Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Mid-20th Century French Country Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rush, Oak
1940s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Cane, Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
20th Century Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Oak
1960s German Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Beech
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Mahogany
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Upholstery, Wood
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Metal
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Rosewood
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Teak, Fabric
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Brass
20th Century Italian Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Upholstery, Wood
1930s French Country Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rush, Walnut
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Fabric, Teak
1950s Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Oak
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Oak
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood
1940s American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood
20th Century Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Oak
20th Century American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Pine, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rope, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Metal
Mid-20th Century Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Fabric, Textile, Cane, Wood
1950s American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Leather, Cane, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
20th Century English Chesterfield Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Leather
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Walnut
1930s French Country Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rush, Walnut
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Metal
1950s French Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
20th Century French Regency Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Aluminum
1950s French Country Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1960s American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood, Leather
1930s English Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rattan, Cane, Linen
Mid-20th Century French Country Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Rush, Wood
20th Century Spanish Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
1960s American Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Metal
1940s English Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Bamboo, Upholstery
20th Century Unknown Vintage Bench Seat With Back
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Walnut
1960s Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Walnut, Upholstery
Late 20th Century American Regency Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Iron
20th Century English Vintage Bench Seat With Back
Wood, Leather
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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.
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