Antique Fan Back Chairs
Authentic Antique Fan Back Windsor Side Chair Mid-Atlantic DE PA Dimes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting chair. Usable, the joinery is tight. Paper Label tacked on bottom: Mr. John N Yeatts
Category
Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,200
H 37.5 in W 23 in D 19 in
Dramatic 19th Century Newly Upholstered Tufted Fan Back Slipper Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super glamorous pair of French fan back tufted slipper chairs having wonderfully shaped balloon
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 37 in W 26 in D 26 in
Rare Pair of Vienna Secession Modern Chairs by Adolf Loos
By Adolf Loos
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a rare original paired Fan-Back Chairs designed by Adolf Loos (1870-1933) circa 1908
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique 18th Century American New England Fan Back Maple Windsor Arm Chair 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique 18th century American fan/comb back New England maple Windsor armchair
Category
1780s American Federal Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Maple
$1,395
H 42 in W 25.5 in D 23 in
Vintage Joerns Bros Art Deco Walnut Fan Back Vanity Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Joerns Bros Art Deco Walnut Fan Back Vanity Side Chair. Circa Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Wittmann Style Rich Turquoise Velvet Fan Back Cocktail Chair, 1930s
By Wittmann
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Original Art Deco luxurious rich turquoise blue velvet fan back cocktail chair with metal feet
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,585
H 27.96 in W 27.96 in D 27.96 in
English 1890s Bamboo Slipper Chair with Fan Back, Rattan Seat and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English bamboo slipper chair from the late 19th century, with fan back, woven rattan seat and
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$2,850
H 41 in W 19.5 in D 16 in
Pair S. Bent
Brothers Ebonized Maple Fiddle / Fan Back Windsor Chairs Half Arm
By S. Bent and Bros.
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Pair of S. Bent & Brothers Ebonized Maple Fiddle / Fan Back Windsor Chairs Half
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Early 20th Century American Other Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Maple, Paint
$1,995
H 37.5 in W 21.5 in D 22 in
Antique Ficks Reed Wide Arm Wicker Armchair
By Ficks Reed
Located in Sheffield, MA
work under the arms. The fan back chair is fully skirted for tailored look on all sides. The Deco
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Reed, Hardwood, Wicker
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square 2+1 A
Located in Lewes, England
- the fan back pair are the two chairs on the right hand side of the foto and must be bought as a pair
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Birch
$1,548 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Antique Faux Bamboo
Cane Chair, 19th-Century Chinoiserie Style
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
elegant spindle fan-back. This chair is a classic example of the English and French Chinoiserie Revival
Category
1890s British Chinoiserie Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of High Style Art Deco Fan Backed Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
the 1920's. These plush and completely restored chairs, feature a vertical channel tufted fan back and
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 6 American Oak Fanback Windsor Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century.
Set of 6 American oak fan back windsor side chairs.
Category
19th Century Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Fine Pair Of Antique Walnut And Cane Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
brown Walnut. The chairs feature fanned backs with hand-pulled caning under oval finials echoing stylish
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
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Art Deco Grosfeld House Channel / Fan Back Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Grosfeld House Channel / Fan Back Chairs. Iconic. Asymmetrical Design. Well made and very
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Four Biedermeier Viennese Chairs in the Style of Josef Danhauser
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Charleston, SC
. The neoclassical fan back chairs are in the style of Josef Danhauser. The elegant form with the clean
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Cherry
English Chippendale Fan Back Chair, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English Chippendale fan back chair, 19th century.
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bar Harbor Wicker Fan Back Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning over painted American wicker fan back chair with spring seats and ticking pillow as
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Colonial Style Philadelphia Oak Windsor Fan Back Chair, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Colonial style Philadelphia Windsor style chair features oak pegged construction with fan back
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Fan Back Chairs with Light Blue Upholstery, 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of exquisite Biedermeier side chairs from the mid-19th century features fan shaped backs
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 36.5 in W 19 in D 16.5 in
English Fan Back Windsor Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual tall back English Windsor with deep seat, fan back.
Category
19th Century English Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 20thc Bar Harbor Fan Back Wicker Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20thc Bar Harbor, Maine fan back white wicker chair in amazing as found condition. This
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Paint
Set 6 whimsical and unusual "fan-back" painted side chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of six whimsical and unusual fan-back, painted chairs
Category
19th Century Antique Fan Back Chairs
Pair of Antique Stencil Fan Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique stencil back windsor chairs, original federal paint
c. 1790- 1830.
Category
Late 18th Century Federal Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
19thc Original Painted High Fan Back Windsor Chair From N.e.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 19THC ORIGINAL MUSTARD PAINTED EXTENDED ARM FAN BACK WINDSOR CHAIR IN WONDERFUL SURFACE.THIS
Category
19th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Pine, Hickory
19th C. Natural Wicker Fan Back Throne Chair Attributed to Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Queens, NY
chair is composed of natural rattan and features a fan back, round seat, and red and green decorative
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Paint
Set of 8 George III Gillows Mahogany Fan Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Glasgow, GB
A set of eight George III mahogany fan back dining chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Six Walnut 1840s Biedermeier Austrian Dining Room Chairs with Fan Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
, with black upholstered seats, curving fan backs and saber legs. Born in Imperial Austria during the
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
H 36.5 in W 18.25 in D 17 in
Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk
Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
. Completing the ensemble is a matching mahogany Windsor fan back chair, expertly carved to mirror the desk's
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 37.5 in W 28.5 in D 16 in
Two Early Decorative Iron Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Two hand crafted decorative fan backed iron garden chairs,please note there were four,two have sold.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Iron
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Golden Birch square 2+1 A
Located in Lewes, England
- the fan back pair are the two chairs on the right hand side of the foto and must be bought as a pair
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Birch
H 34.26 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Fan-Shaped Arm Chair with Curved Back Panel and Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful fan-shaped arm chair with curved back panel and drawer with original patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Fan Back Chairs
BAR HARBOR FAN BACK WICKER CHAIR IN ORIGINAL PALE YELLOW PAINT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BAR HARBOR FAN BACK WICKER CHAIR IN ORIGINAL YELLOW PAINT WITH ORIGINAL MAGAZINE HOLDER BUILT IN
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Set of Six Biedermeier Dining Chairs, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
curved legs and have heart-shaped backs with fan decoration. The chairs have been reupholstered and
Category
1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Chippendale Fan Backs Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of English Chippendale fan backs chairs, 19th century.
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Fan Back Windsor Armchairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare set of 4 almost identical "Fan Back" Windsor armchairs made of yew and elm wood.
Untouched
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Mahogany Biedermeier Neoclassical Style Shell Fan Back Dining Chairs Set of Six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of six antique mahogany Biedermeier or neoclassical style shell fan back dining chairs. Item
Category
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 36 in W 19 in D 21 in
Pair of Antique Cherry Comb Fan Back Windsor Armchairs Pennsylvania, circa 1900
Located in Portland, OR
, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. The chairs having splayed fan backs with shaped top rails and horseshoe shaped
Category
Early 1900s American Federal Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Cherry
H 46.5 in W 28,888 in D 24.5 in
19th Century Arts and Crafts Style Spindle Back Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual round-back spindle chair similar to an American fan-back windsor chair. Features a
Category
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wicker Rattan Emmanuelle Peacock Chair, 1960-1970
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Finely woven wicker rattan large fan back peacock chair
"Emmanuelle Peacock Chair" in beautifully
Category
1880s French Bohemian Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Pine
Victorian Oak Revolving Spindleback Desk Chair With Racing Green Leather Seat
By James Phillips
Sons
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Oak Fan Back Revolving Desk Chair With Racing Green Leather Seat & Bras Studs, Finished
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Iron
H 34.26 in W 26.38 in D 19.3 in
Fan Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Vase and ring turnings and 20th century black paint. Possibly Samson Barnett of Wilmington, DE.
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Maple
Windsor Fan-Back Chair - Henzey
By Joseph Henzey
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fan Back Windsor side chair, stamped "Henzey". This chair has beautiful proportions, an excellent
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Antique Vienna Secession Modern "Fan-back" Chair, Adolf Loos Arts
Crafts 1900s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Adolf Loos "Fan-back" chair Model cf inter alia Otto Beck apartment.
Pilsen 1908 and Josef Vogl
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 29.93 in W 14.57 in D 15.75 in
Pair of 18th Century English Mahogany Fan Back Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
A superb pair of period chairs with the classic fan back and wide serpentine seat upholstered in
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century France Napoleon III Style Chair
Located in New Preston, CT
19th c France Napoleon III Style Fan- Back Chair on Cabriole Legs with Casters. Newly Upholstered
Category
19th Century French Antique Fan Back Chairs
Fan Back Biedermeier Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier chair with open fan-shaped, fluted back. The clean lines of this chair were crafted
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fan Back Chairs
American Fan-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic American fan-back Windsor chair features a bentwood back, splayed legs pegged directly
Category
19th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fan Back Side Windsor
Located in Summerland, CA
18th Century
Rhode Island
Black paint over traditional green windsor paint.
Ring turned legs with H form stretcher. Saddle seat sits on raised baluster.
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Fan Back Chairs
18th century Fan Back Windsor
Located in Summerland, CA
Rhode Island. Black over green painted surface.
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18th Century and Earlier American Other Antique Fan Back Chairs
English Early 19th Century Set of Six Fan Back Spindleback Sidechairs Rush Seats
Located in Wells, ME
English Assembled Set of Six Spindleback rush seated side chairs with carved fan cresting rail, two
Category
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Elm
H 39 in W 20 in D 16 in
Desk Chair
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Revolving Oak desk chair.
Fan back splat, height adjustable.
Sculptural form, factory
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Fan Back Chairs
Pair of 19th Century France Fan Back Napoleon Chairs
Located in New Preston, CT
Pair of fan back Napoleon III chairs, 19th century France, in vivid lemon yellow upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Antique Fan Back Chairs
Antique Nursing Chair Salon Chair Bedroom Victorian 19th Century Green Velvet
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Fabulous small Victorian fan back nursing chair in olive green velvet
Description:
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Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 33 in W 20 in D 19 in
New England Painted Windsor Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
New England Fan back Windsor side chair in fine original deep red painted finish, delicate turnings
Category
19th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Early 20th Century Rattan Fan-Back Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
custom cushions upholstered in white linen and perfect rattan fan backs, these excellent chairs will make
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Down
19th Century Pennsylvania Fan-Back Brace-Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fan-back brace-back windsor side chair having serpentine crest rail with carved ears and spindle
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Fan Back Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Fan Back Chairs
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Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Petite Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or toy storage trunk. Made of pine featuring rectangular form painted red exterior, hand dovetailing, forged iron h...
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Iron
1950s American Garage Craftmans Bits Plywood Cabinet Tabletop Chest WW2 Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
As-found. Petite painted plywood bits and bobs cabinet, factory or garage custom in house job. No makers markings. Chips, dents to wood, splat and paint patina from normal uses.
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1950s American Industrial Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Plywood
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20% Off
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 9.75 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Antique Fan Back Chairs
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Brass
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Materials
Velvet
$5,710 / item
H 29 in W 59 in D 39 in
19th Century French Painted Counter
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French black painted counter.
Panelled front with shelves / cupboards on the other side. With scrubbed wooden top.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahognay featuring rectangular form with scrolled front and four hand dovetailed drawers.
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Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,280 Sale Price
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H 46 in W 44 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought
cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
$117,530
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
19th Century French Wooden Dining Table
Located in High Point, NC
Feast in the essence of French provincial life with this authentic 19th Century French Wooden Dining Table. Exuding rustic elegance, this table features a broad, sturdy top that bear...
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19th Century French Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Roll Top Desk Mahogany Bureau, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classy French Empire roll top desk in mahogany
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1880s Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Fan Back Chairs
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$4,500
H 36 in W 28 in D 34 in
19th Century Low-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming mid-19th century English low back Windsor chair is a testament to the craftsmanship and enduring style of the era. The chair features a distinctive bent yew wood crest ...
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Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Fan Back Chairs
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Located in Greenwich, CT
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1790s English Country Antique Fan Back Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Antique Fan Back Chairs
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Antique Fan Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique fan back chairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique fan back chairs — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique fan back chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique fan back chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Art Deco and Victorian antique fan back chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique fan back chairs over the years, but those made by Joseph Henzey are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Fan Back Chairs?
Prices for antique fan back chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique fan back chairs begin at $975 and can go as high as $10,800, while the average can fetch as much as $3,125.
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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