1950s Wingback Chairs

1950s, Danish design. Relax chair in woven "flowers" furniture fabric. Chair was reupholstered many years ago. Original brass springs in the seat and back. Very good condition: no sm...

A fantastic pair of Gio ponti wingback armchairs newly upholstered in hand stitched fine Venetian red velvet .

Wing Back Lounge chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950s Large midcentury wingback armchair in re-upholstered bouclé fabric, Czech republic 1950s. This armchair would b...

This is a rare find, an original 1950s armchair, hardly used and in almost pristine original condition. It was handcrafted in the late 1950's in Scandinavia, possibly in Danmark. I...

just beautiful SET of Sofa & 2 Wingback Armchairs by Prof. Karl Nothelfer - Designed in 1957 maker: Schörle & Gölz in Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt solid Cherry Wood new upholstery and fabrics in 1998 according to last owner ( since then just in use for 2 years so upholstery is perfect ! ) Seatrests can be removed - and fixed by clips on belts - high class - measurements: easy chair is 70cm wide ~ sofa is 178cm wide both: seating height 40cm ~ seating depth: 57cm condition - all firm and in very good condition - no damages furniture have fully been accurately cleaned :: - 3 steps: A: air pistol - B: industrial hoover - C: latest Kärcher "wash&hoover" technology - woods have been polished several times Prof. Karl Nothelfer * 14 June 1900 ~~ + 20 May 1980 Since the beginning of the 15th century, the Nothelfer family of carpenters has been continuously resident in the former town of Überlingen without interruption. Every carpenter at that time mastered all the possibilities of woodworking: so did the Nothelfer. They could carpenter, even carve altars and figures, and set them in gold, silver and paint. (churches in Owingen and Hödingen]. Some family members lived and worked and worked in Hedingen or Hödingen,like today the jubilarian Karl Nothelfer (this in 1975). His father, Karl Anton Nothelfer, as the eldest of seven siblings, was able to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. Karl Anton Nothelfer, the eldest of seven siblings, was unable to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. He instead moved to the industrial town of Singen with his young wife Rosalie, née Hanner, from the from Hohenzollern in 1896 and moved to the former Poststraße and founded his own carpenter's workshop. He had a highsense of quality and form and was already a member of the German Werkbund before 1914. Karl Nothelfer and his three siblings grew up in such air. After attending school and the secondary school in Singen, the young Karl learned the carpenter's trade in his father's workshop then moved on to the Badische Landes-Kunstschule in Karlsruhe, where he studied architecture. At that time the well-known furniture professor also worked there Fritz Spannagel, born in Freiburg in 1891, who settled in 1938 at Ittendorf Castle near Meers- burg (died 1957). In 1928, the gifted young architect received a teaching assignment at the at the Karlsruhe School of Art, but followed his teacher Spannagel to Berlin in the same year. Berlin. Here he worked from 1928-1945 as a teacher - appointed professor in 1931 - at the Berlin Tischler-Schule, the later Bauschule für Raumgestaltung. The furniture he created in Berlin became internationally known through many exhibitions and lectures. nationally known and influential. His furniture creations ushered in a new era in German and a new era in German and European furniture design. At the world exhibition in Paris 1937 Prof. Nothelfer was awarded the Golden Medal for his work in the furniture sector. for his work in the furniture sector. A first summary and balance of his work on furniture is given in his standard work 1942 published standard work "Das Sitzmöbel", the first compendium of its kind in the world. world. In 1950 he published his second work "Furniture". Both books and a series of brochures were published by Verlag Otto Maier, Ravensburg. Karl Nothelfer continued to work intensively on the design of seating furniture in the years after 1945. In 1950 he succeeded in the important invention of the two-legged skid-base chair, which has been orthopedically - anatomically tested thousands of times - has become accepted all over the world today. Even the most distinguished American furniture companies such as Miller or Knoll-International use the skid as the main theme for desks and chairs. At the same time, N. had a groundbreaking in the redesign of German school furniture and seating for industry. industry. He succeeded in adapting his furniture forms, which originated in wood and handicraft, to the modern technical modern technical possibilities of the industry. He thus became the great refor- of schoolroom furnishings. The architect Nothelfer thinks about himself, that he made his main contribution in the field of seating furniture, although this was not was not really his profession. After the war, Prof. Nothelfer, like so many others, had to start all over again. He settled settled in his home town of Lake Constance in Hödingen in 1945 as a freelance architect and was and was involved in all areas of construction in the years after the war. As early as 1935, he had given many the example of American prefabricated buildings and recommended serial house and recommended it at a time when no one in Germany was even thinking about mass production. Now he developed he developed several types of mass-produced houses, which were manufactured in Baiersbronn. of which more than 800 houses were built in France alone (types Paris, Provence, Normandie). were built. At that time [1946], as part of the reparations in Strasbourg, there was an exhibition of houses with Swedish, Danish, and French designs. with Swedish, Danish, Finnish, English and German houses, where the French occupation for which 6 different types were sent from the French occupation zone, the Nothelfer's house type was considered the top of this exhibition. Karl Nothelfer was also involved in the development of chipboard. In 1946, together with others in Munich, he founded the first magazine "Bauen und Wohnen" ("Building and Living") after the war and remained its co-editor for many years. co-editor of this magazine for many years. By presenting his own work, he has here interpreted what the essence of the magazine wanted to be: Building, in order to live in it, in order to live as a human being and humanly in the built. Karl Nothelfer planned his houses furniture ground plan, from the need for living. In 1948 he was appointed honorary senator of the State Building school in Holzminden. Karl Nothelfer did not build much in Singen. The first post-war house was Haus Fahr on the slope of the Hohentwiel (Domäne); the building material came from a demolished log house that a French officer had built for himself on the Schie- nerberg. nerberg. In 1952, he also built the administration building of the aluminum rolling mill in Singen. rolling mills in Singen, with relief and wall painting by C. G. Becker. In Überlingen he built In Überlingen he built, among others, the Buchinger Sanatorium, the Riese+ Hähnel radio house and various reconstructions in the old town: Haus Kitt with the Glockenspiel, the Haus mit dem Bacchus in the Überlingen village, the Dolphin Fountain in Hödingen (1975). Probably the most beautiful Haus Nothelfers, the Haus Himmelheber, stands in Baiersbronn-Tonbach. On the airfield Mengen, Nothhelfer built the casino building with the 30 square meter faience painting Ikarus by C. G. Becker. In 1954 he founded a second office with architect Hans Schwingen in Düsseldorf. Office, which primarily fertilized the housing construction, true to the motto:from the inside to planning from the outside. The Minister of Housing awarded a prize to the best social housing in North Rhine- Westphalia; it was from the Nothelfer+Schwingen studio in Düsseldorf. Also the idea of new idea of home ownership was also promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. On the occasion of the red jubilee of the law about condominium ownership Nothelfer gave a lecture in Essen in 1961 on condominium ownership in Europe (published as a brochure). published as a brochure]. From Düsseldorf, among many others, in the silk city...

This great elegant chair is in Denmark known as the "Jum Chair" based on a label it carries that also mentions patent 60296. The patent is believed to cover the set of springs on whi...

Set of two cream colored wingback chairs, design and manufacturer I. S. A. Bergamo, Italy, 1950s. The chairs come with exceptional dainty feet. The chairs needs a new upholstery. Fe...

Awesome armchairs. New upholstery in white Boucle.

Made in Italy, 1950s. The armchairs feature wooden legs and are upholstered in a high-quality blue and green floral fabric. The fabric is in excellent original condition. They m...

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus wing chair and ottoman with walnut bases. Reupholstered in Knoll Melange wool / Sprout. Down seat cushion.

This great elegant chair is in Denmark known as the "Jum Chair" based on a label it carries that also mentions patent 60296. The patent is believed to cover the set of springs on whi...

Wingback chair; Armchair; Lounge chair; 1950's Elegant set of a wingback chair with ottoman. Would fit perfectly in an interior that has a Hollyw...

Pair of lounge chairs, teak, off-white upholstery, Denmark, 1950s This Scandinavian Modern lounge chair is characterized by a stylish timeless design based on elegant shapes and cle...

Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern wingback lounge chairs, Zanuso style grey bouclé Similar in style to Guglielmo Ulrich and Marco Zanuso. Organic form midcentury wingback lounge cha...

A pair of highly collectible midcentury Bambino wingback armchairs designed by Howard Keith for HK furniture. England, circa mid-1950s. These stunning armchairs feature a beautifu...

A rare set of "Janus" wing chairs and ottomans designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. One of his most iconic designs! In the Janus Collection Wormley modernized the lines of eighteen...

Danish Cabinetmaker Wingback / Lounge Chair, Scroll Arm, Flemming Lassen Style Chic mid-century wingback lounge or arm chair designed and produced in Denmark, circa 1950s. Newly upho...

Hans J. Wegner AP-19 Papa Bear chair, 1953 Vintage, original 1950s production of one of Danish master Hans Wegner's most iconic designs. The Papa Bear is rightly considered one...

A pair of mid-century Italian wingback chairs, upholstered with zebra print leather, in the style of Paolo Buffa, circa 1950. Flared wooden legs ending with brass details.

A pair of Paolo Buffa Modernist armchairs. Wood frame with upholstered back seats and armrests.

Made in Italy, 1950s. The armchair features wooden legs and is upholstered in a high-quality light blue floral fabric, which is original and in excellent condition. Its padding i...

Wingback chair, stained beech legs, fabric, Denmark, 1950s. This archetypical wingback chair of the 1950s is both extremely comfortable and pleasing to the eyes. This easy chair ...

This beautiful and original wingback chair, produced by Cassina and designed by its internal ''Studio Tecnico'' (technical and design department) in the 1950s, is a remarkable piece ...

Wonderful large Danish Modern lounge chair hand made by a cabinetmaker in Denmark in the 1950s. Great dramatic angles and proportions with carved wooden armrests and legs made of sol...

Wonderful and large Danish Modern wingback chair hand made by a cabinetmaker in Denmark in the 1950s. Great dramatic angles and proportion...

Comfortable walnut wing back chair designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1954, produced by Carlo Ghan Denmark. Original black leather upholstery with a loose cushion and a comfortable cushion...

Italian wingback armchair in red upholstery by Gio Ponti. Gio Ponti high-back lounge chair with a slightly titled backrest that supports the seating posture, making them very comfort...

Green upholstered wingback chair with exotic wood frame and matching ottoman in the style of Lina Bo Bardi. Ottoman measures 20" W x 14.5...

Throughout Scandinavia, there's a long history of pride in craftsmanship which is especially true of Denmark and one of its most reputable furniture makers Fritz Hansen. This beautif...

Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge or wing back chairs, Gio Ponti Style, velvet, walnut. Handsome pair of unsigned Italian lounge chairs of the mid-century period. Having curved walnut legs finished with a light polish...

From Denmark's variegated matrix of traditions, there emerged a multifaceted design philosophy that became a major international influence during the 20th century. The country was mo...

Lounge chair upholstered in fabric and solid oak. Designed and made in Denmark.

Hans J. Wegner - AP-19 Papa Bear Chair, 1953 Vintage, original 1950s production of one of Danish master Hans Wegner's most iconic designs. The Papa Bear is rightly considered one ...

Wing Back Lounge chair in red Upholstery, Praque 1950s Large midcentury wingback armchair in red upholstery, Czech republic 1950s. This armchair would be an eye-catching addition ...

This pair of winged slipper chairs are a sophisticated and stylish addition to any home. The chairs' winged design provides a comfortable and supp...

What a great design, we couldn't see ourselves enough. Measures: width 74 cm Depth 75 cm Height 109 cm Seat height 42 cm.  

Stunning shaped pair of 'Camea' adjustable lounge chairs designed by Renzo Franchi and manufactured by Camea, Italy 1955. These dynamic shaped chairs hav...

Circa 1950 Pair Georgian style tan leather wingback armchairs Brass studded with excellent colour and form Price is for the pair Measures: W76 x D64 x H97 cm.

A very comfortable and stylish pair of vintage 1950s English buttoned wingback armchairs. Newly reupholstered in an taupe coloured velvet textile, with navy velvet piping and buttons...

A very rare, comfortable and stylish vintage 1950s Ercol wingback armchair, newly reupholstered in a light blue 100% wool 'steel-cut' textile with a contrasting blue piping and butto...

A very comfortable and stylish pair of vintage 1950s English buttoned wingback armchairs. Newly reupholstered in an yellow coloured quality textile, with navy velvet piping and butto...

A very comfortable and stylish vintage 1950s English buttoned wingback armchair. Newly reupholstered in an oatmeal coloured velvet textile, with navy velvet piping and buttons, that ...

Danish modern high back lounge chairs by unknown maker and designer. Made in Denmark during the 1950s. Great size and comfort with new sheep skin upholstery and refinished legs. Very...

Large and shapely Scandinavian wingback chair. Made of 100% genuine sheep's wool. Fits perfectly to the current cozy season but also otherwise to any naturally kept interior.

1960s, Danish design by Fritz Hansen. Relax lounge chair, original very good condition, no smells. Light green velour. Oak wood legs, brass spring...

A very comfortable and stylish vintage 1950s English buttoned wingback armchair. Newly reupholstered in an yellow coloured quality textile, with navy velvet piping and buttons, that...

Teak ''Papa Bear'' chair and ottoman by Hans J. Wegner for A.P. Stolen Bearing the tag: "Furnituremakers Danish Control" Provenance: Acquired in 1959 by the original owner | Private ...

Stunning one of a kind pair of Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs by Karpen upholstered in super soft hand sewn Cocoa Milk Chocolate Shearling. The sort of chairs that become a family heirloom. A great reading chair. Perfect for a sexy mountain lodge or cigar room. A successful executive's evening chairs - perhaps fireside - while enjoying a robust Cabernet or a single malt scotch whiskey and cigar. Tall sculptural wingbacks have a commanding shape with an air of old money. The chairs are covered from top to bottom & front and back in several hand cut and sewn shearling hides. The Chocolate Shearling squares gently soften the formality to deliver super soft comfort and a luxurious look and sheen. You can't help but want to run your hand over the super soft shearling. Rich in color, the hides reflect light in different ways adding contrast and depth. Natural chestnut red highlights surface in the Cocoa Shearling. Tufted rounded backs - as originally designed - reinforce the chic and elegant vibe and invite you to lean back and relax. Wide seat and backs. Original sturdy walnut frame and conical legs. Shearling is highly durable and cleans up well - red wine approved. Seat cushions are upholstered in shearling on both sides in case you need a quick seat cushion flip - no expense spared. These Karpen Wingback shearling chairs are a special treat and wonderful acquisition. As glamorous and sexy today as when first made in the 1950s. Timeless. And they are the only pair available. Globally. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory. Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop: Vladimir Kagan Nautilus scroll sofa in Ivory Bouclé Charles Hollis Jones Faux bamboo & brass console Redwood floating slice coffee table over Lucite Base 1960s Brutalist female nude sculpture of painted iron on Travertine base 1950s John Keal side table with Travertine top for Brown Saltman Maitland Smith...

Great looking wingback chair in patinated leather. Designed and made in Denmark 1950s.

Hans J. Wegner AP-19 Papa Bear chair, 1953 Vintage, original 1950s production of one of Danish master Hans Wegner's most iconic designs. The Papa Bear is rightly considered one...

This "Senior" armchair model was designed by Marco Zanuso in the 1950s. The beautifully shaped armchair was marketed under the Arflex Italia label. It is upholstered in its original ...

Hans J. Wegner design "Papa Bear" chair and matching ottoman produced for A.P. Stolen, Denmark. This an original matched set that has been perfectly refinished and newly upholstered ...

The 877 Wingback armchair is an absolute classic. Appreciated at large by the design world, this iconic armchair was designed in 1959 by Gianfranco Frattini. The chair offers both th...

A wooden and fabric "Stora Eva" lounge chair, designed by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmqvist and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1950s.

Hand-made English Chippendale style wingback chair of a high quality. The seat cushion is filled with down feathers, as one would expect in a quality wingback and we are guessing tha...

A pair of sculptural high-back Italian wing chairs, with beautifully curved arm and back supports, supported on splayed and tapered black painted metal and brass legs. The chairs exp...

Extremely rare, delicate and cozy wingback armchair. We had it reupholstered with a boucle upholstery fabric.

We found the chairs at different times but within only 2 years :). We decided to have them reupholstered together in white boucle upholstery fabric...