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Important Pierre Patout Mahogany Dining Chairs from S.S. Île de France, c. 1927
By Pierre Patout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs, bedside chairs
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

SUiTE OF FOUR THONET CIRCA 1930 S AUSTRIAN BISTRO DINING BAR BENTWOOD CHAIRS
By Thonet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
original Austrian Thonet Bentwood cafe bistro dining chairs Circa 1930's Please note the delivery fee
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in London, GB
. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs, bedside chairs, fireside chairs
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

20th Century Child s Bentwood Armchair- thonet style
By Thonet
Located in Trenton, NJ
of a classic café chair—just in a size that invites imagination and comfort. The rounded back and
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Otto Zapf for Knoll International Leather Executive Chairs, c. 1985, Reupholsted
By Otto Zapf, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini Post-Modern Executive Desk Chair for Vitra, Signed and Dated 1992
By Mario Bellini, Vitra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs, bedside chairs, fireside chairs, dressing or
Category

1990s Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Very Rare Model 175-C Sculptured Lounge Armchair by Vladimir Kagan, c 1950s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as a side chair, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or changing
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

PK-11 Armchairs by Poul Kjærholm for EKC, Set of Six, Denmark c. 1957, Signed
By Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
high-rise executive office. Consider using these Poul Kjearholm as side chairs, dining, cafe or
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Intl Handkerchief Set w Unique Provenance, Signed
By Knoll, Massimo Vignelli, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, David Law
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hotel or restaurant / cafe. These stacking Handkerchief chairs by Massimo and Lella Vignelli would
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Sculptural Armchairs in the Style of Afra Tobia Scarpa, 1970s
By Afra Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Baleri Italia Richard III Armchair in Black Leather by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Baleri Italia
Located in Milano, Lombardia
. In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri to create five pieces of furniture: Café
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Grey Bouclé Beechwood Café Ritter Lounge Chair by Roland Rainer Vienna
By Roland Rainer Emil Alfred Pollack, Roland Rainer
Located in Vienna, AT
. It was designed for Café Ritter in Vienna in 1952 and features a bright beechwood frame and a new
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Roland Rainer Chairs Armchairs Cafe Ritter, New Upholstered Velours Velvet, 1952
By Roland Rainer Emil Alfred Pollack, Roland Rainer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of midcentury lounge chairs designed by Roland Rainer for the Cafe Ritter in Vienna, Austria
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Thonet armchair with original period leather, label.
By Thonet
Located in Milano, IT
café chairs Ideal for collectors, high-end interiors, or historical–contemporary design projects An
Category

Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Roland Rainer Lounge Chair Armchair Cafe Ritter, Wood Newly Upholstered, 1950s
By Roland Rainer, Roland Rainer Emil Alfred Pollack
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A midcentury lounge chair designed by Roland Rainer for the "Cafe Ritter" in Vienna, Austria, in
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech, Wood

Pair of Roland Rainer Lounge Chairs Armchairs Cafe Ritter, Velvet Wood, 1950s
By Roland Rainer Emil Alfred Pollack, Roland Rainer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
the Cafe Ritter in Vienna, Austria, in 1952 and manufactured by Emil & Alfred Pollak. The chairs are
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech, Wood

Armchair (6) — Adolf Loos — Café Capua
By Adolf Loos, Jacob Josef Kohn
Located in Budapest, HU
specifically for the elegant Café Capua, these chairs reflect Loos’s radical approach to design—eschewing
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Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Pair of Olivier Gagnere Bridge Chairs for Cafe Marly at the Louvre Museum Paris
By Olivier Gagnère
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pair of "Marly" bridge chair or armchairs designed in 1994 by Oliver Gagnère for "Le Cafe Marly" at
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1990s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Parisian Cafe Dining Chairs by Thonet from Musee d Orsay
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
Four stackable French cafe dining chairs manufactured by Thonet from and designed for the Musee
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Fabric

Pair of Vintage German Minimalist Chrome Black Armchairs from Thonet, 1970s
By Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
chair No. 1 (1860), cafe chair No. 14 (c. 1859), chair of the Adolf Loos cafe museum (1899), chair No
Category

Vintage 1970s German Minimalist Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Two Chairs Cast Iron Marble-Top Table Coca-Cola Dinette Ice Cream Set Cafe Table
By John Salterini
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern red Coca-Cola cast iron base figural marble-top cafe table with two Salterini
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Thonet collection include: rocking chair No. 1 (1860), cafe chair No. 14 (c. 1859), chair of the Adolf
Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Thonet Cafe Daum Style Bentwood Armchairs
By Salvatore Leone, Michael Thonet
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Originally designed for the Cafe Daum in Vienna. These chairs feature a hand-caned seat and beautiful black
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood

Pair of armchairs by Oliver Gagnere for Le Cafe Marly at the Louvre Museum Paris
By Olivier Gagnère
Located in Portlaoise, IE
feature was created for ease of moving the chairs when seating customers at the famous cafe. The chairs
Category

1990s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Yrjö Kukkapuro Skaala Leather Lounge Chairs for Avarte, Finland, 1970s
By Yrjö Kukkapuro, Avarte, Finland 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kukkapura chair as a side chair, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or
Category

Vintage 1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Alessandro Mendini Zabro Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
executive office. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 4 French Style Woven Black Enameled Iron Folding Bistro Chairs, C. 1930
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early 20th Century set of 4 folding Black Enamel Wrought Iron Dining Side Chairs. Cafe
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Costes Armchairs by Philippe Starck, circa 1984, Set of six
By Philippe Starck
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
black leather. Originally designed for Café Costes in Paris, the chair embodies Starck's pursuit of both
Category

Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Plywood

Mid-Century French Bistro Armchair in Beech and Red Upholstery, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
, they evoke the timeless charm of classic French cafés and social halls. Each chair features a
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Set of Six Black Leather Dining Armchairs w Cassina Label, c 1980s, Refinished
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Atelier International, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
or high-rise executive office. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table chair
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Upholstered Hepplewhite Shield-Back Armchairs w Provenance, circa 1870s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
high-rise executive office. Consider using as side chairs, dining, cafe or breakfast table chairs
Category

Antique 1870s English Hepplewhite Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

John Vesey Aluminum and Walnut Folding Directoire Bench, circa 1958
By John Vesey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table bench, bedside chair, fireside stool
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Aluminum

Medea Model 102 Bentwood Armchair by Vittorio Nobili, c 1955 Italy, Signed
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Los Angeles, CA
executive office. Consider using as a side chair, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Waikiki Rocking Chaise Lounge, circa 1960s
By Walter Lamb, Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
also have other designs by Walter Lamb, including the 'S' Chaise, dining table, cafe tables, coffee
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Waikiki Rocking Chaise, 1960s, New Canvas
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. We also have other designs by Walter Lamb, including the 'S' Chaise, dining table, cafe tables
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Historical Swiss German Art Deco Modern Production Swivel Stool Patinated Oak
By Giroflex Stoll, Stoll
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
production of bentwood chairs for cafés, hotels and stores. Starting in 1919, his son, Albert Stoll ll
Category

Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Ecru Upholstery and Wooden Frame Two Seater by Giroflex
By Giroflex Stoll
Located in Weesp, NL
factory in Koblenz which focused on the production of bentwood chairs for cafés, hotels and stores
Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Pair of American 1930s Cafe Society Chairs
By Samuel Marx
Located in New York, NY
These over-scaled chairs were said to have been designed by Chicago architect Sam Marx, but they
Category

Vintage 1930s American George III Chairs

Materials

Brass

Metal Cafe Chairs, c. 1940
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Asian metal cafe chairs with remains of old blue and yellow paint. stackable. sold by the set of 6
Category

Vintage 1940s Indian Side Chairs

Red Metal French Cafe Chairs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fun Classic French Café Chair, based on pieces designed by Xavier Pauchard in 1934. These Red Metal
Category

Vintage 1950s French Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 French Metal Cafe Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful set of 6 metal cafe chairs with arms
Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Cafè Chairs by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck
Located in Milan, IT
Set of four cafè chairs by Philippe Starck. Made by Baleri.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Cafe Chair Caoba Wood Contemporary Style
By Clemence Seilles, Stromboli Associates
Located in Mexico City, MX
"DKMX" by Clemence Seilles The DKMX cafe chair revisits the Danish 1980s chair by Pelikan. Rather
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

A Set of Six Art Deco Cafe Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of six art Deco cafe chairs.The seat and the back are covered with red vinyl.
Category

Vintage 1930s Macedonian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech

Cafe Chair Caoba Wood Contemporary Style White
By Clemence Seilles, Stromboli Associates
Located in Mexico City, MX
"DKMX" by Clemence Seilles. The DKMX cafe chair revisits the Danish 1980s chair by Pelikan
Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pink Cafe Chair Caoba Wood Contemporary Style
By Clemence Seilles, Stromboli Associates
Located in Mexico City, MX
"DKMX" by Clemence Seilles The DKMX cafe chair revisits the Danish 1980s chair by Pelikan
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 11 Café Chairs by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck
Located in Brussels, BE
A set of 11 stackable Café chairs designed by Philippe Starck in 1983 for Costa Café. The chairs
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six 20th Century French Café Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 6 vintage French cane and bentwood café chairs, 2 arm chairs and 4 side chairs. Arm chairs
Category

20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Cane

Fritz Hansen Cafe Chair-Modern Stool, 1980s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique Fritz Hansen cafe chair, 1983.
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

19th Century Cafe Chair Made by the Belgian Company Cambier Et Fils
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Belgian bentwood cafe chair retaining the original paint and cane seat. Made by Cambier Freres
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Original Antique Cafe Chair by J&J Kohn Ltd
By J J Kohn Mundus
Located in Tarleton, GB
Antique Cafe Chair  A stunning design classic by J & J Kohn Ltd dated circa early 1900's
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

Czechoslovak Colored Formica Cafe Chair, 1960 s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chair with chrome legs. Made in the 1960’s. In very good
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Czechoslovak Colored Formica Cafe Chairs, 1960´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chairs with chrome legs. Made in the 1960’s. In very good
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Czechoslovak Colored Formica Cafe Chairs, 1960 s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chairs with chrome legs. Made in the 1960’s. In very good
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Galvanised Steel Cafe Chair, after a model by Xavier Pauchard
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
AC chair designed by Xavier Pauchard in 1934, manufactured early 21st century. Galvanised steel, so
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Industrial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Trio of Faceted Metal Fancy French Belle Époque Revival Aluminum Cafe Chairs
Located in Sarasota, FL
Charming set of 3 chair. Faceted aluminum.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Czechoslovak colored formica cafe chairs, 1960´s, set of 4
By Kovona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century color formica cafe or dining chairs with chrome legs. They were made by Kovona company
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Cafe Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of cafe chairs is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bentwood, all cafe chairs available were constructed with great care. Find 145 antique and vintage cafe chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 15 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of cafe chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Cafe chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Large cafe chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller cafe chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 14 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Cafe chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Thonet, Xavier Pauchard and Adolf Loos are consistently popular.

How Much are Cafe Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,429, while they’re typically $78 on the low end and $29,900 highest priced.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

Questions About Cafe Chairs
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