1940 Steel Chair

French Steel Furniture

Ray Komai

Evans Plywood

Stak A Bye Chair

Tubular Lounge

Chairs French Designer

Bauhaus Tubular Chair

Eames Dcw

Category

Vintage 1940s South African Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs, Refurbished

$100 / item

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs, Refurbished

Located in Cape Town, Western Cape

A set of four brightly colored, refurbished 1940s school chairs from South Africa. Each chair has a

Category

Vintage 1940s South African Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Stacking Chairs, Refurbished

$520 / set

Garden Chair Bigla , 1940s

By BIGLA

Located in Basel, CH

Red garden chair made by Bigla in the 1940s in Switzerland. Solid wood slats attached to a

Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Garden Chair Bigla , 1940s

$500

1940s Francois Carre Fanback Garden Chair

By Francois Carre

Located in Evans, GA

Restored Francois Carre Fanback Garden Chair. This chair has undergone a thorough restoration

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Steel

1940s Francois Carre Fanback Garden Chair

$1,285 / item

Francois Carre Garden Chairs - a Pair (fully restored)

By Francois Carre

Located in Evans, GA

These fully restored garden chairs offer the opportunity to experience the 'feel' of these iconic

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Steel

Francois Carre Garden Chairs - a Pair (fully restored)

$3,250 / set

Odelberg Olson task Chair

By Odelberg Olsen

Located in Seattle, WA

This chair is as beautiful as it is rare. Often attributed to the renown French designer Jean

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Odelberg Olson task Chair

$2,900

Donald Knorr Chair, Knoll Associates 1948

By Donald Knorr, Knoll

Located in Brooklyn, NY

simple thin piece of steel creates the backrest and seat. Offered in original condition with a beautiful

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Donald Knorr Chair, Knoll Associates 1948

$7,000

Cantilever Chair by Bigla Switzerland 1940s Olive Green with Stamp Signature

By BIGLA

Located in Zürich, Zürich

Original cantilever chair by Bigla Switzerland, 1940s, with stamp signature on seat bottom. Olive

Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Steel

Cantilever Chair by Bigla Switzerland 1940s Olive Green with Stamp Signature

$1,490

Stacking Chairs by Sebel, Pressed Metal Seat on Tubular Frame, Set of 4

By Harry Sebel

Located in Madison, WI

Original Stak-a-Bye chairs from Sebel of England, circa 1940. Set of 4. Padded green faux leather

Category

Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Stacking Chairs by Sebel, Pressed Metal Seat on Tubular Frame, Set of 4

$990 / set

Saarinen Leather Womb Chair and Ottoman, Knoll, 1978

By Eero Saarinen, Knoll

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Excellent light vanilla/putty colored leather womb chair and ottoman. Both pieces retain their

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Saarinen Leather Womb Chair and Ottoman, Knoll, 1978

$8,500 / set

Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.

By Mailhot Et Freres

Located in Port Hope, ON

This fabulous and ingenious albeit bizarrely designed Mid-Century Modern folding rocking chair was

Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.

$1,950

2 x Pink Midcentury Steelpipe-Armchair with rotatable seat (Netherlands, 1945)

Located in Wien, AT

Objekt: Armlehnstuhl (2 Exemplare vorhanden) Entwurf: unbekannt, verm. Niederlande um 1940/50

Category

Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

2 x Pink Midcentury Steelpipe-Armchair with rotatable seat (Netherlands, 1945)

$4,507 / set

Eames Rocking Armchair, Zenith

By Charles Eames

Located in Cologne, DE

Eames 'rocking armchair,' 1948. Execution: Zenith Plastics.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Eames Rocking Armchair, Zenith

$3,500

Pair of Bauhaus Steel and Wood Club Chairs

Located in Lábatlan, HU

Vintage chrome-plated lounge chairs, set of 2 The solid metal chrome legs give this chair some

Category

Vintage 1940s Hungarian Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Bauhaus Steel and Wood Club Chairs

$3,875 / set

Machine Age Chairs

By Wolfgang Hoffmann

Located in Baltimore, MD

Beautiful pair cantilever Machine Age Art Deco arm chairs. Heavy tubular chrome frames with slate

Category

Vintage 1940s American Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Machine Age Chairs

$2,800 / set

Mücke Melder dining 2 chairs table set, 40 s

By Mücke Melder

Located in Poznań, PL

A Bauhaus dining set from Mücke & Melder manufactured during the 1940's in former Czechoslovakia

Category

Vintage 1940s Czech Bauhaus Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mücke Melder dining 2 chairs table set, 40 s

$1,431 / set

Pair of Van Keppel Green lounge chairs

Located in Hudson, NY

A beautiful design classic in great restored condition.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Steel

Pair of Van Keppel Green lounge chairs

$4,500 / set

Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41 Black Standard Chair Circa 1948

By Jean Prouvé

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

pedestal with four drawer with four black lacquered steel legs, matched with a Black Standard chair Circa

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41 Black Standard Chair Circa 1948

$57,856 / set

c.1930-1940 Pair of Industrial Looking Polished Steel Rockers

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Pair of industrial looking polished steel rockers. Exceptional modern interpretation of the classic

Category

Vintage 1930s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

c.1930-1940 Pair of Industrial Looking Polished Steel Rockers

$1,900

Exquisite Polished Aluminum Desk Chair 1940 s

Located in New York, NY

Turn of the century aluminum desk chair. Likely made by Goodform Co. 1940's. A great chair for the

Category

American Swivel Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Exquisite Polished Aluminum Desk Chair 1940 s

$1,800

Woodard Steel Pony Rocking Chair

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Woodard steel and pony hide rocking chair circa 1940's. This exquisite example has button tufted

Category

Vintage 1940s American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Woodard Steel Pony Rocking Chair

$3,600

Leather and Steel Lounge Chair

By lloyd manufacturing co.

Located in Palm Springs, CA

wear we decided to make it a comfortable lounge chair upholstered in black leather. The steel chrome

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Leather and Steel Lounge Chair

$2,100

Set of 10 vintage steel toledo chairs

Located in New York, NY

10 brushed steel chairs made by the Toledo factory most likely in the 1940's. Beautiful bright

Category

Vintage 1940s American Chairs

Set of 10 vintage steel toledo chairs

$4,000

Rationalist style chair, 1940 circa

By Bauhaus

Located in Milano, Lombardia

A beautiful chair in the rationalist style, with a tubular steel frame and wooden back and seat

Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rationalist style chair, 1940 circa

$2,802

Simmons Brushed Steel and Gunmetal Vinyl Rocking Chair

By Simmons Company Furniture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Industrial, institutional, brushed steel rocking chair upholstered in a gunmetal vinyl is from the

Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Simmons Brushed Steel and Gunmetal Vinyl Rocking Chair

$2,800

Industrial Laundry Basket Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chair made from Industrial Laundry Basket in wood with metal rolling wheels.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Industrial Laundry Basket Chair

$2,900

Italian Designer, Lounge Chair, Tubular Steel, Sheepskin, Wood, Italy, 1940s

Located in High Point, NC

An Italian rationalist lounge chair. Designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Features tubular steel

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Organic Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Designer, Lounge Chair, Tubular Steel, Sheepskin, Wood, Italy, 1940s

$11,500

Vintage Polished Metal Industrial Style Singer Chair, circa 1940

By Singer Sewing Machine Co.

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

A brilliantly designed chair. Both comfortable and great looking. The chair is completely original

Category

Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Ch...

Materials

Steel, Iron

Vintage Polished Metal Industrial Style Singer Chair, circa 1940

$795

Vintage Steel Blue Leather Chesterfield Club Chair

Located in Austin, TX

English vintage Chesterfield club chair with steel blue tufted leather upholstery and bronze

Category

Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Steel Blue Leather Chesterfield Club Chair

$4,200

A Chair By Donald Knorr

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A rare metal chair by D.Knorr.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

A Chair By Donald Knorr

$4,800

Set of Eight (8) Rene Prou Burnished Steel Dining Chairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

/> This set of chairs is a perfect complement to a Venetian Mirror & Gilt Wood Dining Table (See Dealer

Category

Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs

Set of Eight (8) Rene Prou Burnished Steel Dining Chairs

Pair of Art Deco Klismos Low Chairs

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of Art Deco klismos low chairs of cast and forged steel. These hand hammered seats are

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Art Deco Klismos Low Chairs

$2,750 / set

French Task Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French 1940's task chair in the manner of Jean Prouvé bentwood seat and back over a steel

Category

Vintage 1940s French Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

French Task Chair

$1,200

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Quantity Available

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Blue – Quantity Available 1940s Original British Stak a

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Quantity Available

$165 / item

Metal Chair, manner of Frank Lloyd Wright

By Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Steel chair reminiscent of a Frank Lloyd Wright design.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

Metal Chair, manner of Frank Lloyd Wright

$695

Set of Four Art Deco Klismos Low Chairs

Located in Austin, TX

Set of four Art Deco klismos low chairs of cast and forged steel. These hand hammered seats are

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Art Deco Klismos Low Chairs

$5,500 / set

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Set of Six

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Blue – Set of Six 1940s Original British Stak a Bye

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Set of Six

$991 / set

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Set of Four

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Blue – Set of Four 1940s Original British Stak a Bye

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Blue, Set of Four

$661 / set

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Quantity Available

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Quantity Available 1940s Original British Stak a

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Quantity Available

$130 / item

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Six

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Six 1940s Original British Stak a Bye

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Six

$991 / set

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Four

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs – Grey – Set of Four 1940s Original British Stak a Bye

Category

Vintage 1940s English Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

1940s Original British Stak a Bye Chairs, Grey, Set of Four

$661 / set

Thonet, Sedie Da Pranzo Art Déco Esclusive, 1940

By Thonet

Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO

Rarissimo set di 6 sedie da sala da Pranzo dell'azienda Thonet di pieno periodo Art Déco. In Faggio curvato con la caratteristica della spalliera dello schienale in Piuma di Noce. ...

Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Thonet, Sedie Da Pranzo Art Déco Esclusive, 1940

$3,816 / set

Vintage Machinist Chair

Located in Calgary, Alberta

Vintage industrial 3-legged machinist chair from the Czech Republic. It has it's original plywood

Category

Vintage 1940s Czech Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Machinist Chair

$750

Six French bistro 40 s chairs

Located in New York, NY

A great patina on original bistro chairs. Slight difference between the legs of two chairs and the

Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Six French bistro 40 s chairs

$2,200

Pair of French Garden Chairs

Located in Chicago, IL

A chic and sculptural pair of early 20th century French garden chairs with bent tubular frames and

Category

Vintage 1940s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of French Garden Chairs

$2,450

Rare Pair of French Maison Jansen Folding Chairs

Located in Dallas, TX

Rare pair of French Maison Jansen polished steel and leather folding chairs. Circa 1940. These are

Category

Vintage 1940s Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rare Pair of French Maison Jansen Folding Chairs

$10,450

Machine age swiveling industrial chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Machine age industrial chair. Seat is 18 in. tall x 16 in. wide x 14 in. deep. Great for a desk

Category

Vintage 1940s American Swivel Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Machine age swiveling industrial chair

$1,000

Pair of Butterfly Patio Chairs

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of sling patio chairs. We had them powder coated a satin black and upholstered in sunbrella

Category

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Butterfly Patio Chairs

$3,600 / set

La Chaise Chair / Chaises Longues by Eames

By Charles and Ray Eames

Located in New York, NY

chair. Inspired by a Gaston Lachaise sculpture titled "Floating Figure." Two available.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

La Chaise Chair / Chaises Longues by Eames

Set of six Eero Saarinen side chairs on steel legs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Six chairs of padded seat and back on stainless steel legs with pad feet.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Set of six Eero Saarinen side chairs on steel legs

$1,950

Industrial Dining Chairs

Located in New York, NY

French Industrial dining chairs set of eight combination of steel and blonde wood

Category

Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Industrial Dining Chairs

$5,950

Jens Risom Strapped Leather Lounge Chair

By Knoll, Jens Risom

Located in Los Angeles, CA

brown leather webbing and steel nail head details along the back of the chair securing the straps

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Jens Risom Strapped Leather Lounge Chair

$5,500

Pair of Van Keppel-Green Lounge Chairs

Located in New York, NY

An original early pair of the iconic Terrace lounge chairs designed by Van Keppel-Green in 1939

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Pair of Van Keppel-Green Lounge Chairs

$2,600

Midcentury Industrial Factory Swivel Chair, circa 1950

Located in Lucenec, SK

This industrial height adjustable swivel chairs were produced in Czechoslovakia from 1940s. The

Category

Vintage 1940s Czech Industrial Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Midcentury Industrial Factory Swivel Chair, circa 1950

$703 / set

Chic Leather Swivel Chair in the mannner of William Haines

Located in Amarillo, TX

Simple and elegant 1940's swivel chair in the manner of William Haines. Four splayed legs with

Category

Vintage 1940s American Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

Chic Leather Swivel Chair in the mannner of William Haines

$1,550

Set of Six Eero Saarinen for Knoll Swiveling Rolling Chairs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Knoll Rolling swivleing side chairs with tilt adjusting mechanism in chrome four pronged base. All

Category

Vintage 1940s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Eero Saarinen for Knoll Swiveling Rolling Chairs

$1,900

W Chair by Cesar Janello for Raoul Guys Aa Éditions, 1947

By Raoul Guys, César Janello 1

Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares

we can be sure about the date of manufacture of this W chair in Jequitiba and steel. 2 stools also

Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

W Chair by Cesar Janello for Raoul Guys Aa Éditions, 1947

$7,155

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1940 Steel Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1940 steel chair for your home. Each 1940 steel chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, steel and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1940 steel chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A 1940 steel chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Industrial or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1940 steel chair over the years, but those crafted by Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and Herman Miller are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 1940 Steel Chair?

Prices for a 1940 steel chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $76,913, while the average can fetch as much as $3,100.

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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