Mid-Century Modern Wingback 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
Sheepskin Fritz Hansen Wingback Lounge Chair model FH 8023 with Stool 1950
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
FH 8023 Danish modern wingback chair with stool manufactured by Fritz Hansen.
The comfortable chair and stool is upholstered with new sheepskin.
The legs are made of dark stained woo...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Teak
Koželka and Kropáček Wingback Armchair Czechia, 1940s
Located in Almelo, NL
Koželka and Kropácek wingback armchair Czechia 1940s
Large monumental midcentury wingback armchair in re-upholstered fabric, Czechia circa 1940...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Danish Midcentury Highback Lounge Chair with Teak Armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool Danish midcentury highback lounge chair with teak legs and teak accents on the armrests. Epitomizes the style from around 1960. This chair is much in the style of Kurt Ost...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Large Monumental Midcentury Wingback Armchairs in Re-upholstered Bouclé Fabric
Located in Almelo, NL
Large monumental midcentury wingback armchairs in re-upholstered bouclé fabric, France 1950s. These armchairs would be an eye-catching addition to any interior, such as a living room...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Teak ''Papa Bear'' Chair and Ottoman by Hans J. Wegner for A.P. Stolen
Located in Montreal, QC
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 C...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Teak
Vintage Boho Chic Bamboo Wingback Armchairs, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
These boho chic bamboo flared wing armchairs with graphic oval design to back. Newly reupholstered in Sunbrella fabric. Back cushion is removable if desired with Velcro straps. Very ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
Mid-Century Modern Brown Rattan Armchair Lio Carminati in the Style Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage armchair or wingback chair from stained rattan by
Lio Carminati style Gio Ponti designed circa 1948 Italy and executed 1950s.
While the freestanding armchair shows a high wingback for relaxing and reading, the seat has a renewed loose cushion in blue color from textile fabric.
Wether your style is traditional, art deco or mid century modern the amazing rattan lounge chair could be the star in your living room.
The Italian architect Gio Ponti used this model of armchair for some of the
furnishings on the ocean liner Conte Biancamano from 1948-1949.
Carlo Mollino photographed...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Osvaldo Borsani Rare Armchairs in orignal condition in silk
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and Iconic 1950s Italian Lounge Armchair by Osvaldo Borsani - A Statement of Elegance and Sensual Design
Discover the timeless charm of Italian mid-century design with this rare...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Satin, Wood
Pair of 1960’s Velvet Wing Back Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made pair of vintage Italian velvet wing back armchairs, dating from the 1960’s. They are of generous proportions and are extremely comfortable.
The quality ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Elm
$2,370 / set
Wingback chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, 1950s Netherlands.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Wingback chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, 1950s Netherlands. Theo Ruth (1915- 1971) was one of the pioneer designers of Artifort. This classic model is reupholstered in a fine white ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Gio Ponti Inspired Caned Wing Chairs
Located in Southampton, NJ
An impressive pair of caned wing back chairs with original upholstery & goose down filled notched custom cushions. Italian inspired in various way...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
$3,695 / set
Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Upholstered Wingback Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, high, wingback, lounge chair features a minimal, wrought iron frame newly upholstered in a raspberry, cotton linen blend. Is attributed to Adrian Pearsall.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Midcentury Cognac Colored High Back Lounge Chair by Sibast
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sleek and very cool Danish 1960s cognac colored high back lounge chair carrying the makers label of Sibast furniture on the bottom frame. The chairs is very much in the style of Arne...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Teak, Leather
Theo Ruth 122 Lounge Chair Alpaca Wool Artifort, 1956
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and cosy lounge chair model 122 designed by Theo Ruth and manufactured by Artifort, Holland 1956. The chair has black painted cast iron legs and is newly upholstered with p...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Walnut Mid-Century Modern, Wingback Armchairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of walnut Mid-Century Modern, upholstered wingback armchairs by Paolo Buffa.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1950's Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of 1950s armchairs and ottomans designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar have painted walnut legs with all new foam and upholstery. Priced individually as two chair-and-ottoman sets.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of 2007 Restored George Smith Tom Dixon Wing Back Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully restored original edition 2007 Tom Dixon George Smith wingback armchairs RRP £16,000
Inspired by the traditional 17t...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Oak
Stunning Kilim Wool Upholstered Wingback Armchair Beech Frame Diamond Pattern
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Kilim upholstered wingback armchair in perfect condition throughout
A well made and decorative armchair which is very comfortable...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,896 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Decorative Italian straw chair from around 1950, Franco Albini Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Armchair in Italian Wicker and Bamboo 1950 Style Franco Albini
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
$2,364 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Wooden Armchairs in white Boucle Fabric, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Awesome Armchairs. New upholstery in white Boucle.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bouclé, Wood
1960s Oak Wing Chair in Bouclé Upholstery, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly upholstered
- wooden parts refurbished
- height of seat 37 cm.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Mid-century Italian armchair geometric shapes style Paolo Buffa Design Walnut
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Peculiar high back armchair with ears typical Italian design of 194ì50, great designers created these shapes, Gio Ponti, Borsani, Ico parisi, Paolo Buffa , Melchiorre Bera, Gugliemo ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Nutwood, Fabric
$2,648 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Italian Rattan Pool or Beach Armchair, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A perfect pool or beach chair. Protection from the sun and space to hang up wet towels. A very rare model.
Very good condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal
H.W. Klein for Bramin Møbler Model 207/5 Mid Century Danish Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
H.W. Klein for Bramin Møbler Model 207/5 Mid Century Danish Walnut Wing Chair
This chair measures: 31.25 wide x 32 deep x 40.25 high, with a seat height of 15 and arm height/chair c...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Velvet Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
$4,510 / item
Large Grey Boucle Fabric Wingback Armchair, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Awesome large wingback armchair.
New upholstery in grey Boucle fabric.
Seat height 43cm, total height 99cm. Seat width 55cm, total width 77cm. Seat depth 60cm, total depth 83cm.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood, Beech
Vintage Wingback Kilim Style Upholstery Wingback Amrchair Claw & Ball Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Kilim style upholstery wingback armchair in good vintage condition throughout
A well made and decorative armchair which is very com...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,422 Sale Price
30% Off
Danish Adjustable Wingback Lounge Chair in Teak, by Ib KOFOD LARSEN
Located in The Hague, NL
Wingback lounge chair designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen in 1954. The chair is reclinable and it can be adjusted in three positions, as seen in the pictures. The chairs have been reupholste...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
$2,600 Sale Price / item
32% Off
Pair of Woodard Sculptura Canopied Garden Chairs, C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous rare pair of sculptura whimsical garden chairs by Russell Woodard. Chairs have been totally restored and are in pristine condition. Seat hgt ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Iron
Midcentury set of 2 solid cherry wood wingback armchairs & sofa Karl Nothhelfer
Located in Landshut, BY
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
note: please ask for shipping quote by sending us your postcode/destination
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...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry, Upholstery
Vintage Leather Swivel Lounge Chair and Ottoman by G-Plan
By G-Plan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Discover a stunning mid-century leather chair and ottoman set that exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of G-Plan, produced in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. This exquisi...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Wingback Lounge Chairs, A Pair, ISA Bergamo, 1960's
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Culver City, CA
Prepare to have your jaw hit the marble floors—this pair of Italian wingback lounge chairs are total showstoppers. Crafted by none other than ISA Bergamo—the same legendary manufactu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
$10,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Flamboyant White Wingback Chair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Flamboyant White Wingback Chair. It features eccentric flaring arms in elegant white upholstery.
Additional information:
Mate...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Italian Wooden & Flat Black Leather Upholstered Reclining Armchair & Ottoman
Located in Atlanta, GA
very comfortable arm and semi-wing chair upholstered in leather and raised on a leather upholstered base anchored by a wooden platform, the side supports also of wood, with matching ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Carlo Wingback Lounge Chair designed by Ib Kofod Larsen 1954
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Carlo wingback lounge chair designed by Ib Kofod Larsen in 1954, for Carlo Gahrn. In Denmark. This editon was produced under license by Gelderland in the Netherlands in the 1960ies.
...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Tall Wing Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique pair of monumental wing back chairs. These would be great to add some height to a room plus make a statement. These chairs have been restored including refinished legs, new ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$8,750 / set
Set of 4 Blue Velca Legnano Midcentury Office Chairs
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of four Italian office chairs from the 1950s was made by Velca Legnano (for Jules Wabbes). There is a label of the Velca Legnano company ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal
Austrian Midcentury blue Boucle Armchair by Oswald Haerdtl
Located in Vienna, AT
This Austrian Midcentury cozy and highly comfortable blue boucle fabric Lounge Chair was designed by one of the the most important Austrian Post War Architects Oswald Haerdtl, who st...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Inspired Italian Style ‘Marcello’ Lounge Chairs
Located in London, GB
The high back lounge chair ‘Marcello’ was inspired by stylish Italian design from the 1950s and is now created by English craftsman for the 21st cent...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
High Back Lounge Chair by de Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta Model "Campo"
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1980s "Campo" lounge chair by de Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta 1984, Italy.
U-shaped black leather frame with grey velvet-covered seat and a loose decorative cushi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
$3,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of Contemporary Wing Chairs for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of large and very comfortable Modern Wing Chairs with fine form. Large with angular wings and button tufted channeled backs. The dark stained wood frames raised on square fron...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,295 / set
Cream Color Reupholstered Italian Wing Chair of the 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Italian wing chair with pure new wool cover from the 50s. The armchair has been completely restored. The metal springs of the seat have been re-tied, the foam has been rebuilt and it...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Velvet Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning collection is designed and handmade in Los...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
$3,875 / item
1960s Vintage Parker Knoll Wing Back Armchair
By Parker Knoll
Located in London, GB
An extremely stylish and comfortable wing back armchair, made in England by Parker Knoll in the 1960-70’s.
This is of superb quality and looks amazing from all angles. It sits on so...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Birch
1960s Ox Style Wingback Swivel Lounge In Black Vinyl
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Vinyl, Teak
Measurements: 30.5″ wide x 30.5″ deep x 38″ tall, Seat: 17" tall
Condition: In excellent ori...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Teak
Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning collection is designed and handmade in Los...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool
$5,635 / item
Mid-Century Armchairs in Teddy Fabric, 1950s, Set of 2
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Awesome armchair.
New upholstery in white boucle fabric.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech, Fabric
Mohair Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in L...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mohair
$5,635 / item
Danish Modern Curvy Wingback Chair in Teak + Yellow Wool
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1950s
Materials: Teak, wool
Measurements: 28.5? wide x 31" deep x 40? tall
Condition:
In excellent original cond...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Wingback Lounge Chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
Wing Back Lounge chair in Reupholstered Bouclé Fabric, Praque 1950s
Large midcentury wingback armchair in re-upholstered bouclé fabric, Czech r...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Lo...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
$5,635 / item
Italian dark crimson velvet & brass 1950s Wingback armchair
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Mid-Century Modern wingback armchair in dark-crimson velvet, black metal & brass feet.
Despite its bulk, the chair has a light and elegant design thanks to the slim profile of the c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Inspired Italian Style ‘Marcello’ Lounge Chair
Located in London, GB
The high back lounge chair ‘Marcello’ was inspired by stylish Italian design from the 1950s and is now created by English craftsman for the 21st century. We developed a lounge chair ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of High + Low Back 1940s Wingback Lounge Chairs
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1940s
Materials: Wool, Beech
Measurements:
Condition: Frames are in excellent original condition with wear to th...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Inspired Italian Style ‘Marcello’ Lounge Chair
Located in London, GB
The high back lounge chair ‘Marcello’ was inspired by stylish Italian design from the 1950s and is now created by English craftsman for the 21st century. We developed a lounge chair ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Mohair Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in L...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mohair
$5,635 / item
Velvet Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
$4,510 / item
1960s Wing Chair, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered
- Carefully refurbished
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Edward Wormley Wingback Lounge Chair for Dunbar
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley Wingback Lounge Chair for Dunbar. A really nice somewhat large scale modern wingback chair.
Requires Reupholstery.
Some wear to the wood legs. A chip to the rear le...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Highland Wingback Chair by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The highland wingback chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Metal
$4,510 / item
Mid-century Modern wingback chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wingback 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 wingback chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wingback chairs, popular names associated with this style include Paolo Buffa, Lawson-Fenning, Fritz Hansen, and Edward Wormley. 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 wingback chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $467 and tops out at $57,500 while the average work can sell for $4,995.
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