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Chairs For Sale
Marcel Breuer for Thonet Pair of "Cesca" Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Naples, IT
Set of 2 mod chairs." Cesca" designed by Marcel Breuer, black-stained walnut wood backrest, chromed steel tubular frame and Vienna straw. Mark Thonet.
Marcel Breuer conceived the fi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mies Van Der Rohe B42 Rattan Easy Chair by Tecta, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This MR10 chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927 is a true masterpiece of modern design. Manufactured by Tecta in Germany circa 1960, these chair are a testament to the e...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hans Wegner "The" Chair Johannes Hansen Teak Danish Patina
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic "The" chair designed by Hans Wegner and executed by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, circa 1950s. Beautiful patina, reupholstered in cognac (orange/yellow/brown tone) leather. Thi...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Hand Tufting Chair, Light Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed.
Seat is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Set of 4 Lounge Chairs Tucroma Series by Guido Faleschini, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage set of lounge chairs "Tucroma" series by Guido Faleschini, Italy 1970s.
Chromed steel and orange velvet.
Good condition with some minor signs of wear and a minor fading.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Chairs by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 black leather chairs realized by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot in 1970s.
Black lacquered curved wooden structure, seat with metal foil edging and seat in black leather.
Very g...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Sea Blue Cado Chair, Steen Østergaard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 70s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østergaa...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Morris & Co. Phillip Webb Attri. Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with newly laid rush seat.
This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professional...
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Chairs
Materials
Beech
Antique Unusual Swedish Folk Art Chair with Antique Hand Carved Graffiti
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish folk art chair. Primitive and made by hand in solid pine, around the mid 1800s in northern Sweden. The chair has never been painted but is covered in 19th century gra...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of 4 chairs in curved plywood by Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood, Italy 1970s
By Stilwood, Gigi Sabadin
Located in Milano, IT
Set of 4 dining chairs in curved plywood by Gigi Sabadin for Stilwood, Italy, 1970s.
Embrace the charm of mid-century Italian design with this elegant set of Gigi Sabadin dining chai...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Plywood
Cobble Chair in Indian Red Recyclable Polyethylene by Elisa Giovannoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cobble seat is a comfortable chair provided in the same colors of the Cobble table base, produced in recyclable polyethylene, designed by Elisa Giovannoni.
Seat rotomoulded in b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Pair Antique Regency Carved Mahogany Country House Shield Back Hall Chairs 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of antique carved mahogany Georgian Regency country house hall chairs, circa 1825.
The chairs are made of the finest solid mahogany, the backs are very well carved with r...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Cirencester, GB
Circa 1900 this pair of antique armchairs have been painted over the gilt. This paint has then been rubbed back revealing the gilt in places.
The seats and the more recent upholste...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Beech
Six Dining Chairs Oak and Straw Midcentury French, circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Set of six French dining chairs made circa 1950
Shell motif
Oak and straw
In good condition solid and sound
Shipping:
L 144 P 53 H91 24 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Contemporary Chair 'BAIA' by Kensaku Oshiro x DK3, Chrome Frame, Black Leather
By DK3, Kensaku Oshiro
Located in Paris, IDF
BAIA dining chair
Steel frame, wooden or upholstered backrest
Model shown on main image:
Frame: Chrome
Backrest: Leather
Fabric: Black Pelle leather
Dimensions:
H.74 x 58 x 50 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Cedue Set of 4 Cane Dining Chairs, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of four cane chairs executed with a rattan shell, mounted on a black steel frame.
Clean and minimalist design, fully original and in very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Japanese Wooden block chair /wabi-sabi chair / private chair / 1900s〜
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
First of all, this chair is extremely rare and one of a kind.
I've never seen a chair like this before, and I probably never will again.
This chair is made from an old mortar used...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Yellow Velvet, Walnut Wood, Heart Chair, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Scandinavian Swedish pine log stump chair "kubbstol" 1970s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Lovely pine log chair often named Kubbstol or Kubbestol. This wonderful handmade solid pine chair came to us as Swedish although several Scandinavian countries like Norway made these...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Set of Three Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Set of Three Zig Zag Chair For Cassina
Designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1934 and quickly deemed a design icon, the Zig Zag chair is one of the first ex...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Folding Chairs with Green Stain by Aldo Jacober for Alberto Bazzani
By Aldo Jacober
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Aldo Jacober folding chairs for Alberto Bazzani. These chairs have a green stain, once an option for the color of the chairs, that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pierre Chapo S11 Chairs, Set of 12, France, 1960s/70s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in LEWES, GB
Set of 12 Pierre Chapo S11 dining chairs in original condition, France, 1960s. Elm and leather. More photos on request. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Original Massimo Iosa Ghini 1987 Italian Design Chair "Velox", 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare furniture-sculpture, Design: Massimo Iosa Ghini, Moroso, Milano, 1987. Literature: N. Bellati, Neues italienisches design, 1990.
Material used is leather in silver, wooden ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vitra Eames Plastic Rocking Chair RE RAR by Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vitra Production Eames Plastic Armchair (RE RAR)
by Charles & Ray Eames
Poppy Red Shell with Chome Base and Golden Maple Rockers
"chair and base are in very ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Version of Chair model by Alvar Aalto, Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Early version of 69-chair designed by Alvar Aalto. Black faux leather seat upholstery with "honey" patinated birch wood make is always good and stylish color combination. Original co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Birch
Pair Primitive American Antique 19th Century Spindle Back Wood Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair primitive American antique 19th-century spindle or rod back wood chairs. Handmade with original surface that was painted in brown and peach and shows lot...
Category
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of French Folk Art Chairs C1930
Located in Trensacq, FR
Fabulous pair of wooden Folk Art chairs from France C1930. Unusual pine seating with curved planks on the back and legs giving off an almost 'Art Deco' vibe. This versatile duo will...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Throne Captains Red Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Throne Captains Red Arm Chair. Item features red spiral sunset print upholstery, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carv...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Style Gold Rope Twist Framed Tub Chairs 3 available
Located in New York, NY
Chic, voguish rope twist framed upholstered tub chairs, executed in gold paint finished carved wood rope twist frames, with upholstered seats.
These chairs were made in Italy, circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid Century Orange Pink Velvet, Walnut Wood, Heart Chair, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. They were produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Skaala Armchair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland
Located in Turku, FI
Skaala armchair designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Avarte Finland 1980's.
Chairs designed by Kukkapuro are known for their good ergonomics, like this chair is good example of it.
Seat...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Chairs Neo- Renaissance or Henri II Style in Wood and Leather 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Elegant pair of Neo-Renaissance or Henri II style chairs in leather and wood dating from the 19th century. The wooden structure is carved with flutes and volutes. Pieces of leather f...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mies Van Der Rohe Set of Four B42 Rattan Easy Chairs by Tecta, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of FourMR10 chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927.
Manufactured by Tecta, circa 1960. Germany
Inspired by the chairs of Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe rep...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chainmail chair is a new take on William Katavolos 1952’s T-chair. Its seat is made up of hand-linked metal rings coming together to form a strong and flexible mesh that drapes down ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iconic set of 6 vintage chairs by Guido Faleschini for I4 Mariani, Italy 1970s.
Chromed tubular steel and orange leather.
Very rare and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Swedish tripode chair
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swedish tripode chair
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Swedish tripode chair
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swedish tripode chair
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Straw
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Designed in 1943 by Charlotte Perriand, this timeless design chair is the interpretation in wood of the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Borge Mogensen Spanish Chairs, Denmark, 1960s/70s
Located in LEWES, GB
Pair of Spanish chairs by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Denmark, 1960s/70s. Solid oak frame with natural patinated saddle leather. The price is for the pair. Makers lab...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pierre Chapo S11 Chairs, Set of 6, Superb Patina, France, 1960s/70s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in LEWES, GB
Set superb set of 6 Pierre Chapo S11 dining chairs in original condition, with superb deep patina, France, 1960s. Elm and leather. Sold as a set. Larger sets available - please se...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Memphis Garriris Mickey Mouse Chair by Javier Mariscal for Akaba, Spain, 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Seat height: 44 cm.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
J&J Kohn Bentwood and Rattan Chair, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
J&J Kohn Bentwood and Rattan Chair, circa 1940
Manufactured in Luxembourg, circa 1940
Materials:
Bentwood and rattan.
In original condition, with wear consistent with age and use...
Category
1940s Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Hannes Wettstein Hola 367 Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hannes Wettstein Hola 367 Chair For Cassina
Among Cassina’s best-sellers, Hola is a design chair also available without armrests, whose elegant, functional lines announce the ultima...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
A Sculptural CONSTRUCTIVIST BRUTALIST chair by GIJS BOELAARS, Holland 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular, sculptural and architectural chair, 3 dismountable massive pine pieces forming a pyramidal structure, allowing various seating heights, by Gijs Boelaars, Holland, 1970...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Pine
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
E65 chair by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, 1950s
A Scandinavian (Finland) chair by Alvar Aalto model E65 designed in the 1930s. This chair dates from the 1950s and is in ORIGINAL ...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Indochine Chair For Cassina
Designed in 1943 by Charlotte Perriand, this timeless design chair is the interpretation in wood of the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Bertoia Chairs in chrome-plated steel by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pair of Bertoia Chairs in chrome-plated steel by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Pair of Bertoia chairs in chrome-plated steel made in the 1970s by Harry Bertoia for ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ten Mid Century Modern Bumerang Chairs, Lime Velvet Plushy Dedar, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Wool, Beech
Original Otto Prutscher & Gebrueder Thonet Vienna Jugendstil Chair, 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed for the Café Heinrichshof opposite to the States Opera House in Vienna, ruined in 1945.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Modern Dining Chair Hello in Dedar Tiger Beat brown jacquard velvet by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
HELLO chair, crafted with meticulous attention to detail, boasts a visually striking and emotionally appealing design. Its round organic shapes exude playfulness yet sophistication, ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Cotton, Jacquard, Linen, Velvet, Faux Fur
Karl Friederich Forster Trix Chair Postmodern 1980s
By KFF
Located in Čelinac, BA
KFF Chair Trix Postmodern 1980s
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
Cassina “Luisa” Chair by Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully constructed chair with floating back design.
Signed by Cassina.
Two available. Priced individually.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Modern Sculptural Chair Made of Glass and Steel, 1980's - 1990's
Located in Zagreb, HR
Unique statement piece, a high-back chair made of glass and steel.
The chair was made in the 80's - 90's, design is reminiscent of the Japanese Avant Garde furniture design of the e...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Bar Chair Flock CS2 / 75 cm with Wooden Legs in Baloo Boucle by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
The design bar chair Flock is not just a modern chair; it's a masterpiece that seamlessly blends timeless elegance with comfort and meticulous craftsmanship. This bar-height chair fe...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Bouclé, Sheepskin, Faux Fur
Pair of French Open Armchairs Louis XVI Medallion Fauteuils, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils Medaillon, French open armchairs, made circa 1900.
The beechwood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style.
The upholstery i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Mid Century Modern Bumerang Chair, Lime Velvet Plushy FR Dedar, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The “Bumerang Chair” is a characteristic piece of furniture from the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) era. Its name comes from the distinctive shape of the backrest, resembling a boome...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Textile, Wool, Beech
Theo Ruth for Artifort Teddy 'Congo' Chair
Located in Dronten, NL
Theo Ruth for Artifort, ‘Congo’ lounge chair in black lacquered beech and new teddy cotton fabric, The Netherlands, 1952.
This chair has a unique construction, forced by tension and...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Beech
Set of 6 Vintage Italian Iron and Brass Garden Dining Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Love love love this set of 6 Vintage Iron garden chairs. The chairs feature nice woven metal details and brass ball caps. They are attributed to Mario Papperzini for Salterini. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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