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Side Chairs For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1980s
Set of two black leather Cab 413 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 2 Cassina "Cab" 413 dining room chairs in black saddle leather. Designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina in Italy. These chairs are 1980s edition. The leather co...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

1958 Set of 4 Herman Miller Eames DKR-2 Wire Bikini Chairs in Yellow Naugahyde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of four DKR-2 wire dining chairs, designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1951. This particular set of four chairs dates to circa 1958. They have steel wir...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde

Fun and Decorative Side Chair, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely side chair of very nice design, in tubular metal with a black laquer finish. Raised on tapering, splayed legs. Curlicue detail and brass finials. Large round seta upholstered in yellow outdoor...
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1950s French Vintage Side Chairs

Heavy Rustic Oak Brutalist Bar Height Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Rustic Oak Brutalist Bar Stool. In original condition, with visible wear and nice patina. Foot rest is 12.5" above floor. Weight is approx 30 lbs. Wear is consistent with its a...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Dutch Design, Set of Original Tubular Chairs with Black Upholstery, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1932, Gerrit Rietveld / Ing. Mertens for Hopmi Factory, in Black Painted Plywood
By Gerrit Rietveld, Hermann Friedrich Mertens, Hopmi & UMS Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Set of two Hopmi...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Bedroom Chairs and Sidetabe by Rob Parry for Dico, the Netherlands
Located in Steenwijk, NL
These rare chairs and sidetable were made for the former and renowned Dutch bed manufacturer DICO in the 1950's. They were very likely also a design by Rob Parry as it is in the simi...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 2 Room '56 chairs and sidetabe by Rob Parry for Dico, The Netherlands
Located in Steenwijk, NL
These rare chairs and sidetable were made for the former and renowned Dutch bed manufacturer DICO in the 1950's. They were very likely also a design by Rob Parry as it is in the simi...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair Mid Century Pine Alpine Chairs Circa 1950
Located in Norwich, GB
Pair mid-century pine Alpine chairs. Central European - Circa 1950s. Delivery is INCLUDED in the price for all areas in MAINLAND England & Wales. The pine has a lovely slight ble...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

High Back Italian Chairs in Cream Bouclé - a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of mid century Italian chairs newly reupholstered in a high quality wool bouclé. Curved high back silhouette with tapered dark wood legs. Petite in scale. Sourced in Northern,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Fruitwood Sculptural Hollywood Regency Leaf Shape Side Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of fruitwood sculptural Hollywood Regency leaf back side chairs
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Edward Wormley Curved Back Side Chair for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mahogany ebonized side chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, c.1960s. The backrest has been newly caned with a newly upholstered seat cushion. Retains Dunbar brass label. Edwar...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany

1x Tom Dixon After Postmodern 1980s Dining Side Rope Chair Vintage Desk Boho
Located in London, GB
An amazing hourglass rope chair designed after the famous 'S' chair of Tom Dixon. The chair is weaved with rushed rope weaved around a metal frame. It holds a playful and beautiful...
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1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of 1950s California Design Iron and Tropical Hardwood Side Chairs
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of iron and tropical hardwood side chairs, hairpin wrought iron frames with wooden seats and backs in a rounded tapered triangle form. The wood is a rich red-brown with a slight...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Reupholstered Dutch Mid-Century Modern F & T Chairs by Rob Parry
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Reupholstered Dutch Mid-Century Modern F & T Chairs by Rob Parry Pair of F & T chairs designed by Rob Parry in the Netherlands in 1953. Each chair features a black lacquered...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hans Wegner for C.M. Madsens 'W2' Chair in Oak; Denmark, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely example of the early work of the 20th century's master of seating design, Hans J. Wegner. The sculpted oak backrest or top-rail employed here was developed as part of a fami...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Twelve Restored Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Dining Chairs - Inc. Custom Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of twelve fully restored, 1960s rosewood dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that make them fit in easily where you want them in your home - a design that was so uniqe that his colleague the famous designer Hans J. Wegner characterized model 42 as beautiful from all angles when the chair with it´s unique backrest swivel function was revealed in 1956. The chairs are in very good condition as they have been fully restored, sanded by hand and refinished by our experienced workshop to insure that they are in very good condition with only minimal signs of age and use and will be reupholstered without additional cost in fabric of your choice from "Kvadrat" / standard leathers from "Sorensen Leather" or for additional price luxury leathers (Elegance, Vegetal, Rustic, Pure and Royal Nubuck). Kai Kristiansen was one of the last pupils of the famous architect Kaare Klint who founded modern Danish design and laid the foundation for the "Danish Modern" style. During the years 1958-78 Kristiansen worked in his business in Aarhus owned jointly by himself and furniture maker Illum Wikkelsø (1919-99). Kristiansens works met their most intense demand during a few decades from 1950, then production of them was discontinued. However, several of them are now being produced again by the Japanese furniture producer Miyazaki Chair...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood, Leather

Arne Jacobsen Oxford Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Arne Jacobsen Oxford chairs model #7403 manufactured by Fritz Hansen in 1965. A great set of chairs in their original vegetable d...
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1960s Danish Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Elephant Hide Grey Cab Dining Side Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Side chairs model Cab, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Wonderful 1980 examples with buttery soft, newly reconditioned, elephant hide grey leather perfectly worn in from many y...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Danish Modern Børge Mogensen "BM62" Armchair by P. Lauritsen & Søn, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Vintage Danish Modern armchair in oak and rattan cane designed by Danish designer Børge Mogensen in the 1950s and manufactured at "P. La...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

Pair of Black Metal and Red Skai Italian 1950s Chairs in the Style of G. Rinaldi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of midcentury chairs made from black metal structure and red skai seat and back. Silver painted feet and brass studded backrest. The special structure of the metal rod gives a c...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chairs, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chair, 1980. Original black leather is great condition.
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

Tolix 'Genuine' Vintage Steel Dining Chairs C1950's Hundreds to Choose from
Located in Chicago, IL
Authentic European Tolix chairs with their original gold TOLIX labels. We have over (1500) Tolix chairs, stools and tables in stock, new and vintage Tolix. This set of (4) are near-m...
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1950s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Two Medea Chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy, 1950s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Set of two Medea chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, Italy 1950s. These iconic Italian modern chairs have a great design. Enamelled iron bars are the frame of this chai...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Kai Kristiansen Six Fully Restored Teak Dining Chairs Inc. Custom Reupholstry
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of six original fully restored, 1960s teak dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that make t...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Teak, Leather, Fabric

Set of '6' Vintage Yellow Tolix Stacking Dining Chairs for Indoors or Outdoor
Located in Chicago, IL
French vintage “real” Tolix steel stacking chairs. Tolix chairs are just as comfortable outdoors as they are indoors and the fact that you can stack the Tolix chairs (12) high, makes them ideal for extra seating for those special occasions. Tolix chairs have become an iconic design and have been in style for nearly 100-years. Just watch HGTV or the Magnolia channel and you’ll be shocked how often they are used. The basic design of the Tolix chair originated in the late 1920’s by Xavier Pauchard, and are famous for their strength, stability, and lightness. Currently, we have over (1700) Tolix chairs, stools and small dining tables in stock and all we be listed on 1stdibs in the coming weeks. Note: There are additional matching Tolix yellow...
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1960s French Industrial Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

1965 Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Arne Jacobsen Saint Catherines Desk in Oak by Fritz Hansen The desks are marked with a Fritz Hansen label from July 1965 and have...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

One of 12 Stacking Chairs Franz Schuster, Bicolored Beech, Austria, 1959
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of twelve bicolored stacking chairs designed by Austrian architect Franz Schuster manufactured by Wiesner-Hager in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). This chair...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

8 French 1950s Dining / Side Beech Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
12 French 1950s beechwood and vinyl upholstered side chairs. Price is per chair.  
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Ten Restored Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Dining Chairs Including Custom Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of 10 model 42 rosewood dining chairs with adjustable backrest by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Arthur Umanoff Wood and Rush Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chair with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Metal frame in a vintage adobe finish. Rare design. Floating ...
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1950s American Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Gio Ponti, 'Ninfea' Folding Rattan Chairs for Fratelli Reguitti, c 1957
Located in London, GB
Original pair of Gio Ponti folding rattan chairs. For Fratelli Reguitti. Italy circa 1950s ebonized wood and rattan. Restored. Fully functional. S...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Midcentury Eames Aluminum Group Managment Chairs for Herman Miller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are a set of 6 Eames side chairs upholstered in gorgeous fabric. Elegance and comfort separates this iconic chair from the rest. The upholstery is in wonderful...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1960's Danish Vintage Chair by Erik Buch
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made Danish chair in. This was designed by Erik Buch, it was made in Denmark in the 1960’s. They quality is superb, this is very well built, comfortable...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Kai Kristiansen Ten Fully Restored Teak Dining Chairs Custom Upholstery Included
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of ten fully restored, 1960s teak dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that make them fit i...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Teak

Pair Antique French Louis XVI Caned Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Caned Side Chairs are perfect choices for any room, especially Southern climates where the caned seats really show their advantage of keeping cool. Fra...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

dcm chair contemporized by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
DCM Chair contemporized, painted, lacquered. • Info about Markus • born 1964 in Aschaffenburg, Germany • since 1986 active as a visual artist • since 1989 national and internation...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Lacquer

Ten Fully Restored Erik Buch Teak Dining Chairs Custom Reupholstery Included
Located in Knebel, DK
Ten Fully Restored Erik Buch Teak Dining Chairs Custom Reupholstery Included. 1960s set of ten teak dining chairs with floating seat designed by Erik Buch for Oddense Maskinsnedkeri...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Teak

Rare 'BM61' Side Chair in Oak by Børge Mogensen for Lauritsen & Søn, 1957
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
A very rare and beautiful ‘BM61’ chair designed by Børge Mogensen in 1957. Made of solid oak with nice details such as the visible joints and sledge feet. The original cane is in goo...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

Eight Restored Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Dining Chairs Custom Upholstery Included
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of eight fully restored, 1960s rosewood dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik with custom upholstery. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegan...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Set of 4 Erik Kirkegaard Teak Mid-Century Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 midcentury Danish black vinyl and teak side chairs. Glostrup Mobelfabrik (Maker), Erik Kirkegaard (Designer).
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood, Teak

1980s Italian Architectural Otto 121' High Back Chairs by Paola Navone for Gerva
Located in Boston, MA
Pair of Italian architectural 'Otto 121' high back side chairs designed by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, circa 1990s. Perfect height for a writer's desk or corner accent chair or extra...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of MCM side chairs in steel and brown vinyl.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of MCM side chairs in steel and brown vinyl. Minor wear on the steel. Vinyl has couple of 0.25" losses. Over all vinyl looks like it's been recently redone. Seat height is 17"...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Jacques Adnet Arm Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Jacques Adnet Arm Chair Signature saddle stitched leather over heavy steel with deep chocolate seat and back Floating back cushion is attached with unique saddle stitched clips...
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1940s French Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Arte Sano Biermann Cia Inc. Colombian Leather Hunting Chairs Set of 4
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Outstanding group of four rare hunting lodge chairs designed by Biermann Werner for Arte Sano. The chairs are made of hand-tanned cognac ...
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1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Vintage Danish High-Back Teak Dining Chairs by Korup Stolefabrik 1960s, Set of 4
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish teak dining chairs by Korup Stolefabrik 1960s, Set of 4. Set of Danish Mid-Century Modern ladder back dining chairs in solid teak with new upholstery in black faux le...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

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Teak

Four Fully Restored Erik Buch Teak Dining Chairs, Reupholstered in Black Leather
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s set of four teak dining chairs with floating seat designed by Erik Buch for Oddense Maskinsnedkeri in 1949. The chairs have a simple yet solid construction with elegant lines ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Teak

Six Fully Restored Erik Buch Teak Dining Chairs, Reupholstered in Black Leather
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s set of six teak dining chairs with floating seat designed by Erik Buch for Oddense Maskinsnedkeri in 1949. The chairs have a simple yet solid construction with elegant lines a...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

'Umbo' Red Molded Plastic Stacking Chair Set by Kay LeRoy Ruggles
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A set of 4 shiny molded plastic chairs in bright red.  Designed and produced in the mid- 20th Century by Umbo, designed by kay ReRoy Ruggles.  a cheery and space saving addition to a...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plastic

One pair of "Chiavari" side chairs. Italy 1950s. Hand polished brass.
Located in Köln, NW
Mid Century Italian Design Classic. One pair of "Chiavari" side chairs. Italy 1950s. Hand polished solid brass frames. Very delicate and elegant Design. The Original design of this c...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

French Style Side Chair with Carved Frame
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s Sweet little French style side chair with nice carved detail to the frame. A really nice scale to this piece. It would be a great desk or side chair for a guest room. No m...
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1950s American French Provincial Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Set of 4 Vintage White Fiberglass Eames Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage white fiberglass Eames chairs by Herman Miller. All original, not a recent edition. Stamped under.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Restored Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Dining Chairs - Custom Upholstery
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of six fully restored, 1960s rosewood dining chairs by Kai Kristiansen for Schous Møbelfabrik. The chairs have Kai Kristiansens typical light and elegant design that make them fit in easily where you want them in your home - a design that was so uniqe that his colleague the famous designer Hans J. Wegner characterized model 42 as beautiful from all angles when the chair with it´s unique backrest swivel function was revealed in 1956. The chairs are in very good condition as they have been fully restored, sanded by hand and refinished by our experienced workshop to insure that they are in very good condition with only minimal signs of age and use and will be reupholstered without additional cost in fabric of your choice from "Kvadrat" / standard leathers from "Sorensen Leather" or for additional price luxury leathers (Elegance, Vegetal, Rustic, Pure and Royal Nubuck). Kai Kristiansen was one of the last pupils of the famous architect Kaare Klint who founded modern Danish design and laid the foundation for the "Danish Modern" style. During the years 1958-78 Kristiansen worked in his business in Aarhus owned jointly by himself and furniture maker Illum Wikkelsø (1919-99). Kristiansens works met their most intense demand during a few decades from 1950, then production of them was discontinued. However, several of them are now being produced again by the Japanese furniture producer Miyazaki Chair...
Category

1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

10 Mario Bellini CAB 413 Armchairs in Black Leather for Cassina, 1980s Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Set of 10 Mario Bellini CAB 413 chairs, made by Cassina. Flexible steel frame covered with a skin of high quality vintage black saddle leather. The chairs, which were already in ve...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather

Scandinavian Modern Bentwood And Chrome Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian modern, bentwood side chair in the style of Arne Jacobsen features a curvaceous, steam bent wood seat with chrome legs. A wonderful desk, dining or accent chair.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Pair of Ashwood Chairs
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered fabric, Italy, 1960s. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 186...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Ash

Jacques Guillon Cord Chair Black 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Original Jacques Guillon Cord Chair Black 1950s
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Cord, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Ashwood Chair
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric, Italy, 1960s. Charles Rennie Mackint...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Side Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Ash

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.

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