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Arthur Umanoff Wood and Rush Captain
s Chair
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chair with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Rare
Category
Vintage 1950s Chairs
Materials
Iron
American Studio Craft Captains Chairs, A Pair
Located in Portland, OR
A handsome and elegant pair of studio craft chairs in walnut and hickory. Fine attention to detail
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Hickory, Walnut
$2,500 / set
Pair of pinstriped chunky pine captain chairs
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Pair of thick solid pine wood chairs, recently reupholstered in blue-green ticker stripe fabric.
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Pine
$1,250 / set
Original 1920 Hillcrest Fully Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Captains Chair
By Chesterfield, Hillcrest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chesterfield fully buttoned hand dyed mahogany brown leather captains chair
Please note the delivery fee
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Y-Back Captain Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Captain chair for the distinctive forked brace supporting its caned backrest, the design boasts unique
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Cane, Wood
Rare circa 1910 Restored Oxblood Leather Office Captains Chair Solid Oak Frame
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely period Edwardian Solid oak frame office captains
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of armchairs model 789B ‘Captain’s Chair’ designed by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of armchairs model 789B ‘Captain’s Chair’ designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Restored Victorian Chesterfield Barrel Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
brown leather Chesterfield fully buttoned directors captains chair
This is the bosses chair, the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Beautiful Ox Blood Red Chesterfield Captain Chair
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this fantastic ox blood red captain deep buttoned swivel desk chair
Category
Late 20th Century British Swivel Chairs
Materials
Iron
ViNTAGE AGED OXBLOOD HAND DYED LEATHER HIGH BACK CHESTERFIELD CAPTAINS CHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
exact price.
A good looking well-made and decorative captain’s chair, it as mentioned I high back so it
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Captains Chairs by Erik Buch for Ørum Møbler, Denmark, 1960s, Set of 2
By Ørum Møbler, Erik Buch
Located in Ranst, VAN
Pair of Captain's chairs designed by Erik Buch for Ørum Møbler, Denmark 1960s. These beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Teak
Mid-Century Oak 916-CC Captains Chair by Adrian Pearsall, USA, c. 1960
s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Deland, FL
Designed by the incomparable Adrian Pearsall, this iconic Model 916-CC Captain's Chair is the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Oak
1 of 2 Retro Aged Green Heritage Leather Office Captains Chairs Chrome
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale one of two retro vintage Heritage green leather office captains
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Captain Chairs
By Erik Kirkegaard, Høng Stolefabrik
Located in High Point, NC
These Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Captain Chairs are designed in the style of Erik Kirkegaard
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
19th Century French Louis XIII Hand Carved Walnut Armchairs, Captain
s Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
would also be ideal as captain's chairs in a dining space, circa 1850.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Harrods Chesterfield Restored Cigar Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
By Harrods, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
comfortable captains chair I have ever sat it, its like your favourite reading chair with wheels. This was
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Restored 1920s Hillcrest Chesterfield Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair A1
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sprung base Chesterfield fully buttoned captains chair with original double spring Hillcrest base
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Rare Original 1960s Chesterfield Hand Dyed Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1960s Chesterfield directors executive hand dyed leather captain’s chair
Please note the delivery fee
Category
Vintage 1950s British Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Fire House Windsor Captain’s Chairs, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of very early 19th century New England firehouse Windsor’s are in fine and sturdy condition. One is slightly different in carving then the other.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fully Restored 1920s Hillcrest Antique Whisky Brown Leather Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
spring 1920s horsehair padded with coil sprung base captains chair
This piece has been fully restored
Category
Vintage 1920s British Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Erik Buch, Armchair in Rosewood
Bouclé, Captains Chair, Ørum Møbelfabrik, 1960
By Erik Buch, Ørum Møbler
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful Danish modern armchair with gentle curves, called the Captains Chair.
Made in solid
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Rosewood
Adrian Pearsall #916-CC Captain Chairs for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall captain's / lounge chairs. The chairs are in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Pair of Arthur Umanoff Wood and Rush Captain
s Chairs
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Arthur Umanoff chairs with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs
Category
Vintage 1950s Chairs
Materials
Iron
Very Early Rare Victorian Captains Chair Fully Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored early Victorian captains chair with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Country House Smoker
s Bow, English, Captain
s Chair, Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country house smoker's bow. An English, elm captain's chair or elbow seat
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair Of Leather Captain
s Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of blue leather and walnut frame arm chairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Captain
s Chair by Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in Paris, FR
The famous Brazilian armchair and ottoman by Jean Gillon with wool cushion.
Category
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Captain’s Chairs, England, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Set of four armchairs out of ash tree with tall rounded backrests and turned legs and stretchers.
Category
Antique 1830s English Armchairs
Materials
Ash
$5,700 / set
Pair of Nakashima Captain
s Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of black walnut armchairs by George Nakashima.
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Jean Gillon Blue Leather Captain Chair with Ottoman, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
design.
Good original condition, minimal wear.
1960s, Brazil.
Dimensions:
Chair:
Height 78cm
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Antique Captain
s Chair, English, Oak, Bow-Back, Leather, Smokers circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Captain's chair, an English, oak bow-back with leather seat dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Captain
s Chair from Bali with Slatted Wood and Loop Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian captain's chair from the early 20th century, with slatted wood, pierced splat
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Lovely Restored 1967 Chesterfield Vintage Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
aged brown leather captains chair
This piece has been lightly restored to include a deep clean
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
1900 Wylie
Lochhead by Appointment to the King Oxblood Leather Captains Chair
By Wylie
Lochhead
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather captains chair made by Wylie & Lochhead LTD by special appointment to H.M The King, circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
ANTIQUE HILLCREST GODFATHER BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD DIRECTORS CAPTAiNS CHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored hand dyed Cigar Brown leather Chesterfield Hillcrest Godfathers captain's or directors armchair
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Christopher Guy Megeve Cream Leather Office Desk Captains Chair
By Christopher Guy
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
height adjustable office chair
A very good looking and piece, it has a lovely pearly finish to the
Category
20th Century English Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Restored Chesterfield Godfather Leather Captains Chair Hillcrest, circa 1900
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
late Victorian fully restored mahogany framed Hillcrest base office chair with hand dyed brown leather
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
1 of 2 Restored Chesterfield Gainsborough Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chesterfield Gainsborough carver office captains chairs
The auction is for one chair with the option to buy
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
RESTORED ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 BERGERE
BROWN LEATHER BARREL BACK CAPTAiNS CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
from the ground up.
These antique captains chairs were made with an early swivel system which isn't as
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Harrods London Oversized Brown Leather Wingback Office Captains Chair
By Harrods, Art Forma
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather oversized wingback office chair.
A very good looking well made and comfortable armchair, its
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Captain
s Chairs for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant design armchair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture co. Berne Indiana Model 5480. Excellent original condition examples made from oak with caned backs and brass sabots. So...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
1920s French Art Deco Wooden Captain
s Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
This set of four wooden chairs was made in France, circa 1920. They feature circular seats with
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Antique Captains Chair with Embossed Leather Armorial Coat of Arms, circa 1880
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880 Victorian walnut framed with embossed brown leather upholstery captain’s chair with armorial
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Important Antique Chesterfield circa 1860 Restored Brown Leather Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
back Chesterfield hand dyed brown leather office chair
This chair is really quite exquisite, its one
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Fully Restored Rich Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Directors Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
armchair
This is a very fine and well made English Directors chair, it has a sprung base, Chesterfield
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Rare Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Directors Captains Chair Porcelain Castors
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Directors chair, it has a coil sprung base, Chesterfield tufted all over and new Porcelain castors which
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique circa 1860 Fully Restored Whiskey Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair.
This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Dunbar Cane Y Back Captains Chairs by Edward Wormley, a Pair
By Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of ebonized walnut completely restored Dunbar cane back A frame lounge chairs by Edward
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Fine Antique circa 1860 Chesterfield Cigar Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair.
This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Thomas Chippendale Claw
Ball Feet Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, swivel office chair in brown leather
What a chair! This is pure art furniture and looks sublime from
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
VERY RARE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 REPOUSE CHINESE DRAGON GEM ENCRUSTED CAPTAINS CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
1860-1880 Chinese Dragon swivel chair with repoussé metal work and inlaid gems
Please note the
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Metal
4 Dining and 2 Captain chairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vico Magistretti created this chair called "Carimate" and #892 for a golf club. He combined the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Straw
Set of Six 1950s "Captain
s" Chairs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The chairs are solid ash hardwood with caned backs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Chairs
Pair American Mid Century Atomic Age Walnut Dining Chairs 1 Captain Chair
By Lane Acclaim
Located in San Diego, CA
upholstered in Knoll Fabric, please note one its an armless chair and one with arms as shown, nice solid
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Walnut
Bevan Funnell Directors Green Leather Chesterfield Captains Chair New Lift Base
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captains office chair with new gas lift base
This is a very rare chair from their early collection, they
Category
20th Century British Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
Sublime Antique circa 1860 Fully Restored Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair.
This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique William IV circa 1830 Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, hand dyed brown leather Chesterfield office chair
One of the best-looking chairs we’ve had come
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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Captains Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of captains chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, fabric and animal skin, all captains chairs available were constructed with great care. There are 1525 antique and vintage captains chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 23 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of captains chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of captains chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Victorian and Scandinavian Modern captains chairs are of considerable interest. Chesterfield, Baker Furniture Company and Edward Wormley each produced beautiful captains chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are Captains Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,096, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $54,004,800 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 Captains Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Captain’s chairs are called that because early versions of the armchairs were used aboard boats to provide seating for high-ranking officers. These chairs date back to the 19th century and usually featured all-wood construction. Find a selection of antique and vintage captain's chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a captain s chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A captain's chair is an armchair with a saddle seat and low curved back, usually upholstered in leather or cloth. It has vertical spindles that create the appearance of extra height for more formal settings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage chairs.
- What is a captain’s chair for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Today, a captain's chair is typically used for providing seating at a kitchen or dining table. The name of the chair comes from the fact that furniture of this type once provided seating for a ship's officers in lounge areas. Shop a large collection of captain's chairs on 1stDibs.
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