Early 20th Century Seating

This is a chair using an old Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji period. It is characterized by the powerful wood grain and red-black surf...

Priced Each - 12 Swedish dining room side chairs from the early 20th century, with new upholstery. Created in Sweden during the early years of the 20th century, each of this set of side chairs features an open back pierced with sinuous motifs and topped a curving upper rail, flowing seamlessly into the hind legs. A rectangular seat, covered with an existing blue fabric with meander motifs, rests upon four legs, tapered and fluted in the front, and connected to one another through an H-Form cross stretcher. Painted in a soft color typical of the Scandinavian taste and boasting a nicely aged patina, the 12 Swedish chairs...

COD-CV182 Guglielmo Ulrich Pair of chairs with cantilevered armrests in light wood with carved detail. Arca manufacture, Milan, ca. 1950.

An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts solid oak spindle back banker or lawyer bench USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 75.75"W x 23.25"D x 31.25"H. Seat height: 18". Arm height: 28.2...

An Art Deco sofa by Maurice Adams. burr walnut veneered with satin birch banding and carved detail to arms and feet. Cream leather upholstery. Dimensions: H 82cm W 179cm D 68cm O...

Magnificent and ultra rare Gothic Revival high back hall bench. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with original hand-carved elements in the back and the sides! Un...

This antique oak church pew has a timeless, rustic European charm. Big on size and style, the pew measures in a just over 7ft. It is crafted fr...

A spectacular pair of large -outside or terrasse- armchairs, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, white lacquered massive wood geometric structures, seatings made in strong fabric rub...

Antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid piano stool having an unusual inlaid shaped back depicting a Lyre, shaped open arms, newly upholstered seat in a quality gold coloured fabric openin...

This settle or bench is early 20th Century, possibly older. Original green and red paint full of rustic charm and an exquisite example of folk craftsmanship. Wonderful natural colo...

An early production painted wood "Westport" lounge chair designed by Thomas Lee in 1903 for his summer home in Westport, NY and produced by carpenter Harry Bunnell c. 1905. With make...

A beautifully proportioned pair of 'Pickwell' armchairs by renowned furniture makers Howard & Sons. c.1920 Square tapered legs, the rear legs numerically stamped '35775559' & '182...

An undeniably beautiful and coveted antique 19th Century Duncan Phyfe sofa upholstered in a feline Onyx Merramec Barrow fabric. One of the brilliant...

A pair of dark-stained wood and white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900s. Dimensions: 40.75” H x 25.8” W x 33” D Seat Height: 17” All upholstered furni...

Attributed to Thonet, this French Art Nouveau period bentwood armchair features a pressed wood seat detailed with a classic central rosette and scrolling leaves. The curved seat back...

Stunning pair of early 20th century decorative Chinese black lacquered gilt & polychrome painted bench seats. Republican Period - Circa 1920-30. Delivery included to mainland Englan...

An exquisite set of six antique French dining chairs in the Louis XVI style, sourced directly from Provence, France. Each chair features a hand-carved, oval-shaped medallion backrest...

Wonderful vintage Art Deco to Art Nouveau pink channeled back sofa with walnut arms, frame only. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have si...

Antique Kroehler unifold Davenport sofa/couch/bed. Made of quartersawn oak featuring traditional Mission styling with vinyl upholstery and a folding fra...

Early 20th century rustic early American / country farmhouse / Shaker style milking stool / foot rest featuring Adirondack log form carved legs, bowed top and a simple jute rope seat...

20Thc Amish Twig rocking chair from Pennsylvania in good working condition and rustic surface.

Set of 12 antique quality burr walnut inlaid marquetry dining chairs consisting of two elbow chairs and ten single chairs having quality upholstered shaped backs and seats and boasti...

A pair of stained oak and off-white fabric armchairs designed and produced in Sweden, 1900s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.0"H x 25.5"W x 23.25"D Seat Height (inches): 19.0" Arm...

Set of four Cesca chairs Designed by Marcel Breuer and made in Italy in the 80s. It's fabulous iconic piece of furniture and also very comfortable to sit on. It's perfect for the dining area or as a decorative vintage piece for your home. ............................................ Designed in 1928, Marcel Breuer’s B32 Cesca chair...

Antique French Louis XVI Alpaca Mohair Love Seat Sofa with Carved Details Country: France Materials: Carved Wood, Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly...

Early 20thc hand made folky twig Child's chair with leather seat.This chair is in very sturdy condition.The trim of the twigs are painted original orange paint.This is a very strong...

Very rare highback chair by Hendrik Wouda for Pander & Sons, 1924. One of the signature designs by Hendrik Wouda, also depicted in the most referenced monograph about his life and wo...

Louis XV style cane arm chair, pettie, childs size. Solid wood frame and arms. Cane back and seat. Does show scratches and finish loss. Minor break in cane. Dimensions: 23 1/4" h x...

Set of three brown leather counter height stools designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. “This was a new kind of chair, constructed totally out of leather, much cloned since then.” T...

Original folding chair with finely carved detailed patterns and mother of pearl inlay. Price includes complimentary curb side delivery to the continental USA.

An Italian Renaissance style walnut Savonarola folding chair from circa 1900 with lion paw feet. This Italian Renaissance style Savonarola chair, dating back to circa 1900, is a sple...

Antique French Victorian grape vine leaf cast iron small garden bench loveseat. Item features cast iron construction, very nice antique item, qualit...

A luxurious Danish Art Deco pouf / stool. Upholstered in a glamorous flora fabric with a decadent burl wood base. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1940s. This beautiful vintage ...

Beautiful, French 1920s petite-scale, Louis XV-style painted armchairs. The chairs feature delicately carved frames showing several layers of old, naturally distressed paint. New...

This elegant Thonet armchair, dating from the early 1900s, is a rare example of Art Nouveau design produced in Thonet’s New York workshop. While most Thonet pieces were made in Europ...

Josef Hoffmann designed in the early stages of the Wiener Werkstätte apartments for the Wittgenstein Family in Vienna and Berlin. The significant pattern from this period were the st...

Louis Majorelle 1859–1926 Aux Algues Mahogany Bench Bench with hand carved foliate details c. 1900 mahogany, upholstered cushion Dimensions: 49¼ h × 62½ w × 22 d in (125 × 159 × 56 c...

This exquisite and rare pair of Art Deco lounge chairs, originating from Sweden in the 1930s, bears the craftsmanship of a skilled Swedish cabinetmaker. These chairs feature graceful...

This is a museum piece : an historical and iconic "SITZMASCHINE" chair by (or after) JOSEF HOFFMANN, produced by FISCHEL, Vienna, 1910. This is a a rare and almost never seen variati...

Set of 4 intricately carved Eastlake Movement Victorian dining or game chairs. To be reupholstered. Sold as a set.

French Louis XV style walnut wingback Bergere chair, early 20th century Large and well proportioned finely carved walnut wingback bergere armchair. The sturdy frame is decorated wit...

A gorgeous antique solid quarter sawn oak banker, juror, or lawyer chair In the manner of Heywood Wakefield USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 23"W x 22.5"D x 34.63"H. Seat height:...

A dentist chair Type III, series 3266 by J. Corno, Union Frimor, France ca. 1920 The heavy chair has the color in a mahogany look with gold line. The chair has leather headrests a...

An exquisite English Regency library / bed Steps, staircase, stepstool or side table. Made from mahogany with tooled leather tops and crotch mahogany veneered fronts. Each of the upp...

Rare rattan and wicker chaise longues or lounger armchair, with footstools was made in the 20s by Bonacina in Italy

Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details Country: France Materials: Carved giltwood, Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly Reupholstered...

Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...

This antique French Louis XV Walnut settee is the perfect choice in a cozy niche, reading area or bedroom. Hand carved from solid walnut, it features carved floral & foliate accent...

Antique French Country Provincial Carved Walnut Wingback Lounge Arm Chairs - a Pair. Item features stunning floral carved accents, shapely winged backs, quality pinned construction, ...

Antique French throne armchair. Made of walnut featuring carved serpentine design with reticulated floral and acanthus crown. Dimensions: 29" x 28" x 54"h, 21" seat height

Step into a world of vintage elegance with this beautiful 20th century channel back armchair. With its graceful curves, vibrant upholstery, and inviting proportions, this chair is re...

Antique harlequin (mixed) set of 8 (6 plus 2) country ash, elm and beech kitchen dining chairs. Date from around 1910. Fantastic age, colour and patina. Great styling. The chairs ar...

An early 20th c. diminutive Chippendale style Mahogany settee with plush goose down filled cushion and hand carved frame; newly upholstered in striking Canary Yellow Damask. Seat: 2...

Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid settee having a quality mahogany inlaid shaped top rail supported by mahogany inlaid satinwood, newly reupholstered seat in a quality fabri...

English barrel back hardwood chair with curved arm support ,saddled seat and turned legs and stretcher, great color

This is a chair using an old Japanese mortar. The material is Zelkoba, and it seems to be around the Meiji period. It is characterized by the powerful wood grain and red-black surf...

Charming pair of Provincial French wingback chairs. An unusual duo of oak-framed armchairs upholstered in a striking rose-themed floral tapestry. All original and thought to be a tot...

A stunning Louis XVI style armchair France, Early 20th Century Painted cream and gold gilt carved wooden frame, with pink and gold "woven" patterned upholstery, and down filled cus...

A gorgeous pair of antique solid quarter sawn oak banker, juror, or lawyer chairs In the manner of Heywood Wakefield USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 23"W x 22.5"D x 34.63"H. Sea...

Step into history with this exquisite 19th-century barber’s chair, a true gem imported from France. Featuring a sturdy steel frame and leather upholstery, this chair is both elegant ...

Set of 4 antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid dining chairs having a quality mahogany back with pretty marquetry inlay, newly reupholstered seats in a quality fabric standing on...

A large country house 3 seater sofa raised on a beautifully carved mahogany base. The fabric is worn so the sofa does need upholstery. Measures: 224cm wide 78cm deep 96cm high ...

Impressive three piece furniture suite consisting of a sofa, armchair and rocking chair handcrafted with braided frames and stick wicker backs and skirts. Turned posts and wood arms ...

Art Deco Sofa in Solid Wood and Tapisserie 1930s This is an incredible museum worthy art deco sofa in solid wood and tapisserie, made in the 1930s. Most probably Belgian or Dutch or...

A rare, classic vintage pair of curule Savonarola chairs, originally meant for Roman magistrates, is made with now aged tooled and gilded leather backs and a new replacement seat in ...

Pair of Carved Art Deco Parish Brutalist Armchairs in Solid Oak with Rush Seats. Beautiful wood carvings in the form of curtains, a star and candles

This striking Art Deco armchair was manufactured in Belgium in the mid 1920s. The distinct tiered and angular shape of the design is a great example of the influence of cubism in this particular era. The originality of the design and the craftsmanship of the production make this a unique piece. The chair has a rounded and curved backrest and a deep seat. The optional loose pillow adds additional seating comfort to the back. The elegant frame is executed in solid European maple wood which has been finished in a darker brown stain. The chair is upholstered in a sumptuous deep pile mohair velvet in a beautiful vermilion color. The chair is in overall good condition. The wood with minor wear consistent with age and use. The upholstery recently renewed. The seat with a single minor stain. Provenance: Yves de Smet, Gent, Belgium Literature: Paul Maenz...

An antique architectural Dutch Art Deco armchair in solid oak and an extraordinary modernist design. The chair has a robust look and is heavy i...

An Art Deco corner sofa, 't Binnenhuis, Amsterdam An Art Deco corner sofa designed by Jac. van den Bosch for the firm Het Binnenhuis Amsterdam with a high backrest and in the corner...

Antique Gustav Stickley Bent Arm Morris Chair - W8067 This is a SUPERB Gustav Stickley Bent Arm Morris Chair Model 369 from the early 1900s (1907?) in excellent condition. The cha...

Incredible Monterey Furniture Club, Lounge Chair made in California circa 1930's. The chair features a thick chunky alder wood and iron frame with a signature hand painted panel on the back. Hard to find vintage Monterey...

A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period footstool or ottoman In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1900 Quarter sawn oak, with brass studded William Morris styl...

Antique bamboo and woven wicker / rattan armchair featuring rounded bentwood back with geometric woven pattern. Measures: 30".