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Pair of Ole Wanscher Chairs of Rosewood and Black Leather Labelled by AJ Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of rosewood armchairs, seat and back upholstered with original black leather. Made and marked with label by cabinetmaker A.J. Iversen, circa 1960s. Exceptionally good con...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Charles Pollock Executive Leather Chairs
By Charles Pollock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Charles Pollock executive swivel chairs in black leather on a four star base for Knoll. Adjustable. Very good overall condition. No rips, tears, holes or unusual wear.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,995 / set
20th Century Bauhaus Classic Modern Style Black Leather Swivel Office Armchair
By De Sede
Located in Osnabrück, DE
Think about De Sede, swivel office or desk armchair in wonderful black leather with chrome feet and tilt function!
Original, really good condition!
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss De Stijl Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Hepplewhite Armchair, England, Circa 1790
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Wide armchair in the Hepplewhite style.
Shield back decorated with beading and rosettes.
Graceful movement: nice, outwardly curving arms, and serpentine seat.
Straight, tape...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Armchairs
Faux Leather with Buttons in a Swivel Base Desk Chair
Located in Porto, PT
Black faux leather with buttons in a swivel base desk chair with wheels.
Category
Vintage 1970s European International Style Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Eight Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Swivel Chairs
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Dallas, TX
Eight high-quality swivel chairs designed by Ward Bennett, American, 1917-2004 for Brickel Associates, circa 1984. In excellent vintage condition, these chairs are incredibly comfort...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage De Sede DS 31 Leather Swivel Armchair, Switzerland 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
We are delighted to bring to you a highly desirable and rarely available vintage 1970s De Sede DS 31 high back swivel armchair. Hand built in the 1970s by De Sede craftsman in Switze...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Series 8000 Office Chair by Jørgen Kastholm for Kusch
Co
By Kusch+Co, Jørgen Kastholm
Located in Warsaw, PL
This modern office swivel chair from the 8000 series was designed by Danish designer and professor Jørgen Kastholm for Kusch & Co in Germany in 1972. Kastholm exhibited his creations...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Knoll Desk or Office Chair
By Knoll
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Knoll "Life" office or desk chair on a five star base with coasters. Excellent original condition. Seat height is adjustable.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
$650 / item
Gispen Bent Chrome Tube Chair 1236
By Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Name: 1236
Designer: A. R. Cordemeyer
Manufacturer: Gispen, the Netherlands
Design year: 1960
A universal four legged chair with armrests. The frame of the chair is chromed and cont...
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$147 / item
Okamura Office Chair
By Okamura
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Okamura office chair with armrests.
From manufacturer Okamura, Tokyo Japan.
Vintage industrial office chair.
Grey steel frame
black skai upholstery.
In good condition.
...
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Paul McCobb Desk Chair
By Paul McCobb
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Paul McCobb executive series desk chair. Swivel base on castors.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$4,200
EA 219 Soft Pad Office Chair by Charles
Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Cologne, DE
Executive office chair with high backrest from the Soft Pad series, designed in 1969 by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured in the 1970s by Herman Miller. The chair is height-adjustabl...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Beautiful Pair of 1960 Reupholstered Office Chairs, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful pair of 1960 reupholstered office chairs, circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Pieff Eleganza Solid Mirror Chrome and Leather Armchair Retro G Plan Eames Era
By Pieff and Co., Tim Bates
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
Founded in 1954 as Production Facilities Ltd (PFL), it was not until 1966 that Tm Bates, the younger of the Bates brothers started to design what was to become the company’s signatur...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Aluma-Stack Chair by Jack Heaney for Treitel - Gratz Co. Inc., 1947
By Jack Heaney, Treitel Gratz
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stacking chair designed by Jack Heaney featuring sculptural frames of tubular aluminum with black leatherette sling seats and back rests. Part of the permanent design collection of...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Gf GoodForm Aluminum Task Chairs
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage GF GoodForm aluminum task chairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,000 / set
1940 Pair of Evertaut Workshop Chairs
By Evertaut
Located in Drottningholm, SE
1940 pair of Evertaut workshop chairs. One has some rusty patina but the pair is in nice condition, both are missing the padded back. The condition is otherwise very nice, no damages...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Chairs
Materials
Steel
Albenga Armchair by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali for Arflex, 1954
By Gustavo Pulitzer Finali
Located in Grenoble, FR
Wonderful pair of Albenga armchair with black saddle leather and cowhide
by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali for Arflex, 1954.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
Arts
Crafts Swivel Chair by Josef Kohn, Vienna
By Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Richmond, VA
Arts & Crafts era swivel chair crafted in oak. With hole punch detail at seat back. Height adjusts as you turn. In excellent original vintage condition, with some cracking-see detail...
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Pair of Aged Industrial Office Swivel Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Aged Industrial Office Swivel Chairs
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
$2,500 / set
Pair of Chair Progress by Ettore Sottsass for Design Center
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of chair progress by Ettore Sottsass for Design Center. Made on 1969.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Small Stitched Leather Faux Bamboo Chair by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Small stitched leather chair with faux bamboo style legs designed by Jacques Adnet.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Farstrup Desk Chair with Black Leather
By Farstrup
Located in Zurich, CH
Beautiful dining chair or desk chair produced by Danish furniture manufacturer Farstrup. Made of teakwood, covered with black artificial leather.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Swivel Chair by Vincent Cafiero for Knoll
By Knoll, Vincent Cafiero
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A swivel lounge chair, with the original button-tufted black leather upholstery, on a five-point polished aluminum base. Upholstery required.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$14,500 / item
Pair of Leather Swivel Chairs-Height Adjustable
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Black plastic shell, with the seat and back upholstered in black leather.
Lever to adjust height.
Chromed base.
Dimensions provided below are measured with the seats set to ...
Category
20th Century French Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,130 / set
Knoll Office Armchair by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in POITIERS, FR
Office swivel armchair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Original black faux leather upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Vin̈tage "Gentilina" Swivel Armchair by Strassle of Switzerland, 1960s
By Strässle International
Located in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire
We are delighted to bring to you a vintage Gentilina lounge armchair Strässle of Switzerland. The sister chair to the King Chair by Strässle and designed by Andre Vandenbeuck of Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Gispen Desk Chair Model 356, 1930s
By Gispen, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL
Gispen Desk Chair Model 356; special Gispen office desk chair with four-leg base and Bakelite armrests designed by W.H. Gispen in 1937 and manufactured in the late 1930s. The chair h...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Arne Vodder Model 431 Rosewood and Black Leather Armchairs
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Lisbon, PT
Scandinavian modern set of four, model 431 boardroom chairs designed by Arne Vodder and produced by Sibast in Denmark, 1950s.
The armchairs have rosewood frames are upholstered in...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Kristian Vedell Set of Four Rosewood and Leather Chairs, Denmark
By Kristian Solmer Vedel
Located in Brussels, BE
Kristian Vedel set of four rosewood and leather chairs, Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Oxford Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, circa 1965
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in LYON, FR
The Oxford chair designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen;
Designed in 1965 for the Oxford University England.
Leather and brushed steel with polished steel swivel base.
Edi...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Tall Desk Chair
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
An over scale office chair.
Upholstered leather horse shoe back rest supported on turned spindles, shapely scalloped seat.
English mid-19th century.
Measures: H 93, W 57, D ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,637
Original 1952s Webbed Wood Side Chair by Jens Risom for Knoll
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Original 1952s webbed wood side chair by Jens Risom for Knoll.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Vitra: Aluminium Chair Ea 105 by Charles
Ray Eames, 1958
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Grenoble, FR
The aluminium chair is one of the great classics of the history of 20th century design. Charles and Ray Eames conceived and developed this seat in 1958 to the private residence of an...
Category
Late 20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Classical American Library Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
A prime example of the American Classical style.
This mahogany armchair has detailed inlay and old form.
Category
Antique 1830s American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 12 George III Library Chairs
Located in Dublin port, IE
An unusual set of 12 late George III mahogany tub library chairs, the concave shaped backs with paneled uprights, outside four fishtail splats, above a round overstuffed seat, covere...
Category
Antique Early 1800s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$59,171 / set
Baker Throne Armchair, Bleached White Washed Oak Frame
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s midcentury, beautiful wood finish of oak bleached white washed 1960s stylish Baker Furn. Co. high back (42 in.) Throne armchair with nicely detailed arms and apron, upholstered...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Ole Wanscher Rosewood Desk Chair, circa 1950
By Ole Wanscher
Located in London, GB
Designed by Ole Wanscher and made by AJ Iversen this desk chair with exposed rosewood frame and black leather was probably made, circa 1950s. The frame is in excellent condition and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Eames Aluminium Group Management Chairs
Located in London, GB
Set of four Eames aluminium group management chairs
Brown fabric upholstery
Marked Herman Miller 938-138.
Category
Mid-20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
PK-9 Chair by Poul Kjærholm in patinated brown leather
By Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen
Located in New York, NY
PK-9 Chair by Poul Kjærholm in patinated brown leather. Designed in 1960 and considered one of Kjærholm's masterpieces as well as a masterpiece among all 20th century chairs, the lea...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Early Modern
Jugendstil
Leather Strap Desk Chair, Germany, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
An early German modernist desk chair with seat and back rest composed of intersecting layers of leather straps.
This chair is original but can be reproduced to meet your specifica...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Wood
Kaare Klint Armchair
By Kaare Klint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kaare Klint armchair designed in 1927 and produced by Rud Rasmussen.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,900
Eames Wire-Mesh Side Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Eames Wire-Mesh Side Chair available from LMD/studio.
Inspired by trays, dress forms, baskets, and animal traps, the Eames Office investigated bent and welded wire as the basis for...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Steel
Arne Jacobsen High Oxford Chair Model 7403 in Black Leather
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Ottawa, ON
Arne Jacobsen high back Oxford swivel chair with wheels, in original black leather. Manufactured by Fritz Hansen.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Industrial Chair
By Remington Rand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous stenographers chair by Reminton-Rand Sitwel.Interesting early ergonomic design with multiple adjustments. Powder coated fram and new Edleman faux shagreen leather upholstery.
Category
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,600
Rare Beam-Mounted, Multiple Seating System by Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort
By Geoffrey D. Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Timeless office or waiting area seating, designed in 1968 by Geoffrey D. Harcourt (b. 1935) for Artifort. Pieces of this modular multiple seating system, with cast aluminium leg fram...
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Executive Swivel Desk Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century executive swivel desk chair by Thonet with Shepherd wheels. We have more chairs available. Listed price is for each chair.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Zanotta Leather Bucket Desk Chair
By Zanotta
Located in New York, NY
Classic black leather Italian bucket chair with wheels. Sits comfortably behind any desk with this stylish and functional chair.
Category
20th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
French Empire Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style armchair in mahogany. Newly reupholstered in silk.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Superb quality late 19th/early 20th century mahogany open armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality late 19th/early 20th century mahogany open armchair.
This chair has a superbly shaped and carved back of sophisticated design with harebell and foliate decoratio...
Category
Early 20th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Swivel Chairs by Mario Bellini for Vitra
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
A very elegant and confortable pair of swivel armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Vitra.Original brown leather upholstery,nickel plated metal base.
Signed VITRA BELLINI COLLECTI...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Nickel
$3,964 / set
Hollywood Regency Italian Black Lacquer Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern high back black lacquer armchair.
Great for a pull up, desk chair, or accent chair. Slip seat can be easily recovered.
Provenance:From T...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer
Frederick Weinberg Chrome, Leather Chairs
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Frederick Weinberg
Arm chairs
circa 1950
Vinyl, chrome and wood.
Frederic Weinberg, Los Angeles, label underneath seat
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Antique Copper Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful antique swivel desk chair with copper base, wood back and vinyl seat. Seat height is adjustable: H 16.5"-22.5"
Category
Early 20th Century American Swivel Chairs
Materials
Copper
Pair of Bow Back Windsor Side Chairs
Located in Summerland, CA
18th century
Black painted surfaces. Stylized baluster and
bamboo turning with dramatic pinched shield
shaped seat and wide leg splay.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,500 / set
Pair of American High Stools
Located in Culver City, CA
Two American high stools in oak, circa 1900, standing on four splayed legs. Each stool has a revolving seat and a circular foot rest.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Stools
Materials
Oak
$1,850 / set
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Find a variety of black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, animal skin and leather, all black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs available were constructed with great care. Black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller and Knoll each produced beautiful black antique and vintage office chairs and desk chairs that are worth considering.
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Finding the Right Office Chairs And Desk Chairs for You
An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.
Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.
Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.
Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?
As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.
If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.
An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.
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