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.
Find vintage Adirondack chairs, benches, lounge chairs, decorative objects, folk art and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
19th C Early Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Fine 19th c still life painting is in the original gilded frame. This Folk Art painting is in great as found condition.
Velvet, Wood, Paint
$30,000 / item
The Triumphant by Connie K. Bellet and Emilie Touraine
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Oil on board; 48" x 96". Used in the Entry Pavillion of 1974 World's Fair in Spokane, Washington. Depicts a herd of buffalo and buffalo clouds. Wood and rope frame. Subjects for Emilie's work include horses, burros, owls, old farm buildings, ranch gates...
Canvas, Paint
Edward Mack Hawkins, "The Widow's Mite" Oil on Canvas, WWI
Located in Newfoundland, PA
The painting is quaint, as written on the back Edward Mack Hawkins the artist was motoring from NYC to Upstate during the World War, Near Windset on a country road he saw this meager...
Canvas
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Signed C. Macourlard Watercolor of Southern California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful watercolor is a scene of people riding horses by the water. It is signed C. Macourlard and marked Southern California. The condition is pristine and they are newly fra...
Glass, Wood
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
Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Mother and Colt Horse Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother and Colt Horse painting. Signed and dated 1971.
Canvas, Paint
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Masonite, Church Bells At Dawn
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A luminous view of a church steeple with bells against a golden and rose tone sky as dawn breaks. The gray sky is gradually iightening with b...
Wood, Masonite
Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas Landscape Barn Painting Signed
Located in Sarasota, FL
Original oil painting, signed in tiny script that has not been deciphered. Oil on canvas of what appears to be a crab shack or barn.
Paint
19th Century American Western Landscape Oil Painting
By Albert Bierstadt
Located in Northport, MI
Transport yourself to the unspoiled American wilderness with this striking 19th-century oil painting, evocative of the Hudson River School and reminiscent of the dramatic vistas capt...
Canvas, Wood
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 34 in D 1 in
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s Large Impressionist style floral still life painting. Bouquet of bright yellow and orange zinnias and pink and white ph...
Giltwood
"A Mother and Her Children in the Kitchen" by Bernard Pothast
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This is an original unique oil painting by the artist Bernard Pothast, signed in the lower right corner, featuring a mother and her children sitting around the kitchen table. Measure...
Paint
19th Century English Landscape
Located in South Paris, ME
Lovely pastoral English landscape featuring cows and castles in oil on slate board. Two cows pose near a river. Executed in a slightly naïve style. Beautiful tones. Unsigned. In orig...
Slate
$1,200
H 24.5 in W 30.25 in D 2 in
Milford Zornes Signed Original California Artist Midcentury Watercolor Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfuly composed, vibrantly colored, original watercolor painting by American/California artist Milford Zornes. The work is titled "Hacienda en Colima" and features a pensive, ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$2,709
H 49.22 in W 62.6 in D 2.76 in
20th-Century Oil on Board Italian Landscape Painting, Signed and Dated, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting dated 1940. Oil on board framework depicting a woodland landscape in impressionist style with good pictorial quality. Frame in wood and plaster, adapted to the...
Wood
$9,500
H 33.5 in W 40 in D 2 in
Original Oil On Canvas California Artist Edward Holslag Landscape Countryside
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautifully executed original oil on canvas by California artist Edward Holslag. Painted in 1915 with rich warm tones depicting a countryside landscape ...
Canvas
$1,250
H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 1 in
Antique Framed Hudson River School, River Landscape with Figures in a Sailboat
By James McDougal Hart
Located in Morristown, NJ
Oil on canvas board, unsigned. A charming small-scale landscape in the manner of the Hudson River School, depicting a tranquil river scene with figures in a sailboat drifting past a wooded shoreline. A golden light washes the surrounding trees and distant mountain ridges, while a finely painted group of figures in bright dress suggests narrative intimacy amid the grandeur of nature. Housed in an ornate, period-style gilt frame with grapevine and foliate detailing. Dimensions: Sight: 5.75" H x 3.75" W Frame: 11.75" H x 9.75" W Condition: Good overall. Minor surface discoloration and edge abrasions consistent with age. Not examined outside of frame. The frame could benefit from being tightened up. Provenance: A Private Collection: 1175 York Avenue, New York City Reverse bears an original label for Fisher & Adler & Co., 48 Fulton Street, New York – importers, publishers, and dealers in engravings and chromolithographs, active ca. 1870–1900. Label Note – Fisher, Adler & Co., New York: The reverse of the frame bears a printed label for Fisher, Adler & Co., a New York firm active in the late 19th century, located at 48 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan. The company described itself as "Importers & Publishers of Engravings, Chromos, Photographs, Etchings, Autotypes, and Photogravures," and catered to a growing market of middle- and upper-class collectors interested in European and American fine art reproductions and original paintings. While Fisher, Adler & Co. were known primarily as print and picture dealers, their stock often included small original paintings...
Wood, Masonite, Paint
$2,230
H 28.75 in W 37.41 in D 1.78 in
Late 19th Century Pastoral River Landscape Oil Painting, France 1888
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming and atmospheric late 19th-century oil painting depicting an idyllic pastoral riverside scene, signed and dated 1888. Executed with delicate tonal transitions and a poetic ...
Paint, Giltwood, Canvas
$3,950
H 32.5 in W 26.5 in D 2.5 in
French 19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas Still-Life Painting with Pink Bouquet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French floral still-life oil on canvas painting from the 19th century, set inside a giltwood frame. This French still-life painting features an exquisite bouquet of pink flowers di...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
"The Chaperone" by Kevin Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
"The Chaperone" by Kevin Paulsen. Large format "fragment" painting created with pigment and plaster on polystyrene, mounted in shadow box frame.
Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint
$1,950Sale Price|20% Off
H 53 in W 41 in D 2 in
Painting by Hanoi Artist "The Muse", Red and Black, Large Black Frame, C 2007
Located in New York, NY
Decorative large painting by Hanoi artist, "The Muse", circa 2007.
Acrylic
19thc Victorian Oil Painting of Girl With Gold Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Victorian Oil Painting of Girl With Gold Frame, glass front gold frame. Wonderful life like looking painting of a beautiful Girl. Wonderful shadowing and color.
Canvas, Wood
Sold
H 30.5 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century Cowboy Roping Wild Horses Scene Janos Viski Hungarian Artist
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic illustration of an Argentine cowboy roping a wild horse. Janos Viski, Hungarian who painted these illustrations using oils on canvas. Was prolifi...
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
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H 32 in W 35.75 in D 2 in
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil Mt. Loki, Baffin Island In Snow
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right. Painted from a photograph by the mountaineer- part of the Mt. Loki ridge with rough rust tone peaks, partially covered with snow. The sun illuminates them from the right, with the backs in the shade. Other ice capped peaks are in the distance. William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Canvas On Masonite, Mt. Loki, Baffin Island...
Canvas, Masonite
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H 41.75 in W 33.5 in D 2 in
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Masonite, Magnolia Tree In Bloom
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A large painting of a magnolia tree blooming in the spring with its gorgeous pink and white cupped flow...
Wood, Masonite
"The Mountain Valley" by Wesley Webber
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. Presented in a magnificent period and most likely original frame depicting a mountain valley. Could be New Hampshire or the Hudson Valley. ...
Paint
19thc Original Oil Painting in Original Gilded Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc oil painting on art board is signed & dated 1878 in the original lemon gold wood frame. The condition is very good as seen in the photos. It is s...
Canvas, Wood
Pastel Water Color of Horse Heads Signed Elliston
By Elliston & Cavell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This signed Elliston water color or pastel horse heads in original hand crafted frame.This is a listed artist from California.
Wood
Winter Landscape Oil Painting by Irving Rosenzweig, 1952
By Irving Rosenzweig
Located in Ross, CA
Winter landscape oil painting on board by listed American artist Irving Rosenzweig (1915-1983). Signed Rosenzweig 1952. Nicely framed in wooden fra...
Paint
Folky Pig Painting on Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun folky pig painting is painted on a plywood panel. The back is unpainted and ready for hanging in a house or restaurant. This amazing folk art pai...
Wood
Fantastic Lamb Painting on Rustic Tin Signed Hamlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic lamb painting on rustic tin. Signed Hamlin.
Metal
19th C Signed Framed Horse Litho
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C signed Framed Horse Litho By Olso.
Paper
19th C Oil Painting of an Exaggerated Basket of Blueberries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Oil Painting of an Exaggerated Folky Basket of Blue Berries. Framed in an Ornate Victorian Wood Frame. Signed AML on bottom right of paint...
Wood, Paint