Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Midcentury Industrial Style Chairs, Elmar Flötotto for Pagholz, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very confortable
- Design.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Karl Springer JMF Armchair (Gilt) by Enrique Garcel for Jimeco
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Vintage Karl Springer style Chair by Jimeco. Designed by Enrique Garcel.
Loss and damage to the Applied Gold Leaf . Will require some restoration. As well as the creation/u...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Oak & Rush Side Chairs Attributed to Courtray, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A set of rushed oak chairs with a very modern design. The backs have a very distinctive construction. The geometric weaving of the rush sets the chairs apart from similar models of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Knoll Eero Saarinen 72CC Side Chairs set of six
Located in Pasadena, TX
200+ in stock Saarinen Side Chairs
Classic Saarinen side chairs In Knoll upholstery.
Tubular metal legs with metal glides.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$3,995 / item
Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli 'DSC 106' Stacking Dining Chairs, c 1965, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome and highly functional set of Italian stacking chairs, designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in the 1970s. These iconic 'DSC 106' c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Organic Vintage Rattan Lounge Chair Club Chair France 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Organic vintage woven rattan club chair designed and produced in France 1950s.
A charming longe chair or club chair from rattan.
The base was made out of a black l...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Boho Bamboo Extendable Lounger, Rattan Deck Chair, and Magazine Holder, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Boho bamboo lounger, rattan deck chair, extendable lounge chair with slide in ottoman, patio garden chair.There is also a foot section to pull out and n...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-Century Fiberglass Side Chair with La Fonda Base by Charles & Ray, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Side Chair with black Hopsak and elegant La Fonda Base.
The classic by Ray & Charles Eames. The black Hopsak upholstery is framed with a whit...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Formal Mid-Century Dining Chair Set of Six
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reminiscent of Adrian Pearsall designs, this formal Mid-Century dining chair set includes six side chairs and a sculptural walnut body. The chairs feature a curved spindle seat back ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,117 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Gio Ponti Principi Chair in white, blue, red or black for Cassina, Italy - New
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color. A design icon, product of the golden age that marked the historic partnership between the great architect Ponti and Cassina. Gio P...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Ash, Leather, Fabric
Salvador Dalí "Leda" Sculptural Chair from “Femme à tête de roses” Painting
Located in Madrid, ES
Design taken from the painting “Femme à tête de roses” (1935) by Salvador Dalí. Structure made of polished brass casting.
During the '30s in Pari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Cherry Dining Chairs by John Widdicomb
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by John Widdicomb, this elegant set of six dining chairs features solid cherry frames with tapered backs and slender legs. The seats are upholstered in a rich moss green.
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Wrought Iron Chair Att. to Tony Paul with Tilt Backrest
By Tony Paul
Located in New York, NY
Architectural wrought iron frame side chair, with vinyl upholstered seat and backrest. The chair features a wrought iron spider leg base, vinyl upholst...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of Eight Pascal Mourgue for Artelano Rio Side or Dining Chairs France 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight stackable chairs designed by Pascal Mourgue and manufactured by Artelano in Paris in the early 1990s. Simple and understated yet curvy and sexy, the Rio chairs...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Decorative one-seat sofa model Pasha, manufactured in the 1970s by Durlet
By Durlet
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Decorative one-seat lounge sofa model Pasha, manufactured in the 1970s by Durlet, Belgium. The sofa was designed by Heinz Waldmann & Anita Schmidt. Schmidt has been working together ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Trogdon Furniture Mid Century Painted Mahogany and Upholstered Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A very decorative yellow painted Mahogany and Upholstered Seat Trogdon Furniture side chair in great vintage condition. Measures 20" in width, 22" in depth 40" in height. Seat height...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Paint
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of 8 J. Stuart Clingman Dining Chairs for John Widdicomb
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of EIGHT modernist dining chairs in walnut with upholstered seat and floating back cushions held suspended by brass fittings. Designed by J. Stuart Clingman for John Widdicomb. ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Italian Walnut Side Chair by Gaetano & Alessandro Besana 1958
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Very rare and finely restored Walnut armchair with new beautiful De Ploeg Wool fabric.
Designed by architects Lietti and Motta and produced by Gaetano and Alessandro Besana of Mari...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Desk chair 1950s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Industrial look desk chair from 1950s.
Comfortable to sit in and rest a bit.
Proves to be a design classic.
Beautiful vintage patina.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$454
Kangaroo Chairs PJ-SI-59 by Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, 1955
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kangaroo chairs designed by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh’s General Hospital Hall, crafted from solid teak and intricately braided cane. These iconic chairs became integral to the ...
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1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Pair of Lucite Chairs in the Style Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Esperance, NY
Chic pair of mid-century Lucite accent chairs from the 1980s.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Lucite
Verner Panton, Orginal Heavy Fibreglass Black Stacking Chair by Vitra
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Black Vitra, expensive version stackable chair made out of fiberglas in heavy version.
Dimensions 83 cm H x 43 seatH in the middle and 47 cm on the edges x 49 cm W x 54 cm D
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
6 Karl Springer Onassis Chairs in Goatskin with Leather Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six original Karl Springer Onassis Chairs in goatskin. The six chairs have been in a one user household and are in great vintage conditi...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Goatskin
Decorative Side or Dining Chair by Paolo Buffa Made in Italy Ca. 1950’s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic mid century style really only the Italians could attain, this gem was produced by master designer Paolo Buffa, and it is in very fine, original, untouched condition.
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Niels Otto Møller, Side chair
Located in London, GB
For J. L. Møller
c.1960s
Cherry wood and leather
H81 x W55 x D46 cm
Seat Height 48cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Elegant Side/Desk Chair with Sculptural Frame in Polished Chrome 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted side/desk chair with sculptural chrome frame with back and seat upholstered in gray velvet, American 1970's. This chair is striking from every angle and very comf...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
'Yucatan' Dining Chairs by Edmond Spence for Industria Mueblera, 1960s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of six classic mid-century modern Mahogany and cane 'Yucatan' dining chairs was designed by Swedish designer Edmond J. Spence in the 1950s and produced by Industria Mueblera...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Mahogany
$9,400 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Don Ward, Side Chairs, Iron, Cord, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered iron and jute cord side chairs designed and produced in USA, c. 1950s.
Dimensions (inches): 32.25"H x 17.5" W x 20.5" D
Seat height: 17.37" H
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
$2,800 / set
Italian Designer, Side Chair, Pine, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine side chair designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Seat height 17.75”.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Chrome Chairs with Black Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this set of four circa 1970s chrome chairs feature distinctive open spiral-type chrome frames and black faux leather seats and back res...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1948, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Fiberglas Stacking Side Chair
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...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970's Tubular Chrome Framed Adjustable Cantilever Chair by Pierson of France
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Tubular Chrome Framed Cantilever Chair With an Adjustable Reclining Backrest with Brown Leather Buttoned Back and Seat
Manufactured by Pierson of France in the 1970s
Backrest can ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$2,204 Sale Price
32% Off
MidCentury Triangular Shape Italian Style Side Chairs, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of side chairs with a very rigid style and surprising design, in the characteristic Italian style of that period.
The pair of chairs has a beech frame lacquered with black shel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Carlo Mollino, Side Chair from Casa Del Sol, Chestnut, Brass, Italy, 1953
Located in High Point, NC
A chestnut and brass side chair designed and produced by Carlo Mollino for Casa Del Sol, a Ski Resort in Cervinia, Italy, 1953.
Sold with a certificate of authenticity from The Museo Casa Mollino.
PROVENANCE:
Christie's, New York, JF Chen...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Börje Johanson Orange Leather Venus Chairs on White Tulip Foot, Sweden 60s -Pair
Located in Basel, BS
Sold here in a pair, there are 6 chairs total available. Three pairs available, and in a separate listing, sold as a set.
These striking swivel chairs from Johanson Design, Sweden,...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Cruz Dining Chair Outdoor by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The outdoor version of the Cruz dining chair is made of solid teak featuring a cantilevered shape and matte black powder coated stretchers. The seat is upholstered.
Inspired by the ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
$1,860 / item
1950, Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller Set DSS Fiberglass Stacking Chairs
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair 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 Beac...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
One Red Executive Knoll Pollock Chair
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
First designed in 1963, Charles Pollock’s timeless design continues to be produced by Knoll in a variety of finishes.
The Pollock executive chair features what the designer describ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,600 / item
Don Shoemaker Perno Safari Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather safari lounge chair by Don Shoemaker for Señal, c.1960s, Mexico. The chair features a rosewood cocobolo frame and original patinated black leather hide. Leather showcases a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Mid Century Modern Sanders Bentwood Orange Stacking Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bentwood Orange Stacking Dining Side Chair by Sanders. Item features laminated bentwood frame, staggered legs, original orange upholstery, clean modernist ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Cast Aluminum Faux Bamboo Mid-Century Modern Six Chairs and Table Dining Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice outdoor cast aluminum oval dining table + 6 chairs set with newly upholstered seats.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Palladio Italian Mid-Century Gilt Metal Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Mid-Century side chairs with gilt metal frames, with open backs topped with a wide back rail with central cutout, and seats upholstered in a bold brown, orange, and b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
20th Century Italian Pair of Vintage Brass Eye-Shaped Side Chairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of high sculptural side chairs made of hand crafted ebonized Rosewood in the style of Paolo Buffa in good condition. The detailed dining cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 8 Steelcase Coalesse Armchairs
By Coalesse
Located in Pasadena, TX
This ad is for a set of 8 chairs made by Steelcase. The line is Coalesse which is the highest quality line of furniture they make. The chairs are nicely Upholstered in 2 elegant fa...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$11,000 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Green Leather Oval-Back Armchairs Chair by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Lafayette, IN
A fantastic pair of Mid-Century Modern green leather and walnut club chairs by Danish American designer Jens Risom. From the 1960s, these chairs are in very nice vintage condition. C...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
$1,539 Sale Price / set
45% Off
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. Original Artisan Handwoven Seats, Italy, 1950
By Chiavari
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. original artisan handwoven seats, Italy 1950s.
Four super light "Impero" dining or side chairs in stained mahogany beech, cherry or maple wood ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
1973 Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Series Dining Chair in Brown Fabric
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,...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$751 Sale Price
25% Off
French Armchairs in the Manner of Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French armchairs if the manner of Jean Prouvé. Chairs are solid oak. Really nice with unique lines.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
$17,500 / set
European High Back Fireside Chair from the 1940s
Located in London, GB
A charming high back fireside chair, crafted in Europe circa 1940s. This piece features a sculptural oak frame with a beautifully aged patina, paired with its original leatherette up...
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Mid-Century, Spanish Moorish Style Leather Lounge Chair with Oak Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Spanish Moorish style lounge chair. This chair has a sturdy, large oak frame with high armrest and leather wrapped seat and backrest. The leather has a brutalist cut out ...
Category
1960s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, Pink Maple Wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern side chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, pink maple wood, lacquered, restored, polished with oil and new upholstered with Wharol Haring fabric. Excellent conditi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of original Norman Cherner for Plycraft side-chairs, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Nice pair of Norman Cherner side chairs, manufactured by Plycraft.
One chair has original Plycraft sticker and the date of inspection label. Second chair is missing Plycraft sticker...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian Lounge Chair Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lounge chair attributed to Italian designer Paolo Buffa. The chair features a textured linen upholstery with dark green piping at each side. The birch frame showcases beautiful bentw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, Birch
Set of 6 Moller Dining Chairs model 78 and 62 Rosewood & Papercord
Located in Seattle, WA
Rare and iconic set of 6 rosewood dining chairs designed by Niels Otto Moller for JL Møller Møbelfabrikin 1954. The set comprises of four model #78 chairs and two model #62 carver ar...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Rosewood
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Shell, Beech
Pierre Jeanneret Paddle Arm Chair c.1950s
Located in London, GB
An iconic Pierre Jeanneret Paddle Armchair, crafted in the 1950s from beautifully stained teak. Designed during his time working in Chandigarh, India, Jeanneret’s furniture pieces ar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Teak
Exceptionally Unique Set of 'Breteau' Wrought Iron Chairs, c 1955 France, Signed
By Breteau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptionally unique set of wrought iron chairs stamped 'BRETEAU' with rope corded seats, circa 1955 France.
A similar chair sold in 2009 at Christie's, sold as 'Jean Luc Breteau'. This chair was also stamped and hand crafted in the same fashion, only difference with a leather wrapped seat. It sold for well over the estimate given by Christie's, with Buyers Premium and accounting for inflation the single chair cost around $9,000 to the lucky winning bidder. This set, even more special as a rare set of four, allowing the opportunity to use around a cafe or center table.
Three of the four chairs are stamped on the upper circular backrest, as can be seen in the photos. Each chair exhibits unique characteristics throughout consistent with hand-crafted and hand-hammered items. Exceptionally unique, and exquisitely refined.
These unique Breteau iron chairs would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
$36,500 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Mid century vintage Mies Van Der Rohe Brno chairs by Knoll
Located in Allentown, PA
Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe in the 1930s for his renowned Tugendhat house in Brno Czechoslovakia, the Brno chair reflects the simplicity of its original environment. He is consider...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
1970s Rattan Pierre Paulin orange slice Style Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s with this exquisite rattan chaise lounge. The ultra rare chaise exudes an air of luxury and refinement. Outstanding desig...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
(4) Black Leather Nicos Zographos 66 Side chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
This ad is for a Black Leather Nicos Zographos chrome steel side chair. The chair is cantilevered and upholstered in high quality leather.
There are 4 chairs available.
Price is for...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,100 / item
Mid-century Modern side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Knoll, and Lawson-Fenning. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $133,498 while the average work can sell for $2,501.
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