Streamline Moderne Art Deco Tubular Chrome Chair W Cowhide Leather
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Streamline Moderne Art Deco Tubular Chrome Chair W Cowhide Leather
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
Chrome
Streamline Moderne Art Deco Tubular Chrome Chair W Cowhide Leather
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Streamline Moderne Art Deco Tubular Chrome Chair W Cowhide Leather
Chrome
$12,799 / set
1970s Chromed Steel Dining Set with Four Chairs
Located in Steenwijk, NL
1970s Dining Set with four chairs on cantilever bases, and center table with glass top. Table top and frames are all in very good condition. The upholstery should be redone for dai...
Chrome, Steel
Odile Mir Filo Lounge Chair Model 203 For Prisunic, France 1971
By Prisunic, Odile Mir
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
A rare and elegant lounge chair with a strong design identity. Its adjustable construction, original upholstery and refined chrome frame make it a highly collectible piece of 1970s F...
Chrome
Odile Mir Filo Lounge Chairs Model 203 For Prisunic, France 1971
By Odile Mir, Prisunic
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
A rare and elegant pair of lounge chairs with a strong design identity. Its adjustable construction, original black pony upholstery and refined chrome frame make them a highly collec...
Chrome
1970s Tubular Chrome Day Bed with Removable Footstool by Lama of France
By Lama
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid Century Modern French Tubular Chrome frame rocking chair with headrest & footrest upholstered in brown corduroy by Lama Made in France 1970s Footrest is removable to make a ...
Stainless Steel
Maurice Calka, rare “Tour Eiffel” K1 chair. France, c. 1966
By Maurice Calka
Located in Munster, NRW
Maurice Calka, rare “Tour Eiffel” K1 chair. France, c. 1966 The K1 chair was part of Alpha International’s first furniture collection for private interiors, launched in 1966.
Steel, Chrome
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Desk and Chair by Robert Bloch
By Athelia by Robert Bloch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Bloch for Studio Athelia - A fine French Art Deco rosewood secretary desk with a flip top, four drawers, refined chrome hardware (the top can be locked with hidden pulls insid...
Chrome
$1,970Sale Price / set|42% Off
Pair of Collapsible French Mid-Century Modern Leather Lounge Chairs by Lama
By Lama
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French Mid-Century Modern sling lounge chairs in patent leather by Lama. They are part of the history of European functional modernist chairs that collapse and can be...
Steel, Chrome
Original French Art Deco Lounge Chair and Original Soft Comfy Fabric, circa 1935
By Thonet, Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Chrome
$3,729Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of mid century french style SPACE AGE cocktail sofa and chairs - 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, around 1970s - beautiful space age design - dimensiosn of chairs : height: 80cm, depth: 67, width: 63cm - the set is predestined to be newly upholstered in new tex...
Chrome
$8,377 / set
1970s Dining Table & Chairs Set
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A spectacular 1970s Dining Set- The chairs and table have a heavy chromed steel base and were reupholstered in soft blue leather. Glass dimensions: 130 cm Chair dimensions: Width: 51...
Chrome, Steel
art deco modernist chair circa 1930
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Mouscron, WHT
art deco modernist chair circa 1930
Chrome
art deco modernist chair circa 1930
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Mouscron, WHT
curious art deco modernist chair circa 1930
Chrome
$25,000Sale Price / set|61% Off
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Black lacquered parchment & chromed metal Jacques Adnet dining table with six chairs. Table with black glass top, chairs upholstered upholstered in black leather. Diameter of the bas...
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Arm Chairs by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a pair of timeless elegance with these mid-century armchairs, authentically designed by Rudolf Gätzl for Walter Knoll. Crafted in the 1970s by Rudolf Gätzl, they're freshly ...
Chrome
1970s 'Bird's Nest' Verner Panton Style Lounge Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Chrome
Adjustable Tubular Easy Chair in Original Leather + Wooden Armrests, circa 1930
By Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Chrome
Pair of Mies van der Rohe Brno Style Flat Bar Black Leather Style Chairs
Located in Highwood, IL
Pair of Mies van der Rohe Brno Flat Bar Black Leather Style Chairs. I inserted the word style, only becuase they arrived as a set of 4 matching Mies van der Rohe Brno Chairs, but we ...
Chrome, Steel
French Art Deco Tubular Chrome Armchairs with Pink Upholstery, Pair
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Art Deco tubular chrome sleigh back Armchairs with pink upholstery (PRICED AS Pair)
Metal, Chrome
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