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The Hague School Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chair in Beige Velvet and Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchair, teak, velvet fabric, brass, the Netherlands, 1930s
This charming lounge chair belongs to the Hague School, a movement that emphasizes geometric shapes, simple proportions,...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
1930s Art Deco Lounge Chair Sculptural Form Attributed to Eugene Schoen Reuphols
By Eugene Schoen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Art Deco Lounge Chair, attributed to Eugene Schoen, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. This chair is currently being refinished and reupholstered. It can be completed in you...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Bo Wretling, Lounge Chair, Wood, Metal, Sweden, 1930s
By Bo Wretling
Located in High Point, NC
A fabric and metal lounge chair designed by Bo Wretling and produced by Firma Otto Wretling, Umeå, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Reupholstery recommended Vintage worn fabric in fair to distress...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Wood, Velvet, Metal, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, metal and red velvet lounge chair or club chair with ottoman, designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Reupholstery recommended.
Heavy wear on arm rests causing moderate ...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Machine Age Lounge Chair designed by Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade
By Gilbert Rohde, Troy Sunshade Company
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Art Deco, Machine Age lounge chair designed by Gilbert Rohde for the Troy Sunshade Company circa 1930's. The chair features a sexy tubular chrome frame with large upholstered ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Thonet Reclining Lounge Chairs in Bentwood
By Thonet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Thonet, pair of lounge chairs, beech, steel, fabric, Europe, 1930s
These lounge chairs, produced by Thonet in the 1930s, exemplify the functional elegance and geometric balance char...
Category
Vintage 1930s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Dutch Art Deco Armchair in Solid Oak and Lace
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge chair, solid oak, rope, brass, fabric, the Netherlands, 1920s/30s
This Dutch armchair from the 1930s reflects the restrained yet expressive character of the Hague School tra...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mogens Voltelen
Copenhagen
Lounge Chair in Patinated Cognac Leather
By Mogens Voltelen, Niels Vodder
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Voltelen for Niels Vodder, lounge chair model ‘Copenhagen', mahogany, patinated leather, brass, Denmark, design 1936, made 1940s
The Copenhagen lounge chair was designed by M...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Norman Bel Geddes Attributed Enameled Iron
Mohair Club Chair
By Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Hanover, MA
Norman Bel Geddes attributed club chair upholstered in burgundy muhair and structured in cream enameled steel.
Presented in original as found conditions with several chips and marks ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Warren McArthur Low Lounge Version of Chair Model 1132 ASU Rome, NY 1936
By Warren McArthur Corporation, Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
An unusual Warren McArthur lounge chair, a low version of Warren McArthur's standard Style No. 1132ASU, exemplifies the innovative engineering and modernist elegance that defined McA...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Original French Art Deco Lounge Chair and Original Soft Comfy Fabric, circa 1935
By Gispen, Thonet
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pr. Art Deco/ Machine Age Chrome
Leather KEM Weber Springer Lounge Chairs
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
This pair of supremely comfortable American art deco chairs was designed by Kem Weber (1889-1963) in 1937 for Lloyd Mfg.
Known as the "springer" chairs, they sit on flat band chrome...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Bas van Pelt Patinated Tubular Armchair in Brown Sisal
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bas van Pelt for E.M.S. Overschie, armchair, steel, sisal, wood, the Netherlands, 1930s.
This original and comfortable chair, designed by Dutch interior and furniture designer Bas v...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jules Leleu deckchair bed designed by Jean Prouvé for the Plateau d
Assy
By Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Superb deckchair daybed by Jules Leleu manufactured by Jean Prouvé for the Plateau d'Assy sanatorium in 1934. Red lacquered steel mesh frame (original paint), solid oak armrests and ...
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Petite Lounge Chairs by Warren McArthur
By Warren McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of petite lounge chairs designed by Warren McArthur for the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, 1929. Reupholstered in a Holly Hunt boucle.
Category
Vintage 1930s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$6,800 / set
Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade 3 Position Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Troy Sunshade Company, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade Chrome and Leather 3 Position Lounge Chair. Rohde did some of his most amazing designs for Troy Sunshade. Designed in 1934 this early example, later m...
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Danish Modern Funkis Chair S-102 by Fritz Hansen in Steel, Cane
Leather, 1930s
By Frits Schlegel, Fritz Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
Early and important lounge chair model S102 in tubular steel and stained beech with original french cane and leather cushion. Designed in the 1930s by Frits Schlegel (att.) for Fritz...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Märta Blomstedt, Original Aulanko Lounge Chair In Sheepskin
Steel Legs, 1939
By Märta Blomstedt
Located in Helsinki, FI
One of the 20 original chairs made for the iconic Aulanko Hotel in Hämeenlinna by Märta Blomstedt. To emphasize, this chair was acquired from the son of a previous employee of the ho...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
American Designer, Lounge Chair, Steel, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A tubular steel, wood and light-grey fabric lounge designed and produced in the US, c. 1930s.
Oxidation present to metal
Wear consistent with age and use.
Vintage fabric in fair ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Pair of Lounge Chairs in Mahogany and Forest Green Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, velvet, metal, mahogany, Europe, 1930s
This elegant pair of European lounge chairs from the 1930s showcases a harmonious balance of bold geometry and inviting sof...
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Seldom seen Kem Weber / Lloyds, Chromed Steel Art Deco Lounge Chair c 1934
By Kem Weber, Lloyds
Located in Buffalo, NY
Streamline Moderne iconic design by Karl Emanuel Martin (K.E.M.) Weber designed in 1934 and manufactured '35-37 by Lloyd Manufacturing. Uncommon and most sought after form of seating...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1938 Art Deco "Airline Chair" Lounge by KEM Weber for Walt Disney, 2 Available
By Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These rare "Airline Chair" armchairs by the iconic modernist K.E.M. Weber (American b. Germany, 1889-1963) was originally designed in 1934 and produced in 1938 for the Walt Disney St...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Modernist Tubular Steel Armchairs, Can Be Covered In Fabric Or Leather, ca. 1930
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel armchairs with an elegant, sinuous shape.
The upholstery can be covered with fabric or leather.
The armchairs were designed and manufactured by Gottwald, Cz...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bo Wretling for Otto Wretling Lounge Chair in Bicolor Purple Pierre Frey Mohair
By Otto Wretling, Bo Wretling
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bo Wretling for Otto Wretling, lounge chair, Pierre Frey Teddy mohair, Umeå, Sweden, 1930s
Designed by Bo Wretling and produced in the Otto Wretling workshop, this rare lounge chair...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Tubular Chrome Lounge Chairs, K E M Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Pair of Art Deco tubular chrome lounge chairs attrib to K E M Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Classic streamline design. Extremely comfortable, retains original finish / p...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Åby Möbelfabrik, Lounge Chairs, Pine, Iron, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of dark-stained pine, black-painted iron and off-white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced by Åby Möbelfabrik, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.9“ H x...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Art Deco tubular steel armchair in the style of Gilbert Rhode Troy Sunshade 1930
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A classic tubular steel armchair in the Art Deco style of the 1930s. The armchair comes with a dark green cover made of imitation leather and a frame made of chrome tubes which have ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Aluminum Pullman Passenger Train Railroad Lounge Chair By Emeco, Pair
By Emeco
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of Art Deco aluminum lounge chairs was acquired from a Pullman passenger train remodeled in the 1960s. The chairs feature elegant tubular aluminum frames and original fores...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Czech Tubular Steel Lounge Chair Similiar to Model KS 45 by Anton Lorenz, 1930s
By Anton Lorenz
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This Czech Tubular Steel Lounge Chair, reminiscent of Anton Lorenz’s iconic "KS 45" model from the 1930s, stands as a testament to the elegance and innovation of the Bauhaus era. Fea...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Pair of KEM Weber Springer Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Matching pair of extremely comfortable Machine Age American Art Deco armchairs designed, circa 1935, for Lloyd manufacturing by Karl Emmanuel Martin (KEM) Weber (1889 -1963). Known a...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,925 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Art Deco Lounge Chair in Decorative Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Easy chair, faux leather, fabric, stained wood, brass, Europe, 1930s
This armchair dating back to the 1930s embraces the stylistic traits of the Art Deco style. With its imposing sh...
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
1930s Chrome
Leather Armchair By Hynek Gottwald, Czechoslovakia
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique lounge chair after a complete restoration. The armchair was produced in 1930s, designed by Hynek Gottwad. The armchar offers a greatly comfortable seating. The design is one o...
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
2 x original Bauhaus Fauteuil by Anton Lorenz for Mücke Melder, Typ FN21 (1935)
By Anton Lorenz, Mücke
Melder
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohr-Freischwinger (2 Exemplare vorhanden)
Entwurf: Anton Lorenz zugeschrieben (Deutschland, um 1930)
Modell-Nummer: nach Typ FN 21 von Mücke-Melder
Ausführung: Mücke-Me...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Original Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Original Bauhaus Lounge Chairs, chromed steel, fabric seats.
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$4,800 / set
Seldom seen Kem Weber / Lloyds, Chromed Steel Art Deco Lounge Chair c 1934
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Streamline Moderne iconic design by Karl Emanuel Martin (K.E.M.) Weber designed in 1934 and manufactured '35-37 by Lloyd Manufacturing. Uncommon and most sought after form of seating...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus Folding Chair, Daybed, Germany 1930s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Adjustable Bauhaus bed armchair made of creamy white painted over steel and walnut wood armrests.
The armchair, which can be adjusted to a recliner, was designed in Germany in the 19...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Tubular Steel Cantilever Armchair Fn 21 by Mücke
Melder, circa 1930
By Mücke
Melder
Located in Lucenec, SK
This Bauhaus armchair was produced in the 1930s by Mücke & Melder Czechoslovakia.
New upholstery and new chrome.
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,495 Sale Price
26% Off
Art Deco Pair of Lounge Chairs in Decorative Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of easy chairs, faux leather, fabric, stained wood, brass, Europe, 1930s
These armchairs dating back to the 1930s embrace the stylistic traits of the Art Deco style. With its i...
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Lounge Chair, Metal, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A tubular metal and fabric lounge chair, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Seat Height (inches): 11.25"
Arm Height (inches): 18.63"
All items ship from High Point, North ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Sun chair "Lido" by Battista and Gino Giudici / Authentic
By Battista and Gino Giudici
Located in Zürich, CH
Here the silhouette is strong. It is presented through the outline and shape of the piece.
Early version of the famous Lido "sun chair", created by Swiss designers and brothers Batt...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
David Blomberg designed Swedish Art Deco pair of elm lounge chairs
By David Blomberg
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Swedish art deco elm wood lounge chairs detail with strips of mahogany veneer, designed by David Blomberg and made by Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm, circa 1930.. Thi...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Reclining Moleskin Chairs
Located in Torrance, CA
Set of two (x2) rare 1930s French Art Deco Reclining Lounge Chairs!
These chairs were hand crafted in France in the 1930s. The chairs are 100% original, and have never been reuphol...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$6,000 / set
Rare Donald Deskey Lounge Chair for Metallon circa 1930s
By Donald Deskey
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Art Deco Chrome Lounge Chair, designed by Donald Deskey for Metallon, American, circa 1930s. This chair is documented in the period magazine Arts and Decoration, April 1935, pg....
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bas Van Pelt Tubular Cantilevered Lounge Chair with Red Sisal Seating
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bas van Pelt for EMS, armchair, metal, sisal, lacquered wood, The Netherlands, 1930s.
This original and comfortable chair, designed by Dutch interior and furniture designer Bas van ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Green Sling Lounge Chair by Mckay Craft
By John McKay, McKay Furniture Corp.
Located in Miami, FL
McKay Craft cantilever sling lounge chair designed by John McKay, in all original condition - chrome plated steel frame with green painted factory finish - green oil cloth upholstery...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Chromed Bauhaus armchair Type S-411 by W. Gispen for Mücke Melder, 1930s
By Gispen
Located in Delft, NL
Chromed Bauhaus armchair Type S-411 by W. Gispen for Mücke Melder, 1930s
Condition: Good had some damage to the fabric see photos
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bas Van Pelt Patinated Tubular Armchair in Metal and Sisal
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bas van Pelt, armchair, metal, sisal, The Netherlands, 1930s.
This original comfortable chair is designed by the Dutch interior and furniture designer Bas van Pelt (1900-1945) and w...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Werner Max Moser Embru Wohnbedarf WM1 Reclining Lounge Chair Switzerland 1939
By Embru, Werner Max Moser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Werner Max Moser for Embru Wohnbedarf WM1 Lounge Chair Zurich, Switzerland, c. 1939
Rare Lounge chair by Werner Max Moser. Manufactured by Embru Wohnbedarf, Zurich Switzerland. Bauha...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Olive Canvas Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer, Signed
By Marcel Breuer
Located in London, England
The Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3 chair, is a famous and iconic piece of modern furniture design. It was designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925-1926 while he was working at th...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Organic Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Machine Age, McKay Craft Cantilevered Leather Sling Lounge Chairs
By Salvatore Bevelacqua, McKay Furniture Corp.
Located in Portland, OR
Gorgeous pair of Art Deco, Machine Age leather sling chairs by Salvatore Bevelacqua for McKay Craft Furniture Company. Featuring impressive chromium plated steel arms, iron base, and...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Iron
$3,897 Sale Price
34% Off
Bauhaus Steelpipe-Fauteuil by Walter Knoll for Tonet Brothers (Vienna, 1935)
By Walter Knoll, Thonet
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Fauteuil (Stahlrohr-Freischwinger, Bauhaus)
Entwurf: Thonet / Walter Knoll, Wien um 1932
Modell-Nummer: S411/K411
Ausführung: Thonet, Wien um 1932
Maße in cm (H x B x T): 78 ...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of French Bronze Low Parlour Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of patinated bronze / brass low parlour chairs . Sheep fur shown is decorative and not included.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$3,187 Sale Price
25% Off
Wolfgang Hoffmann Custom Red and Black Springer Recliner Chair for Howell
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Howell
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom Green and black Wolfgang Hoffmann Art Deco springer lounge chair for Howell furniture, these chairs consist of a chromed flat iron frame that seamlessly forms to shape the leg...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen Safari Chairs in Brown Canvas and Ash
By Kaare Klint, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen, pair of safari chairs model 'KK47000', ash, canvas, metal, brass, leather, Denmark, designed in 1933 and produced in 1960s.
The chair shows very eleg...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Wolfgang Hoffmann Custom Green and Black Springer Chair for Howell
By Wolfgang Hoffmann, Howell
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Custom Green and black Wolfgang Hoffmann Art Deco springer lounge chair for Howell furniture, these chairs consist of a flat iron chrome frame that seamlessly forms to shape the legs...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Early B35 Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very early example from the 1930s of the classical B35 model designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet in the very last years of the 1920s. The leather has great patina and is definitely ...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Werner Max Moser Embru Wohnbedarf WB21 Reclining Lounge Chair Switzerland 1935
By Werner Max Moser, Embru
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Werner Max Moser for Embru Wohnbedarf, WB21 Lounge Chair Zurich Switzerland 1935. Rare Lounge chair by Werner Max Moser. Manufactured by Embru, Zurich Switzerland. Bauhaus chrome-pl...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
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1930s Metal Lounge Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of 1930s metal lounge chairs available for sale. There are many kinds of 1930s metal lounge chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Modern 1930s metal lounge chairs are of considerable interest. Thonet, Warren McArthur and Mücke
Melder each produced beautiful 1930s metal lounge chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are 1930s Metal Lounge Chairs?
Prices for 1930s metal lounge chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 1930s metal lounge chairs begin at $750 and can go as high as $50,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,166.
Finding the Right Lounge Chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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