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Pair of "Karate" ottomans by Michel Cadestin, Ed.Airborne, France, circa 1970
By Michel Cadestin
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Bernard (1904-1994), Airborne’s first product was the AA Chair, designed in 1938 by the Spanish
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Chrome
"Southwest- No. 20- Battle (Indian Dance)" Taos Native American New Mexico Texas
By John Ward Lockwood
Located in San Antonio, TX
positions at the Broadmoor Academy* in Colorado Springs and in 1938, became Chair of the Department of Art
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Deaths of Castillo and Calvo Sotelo (Spanish Civil War)
By Anton Refregier
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Academy of Design. From 1937-1938, he taught at and chaired the board of the short-lived American Artists
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Health Chair" Herman A. Sperlich for Ironrite Inc., 1938
By Herman A. Sperlich
Located in Sharon, CT
Important American modernist work chair designed for use with an ironing machine. Painted steel and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Casa E Giardino 1938 - Set of 4 Chairs in Walnut and Velvet Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Very rare set of four dining chairs designed in the 1938 by Gio Ponti and produced by Casa e
Category
Vintage 1930s Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Otto Schultz, Lounge Chair, Birch, Leather, White Fabric, Boet 1938
By Otto Schulz 1
Located in High Point, NC
A lounge chair designed by Otto Schultz in 1938 for Boet. Executed in stained birch, back with
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Brown Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy Juan Kurchann Antonio Bonet, 1938
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Vienna, AT
Fabulous Butterfly Chair ; designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Juan Kurchann & Antonio Bonet, 1938
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Steel
Warren McArthur for Mayfair Aluminum and Leather Folding Chair, circa 1938
By Warren McArthur, Mayfair
Located in Bainbridge, NY
chair. Featuring a supportive tubular aluminum frame, newly reupholstered in vanilla and cream leather
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1930s Vintage N E Hurricane Souvenir Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Authentic 1938 NE Hurricane Souvenir chair in dark finish. Chair has been refinished and is in
Category
Early 20th Century North American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
K. Scröder Armchair, Stained Beech and Woven Seagrass, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen, K. Scröder
Located in Copenhagen, DK
original Fritz Hansen catalog from 1938 reveals that this chair was actually designed by K. Scröder
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Seagrass, Beech
Danish 1940s Viggo Boesen Style Curved Lounge or Club Chair
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
early 1940s. Most likely manufactured circa 1938-1945, as this style chairs were seen in manufacturer's
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Pair of Viggo Boesen Style Curved Lounge or Club Chairs
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Incredibly comfortable, exuberant, and superbly made pair of Danish lounge chairs perfectly
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Pair of Viggo Boesen Style Lounge or Club Chairs in Lambswool
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
rage in the 1930s and early 1940s. Most likely manufactured circa 1938-1945, as this style chairs were
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Beech, Wool
Pair of 1940s Danish Low Club or Lounge Chairs in the Style of Lassen or Boesen
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
rage in the 1930s and early 1940s. Most likely manufactured circa 1938-1945, as this style chairs were
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Beech
Model
356
Office Desk Chair by W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Netherlands, 1950s
By Gispen, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Steenwijk, NL
designed this chair in 1937 and this specific model has been in production from 1938 until 1966. This red
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
The Chair Viggo Boesen attributed.
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Long Island City, NY
, 1938. Page 38.
Related upholstered chairs are illustrated in the 1944 Slagelse Møbelværk catalog.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Warren McArthur "Cocktail Comfort Chairs" Circa 1946
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
been sent to his mailing list the fall of 1936 and again In 1938 this chair appears in his Beauty Salon
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Neoclassical Style Lacquered Gilt Klismos Chair by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
1938-2022). The sculptural chair features a large round tablet back decorated with acanthus leaves and
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Knoll Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy in Suede Leather
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Den Haag, NL
. Designer: Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy for Knoll. Designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy in 1938. This butterfly chair
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Ole Wanscher Ash Dining Armchairs
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of Ole Wanscher armchairs,1938, Denmark. Each chair is handcrafted in a sculptural form and
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair
Pair of Chrome Art Deco Armchairs in the Manner of Lloyd
By lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in New Windsor, NY
Pair of curvaceous chrome steel Art Deco armchairs. The pair is identical to model C-58-D chair in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
K. Scröder (/Frits Schlegel) Armchair in Beech and Woven Papercord, Denmark
By K. Scröder, Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Beech armchair with woven papercord seat and back by K. Scröder, Denmark 1938. Model 1459
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Beech
K. Scröder
Frits Schlegel
Armchair in Beech and Woven Papercord, Denmark
By K. Scröder, Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Beech armchair with woven papercord seat and back by K. Scröder, Denmark 1938. Model 1459
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Beech
“Flowers and Radishes”
By Anton Refregier
Located in Southampton, NY
the National Academy of Design. From 1937-1938, he taught at and chaired the board of the short-lived
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Jacques Adnet, Eight Fine and Rare Side Chairs, France, C. 1938-1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Eight fine and rare tall back side chairs by Jacques Adnet. Limed oak with original Aubusson
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Bentwood Side Chair by Gerald Summers
By Gerald Summers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible bentwood side chair designed by British designer Gerald Summers in 1938.
Chair is in
Category
Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Side Chairs
Set of Six Dining Chairs in Mahogany by Osvaldo Bosani
Located in New York, NY
upholstered in a deep navy velvet. By Osvaldo Borsani, 1938. Chairs were featured in the Gio Ponti edited
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Gio Ponti Sofa and Armchairs. Italy 1938
By Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti upholstered sofa and armchairs designed for
Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1938.
Chair
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
$12,800 / set
Bruno Mathsson Eva Chair, 1938
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Original Bruno Mathsson chair from 1938.
Measures: 81 cm H x 58 cm W x 61 cm D
Seat height
Category
Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Gio Ponti Montecatini Chair, Italy, 1938
By Montecatini S.A., Gio Ponti
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
The D.235.1 Chair was originally designed in 1938 for the Montecatini Building in Milan at Largo
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Fritz Hansen Lounge Chairs, Denmark, 1938
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fritz Hansen's sheepskin and beech frame lounge chairs.
Sold only as a pair.
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Chairs
Rare 1938 "Bryn Mawr" Chair by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
) chair Breuer designed for the ensemble has much in common with the advanced and influential designs in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Gino Levi Montalcini Set of Four Chairs and Four Armchairs, 1938
By Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in Milan, IT
representatives of the rationalist movement in Italy. These chairs has been realized in 1938 for Casa Pastore in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Health Chair Designed by Herman Sperlich for Ironrite, circa 1938-1940
By Ironrite Ironer Company, Herman A. Sperlich
Located in Essex, MA
A sculptural vintage Ironrite Health Chair designed by Herman Sperlich, circa 1938-1940, in white
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Hans Coray Chair Landi, 1938 Designed
By Hans Coray
Located in Megeve, FR
A set of beautiful stacking aluminium chairs. Designed by Hans Coray for the Swiss National
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Rare 1938 Large Easy Chair by Bertil Söderberg
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in velvet. Similar chair pictured in June 1938 "FORM
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Kaare Klint
Edvard Kindt-Larsen Easy Chairs circa 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a pair of easy chair's produced by rud rasmussen and a collaborative design between kaare klint and
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Steel Work Chair BY Herman Sperlich
Located in Stamford, CT
1938 Desk Chair in Stripped Steel By Herman A. Sperlich
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chairs
1930s Silver Aluminium Swivel Chair by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Montecatini S.A.
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Aluminum Swivel Chair by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1938.
Very rare rotating chair designed by famous
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Copenhagen Chair by Mogens Voltelen
Located in Hudson, NY
Second and more streamlined and elegant version of Voltelen's 1938 easy chair. This rare piece is
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Butterfly Chairs for Airborne
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Grenoble, FR
a pair of Butterfly chair for Airborne
1938. Two architects, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan in
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Vintage 1940s Cinema Chair
Located in Brussels, BE
Vintage theatre chair, probably from 1938-1945. Fantastic details, like the original seat number on
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
1970s Knoll Butterfly Chair by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Suede Leather Sling Chair
By Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Ferrari-Hardoy in 1938.
This butterfly chair was the official licensed release by Knoll and was
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Copenhagen Chair by Mogens Voltelen
By Niels Vodder, Mogens Voltelen
Located in Hudson, NY
More streamlined and elegant version of Voltelen's 1938 easy chair, this rare piece is made of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Lounge Chairs
Carl Malmsten "Jonas Love" Lounge Chairs
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hudson, NY
Carl Malmsten designed the pair of chairs in 1938 solid birch wood this exeple made after the WW II
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch
$12,500 / set
Lounge Chair Attributed to Axel E. Hjorth Manufactured by Nordiska
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Fuveau, Provence
Rare lounge chair attributed to Axel Einar Hjorth;
Manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet in 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Rocking Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Asko, 1950s
Located in Ely, GB
designing for Asko in 1938, but we date this chair to the late 1950s / early 1960s.
The chair is solid in
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Morris Cole Graves - Study for Nightfall Chair - 1938
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Early drawing by renowned Northwest artist Morris Graves, study for Nightfall Chair c.1938, gallery
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Johnson Wax Chair by Frank Lloyd Wright, Made by Cassina
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Cologne, DE
Johnson Wax chair, designed 1938-1939 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Johnson Wax headquarters in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair Armchair by Artek, circa 1938
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 lounge chair armchair by Artek circa 1938
Rare early Alvar Aalto Series
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair By OY Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB 1938
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Alvar Aalto Model 401 Lounge Chair Armchair By OY Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB Circa 1938
Category
Vintage 1930s Finnish Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Vintage 1940s Theater Chairs
By Fibrocit
Located in Brussels, BE
Vintage theater chairs, probably from 1938-1945. Fantastic details, like the original seat numbers
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Henry Dreyfuss Collapsible Train Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, launched in 1938. The chair frame is brushed steel, while the seat and back are cushioned and upholstered
Category
Vintage 1930s American Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Fritz Hansen 1669 Easy Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of sculptural easy chairs.
Designed 1938 and made by Fritz Hansen in the 1940s.
Legs
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Angora, Beech
$16,021 / set
Ed Wormley for Dunbar Writing Table and Swivel Chair
Located in New York, NY
Ed Wormley for Dunbar Writing Table No. 4599C and Swivel Chair No. 2234. The chair dates 1938 and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Thomas Lamb Chaise Lounge
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Steam bent mabau teak lounge chair by Canadian designer Thomas Lamb (1938-1997). The chair design
Category
20th Century Canadian Chaise Longues
$18,500
Thonet Lounge Chair from the PSFS building in Philadelphia
By William Lescaze, Thonet
Located in Providence, RI
Thonet lounge chair in nickel-plated tubular steel with black lacquered wood arms, circa 1932-1938
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Steel
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1938 Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 chair for your home. A 1938 chair — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 1938 chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1938 chair made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. A well-made 1938 chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gio Ponti, Warren McArthur and Fritz Hansen are consistently popular.
How Much is a 1938 Chair?
A 1938 chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,725, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $100,489.
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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.
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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.
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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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