Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
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$1,196Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Beautifil Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Bolster Pillows. Feather and Down inserts and zippered casing. Pillow measures 30 x 15 Smaller pi...
Wool
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
19th C Red & Green Applique Berries Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Applique red & green berries quilt with red & green borders. The quilt is very geometric and in fine condition.
Cotton
$895 / set
Pair Of Wool Navajo Arrow Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wool arrow pillows. This pair has beautiful earthy colors arrow pillows has a beautiful rich natural color pallet. These are great in a natural colored Adirondack room with ...
Wool
Unique Wrought Iron Table + Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Wrought Iron Table + Chairs in original condition.
Wrought Iron
20Thc Indian Design Mexican Rug Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Indian design cotton rag rug with linen backing.The insert is down & feather fill.
Cotton
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Pair Of Wool Striped Saddle Blanket Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Of Wool Striped Saddle Blanket Pillows. Brown linen backing compliments the chosen saddle blanket colors. This saddle blankets has been professionally laundered. There is a cust...
Wool
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning eye dazzler Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow. IF needed there are 3 of the large Bolster pillows available. Feather and down insert and zippered casing. These 36 " long ...
Wool
Old Hickory Plank Hand Made Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old Hickory Plank Stool with three legs and all hand carved.This funky stool was made by a wood worker in the 1940's in the South West.The condition is very good & sturdy. Stool ...
Wood
Mid Century Modern Massive Sculptural Driftwood Floor Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Assemblage of driftwood has a natural presence. Over six feet tall and every angle creates a different perspective. A very interesting and artistic sculpture...
Driftwood
19th Century Folk Art Horseshoe Andirons / Handmade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These folky handmade horse shoe andirons are in good condition and are very sturdy and heavy. Wonderful western Folk Art.
Iron
Navajo Jigsaw Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Deep Color Jigsaw eye dazzler pillow. Wonderful wool design with linen backing with down and feather custom insert. Great colors to go with a modern setting.
Wool
$270Sale Price|75% Off
Antique White Painted Cedar Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique cedar wood mirror 49.5" H x 39.5" W. Can be used in many decor including Swedish, county or rustic setting. Made of antique cedar planks with ori...
Cedar
Yei Bechei Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Navajo Indian weaving is a Yei Bechei and in fantastic colors and great graphics. This weaving is so fantastic.The insert is down & feather fill.
Wool
$695
Sea Grass Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This funky sea grass basket is handwoven and in good condition. It retains its old surface.
Wood
$1,756Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20thc Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle blanket pillows from Santafe in pristine condition. The backings are in cotton linen. The inserts are down & feathered fill.Sold as a pair.
Wool
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
Antler Throne Chair in the Style of Arthur Court.
Located in Chicago, IL
Authentic antler chair. The same form as the cast and patinated enamel aluminum antler chair by Arthur Court. The last three photos are of an Arthur Court Aluminum Antler chair that ...
Brass
Geometric Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geometric Navajo Indian weaving pillows in good condition. Brown cotton linen pillows. Sold as a pair.
Wool
Adirondack Old Hickory Style Tree Branch Wood Frame Rattan Lounge Chairs a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Adirondack Old Hickory Style Tree Branch Wood Frame Rattan Lounge Chairs a Pa...
Rattan, Wood
Rustic or Primitive Queen Size Log Bed In The Style Of Old Hickory. Handsome.
Located in Buchanan, MI
This log bed or adirondack bed has a headboard, footboard, side rails, and three slats. It is sturdy and in good condition. The headboard measures 63" wide and 68" tall. The footboar...
Wood
Workstead Lodge Chandelier Two in Natural Oak and Brass
By Workstead
Located in Floyd, VA
The lodge chandelier two continues the play of wooden framework and metal structure on the scale of a directional chandelier. A rigid wooden structure supports two delicate tubes tha...
Wood
Navajo Indian Geometric Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Navajo Indian weaving pillows are in fine condition and have cotton linen backings. Sold as a pair.
Linen, Wool
$12,125 / item
15 Foot Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Annville, PA
This version of a Three Pedestal 15 Foot Mahogany Dining Table has a lot of great features that combine to make it a show stopper. A reeded solid mahogany edge surrounds the table to...
Mahogany
$620Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Hand Carved Hat and Coat Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century hand carved rustic hat and coat rack in sturdy condition. This rustic folky rack was found in a 19th century cabin in the mid west. Has a early folky style.
Wood
$119Sale Price|20% Off
Small Tribal Turkish Kilim Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage Turkish kilim with cotton back. Zipper closure and foam insert provided. Measures: 16" x 16".
Wool, Cotton, Foam
$1,950Sale Price|30% Off
Hand Carved Antique Adirondack Table Stand circa 1870s-1890
Located in Peabody, MA
An exceptional piece of rustic Adirondack furniture from a Lake Sunapee, NH camp circa 1870-1890. This stand features handcrafted birch casing decorated with late Victorian geometric...
Wood, Birch
19thc Ranch Style Pressed Back Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original old surface pressed back chairs in fine sturdy condition. The set of a great cowboy or Ralph Lauren Double RL look !!! Fantastic condition and...
Wood
$2,850 / set
Pair of Adirondack Style Twig Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
At the turn of the twentieth century, east coast industrialists escaped the cities for the solitude of the Adirondacks, where the finest furniture wasn't carved from mahogany but coa...
Willow
Adirondack Bent Twig Floor Lamp with Tri Leg Table Base
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bent Twig floor lamp in the Adirondack style with a good size table. Table size is 29 x 19.5 slab 1.85 thick. Well crafted from local Maple tr...
Maple
Antique Stick Wicker Oval Shape Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique American Art Deco style split reed stick wicker coffee or cocktail table. Woven of willow, newly painted in black. Great for the porch or patio. Search terms: rattan.
Wicker
Antique Wicker Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Wicker Lamp And Shade. Repainted at some point. Rewired with new socket, wiring and plug. Ready to use
Wicker, Paint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Pewter Serving Spoons -10 Pcs. Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This complete set of ten pewter large spoons.The condition is very good.Very rare to find a complete set of matching pewter spoons.
Pewter
Mid-Century Large Ceramic Lobster-Topped Italian Soup Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
A rare one-of-a-kind find! This lobster-topped soup tureen makes me smile. I'm ready to drop everything and gather my family and friends for a hearty dinner al fresco. This is an ...
Ceramic
Artist Lawrence Argent (1957-2017) Life Size Bent Iron Rowing Oars Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From artist Lawrence Argent, comes these solid iron castings of antique rowing oars with a bent twist. Created in 1994, untitled. These came directly fr...
Iron
Two 19th Century Black Forest Clocks, Great Form, Great Old Color/Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Two 19th century Black Forest clocks, charming form, great old patina. Would look great in a library or office
Walnut
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Old Hickory Adirondack Style Rocking Chair
Located in Freehold, NJ
This old Adirondack style chair features rustic bent hickory wood construction, caned seat, and rocking base. Dimensions: 27w 31d 33h 17sh 27ah Condition notes: Chair itself is in ...
Rush, Hickory
$1,195Sale Price|27% Off
Signed Fred Crosson Indian Chief Oil Painting
By Fred Crosson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine oil painting of a Indian chief is in a custom made contemporary gilded wood frame. This listed artist Fred Crosson painting is also dated 1981 and in fine condition.
Vintage Zapotec Carpet, Contemporary Santa Fe Meets Organic Modern
Located in Dallas, TX
77487 Vintage Mexican Zapotec Rug, 01'11 x 04'00. Infused with the spirit of Contemporary Santa Fe refinement and the quiet sophistication of Organic Modern design, this handwoven wo...
Wool
$556Sale Price|20% Off
20th C Small Papago Lidded Basket with Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C Small Papago Lidded Basket with Handle. Great condition.
Hemp, Natural Fiber
Rustic Adirondack Plant Stand with 3 Shelves, USA, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack style (modern) root design plant stand/pedestal with 3 shelves and an asymmetrical form supported on 3 feet.
Wood
German, Cork Wine Stoppers, Hand Carved, Painted Wood, 19th/20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
German, Cork Wine Stoppers, Hand Carved, Painted Wood, 19th/20th Century Large assortment of German puppet style wooden figures, hand-carved and paint decorated, and mounted to bott...
Wood
$2,220Sale Price|20% Off
New Mexico Tile / Pedestal Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine inlaid pedestal table has custom inlaid tiles with the New Mexico sign on top.The base is in a blue pieced wood similar to tramp art with a iron pedestal footed base.This ...
Metal
$7,050 / set
Oval Back Inlaid Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
A Set of 10 Oval Back Inlaid Chairs with 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. These chairs feature great design and high quality workmanship and materials. A ...
Fabric, Mahogany
John Neale (British, B. 20th Century) Signed Oil On Board, Summer Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on board depicting a summer landscape with a leafy tree in the center, a figure fishing in the lower right, blue rolling hills in the distance and set against a cornflower blue c...
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 9
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped porcelain body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request. According to a Chinese legend...
Platinum
Charles Day Hunt American Hudson River / Adirondack Landscape 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
This is an absolutely beautiful little jewel by American artist Charles Day Hunt. Created at some point in the 1870-1880's, this autumnal Hudson Valley / Adirondacks view, is just so...
Canvas, Paint
Art Deco Stick Rattan Lounging Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful example of Art Deco stick rattan lounging armchair with beautiful large arched arms. Stick wicker, rattan, bamboo, lounge chair, arm chair, club chair. Arm h: 24 Seat...
Wicker
$716Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Spongeware Pottery Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century hand made and hand painted sponge ware pitcher. beautiful blue and white color pattern. Great for decoration or to be used as a flower vase.
Pottery
Vintage Faux Bois 3 Piece Cast Stone Adirondack Garden Bench
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Lovely faux bois garden bench with cast stone or concrete slab seat and two cast base legs. 3 pieces in total. Nicely appointed with wonderful rustic patina. Heavy.
Cast Stone
$1,116Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Four Johnson Bros Dinner Plates and Johnson Bros Platter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large English Turkey platter, Johnson Bros. and a set of three English Autumn Monarch Turkey plates. English hand engraved Johnson Bros. set of three p...
Porcelain
$1,036Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of three Mexican Indian weaving pillows with unusual yellow linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Wool
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
1940s ABC Hat and Coat Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun and colorful wooded 40s ABC hat and coat rack. this colorful hat or coat rack has a fun childish feel that shouts wonder and imagination. Such a fun and subtle way to present the...
Wood
American Indian Coiled Hand Woven Lidded Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Indian folk art Native American basket that is hand woven and coiled. It has been vegetable dyed and the basket lid is removable. The interior rein...
Hemp
Real Natural Raccon Fur Blanket King Size
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a beautiful and luxurious natural, raccoon sides fur, king size blanket. Soft pelts with rich, neutral and inviting coloration, are accented with black backing. This is perfe...
Fur
$716Sale Price|20% Off
20th C Papago Lidded Basket with Geometric Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C Papago Lidded Basket with Geometric Pattern. Great Condition.
Hemp, Natural Fiber
$716Sale Price / set|20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows ( Individually )
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow or pillows. These Chinle Navajo Indian weaving pillows.Sold individually or as a set of four.
Wool
Childs Bar harbor Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fan back Early 20thc Bar Harbor Wicker Child Rocker. Wonderful blue painted wicker. The seat cushion was custom made for this child's rocker. Very strong and sturdy piece.
Wicker
Carved Trunk Solid Exotic Wood Live Edge Table ƒ40 from Costantini, Francisco
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Each table in the Francisco Collection is hand carved from a solid trunk of Argentine Rosewood, then sanded and finished naturally to highlight its natural beauty. Natural cracks an...
Wood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Mexican /American Tex Coco Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing red&blue Mexican /American Texcoco Indian weaving bolster pillow has a red cotton linen backing. The insert is red cotton linen backing.
Wool
Custom Made Equestrian Double Horse Head Carved Wood King Size Headboard
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
An incredible massive expertly carved custom made king size headboard. The headboard is made of extremely heavy solid wood all the way around. The intricately carved double horse hea...
Hardwood
19thc Oval Oversized Pantry Box.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Oval oversized pantry box. Original paint. Large size wooden pantry found in New England. Spacious old and primitive.
Wood