Modern Side Chairs

Stunning pair of Italian ladder back chairs made at A. Bulleri & Co. Cascina in the early 1950s and attributed to Gio Ponti. The chairs are made from red lacquered wood and delicate seats in finely woven rattan cane. The model is called "Ferrante" and is a very rare vintage piece. The design is typical for the Italian Modern furniture...

Vintage modernist steel side chair. Unpainted steel rod frame with steel sheet seat. Nice tilted-back seating position. Measures: 17.75" seat height.

Classic leather cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great original patina to leather Priced individually. Set of six.

Classic leather Cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina Wonderful chocolate brown leather - Excellent vintage condition. Priced individually. Set of 8 available.

Classic leather cab chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Great patina to leather. Excellent vintage condition. Priced individually. 3 available.

Pierre Guariche, in the style of. Pair of fireside chairs with back and seat covered with an orange fabric and standing on four squared section legs in black lacquered metal. Stretchers link legs in each side of the fireside chairs. Work realized in the 1950s, in the taste of the fireside chairs of Pierre Guariche edited by Airborne in the 1950s. Original Upholstery. Pierre Guariche (1926-1995) was a French designer who made his studies in French Ecole Nationale supérieure des Arts decoratifs(* French National Superiori School of Decorative Arts) where he was graduated in 1949. He made an internship with the famous designer Marcel Gascoin and began his career in 1950 by creating his Rotaflex lamp. He edited his own models that he exhibited in differents Salons (Salon des Arts Ménagers, Salon des Artistes Décorateurs) and then was noticed by editors such as the Galerie MAI, Pierre Disderot or Steiner that edited his furniture. Then, he associated with two other decorators, Michel Mortier and Joseph-André Motte,and founded with them the Atelier de Recherche Plastique "A.R.P." (Plastic Research Workshop) in 1954 to create furniture series for the editor Charles Minvielle. They wanted to create practical furniture finding their place in small spaces. The A.R.P. ended in 1957 and Guariche took the direction of the furniture department of the Belgian society Meurop and explored interior architecture. He realized some development projects : the General Council and the Prefecture of Essonne, the winter station La Plagne, the Firminy hospital, the High Court of Créteil, etc. He received the René Gabriel Prize in 1965, rewarding a creator of qualitative and economical serial modern furniture. During his career, Guariche was essentially interested in series furniture, practical, simple, well proportionate, playing with different materials such as wood, metal or molded plastic. His creations are actually reedited by Maison du Monde...

Swaged Leg chair, model MAF, in fiberglass, enameled steel, rubber, enameled aluminum, and plastic. Designed by George Nelson & Associates for Herman Miller, USA, 1954.

Fiberglass molded tops on white painted metal swivel bases. Original Knoll cushions.

Molded teak plywood side chair on black painted steel base.

A set of four teak side chairs by Erik Worts with leather seats and caned back rests. Design W26. Newly re-caned.

Striking Chiavarine chair with fluted Louis XVI legs and spindle back. This lithe and diminutive decorative chair featured fantastic quality materials and delicate workmanship....a r...

Rare Bakelite and Bentwood Chair by Thonet, circa 1950. Very sturdy construction. Thonet marks under seat and back.