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19th C. Wicker Tete-a-Tete Chair with Intricate Caned Backs in Natural Finish
By Wakefield Rattan Company
Located in Nashua, NH
A very rare wicker conversation chair also known as a Tete-a-Tete .This side by side chair is woven
Category
Antique 1890s American Edwardian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Wood
H 37 in W 51 in D 30 in
Moroccan Tete-a-Tete
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Moroccan tete-a-tete chair with inlaid and carved wood design and upholstered seats.
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Tete-a-Tete Rocker
By Laurie Beckerman
Located in New York, NY
The original tete-a-tete seat was created during the pre-Victorian era for intimate conversation
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch
Italian Venetian Peacock Tete-a-tete
Located in Queens, NY
conversation seat (tete-a-tete)
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Mohair Corner Chair from England, 19th Century, Reimagined
Located in Lomita, CA
This chair is so incredibly smart and chic that you will wish you had another,.
The chair has a
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Walnut
Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This so-called “tête a tête” bench from Tibet is a truly unique and historic piece. Furniture from
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Other Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thin Tête-à-Tête in Contemporary Heat-Treated Steel and Polished Steel Inset
By Kin & Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The attenuated forms of the thin Tête-à-Tête accentuate their playful and beguiling nature. An
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Black "Radar" Tete-a-Tete, 1950's
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Maurizio Tempestini for John Salterini Pair Radar Chairs & Occasional Table. Patio Set. Lanai Set
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Salvador Dalí "Leda" Sculptural Chair from “Femme à tête de roses” Painting
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Madrid, ES
Design taken from the painting “Femme à tête de roses” (1935) by Salvador Dalí. Structure made of
Category
Vintage 1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 36.23 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Woodard Chantilly Rose Wrought Iron Tete a Tete, Pair Arm Chairs
By Woodard Furniture Co., Russell Woodard
Located in Stamford, CT
This is the classic vintage Woodard Chantilly Rose wrought iron Tete a Tete - a pair of attached
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Rosewood Tete A Tete Conversation Chair Bench Loveseat
Located in Dayton, OH
An Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Tete A Tete Conversation Chair / Courting Bench
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
H 28 in W 24 in D 59 in
collectors item Tete a tete bentwood chair by Herbert Ohl for Lubke, 1980s
By Herbert Ohl, Lübke
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This tete a tete sofa Chair, is a unique piece, especially crafted by Lubke for exclusive use at a
Category
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Bentwood
H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Vintage French Walnut Tete a Tete Double Seat Settee Parlor Bench 54"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century French walnut Tete A Tete / sofa settee / conversation lounge chair featuring art deco
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Tete Tete Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
The pair of carved vintage tete a tete chairs are upholstered in a dark linen fabric with double
Category
Antique 19th Century French Corner Chairs
Victorian Courting Chair Tete-a-Tete
Located in Fair Oaks, CA
Beautiful chair, late Victorian age. This has one repair to a part of the spools but not structural
Category
Antique 19th Century Late Victorian Chairs
Tete-a-tete , double chair, Eastlake inspired
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Tete-a-tete , double chair, Eastlake inspired with turned legs and arms supporting an
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Moroccan Tête-À-Tête, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An authentic and beautiful Moroccan Tête-À-Tête from the collection of iconic California designer
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Chairs
Mid Century Italian “Tête à Tête” Bergères Armchairs and Table
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Originating from the same place as the secretary, this lovely set of “Tête à tête” bergères are
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Textile, Cane
Dioscuri Tête à Tête Purple Velvet and Patinated Welded Steel Chair
By Chuck Moffit
Located in Mt Baldy, CA
Dioscuri Tête à Tête purple velvet and patinated welded steel chair. Unique piece.
This chair is
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2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Mirrored Pair of Art Deco Tete-a-Tete Chairs
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mirrored pair art deco upholstered tete-a-tete chairs, ca 1930s, American.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Pair of adjoining chairs
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Pair of carved wood and leather square shaped tete a tete chairs, can also form a settee. Brass
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
18th Century Italian Carved and Painted Grotto Confident Courting Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
good condition with a rich patina.
A vis-a-vis, or tete a tete chair is also called as "confident" in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
1930's Tete a Tete
Located in New York, NY
1930's Victorian Tete a Tete
Category
Vintage 1930s English Chairs
Materials
Velvet
American Antique Tete-A-Tete
Located in Bellport, NY
A Charming/Romantic American Tete-A-Tete.Six mahogany legs on brass casters,down filled spacious
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Pair of Corner Tête-à-Tête Lounge Chairs
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of super comfortable velvet corner lounge chairs beautifully restored and reupholstered in
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
Pair of decorator right and left tete a tete Lounge Chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of tete a tete , channel upholstered lounge chairs
in the manner of Schmieg & Kotzian.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Wrought Iron 'Radar" Tete-a-Tete by Salterini
By Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage 1950s wrought iron 'tête-à-tête'. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini. The two
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Tete-a-Tete Woodward Saucer Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid century modern Woodward wrought iron radar chairs with connecting central table and umbrella
Category
Vintage 1950s American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
PAIR OF BROWN JORDAN CHAIRS/TETE A TETE
Located in Houston, TX
STYLISH PAIR OF BRONW JORDAN WROUGHT IRON ARM CHAIRS/TETE A TETE. MEASUREMENTS GIVEN ARE FOR BOTH
Category
Vintage 1940s American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Greta Grossman "Chit Chat Chair" Tete-A-Tete for Sherman Bertram
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare "Chit Chat Chair" Tete-A-Tete designed by Greta Grossman for Sherman Bertram.
Category
Vintage 1950s Daybeds
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Scalamandre Tete a Tete Double Seat Settee Bench Lounge Chair
By Scalamandre
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Scalamandre Tete-a-tete or settee bench chair. A unique duck down filled conversation seat
Category
Late 20th Century Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
STUNNING ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1880 CONVERSATION "TETE A TETE" SOFA BENCH CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1860-1880, beautifully shaped “Tete a Tete” Conversation couch seat with an ornately carved Mahogany
Category
Antique 1880s European Victorian Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 35.04 in W 46.86 in D 46.86 in
French 19th Century Napoleon III Tête-à-Tête Armchair
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Unusual French armchair called a tête-à-tête in French, or conversation chair, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Pair of French Louis XVI Painted Parcel Gilt Petite Antique Chairs
By Georges Jacob
Located in Forney, TX
, intimate tête-à-tête style conversation chairs, refined kids chair, ladies dressing room vanity or boudoir
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Carved and Gilded Tête-à-Tête Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Empire style elaborately carved with foliate scrolled top rails and aprons, winged griffin supports at the backs, and putto masks on the crest rails. The triangular seats raised on f...
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Antique Late 19th Century Regency Armchairs
19th c. Natural Wicker and Marble Tete-A-Tete
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century French wicker tete-a-tete or conversation seat featuring two chairs with woven
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Marble
John Salterini Tete a Tete for Outdoor / Patio / Pool. Completely restored.
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Kansas City, MO
John Salterini tete a tete completely restored and ready for outdoor use. Professionally media
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
H 27.5 in W 65 in D 27 in
Antique Victorian Tufted Tete a Tete Parlor Conversation Bench Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent Victorian era Tete-A-Tete. Upholstered in a heavy off white tufted fabric. The bench
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Loveseats
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French 19th Century Napoleon III Tête-à-Tête or Confident Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Unusual French armchair called tête-à-tête in French, or conversation chair, 19th century Napoleon
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Loveseats
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Beech
"Tete a Tete" Settee by Tempestini for Salterini, circa 1950 Made in USA
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Tete a Tete is a two-seat chair set that has a center table with a chair attached on each side. The
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Tête-à-tête Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tête-à-tête or courting chair from the early 1900s - China. Drawers on both sides. Regularly
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Tete a Tete Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Whimsical tufted chair with original upholstery.
Category
20th Century American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Anglo-Indian Tete a Tete a Tete Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian "three-way" conversation chair. Each chair is tufted and upholstered with wooden legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
Midcentury Tufted Pink Velvet Tête-à-Tête Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Named for the French for “face to face,” our Vintage Tête-à-Tête was made in America in the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Italian Carved Walnut Tête-à-Tête Chair, circa 1880
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Venetian-style, Renaissance Revival conversation chair in carved walnut with silk upholstery.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Silk
Anglo-Indian Ebony Tete-A-Tete Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian solid ebony tete-a-tete style chair with cane seats. Spindle turned backs and center
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Benches
Mid-Century Tete a Tete Chair by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century tete a tete by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Namoradeira" Tête-à-Tête Rocker
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tete-a-tete rocker sculpted of salvaged Pequi wood by José Zanine Caldas.
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Chairs
Mid-Century Tête-à-tête
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern tête-à-tête.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
NAPOLEON III TETE A TETE
Located in New Hope, PA
Unique Napoleon lll Tete a tete. Very comfortable. Inside fabric is original burlap, outside back
Category
Vintage 1930s French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Burlap
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Conversation Chair or Tete-a-tete
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful antique conversation chair with finely carved frame and wonderful giltwood finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Club Chairs
Materials
Wood
Green Metal Tete-a-Tete Outdoor Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Mid-Century outdoor table with patina and original wood tabletop.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Diminuitive Edwardian Tete-a-Tete, Collection of Albert Hadley
Located in Washington, DC
Diminuitive Edwardian tete-a-tete from the personal collection of famed American interior designer
Category
Early 20th Century Australian Side Chairs
Materials
Elm, Cane
French circa 1890 Tete-a-Tete Conversation Chair / Seat
Located in Mobile, AL
This whimsical 1890s Tete-a-tete features original pale green painted finish with gilt accents
Category
Antique 19th Century French Settees
Unusual American ebonized & mahogany tête-à-tête
Located in New York, NY
Unusual American ebonized & mahogany tête-à-tête, late 20th century. Each chair with a tall
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Pr Moroccan Arm, Corner Chairs/ Settee w/ Bone & Ivory Inlays, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Moroccan Arm Chairs with Bone & Ivory Inlays, maybe used as a tete-a-tete (where chairs are
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Armchairs
Materials
Ivory
Patio Set Wrought Iron by Woodard
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Long Island, NY
of the chairs still have the original Woodard label in tact. Also in inventory are tete a tete's, & 2
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Renaissance Revival Italian Tête-à-Tête Chair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This French conversation chair features high-relief carvings of renaissance motifs and masks in
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Settees
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Salterini Radar Chair Suite
By John Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Princeton, NJ
Wrought iron patio set by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini. Includes tête-à-tête and single lounge
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Tete A Tete Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of tete a tete chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique tete a tete chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and metal. Find 18 antique and vintage tete a tete chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Tete a tete chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of tete a tete chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco tete a tete chairs are of considerable interest. Some tete a tete chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller tete a tete chairs, measuring 26 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made tete a tete chairs over the years, but those made by John Salterini, Kin & Company and Laurie Beckerman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Tete A Tete Chairs?
Prices for tete a tete chairs start at $499 and top out at $65,000 with the average selling for $2,675.
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 Tete A Tete Chairs
- What is a kissing chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A kissing chair is a type of chair where the 2 seats are joined in an S shape. The seats are placed adjacent to each other facing in opposite directions. It shares common ground with loveseats and is also known as a courting chair or gossip's chair. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage kissing chairs and loveseats.
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