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Tito Agnoli for Cinova Day Bed Sofa in Black Leather
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
a sturdy manner. These bars allow the back- and armrests to be folded outwards to provide side
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Barstools in Chrome and Goatskin, Set of Three
Located in London, GB
Set of three swivel bar stools with back rest in chrome, new upholstery in goatskin by Tambourin
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
$4,313 / set
Tito Agnoli for Cinova Daybed Sofa in Red Upholstery
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
sturdy manner. These bars allow the back- and armrests to be folded outwards to provide side tables with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
21st Century Frac Chair, Lacquered Iron and Black Leather, Made in Italy
By Hebanon Studio, Hebanon Fratelli Basile
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
painted iron frame is characterised by a seductive spring steel back with convex vertical bars
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
$1,354 Sale Price / item
20% Off
FREIFRAU Marie Armchair by Hoffmann Kahleyss Design in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
its shell, nestling in a delicate steel-tube frame whose rear bar pinches the back of the cushion
Category
2010s European Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
A set of four Aesthetic Movement oak dining chairs with carved decoration
Located in London, GB
43 cm
Across middle of back along central bar 38.5 cm
Depth along the top of the seat 47 cm.
Depth
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 10” H x 5.9” W x 3.3“ D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): no back
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Fabric
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 10.5” H x 7.5” W x 2.9“ D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): no back
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Fabric
Provencal Straw Armchair From the 18th Century
By Hache
Located in Grenoble, FR
century.
Wooden armchair, back with three cut-out bars, turned legs straw-covered seat
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Teak Display Cabinets, UK, Circa 1960s
By Finn Juhl
Located in Round Top, TX
United Kingdom in the late 1960s. A stylish, sleek way to divide a large space (finished on the backs) or
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
$3,664 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique English 19th Century Charles II Style Oak Hall Chair
Located in London, GB
An antique English 19th century Charles II style Derbyshire oak bar back chair
A Charles II
Category
Antique 19th Century Charles II Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$2,132 Sale Price
30% Off
FREIFRAU Marie Armchair by Hoffmann Kahleyss Design in STOCK
Located in New York, NY
its shell, nestling in a delicate steel-tube frame whose rear bar pinches the back of the cushion
Category
2010s European Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Set of Six Antique English Country Sheraton Oak Dining Chairs C.1800
Located in London, GB
dining chairs,
with bar backs, vertical splats, drop in seats and square tapering front legs
Very good
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Sheraton Chairs
Materials
Oak
$6,353 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 English Arts
Crafts Glazed Floral Tiles
By Lewis Foreman Day, Pilkington
s Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
a 5 bar back.
19th century architect and decorative designer, Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910), was
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Flooring
Materials
Clay
Antique Victorian Period Cast Iron Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Victorian period cast iron fire grate. With an arched back, shaped bars and bulbous
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Materials
Iron, Metal
19th Century Cast Iron Combination Fireplace
Located in London, GB
Salavaged From A Central London Town House.
Complete With Its Original Front Bars & Back.
Dimensions
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$1,073 Sale Price
20% Off
Artifort 691 Blue Fabric Sofa, 1980s
By Artifort
Located in Basildon, London
sofa has a sleek a sophisticated aesthetic with a pared back silhouette.
A tubular steel bar runs the
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Sofas
Materials
Fabric
$1,300 Sale Price
39% Off
Brutalist style armchair in elm and goatskin, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brutalist style armchair in solid natural blond elm, with its seat and back in goatskin. Three
Category
Late 20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Goatskin, Elm
Set of Twelve Classic Side Chairs by Ole Wanscher, 1960s
By Ole Wanscher, A. J. Iversen
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of 12 mahogany chairs with curvy, horizontal bar in back. Seat upholstered with patterned
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Gold Tone Upholstered Barstools
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A set of three Mid-Century Modern gold tone bar stools with upholstered seats and back. The set of
Category
Mid-20th Century Stools
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Arts
Crafts Iron Chairs by Morgan Colt
By Morgan Colt
Located in grand Lancy, CH
there is a bar in the back that can be removed to fold the chairs ,A rare pair of wrought iron and
Category
Early 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
$9,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Art Deco Polished Steel Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
shaped back and front bars with turned steel finials to the top, supported on a pair of detachable fire
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
Pair Modernist 18ct White Gold
Lapis Lazuli Cufflinks 1970
s
Located in Norwich, GB
cufflinks having hinged whale-back fastenings. The connector bars are hallmarked with the 18ct gold fineness
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Massive Vintage Iron And Brass Bakers Rack
Located in Bridgeport, CT
brass. It features three horizontal tiered shelves with a back made up of horizontal bars, providing
Category
20th Century French Provincial Shelves
Materials
Brass, Iron
Georg Jensen "Chime" Necklace by Astrid Fog
By Astrid Fog, Georg Jensen
Located in Toledo, OH
back of one of the dangling bars is marked "Georg Jensen Denmark 925S 120B". Eight chimes suspended
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian 1970
s Walnut and White Leather Lounge Chairs
By Jean Gillon, Sergio Rodrigues, Percival Lafer
Located in New York, NY
stunning contrast to the original white creamy leather with walnut horizontal decorative bars on the back
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique George III Style Brass
Steel Fire Basket
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
back and front bars surmounted by a pair of small urn finials. The front showcases a pair of engraved
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
Pair Antique Brass Cannonball Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
mounted on thick square supports. The angled legs with flat feet, the back brass bars also with
Category
Early 20th Century Federal Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass
$1,650 / set
French Late 19th Century Carved Carousel Prancing Horse Sculpture with Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
bar. The two back feet originally on the platform and two front feet up in the air, the horse is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Shovel Chair, Walnut Veneer, Black Leather, Austria circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
solid walnut. Strongly curved back board.Tapered square legs, straight at the front, curved at the back
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique George III Style Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
cast iron back plate with shaped bars, urn finials and pierced steel apron. Over 100 years old, it has
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Steel, Iron, Metal
Set of Four Italian 1970
s Walnut and White Leather Lounge Chairs
By Percival Lafer, Jean Gillon, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
bars on the back rest and the sides. The Italian leather is of the finest quality and lusciously
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A SITZMASCHINE Chair by JOSEF HOFFMANN
FISCHEL WIENER WERKSTATTE Austria 1910
By Fischel
Located in PARIS, FR
(by placing a single bar in the back of the structure). This seat is recovered with a beautiful
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set Period Regency Dining Chairs Mahogany Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Chairs Having a Carved Central Shell Flanked By Carved Leaves.
The Bar Back of the Chair Having Ebony
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Untouched Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany
Leather Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
arched top rail carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls, while the bar backs showcase shaped splats
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,246 Sale Price
35% Off
Set Regency Dining Chairs Mahogany Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good Set of 8 (6 + 2) Mahogany Regency Bar Back Dining Chairs.
Raised upon typical Regency Ring
Category
Vintage 1980s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six Design Institute America Ostrich Dining Chairs, DIA
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Lambertville, NJ
bar curved back frames have brass accent caps and are upholstered in a neutral beige / cream tone
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Metal
$3,040 Sale Price / set
61% Off
Antique George IV Dining Table
6 chairs C1820 19th Century
Located in London, GB
comprises sixt side chairs and all feature attractive hand carved bar back design with 'drop in' seats
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Dining Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
English 19th Century Windsor armchairs
Located in Delft, NL
English 19th Century Windsor armchairs
A set of oak Windsor chairs with a high, rounded back with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
19th Century Set of Eight Regency Period Dining Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century set of eight Regency period dining chairs in light mahogany with enclosed bar backs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Folk Art Dog And Cat Form Brass Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, short tail, and monogrammed collar (DAA). The bases with a diamond pattern. Iron bars at the backs
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Andirons
Materials
Brass
$1,295 / set
Metal Art Deco Garden Patio Poolside Hoop Arm Rocking Chair c. 1930
s
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
circular continuous arms and legs, with repeating flat bar seats and backs. This example is structurally
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Industrial Style Polished Steel Library Etagere Bookcase with Step
Located in Rio Vista, CA
for reaching the top shelves. The etagere would make a dramatic bar back for holding glasses and
Category
20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Napoleon III Chiavari Solid Wooden Hand-Crafted Gold Leaf Chairs, France, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of 50 chairs, sold by units. Napoleon style solid wooden hand-crafted chairs. With turned bars
Category
Vintage 1960s French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
$522 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Gio Ponti Style Lounge Chair, Fine Brass Feet and Green Upholstery, Italy, 1955
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Den Haag, NL
Slender wooden lounge chair with fine brass feet and brass bar back.
Recent newly upholstered in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Georgian Cast Iron Hob Grate Fireplace Insert
Located in London, GB
Its Former Glory,
In A Traditional Blackened Finish. Comes Complete With Fire Bars
Fire Back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,628 Sale Price
23% Off
Antique Victorian Mahogany General Store Display Case Apothecary Cabinet 71"
Located in Dayton, OH
. Could be a neat bar back as well.
Dimensions:
31" x 67" x 70.5"h, door goes up 46"
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$1,645 Sale Price
30% Off
1950
s Baumann Bentwood Honey Oak Bistro Dining Chair - Good Qty Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Baumann Bentwood Honey Oak Bistro Dining Chair - Single Bar Back - Good Quantity Available
Category
Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Chairs in Rosewood by Ernst Martin Dettinger
By Ernst Martin Dettinger
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern set of 6 chairs in rosewood by Ernst Martin Dettinger. Backrest with bars
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Set of Two Maison Jansen Style Bronze Patio Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of two Maison Jansen Style patio chairs, with bronze rail cross back (rail bar stamped BRONZE
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Selig Lucite Sofa, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
through the length of the sofa holding the black leather seat straps and back cushion straps. The bars are
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sofas
Materials
Lucite
Pair of 19th Century Italian Scrolling Iron Single Light Sconces, 34" Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
within its center. The arm connects and is supported by the vertical bar back plate with wavy edges and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Iron
Brass
Steel Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
surmounted by serpentine steel front bars. Plain back behind. English, late 19th / early 20th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Steel
$4,436
Polished Steel Firegrate of Georgian Influence
Located in London, GB
substantial tapering obelisk finials. The burning area with plain front bars. Cast iron back behind. Modern
Category
Late 20th Century English Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Religious Chinese Export Carved Pagoda Sculpture 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
piece is missing on the roof and one bar at back area is also missing.
Height: (entire item) 11” (28cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian More Asian Art, Objects and ...
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of Arts
Crafts Door Knobs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts & Crafts brass door knobs with shield shaped back plates.
Supplied with square
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
$361 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Desk by Valdemar Mortensen, 1960s.
By Vald Mortensen
Located in Asaa, DK
. Open back with bookcase and cabinet/bar unit. Cabinet has drop down door with lock.
Rounded tapered
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
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