1940 Tub Chairs
Fluted Tub Chair c. 1940
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautifully preserved 1940s vintage tub chair features a fluted mahogany veneer back and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fabulous 1940s Billy Haines Style Channel Back Occasional Tub Chair - Restored
By Dunbar Furniture, William Billy Haines, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
1940s Billy Haines style channel back occasional tub chair, reupholstered in a mocha beige linen
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 30 in W 28.5 in D 26.5 in
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Pair of Art Deco Tub Chairs
Located in Toronto, ON
Pair of painted black chairs. Upholstered in grey color silk fabric. The central part of the back
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
THE HEPBURN OPEN BACK TUB CHAIR
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
back is visually separate from the seat and lightens the chair's mass. The coil spring tight seat is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
THE HEPBURN TUFTED OPEN BACK TUB CHAIR
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
visually separate from the seat and lightens the chair's mass. The coil spring tight seat is finished
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Pair of Curvaceous 1940's Tub Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Curvaceous 1940's Tub Chairs, American, circa 1940's. They have been completely restored
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Ivory, Upholstery
Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tub Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Stylized Form in Metallic Sharkskin with Button Back Detail
and Ebonized Walnut Legs. newly upholtered.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Pair of 1940's Tub Chairs with Brass Lattice Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Elegant Tub Chairs with Brass Lattice Backs, American, circa 1940's. They have been
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Ivory, Upholstery
Pair, Vintage Brown Leather Tub Club Chairs, France circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, brown leather tub club chairs with hard wood legs.
Upholstered in vintage brown leather with
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of 20th Century French Tub Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of French late 20th Century tub chairs.
Reupholstered in a black linen mix fabric.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tub Chairs Attributed to Dorothy Draper
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of superb Hollywood style tub chairs or club chairs with curved back design and with button
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Elegant Horseshoe Back Tub Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant horseshoe back tub chair, American, circa 1940s. This chair looks great from every angle
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Great Sea Foam Leather Barrel Back Tub Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful tailored lines on this pair of vintage barrel back tub chairs covered in soothing sea
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Tub Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency tub chairs. Very chic. These chairs need reupholstering.
Category
Vintage 1940s Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Mid Century Modern Tub Chairs on Castors
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very versatile size, small and tailored sophisticated occasional chairs, newly recovered in heavy
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Tub Chairs in the Style of Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco Tub Chairs in the style of Dunbar with a great design with a wood trim base.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Club Chairs
Pair of Curvaceous 1940's Slipper Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Curvaceous 1940's Slipper or Tub Chairs, American, circa 1940's. They have been completely
Category
Vintage 1940s American Slipper Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Ivory, Upholstery
Great Pair of French Regency Walnut Tub Style Lounge Club Chairs, circa 1940s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The chairs measure 32 tall x 22.75 wide x 26.5 deep seat height is 18
These chairs are elegant
Category
Vintage 1940s French Regency Club Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 32 in W 22.75 in L 32 in
Danish 1940s Boesen Banana Style Curved Tub Club Chair with Channel Back
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This supercool 1940s Danish curved club chair is actually a match to the Danish curved or banana
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Danish 1940s Tub-Shaped Lounge or Slipper Chair Attributed to Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Flemming Lassen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Exuberant and comfortable lounge chair made by Fritz Hansen circa mid-1930s-early 1940s in between
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
H 26 in W 28.25 in D 29 in
Pair of Curvaceous 1940's Tub Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Curvaceous Tub Chairs, probably American, circa 1940's. These comfortable chairs have been
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Danish 1940s Banana Style Curved Tub Club Chair with Channel Back in Red Mohair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This supercool 1940s Danish curved club chair is actually a match to the Danish curved or banana
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Beech
H 26 in W 33.5 in D 31 in
1940’s French Tub Chair
By Franco Albini
Located in London, Lambeth
Reupholstered compacted armchair with marble frame and lovely detail superb baby blue colour
with tapered legs.Cc1940’s French.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Maple
Pair of Art Deco Rosewood Barrel Back Tub Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Austin, TX
, circa 1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair, Vintage Brown Leather Tub Arm Chairs, France Circa 1940-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, brown leather tub club chairs with hard wood legs.
Upholstered in vintage brown sheep leather
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Gilbert Rohde Slipper Tub Lounge Chair, 1940's in Shearling and Leather
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Culver City, CA
history. This tub style slipper chair is not just a seat; it’s a statement of sophistication and a nod to
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Maple
H 29.25 in W 34.5 in D 27.25 in
Pair of Tailored Chic Vintage Tub Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully elegant, simple lines and newly recovered in off white duck. Matte brass nailheads. Pretty mahogany legs with brass capped feet.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 1940s Danish Sheepskin Vintage Tub Chairs
Located in London, England
Danish Cabinetmaker - Pair of Sheepskin Tub Chairs, c1940s
A pair of classic tub chairs produced
Category
Vintage 1940s European Scandinavian Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
Danish 1940s Boesen Banana Style Curved Tub Chair with Channeled Back
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This supercool 1940s Danish curved club chair is actually a match to the Danish curved or banana
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Boesen Banana Style Curved Tub Club Chair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This supercool 1940s Danish curved club chair is actually a match to the Danish curved or banana
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Danish Pair of 1940s Low Lounge Tub Chairs in Red Mohair
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comfortable, exuberant, and ultracool pair of Danish lounge chairs from the 1940's. We love the
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Beech
Pair of 1940s Tub Chairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
The pair of 1940s American tub chairs with tufted backs and wooden trim and legs. These chairs are
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Pair of 1940s Tub Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Curvaceous Tub Chairs, American, circa 1940's. They have been completely restored
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Pair of Ritts Tropitan Bamboo Tub Chairs Possibly Frankl Design
By Ritts Tropitan, Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
Chic and sexy pair of bamboo chairs by "Ritts Tropitan" Art Deco chairs, possibly designed by Paul
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Tub Chairs by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautifully upholstered James Mont 1940's tub chairs on artfully distressed silver/gold
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Textile, Velvet
Oval Back Tub Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Morrocan carved wood detail.
Vintage.
Newly upholstered in brown velvet mohair.
Vintage.
Newly upholstered in brown velvet mohair.
Category
Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gothenburg Tub Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Horseshoe-shaped zebra print hair on hide
upholstered back joined to rectangular seat by down swept supports with bronze ormolu mounts, raised on circular section foliate carved and...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Chairs
Pair 1940s Lattice Tub Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed interpretation of a neoclassical form. Slightly sabred front legs, recurving arms, primarily ornamented by cut trellis, each junction centered with a small round boss...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Beautiful Vintage Tub Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940's French blue velvet tub chairs.
Category
20th Century French Lounge Chairs
Pair of Gilbert Rohde Tub Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940's tub chairs by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller. Reupholstered and refinished.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Tub Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of tub back chairs. The wood frame is in original condition and the original handle
Category
Vintage 1940s Slipper Chairs
Set of 4 Tub Back Iron Chairs
Located in Wainscott, NY
Set 0f 4 Unique Styled Iron Chairs, Freshly Painted in White
Category
Vintage 1940s Dining Room Chairs
Leather Upholstered Tub Bergere
Located in Long Island City, NY
1940'S Mahogany Frame Tub Bergere with Tufted Leather Upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather, Upholstery
1960's Tub Chair by Ward Bennett for Brikell Associates
Located in Long Island City, NY
Linen Upholstered 1960's Bergere with French Polished Wooden Frame by Ward Bennett for Brikell Associates
Category
Vintage 1940s American Bergere Chairs
Materials
Linen
1940's English Channel Back Barrel Chairs with Nail Head Detail
Located in Stamford, CT
1940's Channel back tub chairs upholstered in Deep Pink fabric with nail head detail.
Category
Vintage 1940s British Club Chairs
Pair of French Art Deco Tub Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Art Deco tub chairs.
This is a very handsome pair of chairs, black painted wood
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Danish 1940s Tub Chairs Upholstered in Mohair
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of 1940s tub chairs upholstered in large close-nailed mohair. The frames of stained beech.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Armchairs
Pair of Danish Modern Tub Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Danish modern club chairs with channelled backs, 1940s era,
in original green fabric with
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Danish 1940s Mohair Upholstered Three-Seat Sofa and Pair of Tub Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Danish 1940s sofa set consisting of a three-seat sofa and a pair of tub chairs. The chairs
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Living Room Sets
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1940 Tub Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of 1940 tub chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique 1940 tub chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and upholstery. 1940 tub chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. 1940 tub chairs bearing Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Fritz Hansen and Ritts Tropitan each produced beautiful 1940 tub chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are 1940 Tub Chairs?
Prices for 1940 tub chairs start at $1,305 and top out at $9,000 with the average selling for $3,850.
Finding the Right Seating for You
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.
Questions About 1940 Tub Chairs
- How old are tub chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There is no official record of when tub chairs were first invented, but one of the first recorded ones was used by King Louis XV of France. It is estimated that tub chairs have been around for over 250 years. Browse a selection of comfortable tub chairs from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What are tub chairs called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Tub chairs are usually called bucket chairs in the U.S. The upholstered chair design includes a curved back attached to sloping arms, a boxy seat cushion and square wood legs. You can find a variety of tub chairs on 1stDibs.
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