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Side Chairs For Sale
Antique Anglo-Indian Bone Inlay Savonarola Throne Chair 1 of 2
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian Bone Inlay Savonarola Throne Chair 1 of 2
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Anglo-Indian Side Chairs
Materials
Bone
ARRANGEMENT #4 (Chair) Aluminium by Nick Ross
By Nick Ross
Located in Hägersten, SE
An interest in early forms of architecture has profoundly influenced Nick Ross’ approach to design. The way in which humans have arranged stones and other materials to construct stru...
Category
2010s Swedish Minimalist Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
DS-5020 Cylindrical Leather Wide Side Table by De Sede
By Simon Busse, De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wide side table DS-5020/62 by de Sede. Available in two different heights, this elegant table construction presents itself in a cylindrical shape, enca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique French Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chair in Peony Velvet
Located in Astoria, NY
A lovely early 20th-century side chair in the style of Louis XVI, sourced from Provence, France. Handcrafted with an oval medallion back, the frame is painted in a creamy antique whi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
FH4103 "Heart Chair" by Hans J. Wegner for Fritz Hansen
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
The FH4103 Chair was designed by renowned Danish designer Hans J. Wegner in 1955 and produced by Fritz Hansen. The chair embodies Wegner's unique ability to combine traditional craft...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
A Pair of Fine French Art Deco Cherry Wood Side Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French Art Deco cherrywood side chairs with a curved back, fluted back post, and turned wood details on front legs.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Arsty Fyoo Cher Dining Chair Velvet Brass Made in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously challenging to define. This elusive design style was a reaction against the utopian ideals of modernism. Over two decades, this art movement established ideas about art and design, bringing a new self-awareness about style itself. Playing with striking patterns and bold shapes, Malabar designers conceived the playful and theatrical Fyoo Cher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Side Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Antique Victorian Walnut Needlepoint Balloon Back Parlor Dining Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian parlor or dining chair. Made of walnut featuring a balloon back with leaf and berry crown and floral needlepoint seat with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Blue Lacquered Chiavari Side Chair with Peacock Feathers in Cut Velvet
By Chiavari
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Grab it before it's gone! Sculptural, luxurious, joyous and chic, circa 1960. Our one-of-a-kind Chiavari chair was professionally lacquered in the most perfect hue of blue and its seat expertly reupholstered in a rich cut velvet fabric that features a peacock feather pattern of blue, green and gold. One of our favorite features of this show stopper chair is how the Chiavari curves and spindles are echoed in the shapes of the cut velvet peacock feathers, which have such a novel and inviting texture. If you were to move your hand across the top of the seat, it feels like embossed/raised velvet peacock feathers. Chiavari chairs are absolutely timeless. Yet the finishes on this particular chair add a modern and contemporary style (color and texture) that's fresh and current. A perfect desk chair, dressing room chair...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Lacquer, Velvet
Jugendstil Armchairs No 714 by Jacob & Josef Kohn Style Otto Wagner Austria 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil armchairs model no 714, which were designed Style Otto Wagner, Vienna, 1902 and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Documented in the company´s catalogue Kohn from 1903.
The chairs were made out of mahogany stained beechwood and shellac hand polished. While the frame was made out of beechwood, the back and seat were made of perforated plywood...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Beech
Traditional Victorian Balloon Back Side Chair, English, Circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality traditional form solid mahogany Victorian balloon back chair with "slip in" seat, upholstered in gold silk damask. Nicely carved do...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Damask
Space Age Vintage Yellow Plastic Chair Kangaroo Chair Ernst Moeckl 1960s Germany
By Ernst Moeckl
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chair or side chair model kangaroo chair or Z chair from yellow plastic by Ernst Moeckl for Baydur, W-Germany, 1960s.
Very rare to find in the happy making sunshin...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
MCM Style Directors Chairs White Chrome Attr Robert Kjer Jakobsen & Virtue Bros
By Robert Kjer Jakobsen, Virtue Brothers
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous pair of MCM a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern Campaign style sling director’s chairs attributed to Robert Kjer Jakobsen for Virtue Brothers. They are in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 19th Century Chinoiserie Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of Chinoiserie decorated arm chairs. They have caned backs and seats.
Category
19th Century British Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Paint
Pair of Original Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Chairs 1904 Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Iperbole S Chair
By Emmemobili
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The Iperbole chair is a remarkable fusion of Emmemobili's craftsmanship, the innovative technology of bent plywood, and the purity of a clear, decisive line. Designed by Ferruccio L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Kanon Chair in Natural Ash
Located in North Little Rock, AR
The Kanon chair is a contemporary minimalistic interpretation of the classic Windsor design. It is paired down to only it's necessary elements. The seat is dished and the back sculpt...
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Ash
Arthur Umanoff Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chair
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chair with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Stunning from all angles!
Measures: 32.5" high, 18.5" wide, and 18.5" deep with a seat he...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Nico Lounge Chair by DeMuro Das in Solid Walnut
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Nico Lounge Chair combines handsome proportions with timeless materials and an emphasis on comfort. Straight lines are tempered by curved edges and sloping arms, resulting in a t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Easy Chair
Located in Studio City, CA
Midcentury Danish Modern Leather Sling Lounge Chair in Teak attributed to Odd Knutson.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Laurens Groen Art Deco Side Chair in Birch and Beige Corduroy Velvet 1920s
By Laurens Groen, H.H. de Klerk & Zonen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Laurens Groen for H.H. de Klerk & Zoonen, chair, birch, corduroy velvet, The Netherlands, 1924
This chair by Dutch designer Laurens Groen has a striking, well-documented provenance....
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Very Fine 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs Dressed Up in Scalamandre Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superbly elegant pair of Georgian 18th century side chairs having mahogany cabriole legs terminating in snail shaped feet, horsehair stuffing in the seat, and more recent sumptuous S...
Category
18th Century American Georgian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Four Midcentury Side Chairs by Ditte and Adrian Heath for France and Son
Located in Houston, TX
Four midcentury cantilevered side chairs, or dining chairs, designed by female architect Ditte Heath along with her husband Adrian. In original wheat-color cotton-synthetic blend canvas, with olive green and navy stripes over oak cantilevered...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Black Leather Alma Chair by Roberto Barbieri for B&B Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Similar to his classic Lia chair for Zanotta, Roberto Barbieri’s late 1990s-early 2000s design for the Alma chair is perfect in its simplicity: polished aluminum metal frame, black l...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
English or Scottish Hepplewhite mahogany shield back side chair, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Single Hepplewhite mahogany shield back side chair with over rail upholstered seat on molded square tapered front legs and raked rear legs. The pierced rails of the shield back are d...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb-Style Lime Green Wire Side Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an great find: a Mid-Century Modern chair, similar to the style of Paul McCobb. It has wire legs and vinyl upholstery. It is in good condition, but shows some age wear (mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Two Midcentury French Chairs Wood and Fabric, Typical of Seventies circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Two vintage chairs,
Very typical of the 1970s
The fabric can be kept or it can be changed as you like.
Good condition
Shipping:
P51 H86 / l ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Five Italian Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Side chair from the 1930s with early example of plywood seat. Chairs can be sold separately. $1500.00 per chair.
Category
20th Century Italian International Style Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Morris & Co attr to Philip Webb. Aesthetic Movement pair rush seat Sussex chairs
By Morris & Co., Ford Madox Brown 1
Located in London, GB
Ford Maddox Brown for Morris and Co. An Aesthetic Movement pair of rush seat Sussex side chairs with newly laid rush seat.These chairs have bee...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Rush
Ralph Lauren Noble Estate Classic Carved Wood Dining Side Chair, Iconic
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classic Ralph Lauren Home Nobel Estate dining side chairs. Finely carved solid wood frames feature a Mahogany finish with silver nail head trim detailing and curved cabriole legs. Wool plaid upholstered backs and fronts with Ultrasuede seats. These traditional French Style armless dining chairs can also be used for head chairs, accent lounge seating, or a comfortable desk chair...
Category
Early 2000s Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period walnut side chairs from the 18th century, with upholstery and cabriole legs. Created in Sweden during the 18th century, each of this pair of Rococo ch...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of American Mahogany Upholstered Slip Seat Gondola Chairs, c. 1830-35
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of American neoclassic mahogany and figured mahogany veneered slip seat gondola chairs in the French Restoration taste. The boxed slip seat is fitted to a bowed mahogany front s...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Petite Windsor Side Chair in Oak, England, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite oak Windsor chair with spindle back and turned legs & stretcher, England circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Side Chairs - B&B Italia Iuta by Antonio Citterio
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Pair of white metal mesh and fabric B&B Italia Iuta side chairs by Antonio Citterio.
Antonia Citterio’s work encompasses furniture, architecture and interiors and spans the last 30 years; most notably with B&B Italia, Vitra and Kartell. The Iuta collection is a B&B Italia icon that dates back to the late 1980s and has been produced and re-introduced over the years in a number of versions. The seating range uses...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Antique Weathered Ladder Back Slat Seat Wooden Side Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Antique ladder back, slat seat wooden side chair with its weathered, timeworn character. The chair features a classic ladder-back design, where the sturdy wooden slats have aged...
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
A gorgeous and unique pair of late 18th Century Swedish barrel backs from the Gustavian period that have been dry scrapped and then had a recent paint touch up with grays and white h...
Category
Late 18th Century European Gustavian Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Set of 3 Early 19th Century Sabre Leg Klismos Form Side Chairs
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Three sabre leg Klismos form side chairs of European beech and mahogany with seats upholstered in suede.
Denmark, circa 1820.
Category
1820s Danish Biedermeier Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
French 19th Century Os De Mouton Tapestry Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of French 19th century os de mouton carved walnut side chairs in colorful needlepoint upholstery held by large brass studs. The handwoven fabric depicts lush imagery of dense ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
French Faux Bamboo Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
French faux bamboo maple and pine side chairs with spindle back and embossed wood seat (19/20th Cent.) (PRICED EACH)
Category
Early 20th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Pine, Faux Bamboo, Maple
English Georgian Mahogany and Leather Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 English Georgian style (20th Cent) mahogany chairs (2 arm/10 sides) with open scroll back and black leather seat. Side: 22½"w x 22½"d x 37"h.
Visible cracks on leather (...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Mahogany
Monteverdi-Young Style Wide Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs with Gold Fabric
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Handsome set of six Monteverdi-Young style Mid-Century Modern dining chairs. These chairs are exceptional in all regards. The design itself holds many fine points. Every detail is co...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Giancarlo Piretti Plia Folding Chair in Red and Straw for Castelli, Italy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Plia folding chair is an inventive and beautiful design by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967, Italy. This icon is included in every standard publication on 20th century (fur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
American Gothic Revival Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of mid-19th century american Gothic Revival mahogany (slipper) side chairs with spindle & spool design back and legs with finial on back t...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Gothic Revival Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Bleached Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
4 French Louis XVI style (20th Cent) bleached side chairs with white upholstery (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Hitchcock Black and Gold Harvest Stencil Rush Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Hitchcock Black and Gold Harvest Stencil Rush Side Chairs - a Pair. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 34" H x 17" W x 18" D x 18" Seat height.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Mahogany with Inlay Side Chairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of English Regency Mahogany with Inlay Side Chairs, Early 19th Century.
They feature gently curved and splayed sabre legs, a rectangular back with curved crest rails ending scro...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Postmodern Blue Vintage Chair by Philippe Starck 1980s for Kartell Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern light blue vintage chair was designed by Philippe Starck in the 1980s and executed by Kartell Italy.
The chair shows grey lacquered tube ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Antonio Cittiero Set of 4 Melandra Dining Chairs
Located in Highland, IN
An elegant minimalist design by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, these "Melandra" dining chairs feature seats upholstered in black leather supported by crisply tapered aluminum legs....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
18th Century German Baroque Chair in Carved Walnut, circa 1740
Located in Berlin, DE
This 18th century German Baroque chair was made circa 1740 in South Germany.
It is beautifully carved in walnut and in its stunning original con...
Category
1740s German Baroque Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Classic Set 6 Thonet No. 18 Bentwood Bistro Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic set 6 Thonet Bentwood Dining /Bistro chairs, model # 18.Labeled Made in Czechoslovakia.Nuce clean matched set, Retains original warm honey blonde fini...
Category
1940s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Seashell Encrusted Chairs by J. Antony Redmile, around 1970
Located in Berlin, DE
Evoking a whimsical, nautical fantasy, this pair of seashell-encrusted chairs by J. Antony Redmile, crafted in the United Kingdom around 1970, represent the pinnacle of decorative ar...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Shell, Beech
1960s Arne Jacobsen Set of Six T Chairs or Hammer Chairs by Fritz Hansen
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s Arne Jacobsen Set of Six T Chairs or Hammer Chairs by Fritz Hansen
Set of six Danish vintage, Arne Jacobsen model 3103 named "T chairs"...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Salvador Hand-Forged Bronze Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
2 "Salvador" side chairs featuring an organic biomorphic modern design inspired by natural forms and neutral tones, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare Freeline Monumental Sculptural Rattan Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it being a most spectacular and beautifully-presented chairs. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chairs are a statement piece which is also extremely comfortable and packed with personality!! Just look at the gorgeous details on this beauty! The distinctive craftsmanship frame that give this piece a delightful mid century design, assuring a striking proportioned profile view from all angles. Expressive like a Frank Gehry building...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Bohemian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Synthetic, Rattan
Javier Mariscal & Pepe Cortes Chair "Tio Pepe", 1980s Barcelona / Spain
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Design: circa 1986.
Height 98cm, Width 63cm, Depth 49cm.
Execution: B.D. Ediciones de Diseno, Barcelona.
Tubular steel, painted black, aluminum sheet.
At the moment it is the on...
Category
1980s Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Six Stackable Polished Aluminium Dining Height Chairs by Allermuir, UK, 1998
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Six "Luna" stacking chairs in polished cast aluminium designed by Amos Marchant and Lyndon Anderson of Blue Design in 1996, manufactured by Allermuir in 1998.
Category
1990s Side Chairs
Mid 18th Century English George III Side Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A George III side chair of good, sturdy size. English, c.1760, mahogany. The wavy ladder back with Gothic open cut-work typical of Chippendale design. Stretchered, square molded legs...
Category
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Rococo Style Painted Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted dark blue with beige linen seats, these Venetian style side chairs fit the bill lots of style with tall, elegant backs, cabriole leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Eight Restored Johannes Andersen Teak Dining Chairs Custom Reupholstery Included
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of eight restored Johannes Andersen dining chairs in teak inc. custom reupholstery designed for Vamo Sønderborg
The comfortable chairs features a solid minimalistic shaped te...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Don Albinson Stacking Side Chairs by Knoll Set of 14
By Don Albinson, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
Important industrial designer Don Albinson, a Cranbrook peer of Charles and Ray Eames, Ralph Rapson, Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen worked in the Eames office as head designer for 1...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
A Single Toscana Chair Designed by Piero Sartogo for Saporiti
By Saporiti
Located in Southampton, NY
A single Toscana chairs designed by Piero Sartogo for Saporiti. These chairs were designed in 1986 by Piero Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon for Saporiti Ital...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Burl
Moroccan Moorish Style 1900s Side Chair with Richly Carved Décor and Star Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style accent side chair from the early 20th century, with richly carved décor, mother-of-pearl inlay, Arabic calligraphy and X-Form base. Created in Morocco during...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Side Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1960s Erik Buch Teak Dining Chairs Inc. Reupholstery
By Erik Buch
Located in Knebel, DK
Erik Buch teak dining chairs from the 1960s.
The chairs feature a development of Erik Buchs well designed model 49 dining chair known for...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Patinated Bellini CAB 413 Armchair in Vintage Cognac Saddle Leather for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Exquisite original Mario Bellini CAB 413 chairs, a true emblem of timeless design. Manufactured by the renowned Italian design house, Cassina, in the 1970s, these chairs represent a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage, New and Antique Side Chairs
Antique and vintage side chairs are space savers by design and wonderfully versatile pieces of seating for your dining room or wherever guests may gather.
Chairs have been indispensable pieces of furniture for a long time. We sit, therefore we deserve good seating. In Ancient Egypt, chairs were utilized in homes regardless of class, and most furniture was made of wood. Comfortable folding chairs, for example, were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Chairs evolved to be more commonplace in the 1830s, and by the Industrial Revolution, they could be found in most homes. The traditional wooden side chair might feature an upholstered back and seat and was typically used for gathering around a big dining room table. Because the side chair does not feature armrests, it could easily be tucked under the table when not in use or delicately placed in a corner for decorative purposes. Today, the side chair’s slim silhouette and armless design still offer the same level of versatility as it did in its early days. It’s supportive of a large gathering for a meal in the dining room or kitchen and serves as an accent piece (or extra seating) resting against the wall in a living room or inviting foyer.
When shopping for side chairs, think about the colors and furniture style you’ve already introduced to your living room or dining room. Keep the height of your sofa in mind, for example. If you intend to pair your sofa with your side chair when it’s not perched near the dining table, it wouldn’t hurt if the height of your side chair matches the height of your sofa. Even if your side chair will largely be used in the kitchen or dining room, it will likely be used in the living room or home entertainment area as well. When you’re thinking about the seating where meals are served in your home, benches, stools and armchairs make suitable alternatives too. And if you’re feeling adventurous, combining a variety of dining room seating options can be both aesthetically pleasing and downright practical.
Side chairs are available in a number of styles today, and this convenient seating is one of the types of chairs you should know when furnishing your new home. Explore antique and vintage side chairs on 1stDibs. Find Art Deco side chairs and mid-century modern side chairs, or search by creator to find side chairs crafted by legendary designers like Charles and Ray Eames and others.