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Butaque Chair

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
By William Spratling
Located in San Francisco, CA
patinated by life like Hemmingway, this is a "Butaque" chair by the American-born designer William Spratling
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
William Spratling 1940s Mexican Butaque Chair
$4,250 / item
H 32.75 in W 21 in D 25.5 in
Clara Porset s Mexican Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hide, Maple

Clara Porset s wood and rattan Mexican Butaque Chair by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Clara Porset s Mexican Walnut Hemp Butaque Chair, licensed reedition by Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
butaque chair, itself a hybrid of Spanish and pre-Colombian archetypes. Despite others laying claim to its
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Hemp

Ricardo Legorreta Butaque Armchair in Oak and Leather
By Clara Porset
Located in Waalwijk, NL
traditional Mexican butaque chair in a modern, architectural form, featuring a gently curved wooden frame and
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1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Ricardo Legorreta 
Butaque
 Armchair in Oak and Leather
Ricardo Legorreta 
Butaque
 Armchair in Oak and Leather
$6,700
H 41.93 in W 29.53 in D 35.44 in
Modernist Mexican San Miguel Lounge Chair by Michael van Beuren from Luteca
By Luteca Furniture, Michael van Beuren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Butaque chair famed by the likes of 20th Century Mexican architect Luis Barragan and Industrial
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak

Don Shoemaker Sling Sloucher Chairs Señal, Sculptural and Organic, Mexico
By Don S. Shoemaker, Senal
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
as a modernist version of the Mexican Butaque chair, made of Mexican local woods, these chairs are
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Butaque Lounge Chair Made of Solid Wood Inspired in Clara Porset Design
By Clara Porset
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Butaque lounge chair made of solid wood inspired in Clara Porset Design The Butaque lounge chair
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2010s Mexican Modern Lounge Chairs

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Hardwood

Butaque Arm Chairs by Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large frame 'Butaque' oak armchairs upholstered in heavy tan leather with a rich, time-earned
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Butaque Arm Chairs by Clara Porset
Butaque Arm Chairs by Clara Porset
Price Upon Request
H 41 in W 30 in D 34 in
Pair of Butaque Arm Chairs, Mid 20th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Butaque refers to a small wooden armchair traditionally upholstered in animal skin. The design
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20th Century Mexican Armchairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Butaque Arm Chairs, Mid 20th C
Pair of Butaque Arm Chairs, Mid 20th C
$8,500
H 36.5 in W 23 in D 30 in

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Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of leather Miguelito Butaque chairs from Mexico city. Arm height is 20.25".
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs
Pair of "Miguelito" Butaque Chairs
H 31.5 in W 23 in D 28 in
Butaque Chair by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
There is no more vernacular a chair of Mexico than ‘la butaque,’ which instantly conjures up images
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Butaque Chair by William Spratling
Butaque Chair by William Spratling
H 38.75 in W 23.5 in D 31 in
Pair of Good Vintage Mexican Butaque Campeche Chairs - Circa 1940 s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of rare mid century Mexican Campeche chairs in rosewood with beautiful hand tooled and
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Unique Pair of 1940s Leather Miguelito Butaque Chairs from Mexico
Located in Berlin, DE
Amazing pair of Miguelito Butaque chairs from Mexico. Leather with stunning patina that feels like
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Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Butaque Chair in the Style of Clara Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in San Diego, CA
An amazingly cool Mexican Modernist 1970s Butaque chair in the style of Clara Porset. Beautiful
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Vintage 1970s South American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

William Spratling 1940s Taxco Sabino Wood And Leather Miguelito Butaque Chair
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1940's sabino wood and leather "Miguelito" butaque chair by American designer, jeweller and
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Primitive Mexican Butaque Leather Sling Chairs, 1970s
By Luis Barragan
Located in Coronado, CA
A wonderful pair of leather butaque chairs made in Mexico in the 1970s. Delightful rustic
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Primitive Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress Butaque Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
By Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A Colonial-era hybrid of Spanish X
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress Butaque Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
By Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A Colonial-era hybrid of Spanish X
Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

“San Miguelito” Chair by Michael van Beuren
By Domus, Don S. Shoemaker, Michael van Beuren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of the traditional butaca, or butaque chair, which was popular along coastal areas in Mexico since
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Pine

Michael van Beuren “San Miguelito” Chair
By Domus, Michael van Beuren
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of the traditional butaca, or butaque chair, which was popular along coastal areas in Mexico since
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Pine

Clara Porset Butaque Lounge Chair
By Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Porset 'Butaque' lounge chair c.1940s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid
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Vintage 1940s Mexican American Colonial Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Clara Porset 
Butaque
 Lounge Chair
Clara Porset 
Butaque
 Lounge Chair
H 42 in W 29.5 in D 32.5 in
Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair
By Michael van Beuren, Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Porset style butaque chair c.1970s, Mexico. The lounge chair features a curvaceous solid
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair
Clara Porset Style Butaque Chair
H 29.75 in W 23 in D 38.5 in
William Spratling Mexican Butaque Chair, Signed, 1940s
By William Spratling
Located in Coronado, CA
A rare, signed Butaque chair designed by William Spratling, produced in his workshop in Taxco
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Primitive Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather, Pine

Pair of Clara Porset Style Butaque Lounge Armchairs with Aged Leather
By Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful pair of Clara Porset style Butaque chairs are in gorgeous aged leather, stained wood
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Butaque Colonial Chairs, Indonesia Second Half of the 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
These chairs are aesthetically arresting and design-wise, a mixture of the iconic butaque chair and
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Clara Porset Patinated Leather and Cypress Butaque Armchair, Mexico, c. 1947
By Clara Porset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Porset began researching the furniture of the region and the 'Butaque' chair captured her interest. A
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fantastic Large Butaque Atributed to Ricardo Legorreta
By Ricardo Legoretta
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic large butaque attributed to Ricardo Legorreta, circa 1960. The butaque
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Leather

Butaque Leather Lounge Chair in the Manner of William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
Butaque leather lounge chair, in the manner of William Spratling, Mexican, circa 1940s. The leather
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Butaque Lounge Chair in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather
By Clara Porset
Located in Miami, FL
Wood and leather lounge chair in the style of Clara Porset.
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Butaque Lounge Chairs in the Style of Clara Porset, Saddle Leather
By Clara Porset
Located in Miami, FL
Great pair of lounge chairs, saddle leather has a great patina. Ready for a new home.
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1990s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pierre Lottier Leather Oak Chairs Highback For Valmazan, Spain 1950
By Pierre Lottier, Valmazan
Located in Vienna, AT
version of a pair of cognac leather Butaque oak chairs in original great condition, bearing the makers
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, MX
modernity with local tradition. Indeed, she is perhaps best known for her variations on the butaque, a low
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus
By Michael van Beuren, Domus
Located in New York, NY
rarely seen example, melds the traditional curved rails of butaque chairs into a fluid modernist design
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Pine, Rush

Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus
Michael Van Beuren Chair for Domus
H 31 in W 18.25 in D 19 in
Butaque Chair from the Rosa and Miguel Covarruvias Personal Collection
By Miguel Covarrubias
Located in Mexico City, DF
Butaque chair from the Rosa and Miguel Covarruvias personal collection. Engraved initials.
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Clara Porset was Mexico's leading furniture designer of the 1940's and 1950's. She was chosen by Eliot Noyes as Mexico's entry for the MOMA's Organic Design contest of 1941 (the same...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Chairs

Materials

Wood

Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair
Clara Porset "Butaque" Chair
H 30.5 in W 24 in D 26 in
Pair of Spratling Chairs
By William Spratling
Located in Santa Fe, NM
(a.k.a. butaque) chair by eliminating ornamentation, commissioning local carpenters to hand-craft the
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Spratling Chairs
Pair of Spratling Chairs
H 25 in W 20 in D 19 in
Mexican Deerskin Butaque Rocking Chair
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
Made in Campache, Mexico circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Mexican Rocking Chairs

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Wood

Classic Butaque
Located in Mexico City, DF
Often associated with the hacienda and ubiquitous in many parts of Mexico, the butaque is an
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Classic Butaque
Classic Butaque
H 35 in W 23.5 in D 27 in
1930 s Butaque Attributed to William Spartling
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
Attributed to William Spratling. Certainly from Tasco, Mexico 1930's.
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather

Childs Butaque from the Residence of Indio Fernandez
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
This Butaque comes from the Mexico City residence of of the famed Mexican actor,writer and film
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Domus ‘San Miguel’ Chairs by Michael van Beuren
By Michael van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, DF
embraces the body along with embracing the line of the butaque, a ubiquitous chair found throughout Mexico
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Clara Porset Butaque Chairs Attributed to Clara Porset, México, 1940s
By Clara Porset
Located in San Francisco, CA
These vintage midcentury butaque (or butaca) chairs are attributed to Cuban designer, Clara Porset
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

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Butaque Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal butaque chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every butaque chair was constructed with great care. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage butaque chair you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a butaque chair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butaque chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butaque chair over the years, but those crafted by Clara Porset, Luteca Furniture and Miguel Covarrubias are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Butaque Chair?

The average selling price for a butaque chair at 1stDibs is $3,388, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $12,800 for the highest priced.

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