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.
Monumental Texas Longhorn Mounted Bull
By Bud Jones Taxidermy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This was found on a Ranch in Texas and is signed Bud Jones Taxidermy from Texas and dated 1969. The condition is very good.
Cowhide
$795 / set
Pair of Faux Horn Wall Brackets
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Faux Horn Wall Brackets. Each with 3 faux horns tied together with hide lace, supporting a silver shelf with beading.
Horn, Leather
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
20Thc Amazing Shaker Style Spice Wall Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hanging wall spice box is made so well with small wood pulls and old pin nailed construction.This fine American made spice box has such great cut outs & someone made plastic lin...
Wood
Charles Day Hunt American Hudson River / Adirondack Landscape 19th Century
By Charles Day Hunt
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
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
Mother and Colt Horse Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother and Colt Horse painting. Signed and dated 1971.
Canvas, Paint
$695 / set
Swedish Waterfowl Prints, circa 1929
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of four framed Swedish waterfowl prints, there dated 1929. Printed by Finpappersbrukens Forsalfnings AB. in Stockholm, Sweden.
Paper
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
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
$2,000Sale Price|39% Off
Large American Micromosaic Alaskan Landscape, Features Moose
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large American Micromosaic Alaskan landscape, Features Moose This large scale micromosaic panel is executed with impressive precision. It features a moose in a typical Alaskan lands...
Marble
Adirondack Deer Hoof Hat/Coat Wall Rack Cabin Rustic Man Cave
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great double wall hook with three inlaid diamond as inconspicuous adornment for a man cave, a cabin or other rustic, country or simply decorated environment. It would be gr...
Wood
Zabihi Collection Scenic Pictorial Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A 20th-century Turkish Kilim with a scenery kilim Details rug no. j3692 size 3' 3" x 4' 5" (99 x 135 cm)
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
a late 20th-century mini square Turkish kilim Details rug no. j3830 size 2' 5" x 2' 6" (74 x 76 cm)
Wool
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
Saffron Yellow Mid 20th Century Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Turkish rug with an all-over repetitive floral motif in green and brown on saffron field Measures: 4'3'' x 7'5''.
Wool
19th Century English Mahogany SchoonerShip Model, Great Attention To Detail Rare
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th Century English Mahogany Schooner Ship Model, Great Attention To Detail. This came out of a very important collection.
Mahogany
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
Large Trophy Quality Mounted Moose Antlers 'Nova Scotia'
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of large Trophy quality Moose Antlers mounted on premium tanned buck hide and custom wood plaque. Origin, Nova Scotia (Private Collection 1/6)...
Antler
Sepia Photography of a C1930 New Jersey Hunt Scene wearing Flight Caps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Early thirties photo op of a pair of successful New Jersey Hunters. Sepia style and the only photo that exists of this particular shot. Framed under glass.
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
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
$1,423Sale Price|34% Off
Poster from Atelier Fornasetti, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Fornasetti panel, printed silk enclosed between 2 Plexiglas panels, Compagnia del Tabacco 1990. Below left the Fornasetti brand and Tobacco Company.
Silk, Acrylic
$880Sale Price|20% Off
H 7 in W 24.75 in D 2 in
Primitive Rustic Handmade Wood Spice Rack with Glass Bottles, Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming handmade pine spice rack with 12 excellent tall, thin glass jars. Excellent proportions with hardware affixed to hang on the wall. Fabulous for its intended use as as storage for hardware, beads or other craft supplies...
Glass, Cork, Pine
$5,500 / set
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 6.75 in
Pair of 19th Century English Faux Bois Ceramic Wall Brackets, Parrots
Located in Darien, CT
A rare and striking pair of English faux bois ceramic wall brackets dating to the late 19th century, each centered by a finely modeled parrot perched within a sculptural branch form....
Ceramic
$4,950
H 29.5 in W 35.25 in D 2 in
French 19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas Still-Life Painting Depicting Fruits
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas still-life painting from the 19th century depicting fruits. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite still-life painting depicts an abunda...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
$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
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
$4,950
H 23.5 in W 26.5 in D 2.5 in
Italian 19th Century Still-Life Oil Painting Depicting Fruits, in Giltwood Frame
By Florentine
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian oil on canvas still-life painting from the 19th century in carved giltwood frame, signed Florentine. Created in Italy during the 19th century, this still-life painting dep...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century oil portrait of a handsome young man An original painting of a young man wearing his best suit of clothes. Original oil on ...
Canvas
$3,895
H 15.18 in W 21.63 in D 2.25 in
English Framed Oil Painting of a Country Cottage by Ernest Walbourn
Located in Austin, TX
A fine British oil painting on board of a country cottage scene in an impressionist style, mounted in an ornate gilt frame. Signed with studio stamp from artist's son, in bottom rig...
Wood, Paint, Giltwood
Pair of George III Giltwood Wall Brackets
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptional pair of mid-18th century carved and water gilt wall brackets profusely carved with acanthus leaves and swags of plump roses, ripe fruits, harebells and flower heads. ...
Giltwood
Pair of Fern Wall Brackets
Located in New York, NY
American, circa 1850-1880. Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), with wire armature and composition ornament, gessoed and gilded. Measures: 14 1/8 in. high, 16 5/16 in. wide (at the sh...
Wood
Chinoiserie Red Pagoda Style Wall Shelf, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage red chinoiserie wall hanging shelf with one drawer at bottom. Three shelves for display. Can also sit on another piece in lieu of hang...
Wood, Paint
Pair of George III Giltwood Wall Brackets
Located in Essex, MA
Each with rocaille galleried shelf over a pair of phoenix birds over trailing icicles and C-scrolls.
Pine, Giltwood
$204,999
H 113 in W 40.16 in D 20.87 in
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass "Tower Furniture" Series Wall Cabinet
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
Metal
$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 ...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Framed Oil Still Life Painting of Fruit, Grapes, and Melon
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century framed oil still life painting of fruit, grapes, and melon.
Wood, Paint
9 Botanical Prints, Lowe's Ferns: British & Exotic, Priced per engraving.
Located in Buchanan, MI
This lot contains nine botanical prints, originally from various volumes of Edward Joseph Lowe's Ferns: British and Exotic. Paperwork/Provenance: N/A Condition: Four show signs of mi...
Birdseye Maple
Melrose Collection Guy Chaddock & Co. Plate Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing pine plate shelf / rack from Melrose Pine Antique store label on top of shelf. It is a repro of a 18thc hanging wall plate rack. It is in amazing condition and very str...
Wood
Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic hand carved and painted folk art menu board from the forties. Classic in all senses, the style and colors, condition is very good with little to no wear. From an upstate Ne...
Hardwood, Paint
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
Melrose Collection Guy Chaddock & Co. Plate Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing pine plate shelf / rack from Melrose Pine Antique store label on top of shelf.It is a repo of a 18thc hanging wall plate rack.It is in amazing condition and very strong...
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
Sold
H 45 in W 53.25 in D 0.75 in
“Bear Heaven” By Shawn-Lewis Halperin (American Contemporary, 21st Century)
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large, whimsical and dynamic mixed media artwork by Lake Placid, New York Multidisciplinary Artist Shawn Lewis-Halpern depicting three dancing bears beneath two flanking birch tree...
Other
"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
19th Century Original Pine Wall Spice Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Hanging wall spice box with handmade drawers and tiny drawer pulls and in fine condition.This spice box has a nice mello patina.
Wood
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
Pictorial Turkish Goat Kilim Runner
Located in New York, NY
A rare mid-20th century one-of-a-kind Turkish pictorial goat flatweave runner Measures: 3'5'' x 12'5''.
Wool