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Italian Pair of Barrel-Back Carved-Wood
Upholstered Armchairs Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
century. This vintage pair of occasional chairs from Italy each have nicely rounded/barreled backs rest
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Pozzetto Pair of Walnut Barrel Chairs Circa 1840
Located in Encinitas, CA
19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Pozzetto Pair of Walnut Barrel Chairs.
Pozzetto shape 15th Century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Early 20th Century Mismatched Barrel Back Oak Pub Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of four early 20th century mismatched barrel back oak pub chairs
American chairs in the
Category
Early 20th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Walnut Barrel Back Arm Chair w/ Klismos Style Legs
Located in New York, NY
rounded barrel backs; stylized klismos legs; streamlined arms; and upholstered seats in an oyster hued
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair, Vintage Brown Leather Barrel Back Club Chairs, Denmark circa 1940-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, vintage leather barrel back club chairs with oak wood frame base and feet.
Good looking
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Chesterfield Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Mid-Century McGuire Barrel Back Arm Chairs, Organic Modern Rattan + Cane
By John and Elinor McGuire, Ficks Reed, John McGuire, McGuire
Located in Decatur, GA
Exquisite pair of vintage McGuire organic modern barrel back arm chairs by John and Elinor McGuire
Category
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Naugahyde, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Statton Solid Cherry Windsor Barrel Back Farmhouse Dining Arm Chairs Tavern Pub
By Statton Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
"7 Vintage Statton solid cherry barrel back saloon or Caboose dining arm chairs, circa mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Vintage Gold Tufted Velvet Barrel Chairs on Casters, Mid-Century Modern
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid-Century Modern pair of matching gold velvet tufted barrel chairs on casters.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of Hollywood Regency Grey and Coral Velvet Faux Bamboo Barrel Back Chair
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of lovely grey and coral pink velvet modern Hollywood Regency barrel back chairs with faux
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Modern White Lacquer and Gray Velvet Barrel Back Asian Lounge Chairs
By James Mont, Michael Taylor
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning pair of barrel back lounge chairs in the style of Michael Taylor for Baker or James Mont
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
2 Ralph Lauren Joshua Tree Woven Barrel Back Dining Chairs Bohemian Boho Chic
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Ralph Lauren Joshua tree woven barrel back dining chairs Bohemian boho chic
2 Ralph Lauren
Category
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Italian Art Deco Pair of Walnut and Upholstered Barrel Chairs, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having deep seats upholstered in off-white linen and covered entirely in walnut veneer, the lower section of each with a leather band, raised on turned ebonized feet.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Club Chairs
An Italian 18th c. Early Neoclassical Period Walnut and Upholstered Barrel Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
having curved back, cushion seat, tapering legs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Bergere Chairs
Vintage Steelcase 450 Side Chair with Arms Orange Vinyl Barrel Swivel Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Steelcase 450 side chair with arms. This classic mid-century modern accent chair has a classic modern style, finished with a wonderfully chic orange vinyl plastic upholster...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Pozzetto Pair of Walnut Barrel Chairs Circa 1840
Located in Encinitas, CA
Pozzetto shape 15th Century Style Florentine room chairs.
Rare, hand-carved walnut Italian polygonal-shape chairs with seven panel back segments and hinged door revealing storage ben...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Six chairs model "Taliesin Barrel" by Lloyd Wright for CASSINA, Italy 1980s
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Vicenza, VI
Un set di sei sedie totali modello “Barrel” di misure 54 x 56 x 81 cm. Disegnate da Lloyd Wright
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Other Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Cherry
Pair of Sublime Hand Dyed Barrel Back Tub Armchairs in Brown Leather Comfortable
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of handmade in England brown leather barrel
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Directoire Style Barrel Back Chairs in the Manner of Nierman Weeks, 1970
By Niermann Weeks
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful large-scale pair of Gustavian painted Barrel back chairs. This stunning pair of Klismos
Category
Vintage 1970s Directoire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Set of 4 Bentwood Barrel Chairs by Josef Hoffman for J
J Kohn
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of 4 bentwood barrel chairs by Josef Hoffman for J & J Kohn. Newly reupholstered in yellow
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Bentwood
Pair of Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Barrel Arm Swivel Chairs with Walnut Base
By Thayer Coggin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin (Pictured tag) Swivel Chairs with walnut bases and original retro fabric. The fabric is in really nice condition and has been professi...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Swivel Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Modern Set 14 Light Blue Ultra Suede Barrel Back Button Tufted Arm Side Chairs
Located in Roslyn, NY
ultra suede upholstery and barrel tufted tufted back seat. these fine chairs were custom made for our
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ultrasuede
Vintage Pair of Barrel Back Club Chairs Armchairs with Carved Wood Base and Feet
Located in Round Top, TX
buttons creating a classic traditional look. The turfted backs are barrel shaped which is both handsome
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Style Black Suede Barrel Dining or Side Chair, a Set of 4
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of four Mid-Century Modern style barrel chairs. The stylish chairs are made of black suede
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lounge Chairs Attributed to Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of barrel lounge chairs attributed to Paul Evans. Plush blue velvet scoop seat, in
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Resin, Upholstery
French Art Deco Chairs
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Deco barrel chairs
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
1920
s Bauhaus Style Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany barrel chair with tufted interior.
Category
20th Century Chairs
1920
s Bauhaus Style Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany chair with tufted barrel back.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Set of Three Faux Bois Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Set of three barrel back faux bois chairs.
Category
20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Cement
1940
s swivel boudoir chair
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ivory shantung swivel barrel chair with bleached mahogany base
Category
Vintage 1940s American Swivel Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Chair in the style of Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Los Angeles, CA
barrel shaped chair in the style of Gilbert Rohde
Category
Early 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Lucite chair attributed to Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Thick one inch barrel shaped lucite chair with original down cushion
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Lucite
MATCHED PAIR OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE CHOIR CHAIRS
Located in Essex, MA
Each barrel form with panelled back and wood seat over a door.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
An Early 19th century American Arm Chair
Located in Bellport, NY
Mahogany frame,genorous barrel shape with all new upholstery.American/New England.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Louis XVI Style Beechwood Bergeres
Located in Essex, MA
Barrel back and straight seat with a carved frame, raised on circular stop fluted legs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair Of Baker Occasional Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of faux-bamboo barrel-back style Baker club chairs in original striped silk upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Pair of Lucite Armchairs on Wheels
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Barrels-style lucite armchairs with black vinyl seating and back rest, set on brass wheels.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair Thayer Coggin swivel chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of chrome barrel back swivel and tilt chairs with the original thayer coggin tag
Category
Vintage 1970s American Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Leather Swivel Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of swivel chairs upholstered in buttery black leather with walnut base. Classic barrel shaped
Category
20th Century American Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$5,500
Pair of Kittinger Caned Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lovely little barrel back chairs attributed to Kittinger. Caned backs and original gold
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Triumph Chairs by Christopher Pillet for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, Christophe Pillet
Located in Chicago, IL
Triumph chairs by Christopher Pillet for Holly Hunt. High back barrel chairs in mohair with walnut
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Bergere
Located in Wichita, KS
French Louis XVI style chair with a painted wood frame. This barrel-back bergere has a beautifully
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Pair of signed Harvey Probber club chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
A signed pair of barrel back club chairs signed Harvey Probber. Original Larsen fabric. Simple and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Directoire Style Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Directoire style carved mahogany armchairs, circa 1930. With a very comfortable barrel back
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Directoire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Art Deco Walnut
Macassar Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Art Deco Walnut and Maccassar Ebony barrel back chairs with faux bone ostrich
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Pair of Samuel Marx style faux parchment lacquer slipper chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of barrel back slipper chairs with faux parchment finish on wood, neoclassical inspired legs
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
A Set of Four C Shaped Chrome Bridge Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Thease Barrel shaped bridge chairs have double cushions and are very comfortable,the chrome is in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Cushman Maple Lounge Chair
By H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Barrel back maple frame, with loose cushion upholstery ( original ). Made by Cushman of Vermont
Category
Vintage 1930s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Maple
Pair of Silk Copper Directoire Style Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Chairs have ebonized walnut frame and
legs with barrel shaped backs, and nickel
stud
Category
20th Century Chairs
Midcentury Bentwood Easy Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Midcentury bentwood easy chair with Barrel Back. Walnut wood has been newly refinished and newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Pair, Comfortable and Chic Mid-Century Armchairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Barrel form high back genorous enfolding chairs.Ebonized frames with subtle elegantly tapered
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
1950s Set of Four Oak and Iron Paul McCobb Chairs.
Located in Bellport, NY
1950s set of four fabulous Barrel form Iron and Oak Chairs.New upholstery in a fine quality sage
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Iron
Milo Baughman Swivel Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wilton, CT
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin swivel barrel chairs. Chairs swivel and tilt and sit on circular
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Eight Rosewood Pigreco Chairs Afra and Tabia Scarpa for Gavina
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Set of barrel "Pigreco" armchairs designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Gavina in 1957. Constructed
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
A Modernist Spindle Back Chair
Located in New York, NY
A Modernist Spindle Back Chair. Has platform arms and a tall barrel shaped back. Vinyl seat with a
Category
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Pair of Mid-Century Anglo Indian Wicker and Rattan Peacock Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
smaller scale and barrel back design.
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Mid Century Pair of Occasional Chairs With Rope Detailing
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of barrel back chairs with rope detailing on the arms and legs. Newly reupholstered
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Wood, Textile
Well Proportioned, Rare Antler Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Barrel form armchair, with it's frame and legs constructed of stag antlers, leather crown seat and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
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Barrel Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of barrel chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique barrel chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. Find 1025 antique and vintage barrel chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 91 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Barrel chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of barrel chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern barrel chairs are of considerable interest. Large barrel chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller barrel chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 1 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Barrel chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Norr11, Kristian Sofus Hansen and Tommy Hyldahl are consistently popular.
How Much are Barrel Chairs?
Barrel chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,383, while the lowest priced sells for $239 and the highest can go for as much as $62,500.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Barrel Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Reupholster a barrel back chair by first removing the old upholstery from the chair. Use the old pieces of material as a guide to help you cut the new upholstery into properly sized pieces. Reupholster the chair by using a furniture stapler to re-secure the new upholstery in the same manner that the old upholstery was attached. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary barrel back chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a barrel chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Barrel chairs are accent chairs that feature a curved back shaped like half of a barrel. In some cases, the back slopes down at the sides to form arms. Other pieces are armless or have separate rolled arms at the sides. You'll find a variety of barrel chairs on 1stDibs.
- What are barrel chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019
Barrel chairs have high, semicircular backs which form a single piece with the arms.
- What era are barrel chairs from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The earliest barrel chairs are from is the era of the early 19th century. However, Frank Lloyd Wright created one of the most famous barrel chairs in 1937 as a part of his design for Wingspread, a home in Wind Point, Wisconsin. On 1stDibs, find a collection of barrel chairs.
- Who invented the barrel chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023No one knows who invented the barrel chair originally, or even where the chairs appeared first. They became popular during the mid to late 19th century, but it was Frank Lloyd Wright who made them famous when he designed an iconic version for Wingspread, a home he designed in Wind Point, Wisconsin. Wright also used his Taliesin Barrel chair to furnish his own home in Wisconsin. Shop a selection of barrel chairs on 1stDibs.
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