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Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Brocade-Upholstered Eastlake Parlor Chair with Casters
Located in Soquel, CA
Brocade-Upholstered Eastlake Chair with Casters Hand-carved wooden chair with off-white brocade fabric. The back and seat are matching, with double pip...
Category

Early 20th Century American Eastlake Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Torsten Claesson set of 4 chairs by Steneby Hemslöjd, Sweden circa 1940.
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Rare set of chairs design by Torsten Claesson for Steneby Hemslöjd in Sweden circa 1940. The chairs are made in solide pine with a really nice patina. Top condition. Torsten Claesson...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Pine

Evans Herman Miller LCW by Charles Eames
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An excellent example of Charles Eames Herman Miller/Evans 1940's LCW (lounge chair wood). All original with original shock mounts, screws and label intact.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Maple

Antique Metamorphic Table/Chair Tilt-Top Monks Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A fascinating metamorphic table / chair English oak monk's bench from the early 20th century. Having a circular tabletop with molded edge and dec...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

1940s Hollywood Regency Crest-Back Button-Tufted Chair in Platinum Velvet
Located in New York, NY
A 1940s Hollywood Regency crest-back button-tufted slipper chair in platinum velvet. Detailed legs and base in lacquered ebonized walnut support a button-tufted seat back and secured...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Vintage Fischel Bentwood Bistro Chairs, 1920s. Set of 6.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Fischel Bentwood Bistro Chairs, 1920s. Set of 6. Set of six Fischel Vienna dining chairs in bentwood with striped pattern on seat and backrest. These Art Nouveau cafe chairs ...
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1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high Seat Height: 17 1/2" Materials: Plywood & Cast Iron
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Early 20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Iron

Adrondach Children's Ranch House or Beach Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These very cool Children's beach or ranch house chairs are so amazing and coated in nautical boat varnish for protection.They are very strong and durable.Sold as a pair.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Hickory

Early 20th Set of Six Spanish Carved Chairs with Black & Brown Embossed Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A set of 6 Spanish chairs with leather sling seatsand backs on oak and sycamore frames with hand carved decoration. These chairs are true to th...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Early 20th Century Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Armchair with Lambswool Seat
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning rustic Folk Art hand carved antique armchair in oak painted wood with a newer upholstered lambswool seat. Made in Norway in th...
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Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak

Spanish Chair or "Silla Partera" in the style of Whilliam Spratling
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this "Silla Partera" in the style of William Spratling made in leather and wood.
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1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Pine

1940s US Army American Seating Company Wooden Folding Chair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1940. We offer this beautiful folding chair made by American Seating Company, Grand Rapids Michigan. Fantastic utilitarian chair that cleverly fold down so you can store them ...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Rare pair of Gio Ponti chairs
Located in New York, NY
Item: pair of chairs Designer: Gio Ponti Manufacturer: I.S.A. Bergamo Demensions: 35.25” h x 16.25” w x22.5” d. 18” seat height Material: Mahogany, metal sabots and upholstery ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Antique L&JG STICKLEY Morris Chair - W5805
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique marked L&JG Stickley Morris Chair with slats under each arm. The chair is in very good condition with the original finish. It...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Armchairs C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French Louis XVI style arm chairs offer giltwood construction with upholstered seats and backs, covered scroll for...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Bird & Lion Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair. Item features a high back, solid carved walnut frame with bird crest, pierce carved acanthus leaves th...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Great & Rare ANTIQUE GUSTAV STICKLEY Large Arm Rocker Circa 1904 - W6058
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a special Gustav Stickley Are Rocker made in the early 1900s in excellent condition. Both the original finish and the wood color are fabulous. There is an exceptional select...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Fledermaus chairs by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Belgrade, RS
These two chairs are a stunning example of the modern and inventive design promoted during the first decade of the 20th century by the founders of the design-craft company Wiener Wer...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs

Materials

Beech

Woodard Orleans Wrought Iron Bounce Rocker Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s Woodard Orleans pattern bounce rocker chair. Original verdigris powder coated finish. Seat without cushions, 12.5" H. Chair is stamped Woodard on...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Barwa Lounge Chair by Edgar Bartolucci
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Barwa' lounge chair by Edgar Bartolucci for Barwa Associates. Sold with thought to be original sling. (New slings available online in a variety of colors).
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

René Drouet Wrought Iron Armchair
Located in CA, CA
A 1940’s forged metal armchair by René Drouet finished in patinated silver. Provenance: Collection Claude Montana Literature: Architectural Digest, septembre 1989. Claude Montana...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal

Giuseppe Pagano Pair of Stools in Beech and Rope, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Italian stools in beech and hand-woven rope. These stunning pieces were designed by Giuseppe Pagano in Italy in the 1940s. In amazing conditions, this stylish squar...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rope, Wood, Beech

Aino Aalto, rare set of 5 children´s chairs, 1940's
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
This rare set of 5 children's chairs, designed by Aino Aalto in the 1940s, features a timeless and classic design that could also be used as tables. With its Montessori inspired desi...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Birch

Queen Anne Style Walnut Childs Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and good quality and early 20th century Queen Anne style walnut childs chair having carved decoration to top of well figured splat back over drop in seat raised on ...
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Paire of Rope and Dark Oak Side Chairs in the Style of Jourdain, France, 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist all-oak and intricate woven rope pair of side chairs. In the style of Francis Jourdain. Can be used in a living room or individually as office chairs. Fair vintage condit...
Category

1940s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rope, Oak

Beautiful Folk Art Wood Carved Chair Foot Rest Stool, Vintage German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An interesting brutalist stool with hand carved legs, seat and great patina. Great piece of functional sculpture. It is in great vintage condition and is structurally sound. Nice add...
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1920s German Folk Art Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Curule Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Iron, brass and leather curule armchair. Originally meant for Roman magistrates, this version features tooled and gilded leather on an iron frame with ...
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Early 20th Century British Classical Roman Chairs

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Originals 1905 of the Period Pair of Josef Hoffmann and Jacob &Josef Kohn Chairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Very early and important design by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn; horseshoe-shaped stand, each with two spheres under the corner joints of the seat, beechwood, light stained, polished ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Green Leather Louis XV Armchair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Louis XV style cabriolet armchair, in white lacquered wood standing on four cabriole legs ending by scrolls with carved sculpted leaves and flowers. Arm supports slightly behind th...
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Set 6 Vintage Industrial Original Singer Sewing Spring Back Factory Chairs Stool
Located in Sale, GB
- A magnificent set of six iconic and rare Singer sewing spring back factory chairs, English circa 1920. - Cast iron construction, sprung backrests, height adjustable chunky seats, a...
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Early 20th Century British Chairs

Materials

Iron

An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather
Located in Buffalo, NY
An English Cockfighting, Reading or Desk Chair.. Green Leather,,
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Red Wood Corner Chair With Inlay Mother of Pearl
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Chinese Hardwood probably mahogany handcarved corner chair from Qing dynasty. Elaborately inlayed with mother of pearl inlay of flowers and birds. Great condition.
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early Herman Miller LCM Lounge Chair, Labeled
Located in Antwerp, BE
Iconic LCM lounge chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Beautifully bent seat and backrest. Chrome base with shock-mounts in exce...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Folding Chair circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Renaissance style walnut Savonarola folding chair from circa 1900 with lion paw feet. This Italian Renaissance style Savonarola chair, dating back to circa 1900, is a sple...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French Early 20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very charming French dining room chairs with a nice design of the Louis XVI style. They are strong and sturdy.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, Pink Maple Wood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern side chairs, Gio Ponti atributed, pink maple wood, lacquered, restored, polished with oil and new upholstered with Wharol Haring fabric. Excellent conditi...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Wood

Charlotte Perriand, French Mid-Century, Early Straw-Back Meribel Chairs c. 1946
Located in Manhasset, NY
Charlotte Perriand, French Mid-Century Modern, Four Meribel Dining or Side Chairs, France c. 1946 A set of four early example Meribel chairs by Charlotte Perriand, made exclusively ...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Straw, Ash

Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY spindle Morris Chair, recliner - W7811
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Gustav Stickley Spindle Morris Chair in excellent condition. This chair has been reupholstered with the finest quality hand spun leather. This chair is STURDY & S...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Extremely Rare and Beautiful Otto Wagner Chair by Thonet Vienna 1901 Jugendstil
Located in Vienna, AT
Stained beachwood, seat and back with leather, seat height 46cm (18,11") Lit.: "Gebogenes Holz", Asenbaum /Hummel 1979, p:29.
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Fully renovated chair THONET Mundus, Czechoslovakia, 1920´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This THONET wooden chair was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1920´s. It´s made of beechwood. It´s marked by Thonet under the seat. In excellent condition, fully renovated. ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech

Large Group of Cafe Chairs from Old Time Saratoga NY Adelphi Hotel
Located in New York, NY
46 ice cream style cafe chairs, originally from the landmark Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga NY. Hand-wrought iron frame with upholstered pad seat, seats show some wear, normal and consist...
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Early 20th Century American Romantic Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Antique Caned British Colonial Planters Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of early 20th century British Colonial plantation chairs handcrafted in indigenous mahogany with elegant form featuri...
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Early 20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Marcel Kammerer Seating Set Salon Suite, Thonet, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic bentwood set seating group designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. The set contains of two armchairs and ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Chairs

Materials

Brass

Antique L&JG Stickley Set of Chairs - W7431
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
HALF-OFF SALE! This is a great looking set of L&JG Stickley chairs. The chairs carry an L&JG Stickley decal, as pictured. The cane seats are perfect and the chairs have the origin...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

Neoclassical Antique French-Style Gilded Chair
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly" This antique chair features a gilded wooden frame with a spindle backr...
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Giltwood

Vintage Hand Carved African Baule Primitive Tribal Chair
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Vintage hand carved African Baule Tribal yoke back low chair. Vintage hand carved African Baule Triball chair. Low chairs such as this were carried on the shoulders of village men a...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Charles Pollock Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These hand crafted chairs and hand painted chairs have hand rushed seats and in fine sturdy condition.This set of four chairs are two arm chairs and two regular chairs.
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wood

Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession dining chair no.41 by Thonet. Condition: Professionally stained and repolished.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Charles Dudouyt French Oak & Rush Rope Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Dudouyt French oak & rush rope chair France, circa 1940s This handsome side chair will add wonderful texture and rich history to any room Heavy weight solid oak frame Patin...
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1940s French Vintage Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Painted Chairs, Lyre Model, C.1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four French Louis XVI style painted lyre back chairs on four tapered legs. C. 1900.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Chairs

Materials

Wood

Original Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

1940s Alfred Christensen Pair of Danish Low Back Easy Chairs
Located in Praha, CZ
- Original condition with minor signs of use. - Wooden parts have been repolished. - Height of seat 42 cm.
Category

1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair MCM Dining Chairs Prague No.811 Designed by Josef Hoffmann, Drevounia 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
These Chairs were designed by Josef Hoffmann, model no. 811 and produced by Drevounia in '60s. Chairs are in mint condition They are made of black wooden fr...
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1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Antique French Cane Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 6 Antique Early 1900's French Provincial Cane Walnut Dinin...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Early Mid-Century Francis Jourdain Armchair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Early and important midcentury Francis Jourdain armchair. This particular model is also in the MET collection. This chair has been left in original condition. At the buyers request I...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Mid-century Sculpted Teak Occasional Chair by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century sculpted teak occasional chair by designer T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for the Widdicomb furniture company. The chair features a dark stain and a U-shaped back that form...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs

Materials

Teak

Antique Stickley Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Arm Chair C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Stickley Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Arm Chair C1910 Measures - 36.25"H x 27.5"W ...
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Early 20th Century Chairs

Materials

Oak

1930s Oak & Rope Bentwood Lounge Chair by Bas Van Pelt
Located in Conwy, GB
An unrestored original example.
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Chairs

Materials

Rope, Oak

Shop Antique and Vintage Chairs on 1stDibs: Lounge Chairs, Dining Chairs and Other Seating for Sale

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

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