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Pair of Vintage Hand-Carved and Caned Italian Barrel Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of barrel-form armchairs with rope-carved frame, having pickled wood finish, upholstered in
Category

Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Wood

Erika Brunson French Art Deco Style Fauteuil Barrel Chair, 1990s
By Dessin Fournir
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
French Art Deco style Erika Brunson for Dessin Fournir Fauteuil Barrel chair. Features trompe
Category

20th Century Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleon Giltwood Barrel Chair in White Belgian Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
19th Century Napoleon Giltwood Barrel Chair in White Belgian Linen. Beautiful patina, hand carved
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Style Mid Century Barrel Chairs, Pair
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar style Mid Century Barrel chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 25 wide x 28
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Barrel Chairs with Fortuny Seats
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of antique Biedermeier mahogany barrel chairs. Each upholstered in fine blue Fortuny fabric
Category

Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair, Vintage Leather Chesterfield Barrel Back Club Chairs from England
Located in Round Top, TX
Sit back and relax in this pair of wonderful vintage leather barrel back club chairs. The rounded
Category

Early 20th Century English Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Lane Brutalist MCM Walnut Swivel Barrel Back Lounge Chairs, Pair
By Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Brutalist mid-century walnut swivel barrel back lounge chairs - pair These chairs measure
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Pair of Small Scale Leather Chesterfield Barrel Chairs, England
Located in Round Top, TX
and feel of these two small scale club chairs. The barrel shape gives them their name, marked by the
Category

Early 20th Century English Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Avant Garde Art "Passage" Velvet Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
In collaboration with Vandertol Studios, Moxie has rebuilt a pair of vintage barrel back clubs with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Fully Restored Chesterfield Cigar Brown Leather Captains Chair Barrel Back
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
barrel back Chesterfield captain’s chair This piece has been fully restored to include having the
Category

20th Century British Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Barrel Chairs with Stylized Geometric Detailing
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist barrel chairs newly upholstered in a textured woven oyster fabric
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Pair of Barrel Swivel Lounge Chairs by Vladimir Kagan for Directional
By Vladimir Kagan, Directional
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair of barrel swivel lounge chairs by Vladimir Kagan for Directional.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Brass Barrel Back Chairs by Mastercraft Mid Century Modern
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of outstanding heavy brass barrel back chairs by Mastercraft newly upholstered in Kravet
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Pair of Art Deco Rosewood Barrel Back Tub Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco rosewood armchairs having barrel backs and supported on straight legs with brass inlay
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Barrel Back Chairs by Jules Heumann for Metropolitan Furniture
By Jules Heumann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of barrel back chairs by Jules Heumann for Metropolitan Furniture. New cotton/silk contract
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Exceptional Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Barrel Back Chair
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Great Pair of restored barrel back chrome base Milo Baughman chairs for Thayer Coggin
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

A Pair of Mid Century Milo Baughman White Barrel Back Chairs
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of Milo Baughman barrel back lounge chairs for Thayer Coggin with white button
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

English Faux Calamander Barrel Form Chair with Bronze Lion s Head Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-20th century English faux calamander veneer barrel chair with bronze lion's head hand rests. In
Category

Mid-20th Century English Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Newly Lacquered in Black Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning, newly lacquered in black, barrel back chairs with new feather cushions. Lacquer color is
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Feathers

Pair of Mid Century Chrome Barrel Back Chairs by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage swivel chairs with wrapped chrome barrel shaped backs and original ivory colored
Category

Vintage 1960s American Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Austrian Barrel Back Fruitwood Biedermeier Armchair with Caned Seat, circa 1840
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
An unusual Austrian Biedermeier fruitwood barrel back armchair featuring a concave top rail
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Fruitwood

Pair of tall barrel back lounge chairs with cane details
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of elegant tall back lounge chairs, dark walnut frames with cane insets below arm, reupholstered in quilted ultra suede.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Cane

Barrel chairs in brushed leather by Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Milo Baughman designed chairs for Thayer Coggin, that we have had re-upholstered in a beautiful brushed leather. The legs are walnut.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Barrel Back Lounge Chairs Attributed to Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Milo Baughman (American, 1923-2003), attributed; Thayer Coggin, Inc. (USA), attributed Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: chromed met...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18c Swedish Barrel Back Chairs with Lion Carving
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful lion carving detail on Swedish pair of chairs. Scraped finish with rosette carving and leaf detail along body of chair. Measures: Approximately 25 D x 24 W x 32 H indivi...
Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Traditional Mission Style Tiger Oak Round Back Barrel Chair Armchair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is this cute and cozy Mission style tiger oak round back barrel chair
Category

20th Century Mission Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Mid Century Barrel Back Swivel Chairs by John Saladino
By John Saladino
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage barrel back lounge chairs in original off-white corduroy upholstery. They are by
Category

20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Textile

Forsyth One of a Kind Vintage Barrel Chair in Brazilian Cowhide
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love this low profile barrel chair. The perfect chair for the bedroom. Our designers chose our
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chairs

Materials

Cowhide

Pair of Black Leather and Gold Steel Rounded Barrel Back Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant, midcentury style gold and black curved barrel back chairs. They have the coveted Milo
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Barrel Back Swivel Chairs
By Carter Furniture 1, Milo Baughman, Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning comfortable pair of Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan style barrel back swivel chairs
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Pair Chrome Cantilever Barrel Tub Chairs Milo Baughman Style Upholstered
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of amazing chrome cantilever arm chairs, tub, barrel in the style of Milo Baughman
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina Prairie Mission Style Cherry Barrel Chair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
barrel chair. In the traditional Mission style, this accent chair also known as the 'Taliesin' is made of
Category

20th Century Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Donghia Barrel Backed Volume Swiveling Tub Chair in Grey Pink Velvet Mohair
By Donghia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Donghia barrel backed volume tub chair. This is a wonderful contemporary modern accent lounge
Category

20th Century Unknown Chairs

Materials

Mohair

Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Cantilever Barrel Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and vibrant pair of highly desirable cantilevered barrel lounge chairs by Milo Baughman
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Modern Geometric Barrel Back Tufted Club Chairs Newly Upholstered, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modern Ebonized Walnut Carved Geometric Barrel Back Tufted Club Chairs Newly Upholstered in
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Barrel Lounge Chair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates mid century walnut barrel lounge chair Lounge chair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

(2) Howard Solid Oak Barrel Shaped Tub Chairs and (2) Ottomans
By Howard Furniture Manufacturing
Located in Chattanooga, TN
CUSTOM ORDER: (2) Chairs and (2) Ottomans Comfort is king with this stylish vintage 1980s barrel
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair Black Ebonized Gold Regency Barrel Back Slipper Accent Club Lounge Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage black ebonized and gold neoclassical / Regency style barrel back accent chairs
Category

Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Slipper Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Postmodern Khaki Yellow Barrel Chairs by Lenoir for Jc Penny - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Dive into the playful elegance of postmodern design with this pair of Khaki Yellow Barrel Chairs by
Category

1990s American Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Midcentury Barrel-Back Chairs in the Manner of John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of mid-century John Widdicomb style barrel back chairs having new velvet upholstery.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Regency Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Swivel Chairs Pair of Vintage Tufted Tub Barrel Arm Pouf Hollywood Regency
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of vintage Hollywood palm beach regency black silk tufted pouf swivel tub, barrel
Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of Neoclassic Black Lacquer and Gilt Rams Head Barrel Back Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of neoclassic black lacquer and gilt rams head barrel back chairs, great scale and detail
Category

20th Century Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair cLASSIC Danish Spindle Barrel Back Arm Chairs by George Tanier / Denmark
By Sibast, George Tanier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair cLASSIC Danish Spindle Barrel Back Arm Chairs by George Tanier for Sibast , Made in Denmark
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Set of Two Modern Barrel Back Lounge Chairs with Chinoiserie Landscape Fabric
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
A set of beautiful Parsons styled barrel back lounge chairs with whimsical chinoiserie landscape
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Chairs

Frontgate Grandin Road Espresso Brown Leather Barrel Back Club Library Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Grandin Road Contemporary barrel back chair has a smooth and sleek look with a curved back leading
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

A Handsome Pr of English Arts&Crafts Black Walnut Barrel-Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of English arts and crafts black walnut barrel-back chairs; each of pegged
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Pair of Chrome Barrel Chairs by Anton Lorenz for Thonet, circa 1970s
By Thonet, Anton Lorenz
Located in San Antonio, TX
This pair of chrome barrel or tub chairs with original upholstery by Anton Lorenz for Thonet are in
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Walnut Tufted Barrel Swivel Lounge Chairs 1960s
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Troy, MI
1967 Barrel design in original tufted vinyl on round walnut plinth bases Original labels intact 30
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

Luxe Pair of Gold Leaf and Grey Velvet Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
By Tommi Parzinger, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
Striking pair of barrel back lounge chairs. Chairs are freshly upholstered in a luxe grey velvet
Category

Vintage 1960s European Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of Six Danish Barrel Back Leather Kofod-Larsen Style Dining Chairs
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of six Danish barrel back leather dining chairs. Kofod-Larsen style chairs having fine lines
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Matching Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century pair of bamboo curved back club chairs with comfortable pink and green plaid cushions.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Bamboo

Set Of Six White 1970s Barrel Back Sculpted Arm Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
An unusual design, these six dining chairs are created from bent wood frames, with cutout arm designs. Upholstered in a white tone-on-tone silk blend fabric, with a tropical foliage...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Antique Louis XVI French Painted Cane Barrel Chair with Rose Carvings
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Gorgeous little accent chair has been finished in our signature oyster white paint finish, with a hand rubbed antique glaze. The cane is absolutely perfect, strong, and ready for eve...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Glamours Pair of Italian Tufted Barrel Back Rope and Tassel Chairs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of carved wood chairs with rope and tassel frames. The glazed finish is a slightly worn painted surface with very clean tufted saffron color velvet These are Classic Hollywood...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Mid-Century Regency Style Carved Painted Faux Bamboo Barrel Club Chairs -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a newly upholstered pair of regency style carved faux bamboo barrel form chairs. The
Category

Mid-20th Century American Regency Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina Arts Crafts Cherry Wood Barrel Chairs, Pair
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Arts & Crafts or Prairie style barrel chairs By Frank Lloyd Wright for
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mission Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cherry

Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back/ Club Chair in Ebonized Walnut Platinum Velvet
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern barrel back/ club chair offers the clean streamlined design that
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

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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, 2022
    Reupholster 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Barrel 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019

    Barrel chairs have high, semicircular backs which form a single piece with the arms.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    No 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.