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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Baroque
Armchair Art Deco, France, 1920, Materials, Leather and Golden Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Armchairs Art Deco Year 1920 Materials :Leather and golden iron Country: French Elegant and sophisticated armchairs. You want to live in the golden years, these are the armchairs yo...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Iron, Gold Leaf

Art Deco Button Back Mohair Chair by Russel Wright for Conant Ball Company
Located in New York, NY
This stunning side chair was realized by the esteemed American designer Russel Wright in the United States, circa 1940. It features four conical splayed legs in ebonized walnut; and ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mohair, Walnut

Desk Chair for the King, Style: Art Deco, 1930, German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco desk chair Material: leather and wood Year: 1930 Country: Germany If you are looking for a desk chair to match your desk, we have what you ne...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Pair of Armchairs in Leather and iron, 1935
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art Deco armchairs in Leather and iron attributed to Jean Michel Frank Year 1935 Elegant and sophisticated armchairs. You want to live in the golden years, these are the armchairs y...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Iron

Art Deco Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1930 Czech Republic. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual ren...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Fine French Art Deco Maple Desk Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1930s desk chair in solid maple with bronze details.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bronze

French / Belgian Art Deco Vanity Chair by Van der Borcht Freres, 1925-1930
By Van der Borcht Freres
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, stylish French / Belgian Art Deco vanity chair in Sycamore wood by Van der Borcht Freres, circa 1925-1930. The piece has an exquisite fo...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Stunning Vintage Restored Brown Leather Oak Framed Captains Directors Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored original oak framed vintage hand dyed cigar brown leather directors chair. ...
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20th Century English Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Art Deco Armchair J.Halabala HF-11
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Design and manufacture of the armchair J.Halabala HF-11. We send furniture to every corner of the world. ...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Wooden Height Adjustable Chair, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
-Measures: seat height at full extension 66cm -Seat height 45cm.
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bentwood

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Baroque Green Leather Swivel Chair with Walnut and Gold Leaf Finishes, Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
This Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors item has been precisely conceived for CEOs and presidential offices. Its unique class and sense of power represent the perfect solution for lea...
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2010s Italian Baroque Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Warren McArthur Round Desk Chair Style No. 1083 AU Rome New York 1935/36
Located in Camden, ME
Rare Warren McArthur desk chair manufactured in Rome New York in the mid 1930s. The circular framed chairs of which to my knowledge there were only five designs produced, Models 1040...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Armchair A63/F by Josef Frank for Thonet Mundus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Armchair A63/F by Josef Frank for Thonet Mundus. Professionally stained and repolished with new seat.
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bentwood

Art Deco Armchair from 1930
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1930 Czech Republic. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Italian, Emiliana, Baroque Large Carved & Shaped Walnut Open Armchair, ca. 1680
Located in Atlanta, GA
from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, having an arched and shaped slightly reclining backrest and fitted seat, with curving carved open arms, raised on tall turned legs joined by ...
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1680s Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

19th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
A richly carved walnut Italian throne chair. This arm chair could make a wonderful statement in any room. Use it for a desk chair, next to a fireplace, an office or in the living roo...
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19th Century European Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

21st Century Art Deco Elie Saab Maison Brown Velvet Elite Dining Chair, Italy
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st century Art Deco Elie Saab Maison brown velvet elite dining chair, Italy Rich and powerful, The Elite Dining Chair is a timeless ...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Velvet

Art Deco Armchair J.Halabala HF-11
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Design and manufacture of the armchair J.Halabala HF-11. We send furniture to every corner of the world. ...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco French Office Chair in Macassar Wood
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco chair is made out of Macassar wood, newly re-upholstered with dark brown leather. Back of the chair has slightly curved top. Front legs are slightly curved and have d...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Brass

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair from 1940
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala, 2x Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco 2 armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern peri...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Baroque Red Leather Swivel Chair with Walnut & Gold Leaf Finishes by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
This Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors bespoke item has been specifically conceived for managers and executive offices. Its unique authority and attention to detail represent the per...
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2010s Italian Baroque Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair from 1940
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco Desk and Chair, Parchment Top, Vittorio Valabrega, Italy, 1930's
Located in Austin, TX
Double pedestal desk with goatskin parchment top and trim and matching desk. Designed by Vittorio Valabrega, a hard to find Art Deco designer, Italy, 1930's. ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Goatskin

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Warren McArthur Z Chair Model 708, circa 1938
Located in Camden, ME
Warren McArthur anodixzed aluminum light armchair Model 708 manufactured by the Warren McArthur Corporation circa 1938.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of French Art Deco Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French 1930s beech bridge / office chairs.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Beech

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

A Pair of French Art Deco Desk or Bridge Armchairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of French Art Deco beech desk / bridge armchairs.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

De Coene Frères Art Deco Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A De Coene Frères Art Deco armchair. Mahogany with patinated bronze sabots.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Sicilian Sculpted Armchair Baroque Rococo Italy Throne Shell Walnut Linen Velvet
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Authentic Southern Italian, Sicilian throne, as it has been traditionally used in the large rural estates for the padrone, for the noble chief. Seating height would be perfect for a modern writing desk. The seating upholstery is quite firm, giving a good support. The carvings depicting the rising sun on top, the sea, and acanthus for a long life. The armchair can be dated around 1715. Carefully restored. All the carvings are complete, and fully original. Upholstered with an exclusive linen velvet by Maison Charles Burger...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Linen, Walnut

Set of 8 French Art Deco Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 8 Art Deco high back dining chairs with 2 armchairs and 6 side chairs. These chairs are ready for you to add your own fabric an...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

French Art Deco Office Chair in Walnut Wood
Located in Houston, TX
French chair made out of walnut wood. It is re-polished and re-upholstered with dark brown leather. Condition is perfect. Restored. 22"W x 19"D x 33"H, seat height is 18" Franc...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

1930´s Art Deco Desk Chair in Solid Oak, leather - Belgium
Located in Girona, ES
Art Deco desk armchair, solid oak wood and oak veneer, french polish, restored seat with leather uphostery. Belgium c. 1930
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair from 1940
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Pair of Palatial Venetian Walnut Carved Mid-19th Century Baroque Figural Thrones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of palatial Venetian walnut carved mid-19th century Baroque figural throne armchairs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Provenance: The Castello di Giove in Umbria, Italy, circa 1870-1880. Height: 54 1/4 inches (137.8 cm.) Width: 37 1/4 inches (94.6 cm.) Depth: 32 inches (81.3 cm.) Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662 – 25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-80 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the eighteenth century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

Art Deco Hungarian Office Chair in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Art Deco Hungarian office chair in walnut Office chair is done in a fine walnut wood, newly re-upholstered in brown leather. It has 2 armrests and elevated by the 4 elongated wooden...
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1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Armchair by Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco mahogany bridge armchair with bronze sabots.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Fabric, Mahogany

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Office Chair in Leather and Real Wood Veneer in the Style of French Art Deco
Located in Ulm, DE
Whether you're an expert at your job or even the boss: This office chair on your desk is a statement of competence. High quality! Handmade in Germany. Black high lacquered real woo...
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2010s German Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wood, Leather

Giorgio Collection Ebony Macassar Wood and Leather Office Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio Collection ebony Macassar wood and leather Art Deco Presidential Office chair. Residential office chair on wheels with adjust...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Ebony

Art Deco J.Halabala Armchair Skin .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair skin from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern pe...
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

French Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical Vanity Chair, Attributed André Arbus, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical / Art Deco vanity chair or stool attributed to André Arbus circa 1930. The piece has a dramatic form including rear saber legs and camb...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Machine Age Tubular Chrome and Leather Cantilevered Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 1930s American Art Deco / Machine Age armchair in the style of Gilbert Rohde or Mies van der Rohe, but designer is unknown. Features a black leather seat / back rest and eboni...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Chrome

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940 Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Art Deco J.Halabala Armchair Skin .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair skin from 1930 Czech Republic. Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to rest...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.

Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.

Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.

Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?

As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.

If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.

An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.

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