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 legendary 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.
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
Recognized Seller Listings
Stool Designed by Calle Warfvinge, Sweden, Contemporary
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool designed by Calle Warfvinge,
Sweden. Contemporary.
Ash.
Unique.
This contemporary Swedish stool is a work of unparalleled craftsmanship. Calle Warfvinge carefully chose the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Ash
Pair of Tripod Chairs in Steel and Green Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of tripod chairs, steel, green leatherette, iron, Europe, 1960s.
Pair of modest tripod chairs in green leatherette. These chairs feature a clear geometrical shape. Note for ex...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of Six Oak & Straw Dining Chairs, France, Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in Dedar fabric.
Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Straw
Italian Designer, Side Chair, Metal, Velvet, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and grey brown velvet side chair designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
seat height 17”.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Guillerme et Chambron, Charlotte, Side Chair, France, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways distinctively conservative and recogni...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
A Mid-Century Chiavari Giltwood Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
With elongated ladderback; upholstered in lavender silk satin.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Foam, Giltwood
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
French Vintage Leather Folding Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four folding chairs from France made with walnut wood structures and leather seats and backs. Each comfortable chair has a classic folding chair shape with x-shaped legs. The ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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).
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Teak
No. 634 Dining Chairs by Carlo De Carli for Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, fabric. Sculpted wood structures with upholstered seats & backs. Many chairs retain their original Cassina metal labels. There are 12 chair...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Dal Vera Pair of 'Les Arcs' Chairs in Black Leather
By Dal Vera
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dal Vera pair of 'Les Arcs' chairs, selected by Charlotte Perriand, pair of dining chairs model 'Les Arcs', black leather, chrome-plated metal, circa 1970
This well-constructed pai...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 8 French Maple and Silk Side Chairs 'manner of Jacques Adnet'
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 custom French 1940s style brass & maple side chairs with X form open backs above tan silk upholstered seats (manner of JACQUES ADNET) (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Jacques Adnet Leather Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Jacques Adnet leather chairs perfectly restored in period-correct cognac leather. Brass hardware and wrought iron legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Charles and Ray Eames, "DCW" Chair, Plywood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A moulded plywood DCW dining chair or side chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller, USA, 1960s.
16.6” seat height
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Set of 4 Melchiorre Bega Mid-Century Italian Zigzag Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 Mid-Century (1950s) Italian dining side chairs with molded backs, upholstered in a peach floral patterned fabric, standing on 4 tape...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 6 Mid-Century American Brass Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Mid-Century American brass sculptural dining chairs in flattened tubular form featuring sloped and tapered rectangular backs with rounded shoulders and convex seats, upholst...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Atelier Marolles Attribution, Side Chair, Oak, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A stained oak side chair attributed to Atelier Marolles, France, 1960s.
18” seat height
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Dining Chairs, Walnut, Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of 6 walnut and off-white fabric dining or side chairs designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1950s.
18.5" seat height
Touch ups...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
John Widdicomb, Side Chair, Leather, Walnut, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and leather side chair designed and produced by John Widdicomb, USA, c. 1940s.
18.25” seat height
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
John Widdicomb, Side Chairs, Leather, Walnut, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and leather side chairs designed and produced by John Widdicomb, USA, c. 1940s.
18.25” seat height
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage Pair of Knoll Saarinen Executive Chairs
By Knoll
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of chairs by Knoll with original green and blue woven fabric in good condition. Originally featured in almost all of the Florence Knoll’s interiors, the Sarrinen Executive chair...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Spanish Side Chair in Brown Leather and Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Side chair, stained beech, leather, Spain, 1960s
This strong and sturdy low chair is made in Spain. The thick brown leather forms the seat and backrest, providing an ergonomic quali...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Karl Springer Pair of Black Leather Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karl Springer designed, Pair of black "Bentwood" arm chairs Authentic and documented. Lacquered wood with leather upholstery. Ready for use. The color is black. Good example of this...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Lagos" / Modern Walnut and Rose Pink Upholstered Dining Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
7 Contemporary / Modern "Lagos" dining side chairs in a mid-century style with walnut frames with angled back supports and a demilune backrest, upholstered in rose pink fabric. (PRIC...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Set of 8 Teak and Bouclé Dining Chairs by Arne Vodder for Sibast, 1960s, Signed
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous set of 8 dining chairs by Arne Norrell for Sibast (1960s Denmark) features gorgeous teak frames with Nakashima-styled slatted spindle backs and newly reupholstered whit...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
Malatesta and Mason Pair of Sculptural Armchairs in Ivory Bouclé
Located in New York, NY
Malatesta and Mason pair of sculptural armchairs consisting of ivory bouclé upholstered curved high backs and seats and figural wood arms and legs. These organically sinuous armchair...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Bouclé
José Zanine Caldas Hand-Sculpted Chair in Brazilian Hardwood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
José Zanine Caldas, hand-sculpted chair, Brazilian hardwood (Vinhático), Brazil, 1980s
This exceptional hand carved chair embodies everything that José Zanine Caldas stood for: love...
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 10 Milo Baughman American Polished Steel & Purple Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 10 American Mid-Century dining / side chairs with flat bar polished stainless steel frames, upholstered in a textured purple fabric with button tufted backs. (MILO BAUGHMAN) (...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Metal
Contemporary / Modern Walnut and Dark Olive Leather Dining Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
5 Contemporary / Modern "Lagos" dining side chairs in a Danish Mid-century style with walnut frames with angled back supports and a demilune backrest, upholstered in dark olive leath...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina for Molteni Desk Chair 'Orix' in Red Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina for Molteni, desk chair model 'Orix', leatherette, chrome-plated metal, Italy, circa. 1970.
This chair by Vittorio Parigi & Nanni Prina is part of the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vladimir Kagan 'Capricorn' Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vladimir Kagan, pair of 'Capricorn' lounge chairs, lacquered metal, United States, circa. 1958
The ‘Capricorn’ chair epitomizes a splendid constructio...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Arne Vodder Midcentury Danish Caned Swivel Back Dining Side Chairs
By Arne Vodder
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of midcentury Danish (1960s) dining chairs with exposed frames, caned backrests with brass-hinged swivel adjustments, a white wrap molded seat, tapered legs and stretchers. (Arn...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Jacaranda & Leather Cantu Chairs, c 1959 Brazil, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important set of six (6) Jacaranda Rosewood 'Cantu' dining chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Arquitetura e Interiores in original leather, signed with labels and Brazilian tax st...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Granite
Carver Ladderback Chairs with Leather Seats, Europe Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This beautiful early midcentury pair of carver chairs combines historic elements with an organic design. Using natural materials and traditional techniques, the resulting aesthetic i...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Italian Mid-Century Gilt Iron and Green Velvet Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 Italian Mid-Century side chairs with gilt wrought iron frames and sage green velvet upholstered seats with matching removable back cushions that attach to the frames by velc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
Carlo Pagani for Arflex "Campanula" Singe Dining Chair with Arms, Italy 1960's
By Carlo Pagani
Located in New York, NY
Rare Campanula chair variant by Carlo Pagani for Arflex with arms. Price is for a single in COM.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mid-Century Black Wrought Iron Floral Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 American Mid-Century side chairs with scroll design black wrought iron frames with beige, green, brown, and red floral upholstered fabric removable slip seats. (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of Chairs in the Style of Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four chairs, Italian, in the manner of Afra and Tobia Scarpa. The elegant and strong chairs feature a thick black leather seat and four half circular...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 6 Melchiorre Bega Midcentury Italian Zigzag Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 midcentury (1950s) Italian dining chairs with molded backs and double-padded seat cushions, upholstered in a button tufted pastel zigzag patterned fabric. (Melchiorre Bega) ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Set of 8 Ico Parisi Italian Ebonized Green Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 midcentury Italian dining chairs featuring ebonized frames with shaped openwork backrests, green leather upholstered seats...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Upholstery
Karl Springer Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Beige Parchment Side / Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 American Mid-Century Modern dining / side chairs with lacquered beige parchment veneers. (KARL SPRINGER)(PRICED AS SET)
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Parchment Paper
Set of 6 Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Midcentury Black Metal Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 midcentury black metal "Ribbon" dining chairs with woven rope seats, the seat and arms comfortably sloping in a gently S-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Swedish Neoclassic Grey Painted and Rush Seat "Klismos" Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 Mid-Century Swedish Neo-classic Style Grey Painted and Rush Seat \"Klismos\" Chairs (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of 8 Skovby Møbelfabrik Danish Modern Teak Red Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 8 Mid-Century Danish Modern (1960) high back teak dining / side chairs with a tubular square form frames, elongated triangular backs with rounded corners upholstered in burgun...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Upholstery, Teak
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Co. Blue Leather Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century slipper chair with a square walnut frame, upholstered in powder blue leather with a button-tufted seat cushion, resting on four gently curved and tapered legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Leather
Four Mid-Century Modern Chrome Dining Chairs, Attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 midcentury dining side chairs with polished chrome flat bar frames and vertically channeled royal blue velvet upholstery (PRICED AS SET).
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Janet Rosenblum, Side Chair, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and fabric side chair designed by Janet Rosenblum and produced New York, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Mies Van Der Rohe MR10 Dining Chair, As-is, Damaged Leather
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE MR10 BLACK LEATHER AND CHROMED STEEL DINING CHAIR
Unmarked, circa 1960s
Item # 209XDH29P-1
A single example of the iconic MR10 dining chair...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 French Louis XV-Style Mahogany & Beige Tufted Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 French Louis XV-Style (20th century) carved mahogany frame side chairs with central panel with two side cutouts, the panel and seat upholstered in champagne beige satteen fa...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric, Mahogany
Janet Rosenblum, Side Chairs, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and fabric side chairs designed by Janet Rosenblum and produced in New York, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
American White Faux Snakeskin & Leather Upholstered Quilted Dining / Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American faux snakeskin dining / side chair with a curved back, padded seat overlapping the back, quilted and upholstered in beige lea...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Animal Skin, Leather
Ico Parisi Midcentury Italian Metal & Black Leather Upholstered Slipper Chair
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Italian (1950s) slipper chair with a silver metal frame anchored by horizontal wood stretchers, upholstered in button tufted black leather. (Ico Parisi).
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
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
Set of 6 Attributed Milo Baughman American Brass Dining Chairs in Brown Suede
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 Mid-Century American brass sculptural dining chairs in flattened tubular form featuring sloped and tapered rectangular backs with rounded shoulders and convex seats, upholst...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 4 James Mont American Black Lacquered Stripe Upholstered Dining Chairs
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 midcentury American dining / side chairs with a black lacquered wooden frames featuring geometric openwork backs and central splats carved as an organic shaped cut out, and ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
Set of 6 Dia American Dining Side Chairs in Textured Stripe Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 midcentury (1970s) American brass base dining side chairs in cantilevered form with high square backs and 2 vertical supports, padded and upholstered in a textured beige str...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Midcentury Textured Blue Stripe Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of midcentury (possibly Swedish) side chairs with shaped square backs having 6 evenly spaced vertical supports, tapered seats upholstered in a two-tone blue striped fabric, whic...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
Set of 4 Michael Taylor American Walnut & Brass Inlaid Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 midcentury (1950s) American walnut painted and parcel-gilt dining chairs with concave tapered backs inlaid with a parallel brass double border, upholstered in a beige and go...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
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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