düsseldorf. Also the idea of new idea of home ownership was also promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. On the occasion of the red jubilee of the law about condominium ownership Nothelfer gave a lecture in Essen in 1961 on condominium ownership in Europe (published as a brochure). published as a brochure]. From Düsseldorf, among many others, in the silk city...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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20th Century Gio Ponti Pair of Armchairs by ISA Bergamo 50s White Upholstery
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The I.S.A. (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti) manufacture also known as ISA, ISA Bergamo and ISA Italia was founded in the late 1940s near Bergamo in Ponte San Pietro. It produced a s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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