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Ward Bennett Inspired Mahogany
Silk "Emile" Lounge Chair
By Timothy Defiebre
Located in Chicago, IL
Barrel back arm chair designed by Bennett protege and model maker Timothy Defiebre for Brickel
Category
Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Black Costes Chairs by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Italy was designed for the Costes Cafe in Paris. The chair's barrel shell is made of black lacquered
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$1,400 / set
1970s Danish Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
Produced in Denmark circa 1970, this set of four sculptural dining chairs feature a low barrel
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery, Teak
$2,995 / set
1960s French Faux Bois Concrete Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
This faux bois concrete armchair was made in France, circa 1960.
It features a lower barrel back
Category
Vintage 1960s French Rustic Armchairs
Materials
Concrete
$1,395 / item
A Pair of American Art Deco Side Chairs
By Elsie de Wolfe
Located in New York, NY
residence of Countess Dorothy di Frasso. The barrel-shaped back with straight top, tapering to a round
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Bergères Covered in Amanda Talley Fabric
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Pair of French barrel back hand-carved and painted bergères upholstered in modern fabric by Amanda
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Swedish Empire Style Armchairs
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of late 19th century Swedish Empire style barrel back armchairs decorated with carved Egyptian
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Chairs
Materials
Pine
$1,980 / set
Mid Century Modern Curved Back Arm Chairs Walnut Accents After Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber, John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth Furniture Company, Kipp Stewart
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant pair of mid century modern chairs with wonderful sculpted lines. Chairs feature barrel
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
A 5 Piece Austrian Walnut Salon Group Designed by Josef Hoffman
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
A five piece Austrian bentwood walnut salon group comprised of a two seat sofa and a pair of barrel
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Living Room Sets
Pair of Modernist Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of Modernist barrel-backed arm chairs are feature sturdy Walnut frames and new upholstery
Category
Vintage 1950s Hungarian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Kohn Mundus Black Lacquer
Linen Bentwood Chairs
By J
J Kohn
Mundus
Located in Chicago, IL
Kohn-Mundus bentwood Vienna Secession style barrel chairs, in the manner of Otto Wagner, and
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Armchairs
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Trapezoidal Back Armchairs
Located in Hixson, TN
design have a slight barrel curve and heavy molded frame. Very nice pair of antique chairs.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Sculptural Pair of Velvet Mid-Century Nautilus Swivel Chairs by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
round shape of the chairs in a corkscrew-like fashion. The asymmetrical form of these barrel-back chairs
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Charles X Style Tub Chairs, 1990s
By Charles Pollock
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Art Deco style Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott Club chairs. Each with a barrel form
Category
20th Century Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Ebony
$4,800 / set
Sculptural Side Chair by Audoux, Minet, France
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Frida Minet
Located in Antwerp, BE
flat legs are made of dark oak the wood was originally used for wine barrels. Thick braids arranged in
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Chairs
Materials
Wood, Braid
Michael Taylor Design French Style Fauteuil Armchair
By Michael Taylor
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome French style carved fauteuil armchair designed by Michael Taylor. Features a round barrel
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Bergère
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A graceful Louis XVI painted barrel back bergère from 19th century France. The wonderfully carved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Milo Baughman Midcentury Petite Lounge Chairs in Boucle + Walnut, Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Adrian Pearsall, Harvey Probber, Thayer Coggin, Kipp Stewart
Located in Decatur, GA
Pair of uncommon petite occasional barrel back chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Josef Hoffman Ebonized Bentwood Fledermans Dining Armchair 8
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Manhasset, NY
and fluted bentwood barrel armchairs, created in 1905 with an Art Nouveau influence, are newly
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
French Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Swivel Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The chair has a barrel back and is upholstered in a structured, gold / ochre colored faux leather. The
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Swivel Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
English Style Oak Windsor Chair Set
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
own over the past sixty-plus years. The barreled, spindly backs have a central splat that is deigned
Category
20th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,450 / set
Faux Bamboo French Club chairs with Cane
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This set of 4 vintage faux bamboo French barrel back armchairs is in good original condition.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bamboo
Midcentury Chrome Wrapped Swivel Club Chair in Cream Boucle by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
1970. It features a barrel back wrapped in chrome with a luxurious cream bouclé fabric interior
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
French Leather Chair
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
start to get excited; then add in a barrel back design that wraps around and hugs your body; well it
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
$7,800
Nanna Ditzel Fiberglass Accent Chair by Odense
By Nanna Ditzel, Odense Maskinsnedkeri, Domus Danica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a Space Age sensibility. An oblong fiberglass barrel with an arched cut out at the front forms the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Bergère
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
surface of this chair's frame is embellished with fantastic detailed carvings. The top rail of this barrel
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
French, 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Bergère
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
that has been totally hand carved. It has a barrel shape, with a curved, shapely top rail. The top-rail
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Marc Newson ‘Gluon’ Swivel Chair by Moroso, Italy
By Moroso, Marc Newson
Located in Voorburg, NL
. Circular steel base with center cut from which rises the barrel supporting the seat, silver tinted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of French Early 20th Century Upholstered Tub Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
1900s France. The chairs feature barreled backs, with lines that continue to the rolled arms which are
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Vintage Leather Chesterfield Club Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Round Top, TX
buttons creating the tradition "tufted" look. The tufted backs are barrel shaped which is both handsome
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A superb pair of Empire-Style barrel back chairs. These classically styled mahogany chairs have
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,400 / set
17th Century Carved Oak Wainscot Chair, the Yorkshire Chair
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
incorporating berries. Raised on turned gun barrel legs, each joined by moulded horizontal stretchers.
What
Category
Antique 1660s English Restauration Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Norwegian Folk Art "Dugout" Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
back with original "rosmaling" or floral painting, the barrel form body with ringed waist, the whole
Category
Antique 1780s European Folk Art Chairs
Materials
Birch
Large Antique Oak Throne Chair, Edwardian, Bench, Seat, Classical, Doric
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Flanking a canopied, broad back panel
Small mounted plaque, plain to the obverse
Robust, barrel turned
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Oak
McGuire Style Laced Leather Bentwood Bamboo Rattan Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Lake Worth, FL
leather bentwood bamboo rattan barrel dining armchairs
Approximate measurements in inches
34" high at
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Bamboo
Adrian Pearsall
Havana
chair and ottoman
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
curling up and relaxing with one's feet up. Consisting of a low barrel backed lounge chair set on caster
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$4,750 / set
Art Deco Machine Age Chrome and Gauffraged Crocodile Leather Chair
Located in New York, NY
at the seat to form the two barrel back slats. The seat offers a subtle hour glass form in a smoked
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall
Havana
chair and ottoman
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
one's feet up. Consisting of a low barrel backed lounge chair set on caster with subtle walnut arms and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,750 / set
Modern Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
shapely barrel back is wrapped in Ebony Macassar.
Designed to soften and balance the straight lines of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,859 / item
Large Antique Oak Throne Chair, Edwardian, Seat, Classical, Corinthian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Robust, barrel turned supports to shaped armrests
Generous saddle seat slab displays grain interest
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Benches
Materials
Oak
Large Antique Oak Throne Chair, Edwardian, Bench, Seat, Classical, Ionic
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Flanking a canopied, broad back panel
Small mounted plaque, plain to the obverse
Robust, barrel turned
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Benches
Materials
Oak
Pair of Contemporary Modern Caracole Go For A Spin Accent Swivel Lounge Chairs
By Caracole
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
fabric. Each of these chairs swivel freely and smoothly, sitting on round barrel style bases with
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Metal
Romweber Viking Oak Leather Back Captains Armchair, Set of 4
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Plainview, NY
details. The barrel shaped chairs are sturdy and embellished with matching brown faux leather and brass
Category
20th Century Jacobean Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
and functionality. These swivel chairs feature ebonized walnut bases and gently curved barrel backs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Coastal Woven Rattan Tub Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
warmth and organic charm. The open-arm design and barrel-shaped frame create a relaxed, inviting
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$2,650 / set
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Oak and Woven Straw Occasional Chair
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
. Originally, the wood was sourced from wine barrels, resulting in a subtly curved shape that imparts a dynamic
Category
Vintage 1950s French Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chrome and Black Vinyl Cantilevered Sling Chair Attributed to Vecta Group, Italy
By Vecta Group
Located in Topeka, KS
create its barrel shaped cantilevered frame. The chair is created by a sling of black vinyl that is cut
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
English Classic Antique Victorian 19th Century Elm High Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, cartwheels and even barrels but they had to diversify to ensure their survival so they started to make
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm
1 of 6 Burr Yew Wood and Elm Windsor Armchairs circa 1860 English Country House
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
everything from coffins, cartwheels and even barrels but they had to diversify to ensure their survival so
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
FINE SUITE OF FOUR VINTAGE GOTHIC WINDSOR STEEPLE BACK BURR YEW
ELM ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, cartwheels and even barrels but they had to diversify to ensure their survival so they started to make
Category
Vintage 1940s English Gothic Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Swedish Gustavian Barrel Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of 2 Swedish Gustavian Barrel chairs. They have been restored and repainted with milk
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Barrel Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of 2 Swedish Gustavian barrel chairs. They have been restored and repainted with milk
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Birch
Modernist Tufted Barrel Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair of Mid-Century tufted tweed and walnut tub chairs. This pair has been professionally restored.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Barrel Back Lounge Chairs, 1970
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Barrel back lounge chairs, circa 1970. Fully restored with all new foam and low pile velvet
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Vintage Leather Tufted "Barrel" Lounge Chairs
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing pair of vintage "Barrel" lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Newly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of French Rattan Barrel Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French rattan and iron barrel form chairs, 1960s
Measures: Chair 1: 32 1/2" height x 26
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Set of Four Lucite Barrel Chairs
Located in Toledo, OH
A great set of four Lucite barrel chairs. These fantastic chairs feature a heavy 3/8" thick molded
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Lucite
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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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