$390Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Arched Rattan Ottoman Stool with Fenced Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored arched rattan ottoman stool with fenced top. Restored to new for you. We only purchase and sell the best and finest rattan furniture made by the best and most well-known ...
Rattan
$2,520Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Rattan Three-Strand Long Dining Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired Mid-century rattan three-strand long dining table. Crafted with a large Mahogany wood top held up with triple pole rattan legs and corn...
Rattan
$586Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Stick Leg Rattan Side Table with Two-Tier Wood Tops
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stick leg rattan side table with two-tier wood tops, circa 1950. Designed in the manner of Paul Frankl. Restored to new for you. We only purchase and sell only the best and finest...
Wicker, Rattan, Formica
$1,320Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cayenne Ottoman
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cayenne lounge chair and Ottoman are a deft homage to midcentury design. Designer Marie Burgos has taken the clean lines that defined seating designs of that era and given them a...
Fabric
Hansen Retractable Brass & Metal Sconces Lamps Metalarte Spain Wall Lights Pair
By Metalarte Spain, Hansen
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of brass and metal Hansen lamps by Metalarte retractable sconces, wall lights. Perfect working condition and each takes a max. 75 watts light bulb, LED works too. Marked at th...
Metal, Brass
1960s Pilastro Multi-Color Two Section Wall Mount Desk with Drawers and Shelves
By Pilastro, Tjerk Reijenga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Pilastro multi-color wall mount desk with double drawers and adjustable shelves. An energetic industrial style desk with white and orange enameled shelves, textured white ename...
Metal
Amaizing Art deco Table Lamp in Marble, 1920, made in France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Marble
4 Sconces in Glass and Iron, Style, Art Deco, Year, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Iron
Art Deco Chandelier in Opaline and Chrome, German Attributed to Peter Behrens
By Peter Behrens
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Style: Art Deco. Year: 1920. Material: opaline and chrome For your safety and that of your property, all our lighting have new electric cables. We always think of our customers. We h...
Chrome
Table Lamp, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Iron
Raymond Loewy Desk with Drawers for Doubinsky Freres, DF2000 Series
By Doubinsky Freres, Raymond Loewy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Raymond Loewy DF2000 desk in red, orange, and white. See photos for how the desk top slides forward to create clearance for a chair and also reveals storage. Red molded plastic ...
Steel
Charles and Ray Eames Vintage Fiberglas La Fonda Bench 1970s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Münster, DE
3-seater bench, La Fonda seat shells with original full upholstery, orange-red Hopsak cover, vintage condition, 1970s, design Charles & Ray Eames, manufacturer Vitra American co...
Metal
Sculptural wall mounted table in ash wood Netherlands 1970
By Wendell Castle
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing shaped and one of a kind wall mounted table made by an unknown artist in the Netherlands, 1970s. Made from hand-sculpted ash wood. It has a cool organic shape and an orange/b...
Ash
$3,900Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored Spiral Legs Rattan & Brass Barstool w/ Swivel Seats, Set of Six
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired Set of six restored Mid-century rattan spiral leg barstools each with a black swivel seat featuring a rattan footrest and a 3-strand st...
Wicker, Rattan
$374Sale Price|30% Off
Warm Ivory Mut Kilim Rug • Navajo Style, Tribal, Flatweave, 3x5, 1970s
Located in Burlingame, CA
Handwoven in the Mut region of southern Turkey, this mid-century kilim features a bold Navajo-inspired composition of stacked geometric medallions, arrow motifs, and repeating bow-ti...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Chandelier, Style:Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty, Silver plated bronze , Dégue
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Art Glass
Distressed Antique Chinese Peking Rug with Traditional Chinoiserie Style
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Art Deco, Asian Modern, Qing, Ming, Minimalist, chinoiserie, Chinese Export, Asian Antique, Japanese, Regency, Contemporary, Modern G...
Wool
$4,199Sale Price|20% Off
A Four Seasons Reverie: Antique Chinese Art Deco Masterpiece of Eternal Elegance
By Walter Nichols
Located in Dallas, TX
Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Art Deco, Asian Modern, Qing, Ming, Minimalist, chinoiserie, Chinese Export, Asian Antique, Japanese, Regency, Contemporary, Modern G...
Wool
Laverne Originals Catalog (ABCDEF)
By Laverne Originals
Located in New York, NY
Early catalog for Laverne Originals, the modern design company founded by Estelle and Erwine Laverne in 1938. From its modest origins producing primarily wallpapers and textiles, Lav...
Paper
Mathieu Mategot (Jousse Enterprise)
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Early monograph on the French modernist designer Mathieu Mategot, featuring his celebrated and still prized “transparent metal” furniture and lighting, often with juxtaposed elements...
Paper
Danish Mid-Century Swivel Office Chair by Jørgen Rasmussen, Orange
By Jørgen Rasmussen
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century rolling / swivel office chair with a U-shaped back and orange fabric seat and back upholstery, supported by a matte silver metal frame and pedestal base with four ...
Metal
Mid-Century Slipper Chair by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Walnut & Velour
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century slipper / side chair with a walnut frame, square profile, and orange velour upholstery, resting on four slightly tapered dowel legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR ...
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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